C7 General Discussion General C7 Corvette Discussion not covered in Tech
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Order Progress

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Nov 25, 2015 | 01:34 PM
  #21  
Woodson's Avatar
Woodson
Le Mans Master
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 5,887
Likes: 1,555
From: Calgary Alberta
Default

Originally Posted by Highplains
Ignorance used to be bliss. I didn't start reading this forum until after I ordered my car. As a result, I canned one dealer who was REALLY giving me the runaround. My current dealer is much larger, but apparently not large enough to have big pull with GM. Now that you folks wised me up, I am seeing the error of my ways. I didn't have to order the last new car I bought and life was much simpler. I wish I had a clue as to what a PITA this was going to be before I got started with it.
Lesson learned and no harm done. Get your deposit back and move on to a dealer that has an allocation.
Reply
Old Nov 25, 2015 | 02:09 PM
  #22  
MikeyTX's Avatar
MikeyTX
Team Owner
Supporting Lifetime Gold
15 Year Member
Veteran: Marine Corps
St. Jude 15 Year Donor
 
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 29,113
Likes: 2,194
From: Big Bend Country, TX
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15- '16-'17-‘18-‘19-'20-'21
NCM Lifetime Member
Default

Originally Posted by Highplains
Ignorance used to be bliss. I didn't start reading this forum until after I ordered my car. As a result, I canned one dealer who was REALLY giving me the runaround. My current dealer is much larger, but apparently not large enough to have big pull with GM. Now that you folks wised me up, I am seeing the error of my ways. I didn't have to order the last new car I bought and life was much simpler. I wish I had a clue as to what a PITA this was going to be before I got started with it.
It needn't be. The key is to go through one of the major forum dealers such as Ken. That is his personal cell phone he shows in his posts. Heck, I've called him on the weekends and he answers it. That blew me away.
Reply




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:59 AM.

story-0
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years

Slideshow: 10 reasons why the C6 Z06 is still a performance benchmark after 20 years.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-27 17:20:09


VIEW MORE
story-1
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972

Slideshow: How much horsepower every Corvette engine lost in 1972.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-27 16:54:53


VIEW MORE
story-2
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Slideshow: How to Protect A Convertible Top: 10 DOs & DON'Ts

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-03 00:00:00


VIEW MORE
story-3
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Slideshow: The 10 most explosive Corvettes ever built based on power-to-weight ratio.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-20 07:23:03


VIEW MORE
story-4
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Slideshow: From C1 to C8 we compare every Corvette generation by the numbers.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-12 16:54:12


VIEW MORE
story-5
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Slideshow: Some Corvette pace cars became collectible legends, while others perfectly captured the look and attitude of their era.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-11 09:50:51


VIEW MORE
story-6
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Slideshow: Ranking the top 10 Corvette engines by torque output.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-05 11:58:09


VIEW MORE
story-7
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Slideshow: A Corvette pace car nearly matching IndyCar speeds sounds exaggerated, until you look at the numbers.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-04 20:03:36


VIEW MORE
story-8
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Among a rather large group of them.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-04 13:56:44


VIEW MORE
story-9
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

Slideshow: the top 10 things Corvette owners want in the C9 Corvette

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-30 12:41:15


VIEW MORE