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CanadianCamaro · 01-24-2009, 06:20 PM

Ok here's a question for you all. Take 2 dealers that are located in the same area. Dealer #1 has an allocation of 20 Camaros. Dealer #2 has an allocation of 10. I could be order/priority #7 at Dealer #1 for my SS/RS. BUT, I would be the 7th V8 on order for that dealer (i.e. orders 1 through 6, which are already placed, are all V8s). On the other hand, if I go to Dealer #2, I would be 2nd on the list (priority 2) BUT I would be the 1st V8 (car # 1 at this dealer is a V6).

Which car will arrive first?

Thoughts? Opinions?

(and no this is not a highschool math problem ... " 2 trains leave their stations at the same time, 1 traveling 30 mph, the other 45mph...."

gtjacket · 01-24-2009, 06:23 PM

Opinions are like arseholes, Everyone has got one. Seriously, I doubt anyone could give you an answer and be sure of it. I guess if I was in your shoes I would pick which ever dealer I felt the most comfortable with.

Xanthos · 01-24-2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by gtjacket

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I guess if I was in your shoes I would pick which ever dealer I felt the most comfortable with.

I agree with the above, but I'd have to say that the second dealer would probably get theirs first. Not before the 1st V8 from the first dealer, but the second dealer will get their 1st before the first dealer gets it's 7th.
- Xanthos

CanadianCamaro · 01-24-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gtjacket

Opinions are like arseholes, Everyone has got one. Seriously, I doubt anyone could give you an answer and be sure of it. I guess if I was in your shoes I would pick which ever dealer I felt the most comfortable with.

I figured that - But there's no shortage of opinions around here (I even have a few myself

). I purposely left out that dealer #2 is giving me a $2,500 discount from MSRP.

TJ91 · 01-24-2009, 06:57 PM

Well well well. looks whos all excited, lol congrats on the discount, you can get a nice exhaust system right away!
My dads supplier company went down in july and so did my discount, so i have been on the lookout for a GM employee who can get me a friends and family discount, my dealer said they would honour any discount, my neighbor said she would give me her supplier discount, problem is she has to be living with me...anyways il figure it out...couple of short monthes guys!

josh1147 · 01-24-2009, 07:31 PM

Even without the discount, I'd go with Dealer #2....but WITH the discount definitely go with Dealer #2.

Even if you have to wait a bit, $2500 is a nice discount

Inspector 17 · 01-24-2009, 07:35 PM

The high school math problem would be easier to figure out. At least it is grounded in the laws of mathematics.

Ry4nVan · 01-25-2009, 12:39 AM

Sounds like dealer 2 according to your 'math'

RallyFever · 01-25-2009, 12:43 AM

Dealer 2 gets your car first>
You better hurry before the #2 slot gets filled

mmarcum · 01-25-2009, 09:47 AM

'head explodes'

CamaroSSforme · 01-25-2009, 09:55 AM

And while you are waiting around here for an answer 4 people went to dealer #2 and now you are screwed.

And no it wouldn't be an opinion...dealer 2 would get you your car first

thomasz28 · 01-25-2009, 10:07 AM

As a former Chevrolet dealer I can tell you for a fact that the dealer to get the first 09 Camaros will be the owners and general managers of Chevrolet dealerships with the best connections at the regional zone offices ! It is the dealerships and owners that endure the tough times that get the perc's and first pick's ! The dealers who take the odd-ball colors and models no one else can push ! When we owned the Chevrolet dealership we always got first dibb's and first one of a kind's because we helped take the albatross's no other dealer would accept ! In 69 we got the very first 3 Camaro Pacesetters in New England ! We had no idea no-one wanted them ! We died with those 3 cars for over 4 months.

*The_Blur* · 01-25-2009, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mmarcum

'head explodes'

If this guy was one of the allocations above you, then you just moved up.

Visit the second dealer. That one would put you at the top of the V8 list with a discount.

SilverTurtle · 01-25-2009, 10:40 AM

pick a dealership for service after the sale... never pick a dealership on how fast you can get a car... it will almost always bite you in the arse at some point in the future.

for instance, if I knew there was a dealership that couldn't get me a car until September, but they had always given me a loaner car when I came in to get my service done and it took longer than about 2 hours, I'd go with that dealership over a dealer that could get me a car in April but was going to make me wait for my car every time or make me get a rental car while my car was getting fixed.

my criteria for choosing a dealership is this: price, service, selection and loyalty... in that order... the more a dealership satisfies at the top of the list, the more chance they have to keep my loyalty at the end of the list.

01-25-2009, 10:07 AM	#12
thomasz28 L88 427 Drives: 1973 L88 427 Camaro Z28 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cape Cod Massachusetts Posts: 10	Dealerships that REALLY get the first born !! As a former Chevrolet dealer I can tell you for a fact that the dealer to get the first 09 Camaros will be the owners and general managers of Chevrolet dealerships with the best connections at the regional zone offices ! It is the dealerships and owners that endure the tough times that get the perc's and first pick's ! The dealers who take the odd-ball colors and models no one else can push ! When we owned the Chevrolet dealership we always got first dibb's and first one of a kind's because we helped take the albatross's no other dealer would accept ! In 69 we got the very first 3 Camaro Pacesetters in New England ! We had no idea no-one wanted them ! We died with those 3 cars for over 4 months.

01-25-2009, 10:40 AM	#14
SilverTurtle Reality Check Specialist Drives: '02 Z28, 2012 45th SS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ATX Posts: 1,730	pick a dealership for service after the sale... never pick a dealership on how fast you can get a car... it will almost always bite you in the arse at some point in the future. for instance, if I knew there was a dealership that couldn't get me a car until September, but they had always given me a loaner car when I came in to get my service done and it took longer than about 2 hours, I'd go with that dealership over a dealer that could get me a car in April but was going to make me wait for my car every time or make me get a rental car while my car was getting fixed. my criteria for choosing a dealership is this: price, service, selection and loyalty... in that order... the more a dealership satisfies at the top of the list, the more chance they have to keep my loyalty at the end of the list. __________________ got tequila?

01-24-2009, 06:20 PM	#1
CanadianCamaro Drives: 2SS/RS IOM - A.K.A. DA ;) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,046	Which one will arrive first Ok here's a question for you all. Take 2 dealers that are located in the same area. Dealer #1 has an allocation of 20 Camaros. Dealer #2 has an allocation of 10. I could be order/priority #7 at Dealer #1 for my SS/RS. BUT, I would be the 7th V8 on order for that dealer (i.e. orders 1 through 6, which are already placed, are all V8s). On the other hand, if I go to Dealer #2, I would be 2nd on the list (priority 2) BUT I would be the 1st V8 (car # 1 at this dealer is a V6). Which car will arrive first? Thoughts? Opinions? (and no this is not a highschool math problem ... " 2 trains leave their stations at the same time, 1 traveling 30 mph, the other 45mph...." __________________ "BBOMG - More than just a car show.... It's an experience!"

01-24-2009, 06:23 PM	#2
gtjacket 2G1FT1EW0A9118618 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Black/IOM M6 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 550 View My Garage	Opinions are like arseholes, Everyone has got one. Seriously, I doubt anyone could give you an answer and be sure of it. I guess if I was in your shoes I would pick which ever dealer I felt the most comfortable with.

01-24-2009, 06:57 PM	#5
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,035	Well well well. looks whos all excited, lol congrats on the discount, you can get a nice exhaust system right away! My dads supplier company went down in july and so did my discount, so i have been on the lookout for a GM employee who can get me a friends and family discount, my dealer said they would honour any discount, my neighbor said she would give me her supplier discount, problem is she has to be living with me...anyways il figure it out...couple of short monthes guys!

01-24-2009, 07:31 PM	#6
josh1147 Delivered 29June09 Drives: Early Order Camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 411 View My Garage	Even without the discount, I'd go with Dealer #2....but WITH the discount definitely go with Dealer #2. Even if you have to wait a bit, $2500 is a nice discount

01-24-2009, 07:35 PM	#7
Inspector 17 I love crepes Drives: 2017 ZL1 NGM A10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,955 View My Garage	The high school math problem would be easier to figure out. At least it is grounded in the laws of mathematics.

01-25-2009, 12:39 AM	#8
Ry4nVan Drives: Currently (Toyota Tacoma) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 287	Sounds like dealer 2 according to your 'math'

01-25-2009, 12:43 AM	#9
RallyFever Senior Member Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 747	Dealer 2 gets your car first> You better hurry before the #2 slot gets filled

01-25-2009, 09:47 AM	#10
mmarcum Drives: 2010 Rally Yellow Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East TN Posts: 291	'head explodes'

01-25-2009, 09:55 AM	#11
CamaroSSforme Got my two Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - RJT/Black Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 430	And while you are waiting around here for an answer 4 people went to dealer #2 and now you are screwed. And no it wouldn't be an opinion...dealer 2 would get you your car first