Oppo in a nutshell

"dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford" (dtg11) 07/21/2019 at 16:35 • Filed to: None

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Gerry197 > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 07/21/2019 at 16:40

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I agree except for the barely driven garage queens. In 10 years that C8 is on it’s 3rd owner, last one was a 23 year old who did all sorts of unspeakable things to it.

Owner 1 - (55 year old male, semi-retired, leased it for 3 years).

Owner 2 - (38 year old male, Sr Software Dev or Marketing Manager, bought it CPO, owned it 4 years).

Owner 3 - (23 year old male, still in college, delivers pizzas for mods, bought it at 3rd party lot on the corner, owned it 3 years mostly for YouTube vid creation ).

Owner 4 - (Jalopnik forum lurker and enthusiast getting ready to buy after he ask members for CarFax check).   

facw > Gerry197 07/21/2019 at 16:48

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Do Corvette owners lease? My impression was that they buy and keep it until they die because they think they are collectible.

ttyymmnn > Gerry197 07/21/2019 at 16:48

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Plus 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 07/21/2019 at 16:59

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I don’t really like vettes

C1,2and3 are nice tho

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 07/21/2019 at 17:02

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Kind of m y plan with every newer vehicle.... Not ten years but currently wondering if I can get a TourX  off a two year lease next year... 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 07/21/2019 at 17:04

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I dunno, 60k is pretty cheap for what you get. Although who here has any faith that any dealer will sell a base model without a fat markup for a while? Anyway... This is a car one should buy new.

gettingoldercarguy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/21/2019 at 17:11

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That’s what Tom McParland is for

For Sweden > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 07/21/2019 at 18:30

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I am not sure what Regular Car Reviews has become, but it is something.

EL_ULY > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 07/21/2019 at 18:43

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D uramax C8.R !!!!!!!!

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > For Sweden 07/21/2019 at 18:49

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He has become his own worst enemy:

A   B R A N D

CaptDale - is secretly British > Gerry197 07/21/2019 at 18:54

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  I am owner 10 if I remember correctly for my C4. The last owner had it for 5 months.... that is it. Some young kid I never met that parents were the go between for me and him XD. Had a terrible brake pedal cover on it and these meh leatherette seat covers. 

duurtlang > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/22/2019 at 00:06

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Nah. It’s a car that makes a C7 depreciate faster, and thus more interesting. You can even get those with a proper transmission.

I don’t have the cash, but even if I did I would not consider the C8. It’s a car with very impressive specs for a price that’s very low considering the specs. But had such a rational argument like  that   ever been the prime motivation for me to buy cars, I’d drive a Yaris or a tall equivalent and not be on Jalopnik. No, the biggest advantage of the C8 is the effect it has on the value of other cars. IMHO.

duurtlang > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 07/22/2019 at 00:19

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I wonder how many we will see in Europe. I expect more than before, but more than close to zero isn’t that hard. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a C7. Still though, I share your sentiment. The pictures do nothing to me and the specs, though very impressive for the price, meh. Too fast and too automatic to drive at 10/10 on a B road, so more boring in the real world than something less capable, like an MX5.

Axial > facw 07/22/2019 at 02:22

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Not typically, because the nature of the car is that it doesn't lease very well.