I purchased my Z06 in NC from Michigan.

i wanted a black on black 3LZ, with comp seats and red brake calipers (pretty specific I know). I found it at a specialty dealership, so I made the call.

i gave them a fully refundable $500 deposit, and had the sales guy upload a detailed video of the car to YouTube. They sent a carfax. I filled out financing paperwork, and told them I would bring the down payment check and pay it in person.

Four days later, my girlfriend and I flew one way to NC, and picked the car up. We spent the rest of the weekend driving back to MI, which was an AMAZING drive for our first Corvette.

It was a great experience purchasing out of state, they even took care of getting us our Michigan plates, which came in the mail.

Getting the Youtube video was my girlfriend’s idea, and it made me extremely comfortable in flying down for the deal. I recommend it if you are purchasing out of state!

Found the car I wanted in Illinois. Financed with Penfed and they sent dealer the check. All PPW with dealer was done through FEDEX. When check cleared the car was released to the transport company that I hired. Car was then delivered to my driveway. Never checked Car out in person and had zero issues. If I had that what warranty is for. I’ve done this with my car as well as my 17 raptor and an 11 F350 7 years ago. It’s actually a simple process that can save you a lot of money. I actually prefer this over sitting at a dealer playing the waiting game for them to get all the PPW done.

Exactly 👍🏻

I was on the fence about a new 17 GS or low mileage ‘15 Z. I’ll say that at first, the power was a bit intimidating, but now that I’ve gotten (somewhat) used to it...I couldn’t imagine the car without it. The electronic systems make it driveable and more forgiving.

When it comes to Rapport if you buy from one of the big dealers here on the board, I’d think you’d have more pull than you would with a lot of local guys. If you have any issues, they’d probably much more concerned with keeping a good reputation that the average local chevy dealer. I’m not saying that’s always the case, but just that I wouldn’t be overly concerned with it.

I live in NC and bought my Z06 from a dealer last winter up in Boston. They had a policy of requiring a test drive prior to purchase, so I flew up. Got to fly first class since they typically reimburse you up to a certain amount (my case was $500), so I paid like $50 for the upgrade out of pocket. Buying off season also saved me a fair amount of cash.

Before I flew up, we did all the prequal stuff, and did about every inspection you can imagine. There’s an important one most buyers overlook if you’re getting a performance vehicle. You need to make sure the car’s ECU hasn’t been ‘tuned’ with a non-GM (or other make) approved factory tune. Even the so-called ‘undetectable’ tunes can be found in some cases, so I had the dealer I was buying from (an AMG MB dealer) run it over to a local chevy shop - check the ECU and had the shop foreman take it for a spin and quick inspection. Once we’d dotted all the t’s and yada yada w/ the i’s...I flew up there. Signed the paperwork up there, and then arranged shipping.

I did hit a hiccup with shipping. I tried using monteway - they’re total garbage. A broker interested in only charging their broker fee of $250. I told them if they couldn’t find a transporter that could guarantee delivery before christmas then to cancel my order the next day. Instead they schedule the pickup for after Christmas, and in the process screwed me and the driver that was supposed to pickup the car (who called me and was obviously ticked off about the whole ordeal). Despite having spoken to customer srvc on almost a daily basis, they ignored the instructions I provided not to book a date after christmas since I had a guy that could pickup the car the 26th for $400 less than they were offering. They booked the shipment anyways...Why? Because as soon as they ‘book’ a transport, they charge you their broker fee whether you cancel it or not. I went with a local guy out of Boston instead that delivered it just after Christmas named Arnie Werra. Guy did a first rate job and only cost about $900 to ship it from Boston to Charlotte. My recommendation is talk to folks on the board about who they’ve used. Montway has ridiculously high reviews (4.7-5 stars), probably because most are fake - which I got dupped by. So pick your transport carefully.

Other than the transport it was an incredible experiece - I wouldn’t hesitate to do it again. The dealer was first class. The trip was a new and fun experience (even if it was just a day), and the look on the neighbors faces when a semi pulls up with exotic car emblems all over it - all the neighbors come out

I looked for about 3 months before I finally found a deal good enough. Found identical Z06s in my immediate area (since I wasn’t too keen on flying up there), and even when I offered to pay $2,500 over the list price on the car up in Boston to a couple of local dealers - all of them balked. The lowest I found was in the $68s at the time, and they didn’t bother to even counter. The sticker on the car up in Boston was $61, and after everything was said and done and delivered, OTD cost was a little over $65k I think. Ended up saving at least $3k over every local dealer price, which surprised me since CLT isn’t a small town and has plenty of large chevy dealers.

So to conclude our brief workshop on remotely purchasing a corvette: consider the Z, learn the market because good deals aren’t hard to find but great deals don’t last long, prequalify yourself (if you have to finance anything), enjoy the travel experience, and do your homework when picking a transport (which will probably take 2-4 weeks to deliver your car)

Yep saved me a lot of typing. The NEVER NEVER part is most important. Sight unseen is not smart. If you have someone you trust do it maybe, but for this kind of money I’ll fly out there. I drove mine back from MacMulkin Chevrolet because I just couldn’t wait for Intercity to ship it (impatient). I will probably ship it next time. Interstate driving is not my thing. Curvy country roads for a few hours, no problem.

3 new vehicles sight unseen delivered to my house. 1 on the showroom floor,1 on the lot and 1 special order. Not a single issue with any of them. I wouldn’t purchase a used car this way. However when brand new there is very little to be concerned about. But many worry about who’s changing the oil or if someone parks near their Corvette. So I get it.