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05-18-2020, 11:06 AM
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#1 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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| Anyone have a salesman at chevy they like/trust? Looking to buy c8 corvette
Any dealer in burnaby or west of there, richmond one fine as well.
I know it's just a waitlist but want to put name/deposit down, ideally with someone recommended instead of a random.
Gfs salesman retired.
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05-18-2020, 01:33 PM
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mgr reviews on here should be able to point you in the right direction
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05-18-2020, 02:02 PM
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#3 | | 2 Wheelin' Mod
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+1 mg reviews bought my Camaro off of him
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05-18-2020, 04:19 PM
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mgr reviews is in marketing iirc, but if you want a salesman that's really good; Josh from Eagle Ridge GM was fantastic to deal with when my sister bought a used sentra from them.
definitely recommend him. https://www.eagleridgegm.com/staff/
Josh Frith on the sales staff page. has his phone number on there.
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05-19-2020, 06:41 PM
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Yep I am in the marketing dept at that dealership.
+1 for Josh, He's our top sales person nearly every month
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05-19-2020, 09:29 PM
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#6 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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I thought allocations for all 2020 C8 have been sold out?
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05-20-2020, 05:59 AM
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#7 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by Traum I thought allocations for all 2020 C8 have been sold out? | Yep.
Talked to the two Chevy dealers that sold me the C7 and Camaro. Both told me the same thing, the 2020 Canadian allocations are all sold.
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05-20-2020, 10:08 AM
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#8 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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from what i've heard, there's a good chance i wouldn't get one til 2022 due to the slow down in production.
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05-20-2020, 11:22 AM
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Question for UnknownJinx - Have your C7 and Camaro both been reliable? Any known issues/annoyances? I'm not in the market for one immediately, but wouldn't mind taking a more serious approach in a few more years.
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05-20-2020, 02:52 PM
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#10 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes Question for UnknownJinx - Have your C7 and Camaro both been reliable? Any known issues/annoyances? I'm not in the market for one immediately, but wouldn't mind taking a more serious approach in a few more years. | Are you shopping for an auto or manual? GM’s 8-speed auto doesn't have a good reputation. In the Camaro I have seen many complain about vibrations and shifting issues, in the Corvette it's well known that they will overheat on track and need to cool down. The 19+ Camaro SS gets the 10-speed auto(co-developed with Ford) IIRC and so far it seems like they are fine.
I had/have both cars in manual trans. The Camaro SS 6-speed will definitely feel better to use than the C7 7-speed. TREMEC transmissions are pretty solid so they should be good.
If you come across a 14 C7 Stingray, some people also recommend upgrading cooling fan to the 15+ Z06 ones.
Otherwise they should both be comparable in reliability seeing they share the same engine with some differences. I haven't owned either long enough to speak for long term reliability but that's what I have gathered online so far.
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05-20-2020, 07:27 PM
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#11 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Shameless plug to good friend of mine, James Meksavanh, also at Eagle Ridge GM! https://www.eagleridgegm.com/staff/ | |
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05-20-2020, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by UnknownJinX Are you shopping for an auto or manual? GM’s 8-speed auto doesn't have a good reputation. In the Camaro I have seen many complain about vibrations and shifting issues, in the Corvette it's well known that they will overheat on track and need to cool down. The 19+ Camaro SS gets the 10-speed auto(co-developed with Ford) IIRC and so far it seems like they are fine.
I had/have both cars in manual trans. The Camaro SS 6-speed will definitely feel better to use than the C7 7-speed. TREMEC transmissions are pretty solid so they should be good.
If you come across a 14 C7 Stingray, some people also recommend upgrading cooling fan to the 15+ Z06 ones.
Otherwise they should both be comparable in reliability seeing they share the same engine with some differences. I haven't owned either long enough to speak for long term reliability but that's what I have gathered online so far. | To be honest, I would only want a Corvette or Camaro in manual. I can't remember where, but I read somewhere that the Corvette was only offered in paddle shifter, but this was a long time ago, and likely rumours, and pre-release of the Z06 Corvette.
I haven't been actively looking, only passively. Another American muscle car I was interested in was the Dodge Challenger, but again, looking only passively. The Corvette would be my first choice.
I've never owned a domestic before, but the Cadillac CTS-V or ATS-V were my initial choices for a daily driver, but manual transmission models were hard to come by and they were often in various shapes and forms of something that was about to fall apart just by touching it, or a time capsule. Seeing the Corvettes race at Laguna Seca, the IMSA series, WEC, and what have you, were really eye catching, so that's what drew me to them.
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05-20-2020, 08:31 PM
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#13 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes To be honest, I would only want a Corvette or Camaro in manual. I can't remember where, but I read somewhere that the Corvette was only offered in paddle shifter, but this was a long time ago, and likely rumours, and pre-release of the Z06 Corvette.
I haven't been actively looking, only passively. Another American muscle car I was interested in was the Dodge Challenger, but again, looking only passively. The Corvette would be my first choice.
I've never owned a domestic before, but the Cadillac CTS-V or ATS-V were my initial choices for a daily driver, but manual transmission models were hard to come by and they were often in various shapes and forms of something that was about to fall apart just by touching it, or a time capsule. Seeing the Corvettes race at Laguna Seca, the IMSA series, WEC, and what have you, were really eye catching, so that's what drew me to them.
Sorry for hijacking this thread. | Manual Corvettes and V8 Camaros do have "paddle shifters." They are switches to the Active Rev Match feature, which will make the car blip the throttle for you when you downshift. Maybe that's what you are thinking of?
IMO Camaro is more of a sports car under a muscle/pony car's skin. It handles pretty well. An SS 1LE can hang with a C7 Z51 on a track at the right hands.
If you like a C7, I would still recommend test driving a 6th Gen Camaro SS(1LE package is recommended if you can find one). You might be surprised and find yourself liking the Camaro SS (1LE). Personally I am leaning more towards the SS 1LE.
But yeah, thread jack, really need to start a new thread for this.
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05-29-2020, 07:18 AM
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#14 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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Thanks all. Put on the waiting list with Josh. 2022/2023 corvette here I come  | |
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05-29-2020, 10:37 AM
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#15 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Any word on when the C8 Zo6 will be available?
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05-29-2020, 10:38 AM
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#16 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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rumors were 2022. that was precovid though..
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05-29-2020, 11:41 AM
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05-29-2020, 11:44 AM
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#18 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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Originally Posted by tofu1413 | "please don’t waste your time asking negotiating.
Supply and demand this is a real car has 247km new new still 1753 kms left to break in period."
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