So picked up the phone to speak with 1 of my 2 dealers (the big one BS), and got the answer I was expecting, no surprise there. They just do not have a clue as to how many E-Rays they could potentially get in a month or year (said likely not many), and whether their monthly allocation will isolate each model, or be mixed in all together. Meaning, if they get a total monthly allocation of 8, they could be told 1 of those 8 is for a non SR, so then they crack open their combined Z06/ERAY list and go to the next guy on there to find out which one he wants, and consume that 1 combined non SR allocation.
Until GM tells them, and all other dealers for that matter, that the allocations will be unique to each model, including the ERAY as a separate allocation to the Z06, then no reason for them (or anyone else) to split out their list. And of course to my original point, many of those combined lists have since been closed since they are too long (due mostly to Z06 demand)
And of course if the above happens (combined non SR allocations), then how will dealers hosting separate lists deal with that sort of situation. GM says 1 allocation for a Z06/ERAY, which list do you reference, who do you call, see what I mean ? So how these lists are maintained at each dealer are only as good as how allocations will be distributed by GM once the ERAY production ramps up. I guess we will soon find out.
So until then, I will hope that GM does split out the non SR allocations, and then hope the dealer goes thru the huge task to contact everyone on their mixed list to split them out too, and at that point add me to their E-Ray list. They are closer to me, and experience has been good with the sales guy so far, so I think will stick it out with them and see how it all plays out. And who knows, perhaps my other dealer and sales guy might surprise me, smaller place but sales guy not too responsive. Their list is combined and closed as well (for now).
As someone mentioned higher up, I waited this long for my SR, just get it and enjoy it, and let the chips fall where they may for the next step of getting on an ERAY list.
I also asked about the 3 new colors, and whether I could order a MY23 with a new color or have to wait for a MY24 and that was also a guess but likely a MY24 order, and he had zero clue as to when the switchover to MY24 would happen, nobody seems to know at this point. So I guess a gamble when the call comes in, pass my turn and hope the switchover happens sooner than later (April/May), will see how desperate I am for the car, waited so long, that it feels natural not to have it and just keep waiting (sad but true).
