Ordering a 2015 Corvette
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Ordering a 2015 Corvette
I visited my dealer several times and talked to them about ordering a new corvette. Each time they told me that as soon as they sold the one they had they could order me one with 1000.00 deposit. The dealership called me yesterday and said they could order me a 2015 but since I wanted a manual the deposit had now changed to 2500.00. Should I stay with this dealer or should I move on since they changed the deposit amount and they knew I wanted a manual all along?
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I don't think the deposit is out of line as long as the dealer will have allocation and can really get the car. Just make sure it is refundable if they can't make good with in a reasonable amount of time. I paid a $2k deposit when I ordered.
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Good advice above. My deposit was 2500.
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Thanks all for the advice! This is my first corvette!
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I visited my dealer several times and talked to them about ordering a new corvette. Each time they told me that as soon as they sold the one they had they could order me one with 1000.00 deposit. The dealership called me yesterday and said they could order me a 2015 but since I wanted a manual the deposit had now changed to 2500.00. Should I stay with this dealer or should I move on since they changed the deposit amount and they knew I wanted a manual all along?
To test them, have a friend call as a fake buyer and ask if there is a different deposit due on a C7 auto vs. a C7 manual.
Last edited by RedC7AZ; Jun 10, 2014 at 06:56 PM.
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I visited my dealer several times and talked to them about ordering a new corvette. Each time they told me that as soon as they sold the one they had they could order me one with 1000.00 deposit. The dealership called me yesterday and said they could order me a 2015 but since I wanted a manual the deposit had now changed to 2500.00. Should I stay with this dealer or should I move on since they changed the deposit amount and they knew I wanted a manual all along?
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That is exactly what happened and what made me start looking at other dealers. Who knows what would come up next?
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All the info needed to order a 2015 is available and orders can be placed in the system. What's not available are prices and Z06 information.
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The dealer in question was punching in the information as we were talking and when it got down to the price the computer said not available.
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I visited my dealer several times and talked to them about ordering a new corvette. Each time they told me that as soon as they sold the one they had they could order me one with 1000.00 deposit. The dealership called me yesterday and said they could order me a 2015 but since I wanted a manual the deposit had now changed to 2500.00. Should I stay with this dealer or should I move on since they changed the deposit amount and they knew I wanted a manual all along?
Last edited by Zymurgy; Jun 10, 2014 at 09:22 PM. Reason: fixed typo
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