Question concerning Houston area sales.
09-27-2014, 11:47 PM
#41
Drifting
Thread Starter
I also had a great meeting today with Joe Classic (https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...oeclassic.html) and I was told that because the company I work for is on some sort of GM list, I qualified for the special pricing. I think it's supplier pricing which should save around $5,000-$6,000 from MSRP.
Back to the Hellcat, no way do I envision anybody getting this car at MSRP without the 'market adjustment'. As a matter of fact, today I went by Monument (who gave me outstanding pricing on a 2009 Vette I special ordered from them) and saw that a 2015 yellow LT2 had a 'market adjustment' of $5,000 while the Z/28 had the 'market adjustment' of $10,000. I was told by a salesman that this is normal for the pricing of the Vette and Z/28. I mentioned something about being desperate as I was walking out.
I would like to again give a shout out of gratitude for those who've posted or helped out in this thread.
I'm not a red car type of guy, but I totally fell in love with a red Vette, with the black spoiler and black side mirrors along with the black rims. I figured laguna blue or black, but I'm doing a major backstroke about a choice of colors.
Bottom line is that I'm not in a hurry to buy a Vette, however thanks to you guys I now have a really good game plan. It looks like I may be able to get a great price on the car, and keep my money in the Houston area.
09-28-2014, 08:03 AM
#42
Team Owner
Yesterday I did some out of the box thinking.
To explain why..........a couple of months ago my wife decided she wanted a 4 door car for around town stuff. Even though there isn't any kids or grandkids just her and I, she always wants a 4 door car. We couldn't decide between a Chevy SS or a Dodge Charger SRT, however the deciding factor was that the Chevy SS looked like any other Impala/Malibu, but the Charger SRT stood out. I did a bit of searching and since she really wanted the Plum Crazy model, this was extra hard to find as only the very top of the line version or the Super Bee came in that color. I found a 2014 Super Bee in Plum Crazy at Texas Direct Auto that was totally loaded out with everything but navigation, and it had the window sticker in the car. The window sticker was $48,000, however we bought the car for $38,300.......and the car had <2,000 miles on it and still had the new car smell. I felt this was a great buy.
So, having made a great buy at TDA for the Charger SRT, I thought maybe I could find a very low mileage C7 for a steal. This was not to be. While the Dodge was greatly marked down, the price of the C7 Vettes were very close to buying a brand new one at MSRP.
Now before anybody slaps my hand and tells me a C7 isn't a Dodge, we don't need to dumb it down to that level. My thought was that I had one great buy on an almost brand new car, so the 50 mile round trip to TDA to hear the negative news was OK. It wasn't a great loss. However we did get to take our time and check out all the bells and whistles in the car and check it out from top to bottom. I guess I always feel rushed or intimidated at a new car dealer unless I'm at least 90% sure I'm buying or ordering a car from them.
Tomorrow we're going by to talk to JoeClassic about his pricing and see what he has to offer. Here is his ad, and even if we don't make a deal, there is a good chance he can be my Houston area 'go to' guy. I do know a few years back both Classic in Sugarland and Landmark in North Houston closed down and had terrible reputations, however I haven't seen any negativity against the new ownership, so I'll forgive and forget the bad news from a few years ago and see what they have to offer.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...stingrays.html
Somebody mentioned Robbins up in Humble, however last Saturday when I went by there, I was treated in a very rude manner. Also, this is something that may not concern others, they only had two handicapped parking spots, and they were using them for new car/truck delivery. Something about that (lack of respect or compassion for those who need those parking spots) plus the rude manner in which I was treated..........I won't go back.
To explain why..........a couple of months ago my wife decided she wanted a 4 door car for around town stuff. Even though there isn't any kids or grandkids just her and I, she always wants a 4 door car. We couldn't decide between a Chevy SS or a Dodge Charger SRT, however the deciding factor was that the Chevy SS looked like any other Impala/Malibu, but the Charger SRT stood out. I did a bit of searching and since she really wanted the Plum Crazy model, this was extra hard to find as only the very top of the line version or the Super Bee came in that color. I found a 2014 Super Bee in Plum Crazy at Texas Direct Auto that was totally loaded out with everything but navigation, and it had the window sticker in the car. The window sticker was $48,000, however we bought the car for $38,300.......and the car had <2,000 miles on it and still had the new car smell. I felt this was a great buy.
So, having made a great buy at TDA for the Charger SRT, I thought maybe I could find a very low mileage C7 for a steal. This was not to be. While the Dodge was greatly marked down, the price of the C7 Vettes were very close to buying a brand new one at MSRP.
Now before anybody slaps my hand and tells me a C7 isn't a Dodge, we don't need to dumb it down to that level. My thought was that I had one great buy on an almost brand new car, so the 50 mile round trip to TDA to hear the negative news was OK. It wasn't a great loss. However we did get to take our time and check out all the bells and whistles in the car and check it out from top to bottom. I guess I always feel rushed or intimidated at a new car dealer unless I'm at least 90% sure I'm buying or ordering a car from them.
Tomorrow we're going by to talk to JoeClassic about his pricing and see what he has to offer. Here is his ad, and even if we don't make a deal, there is a good chance he can be my Houston area 'go to' guy. I do know a few years back both Classic in Sugarland and Landmark in North Houston closed down and had terrible reputations, however I haven't seen any negativity against the new ownership, so I'll forgive and forget the bad news from a few years ago and see what they have to offer.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...stingrays.html
Somebody mentioned Robbins up in Humble, however last Saturday when I went by there, I was treated in a very rude manner. Also, this is something that may not concern others, they only had two handicapped parking spots, and they were using them for new car/truck delivery. Something about that (lack of respect or compassion for those who need those parking spots) plus the rude manner in which I was treated..........I won't go back.
BTW, I know the owner of Robbins and have bought 17 vehicles there. They are basically good guys (I get treated great there) bud sadly the auto dealer business is extremely transient and there will be horror stories about any dealership.
09-28-2014, 08:39 AM
#43
Classic has a great reputation.
BTW, I know the owner of Robbins and have bought 17 vehicles there. They are basically good guys (I get treated great there) bud sadly the auto dealer business is extremely transient and there will be horror stories about any dealership.
BTW, I know the owner of Robbins and have bought 17 vehicles there. They are basically good guys (I get treated great there) bud sadly the auto dealer business is extremely transient and there will be horror stories about any dealership.
09-28-2014, 11:35 AM
#44
Race Director
I also had a great meeting today with Joe Classic (https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...oeclassic.html) and I was told that because the company I work for is on some sort of GM list, I qualified for the special pricing. I think it's supplier pricing which should save around $5,000-$6,000 from MSRP.
09-29-2014, 10:52 AM
#47
Race Director
That's great! So do you know if it will be available to the rest of us or was it a one shot deal? I qualify for supplier or the credit union discount. Either way some Houston area dealers finally seem to be breaking from MSRP which is good to all of us looking to purchase.
BTW, my closest dealer happens to be in Victoria and I found out they only have four allocations a year. Kinda of sad because I have seen quite a few (for Victoria) Stingrays around here.
BTW, my closest dealer happens to be in Victoria and I found out they only have four allocations a year. Kinda of sad because I have seen quite a few (for Victoria) Stingrays around here.
09-29-2014, 03:19 PM
#49
Race Director
I thought about heading up there today, but to order I was told through email that I needed to put down a $2500 non-refundable deposit. That put me back on the fence.
09-29-2014, 11:54 PM
#50
Drifting
Thread Starter
That's great! So do you know if it will be available to the rest of us or was it a one shot deal? I qualify for supplier or the credit union discount. Either way some Houston area dealers finally seem to be breaking from MSRP which is good to all of us looking to purchase.
BTW, my closest dealer happens to be in Victoria and I found out they only have four allocations a year. Kinda of sad because I have seen quite a few (for Victoria) Stingrays around here.
BTW, my closest dealer happens to be in Victoria and I found out they only have four allocations a year. Kinda of sad because I have seen quite a few (for Victoria) Stingrays around here.
09-30-2014, 12:14 AM
#51
09-30-2014, 09:13 AM
#52
Racer
Call them now. I understand they have changed their mind in the past couple of days. And I think it is because the market has shifted a bit. I believe there is now more supply of C7s than demand, at least in the Houston area. This is predictable, and it comes at about the right time.
09-30-2014, 01:29 PM
#53
Call them now. I understand they have changed their mind in the past couple of days. And I think it is because the market has shifted a bit. I believe there is now more supply of C7s than demand, at least in the Houston area. This is predictable, and it comes at about the right time.
09-30-2014, 01:51 PM
#54
Racer
09-30-2014, 02:26 PM
#55
Melting Slicks
09-30-2014, 03:02 PM
#56
Team Owner
09-30-2014, 03:21 PM
#57
Racer
09-30-2014, 04:00 PM
#58
09-30-2014, 05:02 PM
#59
Racer
09-30-2014, 05:21 PM
#60
Intermediate
