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Old 05-11-2023, 10:30 PM
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Yesterday ELB was removed from the ordering system. Does anyone know if this is a common temporary occurrence, and the color might get put back into the system before the MY23 run ends?
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Very doubtful it will return.
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Just picked mine up today😜
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Did you notice if the new blue for 2024 was listed?
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Originally Posted by 2024VETT
Just picked mine up today😜
I hate you.
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Originally Posted by gliot1
Did you notice if the new blue for 2024 was listed?
No word on that,

Originally Posted by Floridasky
Very doubtful it will return.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! This would be horrible, horrible news.
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Unfortunately they have removed it along with Caffeine, ahead of schedule for the discontinuation for the 24 MY
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Unfortunately they have removed it along with Caffeine, ahead of schedule for the discontinuation for the 24 MY
That is horrible news. I have had my heart set on this color since the beginning. And likely days before I can place an order, ELB gets removed from the system?????
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Originally Posted by NA Screamer
That is horrible news. I have had my heart set on this color since the beginning. And likely days before I can place an order, ELB gets removed from the system?????
well the new blue is horrible in comparison …..
for 24
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Originally Posted by blackvetterzo6
well the new blue is horrible in comparison …..
for 24
Totally agree!

That's why I had been hoping to get a MY23 car. And, now that my dealer has finally said that I will be allocated a MY23 car, its a little dirty of Chevy to ****** my color choice away early. :-/
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ELB was my (close) second choice for my 2022 HTC (I went with Red Mist). ELB was a great color and will be missed....
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Welcome to Chevy. Nixed shadow grey for a worse grey (hypersonic isnt terrible but shadow grey was better). Nixed sebring orange for a worse orange. Nixed zeus bronze for a worse brown (caffeine). Nixing Accelerate yellow for a worse yellow (highlighter yellow as I call the newer shade).

Adding a TERRIBLE "green" (aka cacti, aka avocado milk green).

And last but not least Nixing ELB for a worse blue.

The color choosers at GM are idiots.
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Originally Posted by Korbek
Welcome to Chevy. Nixed shadow grey for a worse grey (hypersonic isnt terrible but shadow grey was better). Nixed sebring orange for a worse orange. Nixed zeus bronze for a worse brown (caffeine). Nixing Accelerate yellow for a worse yellow (highlighter yellow as I call the newer shade).

Adding a TERRIBLE "green" (aka cacti, aka avocado milk green).

And last but not least Nixing ELB for a worse blue.

The color choosers at GM are idiots.
Nixed Blade Silver for Silver Flare. I agree that each change was worse.
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Originally Posted by NA Screamer
And, now that my dealer has finally said that I will be allocated a MY23 car, its a little dirty of Chevy to ****** my color choice away early. :-/

Pretty sure they do that every year. When my allocation came up, it was very close to model year switchover. I still got a 2021, but by the time I submitted my build sebring orange and two other discontinued colors were not available as a choice. The colors ended before the model year did.
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Usually, when colors "disappear" they are gone. It's not like with parts that may be "on back order."
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Originally Posted by NA Screamer
Yesterday ELB was removed from the ordering system. Does anyone know if this is a common temporary occurrence, and the color might get put back into the system before the MY23 run ends?
It is done. When submitting an order this message appears.

Unable to add preliminary order
GS7 Elkhart Lake Blue Metallic Built-out
for the 2023 Model Year.


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Old 05-12-2023, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by NA Screamer
That is horrible news. I have had my heart set on this color since the beginning. And likely days before I can place an order, ELB gets removed from the system?????
I feel for you I really do! I was a month away from ordering when they removed Sebring Orange.
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I took the assembly plant tour a couple of months ago. They told us about ELB being discontinued.
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https://carbuzz.com/news/chevrolet-c...eF_rftdl-2X-XA

I am Very Happy My 2023 C8 Z51 ELB was Built last Week !!!!


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