ZO6 Performance Build Experience Availability?
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Racer
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ZO6 Performance Build Experience Availability?
Was there any new information at the Bash on the availability of the Engine Build Experience? I know Chevrolet announced they were moving the Wixom operation to Bowling Green some time ago. Guessing the Engine Build Experience might be "revved-up" (sorry, couldn't resist!) to coincide with ZO6 production in late 2014?
Other thoughts or observations appreciated.
Other thoughts or observations appreciated.
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Racer
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NCM & Bowling Green Assembly, are you listening? Do you think this would be too difficult from a manufacturing scheduling perspective?
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All of us here at the PBC are looking forward to helping the customers build their own engines. For me, the best part of my job is working along side the customer assembling the engine and seeing them smile when the engine comes to life for the first time. 
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That's a lot of $. I'd love to do it...but the money could buy many other things. The album and museum delivery is pricey but on my list of very likely to be purchased, The build? Not so sure. Ugh! The first world problems of a retired yuppie. Give me strength!
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Racer
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I also sense that some of the pricing might be similar to the rationale used by great golf courses like Pebble Beach or (locally) the Blue Monster at Doral. They charge the fees because they can, and because higher fees generally serve to limit play on marquee courses where cheaper alternatives exist. I'm guessing that if anywhere close to the number of Corvette customers that choose NCM delivery also chose PBC builds, the PBC department would need significant additional facilities & staff. At $5,800 for the build experience, PBC can manage the limited numbers willing to pay the freight.
Just my $.02..
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I think some of the cost is related to the customer "hand-holding" time required during the build, and the negative impact on PBC productivity associated therewith. I'm sure the departmental throughput - measured in the number of hand-built engines produced per day - is generally reduced when customer builds are scheduled.
I also sense that some of the pricing might be similar to the rationale used by great golf courses like Pebble Beach or (locally) the Blue Monster at Doral. They charge the fees because they can, and because higher fees generally serve to limit play on marquee courses where cheaper alternatives exist. I'm guessing that if anywhere close to the number of Corvette customers that choose NCM delivery also chose PBC builds, the PBC department would need significant additional facilities & staff. At $5,800 for the build experience, PBC can manage the limited numbers willing to pay the freight.
Just my $.02..
I also sense that some of the pricing might be similar to the rationale used by great golf courses like Pebble Beach or (locally) the Blue Monster at Doral. They charge the fees because they can, and because higher fees generally serve to limit play on marquee courses where cheaper alternatives exist. I'm guessing that if anywhere close to the number of Corvette customers that choose NCM delivery also chose PBC builds, the PBC department would need significant additional facilities & staff. At $5,800 for the build experience, PBC can manage the limited numbers willing to pay the freight.
Just my $.02..
