Got my TPW!!!

myfirstvette · 07-23-2013, 02:53 PM

Just spoke with GM via live chat on the Chevy website.

My TPW is 8.19.13!!!

I do understand that this can change, but I am sooooo excited!!

Let's ride!!!

laborsmith · 07-30-2013, 06:34 PM

Either tomorrow or Friday I am expecting a bunch of early orders to go to 3400; if yours does please post.

Of course, with a 08/19/2013 TPW we can not expect you to go to 3400 until 08/14.

Please update when an update is indicated.

Laborsmith

Hancock · 07-30-2013, 06:45 PM

when did you place your order? and do you know which number of your dealers allotment you are?

myfirstvette · 07-30-2013, 07:09 PM

I placed my order on April 5th. I am the 1st allocation at my dealer. Will update as soon as I get some new info.

Hancock · 07-30-2013, 07:12 PM

Excellent thank you. Yeah you are wayyyy ahead of me. I ordered July 4th. Number 132 from Kerbeck, which is in the first 1/3 of their initial allocation. I really wish someone knew a number of orders so far. So I had an idea of where I stand. Does anyone really suspect they will start producing at max capacity right away? I have heard that is 150 a day. That seems optimistic to me, but I honestly don't know how historical launches have gone.

350 HRSS · 07-30-2013, 08:46 PM

Did you check to see if your TPW is still showing? I received my TPW of 8/5 on 6/20, then it changed to 8/12 on 6/21. I was also at 3300. Did all paperwork. Then TPW went blank on 7/22, and event went back to 3100. Heard this was universal, and that all orders would experience a change.

Would be curious to see if you still show a TPW and your current event.

laborsmith · 07-30-2013, 08:46 PM

We all so wish, but I have no reason Chevy will ever tell.

And this is from someone who has made attempts to figure this out than a reasonable person would ever do.

My guess: less than three thousand actual orders, not including the PEs.

But that IS an extraordinary number of orders. May not seem so but it is.

Laborsmith

laborsmith · 07-30-2013, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 350 HRSS

Did you check to see if your TPW is still showing? I received my TPW of 8/5 on 6/20, then it changed to 8/12 on 6/21. I was also at 3300. Did all paperwork. Then TPW went blank on 7/22, and event went back to 3100. Heard this was universal, and that all orders would experience a change.

Would be curious to see if you still show a TPW and your current event.

Good summary. Not out of the ordinary, but good summary all the same.

Laborsmith

350 HRSS · 07-30-2013, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laborsmith

We all so wish, but I have no reason Chevy will ever tell.

And this is from someone who has made attempts to figure this out than a reasonable person would ever do.

My guess: less than three thousand actual orders, not including the PEs.

But that IS an extraordinary number of orders. May not seem so but it is.

Laborsmith

I do know it's the first 2000

This I am sure of. You sound as persistent as myself

laborsmith · 07-30-2013, 09:26 PM

I am this persistent: staff at a dealership that I used to order from would check my status before I had a chance to sit at my salesperson's desk and would give her an update before I could ask for one.

Used to? The dealer new car sales manager told me I had no idea of how a retail order progressed in the bull pen in front of customers and other sales people while my salespers9n was on vacation. That was two retail orders ago and would have been my fourth retail order at the dealership.

I have not entered that building since. I may have no idea how the ordering process works but I have no desire to be told so in such a public arena.

I always forgive, but I never forget.

Laborsmith

Hancock · 07-30-2013, 11:10 PM

Yeah anything at that level would blow other pre order numbers out of the water right? Or did camaro get more than that? Even if it did, its a new high for sure among more premium sports cars. So if there are 3000 maybe, and they can make 150 a day, could they really produce all the preorders in a month's worth of business days? 20 business days would equal 3000. That seems a little incredible. If that were the case, nobody would be waiting long at all.

laborsmith · 07-31-2013, 06:19 AM

I do not recall seeing a number for 5th Gen retail pre-orders. I did try to calculate from the spread sheet posted on Camaro5 and came up with 7000 but if anyone knows the number and can post it, it would be nice to know. The spread sheet listed the order w/ options but did not say if it was stock or retail sold; Camaro5 members could "claim" their order by entering their user name so an accurate count was not possible.

Dealer stock orders will go down the line along with retail sold orders. After the first few weeks of production, the majority of production will be dealer stock.

Laborsmith

Hancock · 07-31-2013, 06:52 AM

So they will in fact produce dealer stock before the preorders are all fulfilled? Seems odd. In your best judgment, how long do you think it will take them to produce the 3,000 or so preorders? I mean I know this is all kinds of conjecture at this point, but it's interesting conjecture lol.

laborsmith · 07-31-2013, 08:07 AM

The eight or so largest Corvette dealers will have about 40% of the allocations which must be used or reassigned; they got to be the biggest by taking other dealer unused allocation. These dealers will certainly have more allocation than pre-production sales, so it is a certainty dealer stock orders will be built at the same time as retail sold orders.

Assigning allocation is one of the most heavily regulated AND litigated areas in the vehicle franchise business. What may appear to be unfair is possibly the only way to assure fairness.

Laborsmith

07-23-2013, 02:53 PM	#1
myfirstvette Drives: 2014 C7 Corvette Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	Got my TPW!!! Just spoke with GM via live chat on the Chevy website. My TPW is 8.19.13!!! I do understand that this can change, but I am sooooo excited!! Let's ride!!!

07-30-2013, 06:45 PM	#3
Hancock Drives: Blk Z51 NPP J6F Q7T Red Interior Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Texan stationed in Hawaii Posts: 135	when did you place your order? and do you know which number of your dealers allotment you are? __________________

07-30-2013, 07:12 PM	#5
Hancock Drives: Blk Z51 NPP J6F Q7T Red Interior Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Texan stationed in Hawaii Posts: 135	Excellent thank you. Yeah you are wayyyy ahead of me. I ordered July 4th. Number 132 from Kerbeck, which is in the first 1/3 of their initial allocation. I really wish someone knew a number of orders so far. So I had an idea of where I stand. Does anyone really suspect they will start producing at max capacity right away? I have heard that is 150 a day. That seems optimistic to me, but I honestly don't know how historical launches have gone. __________________

07-30-2013, 08:46 PM	#6
350 HRSS GM Toyz Lover Drives: GM Toyz Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: VA Posts: 1,103	Did you check to see if your TPW is still showing? I received my TPW of 8/5 on 6/20, then it changed to 8/12 on 6/21. I was also at 3300. Did all paperwork. Then TPW went blank on 7/22, and event went back to 3100. Heard this was universal, and that all orders would experience a change. Would be curious to see if you still show a TPW and your current event. __________________ Angela

07-30-2013, 11:10 PM	#11
Hancock Drives: Blk Z51 NPP J6F Q7T Red Interior Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Texan stationed in Hawaii Posts: 135	Yeah anything at that level would blow other pre order numbers out of the water right? Or did camaro get more than that? Even if it did, its a new high for sure among more premium sports cars. So if there are 3000 maybe, and they can make 150 a day, could they really produce all the preorders in a month's worth of business days? 20 business days would equal 3000. That seems a little incredible. If that were the case, nobody would be waiting long at all. __________________

07-30-2013, 06:34 PM	#2
laborsmith Drives: 1969 Corvair, 2018 Camaro T4 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area Posts: 2,881	Either tomorrow or Friday I am expecting a bunch of early orders to go to 3400; if yours does please post. Of course, with a 08/19/2013 TPW we can not expect you to go to 3400 until 08/14. Please update when an update is indicated. Laborsmith

07-30-2013, 07:09 PM	#4
myfirstvette Drives: 2014 C7 Corvette Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	I placed my order on April 5th. I am the 1st allocation at my dealer. Will update as soon as I get some new info.

07-30-2013, 09:26 PM	#10
laborsmith Drives: 1969 Corvair, 2018 Camaro T4 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area Posts: 2,881	I am this persistent: staff at a dealership that I used to order from would check my status before I had a chance to sit at my salesperson's desk and would give her an update before I could ask for one. Used to? The dealer new car sales manager told me I had no idea of how a retail order progressed in the bull pen in front of customers and other sales people while my salespers9n was on vacation. That was two retail orders ago and would have been my fourth retail order at the dealership. I have not entered that building since. I may have no idea how the ordering process works but I have no desire to be told so in such a public arena. I always forgive, but I never forget. Laborsmith

07-31-2013, 06:19 AM	#12
laborsmith Drives: 1969 Corvair, 2018 Camaro T4 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area Posts: 2,881	I do not recall seeing a number for 5th Gen retail pre-orders. I did try to calculate from the spread sheet posted on Camaro5 and came up with 7000 but if anyone knows the number and can post it, it would be nice to know. The spread sheet listed the order w/ options but did not say if it was stock or retail sold; Camaro5 members could "claim" their order by entering their user name so an accurate count was not possible. Dealer stock orders will go down the line along with retail sold orders. After the first few weeks of production, the majority of production will be dealer stock. Laborsmith

07-31-2013, 06:52 AM	#13
Hancock Drives: Blk Z51 NPP J6F Q7T Red Interior Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Texan stationed in Hawaii Posts: 135	So they will in fact produce dealer stock before the preorders are all fulfilled? Seems odd. In your best judgment, how long do you think it will take them to produce the 3,000 or so preorders? I mean I know this is all kinds of conjecture at this point, but it's interesting conjecture lol. __________________

07-31-2013, 08:07 AM	#14
laborsmith Drives: 1969 Corvair, 2018 Camaro T4 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area Posts: 2,881	The eight or so largest Corvette dealers will have about 40% of the allocations which must be used or reassigned; they got to be the biggest by taking other dealer unused allocation. These dealers will certainly have more allocation than pre-production sales, so it is a certainty dealer stock orders will be built at the same time as retail sold orders. Assigning allocation is one of the most heavily regulated AND litigated areas in the vehicle franchise business. What may appear to be unfair is possibly the only way to assure fairness. Laborsmith