If you are ordering a new Tahoe/Yukon. The #1 most important things is….

To build a relationship with your salesperson. Better yet, deal ONLY with the ordering manager and build a relationship with him. Make a connection. Make sure you can text him and he texts back.

He’s your main source of information through this process. Mine was phenomenal, and gave me a weekly constraint list, distribution updates, status codes and was incredibly helpful.

Shout out to CMA Colonial Chevrolet for their customer service.

That’s great advice. I’d assert the best person at the dealership to build a relationship with is the service manager. He/She will be the single best advocate for you and will contribute to your long term happiness with the vehicle more than any sales person.

WalleyeMikeIII said:

That’s great advice. I’d assert the best person at the dealership to build a relationship with is the service manager. He/She will be the single best advocate for you and will contribute to your long term happiness with the vehicle more than any sales person.

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True. But you have to have the vehicle in your possession before you can get it serviced.

Also when you are buying your vehicle before you sign on the dotted line make sure you go meet the general manager of the business on a friendly basis, before you have to meet him on an unfriendly basis....
It's good to meet all of the dealership management up front so they at least can put a face with a name, in case you have to talk about other things in the future.

selectsplat said:

To build a relationship with your salesperson. Better yet, deal ONLY with the ordering manager and build a relationship with him. Make a connection. Make sure you can text him and he texts back.

He’s your main source of information through this process. Mine was phenomenal, and gave me a weekly constraint list, distribution updates, status codes and was incredibly helpful.

Shout out to CMA Colonial Chevrolet for their customer service.

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It’s good advice to tell others to be forthcoming and try and establish that relationship…but what you experienced is not the norm lol.

I want to thank you for the wealth of info I have gotten from all of you on this forum in the short time I have been around. I have been thinking about embarking on this journey since around thanksgiving. After MUCH research and surfing, I placed an order 3 1/2 weeks ago and was accepted last week and currently sit at code 3000. I really learned a lot during your journey and I appreciate letting us all follow along.

In this area the problem with all this is the constant personnel turnover in dealerships. The salesperson you deal with won't be there next month. Small town dealers are somewhat different in this though.

What is the holdup with 2022 Tahoe premier I have one on order sense June of 2021 thought priority Chevrolet in Chester peaks va.

agreed that should be objective for sure, the reality is that most dealers won’t allow you to work directly with the one who is placing the order….much less have weekly contact with them. They want the salesman to be the point of contact

The two dealers we ordered from, the owners were the ones placing the orders…salesmen were clueless as they simply didnt even have access to the software to check an order…they had to go ask to be able to provide an update. Even talked to the main sales manager at one of the dealerships a couple times and although he could look up the orders, he didn’t have access to their “waiting list” or constraint list

I had a bunch of little issues with my out of state dealer (never went in person) but the salesman was super attentive and answered my calls and texts really quickly. He was my go-between to finance manager too which saved some time leaving messages since finance rarely picks up.

They charged for, but forgot to install door edge film (which I don’t want anyway but was one of their “add-ons”) and wheel locks which were included on my window sticker, but not included or installed.

When I called it out, they sent me random lug nuts via ups overnight. These turned out to be $10 autozone non-locking lugs and a socket. The salesman apologized and claimed his service/prep team sent them out and don‘t use the OEM wheel locks on their vehicles. I proceeded to complain again and told him to check the window sticker, it shows wheel locks which had to be OEM then he ordered them and overnighted to me. Bunch of other little delays with paperwork or trade in pay off, but everything worked out.