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06-28-2009, 08:46 PM
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Some good news from GM-Camaro IS selling!
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Chevrolet Camaro demand outpacing supply
06/26/2009, 3:40 PM
By Drew Johnson
The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro looks to be a bona fide hit for General Motors as the Detroit automaker is struggling to keep up with demand. After taking more than 10,000 pre-orders, GM is scrambling to fill the 25,000 dealer orders that have flooded the Camaro’s Oshawa, Ontario plant.
GM has seen it sales slide more than 40 percent this year, but the Chevy Camaro is flying off dealer lots. In fact, demand is so high that most dealers say they won’t see another Camaro for several months. Those that still have the new-age pony car in stock are routinely taking $500 over MSRP.
GM sold 5,463 Camaro last month.
Although the market is now full of rear-wheel drive coupe choices – including the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger – the Camaro seems to be hitting the sweet spot of the segment. Those that want relative fuel economy and sporty driving characteristics can opt for the 29 mpg Camaro V6 while those craving an all-out performance machine can order the V8-powered Camaro SS. The Camaro is also featured in this summer’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, which can only help sales.
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06-28-2009, 08:52 PM
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very good news 
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06-28-2009, 10:16 PM
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this news pleases me.
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06-28-2009, 11:03 PM
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Yeah deff am going to say they are selling i am a truck drive and i go over the road alot and on thursday i went to ohio and i saw like 8 new camaros the whole trip! from NJ-OH
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06-28-2009, 11:08 PM
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great news!... looks like all the stupid dealer mark ups arent really hurting tho
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06-28-2009, 11:14 PM
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also read- Z28 is pretty much a go....for 2012. 
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06-28-2009, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by NJNETSFAN
also read- Z28 is pretty much a go....for 2012. |
Yea, sounds like late 2011 or early 2012 for a Z28. The 'vert will be out in the spring of 2011.
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06-28-2009, 11:39 PM
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saw a 'bumble bee' like 6 times today... actauuly not that bad.
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06-28-2009, 11:42 PM
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I saw a black one on Campgaw road(Mahwah) last week and it looked so sinister 
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06-29-2009, 12:09 AM
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Saw one on Franklin Ave last week & another one at the police station (belonged to a local LEO) in Oakland. Both Black, both happy/pleased owners.
I'm loving the 5th gen Camaro.
Good job, GM.
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06-29-2009, 12:18 AM
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Here in NC at the one chevy dealership there were people all day on the front lawn of the dealership starring at the new camaro.. all those camaros were gone within a weekend. saw alot of older guys in the 50-60 age range looking
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06-29-2009, 01:04 AM
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Quote:
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I saw a black one on Campgaw road(Mahwah) last week and it looked so sinister |
lol I remember the days when I worked at Campgaw as a snowboarding instructor. definitely the best job I have ever had .
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06-29-2009, 02:37 AM
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thank god, finally some good news
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06-29-2009, 04:35 PM
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thank god, finally some good news
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X2. I hope they make S loads so I can buy a used one cheap in the next year or two.
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06-29-2009, 05:20 PM
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yeah i heard news that the z28 was a go too....time to dump the 4th gen...cant pass up a blown car 
im a fan. ill take mine in orange please
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06-29-2009, 07:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon
yeah i heard news that the z28 was a go too....time to dump the 4th gen...cant pass up a blown car
im a fan. ill take mine in orange please |
Woah. When did hell freeze over?
And good job GM.
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06-29-2009, 08:01 PM
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well really the chance to own a supercharged v8 stock and run the times that my current car should put down without having to worry about inspection or anything like that would be the drawing point....the fact that the z28 being the top model and looking way more badass than the other two models available would be big in factor.
the hood helps
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06-29-2009, 09:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shownomercy
Woah. When did hell freeze over?
And good job GM. |
Wait and see...
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06-29-2009, 10:28 PM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NO SUPERCHARGED Z28!!!!!
I really really hope that if there was ever a time where GM would not go over the top...it would be for the Z28.
Better suspension, recal the brakes, enhance steering, some new looks, cut 150lbs, add 50hp, and call it a Z28.
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06-29-2009, 11:02 PM
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Al, as much as I agree with your idea, I'm pretty sure that it's a lost cause.
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06-29-2009, 11:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NO SUPERCHARGED Z28!!!!!
I really really hope that if there was ever a time where GM would not go over the top...it would be for the Z28.
Better suspension, recal the brakes, enhance steering, some new looks, cut 150lbs, add 50hp, and call it a Z28.
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I agree, GM is going to build and price it right out of its intended audience...welcome to the "New Old GM"
There's absolutely no reason to go over the top with this model.
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06-29-2009, 11:13 PM
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a supercharger is the only way id buy one. i bet many feel the same way. there needs to be a terminator terminator...
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06-29-2009, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon
a supercharger is the only way id buy one. i bet many feel the same way. there needs to be a terminator terminator...
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+50 hp and minus 150lbs should take down a GT500 without too much trouble. While the Mustang GT may be lighter than the Camaro, the GT500 is still a pig.
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06-30-2009, 12:20 AM
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Just call it what it is...The Camaro GT500.
It is NOT a z28.
The Camaro SS hits 0-60 in 4.6 sec
The new GT500 with 540hp (which is 114hp more) runs it at 4.3.
There is a point of diminishing gains in performance. I was reading Top Gear's review this month, they had the GT500, the Camaro SS, and teh SRT8 Challenger.
Camaro was the cheapest by 10 grand to the nearest car, yet posted some of the best times outsid eof 1/4 tot he GT500.
It would not take a lot to make the Camaro Z28, a true Z28, faster then a GT500. The only advantage for the blower is moddability.
I think that there should be two models...a ZL1, and a Z28.
Z28 is the Z06
The ZL1 is the ZR1.
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Last edited by BigAls87Z28; 06-30-2009 at 12:24 AM.
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06-30-2009, 12:40 AM
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The more I think about it, the more I agree with BigAl...
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Just call it what it is...The Camaro GT500.
It is NOT a z28.
The Camaro SS hits 0-60 in 4.6 sec
The new GT500 with 540hp (which is 114hp more) runs it at 4.3.
There is a point of diminishing gains in performance. I was reading Top Gear's review this month, they had the GT500, the Camaro SS, and teh SRT8 Challenger.
Camaro was the cheapest by 10 grand to the nearest car, yet posted some of the best times outsid eof 1/4 tot he GT500.
It would not take a lot to make the Camaro Z28, a true Z28, faster then a GT500. The only advantage for the blower is moddability.
I think that there should be two models...a ZL1, and a Z28.
Z28 is the Z06
The ZL1 is the ZR1.
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