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Originally Posted by CamaroRSOnt

I've looked online around southern Ontario, nothing at a dealer that meets my specs. I'm willing to wait , the dealer I am thru is a pretty big dealer and will get allocations. No SS's in front of me at order at this dealership, there is a 1LE on order with them.

The Camaro SS would not be on constraint due to summer only tires, otherwise the Corvette plant would be shut down as well due to summer only tires. Every C8 comes with summer only tires, those get built and shipped all year round.

I ordered a C7 first year and followed that sequencing on the forums. Occasionally there are problems with the tires, that is true. They can be damaged at 20F if rolled which complicates winter deliveries for many northern areas. It is the chip situation that most impacts the 2SS models with all the electronics. I ordered a 2SS so it will be on constraint and slower to arrive.

The 1LE model has a lot of add on's, PDR's, mag ride etc.. not surprised small volume add on's would have issues at the supplier level as well as the add'l chips like the 2SS. More chips the car needs the smaller the production levels until that chip issue gets ironed out which doesn't look like anytime soon. With interest rates rising that may take the heat off auto sales this year so that could relieve some pressure on production.

I would not necessarily trust much coming out of dealers so far as constraints, my experience even with the top Corvette dealer in the country is they are never really on top of that. Not their job, all about sales. Likely get better info from the forums, the Corvette guys are particularly good at relaying constraint and parts issues, production delays etc.. Been on the Camaro one, looks like a lot less people are following it closely here so not quite as up to date as the 'Vette forums.

If all else fails I have some connections thru GM that I will get involved. I will monitor the status level and if things get hung up then make some calls. Since I already have a Camaro no big deal if it shows up in May even. Kinda targeting April based on the sequencing I have been seeing with production online here. I imagine GM's order flow slows for Camaro's in winter, as I mentioned maybe more so now financing costs have risen as well for prospective buyers.

Oh yea 100% if your not in to much of a rush id wait for what you want also. Without the 1LE add on your good to get the car anytime!

I always take dealership info with a grain.. Iv learned so much more from this forum on what to expect from things (Except for how fast my 1LE came lol)