07-14-2013, 08:18 AM | #1 |
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TPW 08/05/2013 Constraints
Ken Fichtner has posted the constraints for the week of 08/05/2013 Stingray production on the Corvette Forum in case anyone wants to check them out.
As rumored, FAY -the carbon fiber interior overlay, is on constraint limited to five orders nationwide. Laborsmith |
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In essence are we lead to believe production will start very soon (i.e. 8/15 or 8/22) or are they just confused on their dates? I am sure what Ken put out is what all dealers have received, it's just GM's timeframes that seem to need some coordination. |
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My suspicion is 5 of the 1066 first pulls had RPO FAY in the order. The 500 Premium Edition units would not be part of the constraint. There are additional to the FAY constraints for the second pull, which will be on Tuesday.
And yes I believe the start of regular production is soon, namely the first Monday in August. Since until yesterday the only production dates were pulled I see your concern about confusion, but as I recall, BeckyD never was able to see those early dates, which tells us something. Finally, the system is not perfect. As I once posted, my Sonic RS carred a 10/2 TPW all the way up to the day it was produced: 11/07. Best idea: treat the dates as guidelines recognizing they are not written in stone. Labosmith |
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Some of those people have been told to remove FAY or delay their build. I believe the second pull has 500 FAY nationwide constrained; I am pretty sure the five applies to the first pull.
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If I have FAY on my order and I am at 3000 now, will that mean my order will be delayed if I do not remove it? I have not gotten any word from my Dealer about this order if Chevrolet has notified Dealers of this.
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Still asking?
Where is this other board? I would like to see that Order Status Post. If I have FAY on my order and I am at 3000 now, will that mean my order will be delayed if I do not remove it? I have not gotten any word from my Dealer about this order if Chevrolet has notified Dealers of this
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This is the website and thread for the Ken Fitchner blog about constraint referenced earlier.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...11-2013-a.html The order status post blog is: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...us-update.html |
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I have not seen this constraint you all are speaking of. It doesn't show up in 'my system'. Lets hope not.
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If your order is at 3000 or above and you have ordered the FAY option then you have it and are not affected. If your order is not at 3000 and you chose the FAY option then you will be waiting for it to become available. If there are any more questions please let me know.
Hi Laborsmith! If you want me to check your order status, please private message me. Thanks, Kelly J. Chevrolet Customer Care
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Kelly is right, your dealer has used an allocation and the order itself is good but there may be a delay in being built waiting for the part. Happens with every new production. For the C6 it was the optional wheels and for the C7 it is the CF overlay.
How long a delay? You may not even notice it as all early (first couple months) production is held for two or three weeks for quality check purposes. Laborsmith Kelly, I am waiting for 2016 when the regular body coupe comes out. Got a good scrape on my passenger side mirror going into the garage, the benefit of no depth perception. I can drive in and back out a hundred times w/o incident, but eventually I scrape one side or the other. Very frustrating. |
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I have a deposit in for a convertible. Am I correct in assuming that the dealer will not get an allocation on convertibles for at least another 30 days or so? Jay |
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Rick Conti I thought said orders for convertibles starts around Aug 5
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