briand069

I visited the local Chevy dealer here in Vacaville today to take a look at a Inferno Orange 2SS to be sure I really like that color( and I do) and to let the wife see one in person. My first laugh was the 9,995 dealer markup ($47,400 total) they had on it. The second laugh was when the sales person, who was wearing a Camaro hat & embroidered Camaro shirt had to ask me what year my 69 Camaro was! While I guess you can’t expect sales people to recognize every vehicle from the brand they are selling, I would think in this case he could have identified the Camaro that inspired the one he is trying to sell. Is that silly of me to think? And by the way, I didn’t really think I would like the Inferno orange accent interior, but after seeing it in person I have changed my mind and to my surprise so does my wife.

Brian

Gold_Rush

pics of the 69?

supernova1972

You can like Camaros and not be able to differentiate all 3 first gen years. Not everyone breathes, eats and sleeps them like some of us do.

graham

I ask people all the time what year their first gen is.

Some people take the vent glass out of 67's, sometimes the body line of the 69 doesnt immediately jump out at me ect....

95redLT1

Went to a local dealership today as well. They have 10 in stock 4 of the SS models. They have been buying up all they can find, had them from MI, NC, PA. They claim they are buying them for 3k over sticker and are now selling them for 6k+ over sticker. Had a 2LT that stickered for 27.5k marked up to $36k!

90rocz

Yeah, it's kinda like when you see a guy who's wearing a NASCAR car numbered shirt, and you comment about the team's last race and he's like, "I don't watch it I just thought the shirt was cool!"....lol..

HuJass

I don't know about that. A car guy (and certainly a Camaro guy) should at least be able to distinguish a 67/68 from a 69. The 69 looks a lot different than the other 2 years.

95redLT1

Heres a picture of a red jewel w/white hockey stripes....sorry about the quality, taken with picture phone.....

TemplarKnight

So far I can distinguish a 1st Gen, Second Gen, 3rd Gen, 4th Gen(93-97), 4th Gen(98-02), and 5th Gen. And that is primarily thanks to Camaro Milestones magazine. I'm sure I will be able to distinguish the years later on but for now, I would say the exact same thing the dealer said.

kissel

A salesman is only as good as his knowledge of the product he is trying to sell. If he doesn't know much he probably won't be a good salesman. The more he knows the more he will sell. Sales101. I like to deal with someone who has deep knowledge of the products he currently sells and has sold and for that matter what he drives. I always ask the salesman what kind of car he currently drives.

I think you have to believe in what you are selling to be a good salesman. The dealer usually is not only selling you the car but also the ability to do maintenance on the car in the future as well.

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graham

No offense to anyone who is a dealer but I find car dealers and parts house workers to be the exception to the rule of keen product knowledge.

supernova1972

I can distinguish all three, but maybe some people just like old Camaros and dont know every different body line or grill or vent or trim piece. Obviously this guy didnt. He likes Camaros good for him. He isnt an expert and knowing the difference between a 68 and a 69 wont help him sell a 2010.

msgZ28

I love Camaros but can't tell the first gens apart from each other. They're my least favorite, mainly due to their over saturation in the Camaro world. I would have a decent chance at telling the year of the 2nd-4th gens though.

briand069

http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...69%20and%2097/

Brian

91Zman

to be them to me,especially not knowing that your camaro is a '69.
btw I can tell the differences of all 1st gens,most if not all 2ndgens,all 3rdgens,and 4thgens are not hard to tell the differences at all.