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lawman007 · 09-17-2014, 11:38 PM

Sour grapes maybe. Mine was ordered, so I think it arrived at the end of the day so there were a few things the dealer needed to do to it (prep)but I drove it away the next day. Man that was a great day!
Troy

Mando2776 · 09-17-2014, 11:59 PM

I bought my 13’ Camaro ss/rs ,One of 3 leftover stock on april 4/12/14, it had 402 mi. on odometer. Reason being it was used as a test driver, and was driven from another dealership 50mi away. Car was built in sept 2012. Care sat for a long time 19 months. I got a great deal on it though, and couldn’t pass up on it. My friend bought her 2ss/rs in march 2013 and paid over 42k, I paid 36k, needless to say my friend wasn’t too happy she overpaid. The car warranty started at 402miles, and car was in immaculate condition. had many dealer installed options, which i didn’t pay for, sticker price with options was listed at $44,600. I’ve had it for 5 months now and it drives like a dream. PERMAGRIN!!!!

songsj · 09-18-2014, 12:42 AM

It happens, I am the second owner of mine but I noticed it was built in November '12 and has an in service date of 8-13-13. That is nine months but considering the dealer was in Wisconsin, November through April is not a great time to sell a Camaro. I wonder why it did not sell all summer of '13. It is a loaded 2LT/RS. Maybe it was too expensive and they did not cut the price until August '13. The original Sticker was 33,500. That's a lot for a V6. I ended up paying 26,400 for it with 4k miles on it from the original owner this past June. I figure 7100.00 or 21% off of a 1 year old car with 4k miles on it was a decent deal.

Could I have found a little better deal, probably but it was the color I wanted with the options I wanted.

Dr. Evil · 09-18-2014, 01:17 AM

Dealership near me has a new 13' hot wheels Camaro that has been on their lot for close to 16 months now.

sspolo · 09-18-2014, 02:49 AM

My 14 LS had been sitting for a while too, it did have 411 miles though :( got it at 18.5k though which I think was great! They are still covered under the regular warranty so if anything happens they should cover it.

Chevy_cowboy · 09-18-2014, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Evil

Dealership near me has a new 13' hot wheels Camaro that has been on their lot for close to 16 months now.

yeah I've seen a couple of those too, discounted 10 grand or more. I think they were priced a bit high to begin with but there's some deals to be had on them now. I love the color, not crazy about the rest of the package.

mariojmoe · 09-18-2014, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mando2776

I bought my 13’ Camaro ss/rs ,One of 3 leftover stock on april 4/12/14, it had 402 mi. on odometer. Reason being it was used as a test driver, and was driven from another dealership 50mi away. Car was built in sept 2012. Care sat for a long time 19 months. I got a great deal on it though, and couldn’t pass up on it. My friend bought her 2ss/rs in march 2013 and paid over 42k, I paid 36k, needless to say my friend wasn’t too happy she overpaid. The car warranty started at 402miles, and car was in immaculate condition. had many dealer installed options, which i didn’t pay for, sticker price with options was listed at $44,600. I’ve had it for 5 months now and it drives like a dream. PERMAGRIN!!!!

Thats crazy lol, exactly my price (2ss/rs/ls3) and I got mine 4/1/14. Zero issues as well

KBsSS · 09-18-2014, 09:05 AM

Mine sat for 200+ with 120 miles on it. My only problem was car was dirty from sitting. Brought it home polished and wax car,detailed engine bay and door jams, trunk area and car was better then new.

I drove 3 hrs to get car because it had the items I wanted on car. Time sitting did not bother me.

xc_SS/RS · 09-18-2014, 09:11 AM

When I was looking around my area there was a dealership in Baltimore that still has a 2013 Dusk Edition. They wouldn't budge on price at all and they had it for well over a year. Also there were a few dealerships that still had 2013 SLP Edition cars as well. Guess they really like them.

Sword5 · 09-18-2014, 10:48 AM

Mine came off the truck in the rain at 7 am, had two offers to buy it before i could get there to pick it up.

TX/ZL1 · 09-18-2014, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Ragnar

OP, look on the window sticker, I believe that it will show the original dealers address.

+1
My car had 95 miles on it and I was raising a fit. Come to find out, it had been originally delivered to a dealer 90 miles away and they drove it down to my dealer.
Try not to get yourself wrapped around the axle on this.....you'll make yourself crazy and take the fun out of purchasing a really great car. Before you know it you're going to have 10,000 miles on it and those 100+ miles won't mean a thing.

Baba · 09-18-2014, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by xinfamousxi

I did a test drive looked for scratches and dents. After negotiating between a few dealers one of them offered me a great price on a 1LT RS New which I purchased and have been happy with.

Fast forward to today and I get a call from the dealer that that lost my business and he proceeds to thank me for the opportunity and tells me that the vehicle I purchased from the competition was cheaper than his because it sat on their lot for 220 days.

This left a bad feeling in me and was wondering if I should do anything
Maintenance wise. What is your thoughts on the car sitting so long?

Thanks

Don't worry about it. A lot of cars sit on dealer lots for quite some time and there isn't a darned thing wrong with them.

I purchased my 2008 Saturn AURA XR 3.6 brand new 13 months after it was built. I've owned it for 6 years and am completely satisfied with it.

Enjoy your ride!

Cammie 2011 · 09-18-2014, 09:02 PM

My 2013 1LE had 8 miles on it when I bought it. It went from the the transport to PDI to me all in the same afternoon. It now has 11k miles. My 2014 1LE had 4 miles on it and it sat for 2days at the dealership and it has 2500 miles on it.

MonteSS · 09-18-2014, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by xinfamousxi

After negotiating between a few dealers one of them offered me a great price on a 1LT RS New which I purchased and have been happy with.

Fast forward to today and I get a call from the dealer that that lost my business and he proceeds to thank me for the opportunity and tells me that the vehicle I purchased from the competition was cheaper than his because it sat on their lot for 220 days.

Thanks

Man as others have said, if you're happy and you don't feel any vibrations going 60+ everything is fine.

Tell that other dealer he's an asshole and you won't be dealing with him in the future, but hopefully his call made him feel better.

Enjoy your new car, post some pics. Would like to see her!

09-17-2014, 11:38 PM	#57
lawman007 Panama-Gulf War Vet Drives: '11 SW 1LT/RS 6M Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: From Carmichael, CA to Matthews, NC 01/2021 Posts: 769	Sour grapes maybe. Mine was ordered, so I think it arrived at the end of the day so there were a few things the dealer needed to do to it (prep)but I drove it away the next day. Man that was a great day! Troy __________________

09-18-2014, 01:17 AM	#60
Dr. Evil Drives: 2013 SS Join Date: May 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 350	Dealership near me has a new 13' hot wheels Camaro that has been on their lot for close to 16 months now. __________________ 2013 model 2SS LS3 1969 model wife. Factory stock, no mods. Redhead package. 2005 model son. Special ordered with the hell on wheels package.

09-18-2014, 09:05 AM	#64
KBsSS Drives: 2013 Corvette 2LT Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: West of the Burgh.. Posts: 480	Mine sat for 200+ with 120 miles on it. My only problem was car was dirty from sitting. Brought it home polished and wax car,detailed engine bay and door jams, trunk area and car was better then new. I drove 3 hrs to get car because it had the items I wanted on car. Time sitting did not bother me. __________________

09-18-2014, 10:48 AM	#66
Sword5 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 1,164 View My Garage	Mine came off the truck in the rain at 7 am, had two offers to buy it before i could get there to pick it up. __________________ Ordered 6/19/09 Black on Black 2 SS Delivery 10/14/09! Added CAI, Heritage Grill, DRL Plug and Play Harness

09-18-2014, 09:02 PM	#69
Cammie 2011 Drives: 2014 Camaro 2ss 1LE and 2013 1LE Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 551	My 2013 1LE had 8 miles on it when I bought it. It went from the the transport to PDI to me all in the same afternoon. It now has 11k miles. My 2014 1LE had 4 miles on it and it sat for 2days at the dealership and it has 2500 miles on it. __________________ 2013 Camaro 1LE 2014 Camaro 1LE

09-17-2014, 11:59 PM	#58
Mando2776 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Northridge, CA Posts: 370	I bought my 13’ Camaro ss/rs ,One of 3 leftover stock on april 4/12/14, it had 402 mi. on odometer. Reason being it was used as a test driver, and was driven from another dealership 50mi away. Car was built in sept 2012. Care sat for a long time 19 months. I got a great deal on it though, and couldn’t pass up on it. My friend bought her 2ss/rs in march 2013 and paid over 42k, I paid 36k, needless to say my friend wasn’t too happy she overpaid. The car warranty started at 402miles, and car was in immaculate condition. had many dealer installed options, which i didn’t pay for, sticker price with options was listed at $44,600. I’ve had it for 5 months now and it drives like a dream. PERMAGRIN!!!!

09-18-2014, 12:42 AM	#59
songsj Drives: 2015 2SS/RS Summit White Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MPLS Posts: 804	It happens, I am the second owner of mine but I noticed it was built in November '12 and has an in service date of 8-13-13. That is nine months but considering the dealer was in Wisconsin, November through April is not a great time to sell a Camaro. I wonder why it did not sell all summer of '13. It is a loaded 2LT/RS. Maybe it was too expensive and they did not cut the price until August '13. The original Sticker was 33,500. That's a lot for a V6. I ended up paying 26,400 for it with 4k miles on it from the original owner this past June. I figure 7100.00 or 21% off of a 1 year old car with 4k miles on it was a decent deal. Could I have found a little better deal, probably but it was the color I wanted with the options I wanted.

09-18-2014, 02:49 AM	#61
sspolo Drives: 2014 Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 562	My 14 LS had been sitting for a while too, it did have 411 miles though :( got it at 18.5k though which I think was great! They are still covered under the regular warranty so if anything happens they should cover it.

09-18-2014, 09:11 AM	#65
xc_SS/RS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: somewhere in MD Posts: 4,883	When I was looking around my area there was a dealership in Baltimore that still has a 2013 Dusk Edition. They wouldn't budge on price at all and they had it for well over a year. Also there were a few dealerships that still had 2013 SLP Edition cars as well. Guess they really like them.