Trade Mach 1 for base 2024 Corvette MSRP $67,895.

[S550VIN54]

Maybe if you are lucky you can win one and just pay the taxes.


https://raffle.corvettemuseum.org/

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[kellyreno]

Maybe if you are lucky you can win one and just pay the taxes.


https://raffle.corvettemuseum.org/

Only if you live in Kentucky lol. Looks like they make upwards of +200,000 on a car! Wonder what happens if they do not sell all the tickets prior to the drawing?

 

[S550VIN54]

Only if you live in Kentucky lol. Looks like they make upwards of +200,000 on a car! Wonder what happens if they do not sell all the tickets prior to the drawing?

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If you are not located in Kentucky and will be using a credit card as your form of payment, you can use the site to interactively create an order form. The payment information will be encrypted for your protection and broken into two parts, some of which will only be on the printed form.

 

[S550VIN54]

Only if you live in Kentucky lol. Looks like they make upwards of +200,000 on a car! Wonder what happens if they do not sell all the tickets prior to the drawing?

WHAT IF YOU DON'T SELL ALL THE TICKETS IN THE LIMITED NUMBER RAFFLES?
We will still draw a winner and give away the car even if all the tickets are not sold. Your odds of winning will just increase if all the tickets are not sold

 

[RobZ71LM7]

There are lots of C8's new at MSRP now or below. At least get a Z51!

 

[Thumpa]

Am I crazy? Looked at the Dark Horse. What a price increase for not much of an upgrade. Mach 1 was my first new sports car. (Had a 1972 Vette 10yrs ago). Did not consider the C-8 because of ease of entry and onboard storage issues. I love the Mach after 18 months and 8000 wonderful miles, but I am feeling the itch. Not much time for me to enjoy crazy wild cars in my life.

I traded in my 2021 Mach 1 (Track Pkg./manual transmission) on a 2023 Corvette 2LT Z51 back in February. Love the Vette but also still have some regrets (mainly the note on an $84k car vs. a $60k car). I was also considering the Dark Horse but snatched up the Vette on a whim when a local dealer had one available at sticker. I wasn’t even actively looking for the C8, though I previously had a 2019 Grand Sport Vette that was my favorite car ever. Though I wasn’t really looking for a Mach 1 when I bought that on a whim as well.

The Vette is a beautiful car and has incredible speed/acceleration. In the last 10 years I’ve has a Camaro 2SS, a 911, a C7 Vette, a C7 Grand Sport, and the Mach 1. The Vette is MUCH quicker than every other car I’ve owned. The downsides are the lack of space and getting my 57 yr. old ass in and out of it.

That being said, the Mach 1 was the BEST bang for your buck on the track out of all the cars I’ve had. My son had a 2017 California Special Mustang GT, and when I test drove the Mach 1 it felt more like my Grand Sport than it did my son’s Mustang. First time on the track I was faster than I was in my Grand Sport. I just tracked my C8 three times in the past month, and it took me 3 track days to finally beat my Mach 1 lap time. The Mach 1 felt better to me on the track than the Vette did!

The C8 Vette is an amazing car at any price, and over the years I’ve been a Vette guy at heart, but I do miss my Mach 1 at times for sure.

 

[S550VIN54]

Congrats! Wouldn't it have been nice to have kept them all. Did you get the coupe or conv? I miss my C7 GS too. In fact, I stopped by to look at another one and had forgotten just how tight it was on the inside...lol. I am kinda looking at the C8 and another gt350 but the prices are ridiculous.
Thankfully I really love my Mach 1 but I also loved all the others I have owned. Happy motoring!!!

 

[kellyreno]

Nice, insightful observations Thumpa. Not a track guy(yet)? Finding more and more C8 options at MSRP. It could be the wrong motivation but a big factor of the shine coming off of my Mach 1 is the ongoing issues with my dealer/service. Responses like "they all do that" or "it's because of the tight suspension" don't cut it with a $56,000 sports car. When I point out these issues were not present when new I get the "all cars have their quirks/idiosyncrasies as they age". Really, at 8,000 miles? How many, or how severe will these be at +20,000 miles? While I know all about escalation to resolve issues (all too well) I think at this time I am lacking the energy/perseverance with no guarantee of success. I have one other dealer in my small town to try. How much will they be willing to help having not made any money from me? I did consider the C8 prior to buying the Mach last April. The price point and entry/exit issues precluded a test drive. Drove the Mach and bought it on my first car buying trip. Now having driven the vette my thought process is, how many times do I get in/out of a car driven 5,000 miles a year. The price is fine after plunking down $$$ for the Ford. Waiting for a call from another chevy dealer now. As Bruce Hornsby sang "That's just the way it is"

 

[Lorne34]

Congrats! Wouldn't it have been nice to have kept them all. Did you get the coupe or conv? I miss my C7 GS too. In fact, I stopped by to look at another one and had forgotten just how tight it was on the inside...lol. I am kinda looking at the C8 and another gt350 but the prices are ridiculous.
Thankfully I really love my Mach 1 but I also loved all the others I have owned. Happy motoring!!!

I'm a bit claustrophobic and don't like tight spaces. It's why I stayed away from the camaro, vette's and miata's. The S550 chassis is just about perfect for me in regards to space, visibility, getting in and out, etc. The 360 view is pretty darn good. I did test drive a 350 with the recaros and I have to say the bolstering was really aggressive and required moving the seat back every time on exit. That is why I got the leather seats. Jay Leno even took the recaros out of his 2015 R and replaced them with the standard GT seats.

 

[wingnutt]

I did test drive a 350 with the recaros and I have to say the bolstering was really aggressive and required moving the seat back every time on exit. That is why I got the leather seats. Jay Leno even took the recaros out of his 2015 R and replaced them with the standard GT seats.

oh man, to each his own and all that…but these Recaro's are my favorite seats in any car I have owned, and I have owned a bunch.

I can do ~12 hours in this car with zero negative effects. Do that in my 2018 F150 and I am sore the next day

 

[Lorne34]

oh man, to each his own and all that…but these Recaro's are my favorite seats in any car I have owned, and I have owned a bunch.

I can do ~12 hours in this car with zero negative effects. Do that in my 2018 F150 and I am sore the next day

Not saying they aren't comfortable, just more work to get in and out of. (IMO)

 

[MAGS1]

C8 Z06 just sold at Mecum Las Vegas for $240k…

 

[S550VIN54]

I'm a bit claustrophobic and don't like tight spaces. It's why I stayed away from the camaro, vette's and miata's. The S550 chassis is just about perfect for me in regards to space, visibility, getting in and out, etc. The 360 view is pretty darn good. I did test drive a 350 with the recaros and I have to say the bolstering was really aggressive and required moving the seat back every time on exit. That is why I got the leather seats. Jay Leno even took the recaros out of his 2015 R and replaced them with the standard GT seats.

Totally agree! I had the regular seats in my previous 350 but loved the recaros in my 12 Boss as they were the most comfortable seats .

 

[C-WOODS-70]

Fun fact: the Corvette was the chassis used for Michael Keaton’s Batmobile (1989). It was actually a C3 chassis though, not a C4. It was at the Corvette Museum when we were there this summer

My wife and I were at the Corvette Museum in March. She snapped this picture.
Whether or not you like Vettes, I think this museum and the assembly plant tour are well worth the money.
(Wow, it is almost the exact same picture)

 

[MAGS1]

My wife and I were at the Corvette Museum in March. She snapped this picture.
Whether or not you like Vettes, I think this museum and the assembly plant tour are well worth the money.

It was a lot of fun and the museum has some really cool stuff. We didn’t have time for the assembly plant tour unfortunately but I plan to go back at some point to do that.

I’m a big fan of Corvettes although less so of the C8, more so because I don’t fit in them quite right. C7 GS or ZR-1 (if prices ever come back down in the case of the ZR-1) are on my list to own.

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