Help me out
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Help me out
My dealer just called and said my order was "picked up". He said the car would probably be built in the next week and then would be in Quality Control for 2 weeks. He said that is how long it takes for them to perform all of the tests on the car before releasing it to be shipped.
What are other peoples experiences regarding this?
Does he know what he is talking about?
The wait is almost over - the car was ordered Feb. 7 - MS 3LT Vert.
What are other peoples experiences regarding this?
Does he know what he is talking about?
The wait is almost over - the car was ordered Feb. 7 - MS 3LT Vert.
Last edited by blkvette1; Mar 10, 2006 at 09:50 PM.
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Your dealer either doesn't know anything about corvettes or is not telling you the truth to you.
Ask him for the TPW, target production week and the event code. HE knows what these are.
I have been to the factory to see my car built and drove it off the line. It took 5 days to get it to my dealer in Iowa. Now there is the possibility that the factory may choose a few cars to do an audit on it and that delays things an additional 3 days, but this is rare.
Ask him for the TPW, target production week and the event code. HE knows what these are.
I have been to the factory to see my car built and drove it off the line. It took 5 days to get it to my dealer in Iowa. Now there is the possibility that the factory may choose a few cars to do an audit on it and that delays things an additional 3 days, but this is rare.
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by blkvette1
My dealer just called and said my order was "picked up". He said the car would probably be built in the next week and then would be in Quality Control for 2 weeks. He said that is how long it takes for them to perform all of the tests on the car before releasing it to be shipped........
There is no such thing as a routine Quality Control for 2 weeks. Some cars are shipped in as little as 2 to 5 days after coming off the line. There are times that some cars are selected for an audit and also other times when all cars are held while a discovered problem is corrected.
Your dealer should be giving you your Event Code status every week. That will tell you exactly where your order is.
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What they said. Find out your status code. If you're at 2500 or higher, your order has indeed been "picked up". Once it hits 3000, you can generally figure on another 3 - 4 weeks until the car actually gets built. Once it's built, figure on another 1 - 3 weeks until it arrives at your dealer. As the others here pointed out, "quality holds" are by far the exception and not the rule.If your dealer is saying that your order was just picked up (as in this week), there's no way your car will be built next week. The week of April 3rd or April 10th is more likely.
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I hate to disagree with everyone but there are quite a few that are held back after the car is built. Mine was no exception. I had to wait two weeks after it was built before I could drive it home from the museum.
But,what I would do is e-mail Kevin Terrance at ezra.tarrence@gm.com to get the exact date of assembly. Kevin works at the plant. He will need your order number. You can get the order number from your dealer or from the car's build sheet.Then ask him about the quality inspections. Kevin is very responsive and helpful.
But,what I would do is e-mail Kevin Terrance at ezra.tarrence@gm.com to get the exact date of assembly. Kevin works at the plant. He will need your order number. You can get the order number from your dealer or from the car's build sheet.Then ask him about the quality inspections. Kevin is very responsive and helpful.
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From: La Center WA
Originally Posted by 98vettered
I hate to disagree with everyone but there are quite a few that are held back after the car is built. Mine was no exception. I had to wait two weeks after it was built before I could drive it home from the museum.
Very few Corvettes are actually help up by the factory due to quality control holds.
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From: Toddville Ia
I'm sorry but I have to disagree again. Museum delivery is not something that is imposed by the museum. They do not get the car until the factory releases the car.
Generaly they don't need more than a day or two. I'm not real sure on that particular time ...that probalby depends more on how many deliverys that they have to prep. And of course any problems encounterd with each car.
When I had watched my car get built it had to sit outside the back of the factory for the 2 wk. quality control check. But mine wasn't the only one there. There were ...well certainly more vettes than I could have counted.
I have no idea how they determine which ones stay and which ones go. But I'd guess there are more staying for the two weeks than the ones that get through that timeslot.
I was told they stay there if for no other reason than if they should come up with a bad part or a quality problem that gets discovered in the factory.
It's much easier to fix them there than letting them out from their control.
Generaly they don't need more than a day or two. I'm not real sure on that particular time ...that probalby depends more on how many deliverys that they have to prep. And of course any problems encounterd with each car.
When I had watched my car get built it had to sit outside the back of the factory for the 2 wk. quality control check. But mine wasn't the only one there. There were ...well certainly more vettes than I could have counted.
I have no idea how they determine which ones stay and which ones go. But I'd guess there are more staying for the two weeks than the ones that get through that timeslot.
I was told they stay there if for no other reason than if they should come up with a bad part or a quality problem that gets discovered in the factory.
It's much easier to fix them there than letting them out from their control.
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2 weeks "Quality Hold" is to avoid rechedules at Museum in the event there is a quality problem...this would pertain to Museum Delivery however any car could be selected for the random "extensive quality check"...yep...'bout a 2 week process.. Now y'all play nice. 
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When I spoke to Gary to schedule my NCM delivery two weeks ago, he said it would take two weeks for the car to get released by GM to the museum.
While I don't think the plant is actively testing the car for two weeks, the rest of your dealer's info sounds about right. It's more of a waiting stage to make sure no defects are found on other cars coming off the line that need to fixed. It keeps them from having to deal with not being able to recall the cars in transit.
While I don't think the plant is actively testing the car for two weeks, the rest of your dealer's info sounds about right. It's more of a waiting stage to make sure no defects are found on other cars coming off the line that need to fixed. It keeps them from having to deal with not being able to recall the cars in transit.
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Originally Posted by 98vettered
I hate to disagree with everyone but there are quite a few that are held back after the car is built. Mine was no exception. I had to wait two weeks after it was built before I could drive it home from the museum.
But,what I would do is e-mail Kevin Terrance at ezra.tarrence@gm.com to get the exact date of assembly. Kevin works at the plant. He will need your order number. You can get the order number from your dealer or from the car's build sheet.Then ask him about the quality inspections. Kevin is very responsive and helpful.
But,what I would do is e-mail Kevin Terrance at ezra.tarrence@gm.com to get the exact date of assembly. Kevin works at the plant. He will need your order number. You can get the order number from your dealer or from the car's build sheet.Then ask him about the quality inspections. Kevin is very responsive and helpful.
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Very few cars are held up for QA, in fact the plant does not have the room to store every car for two weeks! I used to work at a GM plant in the summer while in college and back then QA was only done at certain times of the week, so if a vehicle was produced at that time it could get pulled for QA. That said QA takes less than one hour and then the car is sent out back to be turned over to the shipper. Sometimes they actually build cars without certain parts or produce vehicles they know have a specific problem that need fixed. Those vehicles obviously have to be held to make the repairs. For instance, I was at the plant in October on a Saturday when the palnt was not operating and Several vehicles were in the repair bays having body panels changed (rockers panels). Apparently the line sequencing messed up and the wrong colored panels were installed on some cars. Perfect example of a factory hold! My vehicle was actually released to Allied same day it was built and actually left the plant on the truck that evening. Sounds like more uninformed salesman to me! I have heard the museum will not schedule the delivery until two weeks after production but I'm not sure if this is in case of production changes or to give them time to fix any problems.
to me! I have heard the museum will not schedule the delivery until two weeks after production but I'm not sure if this is in case of production changes or to give them time to fix any problems.
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I have another story about the hold time. When I picked mine up at the museum and while on the personal tour of the factory I was told that the new cars were put on a two week hold when a production problem was brought to their attention. For instance if a bolt was found not torqued properly they will hold 500 cars built before and after to make sure the problem has been corrected. That does not work out to exactly two weeks but it is a hold.
The museum puts a two week hold time just in case a problem comes up and the care is on hold. They don't want to schedule a delivery date and find out the car is on hold. Mine was serviced the day before I picked it up.
The museum puts a two week hold time just in case a problem comes up and the care is on hold. They don't want to schedule a delivery date and find out the car is on hold. Mine was serviced the day before I picked it up.
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I was able to gat the TPW Codes from this forum and then could track my car through the dealer and Kevin. By the time my Vette was scheduled for production there were no "constraints" i effect that pertained to the order. It rolled off the line on February 28th of last year and arrived at the Texas dealership the afternoon of March 3rd. I picked it up on March 4th and have had just over a year of terrific, trouble-free Corvette fun!!!
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What's the difference between having the order "picked up" at the factory and having the car "scheduled" for production? Same thing?
I wonder how long it will be - ordered Feb. 4, 2006.
And now, based on another rather large post here, I wonder if the wheels will stay on the damn thing.
I wonder how long it will be - ordered Feb. 4, 2006.
And now, based on another rather large post here, I wonder if the wheels will stay on the damn thing.