Buying a 2019 C7 Corvette Grand Sport from Carmax

We recently purchased our 2019 C7 Corvette from Carmax and wanted to share information about our buying experience. We were shocked to find an almost new 2019 C7 Corvette Grand Sport with a manual transmission available at Carmax.

[@yellowquantum4240]

Thank you sir!! You are an expert, I have been doing research on a 2019 Grand Sport Corvette in order to buy one. I am a big motorsports kind of guy and have been living in Daytona for 3 yrs because of my passions. Ferrari is my religion since 10 yrs old now 62. I got the Carmax app yesterday and created an account thanks your expertise. Great video!!!

[@1Chinx]

Crazy I remember looking over that exact grand sport, who would’ve knew it would have ended up here

[@stephenbailinC7GS]

You literally have my dream car-spec and everything. The Jake is an AWESOME addition. I look up this exact GS daily trying to motivate myself to keep saving for it.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

Thanks, every time I go to the garage I just want to take it for a drive.

[@jdubt8046]

I own a C7 GS M7 too! Mine is a 17 but you got a great deal. I paid 48k with 30k miles in 2020.

[@armandodiaz6744]

Hey I’m looking for one, now they are not lower than 58k I can’t find one for cheaper :(

[@suttsd]

@@armandodiaz6744 most are mid 60ies now

[@redmanrm1]

I just paid $63K for your same car with 8,000 miles. You are looking good on that deal

[@EJleon96]

Just bought a 17 2LT GS manual for $54k with 36k miles… wish I could’ve gotten one before COVID, might’ve paid as low as $48k as well

[@henrymontenegro1159]

Congratulations! An amazing machine! Corvette Season is around the corner. Enjoy!

[@jtbrown5801]

Bought my 1st Corvette a. 2005 from CarMax in Charlotte NC. Had a good buying experience. Sold it after a few years. Now I’m looking for a C7 grand sport, blue, 2LT, automatic, 2019.

[@redmanrm1]

I just bought this in the 2018 with 8,000 miles on it. This is exactly what I set out to buy. Absolutely gorgeous

[@josephhernandez5986]

Sweet GrandSport! When I was shopping around for a z06 a sales person tried talking me into getting a GrandSport. I love them but I wanted a z06! And also at the time the z06 and GrandSport had the same price tag used. So for 200 horsepower extra, it was a no brainer for me! I purchased a torch red 2016 z06 with red interor in late 2019 7k miles, 3LZ, dual roof package (transparent top and exposed carbonfiber), carbon ceramic brakes, carbon fiber interior, and body color vents which is unique but isn't everyone's cup of coffee all for $60k. She is fully loaded!! Just needed the competition seats which look nice but heard they are uncomfortable and also missing the z07 package which is a rough ride I heard. I bought it out of town from a chevy dealership. Now fast forward today 2021 a z06 exactly like mine it will go for over 70k easily. The value is going up on sports cars I'm guessing because of covid.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

WOW, nice. I love the Z06 also, have had 2 in the past.

[@josephhernandez5986]

@@Fulloctanegarage sweet. Really amazing cars. I have the auto. It's amazing when shifting at redline, it shifts quick. But the paddle response is very slow unfortunately.

[@ampholnanudon6442]

Thanks for sharing your story I got my 2019 GS with 4700 miles and love it

[@jbarnes1960]

Bought my 2018 Stingray from Carmax too. Great deal and good warranty. They made it easy.

[@markharnitchek2009]

nice car ... just bought a '17 black rose gs in dallas (chevy dealer) ... but like you, i've had good experiences at carmax -- fair pricing and you're out in 30-45 minutes.

[@ryanprice1467]

Beautiful car , best looking spec

[@bobbysalinas4845]

Wow nice car, I bought a corvette Z06 at carmax with only 4000 miles, very nice experience. Buying a corvette for 65K dollars I would have been tempted to buy a C-8 but I guess if you got the funds you can buy one later on. Even though I realize why you bought a 2019 model Grand sport, like you said, last model year, last of everything, collector car. (just keep it stock)

[@JC-dc9oz]

C7 prices are all over the place now days. I just picked up a 17' C7 Z06 w/ 6,100 miles for 68k. Carmax was surprisingly by far the cheapest

[@Steveleanr]

Yeah, I have a Z51 Stingray and am contemplating the C8, or the GS like yours... decisions decisions.. thanks for the information!

[@Fulloctanegarage]

It was a hard decision for sure but I am happy with the C7. I am starting to see C8's all over the place now.

[@nicholasgales1044]

Sexy girl I like that don't talk too much I want one too nice got to see six I love that car that's a sexy I don't like eight beautiful car big enough strong enough got muscle power to eat is weak to me thank you sorry black man

[@jacksondaniels8169]

Black Rose is probably the best color of the entire C7 run.. Love my Elkhart Lake blue, but Black Rose wasn’t available in 2019.. Any Chevy parts dept could give you the entire build spec for free.

[@carsgolfcigars]

Beautiful grand sport. absolutely a great investment

[@MrPappysCobra]

Awesome Grandsport!

[@Fulloctanegarage]

Thanks!

[@greglondoff7307]

Beautiful car. Enjoy

[@Fulloctanegarage]

Thanks 👍

[@aaronmckinley1051]

Beautiful car!!!

[@jasonray8530]

F N GREAT CHANNEL. Thanks!

[@Fulloctanegarage]

Thanks Man!

[@velvetjones1856]

I just bought a 2019 GS with 18k miles. Previous owner was meticulous and it is like new. I chose this over a C8.

[@shaunmcinnis566]

Very nice.I wasn't crazy about the Dimond either.. I'm looking for one as well with red interior. So hard to choose. Im thinking a red first or black convert GS.. Anyway, thanks for posting.

[@Jonathan_Knight]

Beautiful car...

[@bluevette2230]

Good day; congratulations on your Grand Sport; just for information, if it’s a 2019, the color is Elkhart Lake Blue Metallic; once again congratulations !

[@Fulloctanegarage]

Thanks! Curious to why you would think it is Elkhart Lake Blue Metallic? You might be looking at an old order website site that does not show ADMIRAL BLUE as an option, I recall seeing one of those sites when I was researching but in fact ADMIRAL BLUE was a color option in 2019. My window sticker says it is ADMIRAL BLUE, I have to assume GM got it right :) The following website is one example that shows they made 299 GS coupes in paint code GTR, ADMIRAL BLUE and only 60 of those had red interior. www.corvetteblogger.com/2019/09/12/final-production-statistics-for-the-2019-corvette-model-year/ & www.corvsport.com/final-production-statistics-for-the-2019-corvette/

[@thundrune1554]

Has to do with when it was made. Remember 2019 was like a 2 year model run. Admiral and Elkhart don’t overlap as Elkhart replaced admiral later in the model run. Yours is admiral, which is like a midnight blue. Elkhart, like the one in my garage, is closer to the Malibu blue. Great cars!

[@FlyTrap7777]

Good morning, I purchased my 2019 C7 Grand Sport 2LT about 3 months ago with 16,702 miles. Like yours it seem to have a lot of 3LT options and I absolutely love the car. Also got a fantastic deal, only having to pay 60k for mine. This was an upgrade from a 2016 2SS Camaro, that I also loved, but made a huge error and put some hard Yokahama tires on it. One morning accelerated too hard, lost control and totaled my baby. This C7 came with new Continental Extremecontact Sport tires that are near as sticky as Michelin Pilot Super Sports. Won't make that mistake again. As I said, love the C7, but I am having an issue with the 7 speed manual that I wanted to ask about. Ever since I got the car, it has been popping out of 1st gear about 5% of the time (100+ times since I got it). Toke it to my local dealer twice ( the second time with the GM PI1276D Service Bulletin) addressing this issue, but because they said they could not reproduce the symptom, they refused to do the Service Bulletin fix. What I'm wondering is if you have experienced this same problem with your 2019 Grand Sport?

[@Fulloctanegarage]

I have not had an issue popping out of gear but when it is cold out it is hard to get into each of the gears.

[@millercycles]

My 2017 GS manual has popped out of first gear 2 or 3 times in 3 years of ownership , but I found it to be my own fault , for not fully seating the shifter . Just laziness I guess .

[@corvettez06america63]

My Carmax experience is very mixed. I wanted to use my own bank for the loan because it had a low interest rate. It was extremely frustrating getting the right paperwork to Carmax. Carmax would say I needed one document, I would get that document from the bank then they would say I needed another. This went on for some time. Mainly because they had kids working the phones. I finally talked to a manager who resolved all the issues. That said, I happen to buy my 2017 Z06 3LZ at the right time. This was in March 2020 and the prices were down. They must have had trade ins from the C8s or something. Remember that COVID was just hitting the states between January to March. Carmax had my car for $57,000. It had 34,000 miles on it. That's ok because I drive my car every week and would have racked up miles anyway. Since then the price actually has gone up. I couldn't find a Z06 3LZ for less than $60,000 at any miles. The car had 2 cracked rims which Carmax replaced at no charge. That was $1,800 I saved in new rims. I am extremely happy with the car itself. It only had minor rock chips on the bumper. The bottom line is I don't know if I would use Carmax again.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

You did get a smoking deal on your car, I bought at kind of the top but on the other hand I sold my 2014 at the top for $42k on a trade for a Porsche 911 a year ago so it kind of works out. That is awesome they replaced the cracked rims, I knew about the common issue so while it was at the GM dealer (who I know) I had them verify no issues with the rims because I know GM will not cover them. That is one items that still scares me though I have seen sources for black wheels at about $500 each.

[@johannesvanhoek9080]

Nice 👍

[@stephenbailinC7GS]

No way you’re too tall. I saw a 6’10 guy get in that thing. The seats are awesome.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

It all depends on how you like to position yourself in the car and how much of your height is torso vs leg. For me I like the seat all the way back and my torso must be longer than most because my head rubs on the back cross pillar. If I want to slide the seat up and crunch my legs up then I have heard room. The C8 coupe is just less comfortable for me. A convertible has 3 more inches of head room so that will be my eventual route.

[@storm91229]

Daagn I’m jealous!☺️😊

[@brianeddy6937]

Thoroughly enjoyed your video. We live outside of the US and purchased a 2019 Stingray from a dealership in Virginia and consequently had it shipped over. My question also revolves around the matter of , who owned it previously and any relevant data about the vehicle from new. Could this be a US privacy law issue ? as it would be great to make contact with the original owner? Any help would be very much appreciated.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

Might try looking it up on VinWiki or running the Vin on CarFax. Dealers typically will not share that info. there may be something in the literature with the car that may have their info on it. Dealers dont even like sharing the previous service history,

[@brianeddy6937]

Thank you ever so much. Happy New year

[@jster171]

Where did you get the replacement window sticker? I would like one for my GS

[@Fulloctanegarage]

For a true replacement sticker you can get one from the Corvette Museum. If you want a cheaper option to see your options you can go to monroneylabels.com/

[@dpmcginntrains]

Just found this. Just how tall are you and why did you not fit in c8?

[@carratala59]

Hi, great looking car. Did you pay the full price carmax wanted or did you bring the price down? Thanks.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

With Carmax the price is normally the price so I payed their asking price plus the $250 shipping to get it to TN.

[@carratala59]

@@Fulloctanegarage thank you for your time and transparency. Will certainly look into carmax. Hope to see more videos from you.

[@phillipgarrow2297]

I'm looking for a C7 Z06 with a manual transmission it's been a real struggle trying to find one

[@Fulloctanegarage]

The manuals are getting hard to come by for sure!

[@8PMFORMULA]

Because most people didn't order that.

[@phillipgarrow2297]

I've been tempted tobuy a C6 Z06 but I didn't do it if I don't buy what I want then I will always regret it

[@phillipgarrow2297]

@@Fulloctanegarage I ended up buying a 3Lt Z51 with all the options, magnetic ride control with a 7mt transmission and much to my surprise it has a 8 thousand supercharger , racing yellow tint a paid 56k for it compared to most of the 2016s with 18000 miles it was reasonable priced I bought it from a Chevrolet dealer it is a one owner doctor owned he traded it for a new 2021C8

[@OmarHamza]

I was under the impression the c8 has more space and headroom.

[@billmadle1235]

You better check to see if you have any cracks in your Rims that’s a new thing and there’s many KZbin

[@Fulloctanegarage]

I already had this happen, replaced all 4 wheels, I need to do a video on this

[@gmarchy4856]

Looking to purchase 2019 C7 Grand Sport with12,000 miles with asking price of $69,000. Seems pricey when yours was listed at $65,998 with 7500 miles. What would be a fair price?

[@Fulloctanegarage]

With the market today $69k is not a bad price. I now have 11k miles and am guessing I could get $72k

[@brianstrickland4399]

How tall are you if you don’t mind? The C8 has more room than the C7.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

I am 6.1 but a lot of it is in body and not leg. I did try out a C8 Convertible and the 3 more inches worked for me, on the future list I guess :)

[@ashleylivingston5487]

I just got out of one, I'm 6'6" not a daily, didn't like it all

[@mjphoto45]

Not sure about the hood skull

[@Fulloctanegarage]

That is Jake the C7 racing mascot. Some like him, some don't know what he is but understand it better once they know.

[@Chris-ly3lv]

So basically Car max doesn't check nothing. How the hell dose a coil wire fallout... what this car is made out of butter ...Jesus

[@KratosDefiled]

Surprised they didnt tell you piss off when they could easily sell it to someone who isn't a karen.

[@charlieblyth4151]

Too tall for a C8? I'm 6'5 and fit a C8 10x better than a C7.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

Coupe and do you sit with the seat all the way back? I sit all the way back and my head hits the back beam in a c8 coupe but I do find i fit fine in a convertible

[@charlieblyth4151]

@@Fulloctanegarage I do sit all the way back, I think the leg room is improved in the C8, and I had to slouch in the C7 to be able to see through the windshield, and that would make my knees almost hit the steering wheel.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

I am 6'1 215lbs and c7 fits great, have tied every seat and adjustment in a c8 and same issue, my head rubs the back. I must just have a long torso.

[@MrMustangrick]

I would not buy a high performance car from Carmax if they are stupid enough to use regular gas. Boo on Carmax. The engine could be permanently damaged.

[@Fulloctanegarage]

Highly doubtful the engine is damaged on regular gas for such a short period of time, modern computers compensate fairly well to protect the engine from damage. Most of the issue was caused by the faulty GM plug wires dropping off the coils. Future issues and damage is the reason I insisted Carmax have the GM dealer fully check it out before I accepted the car. This way they will stand by the warranty. There are many times in disasters like Hurricanes where people are forced to run low grade fuel for short periods of time with no issue. I also bought an extended warranty form GM so I am protected for the next 7 years if something is wrong.

[@servantsoldier5207]

Car max 👎🏿