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#559 of 1908 Alternatives and info by starrow68 Jul 08, 2003 (7:56 am)
First off, not all Chevy dealers have Corvettes. Dealers get an allocation based on prior sales which they seem to do a lot to keep. This tends to freeze out dealers that didn't push in the past who now want to make sales. Checking the allocation is one good first step with any dealer. That is, if you can get a straight answer, not all are very forth comming. I got the best info off of Corvetteforum.com back in 2001 when I started looking seriously. That was after local dealers started talking $3.5k to $5k over MSRP with additional markups. I got what I wanted off the internet at $2k under MSRP with no markups. Corvetteactioncenter.com also has good info and links to some of the same dealer contacts.     Next issue was California delivery and smog. I ordered the car, which I picked up in Montana, with CA smog option. That made no difference since it seems that all cars are now 50 state legal. I just got a smog check on return to CA and got the registration at DMV and paid fees and sales tax at a prescheduled appointment, no hassle. The other option is to get out of state dealer to set up for courtesy delivery at a local dealer, I've seen several cases where people used Cadilac dealers instead of Chevy. FWIW. They seem to want a documentation fee of a couple hundred dollars to process pickup. I've had no issues getting good service at the local Chevy dealer on the Vette.    Looking around can make a big difference. How much depends on timing, the same local dealer that quoted me $5k over in 2001 was pushing $5k under a few months ago. But this was a good 9 months after you could get that same deal on the internet if you looked around.
#560 of 1908 New Z06 by skeezix Jul 08, 2003 (9:16 am)
I have been given a price for a new 2003 quicksilver Z06 (with black interior) from a local dealer who says he only has to get the car here from another location. This will cost an additional $485 for the transport fees. The sticker price for this car is $52,608.00. The price I was given is $46,908.00, which includes a $2000.00 GM rebate. I believe this to be a good price for this car and I am wondering what this forum thinks about it.
#561 of 1908 by ruking1 Jul 08, 2003 (9:41 am)
If indeed the invoice price is app 46,000 then app 44,000 with the 2k GM rebate would be the ticket!
#562 of 1908 Opinion by starrow68 Jul 08, 2003 (6:42 pm)
The price sounds pretty good. Looking for the best available deals in corvetteforum I came across 2 dealer postings that showed coupes and verts at about $5.5k off and then $2k rebate for total $7.5k. That was what they had in stock.    Your deal is $5.7k with $.5 add back for $5.2k off. What is local delivery and getting what you want worth? Sounds like you are very close to a deal, especially if it's what you want. That was critical for me, still enjoying it 20+months later and I even own a 2nd Vette now as well. Once to the track and couple times to the drags with a few autocrosses added in and it really can develop a huge smile. Then again just drive it for a touring car and it is superb!    SAve the Wave!   BTW, ruking1, any chance you are going to the all Vette Autocross in Marina on Saturday the 12th?
#563 of 1908 by ruking1 Jul 08, 2003 (7:36 pm)
Sadly no. I will be out of town !
#564 of 1908 fast and furious vettes by sphinx99 Jul 09, 2003 (10:17 am)
I saw a convertible vette with the Z06's rear brake vents this morning. A few weeks ago, I saw another Vette (blue) with a big aluminum wing. The funny thing about Vettes is that the rear trunk is so high whereas the roofline is low. So, when someone puts a tacky aluminum wing on the trunk lid of a Corvette, you get the unusual effect of having the wing actually sitting HIGHER than the roof!
#565 of 1908 One nice thing about the latest movie by starrow68 Jul 09, 2003 (9:25 pm)
Left out the Vette's. As to the Z06 brake ducts on Coupe's and Vert's I understand that they are functional and actually help brake cooling, may not be true but some think that is the case. It is nice that most Corvette owners don't see any need to trick out the exterior. Most of the mods I've seen and read about are just performance, but with only 350hp it's hard to see the need for the 450 to 550 rwhp I've seen several times at the track. Guess it's a question of learning how to deal with what you have and then the need for more might grow.      Ok, the wife corrected me, the X-Pipe and new mufflers are supposed to add just over 15hp, and they do look good.
#566 of 1908 Request Advice by gmanusmc Jul 11, 2003 (8:34 pm)
Starrow (and all)...My wife and I are about to place our order for a 2004 Mag Red Coupe. We are located in SoCal but are ordering from an east coast dealer and having it drop shipped to a nearby dealer. Reading through your posts on this thread was very informative and probably contributed to our reaching where we are right now in taking the "plunge. Do you have any advice to offer on this process? We will most likely finalize the order in the next few days with a projected delivery of late Aug.   Thanks in advance, Bill G
#568 of 1908 by ruking1 Jul 11, 2003 (9:06 pm)
It is truly a unique experience to know that a "car with your name on it" is being built! Mine was ordered and I got a 2001 Z06 pretty much sight unseen. The GM build order system seemed byzantine and I don't think that it has gotten much better !   As I remember the experience, once you get in cue, the key is to keep in fairly close contact with person that you either bought it from or the person who is responsible for monitoring the contact. I bought mine in CA in the Napa Valley, so one other treat was to be able to tour the wine country. While I was getting the winery tour , during the "orientation ride" (sure glad the car knew the way around, "the gals" went to Napa to do real damage at the outlet stores! I had a great experience with a GM dealer and if you want contact information, just send me an e mail.   Corvette forum has a dealer vendor who writes a newsletter column and it is quite informative both on the process and news about new Corvettes. All the best!

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