Dealers still saying they have allocations? 6/20/09 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

jdbaker82 · 06-20-2009, 02:59 PM

I feel like some of these dealerships are lying to me over the phone since they are all local and a couple have told me they have allocations left.... If I go into the Dealership to order one does anyone know of anyway I can verify they are actually telling me the truth? I don't want to order one just to find out I will probably never get it. Especially since I am putting $500 down.

alex33x · 06-20-2009, 03:09 PM

Dealers get allocations each month.

JHart · 06-20-2009, 03:14 PM

i was actually pretty lucky. i was number 5 out of 5 of the original pre-orders, and i pre-ordered it in march, woohoo.

jdbaker82 · 06-20-2009, 03:15 PM

So its a standard thing that each dealership gets X amount of allocations each and every month? Not possible they accept orders that would fill out their allocations for the remainder of the year?

jdbaker82 · 06-20-2009, 03:37 PM

Anyone care to explain how this works? I am confused now :I

diaboli · 06-20-2009, 03:43 PM

GM will only take so many orders a month from each dealer. That is what they are calling an allocation. GM determines this number based on the dealers recent sales performance.

If your dealer will tell you his allocation number, the next thing would be to get him to tell you how many orders he has taken, and where you are on that list.

He may have 50 orders and you may be #10 on his list, but his allocation is 5 a month. This means your order won't even be picked up by GM till the end of the second month.

The sticky point here is your not really gonna know anything unless the dealer lays his cards on the table. figure the odds.

your best bet is to find someone who got their car and it turns out the dealer treated them honest. get that dealers name and go there and take it on trust.

by the way my sales lady is Ann at Langs Chev in Beavercreek OH. I've talked to another camaro5 member who already got his car from her. She's good people.

jdbaker82 · 06-20-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by diaboli

GM will only take so many orders a month from each dealer. That is what they are calling an allocation. GM determines this number based on the dealers recent sales performance.

If your dealer will tell you his allocation number, the next thing would be to get him to tell you how many orders he has taken, and where you are on that list.

He may have 50 orders and you may be #10 on his list, but his allocation is 5 a month. This means your order won't even be picked up by GM till the end of the second month.

The sticky point here is your not really gonna know anything unless the dealer lays his cards on the table. figure the odds.

your best bet is to find someone who got their car and it turns out the dealer treated them honest. get that dealers name and go there and take it on trust.

by the way my sales lady is Ann at Langs Chev in Beavercreek OH. I've talked to another camaro5 member who already got his car from her. She's good people.

Diaboli thank you so much this cleared things up for me quite a bit...... So basically I want to find a dealer that will honestly sell at MSRP and try to find one that gets the highest amount of allocations each month but has the lowest # of total orders.

jdbaker82 · 06-20-2009, 03:56 PM

I wonder how many orders each dealership has on average... If I had to guess it would be 15-75 depending on location of Dealership. Does anyone have an idea of how many allocations a dealership that does very well gets per month? 10-15?

joepitt · 06-20-2009, 04:37 PM

My dealer, Ourisman Rockmont Chevy in Rockville, MD tells me they still have allocations. My salesman, Bill Shenberger at 301-424-5900, says they haven't had many people willing to put money down. They are asking MSRP. Mine is supposed to be here on Wednesday!! I ordered 3/4/09. If you call tell him Joe Pitt sent you.

06-20-2009, 03:09 PM	#2
alex33x Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 687	Dealers get allocations each month. __________________ Devliered July 20, 2012

06-20-2009, 03:14 PM	#3
JHart I haz camaro again :) Drives: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 1SS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Union, South Carolina Posts: 660	i was actually pretty lucky. i was number 5 out of 5 of the original pre-orders, and i pre-ordered it in march, woohoo. __________________ 2010 Camaro 1SS(back in a camaro again, yessssss!) 2010 silverado z71 ccsb(sold, old dd) 2010 camaro1ss(sold, missed, will have another someday)

06-20-2009, 03:43 PM	#6
diaboli Camaro Drivin' Drives: 2010 IBM SS/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Beavercreek OH Posts: 203 View My Garage	GM will only take so many orders a month from each dealer. That is what they are calling an allocation. GM determines this number based on the dealers recent sales performance. If your dealer will tell you his allocation number, the next thing would be to get him to tell you how many orders he has taken, and where you are on that list. He may have 50 orders and you may be #10 on his list, but his allocation is 5 a month. This means your order won't even be picked up by GM till the end of the second month. The sticky point here is your not really gonna know anything unless the dealer lays his cards on the table. figure the odds. your best bet is to find someone who got their car and it turns out the dealer treated them honest. get that dealers name and go there and take it on trust. by the way my sales lady is Ann at Langs Chev in Beavercreek OH. I've talked to another camaro5 member who already got his car from her. She's good people. __________________ Steve 2SS/RS IBM 1100 = Preliminary Order 5/5 NKBB4B 2000 = Accepted By GM 5/6 (my dealer had allocations left!!) 3300 = Sched For Prod TPW 29 June 3800 = Produced 2G1FT1EW6A9124732 4150 = Invoiced 15 July 4D = Undergoing Assesment/Repair 17 Jul 4B = In Oshawa, Awaiting shipment 20 Jul 4200 = Shipped 22 Jul 5000 = Deliv'd To Dealer 24 July 6000 = Deliv'd To ME!!! 28 July - 12 Weeks, Order to Delivery, and there was a one week shutdown during that time.

06-20-2009, 04:37 PM	#9
joepitt Drives: 2016 2SS Camaro, 2017 Acura Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 467	My dealer, Ourisman Rockmont Chevy in Rockville, MD tells me they still have allocations. My salesman, Bill Shenberger at 301-424-5900, says they haven't had many people willing to put money down. They are asking MSRP. Mine is supposed to be here on Wednesday!! I ordered 3/4/09. If you call tell him Joe Pitt sent you. __________________ 2016 2SS, Auto, Garnet Red, Black Interior, Magnetic Ride, Performance Exhaust, and Nav. Past highlights: 2013 2LT/RS, 2010 pre-order Camaro 2LT,1969 Chevy Malibu, 1972 Plymouth 'Cuda, 1972 Pontiac GTO, 1979 Turbo Buick Century. 'See the USA in your Chevrolet...' Dinah Shore, 1952: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGZvQoPxhNs

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06-20-2009, 02:59 PM	#1
jdbaker82 Banned Drives: None Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Baltimore Posts: 425	Dealers still saying they have allocations? 6/20/09 I feel like some of these dealerships are lying to me over the phone since they are all local and a couple have told me they have allocations left.... If I go into the Dealership to order one does anyone know of anyway I can verify they are actually telling me the truth? I don't want to order one just to find out I will probably never get it. Especially since I am putting $500 down.

06-20-2009, 03:15 PM	#4
jdbaker82 Banned Drives: None Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Baltimore Posts: 425	So its a standard thing that each dealership gets X amount of allocations each and every month? Not possible they accept orders that would fill out their allocations for the remainder of the year?

06-20-2009, 03:37 PM	#5
jdbaker82 Banned Drives: None Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Baltimore Posts: 425	Anyone care to explain how this works? I am confused now :I

06-20-2009, 03:56 PM	#8
jdbaker82 Banned Drives: None Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Baltimore Posts: 425	I wonder how many orders each dealership has on average... If I had to guess it would be 15-75 depending on location of Dealership. Does anyone have an idea of how many allocations a dealership that does very well gets per month? 10-15?