Jeff Hardy Locator Site
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Jeff Hardy Locator Site
Just wondering how accurate the information is on this site and whether it is kept up to date. I know where there are some Vettes on a dealer's lot that aren't listed on this site, and I've also gone to other dealers' website to lookup a Vette I've found on the Hardy site, and the dealer inventory doesn't show the vehicle in stock. Let me say that I do appreciate the service the Hardy site provides, and this post is nothing more than the question I have in my mind about the site's information.
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Originally Posted by JMARTINDALE
Just wondering how accurate the information is on this site and whether it is kept up to date. I know where there are some Vettes on a dealer's lot that aren't listed on this site, and I've also gone to other dealers' website to lookup a Vette I've found on the Hardy site, and the dealer inventory doesn't show the vehicle in stock. Let me say that I do appreciate the service the Hardy site provides, and this post is nothing more than the question I have in my mind about the site's information.
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To Linuxrlz:
Thanks for the quick response. I now understand where the information comes from, and I appreciate knowing that you update daily from the GM site.
Again, I think you provide a great service to Corvette owners and potential buyers with your site, and I would encourage anyone on this forum that is looking for a specific Corvette to definitely use the Jeff Hardy Locator service.
Thanks again!!
Thanks for the quick response. I now understand where the information comes from, and I appreciate knowing that you update daily from the GM site.
Again, I think you provide a great service to Corvette owners and potential buyers with your site, and I would encourage anyone on this forum that is looking for a specific Corvette to definitely use the Jeff Hardy Locator service.
Thanks again!!
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Also if a car was ordered as being sold and then the customer doesn't take it, the car doesn't show up on gmbuypower. Only retail stock ordered cars show up.
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I appreciate the effort it takes to maintain this site. The information is very good, maybe not perfect, but a very valuable tool when you are looking for a specific unit. Thank you for maintaining such a great site.
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St. Jude Donor '13
We drove 3 hours to look at a car we found on the site, got there and discovered the dealer had traded it to another dealer!
Fortunately, the other dealer was only a few miles away and still had the car.
The site can't be any more accurate than the information dealers provide, some of them are pretty sloppy. Phone ahead first.
But without the site, we never would have known that the car existed.
Thanks for keeping the site alive!
Fortunately, the other dealer was only a few miles away and still had the car.
The site can't be any more accurate than the information dealers provide, some of them are pretty sloppy. Phone ahead first.
But without the site, we never would have known that the car existed.
Thanks for keeping the site alive!
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Is the GM Buypower data the same database that we access on an individual dealer basis using "find a chevy"?
I had an experience this spring where I located a Z06 at a local dealer. Jumped in the car to go see it and the dealer initially had no idea what i was talking about. The salesman went and checked with someone and they told him it was on order. They did some more checking and found it to be enroute on the transport truck! I knew about it before the salesman did!
So if the Hardy locator uses the same data as the "find a chevy" you may know more about the inciming inventory then your local dealer. I love the Hardy locator. Probably shouldn't say this but I have used it to check on the Z06 inventory and for various C6 configurations I am interested in.
I had an experience this spring where I located a Z06 at a local dealer. Jumped in the car to go see it and the dealer initially had no idea what i was talking about. The salesman went and checked with someone and they told him it was on order. They did some more checking and found it to be enroute on the transport truck! I knew about it before the salesman did!
So if the Hardy locator uses the same data as the "find a chevy" you may know more about the inciming inventory then your local dealer. I love the Hardy locator. Probably shouldn't say this but I have used it to check on the Z06 inventory and for various C6 configurations I am interested in.
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Burning Brakes
Originally Posted by linuxrlz
Hi, I'm the developer/maintainer of the site. I get my info from the GM database available from gmbuypower.com so it is no more accurate than that. Possible problems arise because I poll the site only once a day and update my database then. So, if during the day a car appears/disappears from the gmbuypower.com site, I won't catch it until the next poll that nite. If you have info about cars that either do or don't appear for a couple of days in a row, there may be something wrong with my program - heaven forbid - so if you PM me with the dealer and the car info, I would appreciate it!
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Originally Posted by Braced
I purchased my car as a result of this site. I thanked you then and I just wanted to thank you again for a FANTASTIC service you provide. It is invaluable especially if you are buying out of state as I did. If every car for sale had this tool, local dealers would soon realize that there is a global market out there not just their little domain with dealer mark-ups!
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Originally Posted by JLAW49
I am new to the site - where do I find where I can locate inventory?
Here you go this site RULES!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.jeffhardy.com/lookupvette.php
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Originally Posted by JLAW49
I am new to the site - where do I find where I can locate inventory?