sting ya

i havent posted here in a while. Im looking to buy a z06. If i put a deposit down today, where would my best bet to buy from and whats a realistic time frame for arrival. Thanks in advance.

FiftyFiv3

Hate to say it but if you don't want to pay 10s of 1000s over MSRP you needed to get on a list well over a year ago. I'm not aware of any dealership taking deposits at this point for MSRP.

fumbling

Last October only MacMulkin took deposits, not sure if they are still.

marknagy13

Never. As the others have said, have to pay over MSRP to get one now.

sting ya

mcmulkin will take my deposit, but cant give me a time frame. It just doesnt make sense to wait years - lifes too short. ill buy a 3lt c8

Z0Sick6

At this point, never unless paying 10s of thousands of dollars over MSRP.

LuckyCharmsYo

Mmmmm...there is a chance that you might get one in 6+ years from now? Possibly maybe?

Realistically, sorry dude, you aren't getting one unless you pay some major, major markup.

Pretty sure the big dealerships just stopped taking deposits altogether....so your only hope is to deal with one of the trashy dealers who will order one for themselves and sell it to you for over $200k.

Ragtop 99

There's no hope going through the bigger dealers. Most have such a long list that it will take years to clear even if production could pump out 50/day.
You can start calling small dealers that sell a few corvettes a year and maybe you'll get lucky and find one w/o a list and then get lucky that they get an allocation.

You'll have a better shot at getting an e-ray if that is of interest.

Never--Enough

You been asleep? You are SOL unless you want to pay dumb amounts of ADM new or pay over MSRP for a used one

GatorsJMC

#511 @ MM (has not moved in a while)
I bought a C8 3LT Z51 while I'm waiting

Howydo

Good luck !

RBK

I am #86 on a list of the #5 Corvette dealer in the U.S. I do not expect to see a Z06 until mid 2024.
If you get on a list now , and production does not pick up significantly, you are looking at 2025-6.

Howydo

Your only bet unless you know some one on the inside is to find one online at a small dealer and pay 50-100k over . It’s the only way to get one at the moment . If you wait about two years they’ll be more available but likely still at 25k over range. It’ll be awhile until you can get one at. Dealer for Msrp imo ..

RBK

Anyone here who knows, will tell you, no car for years at this rate unless you want to spend $50-100,000 over MSRP. It is that simple

Z0HS1CK

Getting one at MSRP? Probably never. I suspect the z06 production to only last 5-6MY's.

You're going to have to either pay a huge markup, because there are "some" for sale right now, although i don't know about the warranty issue.

Or you can buy used a year or 2 from now, and still be paying over MSRP and still don't know about the warranty issue nor how the 1st owner broke it in or drove it.

Sorry to say but you should've put that deposit years ago. It was only 2k and it was refundable.

international blue

Try Carmax. They seem to really want to sell cars and look like nice people..

thrilled

You’re way late out the gate. Some have been on a list for 3 years. I would say if you have deep pockets you might be able to get one, or get on the C9 list.

MebeMebe

The advice you are getting here seems right for the current market. I'll observe that this was the first year of production and that the Z06 is a meaningful performance increase over the base model. Just like the base c8's availability and ADM has changed in the last 3 years, we will see what happens with the Z06 over time. I'd imagine macro economic factors may affect things as well. Money is more expensive than it was 12 months ago. Recession is predicted later this year, demand for a 2 seater sports car is going to be somewhat elastic. And, of course, GM has some choices about how to price and produce the car. They aren't making money on ADM, so I'd imagine they will do what they can to match price, production and demand.

For my part, I'd buy one at MSRP, but I'm cool to sit on the sidelines and see what happens over time. If I end up owning one: great. If not, all kinds of lovely things you can purchase with that amount of money.

JerriVette

While the z06 is awesome…lots of guys are bailing

lots of guys have multiple deposits at 3 or more dealers skewing actual information.

what is the holdup on the c8 z ? No body knows for sure.

with the Zr1 Zora and even the Eray release we may see reservations drop off over time.

and let’s not forget other brands new vehicles..

while the z06 is a cool ride many other choices are available.

I hear 911 s are scarce too.

deglobalization is wrecking havoc on supply lines around the world.