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Replying to: starrow68 (Aug 28, 2006 8:51 pm) I did significant research – for months, before requesting a Corvette test drive. Many dealers, particularly those with low allocations, will not allow test drives. Partly, this appears to be because many buyers do not want any Test Drive Miles on the Corvette they purchase. Almost Catch 22. Yet, when I contacted the largest local dealer ( near Atlanta ) I was very pleasantly surprised when (before even meeting me in person ) the Corvette sales person responded via email: “We do allow test drives on coupes & convertibles. I dont understand dealers that dont. I wouldnt buy a $50 pair of shoes without trying them on, much less a $50,000 car” The test drives ( I wrote & posted my impressions here ) convinced me that the C6 would be an acceptable Daily Driver – as well as a fun car to drive! ( A given. ) Good luck! - Ray Also a Leading Edge Baby Boomer (57)
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Replying to: rayainsw (Aug 29, 2006 2:45 am)
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Thank You Ray I took your advice and contacted the biggest corvette seller around. They are one of the nation's largest. I told them I only need to compare seats, experience the transmissions, and hear the sound systems (and search for the antennae). They responded in a positive way. Great idea! The dealership is a 20-25 minute xway drive: Not bad. |
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Will you really change your mind after a test drive? This ain't like deciding between a Saturn and a Civic. Either you wan't a Vette or you don't.
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Replying to: pony_pirate (Aug 29, 2006 6:08 pm) It will be like a daily driver and I will be missing out on many things the Infiniti has standard... |
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Replying to: jayelleseven (Aug 29, 2006 1:44 pm) Well, at the risk of preaching here, I have an issue with the strategy of arranging to test drive a C6 ( or any other car ) at a dealer where you have no interest or expectation of attempting to purchase. I expect ( in the next 30 days or so ) to give my ‘local dealer’ a legitimate shot at earning my business. If they do not meet my price and trade-in requirements, I will use the GMID certificate I have already obtained to purchase a C6 at a dealership ( way ) out of state. I have already told the salesperson that I’d prefer to purchase locally ( for several reasons ) but that if they will not meet my price, I will buy elsewhere, and specified a salesperson & dealership that would accept GMID. ( About 10 miles from where my Mom lives. ) There is a non-trivial cost involved in stocking a selection of $50K +/- units available for sale & test drive. Working in distribution ( not cars ) for many years, I appreciate some of the economics involved. I believe that the ready availability of 2 C6s equipped as I wanted to test drive them, and a willingness to allow me to drive each – as well as the convenience of purchase and trade of my current ride to a dealer within a half hour drive of where I live combine to be worth ‘something’. Versus either selling my car separately & flying 1,000 miles to pick it up ( sales tax is an issue here as well ) , or driving 1,000 miles to trade in my existing car & 1,000 miles back in the new C6 – or arranging Museum delivery in Bowling Green. . . It is definitely worth something, to me, but there is a limit to the $$ amount I will assign to that. Anyway – my point is really: Car salespeople are often accused ( and rightly so, in many cases ) of having low or no ethics in their business dealings with customers. I happen to believe that deceiving a car dealer \ salesperson into an erroneous understand that you are serious about buying a car from them is not ethically OK. Just my 0.02 gallons worth . . . - Ray Seeing a C6 in my future.
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Replying to: pony_pirate (Aug 29, 2006 6:08 pm) In my case, the C6 will also be my only car & Daily Driver. I cannot ( yet ) afford to have a C6 as a “Pleasure Only” weekend for fun car. There were therefore several issues that I wanted to evaluate that 1) I could only evaluate in a test drive and 2) were issues that would have been of much less importance if this was a second or third car and not used for my daily commute, etc. I have enough experience to understand that my priorities and my perception of ride characteristics ( for example ) are not exactly the same as anyone else who test drives and publishes reports. And the behavior of the new A6 trans. was of particular interest to me – and I have seen only one published report of this version. A test drive is also the only way I know of to evaluate several other dynamic options, such as the differences between the Z51 and F55 – and whether \ how much they matter to your taste, in the context of what they cost compared to the Base suspension. Or even to judge whether or not you’ll require the telescoping steering wheel – only available with the 3LT package, at almost $5K, and including a bunch of other stuff you may or may not want or need. But that’s just me. - Ray Odd in some respects, I’ll freely admit. |
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GMIDs continue to be the big mystery in this discussion group. No one ever describes how to 'obtain' one, though many posters mention they did. Rayainsw and others with GMIDs -- how did you obtain one? How can others obtain one? Are we breaking ethical boundaries by obtaining one? Please share your stories and insights! thanks.
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Every GM employee can give away two certificates per month for about 8-10% off MSRP depending on model. There is another program called GMS which offers better pricing but is open to employees and immediate family only. The GMID certificates are easily available, but it may be against the rules of Edmunds to post details here. I obtained one easily for my 2006 Corvette. If explicitly allowed by the host here, I can post details of how to get one if anybody's interested.
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Replying to: rayainsw (Aug 30, 2006 3:56 am) With Corvette it is not as simple as with most other cars. Dealers have allocations based on prior sales, if you didn't sell it before you don't get one now even if you have dozens of willing customers. So, it isn't a question of what is a good deal in the market, it is a question of what is best for that local dealer. If they only sell 6 to 12 per year and get impulse buyers then they know if you don't buy the next allocation it will sit for a month or so and someone will pay top dollar. It's only the large volume dealers that know they have to move all their allocations that have a need to really 'deal'. This then continues to keep them at the top of the supply chain when the new models come out and they get top dollar for every one they move through the lot. FWIW Randy
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