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C8 Will Sell For MSRP At Top Three Dealers!
Many who are negative about the C8 have been posted horror stories about rumored component problems, imagined appearance inadequacies, pricing in the $150,000+ range to start, and similar. A very negative, but often repeated post in certain internet circles is that whatever its MSRP really is, that dealers are going to gouge their C8 customers with wildly inflated “market price adjustments” way above MSRP.
Having watched pricing of the Corvette for the last few generations, the top selling forum dealers they have always been straight shooters. Even when the very first few orders of a brand new generation Corvette were sold, the top three current dealers, specifically Kerbeck, MacMulkin and Criswell, never charged over list during the C7 generation, nor did they during the entire C6 generation.
These three top dealers, and they are not the only dealers who treated their customers right, not only each started their new generation Corvette sales at sticker, but in spite of very limited supply for such specialty models as the 2019 ZR1 (now one year into its manufacture and just under 2,000 total made despite multiple hundreds of yet filled order dealer pre-ordering lists), and also for other specialty models like the 2014, 500 max production Premiere Edition coupe, the 500 max production Premiere Edition convertible, the very first C7 Z06’s, and other speciality C6 and C7 Corvettes, always the special, limited and initial-generation-orders were always sold by these three dealers at MSRP.
However, in spite of this factual pricing history, why do we on the internet keep reading tens of C8 posters warning that this time it is going to be different, and the first C8 orders would carry stickers for massive, additional market adjustment pricing.
Let’s us put this inaccurate horror story to bed, at least among the top three dealerships in the country.
First at Criswell Chevrolet, Mike Furman who has been accepting deposits on the C8 since June, 2014, has repeatedly stated for a very long time that he would be selling C8’s at MSRP. Mike also has a two nice components of your getting on his list, in that he will refund your deposit at any time. Yes, you read that correctly, even after you order it. This is such a radical concept that I just called, talked with Mike, and confirmed this with him, for as he noted the C8 will be so hot, that if a customer backs out, “I will can either put that C8 into stock, or more probably within days, someone else will have wanted/bought that car.” Also, he noted that his deposit is not activated (not placed on your credit card) until he actually places your order.
Yesterday, the top Corvette salesperson at # 1 Kerbeck, Dave Salvatore, formally in writing stated that Kerbeck will be charging sticker for the C8 for those who get on their ordering list.
I also confirmed today with Tommy Thompson, Principal, # 2 MacMulkin Chevrolet’s Principal, that they will also be charging sticker for the next generation Corvette. Great folks at MacMulkin. They have stated this in writing for months that they will be charging MSRP.
Again, there are other dealers who will charge list pricing when they consummate their first C8 sales. Buyers must however do their due diligence, for even now a full year after the first 2019 ZR1’s were sold, I was just advised of a dealer in Southern California who has two ZR1’s sitting in their showroom for which they refuse (at least as of yesterday) to reduce their +$20,000 market adjustment pricing. Since I personally know a person who paid +$25,000 over MSRP in southern Florida for a brand new 2015 Z06 immediately after customer deliveries started, and also know of some Texas C7 sales of short supply C7 versions in that same +$10,000 to + $25,000 over-sticker range, initial C8 buyers must be smart where they buy their 2020 mid engine Corvettes.
Of course there is a second major matter that will rear its head when C8 start to go in, and that is size of dealer allocation. This is especially true for partially constrained options, were GM always rewards those limited options is positive disproportionment to their allocation size.
Thanks to the top three, Criswell, MacMulkin and Kerbeck, already stating that they will be pricing their early next generation Corvettes at MSRP, this will give prospective buyers a good start on not paying more than they need to for their early-ordered C8. If you go elsewhere, upfront discussions with your dealer on their initial eighth generation pricing policies would be good. Or go with their known very-high-allocation, history of MSRP pricing for desirable models/versions from these forum dealers...
Many who are negative about the C8 have been posted horror stories about rumored component problems, imagined appearance inadequacies, pricing in the $150,000+ range to start, and similar. A very negative, but often repeated post in certain internet circles is that whatever its MSRP really is, that dealers are going to gouge their C8 customers with wildly inflated “market price adjustments” way above MSRP.
Having watched pricing of the Corvette for the last few generations, the top selling forum dealers they have always been straight shooters. Even when the very first few orders of a brand new generation Corvette were sold, the top three current dealers, specifically Kerbeck, MacMulkin and Criswell, never charged over list during the C7 generation, nor did they during the entire C6 generation.
These three top dealers, and they are not the only dealers who treated their customers right, not only each started their new generation Corvette sales at sticker, but in spite of very limited supply for such specialty models as the 2019 ZR1 (now one year into its manufacture and just under 2,000 total made despite multiple hundreds of yet filled order dealer pre-ordering lists), and also for other specialty models like the 2014, 500 max production Premiere Edition coupe, the 500 max production Premiere Edition convertible, the very first C7 Z06’s, and other speciality C6 and C7 Corvettes, always the special, limited and initial-generation-orders were always sold by these three dealers at MSRP.
However, in spite of this factual pricing history, why do we on the internet keep reading tens of C8 posters warning that this time it is going to be different, and the first C8 orders would carry stickers for massive, additional market adjustment pricing.
Let’s us put this inaccurate horror story to bed, at least among the top three dealerships in the country.
First at Criswell Chevrolet, Mike Furman who has been accepting deposits on the C8 since June, 2014, has repeatedly stated for a very long time that he would be selling C8’s at MSRP. Mike also has a two nice components of your getting on his list, in that he will refund your deposit at any time. Yes, you read that correctly, even after you order it. This is such a radical concept that I just called, talked with Mike, and confirmed this with him, for as he noted the C8 will be so hot, that if a customer backs out, “I will can either put that C8 into stock, or more probably within days, someone else will have wanted/bought that car.” Also, he noted that his deposit is not activated (not placed on your credit card) until he actually places your order.
Yesterday, the top Corvette salesperson at # 1 Kerbeck, Dave Salvatore, formally in writing stated that Kerbeck will be charging sticker for the C8 for those who get on their ordering list.
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Again, there are other dealers who will charge list pricing when they consummate their first C8 sales. Buyers must however do their due diligence, for even now a full year after the first 2019 ZR1’s were sold, I was just advised of a dealer in Southern California who has two ZR1’s sitting in their showroom for which they refuse (at least as of yesterday) to reduce their +$20,000 market adjustment pricing. Since I personally know a person who paid +$25,000 over MSRP in southern Florida for a brand new 2015 Z06 immediately after customer deliveries started, and also know of some Texas C7 sales of short supply C7 versions in that same +$10,000 to + $25,000 over-sticker range, initial C8 buyers must be smart where they buy their 2020 mid engine Corvettes.
Of course there is a second major matter that will rear its head when C8 start to go in, and that is size of dealer allocation. This is especially true for partially constrained options, were GM always rewards those limited options is positive disproportionment to their allocation size.
Thanks to the top three, Criswell, MacMulkin and Kerbeck, already stating that they will be pricing their early next generation Corvettes at MSRP, this will give prospective buyers a good start on not paying more than they need to for their early-ordered C8. If you go elsewhere, upfront discussions with your dealer on their initial eighth generation pricing policies would be good. Or go with their known very-high-allocation, history of MSRP pricing for desirable models/versions from these forum dealers...
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