This isn't good news...(Z51 Constraint issues)
10-14-2013, 11:32 PM
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This isn't good news...(Z51 Constraint issues)
Any truth here from the know...?
Ordered mine (Z51) end of September...
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/10/...-year-sources/
Ordered mine (Z51) end of September...
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/10/...-year-sources/
10-14-2013, 11:42 PM
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GM needs to find additional parts suppliers for the constrained items, or they risk losing sales.
And, said demand could really tempt GM to raise the price on the Z51 package...
And, said demand could really tempt GM to raise the price on the Z51 package...
10-14-2013, 11:43 PM
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Many are freaking out about a 3 week hold in Nashville. If the wait is really 1 year it will shrink quickly as many grow impatient and buy something else.
This article also quotes "dealer sources" which to me sounds like a sales person at one dealership who may not know what is going on big picture, but only his dealership. Imagine a dealership with an allocation for 30 cars, and that same dealer has 30 orders for Z51 cars = 1 year wait.
I'm not buying it. If the demand is truly this sustainable for 1 year, the vendors will be ramped up and clear the backlog.
This article also quotes "dealer sources" which to me sounds like a sales person at one dealership who may not know what is going on big picture, but only his dealership. Imagine a dealership with an allocation for 30 cars, and that same dealer has 30 orders for Z51 cars = 1 year wait.
I'm not buying it. If the demand is truly this sustainable for 1 year, the vendors will be ramped up and clear the backlog.
10-14-2013, 11:45 PM
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on both points. No matter how difficult the first part, they simply HAVE TO DO IT 
10-14-2013, 11:48 PM
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10-15-2013, 12:19 AM
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I have a simple solution GM can implement to cut Z51 demand:
Don't offer Z51 on the convertible. Most HPDE and track events won't allow soft tops without a roll bar anyway.
Don't offer Z51 on the convertible. Most HPDE and track events won't allow soft tops without a roll bar anyway.
10-15-2013, 12:25 AM
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This is all GM's fault. They only demonstrate z51...all the writers talk about how well dampened it's ride is, and they make it very inexpensive. And so everybody gets it as the must have option, duh. They should at least offer MR shocks on the non-z51 and that would ease at least some of the constraint.
10-15-2013, 12:26 AM
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This is all GM's fault. They only demonstrate z51...all the writers talk about how well dampened it's ride is, and they make it very inexpensive. And so everybody gets it as the must have option, duh. They should at least offer MR shocks on the non-z51 and that would ease at least some of the constraint.
10-15-2013, 12:30 AM
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Screw it - I don't really need Z51, so I cancelled it. My delivery date moved from March of next year to this November. Not to mention the price difference.
10-15-2013, 12:37 AM
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10-15-2013, 12:42 AM
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This is all GM's fault. They only demonstrate z51...all the writers talk about how well dampened it's ride is, and they make it very inexpensive. And so everybody gets it as the must have option, duh. They should at least offer MR shocks on the non-z51 and that would ease at least some of the constraint.
10-15-2013, 12:54 AM
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