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purpleRac3r · 12-28-2013, 08:56 AM

Correct. The teamsters/GM get the destination charge and the Museum gets the majority of the R8C charge. Its one way the Museum pays for its operating costs. Plus you get to be treated like a king for a day!

laborsmith · 12-28-2013, 06:37 PM

I have long thought the shipper got the destination charge fee and that neither GM nor Chevrolet got any part of it. I have never attempted to research this because, frankly, I do not know where to go unless possessing credentials/passwords that are beyond my sphere of influence.

The one charge no matter the destination is not a deal with the Teamsters - it is a deal with the individual franchisees. I remember when the destination charge was based on distance from the assembly plant, which was true in the sixties and for all decades preceding the sixties. May even the seventies, but those are years I may not accurately remember.

So if you bought a car in 1965 and took delivery from a dealer 30 miles from the plant you paid say $15 for shipping but if your dealer was say 3000 miles from the plant you paid $150 for shipping. This was when a Chevy cost $3000. a Corvette just over $4000 and a Cadillac as much as $5000, so $135 more may not seem too much today but then was a significant difference. Needless to say, the dealers wanted a more equitable arrangement and the one size fits all destination fee is the result.

Laborsmith

Drruss1975 · 01-15-2014, 08:05 PM

Got mine delivered at the museum on Tuesday the 14 th. Let me say what an amazing experience! I would recommend this to any person who orders their car. The staff was great , friendly, and super helpful. The tour I had was with a man named Bobby and he was awesome. He was a corvette nut himself and was really informative on all aspects of corvette history. I am so glad I did the rc8 and here are some pics.
My only advice would be to go with the earlier tour so you can fit it all in for the day. Also my wife and father in law were the only ones there ( besides me) at that time so it felt very personal and VIP!

Drruss1975 · 01-15-2014, 08:08 PM

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Drruss1975 · 01-15-2014, 08:10 PM

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Drruss1975 · 01-15-2014, 08:18 PM

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purpleRac3r · 04-02-2014, 08:38 PM

Come on, anyone recently take Museum Delivery? I know NCM does 6-8 a day! Surely some of you are among them? Hello? Anyone?

Ret9580 · 04-21-2014, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by purpleRac3r

Come on, anyone recently take Museum Delivery? I know NCM does 6-8 a day! Surely some of you are among them? Hello? Anyone?

I just added Museum Delivery to my order and my dealer changed the whole damn order #, even though I was still at 1100 status. I may never see a 2014 in my garage.......at least they are keeping Crystal Red Tintcoat for the 2015 models.

fcu678 · 05-27-2014, 05:20 PM

We're doing the museum delivery and I can't wait.

TPW is 6/16.

purpleRac3r · 05-27-2014, 10:06 PM

Cool! You'll have a great time there. Be sure and have your spouse and any friends who are there take lots of pix! They'll make a fun addition to excitement and memories. And we want to see some of them!

fcu678 · 05-28-2014, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by purpleRac3r

Cool! You'll have a great time there. Be sure and have your spouse and any friends who are there take lots of pix! They'll make a fun addition to excitement and memories. And we want to see some of them!

Thanks for the heads up. I'm sure we'll take plenty and I'll definitely post some

SidneyC · 05-29-2014, 08:49 PM

Our CRT, vert, 3LS Z51 just went to 3800 yesterday. Pack your bags honey, we're headed to BG to bring our new baby home. Not so fast though. Our appointment is set for Monday June 16 at 7:45am. The next two weeks are going to go by soooo sloooowww.

fcu678 · 06-17-2014, 05:00 PM

We're scheduled for the 30th at 7:45am and we can't wait.

johnu · 07-02-2014, 09:34 PM

7-15 here. Anyone else?

12-28-2013, 08:56 AM	#57
purpleRac3r Drives: 1974 & 2014 Corvette Stingrays Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 623	Correct. The teamsters/GM get the destination charge and the Museum gets the majority of the R8C charge. Its one way the Museum pays for its operating costs. Plus you get to be treated like a king for a day! __________________ '74 Stingray coupe, heavily modified, as seen in August 2011 VETTE magazine, 2014 Stingray Z51 #196, ordered 02/11/13, built 08/29/13, Museum Delivery 10/04/13, driven daily!

01-15-2014, 08:05 PM	#59
Drruss1975 Loving it!! Drives: 2014 red on red lt3 soft top Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Huntsville al Posts: 39	Got mine delivered at the museum on Tuesday the 14 th. Let me say what an amazing experience! I would recommend this to any person who orders their car. The staff was great , friendly, and super helpful. The tour I had was with a man named Bobby and he was awesome. He was a corvette nut himself and was really informative on all aspects of corvette history. I am so glad I did the rc8 and here are some pics. My only advice would be to go with the earlier tour so you can fit it all in for the day. Also my wife and father in law were the only ones there ( besides me) at that time so it felt very personal and VIP! Attached Images

01-15-2014, 08:08 PM	#60
Drruss1975 Loving it!! Drives: 2014 red on red lt3 soft top Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Huntsville al Posts: 39	Pic Attached Images

01-15-2014, 08:10 PM	#61
Drruss1975 Loving it!! Drives: 2014 red on red lt3 soft top Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Huntsville al Posts: 39	Pic2 Attached Images

01-15-2014, 08:18 PM	#62
Drruss1975 Loving it!! Drives: 2014 red on red lt3 soft top Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Huntsville al Posts: 39	Pic3 He approves Attached Images

12-28-2013, 06:37 PM	#58
laborsmith Drives: 1969 Corvair, 2018 Camaro T4 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area Posts: 2,881	I have long thought the shipper got the destination charge fee and that neither GM nor Chevrolet got any part of it. I have never attempted to research this because, frankly, I do not know where to go unless possessing credentials/passwords that are beyond my sphere of influence. The one charge no matter the destination is not a deal with the Teamsters - it is a deal with the individual franchisees. I remember when the destination charge was based on distance from the assembly plant, which was true in the sixties and for all decades preceding the sixties. May even the seventies, but those are years I may not accurately remember. So if you bought a car in 1965 and took delivery from a dealer 30 miles from the plant you paid say $15 for shipping but if your dealer was say 3000 miles from the plant you paid $150 for shipping. This was when a Chevy cost $3000. a Corvette just over $4000 and a Cadillac as much as $5000, so $135 more may not seem too much today but then was a significant difference. Needless to say, the dealers wanted a more equitable arrangement and the one size fits all destination fee is the result. Laborsmith

04-02-2014, 08:38 PM	#63
purpleRac3r Drives: 1974 & 2014 Corvette Stingrays Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 623	Come on, anyone recently take Museum Delivery? I know NCM does 6-8 a day! Surely some of you are among them? Hello? Anyone? __________________ '74 Stingray coupe, heavily modified, as seen in August 2011 VETTE magazine, 2014 Stingray Z51 #196, ordered 02/11/13, built 08/29/13, Museum Delivery 10/04/13, driven daily!

05-27-2014, 05:20 PM	#65
fcu678 5Th Gen (Craig) Drives: 2014 C7 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houma, Louisiana Posts: 766 View My Garage	We're doing the museum delivery and I can't wait. TPW is 6/16. __________________ 2014 C7

05-27-2014, 10:06 PM	#66
purpleRac3r Drives: 1974 & 2014 Corvette Stingrays Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 623	Cool! You'll have a great time there. Be sure and have your spouse and any friends who are there take lots of pix! They'll make a fun addition to excitement and memories. And we want to see some of them! __________________ '74 Stingray coupe, heavily modified, as seen in August 2011 VETTE magazine, 2014 Stingray Z51 #196, ordered 02/11/13, built 08/29/13, Museum Delivery 10/04/13, driven daily!

05-29-2014, 08:49 PM	#68
SidneyC Drives: C7 CRT vert 3LT, Z51 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 25	Our CRT, vert, 3LS Z51 just went to 3800 yesterday. Pack your bags honey, we're headed to BG to bring our new baby home. Not so fast though. Our appointment is set for Monday June 16 at 7:45am. The next two weeks are going to go by soooo sloooowww. __________________ 1100 - 1/24/14 2000 - 4/29/14 3000 - 4/30/14 3000 - 5/06/14 TPW 5/26/14 3300 - 5/13/14 TPW 5/26/14 3400 - 5/19/14 TPW 5/26/14 3800 - 5/28/14 4B00 - 5/29/14

06-17-2014, 05:00 PM	#69
fcu678 5Th Gen (Craig) Drives: 2014 C7 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houma, Louisiana Posts: 766 View My Garage	We're scheduled for the 30th at 7:45am and we can't wait. __________________ 2014 C7

07-02-2014, 09:34 PM	#70
johnu Drives: 1981 C3, 2014 C7 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: MN Posts: 50	7-15 here. Anyone else?