No more free build sheets, ughh

TP2SS · 02-14-2022, 10:19 PM

Sent an email to the social media email at GM for a ZL1 I’m looking at and got this reply today:

Thank you for reaching out. As of November 2021, we are no longer able to provide this information. However, you can purchase a copy of the vehicle invoice (documentation of the vehicle cost broken out by model and factory options) by visiting www.gmmediaarchive.com Please let us know if you have any additional questions.

It’s now $50 to get the info. And looking at the linked site, it appears you can only get the invoice and not the detailed list of RPOs anymore.

zxspeedspec · 02-14-2022, 10:39 PM

Isn't there a plate under the trunk mat that lists all the RPOs?

arpad_m · 02-15-2022, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by zxspeedspec

Isn't there a plate under the trunk mat that lists all the RPOs?

They ditched that in 2019 or 2020. The only thing you get these days is the QR code in the door jamb that is too small to list all options, it only covers a small subset.

Jaxcam02 · 02-15-2022, 11:38 AM

Thats some garbage. Mary is running GM into the ground to appease the EV crowd and stockholders only. I am seriously contemplating not buying new GM cars the next time I need a new vehcle.

zxspeedspec · 02-15-2022, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arpad_m

They ditched that in 2019 or 2020. The only thing you get these days is the QR code in the door jamb that is too small to list all options, it only covers a small subset.

That's dumb as hell. That plate is like $3 for them to put in the car.

95 imp · 02-15-2022, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaxcam02

Thats some garbage. Mary is running GM into the ground to appease the EV crowd and stockholders only. I am seriously contemplating not buying new GM cars the next time I need a new vehcle.

+1

Joshinator99 · 02-15-2022, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaxcam02

Thats some garbage. Mary is running GM into the ground to appease the EV crowd and stockholders only. I am seriously contemplating not buying new GM cars the next time I need a new vehcle.

arpad_m · 02-15-2022, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaxcam02

Thats some garbage. Mary is running GM into the ground to appease the EV crowd and stockholders only. I am seriously contemplating not buying new GM cars the next time I need a new vehcle.

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...5#post11133015

Devstrike · 02-15-2022, 10:28 PM

Glad I got my build sheet when I did when I did to know what I had on it.

SS_Don · 04-04-2022, 08:49 PM

I asked my salesman for it. He emailed me a PDF file a few days later.

FarmerFran · 04-05-2022, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by arpad_m

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...5#post11133015

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And I think the Camaro is a Pony car.

armycop71 · 04-05-2022, 07:15 PM

I got the same response from that email address. Luckily I had an old build sheet I found in my emails from the dealer when the car was still at 3400 status. But it lists everything in the car.

GXP08jrf · 04-06-2022, 07:46 AM

Refusing to consider another Chevy seems like a little bit of an over reaction to me. Agreed, $50 does seem steep, but if you take the totality of the request, it might make more sense when adding perspective:

Someone has to receive the request, look up the VIN, compile the information and send it out. In all it's not an hours worth of work for a car built in the computer age, maybe more if they need to get out the microfilm records for an older vehicle. Depending on how many requests come in, time can add up pretty quickly.

Making big assumptions on how they had the department set up, someone may have been fulfilling those requests as an ancillary task to their primary role. It's possible that fulfilling random requests for build and invoice information started taking a lot of time an there was no "defined" process except to send the info out when an email request came in. It's possible that at some point they realized that the process needed to be formalized and that there was a cost associated with creating the documentation, hence the referral to GM Media Archives and the upcharge. It's also quite likely that this service is farmed-out to a 3rd party, and those labor costs have probably gone up enough to dictate that retrieval of the records can no longer be complimentary...

If you consider some of the least expensive used Gen6s are still in the high $20k range, $50 is 0.2% of the cost of the vehicle for information that is generally nice-to-have versus necessary.

SS_Don · 04-06-2022, 07:57 AM

Like I already posted. Just ask your salesperson for it.

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02-14-2022, 10:19 PM	#1
TP2SS Drives: 2016 2SS Convertible Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 576	No more free build sheets, ughh Sent an email to the social media email at GM for a ZL1 I’m looking at and got this reply today: Thank you for reaching out. As of November 2021, we are no longer able to provide this information. However, you can purchase a copy of the vehicle invoice (documentation of the vehicle cost broken out by model and factory options) by visiting www.gmmediaarchive.com Please let us know if you have any additional questions. It’s now $50 to get the info. And looking at the linked site, it appears you can only get the invoice and not the detailed list of RPOs anymore. __________________ 2016 2SS Convertible Hyper Blue/Ash Gray A8 Magnetic Ride Control Dual Mode Exhaust 2019+ version Split Spoke Silver Wheels Navigation Silver Rally Stripes

02-15-2022, 11:38 AM	#4
Jaxcam02 Drives: 2017 Silverado/2017 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Jax/Palatka FL Posts: 1,090	Thats some garbage. Mary is running GM into the ground to appease the EV crowd and stockholders only. I am seriously contemplating not buying new GM cars the next time I need a new vehcle. __________________

04-04-2022, 08:49 PM	#10
SS_Don Drives: '22 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,027 View My Garage	I asked my salesman for it. He emailed me a PDF file a few days later. __________________ '22 2SS \| Wild Cherry Tintcoat \| Design Package 3 \| NPP \| MRC \| A10 \| NAV \| Ceramic Coating \| Full Frontal PPF \| New Hood and Side Stripes \| Michelin PS AS 4 Range AFM Disabler \| Mishimoto Catch Can \| Diode Dynamics side markers \| Cold Air Inductions CAI \| LLoyd Velourtex front/trunk mats with Camaro SS logo ZL1addons Deluxe Rock Guards, Stealth Lift Pads, and Tow Hook \| Escort MAXcam360c \| Footwell Lighting \| Banks gauges in ZZPerformance pillar pod \| Paddle shifter extensions

04-05-2022, 07:15 PM	#12
armycop71 Love my Satin Steel LT-1! Drives: 6-Speed LT-1... Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Kentucky Posts: 497	I got the same response from that email address. Luckily I had an old build sheet I found in my emails from the dealer when the car was still at 3400 status. But it lists everything in the car. __________________ 2022 SATIN STEEL *LT1* 6-Speed Man\|Carbon Flash Wheels Technology Pkg\|NPP\|Satin Blk Pkg ZL1 Rock Guards\|Red Knee Pad Set PBC LT1 engine built by Debi Lewis

04-06-2022, 07:57 AM	#14
SS_Don Drives: '22 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,027 View My Garage	Like I already posted. Just ask your salesperson for it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ '22 2SS \| Wild Cherry Tintcoat \| Design Package 3 \| NPP \| MRC \| A10 \| NAV \| Ceramic Coating \| Full Frontal PPF \| New Hood and Side Stripes \| Michelin PS AS 4 Range AFM Disabler \| Mishimoto Catch Can \| Diode Dynamics side markers \| Cold Air Inductions CAI \| LLoyd Velourtex front/trunk mats with Camaro SS logo ZL1addons Deluxe Rock Guards, Stealth Lift Pads, and Tow Hook \| Escort MAXcam360c \| Footwell Lighting \| Banks gauges in ZZPerformance pillar pod \| Paddle shifter extensions

02-14-2022, 10:39 PM	#2
zxspeedspec Banned Drives: Faster than yours Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Earth Posts: 288	Isn't there a plate under the trunk mat that lists all the RPOs?

02-15-2022, 10:28 PM	#9
Devstrike Drives: 2020 Camaro LT1 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Kansas City Metro Posts: 542	Glad I got my build sheet when I did when I did to know what I had on it.

04-06-2022, 07:46 AM	#13
GXP08jrf Drives: 2016 1LT 'Vert Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Midwest Posts: 171	Refusing to consider another Chevy seems like a little bit of an over reaction to me. Agreed, $50 does seem steep, but if you take the totality of the request, it might make more sense when adding perspective: Someone has to receive the request, look up the VIN, compile the information and send it out. In all it's not an hours worth of work for a car built in the computer age, maybe more if they need to get out the microfilm records for an older vehicle. Depending on how many requests come in, time can add up pretty quickly. Making big assumptions on how they had the department set up, someone may have been fulfilling those requests as an ancillary task to their primary role. It's possible that fulfilling random requests for build and invoice information started taking a lot of time an there was no "defined" process except to send the info out when an email request came in. It's possible that at some point they realized that the process needed to be formalized and that there was a cost associated with creating the documentation, hence the referral to GM Media Archives and the upcharge. It's also quite likely that this service is farmed-out to a 3rd party, and those labor costs have probably gone up enough to dictate that retrieval of the records can no longer be complimentary... If you consider some of the least expensive used Gen6s are still in the high $20k range, $50 is 0.2% of the cost of the vehicle for information that is generally nice-to-have versus necessary.

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