Museum delivery question
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Burning Brakes
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From: St. Petersburg Florida
Museum delivery question
When I purchase my new vette I would like to take museum delivery, (mostly because everyone on this site says it's worth it). I was curious as to whether I could go to Bowling Green to watch them build it and then have it shipped locally for pick-up. I live in Tampa and I don't think that I would want to travel to Bowling Green twice. Plus, I wouldn't want to put so many on my car.
Safety Car
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From: So Cal
Two different programs:
1. Watch it being built
2. Museum delivery at the Museum after build, with factory plant tour, you get to start a car at the end of the line before the water test, not your car, whichever car hapens to be at the end as you walk to the end of the assembly line. You'll have a tour guide and you will go behind the scenes to look at thing regular daily tour people don't get to see.
I did only 2 above. Well worth it, shipped it via enclosed truck back to LALA land. With the museum delivery, I did not buy a car, I bought an experience
1. Watch it being built
2. Museum delivery at the Museum after build, with factory plant tour, you get to start a car at the end of the line before the water test, not your car, whichever car hapens to be at the end as you walk to the end of the assembly line. You'll have a tour guide and you will go behind the scenes to look at thing regular daily tour people don't get to see.
I did only 2 above. Well worth it, shipped it via enclosed truck back to LALA land. With the museum delivery, I did not buy a car, I bought an experience
Pro
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From: Pensacola, Florida War Eagle
Sounds like you want the buyers tour.When you order your car, get the work order
number and call the NCM. They will tell you when
your car is being built. You will follow the progress
of your car and see the marriage of the body and
chassis, start your car for the first time and go thru
the water bath.
You will not be dissipointed.
Tech Contributor
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From: Conroe Texas
Buyer's tour - you can purchase it on-line at the corvette museum web site
Go here http://store.corvettemuseum.com/services/buyertour.asp
and click on Terms and Conditions. On the next page, click on I Accept, and you will be taken to a page where you can sign up.
I'm doing my tour starting at 11:30 am on Tuesday.
Go here http://store.corvettemuseum.com/services/buyertour.asp
and click on Terms and Conditions. On the next page, click on I Accept, and you will be taken to a page where you can sign up.
I'm doing my tour starting at 11:30 am on Tuesday.
Le Mans Master
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From: Hope, Arkansas - '07 LMB Coupe
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If you're going to do the buyer's tour instead of the NCM Delivery, then don't include R8C option when you place the order with your dealer. The R8C option is only for the NCM Delviery.
Le Mans Master
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From: Currently somewhere in IL,IN,KY,TN,MO,AR,MS,AL, or FL
My museum delivery is scheduled for one month from today. If you insist on seeing your car built AND you want to get the VIP treatment at the museum you obviously have to make 2 trips. It takes a while to build a car and even after it rolls out the door of the factory it still needs dealer prep (done by the museum staff) before you can drive it away. The museum reserves 2 weeks after it is built before you can take delivery.
Personally I have a problem with the fine print in the buyers tour package and that is that they can't guarantee that you will see your car at any point during the tour. Isn't that the idea - to see at least some part of the manufacturing of YOUR car? The museum delivery package includes a factory tour where you can see how a generic Corvette is assembled and it GUARANTEES that at the end you will see YOUR car in the museum.
Anyway, sounds like what you want is the museum delivery and then have it shipped to Florida. Personally I plan to drive from BG to Illinois and then to the Gulf. You know they build these things so people can drive them.
Personally I have a problem with the fine print in the buyers tour package and that is that they can't guarantee that you will see your car at any point during the tour. Isn't that the idea - to see at least some part of the manufacturing of YOUR car? The museum delivery package includes a factory tour where you can see how a generic Corvette is assembled and it GUARANTEES that at the end you will see YOUR car in the museum.
Anyway, sounds like what you want is the museum delivery and then have it shipped to Florida. Personally I plan to drive from BG to Illinois and then to the Gulf. You know they build these things so people can drive them.
Le Mans Master
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From: Farmingdale NY
St. Jude Donor '06
If you want to see it being built and drive it away, you have to make two trips to Bowling Green.
I couldn't get away twice so I did the Buyer's Tour. It worked out better for me because my wife and both of my kids took the tour with me. If I had taken the museum delivery instead, I would have either had to leave my kids home or figure out a way to squeeze four people into a new Corvette for an 1100 mile journey.
I couldn't get away twice so I did the Buyer's Tour. It worked out better for me because my wife and both of my kids took the tour with me. If I had taken the museum delivery instead, I would have either had to leave my kids home or figure out a way to squeeze four people into a new Corvette for an 1100 mile journey.
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From: Conroe Texas
That having been said, it is always possible the line could have some sort of production shut down while I'm in the air tomorrow on the way to the plant, which could cause the build date of my car to slip, and that, I believe, is one reason for the fine print. The museum simply isn't in control of things that could happen on the line, and thus can't promise that when you come out to see your car built, that your car will still be scheduled to come down the line while you are there.
Jeff
Melting Slicks
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From: Columbus Georgia
The NCM delivery is an unforgettable experience and I will do it again when the C7's come's out. However, the drive home is also unforgettable and what a trip. I agree the NC mountains were wonderful. Just WOW!
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07
Are you buying the car to drive or to look at? 
If you do the Museum Delivery, the drive home will be awesome! What better way to put miles on it?
The fine print of the Buyers Tour is to protect the Museum. When the factory did the tours I had to agree with that stipulation too. And I had to change my schedule to get to see my car being built. It came off the line sooner than expected. Can you be flexible? If you're flying to do the tour you better get there a couple of days early. I did hear of someone doing the Buyer's Tour (before the Museum took over) that missed seeing his car come off the line because production increased that week.
If I had to pick only one option, which would I do? Hmmmm. I'm glad I didn't have to make that choice. They were both great experiences. But I'm only 6 hours from BG so I was more flexible than some. The poduction date can vary a few days. The Museum date will be fixed.
You'll enjoy whichever you choose. As for me, I'm glad I did both.
If you do the Museum Delivery, the drive home will be awesome! What better way to put miles on it?The fine print of the Buyers Tour is to protect the Museum. When the factory did the tours I had to agree with that stipulation too. And I had to change my schedule to get to see my car being built. It came off the line sooner than expected. Can you be flexible? If you're flying to do the tour you better get there a couple of days early. I did hear of someone doing the Buyer's Tour (before the Museum took over) that missed seeing his car come off the line because production increased that week.
If I had to pick only one option, which would I do? Hmmmm. I'm glad I didn't have to make that choice. They were both great experiences. But I'm only 6 hours from BG so I was more flexible than some. The poduction date can vary a few days. The Museum date will be fixed.
You'll enjoy whichever you choose. As for me, I'm glad I did both.
Burning Brakes
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From: Kansas
St. Jude Donor '07
I would do the NCM delivery over seeing your car built if you have to choose. With NCM delivery you get a plant tour and you will see a car being built like yours (won't be your exact one, but the effect is almost the same) and then you get to drive yours home.
I did the NCM delivery and would NOT trade that experience for getting to see my exact car built and then have to wait 2 weeks to get it.
I did the NCM delivery and would NOT trade that experience for getting to see my exact car built and then have to wait 2 weeks to get it.
Heel & Toe
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From: Mentor Ohio
I did both and feel that watching it being built was well worth it. The workers on the line enjoy knowing it's your car they are building....and they will talk and inter-act as you go along. I will always do both in the future.
Instructor
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From: Leesport Pa.
I was told to keep it at non steady speeds up to 65 for 1st 500 miles to break in the rear end. It was a long drive home to Pa. for the 1st 500 miles. Just about everything on the road passed me, but after 500 miles not a thing passed me.
Instructor
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From: Sarasota FL
From the manual....
New Vehicle Break-In
Notice: Your vehicle does not need an
elaborate break-in. But it will perform better in
the long run if you follow these guidelines:
• Keep your speed at 55 mph (88 km/h)
or less for the first 500 miles (805 km).
• Do not drive at any one constant speed,
fast or slow, for the first 500 miles
(805 km). Do not make full-throttle starts.
Avoid downshifting to brake, or slow,
the vehicle.
• Avoid making hard stops for the first
200 miles (322 km) or so. During this time
your new brake linings are not yet broken
in. Hard stops with new linings can mean
premature wear and earlier replacement.
Follow this breaking-in guideline every time
you get new brake linings.
Following break-in, engine speed and load can
be gradually increased.
This is always discussed among the group. Do what you think is best.
New Vehicle Break-In
Notice: Your vehicle does not need an
elaborate break-in. But it will perform better in
the long run if you follow these guidelines:
• Keep your speed at 55 mph (88 km/h)
or less for the first 500 miles (805 km).
• Do not drive at any one constant speed,
fast or slow, for the first 500 miles
(805 km). Do not make full-throttle starts.
Avoid downshifting to brake, or slow,
the vehicle.
• Avoid making hard stops for the first
200 miles (322 km) or so. During this time
your new brake linings are not yet broken
in. Hard stops with new linings can mean
premature wear and earlier replacement.
Follow this breaking-in guideline every time
you get new brake linings.
Following break-in, engine speed and load can
be gradually increased.
This is always discussed among the group. Do what you think is best.
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Burning Brakes
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From: St. Petersburg Florida
Thanks for the replies. Being that I live in Florida and have an office to run, (I'm a chiropractor for those you couldn't tell based on my username), I can only justify the museum delivery or the buyers tour. Leaving twice in two weeks time isn't good for any medical practice.
It sounds like the museum tour may be the way to go because the schedule wouldn't be as fluid. Does anyone know if you can pick up the car on a Saturday? If not, can you request a Friday?
It sounds like the museum tour may be the way to go because the schedule wouldn't be as fluid. Does anyone know if you can pick up the car on a Saturday? If not, can you request a Friday?