ORIGINAL: RRUNNER
Here's my take. I've owned Corvettes and they're great fun, but I wanted a Challenger because I'm a MOPAR fan and have had MOPAR muscle cars in the past. If I wanted another Corvette I would have bought one, and you're right, there's not a lot of difference in the price for a low end Corvette.
That is exactly where I am at. I sold the Vette a few years ago before leaving for Korea because there is three of us and no back seat, my wife really missed the Vette. I was going to order a new Mustang GT while overseas then I heard the rumor…a Mopar RWD V8 coupe was coming. Soon the grainy spy photo well after that everything changed.
Away from here though Challenger SRT shoppers could be enthusiasts cross shopping Vette, Stang or Camaro, G8, 300C etc. It’s not a bad dealer negotiation strategy.