Soooo, I saw a Camaro yesterday....
01-27-2010, 04:58 PM
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Soooo, I saw a Camaro yesterday....
No big deal, but I haven't seen a new Camaro on the streets of Chicagoland in many weeks. For awhile there, I'd see several per day - then suddenly, none.
I realize in snow country, people put their toys away for the winter. Be that as it may, I've seen salt covered C6 Corvettes, a red SSR today, a Ferrari through snow flurries last week, Challengers, Mustangs, Porsches, etc., but no Camaros.
Does this mean that few "regular" folks are buying them and using them as primary transport? Seems that way to me.
I realize in snow country, people put their toys away for the winter. Be that as it may, I've seen salt covered C6 Corvettes, a red SSR today, a Ferrari through snow flurries last week, Challengers, Mustangs, Porsches, etc., but no Camaros.
Does this mean that few "regular" folks are buying them and using them as primary transport? Seems that way to me.
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01-27-2010, 05:02 PM
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Probably.
One big reason I didn't order an SS in '96 was that the car was going to get used year round in eastern PA.
Didn't want to subject such a unique-and-cool-for-the-time car to such conditions.
One big reason I didn't order an SS in '96 was that the car was going to get used year round in eastern PA.
Didn't want to subject such a unique-and-cool-for-the-time car to such conditions.
01-27-2010, 05:11 PM
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When I bought my '89 IROC-Z, I bought it as a daily driver, or so I thought - that's why I got AC and turned the 1LE I would have bought into a G92.
Anyway, I still held on to my Omni GLH and used it to go to work and as a daily beater. As winter approached, I knew I wouldn't be driving my shiny new Camaro in the snow and so my GLH soldiered on for awhile longer. But, for every one person like me, 1,000, 10,000, or more, drove their Camaros in the salt and snow.
Other than the base V6 I saw yesterday, I don't see ANY new Camaros on the street this winter.
Anyway, I still held on to my Omni GLH and used it to go to work and as a daily beater. As winter approached, I knew I wouldn't be driving my shiny new Camaro in the snow and so my GLH soldiered on for awhile longer. But, for every one person like me, 1,000, 10,000, or more, drove their Camaros in the salt and snow.
Other than the base V6 I saw yesterday, I don't see ANY new Camaros on the street this winter.
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01-27-2010, 06:25 PM
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I hate to say this... but I haven't seen one around here in a while either...
HOWEVER, I do go past the local chevy dealer often (it's near my home) and whenever they get one in, it's gone in a couple days. The last 4 they've had in have all been V-6 cars. The last was a pretty base black V6 with manual trans for 26K, yes, I swing in the lot at nights to take a peek
I also haven't seen a 2010 Mustang lately either...
It snows in my area about an inch or two every couple/few years. So that's not a factor...
HOWEVER, I do go past the local chevy dealer often (it's near my home) and whenever they get one in, it's gone in a couple days. The last 4 they've had in have all been V-6 cars. The last was a pretty base black V6 with manual trans for 26K, yes, I swing in the lot at nights to take a peek
I also haven't seen a 2010 Mustang lately either...
It snows in my area about an inch or two every couple/few years. So that's not a factor...
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01-27-2010, 10:31 PM
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I don't think there are gonna be many RWD cars sold to people as daily drivers in a town like Chicago. There is a reason the FWD Grand Prix was one of the best selling GM cars in that area. That being said..for every person in Chicago who passes on a Camaro for a daily driver, there are 10 in California, Texas, or Florida. The car is selling insanely well in Texas.
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01-27-2010, 10:51 PM
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01-27-2010, 10:52 PM
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Before the "recent" FWD invasion, all cars were RWD
However, it does seems that the "general public's" ability to safely drive an automobile decreases yearly, it's not surprising that there's a whole new generation of people that have no idea how to properly drive a RWD vehicle.
However, it does seems that the "general public's" ability to safely drive an automobile decreases yearly, it's not surprising that there's a whole new generation of people that have no idea how to properly drive a RWD vehicle.