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Old Dec 31, 2014 | 01:08 PM
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Happy New Year everyone! I have been "lurking" on this site for close to a year now and have greatly enjoyed all the posts! Test drove a 2014 7M in September and I knew I had to get one! I will be purchasing my first ever Corvette from Hendrick Chevrolet in Kansas (put down payment in October to guarantee no mid year price increase). When should I do the actual ordering for a mid March delivery? I don't think Hendrick has an allocation issue as they sold over 100 C7s in 2014! My main concern is the solid roof constraint. My order options are: Laguna Blue, 2LT, 7M, non-Z51, NPP, black painted wheels, and carbon flash badging.

Thanks for any input! Very excited and can't wait to have it join my wife's Camaro 2SS in the garage!
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Money down won't price protect you (unless the dealer covers the increase themselves). To get GM price protection, you need to have a retail sold order in the system, with your name on it, prior to the date of any price increase.


6-8 weeks is probably a pretty good guess. So, mid to late January.
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Agree with Zymurgy. Congrats on deciding to order and you picked a great color!

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Originally Posted by Zymurgy
Money down won't price protect you (unless the dealer covers the increase themselves). To get GM price protection, you need to have a retail sold order in the system, with your name on it, prior to the date of any price increase.


6-8 weeks is probably a pretty good guess. So, mid to late January.
Great! I will contact dealer second or third week of January!

Thanks for the input!
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I ordered yesterday was told 7 to 9 weeks on the outside but probably 6 to 8. I asked about the roof constraint and he said should not be an issue as they a large volume vette dealer and usually get what they order.
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