Ready to Order?
I needed to order to get the options I want, so I needed to find a dealer with allocations remaining.
Those dealers are advertising in autotrader.com. Go to autotrader.com and look under "New". When you choose a location, scroll down to "any distance". There you will see listings for many Stingrays, most of which are probably sold by now. Order the listings by "nearest" to your zip code.
Shop around by phone, be willing to travel to get your car. I'm sure you can find a dealer with remaining allocations that will waive the dealer fee. I found two within 300 miles of Washington DC, without hardly trying. I paid retail, no dealer fee or cost. Only add-on is state tax and transfer fees. Nothing else.
When you are ready to order, call the dealers in the areas you might want to travel to (Google a dealership for its location). Ask for the Internet Sales Manager. Keep the BS to a minimum, so you seem like a serious buyer - don't be asking questions about the car you want. When you find the right dealer or sales rep, and the process of ordering might take 10 minutes. Be sure to discuss the terms of the sale - like MSRP, like no dealer add-ons, no other fees or funds to the dealership, like how you will pay for the car. A typical credit card deposit is $1000. Remember that they want to sell you a car as much as you want to buy one - they should - they're making well over $10 grand on every one they sell at retail.
I talked to Kerbeck before I ordered. They wanted $5 grand down and a healthy dealer fee as well. So I moved on.
Currently I'm sure you can find a dealer with remaining allocations that will waive the dealer fee - I found two within 300 miles of Washington DC, without hardly trying.
Z-51's are on a short-term hold in late October because of a parts supply problem, so get your order in there!
Plan to take a Greyhound bus to pick up your car.
