I actually see getting it from your local dealership makes more sense, if there's a problem with the car such as the INFAMOUS ORANGE PEEL (or other issues during delivery), you can get a better recourse probably with your local dealer. Heck, since the car is on the lot, you can possibly even reject to sign and buy the car if you are not 100% satisfied with it or get it all that needs to be fixed on paper before you pay for it.

With NCM, I don't see that as an option. Who will take the ownership of fixing issues that you have with the car? By that time, it might be too late or much harder since you already PAID for the car. Can you reject a NCM delivery because there are issues to the car? :-)

Take a look at the following old thread where the NCM folks recommended the owner to use a claybar for ORANGE PEEL :-)
"My car was perfect, with the significant exception of orange peel on nearly every surface of the car. I mentioned this to the NCM Museum staff, and they dodged the issue, not that I blame them. I mentioned it to someone at the factory, and they dodged the issue again, promising that someone would be calling me to ask how I liked the car. (It's sort of like having Cameron Diaz as your girlfriend.. a world class beauty but with a really bad complexion, and once you notice, it's tough to forget!) The NCM staff did tell me that they hoped it would get better as the paint cured, and that using a clay bar might help. Guess what I'm doing this weekend"
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-delivery.html

This is a question that I also posted earlier if NCM folks will care about ORANGE PEEL or not:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-delivery.html

Obviously Orange Peel is just an example of an issue that can happen during a Delivery. My point is that it's harder to reject a car for whatever reasons that you are not satisfied with if you are doing a Museum Delivery than when you are still strolling the car at your local dealers.

 

Maybe because the C7 is the only GM vehicle that GM charges the customer for transporting.

My understanding is the various vehicle transporting companies "bid" on this and what is listed on the WS is what they get for each vehicle. They than work with the drivers and the rail people for the specific mode for each unit. Their profit depends on their cleverness in completing such arrangements.

The destination charge has been a separate WS item long before the one charge fits all started and I believe listing it as a separate item is a part of the federal law that requires the WS.

Laborsmith

 

I do think that is correct. Approx $700 of the $990 goes to the Museum - at least that was the info I read on Corvette Blogger?

 

What do you naysayers say about the "build your own engine" option for $6,000?

 

Too late. He has made the plunge and is now one of the dreaded Gov't Motors supporters.

 

 

I agree with all this...Plus after you get the car at the dealer you can drive to Funtucky and pay about fifty bucks and get the "good" plant tour and museum tour. You see everything you see with the 900 dollar deliver except with out the fake applause... You also get a great drive BOTH ways..

 

Perhaps you're not aware that most products which are shipped include either (1) a built in fee to cover the shipping or (2) the shipping is paid separately and added to the cost of inventory. Either way, the freight in to ship the product to the purchaser is part of their inventory cost. This "passing on the destination fee" isn't something that GM invented. And no, it's not your destination, it's the destination of the company buying the product for resale whether that's a dealership, Walmart, Toys R Us or whatever!

 

Humm....strange post! I didn't take museum delivery, however, I flew to Atlanta, from Houston, at my expense, and drove mine home! I've been to the museum before, not for a delivery, just to visit. The experience was great there.

I would assume, (don't know for sure), just my opinion here, but I would guess that this is just a way of keeping the legacy of owning a Corvette alive & well.

 

If they just built it into the price of the car would you be happier?

 

.....and on and on and on..! Never would have guessed this forum had so many disgruntled people. Will this rant ever end?

 

Wrong. 7% off is not off of MSRP, it's off of US Invoice. There is US invoice for each BMW and there is ED invoice on top of that which is 7% lower. A 120k M5 can be had for 110k in US and 104k in ED delivery (I have a friend who did this actually for this price).

 

Museum delivery is optional of course, but in my personal opinion, having done it twice, is a really enjoyable and informative event. They not only prep the car to perfection, but you are instructed in use of all systems and controls and get a personalized factory tour as well. The destination charge is not under control of GM or Corvette, and is the same whether your destination is the local Chevy dealer in Bowling Green, the Museum or Seattle, Washington. The choice is yours, and if you think the cots are excessive, don't order Museum delivery

 

Based on my experience, that is dealer ignorance relative to the option.

My local dealer didn't know about the option when I got my C5 - I had to provide them with the info. When I started looking at C7s, dealer tried very hard to talk me out of it, to include telling me R8C was halted indefinately b/c of the sinkhole/collapsed cave. (I didn't get it for other reasons).

From what the dealer tells me, my C5 was the only R8C they have ever done. I'd venture that's in part b/c they are more interested in moving their stock orders as opposed to making special orders and R8Cs where they just do the paperwork.

I mentioned the incorrect (R8C program halted) to the NCM director when I was there a couple weeks ago. Apparently, they have no effective way to broadcast info to dealers.

 

Used Corvettes have no destination charge!

 

I think the sinkhole was a sign from above where this is all heading.

 

Check

 

I probably would.

 

I agree with you and there should be a museum charge or a transportation charge but not both !!! Many years ago delivery charges were based on mileage from the factory and that's what it should be now !!! Also years ago if you picked up foreign cars at their plant you saved thousands of dollars such that it was enough to pay for your flight !!! Wayne

 

3 points

1.) If you buy from the right Corvette dealer and choose the NCM delivery option, they will waive the $995 delivery charge.

2.) NCM is a non profit organization that needs $$$ to keep up the fine work they do.

3.) No car mfg in the world has a museum for a specific car model. Wear it with pride and support it. If you dont want NCM museum delivery, at least get a basic membership.