DenisC8
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$2500 deposit is standard practice, nothing to worry about. Now that they have your deposit, what number are you on the list?
Want to order a factory C8, how long of a wait
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I was looking to buy new and still have deposit down but ended up purchasing a used one with 90% of the options I wanted. Wanting Z51 and Mag ride I would be passed over now anyways, too many restraints right now. Will have it home in April.
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Good to know. Meeting them them later today. Will update you once I get a #.
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How long was your journey?
I ordered it in November at number 51. two weeks later I get a call as GM gave the dealer 4 non Z51 cars to build. I did some research, thinking, phoned a friend and then yes. If I waited for a Z I would not get one until much later this year and another price hike. I don't track the car, but maybe for bragging rites a Z51. I got to order everything I wanted and the waiting time was 1/5 of most builds.
Yes a non Z is 3.0 - 0-100
Z51 is 2.9 - 0-100
Looks like I may loose the race, but I got the car.
Yes a non Z is 3.0 - 0-100
Z51 is 2.9 - 0-100
Looks like I may loose the race, but I got the car.
most folks do not need a z51 but like to brag as if it is a different model
my 2016 base car was perfect and rode the best
I was very happy with the purchase and did not hang my head after a few months as I was proud of the purchase
They are only slower on paper. Speaking from experience
My journey took just over 4 months. Order went in Sept 2nd and car was received first week of January. Much will depend on options picked.
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#55. I am planning on ordering a non Z51 so if there are constraints, I might get 1 sooner than 18 months.
DenisC8
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Most of the time the non-z51 is on constraint so you would get a z51 car much quicker
Some great advice on this site. Just keep asking questions as you go through the process. Your initial inclination to go to a large Chevy store is certainly logical. However, Corvettes are in very short supply so GM has devised a system to allocate cars to certain dealers and not others. Although there are several factors in this formula the main criteria is the number of Corvette sales a particular dealer has had over the past several years. So you end up with the situation where a relatively small dealer such as Bill Spencer Chev in Cobourg, ON getting way more Corvettes than most of the big Toronto dealers. I was able to get my 2022 HTC in 9-10 months from Humberview Chev (Tom Beard) in Toronto. Although Humberview were not known as a "Corvette dealer" I knew from previous experience that they sold a substantial number of Corvettes each year. I had talked to the big three Corvette dealers in the GTA and all were very up front with me that it would take over 12 months to get delivery. Humber estimated 10-12 months and delivered in 9-10 months. Demand has increased since then. The good news is that GM Canada has been pretty successful in preventing Canadian dealers from selling over MSRP but be on the look out for "mandatory" dealer installed options such as window engraving, tire protection, nitrogen in tires, ceramic coating etc. being sold at crazy prices. When I was shopping for my daily driver (Porsche Macan GTS) in 2020 I had a dealer pull that stunt. I walked to another dealer and purchased there. Good luck and have fun.
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Womp Womp! I thought it was the other way around.
Denis is correct. On a few occasions the nonZ51 has been easier to obtain, but the majority of the time the nonZ51 is on constraint.
Yes real world numbers will be different.
And as far as can recall, the paper numbers are for the coupe. You have to add 0.1 for the HTC due to weight.
I wanted the non Z, but couldn't pass up my allocation and went Z51 due to constraints.
Could you possibly elaborate on which 3 in Ontario are the top Corvette dealerships? I'm looking to buy, but my local dealer is going with the early 2025 delivery date. More specifically I'm in Lambton County. Across the river from Port Huron, MI.
You'd want to talk to Brian Cullen in Saint Catharine's
Thanks for that. I used to live up the road from them in Niagara. Grimsby, specifically. We'd drive out to the Starbucks there, because there wasn't one in Grimsby. It was one of the reasons we moved. I see they have one now, but they were a Tim Hortons town back then. Probably still are. I found one used (slightly) online in Barrie, but they wanted a $25000 markup over the build price I got last week at our local dealer. Is that pretty normal now?
I bought mine there. Both Tracy and Jeff are nice people. For car salesmen anyway.
Tracy would always answer my calls and answer any of my questions.I found one used (slightly) online in Barrie, but they wanted a $25000 markup over the build price I got last week at our local dealer. Is that pretty normal now?I bought mine there. Both Tracy and Jeff are nice people. For car salesmen anyway.
I also have another minor problem. My house doesn't have a garage. 