So I want a C8 Corvette

[designrs]

My Tesla Model 3 SR+ is awesome. I absolutely love the car. It’s so cost-effective on long trips. Virtually maintence free and I would not hesitate to put a ton of miles on it. On hot Summer days I love the unlimited air conditioning while I cool off and use it as a “mobile office.” Of course, being all-electric is awesome. Full energy every morning. Free electric in my rented garage, and I never have to pump gas.

As a lifelong motorhead, including owning a C7 Corvette, I do not miss ICE cars one bit... until now. My neighbor just purchased a gorgeous C8 Corvette that looks pretty much like the photos below, and I have the pleasant anxiety of looking at it EVERY DAY!

I can’t afford both cars right now, and I’m not willing to give up my Model 3.

 

[Fred42]

My Tesla Model 3 SR+ is awesome. I absolutely love the car. It’s so cost-effective on long trips. Virtually maintence free and I would not hesitate to put a ton of miles on it. On hot Summer days I love the unlimited air conditioning while I cool off and use it as a “mobile office.” Of course, being all-electric is awesome. Full energy every morning. Free electric in my rented garage, and I never have to pump gas.

As a lifelong motorhead, including owning a C7 Corvette, I do not miss ICE cars one bit... until now. My neighbor just purchased a gorgeous C8 Corvette that looks pretty much like the photos below, and I have the pleasant anxiety of looking at it EVERY DAY!

I can’t afford both cars right now, and I’m not willing to give up my Model 3.

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It looks good but it's still an ICE. My unhelpful suggestion is to buy a model C8 and put it on your desk or on something in the den. And save up for an S.

 

[byeLT4]

You know, pics don't do the C8 justice. Seeing them on the road they really look incredible. Like you I can only have one or the other. I pretty much have had a Corvette since 1997, last being a C7Z06. But... The S and Tesla has my heart now. I hope in a few years to be able to purchase a used new Roadster (LOL does that make sense?). Maybe an electric Corvette will sway me back one day but IMHO GM has a loooong way to go to match Tesla on many levels.

 

[designrs]

I’ll probably keep my Model 3 and buy a C8 as a second car. That would be perfect. I was content with just my Model 3... BEFORE I had to look at my neighbor’s C8 every day!

 

[designrs]

You know, pics don't do the C8 justice. Seeing them on the road they really look incredible.

Showroom & expo C8 viewing was just ok. Seeing that white Vette outside in the parking lot... “Dahuuuummmm!”

 

[SSonnentag]

Ask your neighbor if he’ll let you put gas in it for him once a week so that you can experience the wonderful world of ICE.

 

[designrs]

Ask your neighbor if he’ll let you put gas in it for him once a week so that you can experience the wonderful world of ICE.

Yeah, I hate the idea of pumping gas... even if it were free!

Current gas prices in my area (Jacksonville, FL) would be $60 per fill-up with premium. With low-milage use, I’d be looking at just under $100 per month for gas... which I would have to consider an “entertainment expense” for the thrill rides.

* Not to mention the strong possibility of increasing gas prices.

(Under the same low-milage use, my Model 3 only uses only about $20 a month in energy... BUT I get my electric for FREE in my rented garage... or at the FREE Level-2 charging stations in my apartment community.)

 

[designrs]

Ask your neighbor if he’ll let you put gas in it for him once a week so that you can experience the wonderful world of ICE.

Actually, if he would let me take it out for a quick but non-abusive “blow around” ride it would be worth it.