Order clarification
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Order clarification
Given the fact that the last two corvettes I have owned I purchased directly from the owners, I know little to nothing about the order process. In August I put in my deposit for a C-8. I did this with Macmulkin Chevrolet after being advised that it was a good idea
to go with a large Corvette dealer. Here we are in mid January and I'm now # 151 on their list. Now they told me that based on their allocations my order should come up in March. Waiting is no fun! Based on if this does happen in March, he is telling me I might expect the car in mid summer. Does anyone with expertise in these matters know if this sounds right? Any info appreciated.
to go with a large Corvette dealer. Here we are in mid January and I'm now # 151 on their list. Now they told me that based on their allocations my order should come up in March. Waiting is no fun! Based on if this does happen in March, he is telling me I might expect the car in mid summer. Does anyone with expertise in these matters know if this sounds right? Any info appreciated.
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Given the fact that the last two corvettes I have owned I purchased directly from the owners, I know little to nothing about the order process. In August I put in my deposit for a C-8. I did this with Macmulkin Chevrolet after being advised that it was a good idea
to go with a large Corvette dealer. Here we are in mid January and I'm now # 151 on their list. Now they told me that based on their allocations my order should come up in March. Waiting is no fun! Based on if this does happen in March, he is telling me I might expect the car in mid summer. Does anyone with expertise in these matters know if this sounds right? Any info appreciated.
to go with a large Corvette dealer. Here we are in mid January and I'm now # 151 on their list. Now they told me that based on their allocations my order should come up in March. Waiting is no fun! Based on if this does happen in March, he is telling me I might expect the car in mid summer. Does anyone with expertise in these matters know if this sounds right? Any info appreciated.
Please understand that many of us have ordered and placed deposit going back 18 to 24 months.
So placing your order in August you were kinda late to the party.
With that being said you chose a great dealership with and excellent reputation that also has large allocation.
So I would expect that a 5 or 6 month wait sounds right.
Production starts Feb 3rd and no one will see a car delivered until early March if GM follow the normal process when releasing a new model Corvette they place a QI hold of 3 weeks before they release any cars to customers.
Good luck and hope you get years of enjoyment from your C8!!
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Given the fact that the last two corvettes I have owned I purchased directly from the owners, I know little to nothing about the order process. In August I put in my deposit for a C-8. I did this with Macmulkin Chevrolet after being advised that it was a good idea
to go with a large Corvette dealer. Here we are in mid January and I'm now # 151 on their list. Now they told me that based on their allocations my order should come up in March. Waiting is no fun! Based on if this does happen in March, he is telling me I might expect the car in mid summer. Does anyone with expertise in these matters know if this sounds right? Any info appreciated.
to go with a large Corvette dealer. Here we are in mid January and I'm now # 151 on their list. Now they told me that based on their allocations my order should come up in March. Waiting is no fun! Based on if this does happen in March, he is telling me I might expect the car in mid summer. Does anyone with expertise in these matters know if this sounds right? Any info appreciated.
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Given the fact that the last two corvettes I have owned I purchased directly from the owners, I know little to nothing about the order process. In August I put in my deposit for a C-8. I did this with Macmulkin Chevrolet after being advised that it was a good idea
to go with a large Corvette dealer. Here we are in mid January and I'm now # 151 on their list. Now they told me that based on their allocations my order should come up in March. Waiting is no fun! Based on if this does happen in March, he is telling me I might expect the car in mid summer. Does anyone with expertise in these matters know if this sounds right? Any info appreciated.
to go with a large Corvette dealer. Here we are in mid January and I'm now # 151 on their list. Now they told me that based on their allocations my order should come up in March. Waiting is no fun! Based on if this does happen in March, he is telling me I might expect the car in mid summer. Does anyone with expertise in these matters know if this sounds right? Any info appreciated.
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It does seem to be the best policy to go with a big dealer like Macmulkin Chevrolet. I'm #2 at my small local dealer overall and I'm still at 1100 and they seem to have no idea about when they get allocations or orders picked up by GM to 2000 or higher status. When I call or go in for an update they don't even know to look at the status codes. I had to point it out on the monitor. I guess 1100 is better than nothing. I thought for sure I'd get one earlier as #2 here than #200 at one of the big Corvette dealers. First world problem I know.
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It does seem to be the best policy to go with a big dealer like Macmulkin Chevrolet. I'm #2 at my small local dealer overall and I'm still at 1100 and they seem to have no idea about when they get allocations or orders picked up by GM to 2000 or higher status. When I call or go in for an update they don't even know to look at the status codes. I had to point it out on the monitor. I guess 1100 is better than nothing. I thought for sure I'd get one earlier as #2 here than #200 at one of the big Corvette dealers. First world problem I know.
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Surprisingly at the beginning of last week my order was submitted. This was a nice surprise as I didn't expect this to happen till late March. They explained to me that this due to people dropping their orders, and deciding to wait for the Z06. I'm now hoping for late May or June, but I'm sure this is quite optimistic!
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Surprisingly at the beginning of last week my order was submitted. This was a nice surprise as I didn't expect this to happen till late March. They explained to me that this due to people dropping their orders, and deciding to wait for the Z06. I'm now hoping for late May or June, but I'm sure this is quite optimistic!
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I believe that they had gotten their allocation for January, but I had decided that I wouldn't check until the end of February. So, I really have no idea if I moved up in late January. I'm now thinking that maybe they hadn't received it. I just can't imagine that they had so many people drop out because of the Z06, when it's probably at least a year and a half away. I really was shocked to hear from them last week. Funny, they said they needed conformation very quickly on my order spec, or they would be forced to pass it to someone else.
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Actually heard last week that my order has been excepted, and then a couple of days ago they let me know that I had gone to 2000. Now I know that doesn't mean much, but then yesterday they notified me that I had gone to 3000. Am I ridiculously optimistic to think this is moving nicely, or is this really pretty normal?
Any info out there from you order experts would be appreciated.
Any info out there from you order experts would be appreciated.
