I don't see it mentioned in this thread but when I was poking around, by far the cheapest place to get Mobil 1 Supercar 0W-40 is rockauto.com ($7.47/qt). I believe it's also a good place to pick up UPF64R filters.
They also carry a lot of GM/Delco part numbers and are worth checking when shopping.
The percentages are the somehow the same for manuals and automatics. Which I find interesting given the the manual transmissions are made in mexico, automatics in the US.
Some points I've picked up:
Order status is key: at 1100 you're just an "order in the system" waiting for an allocation.
I believe constraints apply to specific allocations (so dealers know if advance if a specific allocation will "work" with a specific order)
dealers lose any allocations they...
I agree about buying OEM but disagree about ebay; I've bought plenty of genuine GM parts there. If the lug nut I got is a fake, it's a really good fake.
The last time I used wheel locks was back when I had a 2000 SS Camaro. And it didn't take time for me to ditch them. Plus I have a garage to park my toys in...
(I guess I might reconsider if I had carbon fiber or titanium wheels!)
I been researching this and found something interesting about the OEM lug nuts I wasn't expecting; they're not the stupid sheet metal-wrapped lug nuts like my C6 Z06 came with. I put McGard 64012 (M12 x 1.5) on my Z06 and they're great.
Meanwhile I'm getting Satin Graphite wheels on my 5BW and...
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