DropTopGal

Hello all... (yes, I have been around lurking the forum)

I am SOOOO FRUSTRATED!!!! I now turn to you, my fellow Vette drivers for some friendly help.

Situation: The lease on my 08 Vert will mature in 6 weeks (03-03-10) and after driving the Vette for 2 years, I am so impressed that I want to purchase one. (I can't believe that the Vette won both my hubby and me over like it has. Generally, we are Lexus and BMW types.)

Want to Buy: 2010 Grand Sport Coupe, Jetstream Blue, Heritage Packag with two tone titanium/ebony (or either two tone ebony/titanium or titanium with embroidery), A6, chrome wheels, NPP, Navigation, transparent roof, ipod connection, and full width spoiler.

Problem: Two local dealers here in South Florida are not willing to order us our Vette and treated us like dirt, giving us the dealership run around. "The Grand Sport is a limited edition, nothing off of price and we only have one in stock with no allocation"... "We don't discount off of the sticker price and actually can sell them for several thousand over"... yada yada... Lies, lies, and more lies!!

SOOO FRUSTRATING!!!!

We qualify for both the GM customer loyalty ($1k cash) and USAA ($750 cash) discounts. Both discounts come from GM and have nothing to do with the dealership. Further, the Grand Sport is NOT a limited edition and should be readily available.

With only 6 weeks remaining, I feel compelled to act now because if we have to place an order, it can take 6 to 8 weeks for delivery. We already have the finances ready to go.

I am beside myself. Want to buy a new Corvette and the local dealerships don't want to sell us one. This is NUTS! BTW.. They have many new 2009s on the lot.

Solution?? Should we place an order from one of the larger Corvette dealerships and if we did that, then what? Car delivered to the house? Any advice on what we should do??

This is new to us and thus far, we are not letting the local Chevy dealers force us to plan "B"...> go to Champion Porsche and buy a 911 Carrera S Cabriolet.

Your experience and wisdom in this matter will be most welcomed, fellow Vette drivers. Thank you!! DTG

george vee

go to dealer inventory
I've read a lot of good things about Macmulkin chevrolet in NH, give him a call and see what they can do.

BearZ06

The Corvette Museum Delivery is a really great experience and definitely worth doing if possible. If you were interested in doing that dealer location isn't an issue.

sjLt1

DropTop,

Give the forum dealers a chance to help you - Kerbeck has a large inventory. Drive it back or drop ship.

3GenVettes

You are not likely to get an ordered car delivered within 6 weeks. There is a very good site for finding vettes that are currently in stock; go to "jeffhardy.com" You may need to travel in order to get the deal you want on the car you are looking for. Certainly GS are not limited production, but they are not very plentiful at this point either.

calmtgguy

http://jeffhardy.com/lookupvette.php

CORVETTE GS COUPE
6.2 LITER 430 HP ENGINE
TRANSMISSION, 6-SPEED PADDLE SHIFT AUTOMATIC
Jetstream Blue Metallic Tintcoat
Interior Trim Titanium
MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE $66,070.00
STANDARD VEHICLE PRICE $54,770.00
Options installed by Manufacturer
JETSTREAM BLUE METALLIC
TINTCOAT
$ 850.00
SEAT TRIM, CROSSED FLAG
EMBROIDERY ON HEADREST
$ 300.00
3LT PREFERRED EQUIPMENT GROUP:
BOSE PREMIUM 7 SPEAKER SYSTEM
(REPLACES STD/OPT/PKG RADIO)
1 YR XM SATELLITE RADIO
HEAD-UP DISPLAY
PWR TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL
HEATED SEATS
MEMORY PACKAGE
UNIVERSAL HOME REMOTE
SEATS, ADJUSTABLE SPORT BUCKET
W/PERFORATED LEATHER INSERTS
POWER SEAT ADJUST - PASSENGER,
6-WAY
LUGGAGE SHADE & CARGO NET
BLUETOOTH FOR PHONE
$ 4,205.00
NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH AM/FM
CD PLAYER
(REPLACES STD/OPT RADIO)
$ 1,750.00
TRANSMISSION, 6-SPEED PADDLE
SHIFT AUTOMATIC
$ 1,250.00
CHROME ALUMINUM WHEELS
$ 1,995.00
TOTAL OPTIONS $10,350.00
TOTAL VEHICLE & OPTIONS $65,120.00
DESTINATION CHARGE $950.00
TOTAL VEHICLE PRICE*** $66,070.00

obxchartercaptain

If you have been "lurking" around the forum you know buying a Vert from one of the Forum dealers is the way to go. I KNOW that is what I am going to do when I buy my C7. Anyway, make your
deal and get it "drop shipped" to your local dealer. Then drive it away with your top down.

deecount

Give Tommy Jr. a call at MacMulkin. If he doesn't have what you need he can order you one and still get you the employee discount.

Supercrewbear

DTG, I sent you a PM with details of the deal I received from a forum dealer.

Good luck!

rob62

try les stanford chevy.Click on there new vette inventory.Good selection of G.S.'s.Thats where I found mine.Good luck

skierhc

Check out Corvetteconti.com he's got a JSB with what you're looking for. Just look through his posts. You may have to go back a little bit but it's there, I just checked.

sjohnson2615

Have you driven the Porsche yet?Your plan B sounds better than plan A

easyrider13

This is an all-too-common Florida dealer story.
As other posters have said, check out inventory at Kerbeck http://www.kerbeck.com/kerbeck/kerbe...ette_inventory and MacMulkin http://www.macmulkinchevrolet.com/Ne...odelId=1010232.
They are deal-makers and many of us have bought our cars from one of them.

If you want the ultimate bonding experience, order your car and pick it up at the museum. You'll be talking about the experience for years.

avizer

I live in Orlando, PIcked up my vette two weeks ago from Jon Hall in Daytone. great service, worth the drive from Orlando.

I would pick it up and drive to south FL.

Uncle Meat

Do what I did. PM ALL the forum sponsored dealers and ask them to give you a quote for the car you want. Rack-n-stack the results you receive back and go from there.

Tommy Jr. at MacMulkin replied the fastest and with the best price for me. He was an absolute pleasure to deal with too. I live in Alabama and opted for the (R8C) museum delivery and it was worth every penny. I'm sure however that MacMulkin can have the car shipped to a local dealership if you so desire.

U.M.

jsims002

get the Porsche

musclecar6

Tommy Jr at MacMulkin is a great way to go. Just order the car exactly the way you want it with a museum delivery or pick it up at his dealership( that's what I did when I picked up my new grand sport back in October) & you're good to go. He'll call you back when you call, give you a GREAT price & any other discounts you qualify for & will handle all the details for you.

AORoads

it's too bad that, being on here since '08, you didn't notice that there were Forum dealers who do such a good job. per the posts above, now you know. unless you buy from inventory, you will def be out of a Corvette for at least a few weeks if you order.

I will say, however, if you've enjoyed your Vette so much, you really owe it to yourself to order one the way you want it. And for you and your hubby to go to the Museum and Plant tour and pick up your car at the Museum----all for about $500 or less. That's my opinion. I hope you do it that way. A couple or three weeks without a Vette is tough, but you will more than make up for it with a couple of those tours.

beepster

OK, give this one a try: www.bruceglueckchevy.com and talk to Becky or Bruce. I think they will order what you want @ invoice w/ no paper work or dealership charge. They are 1st class, no BS folks and have sold a ton of vettes. Quite a ride for you to Jasper, FL to pick it up buy maybe they can ship it to you. good luck!

j_digi454

Great to do business with, no run around. Got mine there.