Request to get truck at the Factory instead of delivery

[Malort]

In the Chris Barman Q and A video, didn't she say factory pick up would not be available?

 

[nevermindkid]

I would love to pick mine up and road trip it back to Michigan. However, I plan to order the SUV kit. How would that work? I doubt they'd let me install it in the parking lot.
So question to my road tripping friends here....how do you carry your accessories home ?
For that matter, I'm curious what delivery of the bare Slate and optional kits will look like.

 

[sodamo]

I would love to pick mine up and road trip it back to Michigan. However, I plan to order the SUV kit. How would that work? I doubt they'd let me install it in the parking lot.
So question to my road tripping friends here....how do you carry your accessories home ?
For that matter, I'm curious what delivery of the bare Slate and optional kits will look like.

perhaps just load the flatpacks in the bed? Install when you get home.

 

[beatle]

I'm in northern Cincinnati. About 200 miles from Warsaw IN. Right on the edge of the projected limits. I'd love to pick 1 up and drive it straight home. Be like Kramer in Seinfeld. Maybe coast the last few miles ....

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

I had that thought too but I gave it up. I'd drive it to Iowa. I have no EV experience so it would be a sink or swim adventure for me. It might be a good adventure for you if you can get the truck.

Isn't that the fun of you teh unknown

 

[KevinRS]

Picking the truck up at the factory sure sounds like a fun this to do.

Saving the destination fee is an opportunity for Slate to differentiate itself. It is not required to be normalized - this is a marking falsehood. It is a decision by OEMs to add an additional price to the vehicle that is not included in the MSRP.

Under current Indiana law OEMs, with the exception of Tesla, are prevented from direct sales to consumers. The legislature is currently in session. I do not see any effort to change this law to allow Slate to make direct sales in Indiana.

Do you have any references to destination fees not being required to be normalized? Every search I've done has found the opposite.
Not quite sure on the legality of buying in Indiana, I've seen the same but, it appears Rivian is able to sell online to Indiana customers.

 

[Doug T]

Do you have any references to destination fees not being required to be normalized? Every search I've done has found the opposite.
Not quite sure on the legality of buying in Indiana, I've seen the same but, it appears Rivian is able to sell online to Indiana customers.

This is an entry I made about this last Sept:

Here is a story from the Detroit Free Press about Destination Charges Destination charges are hidden fee automakers can't seem to explain

Highlights:

By Law, Destination Charges must be clearly stated. They are not required to be charged. They are not required to be equalized. Dealers often claim these additional requirements, but they are not in the law.

These fees give OEMs a way to include additional charges that are not in the MSRP and are not advertised. Dealers can claim that the fees are required by the government and cannot be negotiated.

Because Slate does not have a dealer network, it has to opportunity to be a different, more transparent car company. In my view, these common falsehoods are a result of the current dealer network system.

Finally, Slate can allow us to take delivery at the factory at a reduced cost.

 

[KevinRS]

This is an entry I made about this last Sept:

Here is a story from the Detroit Free Press about Destination Charges Destination charges are hidden fee automakers can't seem to explain

Highlights:

By Law, Destination Charges must be clearly stated. They are not required to be charged. They are not required to be equalized. Dealers often claim these additional requirements, but they are not in the law.

These fees give OEMs a way to include additional charges that are not in the MSRP and are not advertised. Dealers can claim that the fees are required by the government and cannot be negotiated.

Because Slate does not have a dealer network, it has to opportunity to be a different, more transparent car company. In my view, these common falsehoods are a result of the current dealer network system.

Finally, Slate can allow us to take delivery at the factory at a reduced cost.

Ok, after some digging, it looks like the law (The Automobile Information Disclosure Act) doesn't directly spell out that the fee has to be normalized, but it does say that delivery has to be clearly listed on the window sticker. This is the same law that requires window stickers in the first place.
The reason is that dealers had previously buried the shipping charges in the "price" of the car, which could vary from dealer to dealer and across the country.
This basically meant people far from the plant could be paying far more than people close, with no transparency. Then the close dealers would probably jack up the price to make more profit while still beating the "coastal" price.
Putting delivery on the sticker from the manufacturer possibly meant that it was just simpler for them to normalize it than to produce a different charge and print a different sticker for each vehicle based on actual cost to transport that vehicle, along with less upsetting to customers.
One relevant example that keeps coming up is if you bought a corvette to pick up at the museum, you paid a premium for that experience, and still paid the destination fee, even though the museum was next to the factory. Tesla and every other manufacturer does it the same way.

 

[AZFox]

One relevant example that keeps coming up is if you bought a corvette to pick up at the museum, you paid a premium for that experience, and still paid the destination fee, even though the museum was next to the factory. Tesla and every other manufacturer does it the same way.

"R8C Museum Delivery" costs $1,500 over and above the destination fee.

What to bring:​

• License Plate or Temporary Tag
• Proof of Ownership (Bill of sale, etc.)
• Proof of Insurance
• Valid Operator’s License
• Completed Dealer Acknowledgement Form

People who've had the Museum Delivery Experience apparently it rave about it.

 

[Soda Pop]

ROAD TRIP!
Please let me pickup my pickup in WARSAW.
ROAD TRIP!

 

[EVrider]

I just found a great thread on this subject:

 

[bloo]

I was about to ask who the hell downvoted this thread. However, the -1 I saw next to it disappeared. Website glitch?

 

[South Whitley Bulldog]

I can confirm the Corvette museum delivery process I picked up at the Bowling Green Corvette museum in September 2024. it was a great experience treated us like VIP. It did cost the normal delivery fees plus the extra 1500.00
I had purchased from a dealer in NH And was going to pay for delivery to Indiana or drive to NH myself to pick it up so It was a wash for me. I think Slate will do something similar. We were able to take museum tour and drive on the track there . A factory tour is usually available as well but they were not giving tours when we there. They have resumed tours now which I plan to do this summer. I have attended 2 Slate events and in talking to Slate personnel I have tried to stress to them that this type of delivery would be good for their model. My wife works in Warsaw we are only 20 minutes away so I hope to pickup my truck there. The Town is pretty excited Slate is coming.

 

[Luxrage]

I was about to ask who the hell downvoted this thread. However, the -1 I saw next to it disappeared. Website glitch?

Are you on the trending page? I think that just shows how the thread ranks as far as viewing and activity compared to the other most active threads.