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Re: breaking-in the car [printz] by brianapal
Oct 02, 2006 (4:55 pm)
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Replying to: printz (Oct 01, 2006 1:14 pm)

Rob,
I did not end up ordering from Kerbecks. I used their numbers to negotiate with a local dealer (Binghamton, NY area). In May of this year Kerbecks was doing $3,000 off Z51s w/o 3LT package and $4,000 off 3LTs. Those cars were on the lot. I was very pleased to get a local dealer to discount $4,000 off an order for an 07 (with 3LT). I did a lot of research and found Kerbecks and Maxies to have the best prices online. Since I bought mine it appears that Fitchners (sp?) will also deal seriously. In my opinion the best case scenario was to get a local dealer to match their discounts. Luckily I found one that did.
Good luck when you do order!
Extended warranty: I contacted Fitchner after input in this forum and found their prices to be great! I will buy it just before 12 months are up since the extended warranty is discounted in the first year of ownership of a new car but starts running months and mileage wise when you buy the extended warranty.
This forum has been great!
Ray, congrats on the new car order! You will love it! The colors will look great!
The complements that I get on the car are daily. The neighborhood kids are in love with it (and so am I)!
Brian
PS. Now 1,150 miles on it.
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Re: breaking-in the car [brianapal] by printz
Oct 03, 2006 (3:34 pm)
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Thanks for the info.....When I know my garage is near completion i'll go too all my local dealers & see what they can do(NY, outside NYC) on pricing........I'm spending 50,000, will definitely try & get the best deal possible.....
I went to college at Brockport, passed by Binghamton many times.......Do not think your vette will see the sunshine once December rolls around........
Take it easy
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GM pricing on Vettes? Is it possible? by tahoedds
Oct 08, 2006 (8:05 pm)
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I have been told that GM pricing on Vettes is hard to come by but depends on the dealership. Does anybody if it is possible?
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Re: GM pricing on Vettes? Is it possible? [tahoedds] by brianapal
Oct 09, 2006 (4:55 pm)
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Replying to: tahoedds (Oct 08, 2006 8:05 pm)

Do a Google search. Go to Google then advanced. On exact phrase type in Corvette Forums
One of the first (not the first) choices that you will have should have sub-choices, one of which is C6. Choose this choice. At this site you will find tabs to purchase a Corvette. You can find some great prices. If area dealers won't come close to matching them then Museum delivery, pick up at the dealer, or courtesy delivery are all options. (I have previously posted the other forum site but it my post was deleted by Edmunds. I was informed that this violated the rules of the forum.) You should be able to find it easily with a google search.
Good luck!

Brian
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Re: GM pricing on Vettes? Is it possible? [brianapal] by tahoedds
Oct 10, 2006 (11:42 am)
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Replying to: brianapal (Oct 09, 2006 4:55 pm)

Brian, Thanks for the info.
I did find a dealer yesterday that will honor the GMS and they have what I want in stock. Thank you again.
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Consumer Reports Tests by fotorich
Feb 06, 2007 (7:30 am)
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Hi guys its fotorich. I had the heat from the vents problem with my 51 packaged c-6 standard trans convertible. While I was forced to sell my c-6 because GM refused to fix the problem, I sure wouldn’t believe or go by anything Consumer Reports had to say.
 
Several years ago Dr. Bose, of Bose speakers, confronted Consumer Reports about a lousy review received by one line of his home speakers. He had a meeting with editors and was ridiculed and lambasted because he wanted to know their testing procedures. They refused to divulge any information about the tests and went into a personal attack on him. He sued Consumer Reports. In open court Consumer Reports actually admitted they do not do any testing. But hired “experts” to evaluate the products that were being scrutinized. As an example, they would contact a writer and hire him at $500 to do a report on four different manufacturers of speakers in the range of $800 to $900 each. Now do you think this writer was going to spend $3600 minimum to test speakers while receiving only $500. Yeah right. The writers report on the speakers was published with the stats taken right off the free brochures and not measured by him. Obviously this occurred with all their so called tested items including car tests. Believe it or not Consumer reports won the case. They argued that reports printed in their magazine constituted editorial opinion and was a right under the first amendment. They even had several well known car magazines editors say they would have to shut their doors if Dr. Bose won. Sorry guys but the emperor really doesn’t have any clothes.
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Re: Consumer Reports Tests [fotorich] by rayainsw
Feb 06, 2007 (9:15 am)
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Replying to: fotorich (Feb 06, 2007 7:30 am)

While Consumer Reports is hardly perfect, your statements here regarding the lawsuit brought by Bose do not agree with what I read here:
 
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,955280-2,00.html
 
or in the published Supreme Court transcript, here:
 
http://www.oyez.org/media/item?type=audio&id=argument&parent=cases/1980-1989/198- - 3/1983_82_1246
 
Regardless of the outcome ( CU won their case, Bose lost ) there is reference by the Bose Corp. lawyer acknowledging significant testing done by CU.
 
I see nothing to indicate any sort of admission that CU did no testing before the report in question. Or that anything like what you describe occurred. The crux of the issue is something quite different.
 
I have Consumer Reports issues dating back for quite some time, and it is quite clear that they do, indeed actually purchase the products they test. Unlike every other consumer oriented magazine that tests cars. ( The others, including Edmunds, all request ‘loaners’ from manufacturers’ test fleets. )
 
I do not use Consumer Reports as my only source of information regarding cars ( C6 or any other ) but I do read their reviews and the results of their annual reliability survey.
 
I truly sympathize that you had an unresolved service issue with your C6. But how is any of the ( factually unfounded, as far as a lunchtime Google search & read seems to indicate ) additional ‘stuff’ you posted here relevant?
 
- Ray
Very confused . . .

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