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Right now I am being told November/December outlook for a car ordered now - so hopefully that wont slip further.
Mind you this gives me more time to clear out my garage - but it is also meaning more money "invested" in my Z28 while I wait.
Reality is that my shortlist of next cars was camaro, pontiac G8, Challenger and all 3 are now impacted by company/financial viability issues.
Ford simply does nothing for me - I am not a blue oval hater - the cars simply dont get me excited.
I simply have no interest in japanese cars - again - not a hater - I simply waited years to own a big American V8 and when I got here in 2000 from Scotland I bought my Z28 and it has simply been a fantastic vehicle.
I will own this car for at least 7 years in all probability so I will stay the course and based on where I am in the waiting list I there will be lots of opportunity for teething problems to be dealt with before I get my car - and - in any case - it has a 3 year warranty so we are covered from anything horrendous.
I dont see current GM challenges shutting it down - it will simply give impetus to some overall restructuring and its hard to see why Camaro would not be a strong element of post-restructuring brand. GM is not stupid and has clearly invested a lot in this vehicle.
Really unfortunate that after getting collectively hyped up so much we are going to have to be a lot more patient but such is life
Another element of this I see is that this will reduce GM ability to sell options with related higher profit margins - especially to the primarily enhusiast, early adopters - since by the time they have good production numbers going the aftermarket folks will have their own stuff available. My own "build" will be simplified quite a bit based on reducing some GM options on the basis that by the time I get the car late this year or early next there will be a lot more tr choose from and the 5k or so for GMPP ground effects, intake, headers and exhausts will probably go a lot further on parts from other sources.
All in all it is a very strange time for the world and it is a bizarre twist of fate that it coincided with the renaissance of the all american muscle car - but hopefully in a few years time we will be able to look back and reflect on being part of this transition and having an icon from those days in our driveway
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