Experience with orders for 2025 CT4-V Blackwing

[shbox]

Got an update this morning from my dealer: They received a target production week of 10/14.
FWIW my chatbot does not give me a different status code than the "Order has been accepted by GM"

Starting to feel pretty real. I've updated my first post with the full timeline and specs of my build.

When you are online with the chatbot, ask for a live agent and then ask for the exact event code.

 

[kevinwc]

When you are online with the chatbot, ask for a live agent and then ask for the exact event code.

If I did that every time I checked my status, they'd IP ban me.

 

[1Evil55]

If I did that every time I checked my status, they'd IP ban me.

They won't. When it was first realized here that the chat bot can actually give us any info, a number of us bombarded them daily, hourly, for months.

 

[shbox]

I hounded them, too. The bot or the bot "helpers" never tire out.

 

[kevinwc]

Update this morning is that the car has been produced. They've estimated 5-8 weeks for shipping (and say it could be as many as 12 weeks). Now is when the patience will really be tested!

 

[mfcentex]

Some of these timelines make no sense. I ordered a truck (Ram) about 10 years ago and it took about 8 weeks total. This was order entry, build, shipped, and delivered. It was produced in Michigan and delivered to Texas in 2 months. The shipping portion shouldn't take more than a couple of weeks.

 

[kevinwc]

Some of these timelines make no sense. I ordered a truck (Ram) about 10 years ago and it took about 8 weeks total. This was order entry, build, shipped, and delivered. It was produced in Michigan and delivered to Texas in 2 months. The shipping portion shouldn't take more than a couple of weeks.

Without having done this before, I'm guessing this is one of many reasons why these fine folks have started to call it the Goat Rodeo.

 

[mfcentex]

Without having done this before, I'm guessing this is one of many reasons why these fine folks have started to call it the Goat Rodeo.

I would think Cadillac (GM) would be equivalent to Ram (FCA) for production/delivery. At least the delivery side should be the same.

 

[kevinwc]

Given this is a specialty car, it wouldn't shock me if the QA process was a bit more involved than for the Ram. The QA folks testing the Rams have a massive amount of experience going through that check list.

 

[mfcentex]

Given this is a specialty car, it wouldn't shock me if the QA process was a bit more involved than for the Ram. The QA folks testing the Rams have a massive amount of experience going through that check list.

Probably, but I'm reading shipping times of up to 12 weeks.

 

[668LT4]

Here is a recent GM comparison. I had a 2025 ZR2 2500 produced on 9/21. Dealer in Colorado received it last Thursday 10/17! That truck is also produced in Michigan. Crazy fast.

 

[1Evil55]

Some of these timelines make no sense. I ordered a truck (Ram) about 10 years ago and it took about 8 weeks total. This was order entry, build, shipped, and delivered. It was produced in Michigan and delivered to Texas in 2 months. The shipping portion shouldn't take more than a couple of weeks.

Nothing today is the same as it was in 2014 as much as we all wish it were. Besides comparing a mass produced pickup versus small production Wings..

 

[mfcentex]

Nothing today is the same as it was in 2014 as much as we all wish it were. Besides comparing a mass produced pickup versus small production Wings..

I'm not talking about the production. I'm talking about shipping times. They should be 2, maybe 3 weeks. Both being produced in the US.

 

[1Evil55]

I'm not talking about the production. I'm talking about shipping times. They should be 2, maybe 3 weeks. Both being produced in the US.

Metoo. Supply chain issues have been severe since covid or before. I don't disagree that it should be fast to move from location to location. Carriers having harder time finding drivers, carriers going OOB, all leading to longer lead times. I see it daily with deliveries I expect to operate business appropriately.

 

[brewski]

Update this morning is that the car has been produced. They've estimated 5-8 weeks for shipping (and say it could be as many as 12 weeks). Now is when the patience will really be tested!

I've been told the QA time after build on the blackwings can be quite long. And the cars show up with 11-13miles miles instead of 3-4 because they do more testing post production.

I've ordered a few jeeps in my past, and my current 2021 wrangler seems to be typical for Stellantis and would assume it is similar for GM. Train to yard is not too long at maybe up to a week, but getting it from yard to dealer can be as much as 2 weeks and as little as a couple days.
BUT I was told with my BW order the BWs come via truck and not train. If that is true I think the shipping times for BW versus normal cars would be completely different.

 

[kevinwc]

Car is listed as "in transit" by the chatbot. To this point have not received a note from my dealership yet, and I don't see it listed online anywhere quite yet.

 

[mfcentex]

Did the car come in yet?

 

[kevinwc]

Did the car come in yet?

Still waiting, I've been told 2nd half November. I'm getting antsy

 

[mfcentex]

I mentioned previously that I put in 3 orders. I had the order number for 2 of them. The third one, I never received an Order number. They didn't send me any communications for over 2 months. They call on Saturday to tell me the car is coming in the next 1-2 weeks. Today, they said it should be in on Friday or Saturday. Now I just need to go to my local dealership and get my deposit back (that order hasn't been accepted).

 

[kevinwc]

I mentioned previously that I put in 3 orders. I had the order number for 2 of them. The third one, I never received an Order number. They didn't send me any communications for over 2 months. They call on Saturday to tell me the car is coming in the next 1-2 weeks. Today, they said it should be in on Friday or Saturday. Now I just need to go to my local dealership and get my deposit back (that order hasn't been accepted).

Wow! That's great, hopefully mine will leave the lot the same day as yours.