Originally Posted by Stingray Al

I'm sure this thread is destined to be "Locked and closed" within the hour by the moderator.

Originally Posted by acepilot66

let me interject something here as a 8 year customer of rick conti. Rick sold me my first c6 in 2007 and i saved $10,000 off msrp. Two years ago i purchased a grand sport and saved $9,500. Last month i picked up a z51 after 4 weeks from start to finish and got the best deal possible in the united states...period. Rick is a personal friend and i'm very biased, but there is not a harder working corvette salesman in the us. Having said that, he is very very understaffed and a one man band. But he can't move gm any faster that they want to move. I had to have my car in 4 weeks for the houston auto show that started today. That car is the star of the show. Rick delivered for me and i saved a lot of money. I spoke to dozens of dealers that had the exact car in stock as i ordered and one jerk off dealer wanted $8500 over msrp. That's stupid and that dealer shouldn't be allowed to even sell stingrays. Point is, knock the guy all you want, but at the end of the day, you will get the car you want and not pay a dime more than you have too. Bottom line is, if you want the car today, locate one and pay thousands over msrp. If on the other hand, you want a great deal and willing to wait for gm to process your order, you will save money and meet a really great guy. Btw, i flew to ohio and drove the car over 1400 miles back to texas to not have to deal with dealers wanting to rip me off. Now if that doesn't say something about rick, i don't know what does. !!!!!

Originally Posted by Stingray Sam

My experience with Rick: Ordered a C7 a month ago, it's being built next week. He wasn't as quick with email replies as I would have liked, but I can also see how many sold order customers he is juggling. He told me he's trying to hire an assistant and I, for one, am willing to cut him a little slack in light of him being sick. There are only so many minutes in a day and everyone (myself included) sometimes behave like we're his only customer. I agree that customers deserve to get a response, but sometimes "stuff" happens.

Bottom line for me is that he's doing what I went to him for, to get a new Corvette Stingray.

Originally Posted by acepilot66

Let me interject something here as a 8 year customer of Rick Conti. Rick sold me my first C6 in 2007 and I saved $10,000 OFF MSRP. Two years ago I purchased a Grand Sport and saved $9,500. Last Month I picked up a Z51 after 4 weeks from start to finish and got the best deal possible in the United States...PERIOD. Rick is a personal friend and I'm VERY biased, but there is not a harder working Corvette salesman in the US. Having said that, he is very very understaffed and a one man band. But he can't move GM any faster that they want to move. I HAD to have my car in 4 weeks for the Houston Auto Show that started today. That car is THE Star of the show. Rick delivered for me and I saved a lot of money. I spoke to dozens of dealers that had the exact car in stock as I ordered and one jerk off dealer wanted $8500 OVER MSRP. That's stupid and that dealer shouldn't be allowed to even sell Stingrays. Point is, knock the guy all you want, but at the end of the day, you will get the car you want and not pay a dime more than you have too. Bottom line is, if you want the car TODAY, locate one and pay thousands over MSRP. If on the other hand, you want a GREAT deal and willing to wait for GM to process your order, you will save money and meet a really great guy. BTW, I flew to Ohio and drove the car over 1400 miles back to Texas to not have to deal with dealers wanting to rip me off. Now if that doesn't say something about Rick, I don't know what does. !!!!!

Originally Posted by MiamiC7

To all forum Members: I placed an order for a black 3LT Z51 Vert with Rick "Corvette" Conti over 5 weeks ago back in December. Rick sent me my order and after I reviewed it, I had a couple of questions in which I e-mailed Rick. No reply. I figured he was busy selling Vettes and I would not bother him until the order started to move and I could be efficient with my time and ask him all my questions in one setting. My order has been stuck at 1100 even though Rick stated that he has allocation for the Z51 Vert and I should receive my vette around Feb. I live in Miami and this was important to me. It has been over 5 weeks and my order is still at 1100, so I called Rick this week and left him a message. I also texted him and e-mailed him asking if he has Z51 allocation this week and when will my Order be submitted to GM. I never heard back from Rick. So, I called him again and left another message. Unfortunately, and to my dismay, Rick never returned my two phone calls, nor did he reply to my e-mail or text. I am an attorney who practices in Miami, and I am very busy, but I always find time to communicate back with my clients to address their concerns. I have not bothered Rick and this was only my third phone call to him, the first when I placed my Order. The second and third phone this week, which has went unanswered. I think his failure to communicate back with me is very unprofessional.
Rick, will you please call me back and answer my question of: Do you have any allocations (Z51) this week to place my order? Please Advise. Thank you.
Anthony S in Fla.

Originally Posted by 2013 Z06

Just got off the phone with Rick. He told me his cat got ran over at the dealership last week. They had bring your pet to work and the salesmen brought their pets in. I guess Rick had his cat at his desk and thought it was sleeping. A guy opened the door to come in and Ricks cat went running out the door. A customer that was picking up his new Corvette didn't see Ricks cat when the were pulling out and ran the cat over. Lets just say that Rick is very upset and that is probably when he hasn't been returning calls.

Originally Posted by billyboy47

should have delt with mike furman of criswell. mike is always on top of his game.

Originally Posted by acepilot66

Let me interject something here as a 8 year customer of Rick Conti. Rick sold me my first C6 in 2007 and I saved $10,000 OFF MSRP. Two years ago I purchased a Grand Sport and saved $9,500. Last Month I picked up a Z51 after 4 weeks from start to finish and got the best deal possible in the United States...PERIOD. Rick is a personal friend and I'm VERY biased, but there is not a harder working Corvette salesman in the US. Having said that, he is very very understaffed and a one man band. But he can't move GM any faster that they want to move. I HAD to have my car in 4 weeks for the Houston Auto Show that started today. That car is THE Star of the show. Rick delivered for me and I saved a lot of money. I spoke to dozens of dealers that had the exact car in stock as I ordered and one jerk off dealer wanted $8500 OVER MSRP. That's stupid and that dealer shouldn't be allowed to even sell Stingrays. Point is, knock the guy all you want, but at the end of the day, you will get the car you want and not pay a dime more than you have too. Bottom line is, if you want the car TODAY, locate one and pay thousands over MSRP. If on the other hand, you want a GREAT deal and willing to wait for GM to process your order, you will save money and meet a really great guy. BTW, I flew to Ohio and drove the car over 1400 miles back to Texas to not have to deal with dealers wanting to rip me off. Now if that doesn't say something about Rick, I don't know what does. !!!!!

Originally Posted by Glen e

this is really reaching......life goes on when you lose a pet....I just don't think I could call in and say "I can't teach today because I lost my dog last night".

Let's leave it that Rick needs a assistant....I told him that face to face in October...

Originally Posted by mark1107

Hey Anthony, mr class Miami attorney. I've reported you to the mods to close this bs crybaby thread of yours.

Originally Posted by 2013 Z06

Just got off the phone with Rick. He told me his cat got ran over at the dealership last week. They had bring your pet to work and the salesmen brought their pets in. I guess Rick had his cat at his desk and thought it was sleeping. A guy opened the door to come in and Ricks cat went running out the door. A customer that was picking up his new Corvette didn't see Ricks cat when the were pulling out and ran the cat over. Lets just say that Rick is very upset and that is probably when he hasn't been returning calls.