Discounts on 2005's

Where I live ( metro Detroit area ) I'm seeing ads for 6 to 7 K off sticker
for 2005 coupes.....It has me wondering , are these vehicles selling slow ?
Also has me wondering , should I trade in my 91 ragtop ( 19,000 miles ) and
pop for a new one.

"Dana" > wrote in message
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> Where I live ( metro Detroit area ) I'm seeing ads for 6 to 7 K off
> sticker for 2005 coupes.....It has me wondering , are these vehicles
> selling slow ? Also has me wondering , should I trade in my 91 ragtop (
> 19,000 miles ) and pop for a new one.
You bet they are selling slow, go drive one and then try a C5, same thing
with different tits. Why spend the extra money when the C5 will fill the
bill. You have one up with the C6 though, you don't have to have a front
plate. How's that for forward looking design, leave out a descent place to
mount a license plate, DOH. They over hyped the C6 and under designed it,
sort of like throwing out a new color for the 50th anniversary, whoopeedoo.
There wouldn't have been as many changes as there are except the had to kiss
up to the Cadillac boys and their whinny needs. Don't sell the C5 short
until you drive them, Grass Lake has a great dealer to deal with. They are
now hyping the Z06 and I wonder how they will let the Corvette driver down
on that one, one thing for sure they will price it out of sight.

--
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd

Around WI, there are C6s everywhere. Most dealers have one and some
dealers have 3 or more. Do a search on the Chev website (Locate a
Vehicle) for your area. At least in the snow country they aren't
selling. Maybe they will start when the weather warms, but I don't think
so. The C6 has some issues (dealer pricing, front license plate, nav
system, and overbearing electronics) that I think are keeping people away.

I'm keeping my C5 which, IMO, is just as good a car, if not better. I
personally don't like the Viper-like looks and the smaller storage area
(my wife goes along on most trips) of the C6.

If you go from a '91 to an '05, you'll love it. It's a highly refined
machine compared to the '91 but, if you can find a good used C5 you'll
appreciate it just as well for a lot less money. 2001 and newer have the
updated versions of traction control and engine management and have
most of the small issues from the '98-'00s corrected. '01-'04 are
basically the same car.

(Why does your '91 have only 19,000 miles? These cars are made to be
driven!)

Dave

Dana wrote:
> Where I live ( metro Detroit area ) I'm seeing ads for 6 to 7 K off sticker
> for 2005 coupes.....It has me wondering , are these vehicles selling slow ?
> Also has me wondering , should I trade in my 91 ragtop ( 19,000 miles ) and
> pop for a new one.
>
>

Dana wrote:
> Where I live ( metro Detroit area ) I'm seeing ads for 6 to 7 K off
> sticker for 2005 coupes.....It has me wondering , are these vehicles
> selling slow ? Also has me wondering , should I trade in my 91 ragtop
> ( 19,000 miles ) and pop for a new one.

Was just talking to a dealer in the central Ohio area. Said everyone wanted
one before he got them, and now they don't...go figure. He has several. Not
sure if he has started discounting yet or not. We just went from a 94 to a
2000...a much nicer vehicle IMO.

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:08:26 -0600, "Charlie Funk"
> wrote:

>are these vehicles selling slow ?
>
>Perhaps the best indication of the answer to this question is pricing on
>C5's, especially '04 C5's. Prices on C5's have gone UP around Nashville in
>the last 6-8 weeks, with used '04's selling for MORE than the $10,000 off
>sticker that a buddy of mine paid back in November for a new one. C5 prices
>for other model years have gone up as well. That sort of screwed me over
>because I expected that even though the C6 looked like a Viper with an Acura
>assplant that there would be enough people rushing out to buy one and it
>would depress C5 sales prices and I would scarf one up like I did my '91 in
>'98. Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you. )
=======================

I do not have any idea if the prices of the C5 have actually increased
all I can say is that I, like you, expected the prices to be much
lower BY this time... Wrong time of year around here to see any
Corvettes on the road so I have no idea if the C6 is selling or
not... Only seen one up close and personal and that one was parked
outside a restraunt we ate at and had out of State plates on it...

I wanted to add a C5 to my fleet (my wives term for my cars)...
but the prices have not fallen enough for me to pull out the check
book... NO "Need" for another but I will admit that I do have a
"Want" .. lol

Guess I will just hold off until spring hits and see what develops...


Bob Griffiths
68 SS 396 Chevelle
64 67 76 79 & 95 Corvettes

Dana wrote:
> Where I live ( metro Detroit area ) I'm seeing ads for 6 to 7 K off sticker
> for 2005 coupes.....It has me wondering , are these vehicles selling slow ?
> Also has me wondering , should I trade in my 91 ragtop ( 19,000 miles ) and
> pop for a new one.

Down here in Florida, where weather does not impact car sales at all, I
have only seen perhaps half a dozen '05s on the road. I haven't stopped
by any dealers, but I drive by one occasionally and I have seen an '05
or two actually parked outside (as opposed to in the showroom where they
usually keep the cars that they only have one or two of).

I had definitely been thinking that sales must be slow - either that or
the production numbers are very low.

Eric
--
'74 Coupe 350 Automatic
Black/Black

"Eric Rizzo" > wrote in message
...
> Down here in Florida, where weather does not impact car sales at all, I
> have only seen perhaps half a dozen '05s on the road. I haven't stopped by
> any dealers, but I drive by one occasionally and I have seen an '05 or two
> actually parked outside (as opposed to in the showroom where they usually
> keep the cars that they only have one or two of).
>
> I had definitely been thinking that sales must be slow - either that or
> the production numbers are very low.
>
> Eric
> --
> '74 Coupe 350 Automatic
> Black/Black
I just got back from Florida and the prices were 3 to 6,000 higher there
than they are in Northern Ohio and lower Michigan. Of course both were still
on the lot and not sold so both could be over priced.

--
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd