I ordered mine last night from MM and signed the e-docs this morning. Same experience for me: 10% off, no fees, delivery there or courtesy delivery or museum. All I have to do is send my deposit check.

I tried to buy a couple of cars from dealers much closer and they had them priced well but every single one of them had addendum stickers and they were all $3000. One guy offered 50% off the addendum but the damage at that point was done. Taking $8-10k off and then adding $3k back in is just a slimy thing to do. There are also all the dealer fees too.

 

Simply contact at least 3 dealers of your choice. Just make sure they have sufficient allocations. The automatic go to's are Ciocca, MacMulkin and Criswell. Les Stanford seems to be pretty aggressive with the discounts as well. Ciocca traditionally doesn't start a list until the car has been officially announced. MacMulkin may start a list beforehand. Since you want museum delivery, the location of the dealer makes no difference but you do want to order from a dealer familiar with museum delivery so nothing gets screwed up along the way.

I don't expect there to be a huge rush to order Grand Sports ahead of them being officially announced but be prepared to pay more right from the get go especially from dealers with limited allocations.
You can get an idea of the dealers with larger allocations by checking out C8tracker.com at: https://www.c8tracker.com/dealers

 

For those eagerly wanting a Grand Sport NOT much time!

• Final MY 2026 Order Date (DOSP): The final order cycle (Dealer Order Submission Process) is scheduled to start on March 26, 2026.
• Production End Date: The 2026 model year production is slated to end on May 29, 2026

2027 Corvette Orders

• Production Start: Production for the 2027 Corvette is expected to begin around June 1, 2026, shortly after the 2026 model year wraps up.

Hmm, BG builds NOTHING not ordered by a dealer! They do not guess like a Dealer Sales Manger MUST "What their customer might like!" Expect "some dealers" are taking early, Hold-A-Spot-For-Me orders. GM will start taking dealer orders probably in April, have to for their production scheduling!

If like my 2014 C7 Z51 I placed an early order right after the January 2013 launch at the Detroit Auto Show. Kerbeck, where I bought my 2008 via a phone call for one made just for me in BG, was NOT taking early Hold-A-Sport-For-Me orders with a downpayment that early. Pricing was not out until a few months later. I used the phone and found Hendrick in Cary NC would take an early order. I was #9. They agreed price would be MSRP (and that is what it was when car arrived in September 2013.) Other Hendrick dealerships wanted over MSRP or would NOT give me a price. They all operate differently.

In fact the sales manager I met for the 1st time when I picked up my car (as well as the salesman as my transaction was all done over the phone) was upset. GM was ONLY filling "end customer orders" at the time and he had no C7s to show potential customers. In fact when I went in their very large showroom with 6 or so cars, mine was there. A salesman who had no idea who I was was showing a potential customer MY CAR. When the fellow asked to sit inside the salesman said, "Can't do as we don't even have the key it's a customer car." When they slide what looked like a large floor to ceiling widow sideways and drove my car out they had zero cars to show potential customers. Only lasted a few months then BG supply exceeded demand!

If I wanted a Grand Sport I'd start making phone calls NOW!

 

Thanks for the tips, timelines, and tracker links...very helpful! I'd been in contact with a couple dealers already...one each, national and local, got back to me quickly. Tried a couple others that haven't been as responsive, so reached out to a couple more today. Of all those, the one that gave me some insight into their current GS list said I would be "in the 40s" on their list. So...guess we'll see how it all plays out this summer!