Camaro as an 08? A longshot rumor.....
01-16-2006, 03:28 PM
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Re: Camaro as an 08? A longshot rumor.....
A short run is something that I hadn't thought about. Your making a rare car, and getting them out as soon as you make them, that would sort of create a market buzz of people on the street pointing "what is that" and someone responding "oh, thats a Camaro, but they're only making a few of them." People would want them and it would create a spike in demand for the big production number release of cars...but, for those first few low production vehicles, dealers would have a field day, probably expoiting the low number production, with a pricing adjustment fit for kings.
Now....what if GM could do something like giving these first cars to good dealers that get good feedback? What if they also told these dealers that they couldn't sell the car for something like 4 months, so that the car would essentially stay on the show room floor. Everyone that comes through there would see it, the dealer could say "thats a concept car that GM let us have, we are gonna sell it in 4 months" The dealers could also have a drawing for those that want to buy the car. A drawing would look alot better than having the consumers bid against eachother. Maybe to get into the drawing, you have to of taken a test drive in a Chevy vehicle. If you win, they could contact you and ask if you want to buy an exclusive vehicle AT MSRP. So making it possible for any joe-shmoe to own this car.
I guess I'm just dreaming though.
Now....what if GM could do something like giving these first cars to good dealers that get good feedback? What if they also told these dealers that they couldn't sell the car for something like 4 months, so that the car would essentially stay on the show room floor. Everyone that comes through there would see it, the dealer could say "thats a concept car that GM let us have, we are gonna sell it in 4 months" The dealers could also have a drawing for those that want to buy the car. A drawing would look alot better than having the consumers bid against eachother. Maybe to get into the drawing, you have to of taken a test drive in a Chevy vehicle. If you win, they could contact you and ask if you want to buy an exclusive vehicle AT MSRP. So making it possible for any joe-shmoe to own this car.
I guess I'm just dreaming though.
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01-16-2006, 08:53 PM
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Re: Camaro as an 08? A longshot rumor.....
Originally Posted by turbo96z28
how bout they make 602 for the limited run.......
some of you might be scratching your heads right now, and some of you are smiling from ear to ear
some of you might be scratching your heads right now, and some of you are smiling from ear to ear
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01-17-2006, 07:40 AM
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Re: Camaro as an 08? A longshot rumor.....
Originally Posted by number77
A short run is something that I hadn't thought about. Your making a rare car, and getting them out as soon as you make them, that would sort of create a market buzz of people on the street pointing "what is that" and someone responding "oh, thats a Camaro, but they're only making a few of them." People would want them and it would create a spike in demand for the big production number release of cars...but, for those first few low production vehicles, dealers would have a field day, probably expoiting the low number production, with a pricing adjustment fit for kings.
01-17-2006, 08:20 AM
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Re: Camaro as an 08? A longshot rumor.....
Originally Posted by raven05649
How about the limited run is sold only on the Chevy Website? No dealer involvement except for vehicle pick up.
01-17-2006, 08:34 AM
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Re: Camaro as an 08? A longshot rumor.....
Originally Posted by JasonD
Dealers would immediately sue GM for going that. I am pretty sure that would be a sort of breach of contract.
As an aside, keep in mind that an '09 MY Camaro can hit the showrooms very early CY '08. That's only 2 years away.
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01-17-2006, 07:06 PM
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Re: Camaro as an 08? A longshot rumor.....
Originally Posted by formula79
You are forgetting...no work was done on Solstice untill after that autoshow. They didn't even have an idea what they were gonna build it on and had to develop a whole new platform. Work on the Camaro on the otherhand has been going on for years, and is likely now at the point where all they need to do is give the okay to order the tooling. Camaro is also built on a high volume sedan platform, and much of the engineering work undoubtedly has been piggybacked there.
Serveral people who were introduced as working on the car were leaving immediatly for Austrailia....and some were not even at the show because they were buy "working in Austrailia". Austrailia is home to GM's RWD homeroom and Zeta program. The Camaro will take 46 months....I would be shocked if it took half that
Serveral people who were introduced as working on the car were leaving immediatly for Austrailia....and some were not even at the show because they were buy "working in Austrailia". Austrailia is home to GM's RWD homeroom and Zeta program. The Camaro will take 46 months....I would be shocked if it took half that
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