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ORIGINAL: Chef
OK fellow ragtoppers . .I am true tungsten grey blooded so dont start. My daughter is 4 and says, "Daddy, make the mustang growl" from her car seat. ***BUT***, will you test drive the Camaro? Consider buying one? My dad had a Nova Custom w/ 350, dual exhaust, and a '77 Impala (the new chevrolet) with posi traction (used to rev in neutral and drop into drive). Thing is, Chevy has had no 4 seater, convertible with balls (the GTO was a total joke). So, I drive a stang. But its still a competitive marketplace. So honestly, if Camaro is 400 HP, and handles better than the stang (has anything but a "live rear axle") , they will blow away the average GT with CAI , Tune, UDPs, and Exhaust. Don't forget , I am hearing talk of a HARD TOP CONVERTIBLE (GM has experience with the G6). Will you consider trading in the pony? Be Honest . . . . .
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Sounds like I am old enough to be your father as I have driven / owned all of those cars [8D]
Yikes!!!
I'm going to test drive it but my predication is that GM is going to screw it up on price.
Here is how:
1. Introduce a base model, with no options, a stripped interior and a totally lame engine like the F body Camaros they had with 2.5L 4 cylinder engines.
This will be the advertised model in all the papers.
2. To get into a "real Camaro" with a decent motor and interior/exterior options such as sport suspension, bigger tires etc is going to be a "nickel and dime" affair and in the end will add another $7000 or so to the price of the car putting the price too high.
3. Offer the balls out model for a ridiculous price, Ford Mustang Shelby did this one as well so Ford isn't off the hook. These are enthusiast models so I guess that's pretty normal.
One of the reasons for the huge success of the Mustang is the pricing.
For $20k or so, you can actually buy a pretty well loaded V6 car that looks good and has very good performance.
The list of standard options is impressive and overall it's a great deal when you consider you can spend the same amount on some low end rice burner or a family minivan.
Sure it's not a rocket but over 90 percent of Ford's sales are V6 models (rental companies play into this big time) and when you drive around you are going to see a heck of a lot more V6s than GTs.
If GM holds true to form:
GM will screw this up and that is going to hurt sales.
They are going to offer an overpriced, stripped car that can't get out of it's own way.
When people, normal people, shop for a car there are certain psychological things that happen when they see price tags.
When the price goes over 25k people get nervous, when it goes over 30k people have serious second thoughts.
It's kind of along the lines of why $1.99 looks much better than $2.00 .
I like GM cars but as of late only the Vette and the Cobalt are interesting to me.
They totally hosed the Monte Carlo SS by going FWD.
GM doesn't have a vision and that is what is killing them.
A walk through a GM dealer is like walking through the rental lot at Hertz etc.
The colors suck and all the cars look alike.
Just my 2 cents
Camaro Hard Top Convert Test Drive?? Traitors ??
