[jngjng72]

So a friend of mine decided to take advantage of the GM employee discount pricing, and was able to get a loaded 2008 vette for about 10k off MSRP, bringing the price down to around $47k. Now I know that the 335 is a real nice car (one I can't afford anyways), but if I had 47k to spend, wouldn't that make the vette a really tempting purchase over a 335? I know that they are two different cars, but does the corvette really offer a lot more performance for the same amount of money?
To put in perspective, a base vette can be had for 42k, and that is 2k more than I paid for my 328 coupe!

[simp0man]

German car over a domestic any day.

[DenverJayhawk]

I think the BMW really shines in terms of refinement coupled with luxury. The Vette is just an entirely different class of car. That said, I would love to have a Vette!!! It's just the practicality of seating for only two is a deal breaker.

[lauer87]

If its going to be a daily driver, 335 all the way. If its a weekend/nice days car, it would be a much harder choice for me.

[BK]

GM employee discount promotion would be a tremendous deal. The problem is that you have to buy a GM car.

[methodtim]

GM employee discounts completely wreck resale values. And, like BK said, you have to buy a GM. I can't wait to get into a Saab.

[methodtim]

Originally Posted by simp0man

German car over a domestic any day.

I don't know if you've been paying attention, but a lot of GM cars are badge engineered imports (Saab, Holden, some Korean car manufacturer, even Toyota).

[I335]

You folks who have reservations with American cars have obviously never driven a vette, at least not a newer one. They are excellent and high quality cars and incredibly fun to drive. If you think your 335 puts a smile on your face, I'll guarantee you the a drive in a new vette will make it twice as wide...

I was inches away from buying one and could have had the same discount, but living in the north east I would have had to buy a winter car and I just don't have the dough to do that right now.

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by methodtim

I don't know if you've been paying attention, but a lot of GM cars are badge engineered imports (Saab, Holden, some Korean car manufacturer, even Toyota).

Which GM owns those brands except Toyota.

[methodtim]

Originally Posted by quagmire

Which GM owns those brands except Toyota.

The point is that the cars are not manufactured domestically.

[Balthazar_B]

Hmmmm...wonder what employee pricing on a 2009 ZR1 would be...

Or even a 2008 Z06 for that matter.

[cstavaru]

Originally Posted by I335

You folks who have reservations with American cars have obviously never driven a vette, at least not a newer one. They are excellent and high quality cars and incredibly fun to drive. If you think your 335 puts a smile on your face, I'll guarantee you the a drive in a new vette will make it twice as wide...

I was inches away from buying one and could have had the same discount, but living in the north east I would have had to buy a winter car and I just don't have the dough to do that right now.

Doesn't the Corvette have leaf springs ? Even in my emerging country the only vehicles with leaf springs are horse carriages

And did you try to gently press on the back panel of a Corvette ? Its just a thin film of plastic.

Also, pushrod engine...come on, what century are we living in ?

[jj thumper]

Im surprised they let the Vette go at employee price. They usually exclude their good cars in these kinds of deals.

[ZuerstBMW]

Great deal, but Ive never liked Vettes at all.

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by cstavaru

Doesn't the Corvette have leaf springs ? Even in my emerging country the only vehicles with leaf springs are horse carriages

And did you try to gently press on the back panel of a Corvette ? Its just a thin film of plastic.

Also, pushrod engine...come on, what century are we living in ?

You do know that DOHC is older then OHV right?

[undecided]

Originally Posted by cstavaru

Doesn't the Corvette have leaf springs ? Even in my emerging country the only vehicles with leaf springs are horse carriages

And did you try to gently press on the back panel of a Corvette ? Its just a thin film of plastic.

Also, pushrod engine...come on, what century are we living in ?

As in what most suvs and trucks have. The Vette suspension is fantastic.

[green bean]

The vette has one of the highest resale values of all cars. I recently saw a list where it was in the top 5 best resale value cars.

[Kerosene Hat]

No thanks to the "off a cliff" style depreciation curve on new American vehicles...GM just reduced the value of their used vehicles on the market as well as new ones.

Good "deal" on new car - and the used GM fleet will be virtually free...good old American discounting - what better way to build demand than to cut your own corporate throat by selling price rather than value...

[2008_335i_coupe]

I had a 2006 vette and loved it, it was high quality, great mpg, very fast..
also I had the car 2 yrs and 24K miles, lost only 9K on the trade in on my new 335i coupe

[hl0m4n]

47k for a fully loaded z06? that is 2k cheaper than my fully loaded 335i. with the gm pricing does that include leases or just finance/buy?

[J. Diddy]

If you want to drag race and own a stripper's dream car, go for the Vette.

[JedN]

Originally Posted by hl0m4n

47k for a fully loaded z06? that is 2k cheaper than my fully loaded 335i. with the gm pricing does that include leases or just finance/buy?

He didn't say it was a Z06. That would be a pretty crazy deal for one of those.