[purpleRac3r]

Guys, all of you who are becoming dissappointed, impatient and disgruntled, please step back for a moment and consider a few things. I waited almost 8 MONTHS from deposit to delivery - they weren't even building cars when I put money down! Was I impatient? Yes, especially toward the end - and the car is worth every minute of that wait. Now, I'm seeing some are taking delivery 2-3 WEEKS after ordering - lucky SOBs!

As for GM, cut them some slack. They estimate option counts based on prior model year breakdowns and a number of other factors. Is it their fault if any particular option is suddenly more popular than expected? It is after all, the buyers who determine that, and I dare say EVERY manufacturer occassionaly gets one wrong.

And who is to say GM is to blame for a supplier who suddenly is overwhelmed by orders for 10x the parts originally anticipated? Manufacturing equipment is generally designed for a certain maximum speed and once max is reached, that's it. Yes, more machines can be built, but with many weeks or even months to make them, and at a great cost. Yes, more shifts can be added, but the chance for some kind of breakdown increases, as available maintenance time decreases. And if a critical machine breaks, then NO parts get made until fixed.

Finally, what about natural causes for delay? I recall just a few short years ago a long constraint on certain colors due to the Japanese plant that made the pigment being destroyed in an earthquake and tsunami. As it was the only plant in the world to make that particular pigment, guess what - no cars made anywhere with those colors, and it affected almost every car manufacturer in the world. With hurricanes, eathquakes, tornados and even combat running rampant across the globe, such cause for part production delays are inevitable. It is merely unfortunate if your car depends upon a part so affected.

To wantonly blame GM for poor management in this is not fair to the hundreds and even thousands of people who work very hard to design and build by far the greatest Corvette ever to date. Automobiles are very complex devices with thousands of parts. Delays of some kind are inevitable, no matter who is building the car. So sit back, relax, the Z51will get caught up, the exposed carbon tops and dash trim will again see the light of day. As they are only 7 weeks into production of an all-new car some growing pains are to be expected. And if you are still too impatient or disgruntled, then I dare to say you really aren't that interested in getting a Stingray in the first place.