LTZ Turbos are being built ! ! !

[HABIT]

Just a heads up for you guys that have Pre-Ordered the LTZ Turbos or any
body else interested . . .

LTZ TURBOS ARE BEING BUILT ! ! !

During my 12 hour shift in the plant I counted NUMEROUS LTZ Turbos going
down the line! ! !
Hopefully your long days and restless nights will be over soon as you are united with your Fully Loaded 40+ MPG Chevy Sonics

 

[laborsmith]

Excellent news. Thanks for the heads up.

Laborsmith

 

[AxelRipper]

If you happen to get passed by an Orange LT Turbo hatch with the connectivity stuff, be sure to say hi to it for me. From the looks of it, it seems like it may be either next week or the week after it will be rolling down the line.

EDIT: Just got the email... its at 3400 now so should be rolling through next week I would assume. Can't wait!

 

[RockTheShazbot]

Sweet..mine is still in 3000 so hopefully movimg to 3400 soon then production

 

[blkside]

Its tiny but I just got a lil wood... I still cant believe im buying an econobox much less excited about it...

 

[Masi992]

Just a heads up for you guys that have Pre-Ordered the LTZ Turbos or any
body else interested . . .

LTZ TURBOS ARE BEING BUILT ! ! !

During my 12 hour shift in the plant I counted NUMEROUS LTZ Turbos going
down the line! ! !
Hopefully your long days and restless nights will be over soon as you are united with your Fully Loaded 40+ MPG Chevy Sonics

I watched the Orion Lake video and no one seemed happy/proud to be building the Sonic. Please tell me that these folks do care about the product and are proud to build it!!!

 

[laborsmith]

Two videos of actual assembly come to mind, one I believe secretly made and the other made for the CBS Sunday Morning show. Both showed workers concentrating on their jobs.

I did go through the Orion Assembly plant Open House held at the end of June, where many of the workers seemed quite happy to talk about their jobs and the engineering improvements that would contribute to a quality product.

Laborsmith

 

[Sonic]

They probably like their jobs, but to expect them to be overjoyed constantly while they work is a little unreasonable, don't you think?

 

[beaslbob]

Just a heads up for you guys that have Pre-Ordered the LTZ Turbos or any
body else interested . . .

LTZ TURBOS ARE BEING BUILT ! ! !

During my 12 hour shift in the plant I counted NUMEROUS LTZ Turbos going
down the line! ! !
Hopefully your long days and restless nights will be over soon as you are united with your Fully Loaded 40+ MPG Chevy Sonics

Thanks

this agrees with the status (released to production control and parts ordered) I got on chevy connect.

So have you seen mine come down the line yet?

 

[Sonic]

Thanks

this agrees with the status (released to production control and parts ordered) I got on chevy connect.

So have you seen mine come down the line yet?

Yeah, he said he threw a handful of ball bearings in the frame rails and door panels.

 

[10spokeSS]

Cant wait to order. Still confused on how the hell you do that tho

 

[laborsmith]

Go to tour favorite dealer, sit at the desk of the sales person, answer questions such as trim level, color and options of choice, stay in your chair while the sales person takes the AutoBook print out to whomever does the ordering, some will give your a copy of the Workbench which has the 6 character alphanumeric ordering number on it while others will write on your copy of the Autobook print out, get a receipt for your deposit if one is required, finish your coffee, thank your sales person, go home and wait.

Laborsmith

 

[laborsmith]

I neglected pricing. Since there will not be a shortage of product (yes, the Turbo LTZ today but tomorrow they will be in good supply) many people start around invoice or go for Family First or Employee; the advantage of the last two is GM limits the surcharges. There is not a big difference between invoice and MSRP for the Sonic (around 700 for the LS up to 950 for the LTZ) so there is less room to dicker. If you are going in for a Corvette the difference is several thousand plus there are several multi-thousand dollar discounts, such as $3000 if you already own a Vette, which can be stacked. If anyone wants a new Vette, these are the days to buy one.

A car in potential short term limited supply is the Camaro ZL1, and there is an allegation one dealer is asking for $25K over msrp and some others 5K to 10K over MSRP. I don't see anyone adding 25K to what will probably be a 57+ car but I can see some going 3 to 5 over.

Laborsmith

 

[HABIT]

Yeah, he said he threw a handful of ball bearings in the frame rails and door panels.

Naaaa I'd never do that to family . . . I probably have over 200 cousins in Northern Bama . . . Besides the doors aren't on yet

All I see are CSN and Vin #'s but you have better than a 50/50 chance that I touched your seats BEFORE your ass did.

ROLL TIDE ! ! !

 

[Sonic]

I did a short computer update job at the GM truck plant here in Fort Wayne, IN. It was amazing watching a truck being built.

 

[HABIT]

I did a short computer update job at the GM truck plant here in Fort Wayne, IN. It was amazing watching a truck being built.

I did about 5 yrs at Pontiac Truck and Bus till they closed the doors . . . We had a similar Video going from start to finish . . . Hell it might have been your Video

 

[beaslbob]

Yeah, he said he threw a handful of ball bearings in the frame rails and door panels.

Hopefully he didn't forget the muffler bearings.

 

[Sonic]

For sure! Haha.

 

[beaslbob]

Yeah, he said he threw a handful of ball bearings in the frame rails and door panels.

I guess the parts shortage is probably those ball bearings

 

[beaslbob]

I did a short computer update job at the GM truck plant here in Fort Wayne, IN. It was amazing watching a truck being built.

FWIW a couple of decades ago I hit bowling green at sunset and got a motel for the night.

Just outta curiosity I stopped in at the corvette plant in the morning and they had guided tours of the plant.

After a nice video we were toured around the actual plant.

The only thing that was a small downer was the plant was not operating due to a wheel shortage. but even with that it was an awesome experience.

so much so I asked GM if I could come and watch my sonic being built. Seems bowling Green is one of the two GM plants where they have tours.

Shucks.