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>>>> What do yall think of the new Camaro?
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> -------8<--- Der schnippzen und klippzen mus! --->8-------
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>>> Anyway, there's a few rough ideas to get the ball rolling...
>>>
>>> Gentlemen...start your arguments! }8^o
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>> First and foremost, the car needs to start with a base price stripper
>> model around 18K, a Z28 around 28K, and the SS can be anywhere up to
40k.
>> That would undercut the Challenger and make it competitive with the
>> Mustang. All the rest is just superficial trimming.
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> Well, rumor has it that they're thinking about a base 4-banger, and
> you're right, they've prety juch gotta bring out the Z28, but the SS, RS
> and SS/RS are up in the air, as is the Berlinetta.
>
> Of course, when you consider that the 4-banger they're talking about
puts
> out roughly the same amount of power as a mid-eighties 305, that's not
too
> terribly bad for both power AND fuel economy. Personally, I'm still
quite
> happy with my lil' ol' '85 305's power output...although an '09 ZR1
> "RatMotor" in a new Camaro would be pretty sweet too! d;o)
>
> As far as models go, I agree that there needs to be more than a single
> model and more than a single price point in order for the Camaro to make
> up lost ground, AND even more im****tantly, to fill the market where it
is
> needed. Each individual model should also be available in Coupe or
> Convertible, as well.
>
> My personal choice for new release models would be, as noted, a Base
> model, the Z28, and the Berlinetta, with the SS, RS and SS/RS models to
> follow based on sales figures (a la cor****ate methodologies,
donchaknow.)
> With only those three models available at the outset, it'd be a pretty
> wide lineup to start with, really, with 6 different body/engine package
> combinations to choose from.
>
> You know, of course, that no matter which model you pick up, SOMEONE is
> going to do the radaical customization thing with it...
>
> One other thing that I'd like to see is that all models have the option
> of cloth or leather. Personally, I don't much care for leather, so I'd
> always get cloth, but other people don't drive in both hot and cold
> weather, so they might prefer leather...people should have this option
> regardless of model selection...after all, that's why they call it "an
> option" right?
>
>
In 2000, it didn't seem like there were too many options to choose from.
Of
course, that made them all pretty expensive compared to Ford.
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