I see TONS of C8s around. More than C7s when new. What about you guys?

 

I see a good many too, we have a dealer here close by that is one of the largest Vette dealers in the US

 

It’s nice to know that, apparently, you can get them now. I see a seriously decent amount out on the roads like I said.

 

I'll take the blue one behind it. Any day of the week.

 

Koons Chevy at Tysons' Corner sells a lot of them. Is that who you are referring to?

 

The Corvette plant at Bowling Green, KY was extensively damaged last year by one of those infamous Midwestern tornadoes. It shut down production for a while, and a number of new Corvettes on the lot had to be demolished. But it has basically recovered since then.

 

No, Criswell Chevrolet in Gaithersburg. Its a couple of miles from my house, they sell Lotus and Supercars too, they sell a ton of Corvettes.

https://www.criswellcorvette.com/

 

Yeah Criswell is very well known on the Vette forum, they are a high volume Vette dealer that people from all over the country order through.

 

Ah, Criswell. A little off-topic, but, Yes, I remember doing a Lotus Elise checkout there, a number of years ago.....the first weekend after I retired. Don't ask me how I managed to get in and out of an Elise.....THAT is a very funny story in itself. The salesperson said forget it, that it was impossible.....and he was about 98 or 99% correct.

 

Haha! That must have been an experience!

 

I tried almost everything humanly possible for almost 30 minutes, and got nowhere. Finally, I had to open BOTH doors, move both seats all the way back, crawl in sideways head-first, across both seats, lie sideways across the seats, stick my head out the open passenger door, pull my legs inside the driver's door, fold them up sideways between the seats (and the shift-lever), gradually shoehorn them under the (non-adjustable) steering wheel, slowly slide my butt and torso sideways back into the drivers' seat, get sat down, and then splay both of my big legs around the wheel, with my left foot on the clutch pedal at an angle, and my right foot barely on the gas medal....somewhat the same way I sit inside a Miata, except MUCH more tightly and difficult. Getting out, of course, I had to do the same thing in reverse. But I was able to do what I came to do....test-drive. I could steer, shift, and press all three pedals, but just barely. The salesman gave me an A for effort...he didn't think it could be done.

I didn't buy the Elise, of course, but I was able to give some pointers to someone who was interested. In addition to being designed for midgets, it was unbelievably stark inside, with many bare metal surfaces and floor...Lotus founder Colin Chapman's Cardinal Rule of auto-design was to make everything as absolutely small and light as possible, to lighten the load on the engine, brakes, and suspension. At the time, the Elise used a Toyota 1.8L four.

Just wanted to share that story, since you seemed interested in it.

Now back to Corvettes.

 

Haha! Thanks for sharing that

 

I really think I prefer having a key versus push button ignition, my mind didn’t change on that one.

I never really warmed to it, even when it was new.

I like old fashioned ignitions you just turn the key one notch left and then you still have your radio etc when parking or waiting etc etc. In LX it’s a stupid procedure to get it into accessory mode.

Not to mention the satisfaction of expensive feeling ignition locks and keys.

 

I like the physical feeling of turning a key, but that doesn't beat the convenience of a push button ignition for me...I clip the fob to my belt and don't carry keys. Loved how with my LS460L I had the card key and it was just in my wallet. Looking forward to having it be in my phone in my next car.

 

That’s really sharp. I do like the doors unlocking, that is convenient.