Real deal 2009 Camaro GM fleet mule

[Bill Rose]

I'm starting to think, not everyone likes the new Camaro. I think the Camaro looks great!. I'm gonna get one for my wife. She had Camaro's in the past, and love's the look of the new one too. I guess I'm the minority, but I bet you will see a bunch of them on the road in the near future. The 6 cyl did the quarter in 14/3. Not a whole lot slower than many supercars, and gets 30 mpg too.

[Zedder]

My son and I went to a local dealer today to take a real hard look at the Camaro vs getting another Z06. We both agreed that the Camaro was nice for the money, but it just doesn't compare. I think the Camaro will do well in it's price range. I like the front and sides, but the rear end sucks and the hard plastic door panels and dash is just plain cheap looking/feeling. I had hoped to buy one too, but it's just not gonna happen.

[camarojoe]

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I'm starting to think, not everyone likes the new Camaro. I think the Camaro looks great!. I'm gonna get one for my wife. She had Camaro's in the past, and love's the look of the new one too. I guess I'm the minority, but I bet you will see a bunch of them on the road in the near future. The 6 cyl did the quarter in 14/3. Not a whole lot slower than many supercars, and gets 30 mpg too.

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I really WANTED to like it, i have even made posts that i liked it, but the more I look at it the less I like it, and agree that the Challenger just flat out kicks this cars ass on so many levels that it could convert a die hard Chevy man to be a Dodge boy.

[bkhpah]

And the Mustang kicks the Challengers ass all day long...BKH

[camarojoe]

I ain't buyin' any of em, so they're ALL kicking my ass.

[70 copo]

I had a 2 SS on order and just canceled it over the multiple cosmetic switcheroo's that GM pulled after the initial ordering period had started and my order was placed. Sad that GM is now a company that cannot deliver on the option/ cosmetic content they committed to.

The ass is ugly on the production car because they cut the concept widebody from the final production design but tried to fake the widebody look on the ass end.

[Sebert (Seeb)]

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I had a 2 SS on order and just canceled it over the multiple cosmetic switcheroo's that GM pulled after the initial ordering period had started and my order was placed. Sad that GM is now a company that cannot deliver on the option/ cosmetic content they committed to.



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Just curious... what otions are you talking about?

[70 copo]

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I had a 2 SS on order and just canceled it over the multiple cosmetic switcheroo's that GM pulled after the initial ordering period had started and my order was placed. Sad that GM is now a company that cannot deliver on the option/ cosmetic content they committed to.



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Just curious... what otions are you talking about?

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Check the boards over at camaro5. Forums are full of complaints. Some I agree with- Some I do not. Fair to say that the issues that many have with the car are too numerous to list here. I agree with Hylton, that the car will not appeal to everyone. What is stunning is that for a car that was supposed to be a tribute to the 1969 seemingly the 1969 faithful are not in line to support the newest rendition and I feel the same way.

IMO...Pretty clear that despite the good intentions of the brand team the entire launch has had emergent cash flow problems related to the overall condition of GM.

On the roll out and the way information was "shared" in advance (of the final production variant) some members of the brand team rolled the dice on releasing pre-production information well prior to the final production decisions being made.

This of course is an ax that cuts both ways, first if you get a boat load of people pre-order a car but then later change the cosmetic or option content you have to expect some people to cancel.

[ORIGLS6]

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And the Mustang kicks the Challengers ass all day long...BKH

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I gotta agree with that. I like the Challengers looks but the size turns me off. Of the three retro cars on the road now the Mustang is head and shoulders above the others.

I love what is in the works for the Nickey Camaro, but I truly wish GM had given them more to work with. The GM design team left a LOT on the table.