I don't know what is what anymore!
I'd like to think I'm a pretty sharp guy, but reading the stuff I read on this site in conjuction with the little info I receive from the dealership gets me more and more confused each day. :willy:
Perhaps I just misunderstand what I read, not knowing the industry jargon. I think I understand it this way: I ordered my car the way I wanted it, it was submitted to GM as an order, it met the criteria they have so it was accepted as one of the cars in the dealer initial allocation, then it sits there until GM picks up the order and at that time they say whether or not they can deliver the car the way you ordered it. If they can't, you have choices to make...take it as they are willing to deliver it or wait.
I spoke with my dealer this morning with the expection that initial allocation orders would have been "picked up" on Tuesday (I believe I read this on another thread.) He first stated that I seemd to have more information that he was getting from Pontiac. I told him I didn't know what was true or not. He stated that none of his initial allocation orders have been picked up. Then he said that when they are, if leather isn't an option, he would call me and see if I would take cloth.
This gets me a bit nervous, especially after someone posted (on another thread) that their order was picked up in front of the orders with leather.
Then he said that because of summer shut downs, no orders of any vehicles including trucks will be picked up for two weeks. Basically, he said don't bother me about this until the 3rd week of July.
He did tell me that he's already had two people come back and get their deposit back, especially after the reality set in that they would get their car in the dead of winter.
SO HERE'S THE FUNNY PART: After 2-3 months of following the progress of this car, I still don't know any more than the day I put down my $1,000. In fact, I know less. Okay, I know more about the car itself, but less about delivery. When I put down my $1k I was told I would get my car as I ordered it as soon as August or as late as October. Now, I may get it as I ordered, I may not, I may get it as ordered before October, I may not.
:banghead:
It seems that Pontiac has stepped up a bit in letting the First 1,000 know what is going on, I wish they'd do the same for the other 8,000 (forgive me if that figure is off, but I think I read they've take 9,000 pre-orders) who've been willing to put a deposit down.
I understand they are going to make the First 1,000 as ordered as much as possible. I just think if they are filling certain orders due to the way they were ordered i.e. doing cloth orders before leather they should be up front about it and have the dealers contact people and say, "what is important to you? Do you want your car first with whatever, or do you want to wait? Do you want to change your order to get it quicker?" I'm perfectly able to make a choice, but I hate uncertainty.
I'm sure Pontiac doesn't want to respond to every rumor out there, but when it makes people start thinking about getting their deposit back, you'd think they'd want to clear the air a bit.
Geez I'm pissed, I really thought this would all be cleared up today.
Ok I'll shut up now.
I'd like to think I'm a pretty sharp guy, but reading the stuff I read on this site in conjuction with the little info I receive from the dealership gets me more and more confused each day. :willy:
Perhaps I just misunderstand what I read, not knowing the industry jargon. I think I understand it this way: I ordered my car the way I wanted it, it was submitted to GM as an order, it met the criteria they have so it was accepted as one of the cars in the dealer initial allocation, then it sits there until GM picks up the order and at that time they say whether or not they can deliver the car the way you ordered it. If they can't, you have choices to make...take it as they are willing to deliver it or wait.
I spoke with my dealer this morning with the expection that initial allocation orders would have been "picked up" on Tuesday (I believe I read this on another thread.) He first stated that I seemd to have more information that he was getting from Pontiac. I told him I didn't know what was true or not. He stated that none of his initial allocation orders have been picked up. Then he said that when they are, if leather isn't an option, he would call me and see if I would take cloth.
Then he said that because of summer shut downs, no orders of any vehicles including trucks will be picked up for two weeks. Basically, he said don't bother me about this until the 3rd week of July.
He did tell me that he's already had two people come back and get their deposit back, especially after the reality set in that they would get their car in the dead of winter.
SO HERE'S THE FUNNY PART: After 2-3 months of following the progress of this car, I still don't know any more than the day I put down my $1,000. In fact, I know less. Okay, I know more about the car itself, but less about delivery. When I put down my $1k I was told I would get my car as I ordered it as soon as August or as late as October. Now, I may get it as I ordered, I may not, I may get it as ordered before October, I may not.
:banghead:
It seems that Pontiac has stepped up a bit in letting the First 1,000 know what is going on, I wish they'd do the same for the other 8,000 (forgive me if that figure is off, but I think I read they've take 9,000 pre-orders) who've been willing to put a deposit down.
I understand they are going to make the First 1,000 as ordered as much as possible. I just think if they are filling certain orders due to the way they were ordered i.e. doing cloth orders before leather they should be up front about it and have the dealers contact people and say, "what is important to you? Do you want your car first with whatever, or do you want to wait? Do you want to change your order to get it quicker?" I'm perfectly able to make a choice, but I hate uncertainty.
I'm sure Pontiac doesn't want to respond to every rumor out there, but when it makes people start thinking about getting their deposit back, you'd think they'd want to clear the air a bit.
Geez I'm pissed, I really thought this would all be cleared up today.
Ok I'll shut up now.