Just stopped by to say hello to my friend Scott Settlemire. Hello Scott!
We've been discussing this morning's announcement on another site and wanted to share a few thoughts with you guys.
No one has been a bigger cheerleader for a REAL Z/28 than I have. When did I start bugging you Scott, 1996? Probably bugging other people before that, but that's when I started bugging you.
Ironically, at this particular moment in my life, with two kids in college and one on the way, this Z/28 - which I HONESTLY feel has been made for
ME - may be slightly out of my reach at this exact moment in time. In a weird way, I
almost feel as much satisfaction that GM actually made this damned car, as I would owning one. I know, weird.
Cost. To be honest, I was expecting it to be around 10K less. I guess it really doesn't matter what it MSRPs at, with it's limited volume, very few folks will be getting much change back from their $100,000 bill. And really, when you consider the level of exotic components, their cost to develop, certify and produce,*AT SUCH LOW VOLUME*, 75 big ones isn't so out of line.
Okay, not many of us will own one of these Z/28s. Maybe 1500 over two years. What about a 6th gen Z/28? Will GM make one to match this one's performance? Will it be more attainable for more of us?
Could be, for a number of reasons.
Take care.