Should I Cancel My Order

[Ghost Rider]

Originally Posted by usmcjlp

I live near a major metro area. All my local dealers either have long waiting lists or are selling well above MSRP. I placed an order with a dealer who told me he had allocation remaining. I have been sitting at 1100 for about 3 months. I know others have been waiting much longer.

The reason I ask is that I recently went on a business trip to a rural area. On a whim, I went by the chevy dealership. They had 3 camaros on the lot! Two were already sold, but the third wasn't. It was a 2SS, orange with the orange interior, sunroof, gfx and stripes. The gfx and stripes had not been installed yet. The car only had 34 miles on it. They actually let me drive it!

In my area, I have yet to see a Camaro on the road. Most dealers won't let you sit in a vehicle, much less drive it. This dealership told me they had delivered 17 already. They showed me a customer's car in their body shop that was getting the GFX installed. It had already been supercharged, full headers, exhaust, tune, and painted stripes. During my week in this small town, I saw over a dozen Camaros on the road.

When I spoke to the small town dealer he said he could get me a car in 8 weeks. My local dealer has been telling me for weeks that I am next in line.

Should I cancel my local order and order from this dealer in a small town about 7 hours away? It seems from my brief time there, that they have much more availability. Does anyone know if certain areas are getting more vehicles?

Also I am seeing TPWs as late as end of August on this forum. Does that mean if my order were picked up next week it would be a September TPW?

MY local Chevy dealership has 4-6 Camaros on the lot. Both LT and SS. Come take a look. City Chevrolet in Charlotte. The only thing is they are selling over MSRP.

[Sir Nuke]

Well for starters, if you are getting jerked around, cause him grief so treat customers RIGHT, and ESPECIALLY seeing as how you are in the military or a vet. I did what you are thinking about, I went to a dealer in another city to get my car, not 7 hours away, but where the are fair and up front and above all, HONEST. I went from 1100 to 3000 in one week.

[3CamarosOnHand]

I have been playing the waiting game for months also. My dealer lied to me and told me he had allocation and he didn't. I sat at 1100 for months stupidly. In ONE DAY I found a dealer that had my same car coming in on a cancelled order that would be going into stock. I am now at 3400 broadcast and should be driving the car by Sept- in ONE DAY. You need to find a different dealer and go from there.

Or, you could put a deposit down at a dealer with allocation and keep your other order and see what comes first. You aren't obligated to either.

Good luck. Change can happen (and fast) if you can find a dealer with an open allocation.

Don't cancel your order until you are SURE (by the Viz checking what the dealer is telling you).

Also, the test drive is awesome. We have friends that have their Camaro 2ss/rs already and it is a HOT car!!!! Well worth the wait.

Hope this helps.

[68 RS]

I ordered from 3 different dealerships and continued to call around. Found a dealership that had a car being built the following week that was not sold. I quickly cancelled the other 3 orders and got delivery in 7 weeks.

I have had the car 4 weeks and have 500miles on it.

Love it!

[BlemsBumble]

I'll vouch for the smaller guy. I got a lot of mark-up BS from large volume dealers so I tried a smaller dealership that sells a lot more pick-ups than Camaros. The sales manager told me he had allocation and it would be pulled for production the next day. He gave me an out-the-door price and I said, "order it". The next day I was at 3000 on the workbench. 8 weeks later I took delivery of the car with no funny stuff (market adjustments, dealer add-ons, etc.) for the price quoted 2 months earlier.

The good guys are out there. Semper Fi!

[JewelZ]

I almost made the mistake of buying a car from out of state which was very similar to my order, all with exception of exterior color. Thank god I didn't and I stuck to this forum and researched info on the ordering and buying process of the Camaro. What you need to find out is if your dealer that you ordered from even has allocation for your vehicle? You have an order number already go to the viz and see where your status stands through the order checking thread(please donate to THE Viz). I always figured out my status before my dealer could call me and figure out what my event code was. I waited 3 months before my order went through as well. If your dealer bullshits you and trys to tell you otherwise than you know he is screwing around. There is only one way to order the car, there is only one process, only one set of rules that every dealer must follow. Your order is in the system, but your dealer may not have allocation, production has increased to a point where any orders made should get accepted after a 3-4 month wait. Gm has released many sets of allocatons. Luckily I made the R6P mark.

[iwanttogofastNY]

Originally Posted by usmcjlp

You misunderstand. I would not buy the car on the lot. I would place an order for the exact vehicle I wanted. Price is msrp minus USAA discount. I would be required to give a deposit of $1000. The test drive was awesome by the way.

My concern is that my local dealer is stringing me along. Would I get the vehicle faster by changing dealerships? That's the real question. Plus the small town dealership had a much better attitude than my local guy.

i would check on that USAA discount, both Chevy and USAA told me it does not applpy to this model...

[Rockies4]

Murphy's Law Theory applies here.

The minute you switch over to that other dealer, your current dealer will call you and tell you that you've moved up to 2000: Accepted by GM. Then it's only a couple of days later and you'll be at the 3000 status.

I almost did the same thing because I had been waiting since February. And I had been number one on the list since May.

So I just received my production date, 8/3, yesterday and I'm happy again.

Trust Mr. Murphy!

[Wrighteous]

I'm at a similar situation...I've been waiting 8 weeks for my car to go out of 1100. I am wondering If I order a car through a different dealer, what is the latest point in production where I could cancel my order with my current dealer and the car would not be made? I don't want another car like mine driving around the city, call me selfish...

[l008com]

Originally Posted by Ghost Rider

MY local Chevy dealership has 4-6 Camaros on the lot ... only thing is they are selling over MSRP.

Wow what are the odds.

[songsj]

but i agree, nothing is like ordering the car you wanted.

Only to find out it is much slower than what you had anticipated. I won't buy a car I haven't driven. Period!!!

[nards444]

i would say be patient, but at the sametime do what you want. Depends on where you live, if you dont have the car by end of sep/oct time frame, getting the car is waste because its just going to sit in a garage all winter.

[mrcowboy]

Originally Posted by Wrighteous

I'm at a similar situation...I've been waiting 8 weeks for my car to go out of 1100. I am wondering If I order a car through a different dealer, what is the latest point in production where I could cancel my order with my current dealer and the car would not be made? I don't want another car like mine driving around the city, call me selfish...

You make a very good point...I'm wondering the exact same thing.