More Important Camaro ZL1 Dates (Order Submission, Allocations, Etc.) - Page 6

Boilermaker128 · 09-04-2016, 03:29 PM

Forgive me I'm an auto Newb. What types of things come up besides fluid changes?

hotlap · 09-04-2016, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mkorgan

I have never considered an auto to be less maintenance than a manual. Just my experience.

I agree. Fluid change on an auto is cheaper/easier than a clutch. I also think the quarter mile performance gap between the A10 and M6 ZL1 is going to be much larger than the SS's A8/M6

Zeke.Malvo · 09-04-2016, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mkorgan

I have never considered an auto to be less maintenance than a manual. Just my experience.

+1 on that. Not only is a manual generally less maintenance, it's much cheaper to service too.

Boilermaker128 · 09-04-2016, 08:59 PM

Whats the cost on auto maintenance that im missing? i only know of fluid changes.

TommyV · 09-04-2016, 09:24 PM

mkorgan · 09-05-2016, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Boilermaker128

Whats the cost on auto maintenance that im missing? i only know of fluid changes.

I can only go off my personal experience. I had an auto on auto-x car I ran for years and I was constantly draining fluids, dealing with the transmission cooler (leaks, etc), and having to have the torque converter replaced. I finally decided the next car would be a manual. I have since had two manual cars with several hundred track hours and have never touched anything related to the tranny. Just my experience. Your experience may differ. And as far as speed, in the 1/4 mile an auto will almost always be quicker but on a road course, with proper gearing, I will take a manual. Again, just me.

tones2SS · 09-05-2016, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mkorgan

I can only go off my personal experience. I had an auto on auto-x car I ran for years and I was constantly draining fluids, dealing with the transmission cooler (leaks, etc), and having to have the torque converter replaced. I finally decided the next car would be a manual. I have since had two manual cars with several hundred track hours and have never touched anything related to the tranny. Just my experience. Your experience may differ. And as far as speed, in the 1/4 mile an auto will almost always be quicker but on a road course, with proper gearing, I will take a manual. Again, just me.

Yeah,....that's if you're tracking your cars though. Most here don't do that. I'm "assuming". lol I know I don't.

NB2017ZL1 · 09-08-2016, 05:23 AM

So today is Sept 8. The apparent big day! Let us all know if your orders get picked up in the system today if successful ...

1970judge · 09-08-2016, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by NB2017ZL1

So today is Sept 8. The apparent big day! Let us all know if your orders get picked up in the system today if successful ...

If orders go through, I would love to know what prices people are getting, if everyone is so inclined to post what they paid.

NB2017ZL1 · 09-08-2016, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 1970judge

If orders go through, I would love to know what prices people are getting, if everyone is so inclined to post what they paid.

Believe it or not orders can get picked up by the system and cars produced before the pricing comes out. They only have to have exact pricing for delivery ..

Basically you're buying a pig in a bag...

Having said that production only starts at the plant on Oct 10th so still
Lots of time left ...

1970judge · 09-08-2016, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by NB2017ZL1

Believe it or not orders can get picked up by the system and cars produced before the pricing comes out. They only have to have exact pricing for delivery ..

Basically you're buying a pig in a bag...

Having said that production only starts at the plant on Oct 10th so still
Lots of time left ...

Thanks for the heads up, I am probably just going to wait it out until first of June i guess and see how this thing shakes out.

Boilermaker128 · 09-08-2016, 09:04 AM

So got to dealer at 915 and nothing new. Sons owner said he'd keep up on it so we'll see. Hopefully mines just not up to date and someone else here gets an order through. Let us know please so I can go back and get mine in.

mkorgan · 09-08-2016, 09:22 AM

just an fyi, Sept 8th (today) is the day GM starts contacting dealers who have been assigned an allocation and asking them how they would like to fill it (color, options, etc.). For those that have secured an allocation with a local dealer, your build will be what they submit in most cases. Anyway, I kinda got the feeling that some folks thought it was going to be several hundred deals submitting ZL1 orders this morning and that is not how it goes. Even if your dealer has an allocation, and you have gone on the GlobalConnect site and selected the options you want for your build, the dealer cannot submit that build until GM is ready to receive it. I am sure a few will get in today but the actual submission process will take several weeks as GM systematically contacts each dealer who has a Phase 1 allocation.

You guys may have know this already but I just thought a would clarify for some of the newbies.

Boilermaker128 · 09-08-2016, 09:31 AM

That does help. So being the early bird has no benefit in this scenario. they should just deliver to whoever is the most ready. Instead of the potential customer feeling like its a game of chance.

09-04-2016, 09:24 PM	#75
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09-08-2016, 05:23 AM	#78
NB2017ZL1 Drives: 2017 ZL1 10 Speed Hyper Blue Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Canada Posts: 1,349	So today is Sept 8. The apparent big day! Let us all know if your orders get picked up in the system today if successful ... __________________ 2017 ZL1

09-04-2016, 03:29 PM	#71
Boilermaker128 Drives: 2010 CobaltSSTC Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Ontario Posts: 515	Forgive me I'm an auto Newb. What types of things come up besides fluid changes?

09-04-2016, 08:59 PM	#74
Boilermaker128 Drives: 2010 CobaltSSTC Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Ontario Posts: 515	Whats the cost on auto maintenance that im missing? i only know of fluid changes.

09-08-2016, 09:04 AM	#82
Boilermaker128 Drives: 2010 CobaltSSTC Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Ontario Posts: 515	So got to dealer at 915 and nothing new. Sons owner said he'd keep up on it so we'll see. Hopefully mines just not up to date and someone else here gets an order through. Let us know please so I can go back and get mine in.

09-08-2016, 09:22 AM	#83
mkorgan Drives: 1970-1/2 Z-28, 2017 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sanford, Fl Posts: 973	just an fyi, Sept 8th (today) is the day GM starts contacting dealers who have been assigned an allocation and asking them how they would like to fill it (color, options, etc.). For those that have secured an allocation with a local dealer, your build will be what they submit in most cases. Anyway, I kinda got the feeling that some folks thought it was going to be several hundred deals submitting ZL1 orders this morning and that is not how it goes. Even if your dealer has an allocation, and you have gone on the GlobalConnect site and selected the options you want for your build, the dealer cannot submit that build until GM is ready to receive it. I am sure a few will get in today but the actual submission process will take several weeks as GM systematically contacts each dealer who has a Phase 1 allocation. You guys may have know this already but I just thought a would clarify for some of the newbies.

09-08-2016, 09:31 AM	#84
Boilermaker128 Drives: 2010 CobaltSSTC Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Ontario Posts: 515	That does help. So being the early bird has no benefit in this scenario. they should just deliver to whoever is the most ready. Instead of the potential customer feeling like its a game of chance.

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