I'm at the stage where I am going to go to the dealer to discuss ordering a new (2019) Z06. I live in Canada (Northern Ontario) and the car I want has a MSRP of $114,000 plus tax delivery etc. The dealer casually already advised me that some dealers are selling Vettes over retail, but told me he could likely go $3,000 below retail because of my loyalty. I've been a customer for over 30 years ordering high end new cars from this dealership with the last three being fully loaded Cadillac's, those in the last thirteen years.

Is he correct that dealerships are selling them over retail? Most importantly what type of discount if any should I expect on that car?

Thanks Cobra

Thank you to all for sharing your purchasing experiences. I feel now that I'm fully prepared to negotiate. I hope my next post is to advise that I've ordered my new LBR Z06.

Cobra

Update, I'm right in the middle of negotiating the final details on a new 2019.........the dealer provided me a price which was actually extremely attractive. I accepted the offer, and I have an appointment Thursday evening to finalize the deal, so technically I can't say I've ordered a new Vette, but I hope to be able to say that I've ordered my new "LBR" Z06 Thursday evening.

The dealer told me that ordering a Z06 in Northern Ontario is not like ordering other cars. I've ordered my last five cars from GM and enjoy the "build" experience and they usually arrive in 6-8 weeks. The dealer advised me that when they ship a Corvette that the whole car is wrapped for protection and that due to our winters that they don't ship/deliver in the winter and he said, even though the order will be placed on Thursday, he advised don't expect it to even be built until after February. He also described ordering Z06's something like a lottery.

I've been with this sales manager since the mid 80's and I thoroughly trust his and the dealers integrity. The MSRP on my car is north of $117,000 and he told me they don't even need a deposit from me, but I want to put one down to obtain a bill of sale as I'm hopeful that that will assure me of getting this car.

Are Z06's limited to the point that there is a potential risk that even if I order the car that GM might not fill the order?

Cobra

Thank you for your assistance but I am committed now that I have accepted this dealers quote. When I first mentioned to this sales manager (my current Cadillac was in for scheduled servicing) that I was interested in a Vette a couple of months ago and we briefly discussed pricing I think he understandably didn't take me seriously because I have been telling him for years that I wanted to buy one, but when it became clear that I wanted an actual hard quote he gave me a remarkable price.

As well prior to getting this quote I called another dealer out of town who I ordered my former 2010 Cadillac from and he also gave me a similar great price (actually slightly better). (In 2009 GM went through restructuring and for a six month period we did not have a local Cadillac dealer, so I dealt with this out of town dealer-the salesman even remembered me).

So I have a question, with GM not shipping Vettes in winter months here in Northern Ontario, if my order goes in this Thursday as it should, what can I expect to happen then behind the scenes? Would it simply be that when it comes time to build Z06's, that my car will be built at that time and then simply be stored somewhere until weather permits shipping?

Cobra

i did not opt for the Z07 package, but I loaded it up with pretty much everything else, 3LZ package including chrome wheels, competition seats, transparent roof and the CAI option to mention a few.

Interestingly the dealer told me that one of the reasons that they don't ship in the winter was because the tires will crack, however I only ordered the base tire and not the SC2's.

I'll confirm my order once I complete my appointment Thursday evening with the dealer, until then I'm just simply anxious! (Ha-ha)

Cobra