I forgot to mention the latest trend I've been seeing! Dealers putting mandatory "add-ons" such as an extra tracker, alarms, tint, etc for thousands of dollars! What are your thoughts? Do you have any further tips to share?

All dealers that charge over MSRP deserve to go out of business.

Excellent information! If I see a markup, I walk!

Salesperson - “I’m sorry, we can’t take off those dealer add on - It’s standard policy, there’s nothing I can do”. Me - “Well, there’s something I can do - Good by” 🤣 Don’t ever pay an “Addendum” - Carefully go thru the sales order item by item, DON’T ever pay for nonsense like $299.95 for nitrogen- Just walk away. Happy motoring 🇺🇸🤠

Be somebody or know somebody……or pay $100k+ over

I've been on my guy's list since the C8 was announced !!!! ZR1 will sit next to my 15' ZO6 Vert' 7-speed manual

Canada is like 2-3 years behind the us market still it’s crazy 15-30k over msrp here still! Some 2023 listed for 250-280k! Canadian it’s insane and clearly people are still paying because dealers are still asking. It’s 2024 and I just saw my first c8 in a dealer that wasn’t pre sold coming in lol completely insane.

Right On Austin you are a real classic guy keep up the good INFO...

Great Austin. I agree with your 7 steps. 👍😊

Great info!!

Austin Thanks for your insight on ZR1 Corvette!! Very good content!!👍🏽

Nice cars, thank you for sharing...

Always good content Austin! Well thought out and presented! Must be that college degree!

Does GM still void warranties on the C8 Z06 that are turned before the first 12 months of ownership? If so, I'd be careful purchasing a used one right now.

Thx Austin

Wait it out, your fun will wait for you, BRUCE LOWRIE CHEVROLET in Fort Worth has never charged mark ups, I bought my 23 C8 and waited about 8 months to get it and let me tell you, the anticipation rush makes it appreciate it a thousand times more, every day you watch videos and get ideas and gives you more excitement when your time is up, wait it up guys because the anticipation is bigger than the car itself

Austin, love you're channel! Great insight and knowledge about all cars! Great to see. Had a question to ask you, I am stuck in a bad situation with a Chevy dealer that lied to me about a pre owned C8 I purchased from them. Would you be able to contact me and see if you would be able to help me out in my situation? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks either way.

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The cost of a new truck is criminal! Dealers on the east coast that sell at msrp usually have a waiting list.

You r a fantastic host

A problem though with used, is people have horrible tastes. Nothing like finding a good car just to look inside and its covered in funky colors all ver the dash and seats everywhere… im not a fan of super bright red dash and seats or bright blue dash and seats.

Who would be a good deal ship to check on the ZR1

I really dislike dealing with dealership. Dealing with me quickly turns into an unpleasant meeting for dealers. Luckily I rarely if ever have to have a certain model right now. Getting it in writing is sooo important. I understood I had a deal with a dealership at msrp (in California) and all they wanted to do was run my credit. Then they said, "we thought we could sell it at that price, but". I got up said, "we're done here." The usual, wait wait we can work something out. Dealerships have no scruples whatsoever! The smile and handshake followed by "we're different" is meaningless at dealerships. It's a gladiator's arena at dealerships.

California, the "look at me" state. Orange county, the "look at me, what do you have?"

do you think the ZR1 will be one year only?

I wouldn’t be interested unless it could be tuned to take advantage of upgrades. 600hp is cool, but the C7 ZR1 can be modified to make 1000.

Dont EVER buy a car in a lot..build and buy your own and you will NEVER PAY A MARKUP

Has to be the best thought out explanation about the market everything you said is spot on. Great video I just got a 24 Raptor R last week had to pay markup but it was on a truck to my dealership when I found out about it so I snagged it up as fast as I could.

Please name the store that I have a chance at a ZR1 for MSRP

If you only get a few a year, but you have 30 customers who want it. What would you do when the customers offer you more than MSRP. Are you going to turn it down. NO!

ZR1 is going to be over sticker for sure. unless it's used a little bit.

No way you aren't paying markup. Last zr1 they made 2900. There are 2900 dealers. Nobody is giving away 50 to 100k on a car when next guy will buy.

I thought GM was cracking down on Corvette dealers and prices being over MSRP?

Are you sure it’s going to be a ‘25? 🤔

You want to see a badass Corvette My buddy actually is one of the owners of the company that makes it they're the new yanko Corvettes thousand plus horsepower and for those who don't know them yanko Camaros that are still being built in up till last year and the original ones were built in the '60s at a dealership in conjunction with a famous race car driver named Don yanko who died 1987 in a plane crash I knew Don just Google yanko Camaro or yenko Corvette

All seven steps have nothing to do with buying a ZR1 Corvette. The steps you said are for buying a soda can, not a ZR1 😂

In a year from now, do you think people will be able to spec and order Z06s for below MSRP?..

The demand ain’t that high like y’all make it seem. Social media can make a fart 💨 seem super desirable. They make way more even the limited corvettes then people want. It’s no Porsche gt3 or rs no matter how much you want to make yourself feel it is.