When is the "best" time to order a car? - Page 2

Banshee · 05-14-2015, 08:50 PM

I had an R6P vin 10600...had it 4 years 2 months...23k miles. No problems whatsoever

It's not necessarily true that early cars have issues...rather it's the day of the week the car was built. Thursday Friday into sat morning cars historically have higher incidence of issues.

RenegadeXR · 05-14-2015, 10:49 PM

Since the 6th gen Camaro is a completely new car mechanically, I'd say wait for the 2017 model year. I know it's tempting to be an early adopter, but the 2010 Camaro had some specific quirks. Same thing happened in 2012 with the first ZL1, the first year the trim was offered. There's no substitute for real world testing and time.

LStick · 05-14-2015, 10:58 PM

My 14 Silverado spent some shop time in "recall purgatory" for stuff that should have been caught before or during production.

Guess thats the way GM does business these days.

benanderson89 · 05-15-2015, 01:40 AM

Always wait half a year to a year for the bugs and problems to be ironed out of production of a new model or model year. There will be niggles and problems that production staff don't know exist, and the line will have to be altered and tweaked for everything to come up roses.

I know from working at a car factory that there is a pretty reliable time-frame for this stuff:

First, the line runs slowly, they produce less models per day than is required in order to let staff get a feel for how the car should be made. You're looking at this slow line for a few weeks/less than a month, there may be some niggles, but nothing shocking.

Second, all the major problems which could leave a bad taste in your mouth stem from when their training is considered complete and they speed up the line to meet the daily quota, and problems start arising quickly and more frequently. Take the S550 Mustang, for example. It was shortly after production started that panel gap issues surfaced, not immediately as it went into production, and it would've been because the line was sped-up.

If you get a very early run car? Expect a few niggle.
If you get a car a month or so into production? Except problems and some dealer visits.
If you get a car 3-6+ months into production? It should be fine.

05-14-2015, 08:50 PM	#15
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	I had an R6P vin 10600...had it 4 years 2 months...23k miles. No problems whatsoever It's not necessarily true that early cars have issues...rather it's the day of the week the car was built. Thursday Friday into sat morning cars historically have higher incidence of issues. __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

05-14-2015, 10:49 PM	#16
RenegadeXR Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,850	Since the 6th gen Camaro is a completely new car mechanically, I'd say wait for the 2017 model year. I know it's tempting to be an early adopter, but the 2010 Camaro had some specific quirks. Same thing happened in 2012 with the first ZL1, the first year the trim was offered. There's no substitute for real world testing and time.

05-14-2015, 10:58 PM	#17
LStick Drives: 2021 Shadow Gray 1LS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Streetsboro Ohio Posts: 1,370	My 14 Silverado spent some shop time in "recall purgatory" for stuff that should have been caught before or during production. Guess thats the way GM does business these days.

05-15-2015, 01:40 AM	#18
benanderson89 Drives: Kia GT Join Date: May 2014 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 113	Always wait half a year to a year for the bugs and problems to be ironed out of production of a new model or model year. There will be niggles and problems that production staff don't know exist, and the line will have to be altered and tweaked for everything to come up roses. I know from working at a car factory that there is a pretty reliable time-frame for this stuff: First, the line runs slowly, they produce less models per day than is required in order to let staff get a feel for how the car should be made. You're looking at this slow line for a few weeks/less than a month, there may be some niggles, but nothing shocking. Second, all the major problems which could leave a bad taste in your mouth stem from when their training is considered complete and they speed up the line to meet the daily quota, and problems start arising quickly and more frequently. Take the S550 Mustang, for example. It was shortly after production started that panel gap issues surfaced, not immediately as it went into production, and it would've been because the line was sped-up. If you get a very early run car? Expect a few niggle. If you get a car a month or so into production? Except problems and some dealer visits. If you get a car 3-6+ months into production? It should be fine.

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