Allocation ?
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Allocation ?
Can anyone tell me when allocations are given out? is it a weekly thing or a monthly thing or something else? I am not in a big hurry but I would like to know when i should be checking with my dealer to see if they got one. I dont want to be a pest I just would like some idea when to expect its arrival
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Brett
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Brett
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From: Vienna VA
Can anyone tell me when allocations are given out? is it a weekly thing or a monthly thing or something else? I am not in a big hurry but I would like to know when i should be checking with my dealer to see if they got one. I dont want to be a pest I just would like some idea when to expect its arrival
thanks
Brett
thanks
Brett
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From: Chandler AZ
I am not the greatest authority on this and may be corrected by someone with better knowledge. My understanding is each dealership has so many allocations per year based on the number of cars sold the previous year. They receive an allocation kind of in sync with the time of year they sold a car the previous year, so if they sold 3 in September last year, they would receive an allocation again during the same time frame this year. This, I believe, is why it is good to go with a forum dealership because they get more allocations based on the many number of Vetts sold. Hope this helps.
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From: California
I was in my local but small dealer last week asking about allocations. He said they have only 2 Z06s for 2016, and he gets a weekly report telling him what C7s and Z06s, if any, he can now order. He told me the allocations have no predictable pattern and that the 2 Z06 allocations might show up next week or or in March, 2016 - no way to tell.
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From: Bluffton SC via Canton Oh
It's a mystery!!!! Large dealers will tell you OH we are the only ones that can get you a car. But that a ploy to a certain extent....
My take...just my opinion...... it all depends on demand. If you where GM sure you will take care of the Kerbecks. But once demand eases GM will give any dealer any car to get a sale.
My dealer who is a small Corvette dealers got the C7 on a one and two car basis about every 3 weeks. He got a couple of Zs late fall and was restricted. Come early 2015 he could have ordered any number of Zs.
So right now with the 16s the big boys are getting theirs. But within a couple of months there will be plenty to go around. You want a Stingray anyone can grab one of those now.
My take...just my opinion...... it all depends on demand. If you where GM sure you will take care of the Kerbecks. But once demand eases GM will give any dealer any car to get a sale.
My dealer who is a small Corvette dealers got the C7 on a one and two car basis about every 3 weeks. He got a couple of Zs late fall and was restricted. Come early 2015 he could have ordered any number of Zs.
So right now with the 16s the big boys are getting theirs. But within a couple of months there will be plenty to go around. You want a Stingray anyone can grab one of those now.
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From: Cary NC
I was in my local but small dealer last week asking about allocations. He said they have only 2 Z06s for 2016, and he gets a weekly report telling him what C7s and Z06s, if any, he can now order. He told me the allocations have no predictable pattern and that the 2 Z06 allocations might show up next week or or in March, 2016 - no way to tell.
Each order cycle begins on a Thursday. On a Thursday -- it was typically every other Thursday for 2015s -- the dealership learns what (if anything) they were allocated for that order cycle and what constraints exist. They have until Saturday night to enter orders that meet the constraints for that order cycle. On Tuesday the orders are confirmed or not.
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From: DFW Texas
I am fortunate to be near one of the largest Dealers in the country. Problem with going with a Dealer across the country (courtesy delivery) and we have all seen the threads on this are damaged cars and you have no recourse because you own the car and the resale is irretrievably harmed! Personally I would not even consider it however, many do and as the saying goes "your throat your razor". Just have to ask yourself is it worth it?
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From: Fort Smith AR
I am not the greatest authority on this and may be corrected by someone with better knowledge. My understanding is each dealership has so many allocations per year based on the number of cars sold the previous year. They receive an allocation kind of in sync with the time of year they sold a car the previous year, so if they sold 3 in September last year, they would receive an allocation again during the same time frame this year. This, I believe, is why it is good to go with a forum dealership because they get more allocations based on the many number of Vetts sold. Hope this helps.
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Can anyone tell me when allocations are given out? is it a weekly thing or a monthly thing or something else? I am not in a big hurry but I would like to know when i should be checking with my dealer to see if they got one. I dont want to be a pest I just would like some idea when to expect its arrival
thanks
Brett
thanks
Brett
What I understand the situation to be is that allocations are based upon prior year sales (Corvettes and other Chevrolets), and your dealer should know where he will be with the 2016 allocations soon, if not now. How they are apportioned over time, I really don't know exactly. If I were you, I'd ask point blank if they have an allocation and, if so, can you be given it? If you get no concrete response, I'd move on. Also, I wouldn't pay anything over MSRP and, today, maybe that is high.
Good luck.