Two Wrecked 2020 Corvette Coupes Appear At Salvage Lot
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The 2020 Corvette Stingray hasn’t even been out for a full year yet, but already several people have managed to wreck the mid-engine sports car. We’ve seen a handful of 2020 Corvette crashes since deliveries began earlier this year and they just keep coming, with two more wrecked C8s appearing for sale on salvage website Copart this week.
The first of these wrecked 2020 Corvette models is an Arctic White model with the range-topping 3LT trim and Z51 performance package. With both the 3LT trim and the Z51 pack, this Corvette is just about the most expensive model one could buy for the 2020 model year, but it’s safe to say that it’s not worth nearly as much in this state.
This car appears to have taken a major front end lick at some point, though the good news is that it appears it can be repaired. Miraculously, the collision didn’t set off any of the airbags and the listing indicates the engine is still in working order, too. Throw on a new front bumper, fix the rear suspension and make some other small auxiliary repairs and this C8 would be ready to hit the road once again. Whether or not it’s worth the time and money required to make said repairs is another story, though.
Copart’s second wrecked 2020 Corvette is a less expensive 1LT trim model, but this car appears to also feature the Z51 performance package. Unlike the Arctic White car, though, this Torch Red example doesn’t appear to be worth saving. Described as having “all over” damage, it would probably take quite a lot of money to fully repair. Despite the massive front and side damage, the airbags didn’t deploy in this car, either, so perhaps someone will take it off Copart’s hands and try to fix it the best they can. Copart says it still runs and drives, as well, so the powertrain isn’t a total loss.
Drive safe out there, Corvette owners – less you want to see your baby end up at a Copart lot.
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This is better than the alternative which is destroying the vehicles as these two Corvettes may be repaired despite being forever marked as being ‘salvaged.’
Now we wait for Samcrac or Tavarish on Youtube to buy one of these and repair it.
Sounds like they are wreck’n them as fast as the factory spits them out.
I think that Chevy needs to include a driving instruction course for new owners. Some people are buying these cars and have no idea how to drive them safely. You can get into a lot of trouble very quickly despite the onboard nannies that are trying to help you out!
to see these cars already sold and wrecked .is a major disappointment because i have customers who are waiting for a year to only be told that the 2020 they ordered will be pushed to 2021 .
I believe the red car is the one that fell off the dealer’s lift.
Watch out for the understeer! Hope Road Kill fixes one up for the sand dunes.
I’ll give a thousand for the white one;)
Let the Corvette-GM Authority Community vote! Of the ten or ore wrecked Corvettes that we have, how many of their owners wrote in to say that they can’t wait to get their hands on a C8 Z06!
You may vote any time you can get to it.
How soon will we see Randy from Auto Auction Rebuilds YouTube channel, or TK, from TKs Garage YouTube channel find those cars at a Copart or IAA auction lot, and wondering if they should put in a bid to buy them and repair them? That would make for some interesting videos.
Ron Fellows Driving school isn’t free and frankly, who can afford a driver training program for 2020 Corvettes. Go to Spring Mountain, where drivers have stated that they are advised to attempt to drive these Corvettes all out. (That’s what the students at Fellows are saying and that’s what they are taking away. Why else would they say it. My favorite part is when the owner of a wrecked Stingray asked how he felt about wrecking his C8 responded by saying, “I wanted a Z06 anyway!” AF
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