Norwegian Corvette Fan Pays $270K for Imported C8
Some Corvette fans will do anything for a C8. One Norwegian couldn’t wait until 2021 for his, paying dearly for the black stallion.
The C8 Corvette is a big hit thus far, helped by the (unintended) rarity of the 2020 model year. A strike here, a pandemic there, all adding up to just over 2,700 models assembled in Bowling Green between February and early March. Thus, it’s a hot commodity. Dealers will go far above sticker to squeeze the most out of those wanting to be the first.
Six figures for a C8 is one thing. But what if you don’t live in the United States? What if you couldn’t wait until 2021 to get your Corvette? You do what one Norwegian man did: pay out the nose. According to Norwegian automotive TV show Broom (via CarBuzz), a fan paid over $270,000 to bring one into the land of big oil profits and high EV adoption rates.
“I have hardly slept last night,” Ståle Pettersen told Broom, “so this is definitely a big day for us. As far as we know, this is the first car in Norway. It just makes everything extra-exciting.”
Pettersen is the chief of CarFreaks, an importer of rides like the C8 Corvette. The total price, including Norwegian taxes, is $270,381.60 as of this writing, according to Broom. The one who imported it, a Jon Ertnes, says he paid $277,966, per CarBuzz. However, the Facebook post where he made the statement has since been deleted.
Either way, that’s McLaren money, not Corvette money! Yet, this is what happens when you want to be the first in all of Norway to own the first rear mid-engine ‘Vette.
And what does McLaren money get in Norway for a C8 Corvette? One without GT2 seats or the Z51 package, according to CarBuzz. Of course, the Z51 comes with just summer tires, something Norway doesn’t experience the same way we do in the U.S. That said, he could’ve have popped on a proper pair with the Z51 package.
If you’re European and can wait, though, then you should, as prices should be more reasonable. Otherwise, spend, spend, spend away.
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