Ordering issues in New York, long island

[Croathlete]

If you're willing to do about 3 hours of driving, Faulkner Chevy in Lancaster, PA still has allocation. Last I heard there were 2 left (out of 6).

[RPO_Z28]

Originally Posted by silvrcamro010

Hi Folks,

I recently ordered a LT2 camaro as of a week and a half ago. I was told I could get it before the summer. I would like to first say I know waiting is involved.

Being that it is a v6 I was told that there maybe a chance I can get the car sooner than later as dealerships are allotted a couple of v6's with v8's. Now I am reading that all v6's are for showrooms floors, etc.

I didn't even receive an order number but they ran my credit at the dealer. I thought it was weird but I did it cause i thought it would hold a spot for me. Also they need to run it again when they order the car. Is this normal?

I go in today just to find out I now have a 8 - 9 month wait ahead of me.

I live in NY, long island to be exact. Is this true? It seems like everyone in the forum get open and shut orders with numbers so they can track them. Is their a better dealership in long island I should be going too? If you know of one please let me know.

All I want is the truth and a car in a reasonable time frame. If it takes 8 - 9 months that is fine, but not for me as I need a car eventually soon. I mean my chic doesn't mine me driving her car but its for her, you know. I definitely
wouldn't want to do that for 8 - 9 months.

Am I being just held in a buffer until they figure it all out? There are great deals to be had and i haven't canceled yet but without some kind of concrete estimate like an order number or honest response canceling is looking like a real decision.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

If you only ordered in the last few weeks, no matter what dealer you go to, they will never be able to tell you when that car is getting built. There are so many other orders ahead of you.

Which dealer did you originally order from?

[silvrcamro010]

Hi RPO,

I originally pre-ordered from Robert Chevorlet. My order is still pending. I was approved with credit and all. As far as waiting I do understand that but I was told since I am getting a LT2 and others aren't I may have a chance to get the car before the summer.

As I explained if it is a 8 - 9 month wait it is news to me as I wasn't told this the first time. If I was told the truth at first I would of just passed on it because I need a car before the summer as I am sharing a car right now which I don't want to do.

I am not complaining because of the wait. I just want to pay for a vehicle and get it in a timely fashion. If I had more then one car it wouldn't be an issue.

Once you usually get into the dealer they tell you lots of things. The first thing they say is dont believe any forums including camaro5 as they don't have any true information.

I think these dealerships are not informed, well all the ones I encountered so far. I understand orders are a head of me too, but dealers that I have been too easily underestimate the fact and say it doesn't matter about sequential ordering.

So I am inquiring about other folks experiences so that perhaps I can get some real truth.

[Rogue Leader]

If you are in that situation I can tell you there is no way to know for sure. Being that you ordered a V6 you are likely to get it quicker than if you order a V8, so you MAY have it by the summer. But NOONE can tell you for sure, and any dealer that does is probably lying.

You will need to decide if the wait is worth it or not.

[RPO_Z28]

There is not one dealer who knows exactly how many and when they are getting these. That should have been explained when you ordered it. In fact, everyone here who claims to be an expert should know this as well.

[Unrealdeal]

I too have had an ordering issue. I live on Long Island as well and recently went to my local Chevy dealer to get an order priced out for the 2SS version of the camaro. However i felt really uncomfortable when pricing it out at the dealer becuase the dealer told me, even before we begun talking, that the cars price was non-negotiable, and that on top of that there was a $5000 dollar on top add on to whatever the the price of the car would be after adding everything up. $5000 on top !!!!!????? In other words if the car after everything is added up is 38,000 the dealer is adding an extra $5000 on top of that, 43,000 total, for what only i can see as being the privallge to order the car from the dealer. WTF is up with that, first off in all my years of buying cars i've never heard of that being done and second off with the economy in the sate that it is you would think that you would have at least a little pull here in negotiating the price down, but not only do you not get to negotiate it down their adding money you have to pay on top of that. So i guess what i'm asking is has anyone else found this to be happening to them as well, is this sorta thing standard? or am i just getting royally screwed by this dealership. And if this sorta thing is standard how long do you think you have to wait untill they stop asking for $5000 on top.

[OUR72GTO]

As soon as people stop paying it.

[jeffny09]

Originally Posted by Unrealdeal

I too have had an ordering issue. I live on Long Island as well and recently went to my local Chevy dealer to get an order priced out for the 2SS version of the camaro. However i felt really uncomfortable when pricing it out at the dealer becuase the dealer told me, even before we begun talking, that the cars price was non-negotiable, and that on top of that there was a $5000 dollar on top add on to whatever the the price of the car would be after adding everything up. $5000 on top !!!!!????? In other words if the car after everything is added up is 38,000 the dealer is adding an extra $5000 on top of that, 43,000 total, for what only i can see as being the privallge to order the car from the dealer. WTF is up with that, first off in all my years of buying cars i've never heard of that being done and second off with the economy in the sate that it is you would think that you would have at least a little pull here in negotiating the price down, but not only do you not get to negotiate it down their adding money you have to pay on top of that. So i guess what i'm asking is has anyone else found this to be happening to them as well, is this sorta thing standard? or am i just getting royally screwed by this dealership. And if this sorta thing is standard how long do you think you have to wait untill they stop asking for $5000 on top.

do not order rom them! which dealership is this?
there are plenty dealers tht r not doing this only pay msrp

[Unrealdeal]

Originally Posted by jeffny09

do not order rom them! which dealership is this?
there are plenty dealers tht r not doing this only pay msrp

Atlantic Chevy is the dealer i went to.

[jeffny09]

un reago get ur deposit back and tell them to go screw them aelves search around the forum theres a thread that tels u a bunch of dealers that are msrp or below

[KJS]

At this late stage in the ordering process, its anyones guess when your order will be pulled for production whether its a 6 or 8. At best, it will be late fall.
For the most part, most of the dealers on LI are not going to cut you any deals with the possible exception of those that were mentioned as being honest on this thread. Thats why I ordered out of state with a dealer who is a family friend.
I went to Atlantic Chevy in Bayshore a week ago to see if they had any brochures (they did not) and asked a sales person out of curiosity about ordering a Camaro - said "you can probably order one at the end of the year"!
Huh ? ! ? Talk about clue-less!

[Unrealdeal]

Originally Posted by KJS

At this late stage in the ordering process, its anyones guess when your order will be pulled for production whether its a 6 or 8. At best, it will be late fall.
For the most part, most of the dealers on LI are not going to cut you any deals with the possible exception of those that were mentioned as being honest on this thread. Thats why I ordered out of state with a dealer who is a family friend.
I went to Atlantic Chevy in Bayshore a week ago to see if they had any brochures (they did not) and asked a sales person out of curiosity about ordering a Camaro - said "you can probably order one at the end of the year"!
Huh ? ! ? Talk about clue-less!

LOL thats funny because i just went their today and not only did they say i wouldn't have a problem getting it by june if i ordered today, but the owner said he would put an order out on it in place of one that he had ordered for the show floor, so that i would get it even faster, just as long as i payed over msrp. This sorta thing just enrages me beyond belief

[Ant]

Originally Posted by silvrcamro010

Hi Folks,

I recently ordered a LT2 camaro as of a week and a half ago. I was told I could get it before the summer. I would like to first say I know waiting is involved.

Being that it is a v6 I was told that there maybe a chance I can get the car sooner than later as dealerships are allotted a couple of v6's with v8's. Now I am reading that all v6's are for showrooms floors, etc.

I didn't even receive an order number but they ran my credit at the dealer. I thought it was weird but I did it cause i thought it would hold a spot for me. Also they need to run it again when they order the car. Is this normal?

I go in today just to find out I now have a 8 - 9 month wait ahead of me.

I live in NY, long island to be exact. Is this true? It seems like everyone in the forum get open and shut orders with numbers so they can track them. Is their a better dealership in long island I should be going too? If you know of one please let me know.

All I want is the truth and a car in a reasonable time frame. If it takes 8 - 9 months that is fine, but not for me as I need a car eventually soon. I mean my chic doesn't mine me driving her car but its for her, you know. I definitely
wouldn't want to do that for 8 - 9 months.

Am I being just held in a buffer until they figure it all out? There are great deals to be had and i haven't canceled yet but without some kind of concrete estimate like an order number or honest response canceling is looking like a real decision.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Dude. GET AWAY FROM ROBERT CHEVROLET. They did the same exact thing to me, I've made many posts about this.

As soon as you said you are from LI and were having this issue, I knew it was Robert Chevrolet.

They shouldn't need to run credit checks now. I cancelled my order from them and switched to Huntington Chevrolet, they didn't need to do a credit check.

Robert Chevrolet gave me hell. Never returned my calls, kept trying to do credit checks, etc.

[richardhoggard]

Originally Posted by silvrcamro010

Hi Folks,

I recently ordered a LT2 camaro as of a week and a half ago. I was told I could get it before the summer. I would like to first say I know waiting is involved.

Being that it is a v6 I was told that there maybe a chance I can get the car sooner than later as dealerships are allotted a couple of v6's with v8's. Now I am reading that all v6's are for showrooms floors, etc.

I didn't even receive an order number but they ran my credit at the dealer. I thought it was weird but I did it cause i thought it would hold a spot for me. Also they need to run it again when they order the car. Is this normal?

I go in today just to find out I now have a 8 - 9 month wait ahead of me.

I live in NY, long island to be exact. Is this true? It seems like everyone in the forum get open and shut orders with numbers so they can track them. Is their a better dealership in long island I should be going too? If you know of one please let me know.

All I want is the truth and a car in a reasonable time frame. If it takes 8 - 9 months that is fine, but not for me as I need a car eventually soon. I mean my chic doesn't mine me driving her car but its for her, you know. I definitely
wouldn't want to do that for 8 - 9 months.

Am I being just held in a buffer until they figure it all out? There are great deals to be had and i haven't canceled yet but without some kind of concrete estimate like an order number or honest response canceling is looking like a real decision.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

They definitely don't NEED to run your credit in order to place your order... when I ordered mine, there was no talk of financing or anything like that... I don't think I even gave them my SSN... I probably could have been broke and homeless and they would have still placed the order. The car WILL sell...