Larry M

Dear fellow enthusiasts

On January 17th to January 21st I headed down the path of ordering a Z06, my first Vette ever Never even drove one, but have wanted one since The King of the Hill appeared in Car & Driver

So after 25 or so years seems to have flown by, how the heck am I going to deal with the next 6-8 weeks of waiting for my Z06?

Well, here it is...How to survive the wait in a few simple steps!

Step 1:
Build your Corvette over and over and over again on the Chevrolet Web Site

Step 2:
Receive order confirmation from dealership within a few days and start the clock! Enjoy a nice beverage, it's going to be a while




Step 3:
Begin tracking every single event. Reach out to GM Customer Service and have them alert you every Monday for status change

Step 4:
Start looking for your XPel installer

Step 5:
Start ordering car detailing items. Long list of products, but some of the headlines Pinnacle Black Label Ceramic Coating, 3D AAT polishing compounds, Kenotek QD, MF towels, Gyeon Cure, Optimum wash, ONR, etc etc etc.










Step 6
Order a QuickJack Lift to work on your new Vette


Step 7:
Order your aero kit! From who else but Caravaggio! His stuff is RIDICULOUSLY beautiful. (CF Spats came from APR)









Step 8:
Order new floor mats



Step 9:
Order jacking pucks


Step 10:
Build a life size replica with your new parts:


Step 11:
Clean your wife's car!








Step 12:
Order some booze for the occasion. On tap: 1995 Joseph Phelps Insignia and while we're at it, 2005 Joseph Phelps Insignia. Won an auction for some Quilceda Creek and my co-worker gave me a bottle of Tor Tierra Roja Vineyard (super nice guy and wine genius)



Step 13:
Go to the dealership and say hi about a month before your car comes in!


Step 14:
Clean your other toy car! She's not quite done yet, just finished polishing! Ceramic coating, wheels, tires, trim, etc etc etc.






Step 15:
Send your co-worker to the dealership to check your beautiful baby! Ironically the car came in 2 hours before she got there


Step 16:
Refresh the Corvette Forum 100X a day hoping for new posts!

Step 17:
Text a million times back and forth with someone who ordered their car 1 week ahead of you in my case 1RawTA helped me in the final week with his new baby

Step 18:
Pray this doesn't happen


Step 19:
Write a book 48 hours before you're scheduled to pick up your car

Hope you enjoyed the book! Only 47 hours 59 minutes and 10 seconds to go

C7Z0-SIX

This is going to be my bible. The wait is killing me. I hopefully only have a month to go.

CodeManStan

Damn! You wrote that in 50 seconds?! Impressive! lol

It'll be here before you know it! Congrats!

mowe

Great post and enjoy....!

rangda

This doesn't apply to just special orders, waiting a week to clear the salt off the roads was just as bad. I think I wore my browser refresh button out refreshing the Corvette forum.

Contgrats on the new car!

Larry M

Damn it...

Second edition edit:
Step 20:
Order SD card for first drive home!
Too bad Amazon won't get here in time, guess I'll use the one in my camera

skipperC7

Just for the record. I like your style!

Larry M

thanks

tnvette7

Larry M, you forgot to research and order the front and rear splash guards so those huge sticky tires don't throw rocks, sand, dirt, trash down the side of your new ZO6. I recommend ACS for the front and the GM for the rear.

Z06NJ

Very nice!! I'd like to see a Spring countdown after you put it away for 3+ months after having fully enjoyed it for 3 seasons. I'd like to know that secret recipe!!

Larry M

I'm getting the entire car wrapped in XPel, I thought about the splash guards, but hoping skirts and XPel will be sufficient.

Jeez, I might be broke by then

Steve Garrett

Nice job Larry--all this for the low, low price of __________?

mtaylor

I need more booze, mine is supposed to be built this week but will take a good month to get to Oregon.

tnvette7

The rear brake duct, which probably doesn't get XPEL, is the primary target for the rocks thrown up from the wheels. Without the splash guards also the XPEL will get beat up pretty bad from what I am told. I think it takes the XPEL, skirts, and guards to adequately protect the ZO6. More $$$$$$.

[QUOTE=Larry M;1594258165]I'm getting the entire car wrapped in XPel, I thought about the splash guards, but hoping skirts and XPel will be sufficient.

Larry M

Somewhere between $5,000 and $7,500

Larry M

You're going to need a lot!

hcvone

They kept pushing back my 17' Z06 so while waiting I purchased a hellcat so I had something to play with while waiting, it worked

Larry M

Steps 21 and 22, I'll make sure to protect the vehicle upon receipt and then cover it in blue tape in all the critical areas. Will start looking at some splash guards.

Third Edition
Step 21:
Rolls of blue masking tape




Step 22:
Super bright flashlight to inspect vehicle upon purchase

1rawTA

LMAO!! this is great larry!! good luck tomm. Fingers crossed this snow misses us

str8six

too funny. Well done Larry