[fbodfather]

I posted what you see above after reading the first three posts -

I got thru page 2 and got no further and decided I need to post some more.......

Here's the problem I have with that dealer making such an outlandish statement:

1. It isn't true and no one at GM in their right mind would say that the ZL1 is going to come in at that price.....

2. It sets people up for disappointment. (...and I REALLY hate that - I want to see each of you with "Perma-Grin" ..or, in the case of the ZL1 -- "Ultra-grin"...)

3. There is a CAFE law that says every manufacturer must hit 35.5 mpg by 2015 -- that includes Silverado and Suburban and Escalade and such.....so to think that we can sell 40,000 ZL1s is folly. The world has changed quite a bit since 1969...........so to say "well - if you drop the price, you'll sell more of them is counter to where we and every other manufacturer have to go. The sad reality is that our government may very well legislate performance cars into the stratosphere in terms of price. (...the law of supply and demand at work.....)
........(by the way - the 1969 Camaro V8 coupe had a base price of just over $2,700 - -and the ZL1 engine ALONE was $4,200! (there's a reason why only 69 of them were built -- and why it took so long to sell those 69 cars...) Now - I'm not saying that the same percentages will apply to the new one - but the dealer is just plain pulling your leg......

4. The CAFE standard, by the way - may increase anywhere from 51mpg in 2021 to 60mpg in 2021......NOW is the time to make it clear to your representatives that you are not pleased.............


So - in the kindest way that I know how -- let me ask everyone who has read this thread to take what the dealer said with a grain of salt and then have a good laugh - (the world needs more laughter anyway - .....)


And to the original poster - I don't post this to make fun of you or belittle you - I am certain beyond any doubt that you are a very enthusiastic and loyal Camaro guy - and you are only telling us what you were told. It's just unfortunate that what you were told was false and that the info. given to you by that dealer will only lead to disappointment.....and THAT'S why I'm so upset with this particular dealer - IF in fact he said what is claimed.