[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by 2012ZL1

Its not just that.....

1) if allocations for Canadian orders are set back a month there is no way you're getting a car for March. You would get it in March if you got in on the initial order, which won't happen if allocations are a month behind.
GM can sort out the distribution however they like. Just because the Americans get to place their orders first doesn't mean that they'll get their cars a month earlier.

2) Yes I want one asap, winter is no big deal here. Its t-shirt weather right now, and all I gotta deal with is a little rain over the winter anyway.
I forgot ... BC ... nvm

3) The point is not that I can't wait, its that I'm angry for the second class treatment for Canadian buyers on the orders for no reason at all. We have to pay more for the damn things for no reason , then to add more insult we have to wait to order. The %@~*& factory is in Canada..Why can't there be a level playing field for customers. Its not like we live in Russia and there is a shipping issue.
We should feel lucky they treat us as a 2nd class market, because we rank between Brazil and Uzbekistan in Chevrolets global sales. We pay more because the loonie isn't tied directly to the US dollar, which means pricing does not fluctuate with the exchange rate. We pay Canadian prices for products in Canada based upon the market conditions unique to the country. The factory is in Canada because Canadian labour is generally cheaper than American labour, and possibly because of an agreement made with the CAW regarding the previous Camaro plant in Quebec. That said ... we do get hosed on the destination charges. The vast majority of the population is based around a single rail line, shipping costs and logistics should be pretty simple

Its discrimination on both counts any way you look at it, its not fair, and it pisses me off. I put my deposit down back in August, and some dude who just read about it Friday can walk into a dealership in the US on Saturday and get a ZL1 before I do. Nothing against the US guy who is buying the car, but I think sales of such a car should be done on a level playing field.

A 'level' playing field you say ... is that why you placed a deposit months before anyone could order the car? Sounds like you were trying to buy your way to the front of the line, which doesn't sound particularly fair to me. I don't really care that you did it, but I'm just trying to point out that what seems fair to you may not seem fair to the guy that waits for your dealership to open the first day they officially start taking Canadian orders only to find out you took his spot months ago


Everybody up here gets all in a knot when its mentioned we will just head south for our GM vehicles, but Its GM themselves that force that decision. Yes I could head south and buy one, but if it comes to that I'm jumpin ship on principal, not that I don't like the car, but I'm not supporting the discrimination.
Chances are, you're going to have to wait a lot longer than a month if you try and get a car from the states. They won't just be sitting around on lots waiting for a Canadian to come by with a $50,000 cheque in hand ...

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