Disgruntled 2010 Chevy Camaro Owner: Yep, He's Real. Honest - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

ShnOmac · 10-30-2009, 01:13 PM

Sound familiar???

Nice job Beemer!

Here at TheCarConnection.com, we read a lot of automaker press releases. A week ago today, a pretty unusual one landed on our desks: GM was touting the text of a letter from a "disgruntled owner" of its new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro.

Surprise, surprise, the owner wasn't actually unhappy. Instead, it was a mock complaint citing all the wonderful aspects of the 2010 Camaro in the guise of problems.

For instance, "it's too sexy." And, "they gave me the wrong motor" because "this thing is way too fast for a V6. It practically LEAPS when I step on the gas." And so forth.

It was so in line with GM's talking points that we figured it had been written by the eager beavers in GM Marketing. And we weren't alone; it prompted skepticism on the web and on Twitter.

But in fact the writer, Roger Behymer of Morgan Mill, Texas, is a real, live, genuine Camaro owner. He wrote the note unprompted, and had no intention of GM seeing it. That came courtesy of Bruner Motors of Stephenville, Texas, his local dealer, who forwarded it to Chevrolet marketing (with his permission).

The backstory: As a 16-year-old boy, Behymer begged his dad to buy him a friend's used 1968 Camaro. His dad didn't, and there the matter ended until the now-46-year-old Behymer saw the new 2010 Camaro online this summer.

Needing a new car, and with one daughter married and the second away in college, his Camaro memories rekindled. He ordered a bright red 2010 Camaro LT, with the 300-horsepower, 3.6-liter direct-injected V6, and is happy as a clam.

"It's the nicest car I've ever owned," he says proudly, "and $25,000 wasn't much more than I'd have paid for some little [expletive deleted] minivan."

His "complaint letter" originated as a blog post on a Camaro forum(Camaro5 of course)

, pivoting off occasional cracks by Mustang owners about the new Camaro's perceived deficiciencies. GM did a bit of editing, removing his grumble that, "There's too many dials, switches, knobs, displays, read-outs, etc."

Meanwhile, the joke's on those original Mustang owners whose snarky comments prompted Roger to write. The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has now outsold the 2010 Ford Mustang for four consecutive months, which hasn't since happened since way back in 1985.

Original thread was by Beemer!
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48027

http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/ma...es-real-honest

futrocpd · 10-30-2009, 01:18 PM

justmeron · 10-30-2009, 01:21 PM

cool storey

Beemer · 10-30-2009, 01:21 PM

I don't believe I used an expletive.

http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/ma...es-real-honest

IROC'D · 10-30-2009, 01:23 PM

That's so cool!!

Banshee · 10-30-2009, 01:23 PM

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48027

tjd24 · 10-30-2009, 01:24 PM

Nice work Roger.

ShnOmac · 10-30-2009, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjd24

Nice work Roger.

Beemer · 10-30-2009, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjd24

Nice work Roger.

My Camaro5 friends call me Beemer.

BeckyD@RodgersChevrolet · 10-30-2009, 01:29 PM

Nice!

ShnOmac · 10-30-2009, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beemer

My Camaro5 friends call me Beemer.

I updated it with your post from Camaro5

*Milk 1027* · 10-30-2009, 01:30 PM

lmao

Camaro Lives On · 10-30-2009, 01:33 PM

Thats the best post I've come across since joining this site! That was hilarious!!

ArkySS · 10-30-2009, 01:55 PM

Way to go Beemer!

*GTAHVIT* · 10-30-2009, 01:59 PM

Beemer!!!

cab2g · 10-30-2009, 02:07 PM

haha, I love the internet sometimes. People thought it was fake because the letter sounded too much like GM's selling points... hmm, GM sold made a car and sold it bragging about feature A B and C. Imagine a consumer actually liking features A B and C.... that's crazy!!!!

AnnaBear@SpartaChevy · 10-30-2009, 02:18 PM

Loves it!

mrray13 · 10-30-2009, 02:36 PM

AWESOME Beemer!! :rock:

I've been thinking about writing a letter to my dealer, but I don't think I could capture everything quite the way you did. Not too mention, I've never been a Camaro fan until this one. (well, not entirely true, but my friends 2000 version with a built, and i mean built ,454ci small block , yes small block, was just sinister. and he sold it just seconds before the wifey said i could buy it!!)

ShnOmac · 10-30-2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by little_bank_robber

Loves it!

Off topic...

Everytime I see your posts and Sparta MI all I can think of is the darn "This is Sparta" pictures....

camarowa · 10-30-2009, 02:49 PM

very cool

ShnOmac · 10-30-2009, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camarowa

very cool

Camaro5 celebrity's..... yeah we got'em

BulletSS · 10-30-2009, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTAHVIT

Beemer!!!

RJ's SS · 10-30-2009, 05:46 PM

Awesome! I had a feeling we had not seen the last of that post.

Good Job Beemer!!!

Vuron00 · 10-30-2009, 06:16 PM

Nice job.

mfr1950 · 10-30-2009, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beemer

My Camaro5 friends call me Beemer.

Roger,
Your post about being a disgruntled owner was probably the best I ever read on here, Just glad you got the recognition you deserved from GM!!!!!!

:h eadbang:

10-30-2009, 01:13 PM	#1
ShnOmac Drives: 2006 Silverado SS, 2009 G8 GT Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: WA Posts: 12,063	Disgruntled 2010 Chevy Camaro Owner: Yep, He's Real. Honest Sound familiar??? Nice job Beemer! Here at TheCarConnection.com, we read a lot of automaker press releases. A week ago today, a pretty unusual one landed on our desks: GM was touting the text of a letter from a "disgruntled owner" of its new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Surprise, surprise, the owner wasn't actually unhappy. Instead, it was a mock complaint citing all the wonderful aspects of the 2010 Camaro in the guise of problems. For instance, "it's too sexy." And, "they gave me the wrong motor" because "this thing is way too fast for a V6. It practically LEAPS when I step on the gas." And so forth. It was so in line with GM's talking points that we figured it had been written by the eager beavers in GM Marketing. And we weren't alone; it prompted skepticism on the web and on Twitter. But in fact the writer, Roger Behymer of Morgan Mill, Texas, is a real, live, genuine Camaro owner. He wrote the note unprompted, and had no intention of GM seeing it. That came courtesy of Bruner Motors of Stephenville, Texas, his local dealer, who forwarded it to Chevrolet marketing (with his permission). The backstory: As a 16-year-old boy, Behymer begged his dad to buy him a friend's used 1968 Camaro. His dad didn't, and there the matter ended until the now-46-year-old Behymer saw the new 2010 Camaro online this summer. Needing a new car, and with one daughter married and the second away in college, his Camaro memories rekindled. He ordered a bright red 2010 Camaro LT, with the 300-horsepower, 3.6-liter direct-injected V6, and is happy as a clam. "It's the nicest car I've ever owned," he says proudly, "and $25,000 wasn't much more than I'd have paid for some little [expletive deleted] minivan." His "complaint letter" *originated as a blog post on a Camaro forum(Camaro5 of course)* , pivoting off occasional cracks by Mustang owners about the new Camaro's perceived deficiciencies. GM did a bit of editing, removing his grumble that, "There's too many dials, switches, knobs, displays, read-outs, etc." Meanwhile, the joke's on those original Mustang owners whose snarky comments prompted Roger to write. The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has now outsold the 2010 Ford Mustang for four consecutive months, which hasn't since happened since way back in 1985. Original thread was by Beemer! http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48027 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/ma...es-real-honest Last edited by ShnOmac; 10-30-2009 at 01:36 PM.

10-30-2009, 01:18 PM	#2
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10-30-2009, 01:21 PM	#3
justmeron Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 1,268 View My Garage	cool storey __________________ 2010 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Faded Black Side Vent Highlight Decal Kit Life is not like a box of chocolates, its more like eating a whole jar of jalapenos.... what you do today may burn your ass tomorrow!!!!

10-30-2009, 01:21 PM	#4
Beemer "Red Rocket" Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Morgan Mill, Texas Posts: 330	I don't believe I used an expletive. http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/ma...es-real-honest __________________

10-30-2009, 01:23 PM	#5
IROC'D Momma's Happy.... Drives: 2SS,M6,Summit White, gray int Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: TX Posts: 204 View My Garage	That's so cool!! __________________ 2010 2SS Ordered 7/20/09 Delivered 10/1/2009!!!!!

10-30-2009, 01:23 PM	#6
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2010 IOM SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 1,782 View My Garage	http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48027 __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what? Ordered 2/5/09 1100 2/5/09 2000 4/9/09 2500 4/15/09 3000 4/15/09 3100 4/19/09 3300 5/01/09 3400 5/08/09 3800 5/20/09 VIN 10620 4200 5/22/09 Delivered 5/28/09

10-30-2009, 01:24 PM	#7
tjd24 Thank you Oshawa/St.Cats! Drives: 2010 2LT RS 2G1FC1EV4A9103434 Join Date: May 2009 Location: NW NJ Posts: 3,443 View My Garage	Nice work Roger. __________________ http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/tjd24 http://ny5thgen.com/TJD24.html #3434 Born 4-15-2009, Delivered 5-22-2009 BBOMG 2/3/4 & booked for #5

10-30-2009, 01:29 PM	#10
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10-30-2009, 01:30 PM	#12
Milk 1027 Camaro➎ moderator Drives: 2010 1SS/RS IBM Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: AZ Posts: 13,308 View My Garage	lmao __________________

10-30-2009, 01:33 PM	#13
Camaro Lives On Force RECON Drives: 1996 Monte Carlo Z34 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 1,551 View My Garage	Thats the best post I've come across since joining this site! That was hilarious!! __________________

10-30-2009, 01:55 PM	#14
ArkySS Camaroless for now... Drives: 2011 RJT GMC Terrain Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,415	Way to go Beemer! __________________ It was fun while it lasted.....

10-30-2009, 01:59 PM	#15
GTAHVIT One Lucky Guy. Drives: #22 Tom Henry Racing 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saint Augustine FL Posts: 28,401 View My Garage	Beemer!!! __________________ Click image to see build thread. PQ - "the love of cars. It's a boys first step toward manhood and a mans last hold on boyhood." Fbodfather - "We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name." The_Blur - "Let's not confuse competitors with equals."

10-30-2009, 02:07 PM	#16
cab2g love. my. car. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,387 View My Garage	haha, I love the internet sometimes. People thought it was fake because the letter sounded too much like GM's selling points... hmm, GM sold made a car and sold it bragging about feature A B and C. Imagine a consumer actually liking features A B and C.... that's crazy!!!! __________________

10-30-2009, 02:18 PM	#17
AnnaBear@SpartaChevy Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS Manual Synergy Grn Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sparta Chevrolet, Sparta, MI Posts: 2,105	Loves it!

10-30-2009, 02:36 PM	#18
mrray13 Drives: 2010 1LT RS Rally Yellow Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: southern Illinois Posts: 3,063	AWESOME Beemer!! :rock: I've been thinking about writing a letter to my dealer, but I don't think I could capture everything quite the way you did. Not too mention, I've never been a Camaro fan until this one. (well, not entirely true, but my friends 2000 version with a built, and i mean built ,454ci small block , yes small block, was just sinister. and he sold it just seconds before the wifey said i could buy it!!) __________________ *PacMan*

10-30-2009, 02:49 PM	#20
camarowa Drives: 2013 SVT Raptor, sold 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: PNW....almost canada Posts: 1,867	very cool

10-30-2009, 05:46 PM	#23
RJ's SS Drives: 2010 Bumble Bee SS/RS L99/A6 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 43	Awesome! I had a feeling we had not seen the last of that post. Good Job Beemer!!!

10-30-2009, 06:16 PM	#24
Vuron00 Drives: 2010 CGM 2LT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern PA Posts: 207	Nice Nice job.

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