Any news on the 2015 release date for shipping
08-29-2014, 11:31 PM
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What I do not get is how dealers are getting unsold A8's on their lots and customer ordered A8's are still sitting on the BG lot. Thought I read that customer ordered cars had had a little more priority.
08-30-2014, 12:54 AM
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I just need mine to be "officially"(per Shane) released(even though it's at 4200) for the Museum to just schedule a delivery,
It doesn't even need it to get across the street yet(the museum has their own parking area at the plant[probably 100 yards or less from where mine sits now], until they are ready for it), and probably for many more weeks to come!! This is just Crazy! 
So I will just have to continue to 
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08-30-2014, 12:56 AM
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I ordered my 2015 on the first day allowed. My salesman said: "but we don't have pricing yet".. I told him to go ahead anyways. He then tells me that the options list (especially the PDR) hasn't been finalized yet. I told him to go ahead anyways.
Car was built on the second day of production.
And ??? my car is still in the back lot of the factory; not shipped. Will not get to drive it over the holiday weekend. A8's built the next week - already in lucky owners driveways.
Look, I know they can't ship in VIN order. But Duntov or McLellan wouldn't of allowed this to happen. They would of tried to honor -at least- the day(s) the cars were built... to set up the shipping order preference.
Are accountants running the entire show now ?
08-30-2014, 02:11 PM
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I can assure you that Duntov and McLellan (and Hill and Wallace, for that matter) had nothing to do with the sequence in which cars got shipped; neither does Juechter. If you're pissed about how it's playing out, so be it. Please don't imply that it's Tadge's fault, though.
another one of those "the head guy - really doesn't have any control"
Blame properly placed.
Oh, and BTW... thanks for your concern with a fellow Corvette enthusiast.
This is how you help your fellow Corvette enthusiast:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1587717137
08-30-2014, 02:35 PM
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The following has been previously stated but I think bears repeating: once the vehicle is at status 4200 responsibility is in the hands of dispatch, a wholly unowned by GM entity.
That to me means Chevy no longer has input in which vehicle is loaded next because the supervising shipper now has it. As in every step of the ordering, accepting, assembling and delivering process, there are exceptions but these are related to safety issues not delivery issues.
I guess one could argue the shipper should not have that much control and Chevrolet should only give their vehicle transporting business to those companies who are willing to deliver vehicles based on what the assembling company wants and not based on what is efficient for their own bottom line.
Laborsmith
That to me means Chevy no longer has input in which vehicle is loaded next because the supervising shipper now has it. As in every step of the ordering, accepting, assembling and delivering process, there are exceptions but these are related to safety issues not delivery issues.
I guess one could argue the shipper should not have that much control and Chevrolet should only give their vehicle transporting business to those companies who are willing to deliver vehicles based on what the assembling company wants and not based on what is efficient for their own bottom line.
Laborsmith
08-30-2014, 02:50 PM
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St. Jude Donor '12, '15
The following has been previously stated but I think bears repeating: once the vehicle is at status 4200 responsibility is in the hands of dispatch, a wholly unowned by GM entity.
That to me means Chevy no longer has input in which vehicle is loaded next because the supervising shipper now has it. As in every step of the ordering, accepting, assembling and delivering process, there are exceptions but these are related to safety issues not delivery issues.
I guess one could argue the shipper should not have that much control and Chevrolet should only give their vehicle transporting business to those companies who are willing to deliver vehicles based on what the assembling company wants and not based on what is efficient for their own bottom line.
Laborsmith
That to me means Chevy no longer has input in which vehicle is loaded next because the supervising shipper now has it. As in every step of the ordering, accepting, assembling and delivering process, there are exceptions but these are related to safety issues not delivery issues.
I guess one could argue the shipper should not have that much control and Chevrolet should only give their vehicle transporting business to those companies who are willing to deliver vehicles based on what the assembling company wants and not based on what is efficient for their own bottom line.
Laborsmith
08-30-2014, 02:52 PM
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The following has been previously stated but I think bears repeating: once the vehicle is at status 4200 responsibility is in the hands of dispatch, a wholly unowned by GM entity.
That to me means Chevy no longer has input in which vehicle is loaded next because the supervising shipper now has it. As in every step of the ordering, accepting, assembling and delivering process, there are exceptions but these are related to safety issues not delivery issues.
I guess one could argue the shipper should not have that much control and Chevrolet should only give their vehicle transporting business to those companies who are willing to deliver vehicles based on what the assembling company wants and not based on what is efficient for their own bottom line.
Laborsmith
That to me means Chevy no longer has input in which vehicle is loaded next because the supervising shipper now has it. As in every step of the ordering, accepting, assembling and delivering process, there are exceptions but these are related to safety issues not delivery issues.
I guess one could argue the shipper should not have that much control and Chevrolet should only give their vehicle transporting business to those companies who are willing to deliver vehicles based on what the assembling company wants and not based on what is efficient for their own bottom line.
Laborsmith
Do you think GM knows more about running a railroad than Union Pacific does? Seems I recall something about GM needing a handout because of the way they ran their business.
While we may not like the time it takes to get a Corvette from Bowling Green to California, the transportation companies do know how to transport the Corvette for the least cost. If you want expedited transportation, be prepared to pay for it.
Is that what the Corvette buyer wants?
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08-30-2014, 03:16 PM
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If the transportation companies can't operate their business's to maximize their profits, the cost to transport will go up, That means the destination charge will increase to the retail customer.
Do you think GM knows more about running a railroad than Union Pacific does? Seems I recall something about GM needing a handout because of the way they ran their business.
While we may not like the time it takes to get a Corvette from Bowling Green to California, the transportation companies do know how to transport the Corvette for the least cost. If you want expedited transportation, be prepared to pay for it.
Is that what the Corvette buyer wants?
Do you think GM knows more about running a railroad than Union Pacific does? Seems I recall something about GM needing a handout because of the way they ran their business.
While we may not like the time it takes to get a Corvette from Bowling Green to California, the transportation companies do know how to transport the Corvette for the least cost. If you want expedited transportation, be prepared to pay for it.
Is that what the Corvette buyer wants?
Mike
08-30-2014, 04:28 PM
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4200 doen't mean anything for mine or the Museum!
Originally Posted by laborsmith
"The following has been previously stated but I think bears repeating: once the vehicle is at status 4200 responsibility is in the hands of dispatch, a wholly unowned by GM entity."
No, Wrong!
I'm at 4200 and it means nothing, not even when the Delivery is across the street!
The Museum won't even acknowledge it, they say they "have to wait until it has been released by the Factory"! Then they say they "don't know what 4200 is?" WTF 
I'll join you! 
"The following has been previously stated but I think bears repeating: once the vehicle is at status 4200 responsibility is in the hands of dispatch, a wholly unowned by GM entity."
No, Wrong!
I'm at 4200 and it means nothing, not even when the Delivery is across the street!
The Museum won't even acknowledge it, they say they "have to wait until it has been released by the Factory"! Then they say they "don't know what 4200 is?" WTF I'll join you! Les Stanford already has 19 2015s in stock & 6 are A8s, that's up in Michigan! I just need mine to be "officially"(per Shane) released(even though it's at 4200) for the Museum to just schedule a delivery, It doesn't even need it to get across the street yet(the museum has their own parking area at the plant[probably 100 yards or less from where mine sits now], until they are ready for it), and probably for many more weeks to come!! This is just Crazy! So I will just have to continue to
I just need mine to be "officially"(per Shane) released(even though it's at 4200) for the Museum to just schedule a delivery, It doesn't even need it to get across the street yet(the museum has their own parking area at the plant[probably 100 yards or less from where mine sits now], until they are ready for it), and probably for many more weeks to come!! This is just Crazy! So I will just have to continue to Last edited by CUSA; 08-30-2014 at 04:38 PM.
08-30-2014, 04:37 PM
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When was yours built?
Originally Posted by laborsmith
"The following has been previously stated but I think bears repeating: once the vehicle is at status 4200 responsibility is in the hands of dispatch, a wholly unowned by GM entity."
No, Wrong!
I'm at 4200 and it means nothing, not even when the Delivery is across the street! The Museum won't even acknowledge it, they say they "have to wait until it has been released by the Factory"! WTF I'll join you!
"The following has been previously stated but I think bears repeating: once the vehicle is at status 4200 responsibility is in the hands of dispatch, a wholly unowned by GM entity."
No, Wrong!
I'm at 4200 and it means nothing, not even when the Delivery is across the street!
The Museum won't even acknowledge it, they say they "have to wait until it has been released by the Factory"! WTF I'll join you!
08-30-2014, 05:01 PM
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08-30-2014, 05:03 PM
#214
Drifting
Mine was built 8/19 and for the past week it has been bouncing from 4B00 to 4200 to 4000 to 4B00. Guess you have to follow the bouncing ball. It appears no one wants to ship my car.
Who knows, maybe I will get a call from the dealer and tell its in, wishful thinking
Who knows, maybe I will get a call from the dealer and tell its in, wishful thinking
08-30-2014, 05:04 PM
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bothe drivers where going to drive to ATl are and then park till Tuesday.
They had stops in GA and FL Jax and fuither South.
08-30-2014, 05:06 PM
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08-30-2014, 05:13 PM
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Cool! Did you see a yellow vert with black wheels and yellow calipers by chance?
08-30-2014, 05:45 PM
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Has anyone ever figured out the most certain sign a vehicle has a qc problem? The good news: that problem and any others incidentally discovered will be fixed by the people who know more about than car than anyone, save possibly GM performance engineers.
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08-30-2014, 05:48 PM
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