Museum Delivery Question
Drifting
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Originally Posted by C6BOB
The car cannot be released to a customer until it is "prepped", and the Plant won't do that. A discounted shipping cost would violate the "everyone pays the same" agreement. It's not that we wouldn't like a discount. It' just the way it is. I suggest you contact the Federal Gov't, the Trade Commission, the shippers, the manufacturers, the unions, etc., and see if you can get the policy changed. We'll all be grateful.
I think the rest of us have just accepted that it is not going to change....too many vanities involved.
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Shylor, your stance reminds me of one member here who thought if he yelled loud enough, GM would redesign the front end of the C6 for a license plate. There are some things you can't change, and this is one of them. I don't think any of us like it. I blame that particular union, myself, not GM. They screw up a lot of things, like being part of the reason Camaros aren't made anymore. It's one of the reasons most people have no respect for the unions any more.
The Corvette Museum is a great place and they need our support. Their continued existence is not guaranteed. That's one of the reasons I go to the Cruise-Ins every year and why I buy stuff in the store I don't need. If you want to do the Museum Delivery, then accept this situation, which is no fault of the NCM, and enjoy the experience.
The Corvette Museum is a great place and they need our support. Their continued existence is not guaranteed. That's one of the reasons I go to the Cruise-Ins every year and why I buy stuff in the store I don't need. If you want to do the Museum Delivery, then accept this situation, which is no fault of the NCM, and enjoy the experience.
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They screw up a lot of things, like being part of the reason Camaros aren't made anymore. It's one of the reasons most people have no respect for the unions any more.
need-for-speed.......Could you please explain??
need-for-speed.......Could you please explain??
Last edited by pettvette; Jan 9, 2005 at 01:38 PM.
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Originally Posted by MThomas
Museum Delivery is the ONLY way to go. It's worth it, believe me and everyone else telling you so!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by pettvette
They screw up a lot of things, like being part of the reason Camaros aren't made anymore. It's one of the reasons most people have no respect for the unions any more.
need-for-speed.......Could you please explain??
need-for-speed.......Could you please explain??
When GM moved F-Body production to the St.Therese plant (in Canada) , part of the deal made with the UAW was that no other plant could produce cars and call them Camaros. As I understand it, the St. Theres plant was too big for the number of F-bodies being sold. Certainly, part of the blame goes to GM for making the Gen IV so portly that sales slacked off. But GM could not move production to a smaller plant or combine production with another model at another plant and still call it a Camaro. That is one of the reasons they axed the F-Body.
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If Corvettes cost $800 more, with "free delivery," would everyone who is complaining here be happy?
The only reason why the $800 is not made part of the base price of the vehicle is that, unlike the base and option prices, it is not discounted to the dealer -- i.e., the dealer pays $800, not $700 or some lesser amount he then marks up.
So let's all just consider the $800 as part of the purchase price, and then decide whether it is worth $500 to do the "museum experience." For some it is, for some it isn't -- I think the answer depends on various factors and can't be generalized for all.
The only reason why the $800 is not made part of the base price of the vehicle is that, unlike the base and option prices, it is not discounted to the dealer -- i.e., the dealer pays $800, not $700 or some lesser amount he then marks up.
So let's all just consider the $800 as part of the purchase price, and then decide whether it is worth $500 to do the "museum experience." For some it is, for some it isn't -- I think the answer depends on various factors and can't be generalized for all.
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Originally Posted by need-for-speed
Ha ha, that didn't take long....I thought I might stir something up.
When GM moved F-Body production to the St.Therese plant (in Canada) , part of the deal made with the UAW was that no other plant could produce cars and call them Camaros. As I understand it, the St. Theres plant was too big for the number of F-bodies being sold. Certainly, part of the blame goes to GM for making the Gen IV so portly that sales slacked off. But GM could not move production to a smaller plant or combine production with another model at another plant and still call it a Camaro. That is one of the reasons they axed the F-Body.
When GM moved F-Body production to the St.Therese plant (in Canada) , part of the deal made with the UAW was that no other plant could produce cars and call them Camaros. As I understand it, the St. Theres plant was too big for the number of F-bodies being sold. Certainly, part of the blame goes to GM for making the Gen IV so portly that sales slacked off. But GM could not move production to a smaller plant or combine production with another model at another plant and still call it a Camaro. That is one of the reasons they axed the F-Body.
I know were getting off track here...But when GM moved the F body to Canada they were no longer UAW, the GM Canada workers are under their own union, the CAW....This move was a loss of American jobs and UAW jobs. GM pulled the plug on the F body for the lack of sales. I'am sure that we will see a Camaro in the near future, at least I hope so...
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Originally Posted by pettvette
I know were getting off track here...But when GM moved the F body to Canada they were no longer UAW, the GM Canada workers are under their own union, the CAW....This move was a loss of American jobs and UAW jobs. GM pulled the plug on the F body for the lack of sales. I'am sure that we will see a Camaro in the near future, at least I hope so...
p.s. And I think Museum Delivery is cool
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Originally Posted by C6BOB
The car cannot be released to a customer until it is "prepped", and the Plant won't do that.
This simply is not true. I got my car unprepped, plastic still on and no full tank of gas. They gave it to me just as I asked them to give it to me. They do have to inspect it but, they don't have to prep it.
I also hear you guys about the shipping fee. I just don't like it. Considering the huge markup MSRP is for dealerships, having to pay another markup so close to the plant for museum delivery, rubs me the wrong way. Thanks for letting me vent.
Last edited by Shylor; Jan 9, 2005 at 10:17 PM.