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Old 03-12-2017, 07:45 AM
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Default How many found the EXACT car you wanted on the lot?

Post up if you found the 100% EXACT car you would have otherwise ordered on the dealer's lot & bought it..

I found mine with BASE suspension WITH MSRC, NPP & PDR/NAV, red calipers, black wheels, carbon mirrors to match the 19"/20" wheels & black Z51 spoiler... 100% perfect and EXACTLY as I would have ordered!
(did NOT want the clear roof!)
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I did. Took a while too, but found exactly what my wife and I were looking for. Very happy we were patient and waited.

Not to mention she kept reminding me, "don't buy something that isn't exactly what you want."

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Me too! I knew what I wanted, just couldn't narrow it down to which color then I saw a supporting dealer post the dealer photo below and I was sold on it:

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I wanted an M7 and I didn't want black wheels so that would be a no for me.
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I did also! Ok, except for the VY Full Length Racing Stripes. But to be honest, they are starting to grow on me and I think I'll keep them. They're a head turner. I almost equate it to a super hot Blonde with silicone who you turn & crack your neck to see walking down the street with your jaw open. Yea, something like that LOL
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Actually stumbled on the exactly optioned vette I would have ordered sitting used
on a Lexus dealers lot 1/2 mile from my house. Had to buy it! Why do I keep buying black vehicles?
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I did with 3LT and a 14% discount after sitting for 9 mos.



All I had to mod was a braces and halo block out .
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Originally Posted by felkebg
I did with 3LT and a 14% discount after sitting for 9 mos.



All I had to mod was a braces and halo block out .
What is a braces and halo block out?
Old 03-12-2017, 09:46 AM
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My dealer asked me what I would order if I wanted a 16 Corvette? They ordered it and knew when I walked in and saw it on the showroom floor I would buy it. They were right!!!

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Found mine using search on CarGurus at a dealership all the way up the coast in WA state. The only thing on the car I wouldn't have ordered was a stinger stripe. Turns out I like the stinger quite a bit.

Equipment wise it was spot on. Z51 coupe, 2LT, MSRC, PDR, Manual.
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My '04 and '08 were exactly what I wanted and bought them off of the lot, my '15 I factory ordered. Those 2 are the only cars I've ever bought off the lot in my life, I've factory ordered every other car.
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Mine was optioned exactly the way I wanted it except it didn't have the clear roof. The trade off was it hap navigation with PDR which I would not have most likely ordered, but so glad I have it. 2LT 7 speed, NPP, navigation with PDR, Carbon flash spoiler and mirrors, carbon flash badge package, Carbon flash stinger, and yellow painted calipers.
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Originally Posted by Playboy2
Mine was optioned exactly the way I wanted it except it didn't have the clear roof. The trade off was it hap navigation with PDR which I would not have most likely ordered, but so glad I have it. 2LT 7 speed, NPP, navigation with PDR, Carbon flash spoiler and mirrors, carbon flash badge package, Carbon flash stinger, and yellow painted calipers.
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wait... what? it was optioned exactly how you wanted it but it didn't have... and did have ... That was funny
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Originally Posted by Clc3251
Actually stumbled on the exactly optioned vette I would have ordered sitting used
on a Lexus dealers lot 1/2 mile from my house. Had to buy it! Why do I keep buying black vehicles? [/IMG]
I have the same addiction, but I finally went to rehab 2 years ago and switched to grey. If I had a team of detailers waiting in my garage to clean the car every time I got home, I would switch back. When I think of all of the time I've spent detailing black cars in my life it makes me sick.
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I did by searching 5-6 local dealers online. He car has a few options I wouldn't order like PDR and z-51 center caps.
I has though, what I wanted: z51 chrome wheels, M7, heads up...
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Had to drive ~ 1K miles round trip, but found mine.

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Yes.

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Found mine in Louisville...Live in Atlanta. Exactly what I would have ordered. 2016 2LT Z51, PDR, Selective ride, dual roof, NAV, Long Beach Red. Got it for 20% off.
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I did. Used the build your own option on the Chevrolet website and one popped up 20 miles away in Silver Spring, MD. Few days later, it was in my garage. :-)
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Found exactly what I wanted used with low miles. 2016 Z51 Arctic White M7 with black wheels, red interior, red calipers and black spoiler w/magride. I would have taken blue as well but Arctic White was my first choice. Windows will be tinted in a few weeks.



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