I contacted my home town GM Dealer (Canada) and asked to be put on their list for the ZR1 - knowing this is a small town and lower volume store I'd be in for several year long wait, which I'm cool with.
His response was as follows
"Hello Jason. I spoke to my sales manager and he said that he has 5 ppl ahead of you. If you are interested in being the 6th person in line then that’s ok. He would require a $10,000.00 deposit upfront to hold that placement though. His only concern is that we will be lucky to see probably only One ZR1 in the next yr and you would be looking at the earliest 2027"
While the timeline doesn't offend me as it's within expectation, holding $10k feels a bit much. I have no problem with a deposit, but $10k seems steep for a no promises eta.
Are other Dealers holding this large of deposits on these cars?
Interested in any input there may be out there if I'm out to lunch on them holding that much.
His response was as follows
"Hello Jason. I spoke to my sales manager and he said that he has 5 ppl ahead of you. If you are interested in being the 6th person in line then that’s ok. He would require a $10,000.00 deposit upfront to hold that placement though. His only concern is that we will be lucky to see probably only One ZR1 in the next yr and you would be looking at the earliest 2027"
While the timeline doesn't offend me as it's within expectation, holding $10k feels a bit much. I have no problem with a deposit, but $10k seems steep for a no promises eta.
Are other Dealers holding this large of deposits on these cars?
Interested in any input there may be out there if I'm out to lunch on them holding that much.