I've been on corvetteforum since my first Vette in 2009 and visit there 3-4 times a day, but in the C8 forums only.
The forum has led me to know how simple it is to order from the east coast and have it delivered here by covered trailer, and found a local dealership here that does courtesy deliveries. I've read many horror stories about dealers getting in a car ordered at msrp and jacking up the price when the customer was ready to take delivery. Then I read stories about people shopping all over the USA only to find out that nobody had any allocations. So I just bit the bullet and ordered from a dealership on the east coast. I trust Classic in Sugarland, but they don't have any allocations at this time.