all they would need to do is build a "showroom" at the end of the plant so when you arrive you meet the staff...go see them being built then your persented with your car. they can have some pics of various camaros and prehaps a tv with all the camaro ads playing.

 

*ahem*

 

Bought my Z06 in WA and didn't pay 2nd sticker. In fact I didn't pay even close to MSRP. Next time your in the market for a new Chevy let me know and i can give you some tips.

 

Hey, the fridge is full of beer, I've got the spare BBQ tank on hot stand-by ...

... just need to get the girls and the cars!!!

(although since they're not going to be built 'til October, and not actually released until sometime in January or February .....

..... it's gonna be awfully chilly for the girls out there washing in their bikinis!!! )

 

Note her post was 2 years ago when dealers were still trying for over-sticker. A lot has changed since then . Also, it's not any cheaper WHERE you take delivery, you still have to order the car from a dealer, and if the dealers in your area are unrealistic, shop elsewhere. I got mine through a dealer in New Hampshire, did it all over the internet and DHL, never met the guy.

Having done the Corvette Museum delivery, I'd highly recommend a similar program for the Camaro. As Darth pointed out however, in the Corvettes case, the Corvette Museum, which is not owned by GM, does the actual prep and delivery of the car, not the plant itself. Also, the earliest you can get the car is at minimum a few weeks after it is built, as the cars are kept on site for a period of time for quality control in case a problem is discovered on the line that could have affected the build of the cars produced over the last week or 2. Mine sat out there for a month before I could go pick it up, but that was mostly a function of my schedule, not the cars availability.

Also, you not only pay the regular destination charge for the car, but an additional fee for the privilege of picking it up at the museum. That said, it's worth every penny.

 

Corvettes do not sit for a least a week after build completion...I have had them built on Monday and shipped to the dealership on Wednesday...they are tested for water proofing inside the factory not sitting outside...if you choose take delivery at the National Corvette Museum (a none profit organization that is not part of GM) not the factory...the cars are loaded on a transport truck and moved to the museum and unloaded there for the museum to PDI and prep the car for delivery .. the factory is located about a half mile from the museum..to be able to do a museum delivery you must order a car from the dealer you are going to purchase the car from and use RPO code R8C..it is a $490 option...you purchase the vehicle from the dealer and bring your bill of sale, proof of insurance, a license plate, and your driver's license to the museum to take delivery of your new Corvette...you will be contacted by the museum to schedule a date for your delivery..they usually give you a two week window to schedule the date..All you need to do to be able to do this with the 5th Generation Camaro is to get someone to build a National Camaro Museum near the factory and see if you can get GM to get on board with a Camaro Museum delivery program..

 

You are mistaken only about once a quarter do they have a group hold on a group cars and do a extra quality control check..the museum delivery cars are shipped right away to the museum and due to the popularity of the "Museum Delivery" schedule is the cause for the two week delay in taking delivery of your car.

 

Dude, I was just there last month, that's what they said. The cars are not released to the museum for at least a week after the build. During that time, they sit in the big lot behind the plant.

The weather testing is cool, I had the good fortune to ride in what was apparenly the last Wil Cooksey Z06 to be made, it was an extra build, and un-numbered (got a birth certificate w/ it's VIN# to prove it). I got to do it's first start, ride along in the dyno session, and do the high pressure water test.

 

They still pay the delivery charge AND theres a $6-800 (dont recall at the moment) charge for R8C museum delivery.

 

"Dude" you are mistaken...they are loaded onto a transport truck as soon as there is a full truck load of R8C cars going to the museum...it might be one day it might be 3 days or it might be 5 days...when ever there is a full truck load of them they go...I have sold thousands of Corvettes and hundreds of museum delivery cars and have 4 decades plus Vette experience...I know how it is done

 

The R8C National Corvette Museum Delivery option is $490.

 

Apparenly not. Just to be sure, I emailed Gary Cockriel, who is the Delivery Manager for the National Corvette Museum. His email response is as follows....

The cars are held at the Plant until the QT is over and until we schedule with the customer to come get it. Thanks for your delivery!

Gary Cockriel
Delivery Manager
National Corvette Museum
gary@corvettemuseum.com
Telephone - 1-800-205-4248

QT is the quality hold, which ALL museum cars get. Even after the car clears the quality hold, the plant does not release the car until the Museum requests it to be delivered a couple of days before that cars museum delivery date. If you have any further questions about how the delivery process is really done, feel free to contact Gary or Lori at the museum.

That said, I do think that a similar program to pick up the Camaro at the plant, or a nearby dealership would be great, even if there were not a Camaro Museum to visit as part of the process.

 

I have known Gary for many years he is in my speed dial....the museum does about 8 deliveries a day..so the cars do not sit for any length of at a time at the factory...I am at the museum at least a half a dozen times a year for different functions ...as I said before I know how it is done...cause I am the Vette Pro...nuff said.