This is how much you would actually need to be making in order to afford

This is how much you would actually need to be making in order to afford a Chevy Corvette. This is a 2026 Chevy Corvette Stingray Coupe 2LT. It has a starting price of $77,100. Then has a delivery fee of $1,995. Then has manufacturer add-ons for the Z51 performance package which is an additional $6,345. The front lift adjustable height memory is $2,595. The 20-spoke gloss black forged aluminum wheels is $995. The stealth interior trim package is $595. Roswell green metallic exhaust tips, black is $500. Carbon flash metallic painted outside mirrors and spoiler (if equipped) is $195. Engine lighting is $100. All of that adds up to an additional $11,720 in manufacturer add-ons. Which brings a total vehicle price to $90,815. Now let's say you added an 8% sales tax. That would add another $7,265.20 in sales tax, which would bring the total price to $98,080.20 for the Chevy Corvette. But let's say that total amount financed was $0 down at a 9% interest rate for 72 months. Your monthly car payment alone would be $1,767.95 a month for this Corvette. And over the course of those six years, you would end up paying a total of $29,212.08 in interest. Now of course, we can't just look at the monthly car payment, we have to look at all the other monthly expenses that go into the cost of owning a vehicle as well. For example, your car insurance, which would be about $267 a month on average. Your monthly gas cost would be about $380. And you'd be paying $50 a month for your maintenance. If you divided all those monthly expenses together, your total monthly car cost would be $2,464.95 for this Chevy Corvette. Now let's say you wanted to keep all those monthly expenses together at a comfortable 15% of your average annual income. You would need to be making about $197,195.86 annually in order to comfortably afford this 2026 Chevy Corvette. Let me know what you think about this down in the comments below. And if you like this video, be sure to give me a follow. And make sure you check out my car affordability calculator as well as my budget tracker at the link in my bio. I did build both of these myself, so any feedback is very helpful and it does help out the channel, so I do greatly appreciate it. Now for the 2026 Chevy Corvette Stingray. Let's say you added an 8% sales tax. That would add another $7,265.20 in sales tax, which would bring the total price to $98,080.20 for the Chevy Corvette. But let's say that total amount financed was $0 down at a 9% interest rate for 72 months. Your monthly car payment alone would be $1,767.95 a month for this Corvette. And over the course of those six years, you would end up paying a total of $29,212.08 in interest. Now of course, we can't just look at the monthly car payment, we have to look at all the other monthly expenses that go into the cost of owning a vehicle as well. For example, your car insurance, which would be about $267 a month on average. Your monthly gas cost would be about $380. And you'd be paying $50 a month for your maintenance. If you divided all those monthly expenses together, your total monthly car cost would be $2,464.95 for this Chevy Corvette. Now let's say you wanted to keep all those monthly expenses together at a comfortable 15% of your average annual income. You would need to be making about $197,195.86 annually in order to comfortably afford this 2026 Chevy Corvette. Let me know what you think about this down in the comments below. And if you like this video, be sure to give me a follow. And make sure you check out my car affordability calculator as well as my budget tracker at the link in my bio.