Anyone here recently scoop up the ‘24 Red/toasted Carmel ‘vert from the Chevy dealer near Palm Desert, Ca? Looked to be a great car. One owner, ~3400 miles, clean CarFax, loaded Bespoke build. They were asking $103xxx. I couldn’t get out there quick enough to look it over.

 

Nope, wasn't me. Saw that one online too, looked like a sharp spec. Surprised it lasted long at that price if the miles were that low. Probably gone already.

 

It was much easier to find a nice car 6 months ago. Quality LC's are being snapped up quicker than we can reach out to the dealer. Of course, 99% of the new car (2026) listings are automated and already pre-sold.

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Yes, it sold in a few days. The dealer’s now trying to talk me into a Corvette!

 

It would be a super salesman to talk me into a corvette.

 

The C8 is a great car, but disposable. I simply cannot see keeping a C8 for 20-30 years like an LC. If I had money to burn I'd buy or lease a Z51 C8 every 3-4 years and take it to the race track till it explodes or warranty expires whichever comes first, but I'm not rich enough to do that so I made the choice to seek a forever car in the LC.

And while technically the fit & finish is worse on older vettes, I'd take a manual C7 over a C8 if the intent were long-term ownership. I simply have no faith at all in the C8 DCT's long-term reliability. The C8's main and only selling point in my opinion is downright performance-per-dollar which is nearly pointless on public roads. Enjoyed my time with one but dont miss it, yet I missed the LC before I even owned one and am missing it eight now awaitinf pickup from PPF.

And the GM dealer network is trash. Good competent and customer-service oriented chevy dealers are a distinct rarity. MacMulkin being the best/benchmark.

 

, Agree. The C8 Corvette has never appealed to me. If anything, I’d seek out a C7. Owned numerous vette’s over the years, among my 85+ cars. Best in styling and beauty were a pair of 67’s; a 327 and 427. I’ll keep my ‘24 LC coupe for now, though.

 

Ive had 3 corvettes 62/327(340),66 396(425),67 427(390)...the mid years are the best...can't afford any of them now.

 

Yeah, I’m the same. My last was a ‘67 427/435hp trip-carb convt. Sold it to a friend who still has it. I probably can’t afford to buy it back now! 🥲

 

Id love to see my 67 again.

 

I had 3 Corvettes, too ('59, '75 and '76) a 'lifetime' ago while I was in college in Chicago. Before I inked the deal for my '23 LC, I seriously considered an early production, new C8 but the wait time (14-16 months) and the cost (the local Chevy dealer wanted $10K OVER sticker) seemed out of line. Luckily, I got an LC instead and couldn't be happier! Although they were priced about the same at the time, most used C8's (200K of them produced so far) are trading at ~$65-$70K (vs. ~$100K value for mine) and I see 2-3 of them on the road every time I drive my Lexus.