Dealer difficulty
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if a salesmans loyal customer base is currently all he can handle.... why not simply say to the others "I am unable to handle any new orders at this time"; instead of simply dropping the ball & leaving people hanging?
#63
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I've reached out to all 3 of these and none will honor GMS pricing on a Z51. That to me seems a bit non-customer service. When the company allows special pricing for those who quality and then the dealers choose to not participate that tells me the dealers are out for themselves and not the customer. Don't get me wrong, I know the dealership is there to make money and I'm okay with that but I'm not okay with trying to stick it to the consumers who are why they make money in the first place. I called MacMulkin today because they posted they have a few no spoken Z51's available. Guess what would not sell at GMS pricing. That's bad business in my opinion.
Just like the airlines, employees flying NON-REV always go after a full paying customer.
#64
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Les Stanford was number five for Corvette sales in 2012, so allocation wise they are probably still number five.
#65
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The dealers here. They quoted $5,000 over sticker & I m aware of at least one case where they sold an ordered car to another buyer willing to pay more.
You should call the GM corporate service line & make your feelings known.
But i m with you , just wait it out till the crowds die down & than make your move. We have a dealer here, Maxie price, who may have one but i ve read he does a lot of bait & switch.
Bottom line, Chevrolet needs to place more emphasis on dealer ethics & customer service for Corvette owners if they want to keep loyal customers.
Don t get me wrong I love my vette, but worry about future repair issues if I can t rely on trained people to properly diagnose & fix problems.
Sorry you have had so many problems. Good Luck! If i can help you from Atlanta just ping me!
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
For the rest of us, be glad that all dealers still have some choice as to programs they participate in. That's not a bad thing unless you want to get what you want, when you want it, from whomever you want, at a price you want.---then it becomes a slight issue. But it is free enterprise on both sides of the table----you can go elsewhere, and the dealer can look for other customers.
#67
After listening to a number of dealers who were happy to take my order but were doing so based on "soon to be upcoming allocation" and a general lack of clarity of when I might take delivery of the car I called Mike Furman. He was straight up about everything and the more I talked to him the better I felt about ordering from him. My Laguna blue Z51, MSRC, NPP will arrive mid-June!
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After listening to a number of dealers who were happy to take my order but were doing so based on "soon to be upcoming allocation" and a general lack of clarity of when I might take delivery of the car I called Mike Furman. He was straight up about everything and the more I talked to him the better I felt about ordering from him. My Laguna blue Z51, MSRC, NPP will arrive mid-June!
What I think might be going on is, the C7 has sold better than GM thought and the forum dealers are starting too run out of allocations. GM might be getting close already to selling what they considered to be the high range of sales for 2014. That will keep sales brisk for 2015 and will make it easy to pass along an other price hike to start 2015.
People like skid row who want to buy at invoice might not be buying their 2016 C7 until the Fall sales of 2016.