Mid-Engine Corvette Deposits
05-05-2018, 11:02 AM
#2
Burning Brakes
Lots of 'em across the country are taking small deposits for a place in line. Some are more 'legitimate' than others. Suggest you stick with a high volume dealer who will get more allocations (which are based on past volume and other business factors). Good places to go are Corvette Forum sponsors.
Note that if you go with Corvette Museum delivery, which I HIGHLY recommend, you won't have to deal with another layer of logistics.
PS: No 'cuts' in line. I'm on a list already
Note that if you go with Corvette Museum delivery, which I HIGHLY recommend, you won't have to deal with another layer of logistics.
PS: No 'cuts' in line. I'm on a list already
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csysman (05-06-2018)
05-05-2018, 12:38 PM
#4
Team Owner
Lots of 'em across the country are taking small deposits for a place in line. Some are more 'legitimate' than others. Suggest you stick with a high volume dealer who will get more allocations (which are based on past volume and other business factors). Good places to go are Corvette Forum sponsors.
Note that if you go with Corvette Museum delivery, which I HIGHLY recommend, you won't have to deal with another layer of logistics.
PS: No 'cuts' in line. I'm on a list already
Note that if you go with Corvette Museum delivery, which I HIGHLY recommend, you won't have to deal with another layer of logistics.
PS: No 'cuts' in line. I'm on a list already
What is the difference between driving to you local dealer to pickup your new car OR pay an additional $995 for your car, flying to Nashville, rent a car, then up drive to Bowling Green to pick up your new car at the Museum, and then have to mess with turning in your rental, and then drive long distance to get your new car home while paying for a airline ticket, a rental car, motels, and a bunch of gasoline?
OR, flying to the airport near a dealer in another state, have the salesman pick you up at the airport(or take a cab to the dealer ship, and then drive your new car home?
Or, buying your new car from an out of state mega dealer, and then have a courtesy delivery done to a local dealer for $250-$500, and you save on airline tickets, motels, and a bunch of gasoline to get your new car home.
Seems to me that the Museum delivery adds an additional layer of logistics, instead of the other way around, over buying your car from a local dealer a couple of miles from your home, or buying it from a mega dealer a thousand miles from your home and use the $995 savings to buy for something else for your new car.
Last edited by JoesC5; 05-05-2018 at 12:41 PM.
05-06-2018, 12:54 PM
#5
Burning Brakes
What is this "another layer of logistics" that you mentioned if you don't pay an additional $995 for your car for the Museum delivery?
What is the difference between driving to you local dealer to pickup your new car OR pay an additional $995 for your car, flying to Nashville, rent a car, then up drive to Bowling Green to pick up your new car at the Museum, and then have to mess with turning in your rental, and then drive long distance to get your new car home while paying for a airline ticket, a rental car, motels, and a bunch of gasoline?
OR, flying to the airport near a dealer in another state, have the salesman pick you up at the airport(or take a cab to the dealer ship, and then drive your new car home?
Or, buying your new car from an out of state mega dealer, and then have a courtesy delivery done to a local dealer for $250-$500, and you save on airline tickets, motels, and a bunch of gasoline to get your new car home.
Seems to me that the Museum delivery adds an additional layer of logistics, instead of the other way around, over buying your car from a local dealer a couple of miles from your home, or buying it from a mega dealer a thousand miles from your home and use the $995 savings to buy for something else for your new car.
What is the difference between driving to you local dealer to pickup your new car OR pay an additional $995 for your car, flying to Nashville, rent a car, then up drive to Bowling Green to pick up your new car at the Museum, and then have to mess with turning in your rental, and then drive long distance to get your new car home while paying for a airline ticket, a rental car, motels, and a bunch of gasoline?
OR, flying to the airport near a dealer in another state, have the salesman pick you up at the airport(or take a cab to the dealer ship, and then drive your new car home?
Or, buying your new car from an out of state mega dealer, and then have a courtesy delivery done to a local dealer for $250-$500, and you save on airline tickets, motels, and a bunch of gasoline to get your new car home.
Seems to me that the Museum delivery adds an additional layer of logistics, instead of the other way around, over buying your car from a local dealer a couple of miles from your home, or buying it from a mega dealer a thousand miles from your home and use the $995 savings to buy for something else for your new car.
05-06-2018, 01:43 PM
#6
Team Owner
I realize that you are treated like a "rock star" for a day by the people at the museum, but you do pay extra for that and normally have an "extra level of logistics" added, not subtracted in order to do the museum delivery, vs taking delivery at a regular Chevy dealer, etc.
I addressed the "extra level of logistics" that you said was "added" if you don't take a museum delivery, as I believe your statement wasn't all that true. You wanted to make it appear that buying local or from an out of state dealer(without a museum delivery) was more difficult than doing a museum delivery. That is not true.
I get it, as do others. Out of the approximately 30,000 new Corvettes sold last year. 372 were museum delivery. That's a tad over one a day.
As to your car, the museum does the standard PDI and is paid by GM to perform it in addition to the R8C option cost that you pay for. If the car requires anything other than what is covered by the standard PDI, the car is taken to the nearest Chevrolet dealer there in Bowling Green and repaired by that dealer under standard GM warranty.
PS- I have visited the museum and the plant some half dozen times over the years. It's fun, but for less than $20 admission for the two; it gets done. I'm not a person that needs some people clapping when I buy a new car, to make me feel good, maybe you do. If anyone pays for the museum delivery at this point, don't count on visiting the plant as part of the deal, as the plant is closed to visitors.
I addressed the "extra level of logistics" that you said was "added" if you don't take a museum delivery, as I believe your statement wasn't all that true. You wanted to make it appear that buying local or from an out of state dealer(without a museum delivery) was more difficult than doing a museum delivery. That is not true.
I get it, as do others. Out of the approximately 30,000 new Corvettes sold last year. 372 were museum delivery. That's a tad over one a day.
As to your car, the museum does the standard PDI and is paid by GM to perform it in addition to the R8C option cost that you pay for. If the car requires anything other than what is covered by the standard PDI, the car is taken to the nearest Chevrolet dealer there in Bowling Green and repaired by that dealer under standard GM warranty.
PS- I have visited the museum and the plant some half dozen times over the years. It's fun, but for less than $20 admission for the two; it gets done. I'm not a person that needs some people clapping when I buy a new car, to make me feel good, maybe you do. If anyone pays for the museum delivery at this point, don't count on visiting the plant as part of the deal, as the plant is closed to visitors.
Last edited by JoesC5; 05-06-2018 at 01:51 PM.
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RCKTRYD (08-14-2018)
05-06-2018, 03:57 PM
#7
Racer
No "it" doesn't and that's why you add "it" to the ignore list. But when you guys reply to "its" comments and quote the post, those of us who were smart enough to add "it" to the ignore list now have to once again see "its" spewing garbage. Please don't feed the trolls and force the rest of us to endure it. Put "it" on your ignore list and stay happy. 
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05-09-2018, 01:53 PM
#8
Burning Brakes
No "it" doesn't and that's why you add "it" to the ignore list. But when you guys reply to "its" comments and quote the post, those of us who were smart enough to add "it" to the ignore list now have to once again see "its" spewing garbage. Please don't feed the trolls and force the rest of us to endure it. Put "it" on your ignore list and stay happy.
08-02-2018, 10:43 AM
#9
Safety Car
Back to this thread’s topic. Mike Furman@Criswell Chevrolet, at: 301.212.4420 has a time and date stamped priority list for those getting an ME. With his large allocation, a fantastic option, especially as he has a “no questions” asked fully refundable policy.
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08-02-2018, 08:41 PM
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What is the difference between driving to you local dealer to pickup your new car OR pay an additional $995 for your car, flying to Nashville, rent a car, then up drive to Bowling Green to pick up your new car at the Museum, and then have to mess with turning in your rental, and then drive long distance to get your new car home while paying for a airline ticket, a rental car, motels, and a bunch of gasoline?
08-02-2018, 09:28 PM
#11
Safety Car
Typical troll (several posts above) being negative and inaccurate.
As mschuyler accurately noted (thank you), it was absolutely NOT a hassle turning in my Enterprise rent a car when I did Museum Delivery. I picked it up, at a discounted rate when I flew into Nashville (or course telling Enterprise that it was going to be NCM drop off in advance), then when I was leaving the Museum, I similarly gave my key fob for my rental car to the NCM Delivery Staff (told them where in their several parking lots I had left it), and drove away in my brand new Corvette.
As mschuyler accurately noted (thank you), it was absolutely NOT a hassle turning in my Enterprise rent a car when I did Museum Delivery. I picked it up, at a discounted rate when I flew into Nashville (or course telling Enterprise that it was going to be NCM drop off in advance), then when I was leaving the Museum, I similarly gave my key fob for my rental car to the NCM Delivery Staff (told them where in their several parking lots I had left it), and drove away in my brand new Corvette.
Last edited by elegant; 08-02-2018 at 09:31 PM.
08-02-2018, 10:30 PM
#12
I realize that you are treated like a "rock star" for a day by the people at the museum, but you do pay extra for that and normally have an "extra level of logistics" added, not subtracted in order to do the museum delivery, vs taking delivery at a regular Chevy dealer, etc.
I addressed the "extra level of logistics" that you said was "added" if you don't take a museum delivery, as I believe your statement wasn't all that true. You wanted to make it appear that buying local or from an out of state dealer(without a museum delivery) was more difficult than doing a museum delivery. That is not true.
I get it, as do others. Out of the approximately 30,000 new Corvettes sold last year. 372 were museum delivery. That's a tad over one a day.
As to your car, the museum does the standard PDI and is paid by GM to perform it in addition to the R8C option cost that you pay for. If the car requires anything other than what is covered by the standard PDI, the car is taken to the nearest Chevrolet dealer there in Bowling Green and repaired by that dealer under standard GM warranty.
PS- I have visited the museum and the plant some half dozen times over the years. It's fun, but for less than $20 admission for the two; it gets done. I'm not a person that needs some people clapping when I buy a new car, to make me feel good, maybe you do. If anyone pays for the museum delivery at this point, don't count on visiting the plant as part of the deal, as the plant is closed to visitors.
I addressed the "extra level of logistics" that you said was "added" if you don't take a museum delivery, as I believe your statement wasn't all that true. You wanted to make it appear that buying local or from an out of state dealer(without a museum delivery) was more difficult than doing a museum delivery. That is not true.
I get it, as do others. Out of the approximately 30,000 new Corvettes sold last year. 372 were museum delivery. That's a tad over one a day.
As to your car, the museum does the standard PDI and is paid by GM to perform it in addition to the R8C option cost that you pay for. If the car requires anything other than what is covered by the standard PDI, the car is taken to the nearest Chevrolet dealer there in Bowling Green and repaired by that dealer under standard GM warranty.
PS- I have visited the museum and the plant some half dozen times over the years. It's fun, but for less than $20 admission for the two; it gets done. I'm not a person that needs some people clapping when I buy a new car, to make me feel good, maybe you do. If anyone pays for the museum delivery at this point, don't count on visiting the plant as part of the deal, as the plant is closed to visitors.
Even for you Joe that would have to be worth the price of admission $995.00
Lol to all the forum member who have never taking delivery at the museum it's worth ever penny and make for a great and memorable days.
Life is short treat yourself if you can and also support our beloved Corvette by taking delivery at the museum.
Also I never had a new Vett better detailed and ready for delivery than when I picked up My C7 in October of 2013.
I took my youngest son and we made memories that will last a lifetime. By far the best car buying experience ever!!
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