hokiebus

http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2013/...6+Lifestyle%29

Checked and couldn't find interview on the forum. This is from the corvette blogger.

Sin City

I lot of great information here!

Glen e

Personally , I thought it was a pretty PC interview....and on the configurator, it's unacceptable it's not better - web guys are all over the place and that's easy code to write....

Snorman

This is what stands out to me (especially since my car is at 3400 and VIN 1670 and am expecting it to be built this week ):
I think GM recognizes that there is an advantage to offering an automatic, even in their high performance offering. IMO, we are going to see them offer a version of an automatic in the that version when it's introduced next year.
S.

Sin City

Well... duh. But, it goes into some really information on color choices, manual vs auto breakdowns, Z51 selections, and the issues on why some cars are at Nashville.

Also on the constraints on the CF roofs and the request to have dealer see if they can change to transparent.

Good info but you can't blame them to taking the Chevy perspective. I'd rather have a PC interview than them say nothing.

Michael A

Nice interview.

It's funny how the dealers are still supposed to check all fluids before delivery. If GM is checking every car for quality, wouldn't that include fluid levels and leaks?

Michael

rcallen484

You are questioning/criticizing them doing MORE checks than necessary? Really? Why?

Michael A

That would be a shame. It reminds me when they GM use to add stripes to a car, and call it the performance version.

Michael

OnPoint

Pretty strong focus on quality and making sure the cars are right.

Nice to see.

rcallen484

That darn GM

Sin City

On a Ferrari 458, the dealer's go through a checklist that's about 2 inches THICK. It takes on average about 2 days, sometimes three, before the car is released to the customer.

You can never "overdo" the quest to deliver quality.

Michael A

I wonder how many dealers have done more harm than good doing this, e.g. scratching the car, overfilling, over/under torquing fill plugs, putting the wrong fluids in, spilling fluids on the car (such as brake fluid ), etc.

Second, other than the really easy ones to check, I wonder if they even do it at all.

Third, I wonder if a dealer has ever found low fluids on any car.

Michael

BeaZt

My neighbor bought a used one from a private seller. It took the dealer two days to do the pre inspection. So I believe it.

dmaxx3500

on the duramax gm trucks,the diff take 4qts,they are shipped with 3qts,the DEF holds 5 gals,and they only have 1-1.5gals

Michael A

Remember, we're talking a Chevy dealer here.

I remember a story a friend of mine told me while he worked as a parts manager at an Olds dealership. A mechanic came in and announced, "I need a set of plugs for a 350 Diesel".

Michael

OnPoint

Maybe he meant glow plugs?

Snorman

Of course, because those of us who want an automatic in a Corvette aren't "real enthusiasts", despite the fact that many of us actually drag and road race various other cars.

You do race your car, right?
S.

Michael A

Unfortunately, not.

Michael

OnPoint

Then that is pretty sad.

Bill B 1

Wonderful! Thank you for posting. This helps explain the 4300 Nashville thing. I found this statement particularly interesting as I am one of the cars in Nashville.
"We’re taking the cars, getting them through the quality assessment, we’re evaluating almost hourly where we are with the cars, and then loaded them on transports and sending the transports out.”
If they are evaluating almost hourly where the cars are relative to QC and shipping you would think they could give us some kind of ETA on the cars @ 4300 in Nashville. Oh well I guess they'll ship when they ship! So glad to hear it actually is just a QC inspection issue and they did it to expedite the process. Maybe we will see many of those cars go to 4200 early this week!!