Tentative RS Order Date

[laborsmith]

For a long time Chevrolet has indicated the first of the Sonic RS model would start production as early as the fourth quarter (Oct-Dec) so it is likely Chevy will start accepting order within the next few weeks. I am guessing August 16 so if anyone here does order please put the date you got your six character alphanumeric order number here.

Laborsmith

 

[Preloader]

Sticky-deserving thread.

 

[bigmahlman]

Well now I have time to save!

 

[TIEfighter]

Thanks for the heads up Laborsmith. Will start making a call to the local Chevy dealer where I live. Since it is a different dealer then where I bought my original car from since I moved.

 

[SUPER SONIC BOOM]

if anyone here does order please put the date you got your six character alphanumeric order number here

 

[Eric Smit]

if anyone here does order please put the date you got your six character alphanumeric order number here

Thank you for reposting his last sentence?


-Eric Smit

 

[laborsmith]

It's all good. I do tend to use many words when fewer might do. Unless when writing a grievance, where I had a reputation of using the fewest words possible. I was the grievance chairperson almost continuously from 1975 to 2009 when I retired, so the number of grievances I wrote would be in the high hundreds or more. If I miss anything about being employed it would be the grievance process, especially (of course) when winning.

Even a losing grievance could be a win setting parameters and all.

Laborsmith

 

[soopermateys]

I called my Chevy dealer here in Arkansas and he said the RS shows up on the computers but there is a restriction on ordering them right now. He said any day now ordering will be available.

 

[laborsmith]

Thank you for the update. Even though I have to wait until Spring it will be good to know when the computer will be able to accept an RS order.

Laborsmith

 

[MustangKillr]

I will be calling my dealer Thursday morning to inquire about placing an order for my RS. I will update you guys on what I hear. I've had cash in hand ready to order this thing since it was announced, I'm itching to get rid of my Camaro.

 

[doreo]

Can't order today

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[laborsmith]

Looks like it will be trial and error. We keep trying and eventually it works.

But once concern about ordering is that I have not noticed a CTF RS. The reason this is a concern is Chevy employees drive these for a several weeks before the start of regular production as a real world shake out and living so close to the Tech Center I often see CTFs.

Laborsmith

CTF=Captured Test Fleet

 

[laborsmith]

As far as I can tell there is no date released to dealers regarding when an RS order will be accepted by the Order Workbench. The dealers are normally told the date several weeks in advance. Right now, unless we get hard info, I am looking at orders bing accepted no sooner than the first week of October.

Laborsmith

 

[RS Turbo]

Secret crystal ball tells me The current plan is for the system to allow dealers to place RS orders starting 8/23.....

 

[laborsmith]

Cool. Here is an abbreviated list of the status changes for any readers tracking their build:

1100, Preliminary order accepted
2000, Order accepted by GM
2030, Order re-edited (if necessary)
2051, Order changed thru Web
2500, Order preferenced
3000, Order accepted by production control
3100, Order available to sequence
3300, Order scheduled for production
3400, Order broadcast
3800, Order produced (VIN is assigned at 3800)
4000, Available to ship
4104, Bailment Invoice
4200, Shipped
4300, Intermediate Delivery
4B00, Bayed

Thanks to Camaro5 for the above.

Laborsmith

 

[13RS]

I was able to order my '13 RS on 08/17 (with no pricing) and was given order #QNSC4S

1100

 

[bigmahlman]

I was able to order my '13 RS on 08/17 (with no pricing) and was given order #QNSC4S

1100

Did they give you any kind of ETA?

 

[13RS]

Did they give you any kind of ETA?

sorry, what does ETA stand for?

 

[laborsmith]

Estimated Time of Arrival. The RS is scheduled to start regular production in October, so if this order comes off the line in the first week it could be delivered sometime in the last two weeks of October.

My dealer sent me an email Thursday saying they had tried but could not get an RS order to go thru but they would try again sometime this week. I think your report is your order went thru on Thursday, so maybe they tried to early in the day.

Laborsmith

 

[doreo]

here is a question, is it normal to put a down payment on a order? seems odd to me but i never ordered a car b4