At first glance, deciding on buying a mid-engine Corvette shouldn’t be too different from putting a deposit down on the seventh generation of the sports car. Be that as it may, YouTube vlogger Brink of Speed is much obliged to talk us through five ownership myths of the C8, busting every single one of them, starting with the lack of a stick shift.
“I understand that," said Michael Brink. “Most of my sports cars have been manual transmission. However, I’ve owned a few automatics, and this one takes the cake.” When you think about it, he does have a point. Smooth when you cruise but also blistering fast on the strip, the Tremec TR-9080 DCT has been developed specifically for the C8.
Next up, should you avoid the first year of a new generation? Brink of Speed says that life is too short to worry about that although he acknowledges the various problems of the 2020 Corvette. In no particular order, highlights include the leaky transmission, uneven stitching, paint issues, the flying frunk, and engines with substandard valve springs.
For the third of five myths, you don’t need to spend more than $70,000 to have a nice Corvette. “That’s nonsense, ladies and gentlemen. I have sat in a 1LT non-Z51 model, and I’m telling you that car is still beautiful inside.” Michael also makes a case against the Mustang GT because Ford utilizes inferior materials throughout the cabin.
Another common misconception about the C8 is that dealerships always mark the Corvette up. You wouldn’t be wrong for believing that, but “always” hasn’t got a place in that sentence. The two largest Corvette dealerships in the nation, namely Kerbeck and MacMulkin, don’t mark up at all because they actually care about their patrons.
As for the final myth and most important of the five, the biggest excuse against owning a Corvette is the waiting time. If you order one now, chances are you’ll take delivery towards the end of 2021 or early 2022, considering how many people are already lined up.
That’s not always true, though, because it depends on the dealership. You’ll also find tons of low-mileage cars in the classifieds, but the downside to buying a used 'Vette is that only a handful of C8s are listed at $5,000 or $10,000 over the window sticker. Speaking of which, remember that guy who wanted to flip his 2LT Z51 for $2 million?
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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