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Originally Posted by Jak
So, you okey with being lied too. Remember all the "Keep the faith, GM won't screw us." talk. Or scott saying that we'd be pleased with the price or that "It's gonna be priced competitively with the Premium mustang GT."
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No one was lied to. I for one am thrilled with the pricing (and I think the 84% of people who ordered an SS will agree with me). Being told to keep the faith in GM not "screwing" you is not a statement of fact and therefore cannot be a lie. It's a belief in GM. Being told you would be pleased with the price is also a belief GM held and probably still holds. The only statement you have referred to that cold be construed as a lie is that it would be priced competitively with the premium Mustang GT.
However, I feel that statement was not a lie. Comparing the two vehicles next to each other, they are on very similar ground pricewise with the Camaro being slightly more expensive. GM has given us a car with far more features standard and a whole ton more power. Additionally, they have given us a modern suspension package. You have to pay for advances in technology and equipment. There is a Camaro priced for everyone. It may not have a V8, but as long as you have a decent (read more than a high school part time job), and your finances are well looked after, you can afford a car in the Camaro range. If you cannot manage your money properly, have too much debt, too much house, too many children, ect, then you might not be able to afford a Camaro....but that's not due to the pricing strategy of GM.
There is a solution to that problem though....buy used in a year when the original owner has already taken the depreciation hit. If you cannot manage to afford a 23k new car, you obviously have more going on in your life which should take precedent over a new car anyway. A new car isn't for everyone, and that's perfecty fine. No one was lied to. Your belief in what the price should be vs. what the actual price has turned out to be is not a lie.
Mark