Decision Made!
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Decision Made!
Done with the waffling, here is what I am going to order:
2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible 3LT with Z51 Performance Package
Night Race Blue
Gray Perforated Napa Leather Seating Surfaces
Gray Top
Z51 5-split spoke Black Aluminum Wheels
7 Speed Manual Transmission
Battery Protection Package
Magnetic Ride Control
Yellow Painted Brake Calipers
Performance Exhaust
GT Bucket Seats
Sueded Microfiber-Wrapped Upper Interior Trim Package
Carbon Fiber Interior Trim
Museum Delivery
2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible 3LT with Z51 Performance Package
Night Race Blue
Gray Perforated Napa Leather Seating Surfaces
Gray Top
Z51 5-split spoke Black Aluminum Wheels
7 Speed Manual Transmission
Battery Protection Package
Magnetic Ride Control
Yellow Painted Brake Calipers
Performance Exhaust
GT Bucket Seats
Sueded Microfiber-Wrapped Upper Interior Trim Package
Carbon Fiber Interior Trim
Museum Delivery
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '16-'17-'18
Don't waste your money on the GM "battery protection package". Go buy a tender for $30 from a number of other sources
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Is there no advantage to their's over third party tenders? I have about 6 CTEk's for instance that I use on our Mustang, my old Vette, waverunners, boat, and tractor.
Last edited by teejake; Jan 24, 2014 at 03:06 PM.
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I think you will love your choices when you get it. The Museum delivery was awesome. Recommend you request the 7:30am delivery. We did the 10:30am delivery and ran out of time (we spent over 4 hours on the plant tour). You can see my delivery review at My museum delivery and drive home (lot of pics)
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The only "advantage" is that it has the Corvette logo on it and it shows up on your window sticker. It matters to some people for resale value.
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Congrats on your decision, and good luck on getting an early Spring delivery. Are you aware of the constraints on Z51 and FAY carbon fiber interior and how the size of your dealer [allocations] may affect your delivery date?
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Nope. I was told that by a Forum member when I was trying to decide if I wanted one. I ended up getting one, but only because I like the Corvette logo on it (I don't ever plan to sell mine). Yes, I know it's probably not worth the extra cost, but when you fork over $70K for the car, $100 is a drop in the bucket.
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Done with the waffling, here is what I am going to order:
2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible 3LT with Z51 Performance Package
Night Race Blue
Gray Perforated Napa Leather Seating Surfaces
Gray Top
Z51 5-split spoke Black Aluminum Wheels
7 Speed Manual Transmission
Battery Protection Package
Magnetic Ride Control
Yellow Painted Brake Calipers
Performance Exhaust
GT Bucket Seats
Sueded Microfiber-Wrapped Upper Interior Trim Package
Carbon Fiber Interior Trim
Museum Delivery
2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible 3LT with Z51 Performance Package
Night Race Blue
Gray Perforated Napa Leather Seating Surfaces
Gray Top
Z51 5-split spoke Black Aluminum Wheels
7 Speed Manual Transmission
Battery Protection Package
Magnetic Ride Control
Yellow Painted Brake Calipers
Performance Exhaust
GT Bucket Seats
Sueded Microfiber-Wrapped Upper Interior Trim Package
Carbon Fiber Interior Trim
Museum Delivery
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Yes I am, looks like I will order through Ken Fichtner, I reached out to pretty much all of the forum dealers and he has been by far the most responsive, in some cases I received zero response. He says he can work me in on the Z51 package with allocations he has however I have not asked about the carbon fiber, if it creates a significant delay I might pass on it.
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I think you will love your choices when you get it. The Museum delivery was awesome. Recommend you request the 7:30am delivery. We did the 10:30am delivery and ran out of time (we spent over 4 hours on the plant tour). You can see my delivery review at My museum delivery and drive home (lot of pics)
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I think you will love your choices when you get it. The Museum delivery was awesome. Recommend you request the 7:30am delivery. We did the 10:30am delivery and ran out of time (we spent over 4 hours on the plant tour). You can see my delivery review at My museum delivery and drive home (lot of pics)
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Congrats