mtaxman

I'd like to see interior pics. I have a C7 2LT with the red / black interior...outside is Blade Silver but I'd consider black.

You hit the lottery with this purchase.

GQMGT

Timing is EVERYTHING!

bluan

"My local dealer had a "tour" come through in December and I got to see it and loved it..."

Wow, only started thinking buying a C8 in December, and beat many of us putting down deposit in Oct or Nov. to get the car long before us. Talking about in the right place! Congrats!

benplace

Geezer1

Really! I was in a dealership showroom with my wife on a Saturday afternoon many years ago salivating over a hot little 2-seater. It was a newly introduced model with a long wait list but at least the dealer was selling at MSRP instead of at a premium. I loved the car but never seriously considered buying one. The salesman we were talking to about the car told us that the buyer was with their F&I guy closing on the purchase and that we could watch the car drive off the showroom floor if we hung around a few minutes. Suddenly voices were raised and the buyer loudly exited a screened area and then out of the dealership.

I shocked the crap out of my wife when I offered to buy the car on the spot at MSRP - the only time in our 46 years together than we didn't discuss and agree on a major purchase. The salesman mentioned the wait list again but motioned the dealership manager over. I made the same offer to him. OK, I might have mentioned that I was with the company that provided the dealership's insurance and other financial services. Whatever ... I was the one who drove that car off the showroom floor, wait list be damned.

ext

Well, Corona Claus

N4Speed

Congrats! She looks beautiful!!

hawkgfr

Very nice story....Congratulations...enjoy!

JerriVette

Great story. Great options and color.feel free to fill us in on what its like to drive.

fwiw I would have done exactly what you did.

enjoy!

BEAR-AvHistory

Winner!!

blackmagicZ

Beautiful car, but was it worth signing a contract with the devil?😈

Congratulations.

NoSoupForU

Right place at right time. Great to hear a positive story like this in these
times. Congratulations!

zland

I agree you are lucky to get what you wanted and appreciate zero mark up. On the other hand car sales did a major nose dive and everyone is pulling back on unneeded risk health wise and financial wise. The dealer played it safe, got a very hefty profit in a very shaky market. I bet all dealers wish they could get MRRP on all their inventory, especially 60-95k vehicles.

Jeffthunbird

I can’t blame the dealer for making a quick sale but he really should have gone to the waiting list and had everybody pass on it before offering it to a noobie. He also shouldn’t have ordered one for the lot which again, is in front of the waitlist customers. I hope my dealer wouldn’t do that. They have said that they don’t. Do I believe them?? Hmmm.
Anyways, congrats to you for being a smart buyer!

JLargo

Love the color combo, I did not like the black on the C8 in the initial pics I saw on the intraweb. Now that I am see more of them I am starting to love the black on the C8, congrats!

TXGS507

Very nice Ben... Love the black/red.... looks great.

RapidC84B

Wow... congrats.

MDeg

To anyone wondering - I called the dealer the OP listed and they iterated that they do not have any other built C8s in stock. If anyone knows of a car for sale at MSRP, let me know!

ryoder

Awesome story.

Hapbob

I like stories like this and I also like the hunt so to speak when buying cars. Black is really nice but where I live it’s is a part time job to keep it clean. I had a Cadillac V and it was black and beautiful and got many a complement. But I really did spend to much time keeping it clean. I congratulate you on a very nice car and a good story to go with it.
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