So I guess your next house list of priorities is garage and reasonable access to Starbucks. Not necessarily in that order...
Want to order a factory C8, how long of a wait
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I used to store my summer car in a garage tent. Depending on your area your neighbours might not like that.
Another option is Reaume Chevrolet in LaSalle just outside Windsor.
Talk to Kevin Thielk, sales and new vehicle order manager.
Smaller dealership but only took 16 months from order deposit to delivery. All depends on how big the lineup is.
Good Luck
Your summer car? C8? I've considered a number of remedies, and timetables based on ordering new, and take advantage of the wait, or buy used, and do something short term until the storage issue can be properly addressed. The latter being the more costly option, based on "used C8" prices.
The tank and trunk both held. I had 24 beers in the trunk, and about half a tank of gas. Only half the beers survived.
Sorry. The truth hurts sometimes, when beer is involved. As for Starbucks, I bought a DeLonghi Dinamica Plus, about 2 years ago when they hiked the prices the first time. I rarely go to SBux any more.
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I guess the Pinto story dates me, which is the other major issue. I might not live long enough to take delivery of a DIY build order with a 2 year wait. I had an '86 convertible in 1990. Sort of a mid-life "always wanted one" story and had the cash to do it. That was before the used car VIP days, and the one I bought had been passed around like a cheap hooker at a political convention. It was a lot of fun, but after 2 years, the engine started showing signs of prior abuse, and I sold it a few months later. I also owned a 1973 Mustang convertible, with the Mach 1 accessories, and a 351C V8, w/4BBL carb, attached to a C6 auto-transmission. It was pretty quick for it's weight. Not unlike it's owner, at the time.
The sooner you're on a list (or 2) the sooner you will get one.
I had thought about something like that, short term. The nay-bors have mostly done worse. I'm not too worried about that aspect. I've also looked at quonset huts (small), and prefab sheds/garages. They're fairly popular out this way, and I could get one custom built to spec, for a few extra sheckles. I might be able to avoid city bylaw restrictions on size/height/location/appearance/whatever else they throw at me to make my life more difficult. Or, there's always off site storage, but that can get expensive, too. I'm not broke, but I don't want to spend more than I absolutely have to, if possible. I'm going to need gas money.
If you are calling around I would contact Wilson-Niblett Richmond Hill, Markville Chev, Cullen in St. Catherines, Paul Sadlon Chev in Barrie, Tom Beard at Humberview in Toronto, Gateway Chev in Brampton and Bill Spencer in Cobourg.
I had my name on 2 dealer lists, Cullen in Guelph and St Catherine’s, Guelph dealership got me my car first, but I still have a deposit in St. Catherine’s. May trade my 2023 in after the year and get a new one 2024 from St. Catherine’s.
The multiple orders/lists strategy seems to speed things up a little? For $2500 per order. It's less $$$ than the overpriced "gently used" option.
I guess the choices are wait for a build at the lower price, or pay more for instant gratification.
And I still have the where to store it issue that I'm working on.
How do some dealers get units in faster than others?
I guess the choices are wait for a build at the lower price, or pay more for instant gratification.
And I still have the where to store it issue that I'm working on.
How do some dealers get units in faster than others?
It's all about their lists and their yearly corvette sales which determines Corvette allocations.The multiple orders/lists strategy seems to speed things up a little? For $2500 per order. It's less $$$ than the overpriced "gently used" option.
I guess the choices are wait for a build at the lower price, or pay more for instant gratification.
And I still have the where to store it issue that I'm working on.
How do some dealers get units in faster than others?
Large dealers expect more allocations because they sell more Corvettes etc. so buyers get on their lists.
Some smaller dealers only get a few allocations per year so their lists might be relatively small and through attrition a buyer might get one sooner.
I see. So it's more or less volume related. Makes sense, if they do more Corvette sales per year than others.
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