Official C8 Corvette Thread

[ExtraSlow]

All the manufacturers have systems in place to punish dealers who knowingly sell cars to people outside of the country.

[killramos]

That’s not concerning. At all.

It’s a production car lol

[Buster]

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All the manufacturers have systems in place to punish dealers who knowingly sell cars to people outside of the country.

I know, I've had to sign these before. But it was always a contract between a dealer and me.

I guess the devil is in the documentation details.

[ercchry]

Uh... didn’t the dealerships themselves do 6 month leases on truck to capitalize on sending them south??

[Buster]

GM: "You will NEVER be able to buy a GM vehicle again!"

Me: "ok"

[ExtraSlow]

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Uh... didn’t the dealerships themselves do 6 month leases on truck to capitalize on sending them south??

That was smart and didn't break any rules.

[killramos]

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GM: "You will NEVER be able to buy a GM vehicle again!"

Me: "ok"

You must spread...

[Cagare]

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Uh... didn’t the dealerships themselves do 6 month leases on truck to capitalize on sending them south??

They were doing the same thing with C7 Corvettes.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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GM: "You will NEVER be able to buy a GM vehicle again!"

Me: "ok"

LoL, exactly. Isn't there a network of scalpers buying these cars from the first owners legitimately in Canada and then they sell it off to USA/China/Uzbekistan

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

GM and Ford both require 6 months AND 12k km for warranty to be valid in the USA. If the vehicle is registered in the US very quickly they do see that and likely investigate. They have a long list of “exporters” etc who are blacklisted from purchasing, however the dealer also needs to do their checks during a sale to make sure they aren’t selling to someone who is already listed.

Lately I have not been able to get warranty on any FCA trucks entering the USA either regardless.

[Ukyo8]

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GM can prevent a dealer from selling a car to a customer?

Yes of course, I wouldn't be surprised if any manufacturer that has their high demand vehicles scalped does the same
When people buy these vehicles they sign a non export agreement, if that agreement it broken by the customer they have every right to black list that client.

[killramos]

Who do they think they are? Calgary Subaru?

[dirtsniffer]

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You must spread...

not the first time you asked Buster to do that.

[killramos]

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not the first time you asked Buster to do that.

I’m not expert on these things, but doesn’t that usually work the other way around?

[dirtsniffer]

hahaha ya ok.. I don't thinkg RurJur and ES's relationship has changed.

[jetfire]

Anybody pick one of these up? How you liking it?

I’ve been an import guy my whole life but these are really speaking to me lately. Went to the dealership and they said all allocations to 2024 are spoken for and just need to put your name on a list for when/if people back out of their order.

[Darkane]

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Anybody pick one of these up? How you liking it?

I’ve been an import guy my whole life but these are really speaking to me lately. Went to the dealership and they said all allocations to 2024 are spoken for and just need to put your name on a list for when/if people back out of their order.

Yeah, people are caught up in a frenzy and the dealers can’t even guess their allocations.

I suppose “sold out until 2024” is a guess.

The beauty of the GM dealer network is any (ANY) dealer can order corvette, Even specialty ones.

I’d say try some small town dealers, get on their list.

[Buster]

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Anybody pick one of these up? How you liking it?

I’ve been an import guy my whole life but these are really speaking to me lately. Went to the dealership and they said all allocations to 2024 are spoken for and just need to put your name on a list for when/if people back out of their order.

Using the term "import"is so quaint nowadays.

[rage2]

They seem to be everywhere now. Last weeks trip to and from red deer I counted 5 of them on the road.

Exterior, looks awesome. Interior, looks great in photos, feels poorly built in person. Haven’t driven one so no clue what they’re like.

[Buster]

I don't love the way they look in person. That design won't age well.