Does anyone else get nervous about the dealership receiving car? My fears are probably totally unfounded but I keep thinking about a employees wanting to check out the new Z06 which for many of us will be receiving the first of the new Z's these dealerships will have seen. I have friends who are mechanics and have told me horror stories over the years and my concern just seems more heightened by a 650 hp $100,000 car at a Chevy dealer.

I'm rather hyper about my cars, I will never park within 5 ft of another car under any circumstances, and doing things like routine maintenance or warranty work always makes me a nervous wreck worrying about the way someone else is treating my car.

Anyone else feel this way or do I have a mental problem

Does anyone know the standard procedure of how new cars are handled as they arrive at the dealership? In my experience they like to detail them but are there any other diagnostics, etc. that are done?

 

Already arranged for my Z06 courtesy delivery with the sales manager and service manage. I will be on site when the transport truck arrives and I will do the wash/dry of the car and then I will drive it to the service area for the PDI. The car will then be in my hands once completed and off I will go. No shenanigans with my car!
Not standard procedure, but no worries about a tech having a joy ride while it is in the sight of my eyeballs.
Already did this with my prior Z06. Very helpful service manage, luckily!

When my baby gets delivered, I will be there.

 

You'll know how many miles are on it when its delivered.

Also, if they do anything to it, just don't accept delivery.

Finally, if you're going through a reputable dealer, I doubt this is an issue.

 

I always try to cultivate a good relationship with somebody at the dealer who is in a position to keep an eye on things. A service writer, a sales manager, etc. A proper tip always helps as a thank you for the extra set of eyes.

 

Don't worry be happy. The dealership will treat this Gem with kid gloves. I am pretty sure their are diagnostics done as well as prep prior to you picking it up. Usually all the seats are in plastic and that needs to be addressed. As well as other things like detailing. Like someone said go over the car if you see something that you are not happy with let them know. Enjoy the experience my friend.

 

You have a mental problem. It's a damn car. A car that is intended to have the living hell driven out of it (i.e., drive it like you stole it).

 

Did the same with my C7 Z51 & will do the same with my Z06. I also activated my On Star while my car was still at BG. This allowed me to track my car through an additional service (Family Link). Every time they started the car it would hold the service for a few days. Very cool I knew my car was arriving & watched it on a MAP. Its not easy to get the dealer to turn it on since that is done during delivery. This is a great service when you drop your car off for service. You will know if they are driving the car since it will send your phone alerts.. Family Link & the PDR should make the worst paranoid OCD car person feel more relaxed

When I purchased my C7 this time last year Family Link and tracking you new car was a big topic. First you have to activate ONSTAR through your dealer. Not all dealers will do this since you don't actually own the car. If you have a close relationships with your dealer you have a shot. All they do is fill out some paper work that takes a few minutes. Once OnStar is activated against your vin: Here is the link how to activate Family Link so you can try to track the car. Since the forms are watched & I don't want to be responsible if it doesn't work for you Please look at the below forum post. Fist post gives step by step. 2nd one gives additional details. The 3rd post shows you MAP views and how a forum member followed their car from BG to the dealer with Family Links & Google maps.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-find-car.html

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https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...mily-link.html

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https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...to-onstar.html

 

Completely agree especially after taking way more expensive cars and beating the crap out of them on track.Its a Corvette not a Rolls...

 

How did you manage to do this? I just activated my OnStar with my VIN but it says I have to push the blue OnStar button in the car to complete the activation.

Best,
Gene

 

I edited my first post with all the directions

 

If you know how .. please PM me too, I wanted to do the same back on my Stingray delivery never could would love to do the same with the ZO6

 

OMG you guys beat me to it. I can only imagine what these poor dealers are thinking. These are $100K Chevy's for god's sake...wow.

 

I hope this helps I will be doing this on Thursday I edited my first post with all the directions

 

Thank you!

I just did the web activation portion of it. They seem pretty serious about saying I must push that button. I'll give them a call tomorrow and see what I can do.

Let me know how it goes.

Best,
Gene

 

Anytime I added another post above that shows detail Maps of a forum member tracking his car from BG then on the truck. Very cool.

 

It might just be a Chevy, but it is a 650hp $94,000 Chevy. My last GM car was so badly damaged by the Chevy dealer that I was forced to sell it. They rolled a parts cart into the passenger side, dropped a "foreign object" into a cylinder while changing plugs requiring then to replace the head and piston, to do that repair they removed the hood which they put back on wrong damaging both the hood and the door, after engine was back together "something went wrong" and the oil ended up full of metal. SO, I was left with a car with 3,400 miles on it that went into the dealership in PERFECT condition, and got back with every panel repainted except 2 with the most amature pathetic paint job and an engine that I was told, "just drive it until it blows" even though it was way down on power and ran rough.

Sure, go ahead and trust the dealership.

 

Its just a car.

For reference a McLaren F1 owner drove his car off-road through mud to get around a roadblock.

That car is 1 of 64 and worth 12-14 million.

Consummate the delivery by doing a healthy burnout.

 

Everything is relative. I don't care about others, I want mine babied and treated with respect.

 

Do you use Dumb and Dumber Chevrolet of Mayberry RFD or something. The Dealership Jason is talking about is top notch. Not Pathetic.

 

I agree. The vast majority of dealerships take better care of Customer's cars than the Customers do. Yes, there are accidents because humans are involved but in general most dealer shops know more about how to handle the cars than the Customers know and are more skilled at these things than the Customers. If I am a person looking at a used car and I hear statements about how **** the owner is and how they don't trust dealerships I walk. Just too many things that can be wrong with the car.


Bill