[Bob Paris]

Here is the status of my Premier Hatchback factory-order. Summit White w/ Dark/Medium Atmosphere interior. RS, Sun & Sound, Driver Confidence II and Enhanced Convenience packages. Dealers generally stock black interiors and my wife wanted the grey, so we went the special order route.

Event
Code

1100 April 12, 2017 Placed order at dealer - entered in GM Global Connect
3000 April 19, 2017 Order accepted by Production Control
3100 April 19, 2017 Order available to sequence

 

[EricSmit]

Nice! What did you order? Obviously I'm well aware it's a premier hatch.

 

[Bob Paris]

Summit White w/ Dark/Medium Atmosphere interior. RS, Sun & Sound, Driver Confidence II and Enhanced Convenience packages.

 

[pontiacgt]

Nice, i will never understand why they order so many black interiors. If they would just stock the other colors people would buy them. Its the same with manuals, some dealers are not going to order them period. This is the real reason manuals sales are in the hole. The manufactures also need to start offering the top of line model with a manual too.

 

[EricSmit]

No, manual sales are in the hole because nobody wants a manual. They don't sell well. It's not a matter of dealers not stocking them; 99% of people expect an automatic.

Black interior is the most popular. 90% of people expect a dark interior.

I own a manual with the dark/med atmosphere interior.

 

[EricSmit]

Summit White w/ Dark/Medium Atmosphere interior. RS, Sun & Sound, Driver Confidence II and Enhanced Convenience packages.

Nice! When do you want to pick it up?

 

[Bob Paris]

That's the exact car! I found one in Florida and now there is yours in Michigan. A bit out-of-the-way from California but I appreciate your offer...

 

[EricSmit]

That's the exact car! I found one in Florida and now there is yours in Michigan. A bit out-of-the-way from California but I appreciate your offer...

No problem. The ordering is way more fun anyway. That's YOUR car coming down the line. Make sure to post pictures when it's ready!

 

[Bob Paris]

here is the latest update:

Here is the status of my Premier Hatchback factory-order. Summit White w/ Dark/Medium Atmosphere interior. Auto, RS, Sun & Sound, Driver Confidence II and Enhanced Convenience packages. Dealers generally stock black interiors and my wife wanted the grey, so we went the special order route.

Event
Code

1100 April 12, 2017 Placed order at dealer - entered in GM Global Connect
3000 April 19, 2017 Order accepted by Production Control
3100 April 19, 2017 Order available to sequence
3400 April 21, 2017 Order broadcast - TPW of May 1, 2017

 

[money_man]

No, manual sales are in the hole because nobody wants a manual. They don't sell well. It's not a matter of dealers not stocking them; 99% of people expect an automatic.

Black interior is the most popular. 90% of people expect a dark interior.

I own a manual with the dark/med atmosphere interior.

I have to agree, if it's not a black interior I won't touch it. To hard to keep clean. Also manual sales are definitely fading especially with auto transmissions becoming so much more fuel efficient. I have the rule that 4 cyl I prefer manual, 6 cyl I can accept an auto in most cases, v8 I'm pretty good either way but kind of prefer an automatic.

 

[Bob Paris]

Here is the status of my Premier Hatchback factory-order. Summit White w/ Dark/Medium Atmosphere interior. Auto, RS, Sun & Sound, Driver Confidence II and Enhanced Convenience packages. Dealers generally stock black interiors and my wife wanted the grey, so we went the special order route.

Event
Code

1100 April 12, 2017 Placed order at dealer - entered in GM Global Connect
3000 April 19, 2017 Order accepted by Production Control
3100 April 19, 2017 Order available to sequence
3400 April 21, 2017 Order broadcast - TPW of May 1, 2017
3800 May 4, 2017 Order produced
4B00 May 5, 2017 Bayed

 

[Bob Paris]

Here is the status of my Premier Hatchback factory-order. Summit White w/ Dark/Medium Atmosphere interior. Auto, RS, Sun & Sound, Driver Confidence II and Enhanced Convenience packages. Dealers generally stock black interiors and my wife wanted the grey, so we went the special order route.

Event
Code

1100 April 12, 2017 Placed order at dealer - entered in GM Global Connect
3000 April 19, 2017 Order accepted by Production Control
3100 April 19, 2017 Order available to sequence
3400 April 21, 2017 Order broadcast - TPW of May 1, 2017
3800 May 4, 2017 Order produced
4B00 May 5, 2017 Bayed
4200 May 10, 2017 Shipped

 

[Bob Paris]

Here is the status of my Premier Hatchback factory-order. Summit White w/ Dark/Medium Atmosphere interior. Auto, RS, Sun & Sound, Driver Confidence II and Enhanced Convenience packages. Dealers generally stock black interiors and my wife wanted the grey, so we went the special order route.

Event
Code

1100 April 12, 2017 Placed order at dealer - entered in GM Global Connect
3000 April 19, 2017 Order accepted by Production Control
3100 April 19, 2017 Order available to sequence
3400 April 21, 2017 Order broadcast - TPW of May 1, 2017
3800 May 4, 2017 Order produced
4B00 May 5, 2017 Bayed
4200 May 10, 2017 Shipped
4800 May 20, 2017 Rail ramp unload - end of the line by rail. To be delivered to dealer

 

[EricSmit]

It's still 4800.

 

[Jackcruze]

Just wondering if you got your car yet. Maybe pics? Would really like to see in White with the grey interior.

 

[Bob Paris]

Here is the status of my Premier Hatchback factory-order. Summit White w/ Dark/Medium Atmosphere interior. Auto, RS, Sun & Sound, Driver Confidence II and Enhanced Convenience packages. Dealers generally stock black interiors and my wife wanted the grey, so we went the special order route.

Event
Code

1100 April 12, 2017 Placed order at dealer - entered in GM Global Connect
3000 April 19, 2017 Order accepted by Production Control
3100 April 19, 2017 Order available to sequence
3400 April 21, 2017 Order broadcast - TPW of May 1, 2017
3800 May 4, 2017 Order produced
4B00 May 5, 2017 Bayed
4200 May 10, 2017 Shipped
4800 May 20, 2017 Rail ramp unload - end of the line by rail. To be delivered to dealer
5000 June 1, 2017 Delivered to dealer

I picked up the car on June 4th. It took twelve days for the DC to get the car onto an auto carrier for the 60 mile trip to the dealer. Since some incentives expired on May 31st, I ended up eating some $. Timing is everything! Dealer applied $1,000 of Instant Value Certificates to ease the pain.

 

[txcruze26]

Pics?

 

[Bob Paris]

I can't figure out how to upload photos. I signed up for PhotoBucket and uploaded photos to their site but can't figure out how to migrate them to here - sorry!

 

[Bob Paris]

 

[EricSmit]