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Things must have changed with Findlay. Since I like to try and stay local, and the fact they sponsor the local corvette club, I tried to contact them about purchasing a C8 from them. They didn't even bother to respond, so I figured they simply didn't need or want my business. So, I started contacting the forum dealers. Some of them didn't respond either, but MacMulkin did, and were friendly, helpful, and professional. I've known for years they have a stellar reputation with people on the boards, so, I went with them instead.
The big issue is just how to get it from there to here. Courtesy delivery would be the cheapest method, but no one in Las Vegas will do so. There's a couple in Phoenix around $500, and a few in southern california that are even more. Then there's the museum delivery, and that's $1K. This was my first choice, but I'm just not willing to gamble on what's going on with the virus at that time. So I'm just going to have it trucked from NH, at just over $2K, which when you consider travel expenses for two, is probably a wash with a road trip home from the museum. In any case, a lot less than the $10K over msrp that you said Findlay's asking (wooooooooo!!) Local's will understand, lol.
So, it can be done...
Good luck.
The big issue is just how to get it from there to here. Courtesy delivery would be the cheapest method, but no one in Las Vegas will do so. There's a couple in Phoenix around $500, and a few in southern california that are even more. Then there's the museum delivery, and that's $1K. This was my first choice, but I'm just not willing to gamble on what's going on with the virus at that time. So I'm just going to have it trucked from NH, at just over $2K, which when you consider travel expenses for two, is probably a wash with a road trip home from the museum. In any case, a lot less than the $10K over msrp that you said Findlay's asking (wooooooooo!!) Local's will understand, lol.
So, it can be done...
Good luck.
Findlay sucks. The service department is okay, but their sales department is pretty slimy. I'm in Vegas and in the same boat as you. Kerbeck has been great to deal with. Dave Salvatore responded immediately to my first email. I contacted him directly, not through some form on their website. Placed my deposit in October and my order/allocation will go in in a couple of weeks. No local courtesy delivery so I will have the car shipped with Plycar. I've used them before with great results and as far as I know, they're the only shipper who gives you a link to track the car yourself as it makes its way to you. No doubt I will get the car quicker (and perhaps more safely) by shipping it since it doesn't have to go by rail to the west coast and a PDI done by Kerbeck will be most likely be better than one done by a dealer who didn't sell you the car and doesn't give a ****.
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Franklin, the sales Corvette specialist there did not instill confidence in me that he had any ideas when a car could or would be delivered. This was back in the Fall of '19. I think he was just being honest. This whole delivery BS has been a real fiasco, GM strikes, the Covid delays, now chip production, sub contract supply delays. Not to mention all the first year mechanical issues that I'd rather not deal with. Glad I'm standing by, have not ordered yet. Got 2 dream cars in the garage already, I can be patient for another year or as long as it takes.
Good luck to you!
Good luck to you!
Drifting
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Happy Friday,
I am very fortunate...
Enjoy your weekend.
I am very fortunate...
- Feb 20, 2021 order placed at local dealer. As initial order was before the March price hike cut-off, I am price protected...bonus.
- Got an allocation today for March, 2021 order cycle.
- I am told order should go to 3000 on Wednesday.
Enjoy your weekend.
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Drifting
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Yes Sir, this is at MSRP, I was shocked to get an email today.
I was told the black 5 spoke wheels and black rocker panels are constrained and a lot of orders decided to skip this month.
I was told the black 5 spoke wheels and black rocker panels are constrained and a lot of orders decided to skip this month.
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Instructor
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From: Golden, Colorado
-Placed order with small out of state dealer mid-December, gave them $1000 deposit & MSRP.
-Original TPW of 2/1, but due to plant shutdowns & weather issues, built 2/25.
-For some reason, car not shipped until about a week ago.
-Car sat in Nebraska for 2 days earlier this week on rail car, made it to Cheyenne yesterday morning, waiting to be switched to rail car heading to
Denver(paying $500 for courtesy delivery at local dealer).
-Hope to see it soon!
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Like many of the other posters have stated, go with one of the large dealerships that have many allocations. They will arrange to have the new car delivered to your house if you want that option alsoLast edited by 449er; Mar 20, 2021 at 08:38 AM.
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I am simply suggesting that in addition to MacMulkin, there are other dealers including Kerbeck and I'm sure a half dozen others throughout our country that can certainly fill a customer order in substantially less time than 17 months. Kerbeck and MacMulkin can and have done it in substantially less than 12 months at this point for orders placed since last summer.
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Fast Dawg, you need to pick up the phone & ask the dealers these questions yourself
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Good suggestion.......but I have questions: If I put a deposit down with several of the top dealers, will it be refunded by the dealers who don't get my business because one of the other dealers got the car for me faster? Do any of these top dealers sell over MSRP? Do you get something in writing from them telling you they will sell the car to you at MSRP once you place a deposit?
TIA!!
TIA!!
At least the top 4 dealers are selling ordered cars at MSRP. There is a link that lists dealers selling at MSRP (or not) in a previous post in this thread by Zymurgy.
In my opinion, you must get a signed agreement in writing that the car will be sold at MSRP without any additional fees other than the standard tax/tags and agreed upon doc fees if any.
Also a good idea is if you plan on financing or leasing your car is to find out the interest rate and loan / lease terms offered directly by the dealer ahead of time so you can shop your own financing before you sign papers. Too many people are hung up on saving $500 in doc fees and not the bottom line they will be paying over the course of a loan. A difference of just 1/2 a percentage point on an $80,000 car loan can mean paying over $1000 more in interest over the course of a 72 month loan.
Drifting
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That's crazy! My order went in Thursday and I was told they were on constraint. I eliminated them from my order as to not hold up my car. Walked over to their parts department, ordered them and got my GM employee 10% discount and picked them up the next day (no shipping charge). Now they're in my basement and when my car comes in I'll take them back to the dealership where they'll install them just like they would have, had they not been constrained. WIN..WIN!
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Best thing is to contact each dealer your are interested in dealing with and ask these questions. From what I understand, the waitlist deposit is fully refundable. The next deposit to order the car is refundable to a point, of course if you get to the point where you are leaving 5% of the cost of the car, you are probably serious about ordering the car barring a tragedy, personal emergency such as a major illness or loss of income.
At least the top 4 dealers are selling ordered cars at MSRP. There is a link that lists dealers selling at MSRP (or not) in a previous post in this thread by Zymurgy.
In my opinion, you must get a signed agreement in writing that the car will be sold at MSRP without any additional fees other than the standard tax/tags and agreed upon doc fees if any.
Also a good idea is if you plan on financing or leasing your car is to find out the interest rate and loan / lease terms offered directly by the dealer ahead of time so you can shop your own financing before you sign papers. Too many people are hung up on saving $500 in doc fees and not the bottom line they will be paying over the course of a loan. A difference of just 1/2 a percentage point on an $80,000 car loan can mean paying over $1000 more in interest over the course of a 72 month loan.
At least the top 4 dealers are selling ordered cars at MSRP. There is a link that lists dealers selling at MSRP (or not) in a previous post in this thread by Zymurgy.
In my opinion, you must get a signed agreement in writing that the car will be sold at MSRP without any additional fees other than the standard tax/tags and agreed upon doc fees if any.
Also a good idea is if you plan on financing or leasing your car is to find out the interest rate and loan / lease terms offered directly by the dealer ahead of time so you can shop your own financing before you sign papers. Too many people are hung up on saving $500 in doc fees and not the bottom line they will be paying over the course of a loan. A difference of just 1/2 a percentage point on an $80,000 car loan can mean paying over $1000 more in interest over the course of a 72 month loan.
Good info. Thanks!
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Good suggestion.......but I have questions: If I put a deposit down with several of the top dealers, will it be refunded by the dealers who don't get my business because one of the other dealers got the car for me faster? Do any of these top dealers sell over MSRP? Do you get something in writing from them telling you they will sell the car to you at MSRP once you place a deposit?
TIA!!
TIA!!
I decided to go with a local dealer vs. a national dealer and it worked out very well for me. As of yesterday, my dealer had 90 or so orders in 1100 status and this order cycle they received 35 allocations, next order cycle should be 40. I suggest you give them a call.
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