Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i think the total number of vipers is in the low 5 figures while they make 20,000-30,000 vettes a year (even more back in the 70's). however, don't think vettes are not in demand. i ordered my corvette convertible in early february 1998, and took delivery september 14 of that year as an early 1999 model. been a vette owner for 22 years, but i've got to admit the new vipers look lighty sweet... - -rei > From: "James A. Gatlin" <jagatlin@attbi.com> > > Comparing inventories of DX1s and M7s and drawing a conclusion about sales > is like comparing sales of a Dodge Viper to a Corvette. New Vipers are > relatively hard to find, and usually must be placed on order for a few > months simply because they don't build very many of them... whereas... you > can walk into most Chevy dealers and drive away in a new Vette in minutes. > There are probably several thousand Vettes made for every one Viper made. I > suspect the same is true for DX1s and M7s... I don't know for sure.. but I > suspect that is the case. - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html