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Originally Posted by Blackdevil77
I've never actually ordered a car like this before. Is there a way to tell if the dealer really has an allocation or if they're just lying that they do to get your deposit?
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You might (dunno) through chevy's customer service. Good point that you brought up. I waited about three weeks before I even had an order number. My dealer (they're great but...) isn't big on phone courtesy, and it took that long for me to nail them down on the phone and get an order number. I could've just run in the showroom and hassled them (lol....I did do this when my car came off the truck lol....) but I figured that I'd call first. Those guys had the allocation but since they stink at phone courtesy I was really worried for a bit that they wouldn't follow thru. Obviously the rest was history.
The other point that I was trying to make is that you must hold the dealer to the promised date that they'll give you once they accept the deal. If the car doesn't come in the promised time then that will be grounds for an immediate refund of deposit (don't fall for the non-refundable deposit bs......I could actually start another thread on deposit escapades with some dealers).
The wise thing to do is to ask the dealer about their allocation. In my situation the dealer had a zl1 in their inventory and were also known for selling zls, so I felt secure at the time I ordered.