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Old Jan 12, 2019 | 11:10 PM
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Yup, there is Kerbeck, McMulkin...... and Furman.
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Old Jan 12, 2019 | 11:16 PM
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I bought my 13 3LT GS MN6 convertible from Karl Chevrolet in Ankeny, Iowa in January of 2014 and could not have been happier with the deal and buying experience. Our Ceramic Matrix Grey Metallic 19 2LT GS A8 convertible was purchased from my local dealer, Riley Chevrolet. The car happened to be dealer stock in the show room and caught the eyes of my wife and myself. The wife looked at me and said that's the car. The deal was a really good one. They gave me way over book on my trade so we pulled the trigger. Never been happier!!!

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Old Jan 13, 2019 | 07:35 AM
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Old Jan 13, 2019 | 09:39 AM
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I went to see Ron at Kerbeck on September 22, talked to him for about 15 minutes and had my deal done. Ordered a 2019 1LT M7 coupe with exactly what I wanted. I have bought a lot of vehicles over the years and this was by far the best and easiest deal I have ever done. I spent a lot of wasted time with my local dealers as I live about 2 hours from Kerbeck and have bought more than 5 vehicles from Reedman and they wanted $8,500 more for the exact same car. Kerbeck ordered my car on September 25th as that was the first day they could put my order in and I took delivery on October 30th. They are not the top Vette dealer for 24 years in a row for nothing. My ordered car was just over 15% off MSRP and everything was explained and shown to me step by step. Can't go wrong with Kerbeck in my opinion and I can say without a doubt my next Vette will come from there as well. Best of luck on your search
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Old Jan 13, 2019 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Que Rich


I bought mine from Ben Mynatt in Concord and they did good but I’ll use Criswell next time!!

Rich, I bought my new '06 from Mynatt, and at that time got a fair deal. However, at that time I didn't know about the forum dealers. I knew that I Mynatt couldn't get close to Criswell's price on a new GS this time. I do use Mynatt's service dept. I always ask for Paul (we call him Pony Tail Paul at the coffee shop ) to do any type of work other than oil changes, He's a Corvette guy, and does very good work.

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Old Jan 14, 2019 | 10:58 AM
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Dealer wants 5K deposit on an ordered car. I have never placed more than $500.00 deposit on any car that I have ordered. Thoughts?

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Old Jan 14, 2019 | 12:33 PM
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I experienced same issues.
I wouldn't hesitate to order from the Big 3.
Was about to place an order from one when I happened to find one in stock 200 mi away.
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Old Jan 14, 2019 | 03:55 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2019 | 04:35 PM
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I'm also on LI and I looked all around for the Z06 I wanted. I realized quickly that I was going to have to order what I wanted. Most of the dealers here were about 8% under sticker. Kerbeck and MacMulkin were 12% (but with MacMulkin you had to finance through them). I finally ordered with Eagle as they were 10% under. I figured that once I factored shipping in the cost differential was minimal and I would be servicing through them so I wanted them to be familiar with the car. Thus far I have been very happy with them. I also have a friend who got his through Atlantic and he is very happy. However, I did find that the dealers at Kerbeck and Macmulkin are VERY knowledgeable and can definitely help you pick out options and give an opinion what is worth adding. I knew exactly what I wanted so I felt comfortable with the local dealer. I didn't try Criswell or Coughlin but I would give them a call too. Good luck!
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Old Jan 14, 2019 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by dkommor
Dealer wants 5K deposit on an ordered car. I have never placed more than $500.00 deposit on any car that I have ordered. Thoughts?

Dave
Which dealer wants that deposit?
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Old Jan 14, 2019 | 09:06 PM
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Last 2 dealers I ordered through wanted $2K (Dave Smith Motors and MacMulkin).
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Old Jan 15, 2019 | 03:50 AM
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When I ordered my 2014 in Oct of 2013 dealer only asked for a 500 refundable deposit for the order
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Old Jan 15, 2019 | 01:34 PM
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Good afternoon Dave,

If you are still looking to place your order, we will be happy to help you out! We are the largest Vette dealer in NY and would love to earn your business.

Feel free to call, email, or message me and I can get you some great pricing!

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Old Jan 15, 2019 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by KenHorse
I ordered through MacMulkin (I'm in Oregon) and did a courtesy delivery through my local dealer. Great buying experience and quite painless....
i too bought from Mark at MacMulkin then had it shipped directly from Bowling Green to my local Chevrolet dealer. Could not have gone smoother and they kept me update throughout the process and when it shipped sent me daily updates on its progress.

The other MAJOR thing I liked about MacMulkin is I did not pay for the car until after it arrived at my local dealer and I got to do a detailed inspection.
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