Once again, more proof that the SS is not worth the Money

 

15,000 a year I think....

 

If that was their target, I think they came up short. I believe 10,000 '03s were manufactured.....not sure how many were sold.

 

I think they were late getting to dealers.....

I didn't see one at the two Chevy dealers I bought my Camaro at in Feb, but two at the one we got my g/f's TB at in April.

 

This is what I find very interesting.

GM says...

The Silverado SS wasn't designed to compete directly with the likes of Lightning. The Lighnting is a very focused performance vehicle. The Silverado SS.. on the other hand...is much more usable and will be sold in much higher volumes than trucks like the Lightning. Oh..and there is that juicy profit margin too...

Wouldn't it be something, if the "low" volume Lightning sold more units than the "high" volume Silverado SS?

 

I don't know that GM says that they expect to sell tons of Silverado SS's... even on Chevy's website it says "Limited Availablibity" on the SS page.

 

"Limited Availabilty", I guess when compared to nearly 1 million trucks per year.

GM reps I've talk to though, were adamant that this would sell at at least 2 or 3 times more volume that Lightning's capped 7,500 units.

 

Funy thing is GM will make more money per unit no matter what...and used nowhere near the development money Ford did on the Lightning. One thing I don't like about the SS is that it has single exhuast and needs premium gas....

I almost think the premium gas may hurt it more than people think. Not many people use Lightning as a daily driver or to do truck things..so if it needs premium (I am not sure it does), then that isn't a big deal...

On the other hand, the SS being more usable is alot more likley to be used as a daily driver truck and to evn tow. That being the case I would not want a truck that gets 10MPG that also needs $1.90 per gallon gas.

That alone would be enough to make me settle for a 5.3L Silverado.

 

I think what GM meant to say is "we want to sell you a casual vehicle at a serious price". Or something like that.

They really need to take a look at a WRX STi or an Lancer EVO to get an idea of what it takes to sell a high-perf version of an average vehicle at a 50-100% increase in price. Hell, they managed to really deliver a performance/dollar value with the Z06, so they understand the formula.

 

Why, and for how long? For example, GM limited the production of the '94 Impala SS not for collectability reasons, but simply because they had limited supplies of that vehicle's specific wheel.

If indeed GM has supplies to meet demand, it's pretty much assured that they'll sell every one they can.

 

Try closer to $2.30 a gallon. I just filled up my truck with 87 for $2.15 a gallon here in San Diego.

 

Yes the Lightning uses premium fuel ($1.93 locally).

Our '01 currently has 54,000 trouble free miles on it (obviously a daily driver), and has done a lot of serious towing and hauling (alot of Lightning drivers use theirs as trucks). My husband is currently driving it 150 miles a day.............. and is averaging 18-19mpg. Not too shabby for a 380hp, 4700lb brick (yes this is all highway, but it is in the mountains).

It has more serious towing in its near future (a '68 L78 SS Camaro, a '68 C10 longbed, and a '37 GMC 3-ton cab/chassis), over 580 mountainous miles. It will do this with ease.

You do yourself a disservice when you buy your company of choices hype on a vehicle. You are better off believing the actual owners.

 

Wow!Now I see why your married..He didnt have a choice
AWESOME reply.

 

OK..didn't have time to read this entire thread...looked at first post and last post.....

Magazine is wrong...........don't believe everything you read.

 

I knew it! Hmmmmm.