The Official C8 Corvette Thread...

Started by Gotta-Qik-C7, April 25, 2018, 07:28:09 PM

MrH

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Payman

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Quote from: MrH on September 06, 2019, 08:30:22 AM
NICE!  What color is that exactly?

Blade Silver Metallic, red interior.

MrH

Is he giving his old, inferior Z06 away?
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Payman

Quote from: MrH on September 06, 2019, 10:10:49 AM
Is he giving his old, inferior Z06 away?

Nope. He'll have a matched set.

Submariner

2010 G-550  //  2019 GLS-550

Payman

Quote from: Submariner on September 06, 2019, 11:15:48 AM
Is your brother Bill Murray?

Lol, I don't see the resemblance. But he's a good guy.

12,000 RPM

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Gotta-Qik-C7

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Soup DeVille

Countdown to major transmission problems begins....


Now.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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12,000 RPM

Silly GM... 12 year olds don't buy cars
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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on September 12, 2019, 04:10:20 PM
Silly GM... 12 year olds don't buy cars
I don't mind the Factory LIne Locks on the Mustangs and Camaros. Seems silly on a this tho!
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Eye of the Tiger

I don't see the problem. Everything is just software now. You could program it to do automated donuts or reverse 180s.
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on September 12, 2019, 04:20:39 PM
I don't see the problem. Everything is just software now. You could program it to do automated donuts or reverse 180s.

LOL. Like the "360" and "barrel roll" buttons on drones.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: Soup DeVille on September 12, 2019, 04:26:13 PM
LOL. Like the "360" and "barrel roll" buttons on drones.

They have those now? I need to get into droning. :lol:
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Gotta-Qik-C7

2014 C7 Vert, 2002 Silverado, 2005 Road Glide

Payman

Pretty slick. I love that you can power the rear window down with the top up or down.

Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: Rockraven on October 03, 2019, 04:14:12 AM
Pretty slick. I love that you can power the rear window down with the top up or down.
YUP! It looks damn good But I'm just gonna get the Targa! I'll get 90% of the open air experience and keep the see through engine cover.
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FoMoJo

Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C6 on October 03, 2019, 06:08:20 AM
YUP! It looks damn good But I'm just gonna get the Targa! I'll get 90% of the open air experience and keep the see through engine cover.
Have you put your order in yet?

Sharp looking Chevy.
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CaminoRacer

Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C6 on October 03, 2019, 06:08:20 AM
YUP! It looks damn good But I'm just gonna get the Targa! I'll get 90% of the open air experience and keep the see through engine cover.

+1
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Payman

I'm a little skeptical, but I read the waiting time is up to 3 years now. But would that mean all the cars coming to dealers are presold? Wouldn't Bowling Green just add another shift? I mean shit, if you could sell 100,000 'Vettes a year wouldn't they accommodate that?

CaminoRacer

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MrH

Quote from: Rockraven on October 03, 2019, 10:29:06 AM
I'm a little skeptical, but I read the waiting time is up to 3 years now. But would that mean all the cars coming to dealers are presold? Wouldn't Bowling Green just add another shift? I mean shit, if you could sell 100,000 'Vettes a year wouldn't they accommodate that?

They're already running 3 shifts :huh:
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giant_mtb

Are there any major manufacturing plants, especially automotive, that aren't running 24/7?

Payman

Quote from: MrH on October 03, 2019, 10:58:09 AM
They're already running 3 shifts :huh:

Duh, yeah. I guess there's a finite amount of capacity.

Xer0

Quote from: Rockraven on October 03, 2019, 11:16:11 AM
Duh, yeah. I guess there's a finite amount of capacity.

Its not just that.  This is a sports car and all demand almost always comes from the first couple years, after that it dies down considerably.  No point in adding capacity/shifts/$$ when you will just have to get rid of it next year as demand wanes.

GoCougs

Quote from: Rockraven on October 03, 2019, 10:29:06 AM
I'm a little skeptical, but I read the waiting time is up to 3 years now. But would that mean all the cars coming to dealers are presold? Wouldn't Bowling Green just add another shift? I mean shit, if you could sell 100,000 'Vettes a year wouldn't they accommodate that?

I'm totally skeptical too; probably some PR shins.

Planning for peak capacity is part-n-parcel of manufacturing operations, and the auto industry has been doing so for many years. Looking back the last ~20 years, peak sales/year were ~35,000, maybe add in a bit for the hype. There's no way 120,000+ Corvettes have been ordered/presold.

MrH

Quote from: giant_mtb on October 03, 2019, 11:05:36 AM
Are there any major manufacturing plants, especially automotive, that aren't running 24/7?

Yeah, some.  When demand totally falls off a cliff, they'll cut shifts.  Lordstown was running 2 and then 1 shift for quite awhile.
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Submariner

Quote from: Rockraven on October 03, 2019, 10:29:06 AM
I'm a little skeptical, but I read the waiting time is up to 3 years now. But would that mean all the cars coming to dealers are presold? Wouldn't Bowling Green just add another shift? I mean shit, if you could sell 100,000 'Vettes a year wouldn't they accommodate that?

Can they make any Corvettes right now?
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MrH

They're doing production trial builds right now I believe.
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12,000 RPM

Quote from: giant_mtb on October 03, 2019, 11:05:36 AM
Are there any major manufacturing plants, especially automotive, that aren't running 24/7?
I was gonna say any GM plant that's not building anything Silverado adjacent

But right now, all of them :lol:
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