Redvette_22

I know that this situation was the cause for my Father to never buy another GM product for the rest of his life.!!! He surely enjoyed the number of Lincolns that he owned after that.

sting ya

if true - i will cancel as well

VThokies

Placed my order with the Z51 option in early September, update from dealer a few days ago said that the estimated delivery is late December for the car.

RickMN

I am waiting for the Z51 package because I am buying a Corvette for the actual performance, not just the appearance of performance.

Sure, a lot of the performance is overkill when not on the track, but every little performance refinement makes my daily drive that much quicker and more fun. I routinely drive my current daily driver to some of its limits. Maybe not top speed, but I certainly routinely use bursts of maximum power, turn with max lateral G's, and occasionally use its max braking capability (often wishing it had more).

Just this morning, in the rain, going about 70 around a freeway turn that most cars slow down to about 50 for even when its not raining, I was thinking the Corvette's new electronic rear diff in weather mode sure would be a nice thing to have in the rain I was in (as I blew past a newer BMW 335 coupe being driven like it was afraid to get wet).

I anticipate that the 2014 Corvette Z51 will be quite the upgrade to my old 93 Nissan 300zx, and I look forward to progressing to the point where I can routinely and comfortably drive it to its limits.

(I am the other order with Mr. Conti that got one of his Z51 allocations today).

sting ya

I ordered the same time with z51 and carbon roof. if it goes until march - im out ! Ill wait for the z06 at that point

bgood

I know of a forum member that placed a Z51 order in September and his car was lucky enough to make it through the production line.

I waited until October 3rd and now have a deposit down for a Z51 order when they come out of constraint.

Overall waiting through a constraint is still worlds better than being an owner with a car stuck in Nashville.

450hp mike9

I don't get it I placed an order on 9/4 with the Z51 option and picked it up @ the local dealer 10/4. When I ordered it I asked if they had an allocation slot available for that order and they said yes. There must be some dealers taking many more orders than allocation slots.
So far this thing is just so just right I can't really say any more.

adamsocb

Yah think?

450hp mike9

I went to 4 dealerships before I found one with a no wait allocation slot.

HummelS

Yes it will, because of the gear ratios. There is precedent for constraining based on fuel mileage: for example, back in the day, my 2000 coupe was constrained for several weeks because I ordered the 3.42 (iirc) rear gear, and GM needed to produce more cars with the taller ratio to meet CAFE standards.

This current constraint is not a "rumor" - my dealer (Ken F.) is among the most informed Chevy dealers on the planet, and I got an email from him the day the constraint was announced, and acted accordingly.

themonk

If true......since I put down a $2500 dip to get the process started and I ordered competition seats my car hasn't been made yet so I and others who ordered comp seats are pretty much at the bottom of the list, that being the case and if it is indeed a year's wait will we be entitled to 2015 cars at the price we signed up for?

gthal

My guess is no. Putting a deposit down doesn't really mean much IMO... the only thing you can hopefully rely on is the relationship with the dealer. GM has the ability to pull a dealers allocation if the options you choose can't be built when the allocation comes up... there is zero entitlement to anything in this system

Sneakytoot

Ordered mine October 9th expecting to get it in the Spring maybe the end of May, thats O.K. as I live in Canada and snow will be on the ground soon......

osunick

So many conspiracy theories by armchair manufacturing experts! Remember that the media is going for the most salacious headline they can get to beat the competition in clicks. So yes, I can imagine that if they can build only X Z51's a week and there are 50X orders in the system, a very basic analysis based on that single data point gets you to a one year wait time. That meets some editor's standard of journalistic integrity and we all get upset. We're also in the first couple months of production, so I think it's safe to say that suppliers are ramping up production to final levels.

GM gets nothing by responding to this article- they can say it is shorter than a year but they can't and shouldn't give a more precise estimate if their goal is to ship a quality product. Lots of new tech on the Z51- we are free to wait or not wait, but I guarantee that this is not simply a matter of turning a **** on a supplier. Additional capacity is expensive and building for a short peak leaves excess capacity later on, which is expensive in both upkeep and opportunity cost.

jovette

I just finished reading this whole trail, and am wondering if anyone has given thought to the possibility that the Z51 constraint may be linked to the move of the GM Performance Build Center from Wixom MI, to the BG factory.......Are the dry sump LT1 engines hand built by the build center? If yes, then I recall we were told that this move from Wixom to BG, would be completed by 1/1/14.......wonder if the Build Center is having difficulty building engines quick enough in large enough numbers, while still building 427s for the Z28 Camaro, and dealing with the move of equipment, employees, and new employee training????

BlueOx

It's interesting that people don't buy what dealers tell them and this 'article' (read rumor) is based on a dealer or two supposedly telling the author this. I don't buy it. They could be having supplier issues but I wouldn't believe it just based on this article. Nobody quoted either.

texvette2

Can people order the larger tires and rims, and get the aero effect on
a regular model. The rest of the stuff seems worthless for everyday
driving ?????. The price difference is nothing, but if one has
to have it now, would a causal driver even notice

dlaukhuf

Ordered my 2015 on May 30th. Coupe, painted roof, 3LT Z51, chrome wheels. Still waiting!!

Pete V

These earlier posts are a year old!!

theanswriz42

You really had to dig up a year old thread?