Car went to Nashville, I went to Porscheville.
09-30-2013, 11:09 PM
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Car went to Nashville, I went to Porscheville.
The C7 was the first Corvette I was interested in buying. In February, after I saw the reveal video on YouTube, I went into my local Chevy dealer and promptly put a deposit down to be #5 on their pre-order list.
Come to find out they received 62 coupes... I got in on the first consensus cycle.. yay me.
Car sat at 3000... 3400.... you know the drill... 3800... then.. 4300/4D00 where it has been sitting for 3.5 weeks. My dealer calls me earlier today and told me the car was shipped to Nashville and will be there until the end of October, best case. This car was built almost a MONTH ago.
I asked if he could get info from GM as to why it was there, yet I saw a guy at the gas station with a Torch Red VIN 135something and he just picked it up on Friday. He said GM doesnt give him info and couldnt tell me, he has no idea what the issue could be other than they are trying to make it "perfect".
Well... to me the guy who got his already is "perfect" seeing as how they released it to him already. Mine cant be perfect because the pile of crap is sitting in Nashville getting REPAIRED before it even hits the road!
I told him I will never buy a GM product again. My wife and I decided to test drive the 2014 Porsche Cayman S and went out for lunch and stopped by.
Long story short, I test drove this amazing car and picked her up for $73K ($385 cheaper than my C7 on order), including the PDK transmission, and couldn't be happier. The sales process was amazing, they even tossed in a $100 gift card to Flemings to have dinner on them. They are sending a mobile detailer to my office next week as a complementary gift. 4 Years hassle-free maintenance... loaner Porsches when needing maintenance.. and they treated me the way I should when writing a $73K check. The thread regarding the C7 being the reason American cars get a bad reputation is dead on. Gave GM a shot, they failed, and Porsche has a new customer.
Good luck guys hope you have better luck than me. Not saying Porsche is better, at least I was able to buy the Porsche.
Come to find out they received 62 coupes... I got in on the first consensus cycle.. yay me.
Car sat at 3000... 3400.... you know the drill... 3800... then.. 4300/4D00 where it has been sitting for 3.5 weeks. My dealer calls me earlier today and told me the car was shipped to Nashville and will be there until the end of October, best case. This car was built almost a MONTH ago.
I asked if he could get info from GM as to why it was there, yet I saw a guy at the gas station with a Torch Red VIN 135something and he just picked it up on Friday. He said GM doesnt give him info and couldnt tell me, he has no idea what the issue could be other than they are trying to make it "perfect".
Well... to me the guy who got his already is "perfect" seeing as how they released it to him already. Mine cant be perfect because the pile of crap is sitting in Nashville getting REPAIRED before it even hits the road!
I told him I will never buy a GM product again. My wife and I decided to test drive the 2014 Porsche Cayman S and went out for lunch and stopped by.
Long story short, I test drove this amazing car and picked her up for $73K ($385 cheaper than my C7 on order), including the PDK transmission, and couldn't be happier. The sales process was amazing, they even tossed in a $100 gift card to Flemings to have dinner on them. They are sending a mobile detailer to my office next week as a complementary gift. 4 Years hassle-free maintenance... loaner Porsches when needing maintenance.. and they treated me the way I should when writing a $73K check. The thread regarding the C7 being the reason American cars get a bad reputation is dead on. Gave GM a shot, they failed, and Porsche has a new customer.
Good luck guys hope you have better luck than me. Not saying Porsche is better, at least I was able to buy the Porsche.
09-30-2013, 11:10 PM
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Congrats on the new Porsche.
Enjoy and be safe.
Enjoy and be safe.
09-30-2013, 11:15 PM
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You must really love the back end of the C7 if you're willing to drive the Caymen... its the view you will now become familiar with.
WHOA... just kidding. I'm sorry the C7 did not work out for you but I'm sure you will enjoy the Caymen as they are super nice cars. Have fun and drive friendly.
WHOA... just kidding. I'm sorry the C7 did not work out for you but I'm sure you will enjoy the Caymen as they are super nice cars. Have fun and drive friendly.
09-30-2013, 11:15 PM
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Enjoy your Porsche.
Depending on what happens this week with my Private offer and status of my car, I maybe joining you in the "done waiting" I won't get a Porsche but I will look at a used Aston Martin or Maserati. Slower than the C7, handles no where as good but they both look damn sexy!
Depending on what happens this week with my Private offer and status of my car, I maybe joining you in the "done waiting" I won't get a Porsche but I will look at a used Aston Martin or Maserati. Slower than the C7, handles no where as good but they both look damn sexy!
09-30-2013, 11:17 PM
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Good luck with your new Boxster/Cayman. I am sure you will be pleased. There is a risk to the C7 that everyone hopes (really hard) that will not come to fruition. That is the "first model year" curse and those that have big brass ones that are willing to be the first buyers of the first model year production are playing a little game of Russian roulette. I would probably be risking too, but I want the car at the right time of year, which for me is March. Spring gives me the best of times to enjoy it. By that time, we will have enough feedback from the early adopters and the production line will be relatively stable.
Have fun!
Have fun!
09-30-2013, 11:19 PM
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Here is my take: Porsche has been working on the 911 with revisions since the 1960's to get it right & people are upset because GM is concerned with getting a car right off the production line in the first month of production.
09-30-2013, 11:19 PM
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It's my understanding that cars sent to Nashville are undergoing inspections, but not repairs unless they actually find something that needs to be repaired.
I can imagine the delay was very frustrating. Personally though, I don't think I would compromise on the car I wanted because of a couple month delay, and the product is more important to me than the service.
That said, you can't go wrong with the Porsche either.
I can imagine the delay was very frustrating. Personally though, I don't think I would compromise on the car I wanted because of a couple month delay, and the product is more important to me than the service.
That said, you can't go wrong with the Porsche either.
09-30-2013, 11:25 PM
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Hey guys - I just wanted to login here to the forum and let you know I am never going to use the forums again.
I mean this is ridiculous - I expected all of my questions to be answered immediately and everyone is just busy with their own conversations.
Unacceptable ... but I just had to log in to make sure you all knew how terrible the forums are and make it clear that I have no interest in the forums anymore even though I am here posting...
Have a good life on the forums - I am going back to e-mail.... and my Balvenie.
I mean this is ridiculous - I expected all of my questions to be answered immediately and everyone is just busy with their own conversations.
Unacceptable ... but I just had to log in to make sure you all knew how terrible the forums are and make it clear that I have no interest in the forums anymore even though I am here posting...
Have a good life on the forums - I am going back to e-mail.... and my Balvenie.
09-30-2013, 11:25 PM
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The C7 was the first Corvette I was interested in buying. In February, after I saw the reveal video on YouTube, I went into my local Chevy dealer and promptly put a deposit down to be #5 on their pre-order list.
Come to find out they received 62 coupes... I got in on the first consensus cycle.. yay me.
Car sat at 3000... 3400.... you know the drill... 3800... then.. 4300/4D00 where it has been sitting for 3.5 weeks. My dealer calls me earlier today and told me the car was shipped to Nashville and will be there until the end of October, best case. This car was built almost a MONTH ago.
I asked if he could get info from GM as to why it was there, yet I saw a guy at the gas station with a Torch Red VIN 135something and he just picked it up on Friday. He said GM doesnt give him info and couldnt tell me, he has no idea what the issue could be other than they are trying to make it "perfect".
Well... to me the guy who got his already is "perfect" seeing as how they released it to him already. Mine cant be perfect because the pile of crap is sitting in Nashville getting REPAIRED before it even hits the road!
I told him I will never buy a GM product again. My wife and I decided to test drive the 2014 Porsche Cayman S and went out for lunch and stopped by.
Long story short, I test drove this amazing car and picked her up for $73K ($385 cheaper than my C7 on order), including the PDK transmission, and couldn't be happier. The sales process was amazing, they even tossed in a $100 gift card to Flemings to have dinner on them. They are sending a mobile detailer to my office next week as a complementary gift. 4 Years hassle-free maintenance... loaner Porsches when needing maintenance.. and they treated me the way I should when writing a $73K check. The thread regarding the C7 being the reason American cars get a bad reputation is dead on. Gave GM a shot, they failed, and Porsche has a new customer.
Good luck guys hope you have better luck than me. Not saying Porsche is better, at least I was able to buy the Porsche.
Come to find out they received 62 coupes... I got in on the first consensus cycle.. yay me.
Car sat at 3000... 3400.... you know the drill... 3800... then.. 4300/4D00 where it has been sitting for 3.5 weeks. My dealer calls me earlier today and told me the car was shipped to Nashville and will be there until the end of October, best case. This car was built almost a MONTH ago.
I asked if he could get info from GM as to why it was there, yet I saw a guy at the gas station with a Torch Red VIN 135something and he just picked it up on Friday. He said GM doesnt give him info and couldnt tell me, he has no idea what the issue could be other than they are trying to make it "perfect".
Well... to me the guy who got his already is "perfect" seeing as how they released it to him already. Mine cant be perfect because the pile of crap is sitting in Nashville getting REPAIRED before it even hits the road!
I told him I will never buy a GM product again. My wife and I decided to test drive the 2014 Porsche Cayman S and went out for lunch and stopped by.
Long story short, I test drove this amazing car and picked her up for $73K ($385 cheaper than my C7 on order), including the PDK transmission, and couldn't be happier. The sales process was amazing, they even tossed in a $100 gift card to Flemings to have dinner on them. They are sending a mobile detailer to my office next week as a complementary gift. 4 Years hassle-free maintenance... loaner Porsches when needing maintenance.. and they treated me the way I should when writing a $73K check. The thread regarding the C7 being the reason American cars get a bad reputation is dead on. Gave GM a shot, they failed, and Porsche has a new customer.
Good luck guys hope you have better luck than me. Not saying Porsche is better, at least I was able to buy the Porsche.
09-30-2013, 11:25 PM
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i've had 4 911's, and honestly thinking about going for #5.
GM made an amazing car, but as a company they didn't change at all.. i'm really upset and frustrated with GM as a car company... i should have known better.. they need to do better if they are going to chase "porsche" clients... as their main prey.
the dealer network is just crap, the salesmen are used to selling impala's and not used to selling what should be "their premiere model"...
nissan sells crap too, but when you buy a GT-R they treat you much better.
GM made an amazing car, but as a company they didn't change at all.. i'm really upset and frustrated with GM as a car company... i should have known better.. they need to do better if they are going to chase "porsche" clients... as their main prey.
the dealer network is just crap, the salesmen are used to selling impala's and not used to selling what should be "their premiere model"...
nissan sells crap too, but when you buy a GT-R they treat you much better.
09-30-2013, 11:31 PM
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When did they start shipping cars?
Two weeks ago?
Two weeks ago?
09-30-2013, 11:32 PM
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I'm not exactly sure of what all goes on in Nashville but I was at the plant with many of the Corvette folks this past weekend and they said the main rail head that they ship from is in Nashville as well.
09-30-2013, 11:32 PM
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It's my understanding that cars sent to Nashville are undergoing inspections, but not repairs unless they actually find something that needs to be repaired.
I can imagine the delay was very frustrating. Personally though, I don't think I would compromise on the car I wanted because of a couple month delay, and the product is more important to me than the service.
That said, you can't go wrong with the Porsche either.
I can imagine the delay was very frustrating. Personally though, I don't think I would compromise on the car I wanted because of a couple month delay, and the product is more important to me than the service.
That said, you can't go wrong with the Porsche either.
These are sporadic QC check on the each and every one of the first 1000 built in which they said all of them will go through QC but yet only some are going? Does that even make sense? Didn't think so.
09-30-2013, 11:33 PM
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Not sure who your dealer is, but i have not heard Mike, Rick, Tommy, or Ken chime in on concerning the Nashville fiasco. If they had info i am guessing they would pass it along to the Forum. The fact that you guy told you the end of October is (IMO) just throwing a dart. It is just as likely that it could show up tomorrow.
If you ordered a new Cayman would you be privy to the same realtime info that you had on your C7?
Njoy you Porsche.
If you ordered a new Cayman would you be privy to the same realtime info that you had on your C7?
Njoy you Porsche.