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Old 12-20-2023, 12:55pm   #1
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I saw on the NCM homepage that assembly plant tours are suspended as of 2/5/24. Does anyone know the duration of the suspension?


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above from CF.......I'd be scared that GM is going to close the tours forever....and IF SO.....just watt happens to the Corvette Museum ???
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This is why I won't plan a trip there. Buy plane tickets, reserve a room, request vacation...BOOM, closed again. It seems way to unpredictable.
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Retooling the factory to start building the Corvette SUV/EV.
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Retooling the factory to start building the Corvette SUV/EV.
Probably so. Barra is hell bent on building EVs, even while THOUSANDS are sitting unsold on dealer lots
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Why can't they just slap Corvette emblems on all the unsold Bolts, and just leave the gas powered Vettes alone?

I mean, Ford slapped Maverick badges on what is basically their new Ranger pickups, so why not? Anything goes. Why can't a Bolt identify as a Vette?
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Why can't they just slap Corvette emblems on all the unsold Bolts, and just leave the gas powered Vettes alone?

I mean, Ford slapped Maverick badges on what is basically their new Ranger pickups, so why not? Anything goes. Why can't a Bolt identify as a Vette?
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They should close the museum, stop tours, close merchandise store, close road course, eliminate lunch breaks, and just build Corvettes 24/7/365,,, that will get them out of the hole!!
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I'd be scared that GM is going to close the tours forever....and IF SO.....just watt happens to the Corvette Museum ???




They sell it to China
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Missing the obvious answer: Corv Ette.
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Nothing to worry about. In fact, it's b/c something very cool is coming. They're going to build a run of ZR1 test cars, and don't want prying eyes around during that.
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A new car style/type....'



CORVOLT!!!!
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I couldn’t care less if it closes. I have a new C8 coming in a couple of months and have zero interest in visiting the museum. If it was free maybe, but charging for that is horseshit. I did the BMW performance enter delivery experience in Spartanburg, SC. Superb, they pick you up from the airport, drive you to your hotel which is paid for by BMW, cover dinner for you and guest, pick you up next day for a tour of the factory, half day out racing and off roading, and then they spend an hour going over your new ride.

And it’s FREE.
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I couldn’t care less if it closes. I have a new C8 coming in a couple of months and have zero interest in visiting the museum. If it was free maybe, but charging for that is horseshit. I did the BMW performance enter delivery experience in Spartanburg, SC. Superb, they pick you up from the airport, drive you to your hotel which is paid for by BMW, cover dinner for you and guest, pick you up next day for a tour of the factory, half day out racing and off roading, and then they spend an hour going over your new ride.

And it’s FREE.
It's not really free... You have to buy a BMW.
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CORVOLT!!!!
I'm waiting for the E/06 performance version.
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If'n you're gonna plagiarize me, I'm gonna start calling you Claudine Gay

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If'n you're gonna plagiarize me, I'm gonna start calling you Claudine Gay

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Hey man, check your original post, it has my sig under it......saying I read it.....
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