I had a great experience buying my 02EB/ModRed from Maroone Chevrolet in Pembroke Pines, FL. Mario Tedde is the man. He also runs corvettelocator.com, which is how we got in contact.
When I picked it up it was highly detailed with two coats of wax and a full tank of premium gas. The paperwork was all done by mail, and when I went to pick it up, it took only 5 minutes to wrap up the deal. I got mine for well below sticker, also.
Maroone has a 4 story parking garage full of cars, and they have about 20 vettes on stock at any time (they used to stock 50 or more before 9/11). They had silver, black, yellow, red and another blue Z06 when I picked mine up in March. The owner doesn't believe in charging over MSRP and he is good friends with their spokesperson Dan Marino. Maroone has a number of dealerships in Florida and so if they don't have what you want in Pembroke Pines, they can find it at one of their other dealerships. Originally I started negotiating on an 02EB/black but it was sold before we got down to brass tacks and then immediately Mario grabbed an 02EB/ModRed from one of their other dealerships. I preferred the modred interior anyway, so it worked out great.
The dealership is near Ft. Lauderdale, FL which is where I stayed. Spending a day or two in Ft. Lauderdale and driving back cross country to Santa Barbara made for a nice little vacation. If you go there, stay at the Marriott near the Cafe Iguana. It is inside a three story mall that has 6 bars on top of each other (including a Hooters), plus there is a cigar store there that is open until 2:30 am!
It was the most stress-free car buying experience I had ever had. I kept pinching myself to see if I was dreaming, but everything worked out great. Give Mario a call! You can find out the number and contact info by going to the GMbuypower.com site.
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