The waiting is the hardest part...

jwolfpack02 · 05-29-2008, 03:02 PM

So, after I fretted over the white versus the red, thinking I'd have to choose IMMEDIATELY since I thought delivery would be Monday or Tuesday of this week, I'm now into Thursday & no Red on Red Redline. My salesperson has been great throughout, dealing with an OCDer like myself. But I'm DYING here, people. I want my SKY!

If they build it, it will come, right?

DirtyMike · 05-29-2008, 03:12 PM

Try waiting 7+ months... You have it easy now

mbeardsley · 05-29-2008, 03:23 PM

Yeah, I know. The last 3 days are the hardest.

Just don't be so excited to pick up the car that you forget to give it a complete inspection. There is a checklist on this site somewhere for things to look out for on delivery. It helped me quite a bit.

Just do a search here for "delivery checklist", you should be able to find it without much trouble.

Be sure to post pictures when you get it.

You made the right choice of colors.

I think that makes you number 4 on the forum with our color combo.

jwolfpack02 · 05-29-2008, 03:25 PM

Yeah, I've checked your pics out quite a bit trying to get an idea of how it will look. I'll definitely search for the checklist.

About pics...I've tried to upload 2 that are still just 'Image Pending Approval' in my gallery. Anyone know what I should do differently? I want to make sure I can post pics when it does finally arrive!

ChiliSky · 05-29-2008, 03:31 PM

Try waiting 18 months, then complain, few weeks or a few months is nothing, the original first wave of sky owners had to wait a long long time,,,,,, A LITTLE COMFORT,,,,once you own it, you willllllll LOOOOOVVVVEEEEE it.......

mbeardsley · 05-29-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jwolfpack02

Yeah, I've checked your pics out quite a bit trying to get an idea of how it will look.

It actually looks better than the pictures. Those pictures came out a bit washed-out...it was very bright and sunny that day. I was in kind of a hurry, as there were a few people who really wanted to see pics of the combo.

Don't worry, you'll love it.

jwolfpack02 · 05-29-2008, 03:40 PM

I know I've got it made compared to the pioneering Sky owners, since I ordered on 4/19 & could possibly take delivery this week. It's just that they told me it would be here 5/26 & now it's been 3 WHOLE DAYS!!

Keep in mind I'm a little punchier than usual from taking the Regulation part of the CPA Exam this morning.

Bogie · 05-29-2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jwolfpack02

I'm a little punchier than usual from taking the Regulation part of the CPA Exam this morning.

An OCD CPA driving a hot chillipepper red SKY.

Cool.

SteveSky67 · 05-29-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jwolfpack02

So, after I fretted over the white versus the red, thinking I'd have to choose IMMEDIATELY since I thought delivery would be Monday or Tuesday of this week, I'm now into Thursday & no Red on Red Redline. My salesperson has been great throughout, dealing with an OCDer like myself. But I'm DYING here, people. I want my SKY!

If they build it, it will come, right?

Patience..Use the force and it will arrive..SS67

GetAboutRL · 05-29-2008, 06:17 PM

for us ole timers ... we would gather on this forum and share rumors, any information and more rumors. Dealer's did not even have cost, colors or option facts. Hell I would print out inside information found on this forum and bring it into the dealer. They in turn created a three ring binder to share with walk-in customers. This forum was the source!

That in turn is what bought strangers across the nation together to share mods and organize cruises with a fun overture. This closeness has spread over the sea's to other Kappa owners now. But in the beginning ... we cried and bumped into each other every evening searching for answers. Then came the list of who in America, what region of the country, was getting their cars and who was getting the most delivers.

stealthsky · 05-29-2008, 09:03 PM

My sky is in my garage in WI and I am in NM. Knowing you have it and not being able to drive it is worse than waiting for it to be built. I havnt even seen my baby yet.

ChiliSky · 05-30-2008, 08:56 AM

[quote=GetAboutRL;322199]for us ole timers ... we would gather on this forum and share rumors, any information and more rumors. Dealer's did not even have cost, colors or option facts. Hell I would print out inside information found on this forum and bring it into the dealer. They in turn created a three ring binder to share with walk-in customers. This forum was the source!

That in turn is what bought strangers across the nation together to share mods and organize cruises with a fun overture. This closeness has spread over the sea's to other Kappa owners now. But in the beginning ... we cried and bumped into each other every evening searching for answers. Then came the list of who in America, what region of the country, was getting their cars and who was getting the most delivers.

OH MY THAT IS ALL SO TRUE, GOSH THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES,,,,,,,,THE LONG LONG WAIT AND THE TIDBITS OF INFO.....HEY I THINK I SAW A SKY ON A TRAILER......SOMEONE TRYING TO SNAP A PICTURE TO SHARE WITH US......YEP AND I BET WE NEVER KNEW THEN HOW BIG IT WOULD GET....

jwolfpack02 · 05-30-2008, 09:09 AM

still no Sky...

jwolfpack02 · 05-30-2008, 09:59 AM

It Shipped This Morning!!!!!! W00t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mbeardsley · 05-30-2008, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jwolfpack02

It Shipped This Morning!!!!!! W00t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You mean it left the factory this morning? If that is true, then you probably still have a week (maybe even 2 weeks) to wait.

Mine sat in a transfer yard in Fort Worth for about 4 days.

It really depends on how many cars are getting shipped in your direction at the same time. At each stop along the way they wait until they have a full railcar/truck before they make the next leg of the journey.

Of course, you could get lucky and get it quick. Good Luck.

jwolfpack02 · 05-30-2008, 01:04 PM

I'm crossing my fingers since it's only a 7 hour drive from Wilmington, DE to Cary, NC that it's not hitting a rail car or transfer yard...that it's on the truck & making good time.

mbeardsley · 05-30-2008, 04:35 PM

There once were members here who could tell you exactly the path the car would take, but it seems that most of those people have moved on.

I can tell you that even people who lived in Delaware near the plant had to wait a while for their cars to go through the whole shipping channel. It is very unlikely that they will just put your car on a truck from the factory.

Odds are that it will take at least one or more train rides. The real question is how long will it delay at each stop, and that all depends on whether your car is the last one onto a full railcar, or the first one onto an empty one.

As I said, my car sat in a transfer yard for several days just 40 minutes from me, waiting until a truck was full.

Sorry, but if it was just shipped, then it is not likely that you'll have it for next weekend, though the weekend after that is certainly possiible.

jwolfpack02 · 05-30-2008, 04:39 PM

thanks, mb...I'm still holding out hope, but I do need to be realistic.

jwolfpack02 · 06-03-2008, 07:40 AM

The wait may finally be over...signed all of the paperwork last night, traded in my Wrangler & now I'm in an '07 Outlook with the anticipated delivery TODAY of my SKY!!!! W00t!

mbeardsley · 06-03-2008, 10:09 AM

Wow, that's great...hope it happens for you.

Post pictures when you can.

jwolfpack02 · 06-03-2008, 09:02 PM

wooohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my baby was unloaded around 8pm tonight!!! waiting for word from my AWESOME salesperson (Jill, Saturn of Cary) for when I can pick her up tomorrow!!!!!!!

Hot diggity damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

05-29-2008, 03:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
jwolfpack02 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 99 My Photos: (11)	The waiting is the hardest part... So, after I fretted over the white versus the red, thinking I'd have to choose IMMEDIATELY since I thought delivery would be Monday or Tuesday of this week, I'm now into Thursday & no Red on Red Redline. My salesperson has been great throughout, dealing with an OCDer like myself. But I'm DYING here, people. I want my SKY! If they build it, it will come, right?

05-29-2008, 03:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
DirtyMike Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 262 My Photos: (0)	Try waiting 7+ months... You have it easy now __________________ 07RL,5spd,black w/black&red int,spoiler CAI&ICP,HIDlow&fogs,stubby,5%Tint,RPiGT Exhaust& RacePipe,HahnIC,DejonBOVspring,Areoforce dual guages,DDMProBeam&A-Pilar,Wester'sRaceTune.JPM Shifter...pending,TenzoR DC5,EibachSportlines...on order

05-29-2008, 03:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
mbeardsley Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Allen, Texas (just north of Dallas) Posts: 790 My Photos: (6)	Yeah, I know. The last 3 days are the hardest. Just don't be so excited to pick up the car that you forget to give it a complete inspection. There is a checklist on this site somewhere for things to look out for on delivery. It helped me quite a bit. Just do a search here for "delivery checklist", you should be able to find it without much trouble. Be sure to post pictures when you get it. You made the right choice of colors. I think that makes you number 4 on the forum with our color combo. __________________ 2008 Red/Red/Redline Auto, Single Monsoon, Spoiler Deposit Placed 05/26/07 Order Number Received 06/08/07 Built 07/20/07 Delivered 08/07/07

05-29-2008, 03:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
ChiliSky First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Marietta, South Carolina and Guelph, ON Canada Posts: 1,035 My Photos: (2)	Try waiting 18 months, then complain, few weeks or a few months is nothing, the original first wave of sky owners had to wait a long long time,,,,,, A LITTLE COMFORT,,,,once you own it, you willllllll LOOOOOVVVVEEEEE it....... __________________ JOIN US FOR 2009 TAIL OF THE DRAGON http://www.freewebs.com/solsticeskyatthedragon/ There once was a Kappa named Chili Who loved the back roads that were hilly Afraid of no turn She made those hoops burn I tell you that girl is a dilly BY DRUID

05-29-2008, 03:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
jwolfpack02 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 99 My Photos: (11)	I know I've got it made compared to the pioneering Sky owners, since I ordered on 4/19 & could possibly take delivery this week. It's just that they told me it would be here 5/26 & now it's been 3 WHOLE DAYS!! Keep in mind I'm a little punchier than usual from taking the Regulation part of the CPA Exam this morning. Last edited by jwolfpack02 : 05-29-2008 at 03:43 PM.

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05-29-2008, 03:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
jwolfpack02 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 99 My Photos: (11)	Yeah, I've checked your pics out quite a bit trying to get an idea of how it will look. I'll definitely search for the checklist. About pics...I've tried to upload 2 that are still just 'Image Pending Approval' in my gallery. Anyone know what I should do differently? I want to make sure I can post pics when it does finally arrive!

05-29-2008, 06:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
GetAboutRL First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Capital District of New York Posts: 1,485 My Photos: (0)	In the beginning .... for us ole timers ... we would gather on this forum and share rumors, any information and more rumors. Dealer's did not even have cost, colors or option facts. Hell I would print out inside information found on this forum and bring it into the dealer. They in turn created a three ring binder to share with walk-in customers. This forum was the source! That in turn is what bought strangers across the nation together to share mods and organize cruises with a fun overture. This closeness has spread over the sea's to other Kappa owners now. But in the beginning ... we cried and bumped into each other every evening searching for answers. Then came the list of who in America, what region of the country, was getting their cars and who was getting the most delivers. __________________ "Lucifer" is my name! Deposit:4-11-06 & Titled:11-28-06 SKY "Red Line" Silver Pearl, Black Wings on it's back, Bloody Red interior, Dejon intercooler/Solo Exhaust, Robert's screen. If you suddenly feel warm, it is just me passing through grinning!

05-29-2008, 09:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
stealthsky Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 46 My Photos: (0)	My sky is in my garage in WI and I am in NM. Knowing you have it and not being able to drive it is worse than waiting for it to be built. I havnt even seen my baby yet. __________________ 2008 Sky Redline Mods: RPi Gt exhaust Occational EDAL mod

05-30-2008, 08:56 AM	#12 (permalink)
ChiliSky First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Marietta, South Carolina and Guelph, ON Canada Posts: 1,035 My Photos: (2)	[quote=GetAboutRL;322199]for us ole timers ... we would gather on this forum and share rumors, any information and more rumors. Dealer's did not even have cost, colors or option facts. Hell I would print out inside information found on this forum and bring it into the dealer. They in turn created a three ring binder to share with walk-in customers. This forum was the source! That in turn is what bought strangers across the nation together to share mods and organize cruises with a fun overture. This closeness has spread over the sea's to other Kappa owners now. But in the beginning ... we cried and bumped into each other every evening searching for answers. Then came the list of who in America, what region of the country, was getting their cars and who was getting the most delivers. OH MY THAT IS ALL SO TRUE, GOSH THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES,,,,,,,,THE LONG LONG WAIT AND THE TIDBITS OF INFO.....HEY I THINK I SAW A SKY ON A TRAILER......SOMEONE TRYING TO SNAP A PICTURE TO SHARE WITH US......YEP AND I BET WE NEVER KNEW THEN HOW BIG IT WOULD GET.... __________________ JOIN US FOR 2009 TAIL OF THE DRAGON http://www.freewebs.com/solsticeskyatthedragon/ There once was a Kappa named Chili Who loved the back roads that were hilly Afraid of no turn She made those hoops burn I tell you that girl is a dilly BY DRUID

05-30-2008, 09:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
jwolfpack02 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 99 My Photos: (11)	still no Sky...

05-30-2008, 09:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
jwolfpack02 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 99 My Photos: (11)	It Shipped This Morning!!!!!! W00t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

05-30-2008, 01:04 PM	#16 (permalink)
jwolfpack02 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 99 My Photos: (11)	I'm crossing my fingers since it's only a 7 hour drive from Wilmington, DE to Cary, NC that it's not hitting a rail car or transfer yard...that it's on the truck & making good time.

05-30-2008, 04:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
mbeardsley Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Allen, Texas (just north of Dallas) Posts: 790 My Photos: (6)	There once were members here who could tell you exactly the path the car would take, but it seems that most of those people have moved on. I can tell you that even people who lived in Delaware near the plant had to wait a while for their cars to go through the whole shipping channel. It is very unlikely that they will just put your car on a truck from the factory. Odds are that it will take at least one or more train rides. The real question is how long will it delay at each stop, and that all depends on whether your car is the last one onto a full railcar, or the first one onto an empty one. As I said, my car sat in a transfer yard for several days just 40 minutes from me, waiting until a truck was full. Sorry, but if it was just shipped, then it is not likely that you'll have it for next weekend, though the weekend after that is certainly possiible. __________________ 2008 Red/Red/Redline Auto, Single Monsoon, Spoiler Deposit Placed 05/26/07 Order Number Received 06/08/07 Built 07/20/07 Delivered 08/07/07

05-30-2008, 04:39 PM	#18 (permalink)
jwolfpack02 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 99 My Photos: (11)	thanks, mb...I'm still holding out hope, but I do need to be realistic.

06-03-2008, 07:40 AM	#19 (permalink)
jwolfpack02 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 99 My Photos: (11)	The wait may finally be over...signed all of the paperwork last night, traded in my Wrangler & now I'm in an '07 Outlook with the anticipated delivery TODAY of my SKY!!!! W00t!

06-03-2008, 10:09 AM	#20 (permalink)
mbeardsley Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Allen, Texas (just north of Dallas) Posts: 790 My Photos: (6)	Wow, that's great...hope it happens for you. Post pictures when you can. __________________ 2008 Red/Red/Redline Auto, Single Monsoon, Spoiler Deposit Placed 05/26/07 Order Number Received 06/08/07 Built 07/20/07 Delivered 08/07/07

06-03-2008, 09:02 PM	#21 (permalink)
jwolfpack02 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 99 My Photos: (11)	wooohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my baby was unloaded around 8pm tonight!!! waiting for word from my AWESOME salesperson (Jill, Saturn of Cary) for when I can pick her up tomorrow!!!!!!! Hot diggity damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

06-03-2008, 11:07 PM	#22 (permalink)
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