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Re:The rest of the story [starrow68]
by jmess
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Mar 30, 2005 (8:38 pm)
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Replying to: starrow68 (Mar 30, 2005 10:22 am)
I have asked the question on several Corvette forums about when a dealer gets assigned an allocation. I have yet to get a complete and satisfactory answer from anyone. Mr K is on the same forums. Unless nobody wants to share the secret it appears to be a far less scientific process than a simple production schedule.
You have to wonder why GM would let their dealers log orders if they don't have any chance of getting a car. They could easily bounce any order that doesn't plug into the schedule. Instead they assign it an order number and a status code of 1100. Sort of an unethical thing to do if they know the car will never be built?
GM also refuses to answer any questions from customers about orders. They refer you back to the dealer. So a customer has no way to determine if the dealer is being disingenuous.
So I stand by my original statement. The C6 order process is a mess and GM is losing customers as a result.
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Re:The rest of the story [jmess]
by c5_4fun
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Mar 31, 2005 (6:16 am)
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Replying to: jmess (Mar 30, 2005 8:38 pm)
I live in Chicagoland and have seen small dealers with few C6's available and pushing the ONE on their lot, but the high volume corvette dealers have lots of inventory; and from what I've seen the big guys offer a better price. Why not skip the small dealer, locate the car you want with one of the big dealers (through GM buypower?), have it delivered to your home, and be "running it through the gears tomorrow"?
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Re:The rest of the story [c5_4fun]
by jmess
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Mar 31, 2005 (9:39 am)
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Replying to: c5_4fun (Mar 31, 2005 6:16 am)
Reasonable advice. I have done some buying power searches and haven't found a car that meets my specs. When I do find something close it is loaded to the gills with options like Nav that I don't want. So an order is about the only way it is going to work.
The dealers in my direct area are all small time as far a vettes go and have from 0-2 cars on the lot. They have some local price fixing going on where they have all agreed to hold to MSRP.
So of course I got a good price for my current order and none of the big guys want to play. So at this point I am starting to talk to some brokers.
I think I will probably hang around for another 30 days then pull the plug or roll to an 06. I have already started looking for a replacement. My original thoughts were to get something like a Subaru STI before I started looking at the C6.
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truckload of C6s
by elias
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Mar 31, 2005 (5:08 pm)
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today on I-495 in MA i saw a car carrier loaded with 6 or 7 C6s. drool.
if/when i can find a dealer who will let me order/buy a 1SA+F55 model at invoice + $1K or less, then i'll go for it.. i'm not holding my breath. maybe next year? 2007? 2008?
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Re: truckload of C6s [elias]
by jmess
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Apr 01, 2005 (7:52 am)
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Replying to: elias (Mar 31, 2005 5:08 pm)
Your best shot for this will probably be in Sept/Oct for an 05 when the 06s start being produced.
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Re: truckload of C6s [elias]
by starrow68
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Apr 04, 2005 (8:55 am)
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Replying to: elias (Mar 31, 2005 5:08 pm)
Especially at the intro of the '06 at some of the big internet dealers in the east and midwest if they have stock matching what you want. As teh unload inventory they also are getting another slot in the allocation line for the new model year.
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Re: truckload of C6s [starrow68]
by elias
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Apr 04, 2005 (5:37 pm)
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Replying to: starrow68 (Apr 04, 2005 8:55 am)
thanks for the great advice folks!
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Re:The rest of the story [jmess]
by rfisher
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Apr 28, 2005 (2:29 pm)
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Replying to: jmess (Mar 31, 2005 9:39 am)
My dealer told me he had an open allocation for a C6. He said he ordered it and GM accepted it the next day. Now I am just waiting for him to tell me the build date (He said he was going to tell me yesterday). I asked him "Since GM accepted the order it is getting built right"? He said, Yes. (Seems like that's always the case when talking with Stealerships.) He told me 2-3 weeks until I will see the car. That seems a little short. Just wondering if anyone else here had this same situation with their dealer and what was the end result.
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Re:The rest of the story [rfisher]
by typhon1991
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Apr 28, 2005 (2:58 pm)
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Replying to: rfisher (Apr 28, 2005 2:29 pm)
Every Thursday, Chevrolet lets dealerships know what allocation they have and what options are on constraint(Not being built this week). Once the dealer submits the order the following Thursday or Friday the order number will give the TPW(target production week).I believe orders this week have a TPW of 5/23. This means that the car should be built sometime that week. After that allow 2 weeks for it to be delivered to the dealer(Depending on where you live they are built in Bowling Green Ky) I would expect it during the first to second week in June. You are lucky I have a customer who ordered convertible in april of 04 and it was built this week. Enjoy 
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Re:The rest of the story [typhon1991]
by rfisher
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Apr 28, 2005 (3:59 pm)
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Replying to: typhon1991 (Apr 28, 2005 2:58 pm)
That is what I thought. It seemed a little unusual that he placed the order on Monday night and GM accepted it Tuseday morning. I hope he is not blowing smoke since this was the General Manager I delt with. I was hoping to get it before May 31 because that is when the Hot Button 1k back ends. Anyone know if any discounts will be offered on the vette after May 31?
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