Well its official, I have placed an order for a 2018 2LT Grand sport. Estimated Spring delivery up here in Canada. I currently own a 2016 Camaro, only had it 13 months but as soon as I saw the C7 3 months after I bought it I knew I was screwed. I just never thought it would be this soon!

After realizing I would not be able to have the self control to keep the Camaro for an "appropriate" amount of time before getting into a Corvette and with other goals set for myself over the next 4 years, I realized the best time to jump into a Corvette and not affect those goals would be now. If the numbers work why not?

I couldn't find anything on dealer lots to my specs sadly, I would have loved to take advantage of the 12-15% off some dealers were giving for vehicles on the lot but when your spending this kind of money why settle to save yourself a few thousand and start to regret it after.

Here are specs:

-2LT
-Torch Red
-Adrenaline Red with two tone seats
-Carbon fiber Instrument Panel
-Carbon Flash Badges
-Carbon Flash Mirrors
-Carbon Flash Hood Stinger Stripe
-Black Satin wheels with Red stripe
-Automatic
-Red Calipers
-Red Seat belts
-Transparent Roof Panel

Spring can't arrive fast enough!

 

Congratulations!! I agree with you 100% about ordering a car vs trying to settle for something that is not even close with the limited inventory us Canadians are stuck with!

What I'm curious about is are orders actually being accepted into the system at this point or did the dealer just accept your deposit and will officially enter the order once they open up again? I'm surprised that they say it's going to take that long from order to delivery. As you know I'm in the process right now too but I am still in the preliminary stage until my salesman comes back from holidays after Labor Day and I put down a deposit and sign the paperwork. But when I told him I actually preferred to get my car in May, he seemed to think that if the order is placed soon it will end up arriving well before that time (around February perhaps) and then they would just hang onto the car for me until winter is over. They do have a large allocation though, being Canada's #2 Corvette dealer so maybe that's the difference between them and your dealer's estimated arrival? I think I would have a hard time having the car delivered in February and either having it stored there or even bringing it home, knowing that winter still has a ways to go before I could drive it on a regular basis.

 

Hahaha you sound like me!! Congrats on the order!!!

sold my 15 1LE and ordered my 17 Grand Sport in February this year!! You won't regret it and now the sleepless nights begin

 

Congrats and welcome to CorvetteForum. All the best of luck getting any sleep whatsoever.

 

Awesome build!

 

I was quoted spring because from what I understand GM does not ship Grand Sports and Z06's during the winter to Canada (December 1st to the end of February). I believe Stingrays are still shipped which is why you were estimated an earlier delivery. I actually ordered through the #1 dealer, Spring makes sense if the car is not shipped during winter as well as GMs slow start up when the plant comes back up but I don't put much faith in the estimated delivery as its quite a ways away and is nothing more then an educated guess at this time.

 

Congratulations you will love it but hate the wait.

 

Congratulations and welcome. Spring is good ... you can't drive it in the frozen north until then anyway.

I think that once you get it, you will agree that it was more than worth the wait to get the car equipped exactly as you wanted it. Looking forward to pics too!

 

Congratulations! Here's a photo while you wait . . . I know there are a lot of nice interior options, but the two-tone red 2LT is great!

 

Congratulations!!!


She's going to be a beauty! Sure, the wait will *almost* kill you, and then the break-in period will drive you crazy... but after that... LOOKOUT!!!