I had to drive 2 hours to buy my 5sp and didn't regard it as a big deal to get the car I wanted.

 

Yeah, it's more important to get the car you want, even if it means waiting a little while to get it.

Can you still have cars custom ordered from the factory? I remember my parents had that done with a Silverado once...but that was probably 6 years ago.

 

What Mgr states is fact.

I did my deal on the internet while at work.

I told him what I wanted and we got to the price I wanted. We had agreed on a loaded SS.

They went on a search and it too two days [this was at the end of July when supplies were low] but they found one.

I am in Ohio and they were trying to get me and checked as far away as Atlanta GA. We finally found one in Dayton when I changed to black when I could not get the color interior I wanted in the red one.

I never had to put money down and just had to go in sign the papers pay my money down and hit the road.

A good dealer will do the work for you if the one you are dealing with won't there are better dealers to be found.

I also did the same on my GTP in 04 when I found it on the web and drove about 2 hours to save $7,200 off sticker.

The web make shopping smart so much easier and faster.

Also if you can't drive a 5 SP SS local drive a Cobalt SS if they have it. The drivetrain is the same. The car will drive a little better due to less weight and lower center of gravity but you will get the idea.

 

There is one for sale here ADM Performances car with updates and mod in place for 16,000 Hell of a deal!! There are a bunch on Ebay with low miles in 14000-16000 range
NEW 25,000-27,000!! Buy used, you can't lose!!

 

Im from lower maryland and looked for a 5 spd and couldnt find one within 200 miles. this was back in june of 08. so i had to order a 09 hoping i liked the manual transmission since all i could drive was the auto. definately was worth the wait for it. took about two months of bumming rides. lol.

 

I would have taken a dealer trade if mine could have located a Victory Red SS with auto. and factory roof rails during the numerous 250 mile searches he did with no luck. SS with roof rails seems to be a rare combo for dealer stock units in California, I used chevy.com to search out the whole state and came up empty as well so we went the factory order route. My TPW is this week - fingers crossed!

 

You should have come to Ohio. When I wanted one without roof rails on a loaded SS all I could find was with roof rails. That was the thing I had to cave on in what I wanted. It did not effect my pre agreed price.

I was good with Black or Red but I just could not get one with out the rails.

I still hate washing around them but at least they blend in on a black SS.

 

I just went on carfinder.com.
There is a Black HHR SS at a chevy dealer in Manassas,VA.I think this is less than 25 miles from your zipcode

 

There is 1 here in San Diego, just saw it yesterday at the dealer while I was waiting for my oil change! lol

 

For what it is worth I got mine on 26 Jan from Jim McKay in Fairfax they had to go to Suffolk VA to get it. I got an 09 Aqua Blue SS, upgraded stereo, brembo's, sunroof, 5 speed, so they can be had.

I know there is a Silver SS with all the same stuff on it in Warrenton VA but they are waiting for transmission parts to fix it. I guess someone just test drove it a little too hard.

Dave