[camaroguyBC]

Originally Posted by fastball

The OP brings up some points that I think are worth GM looking at.....

I know the 3.6 has 304 hp and the LS3 has 426 hp and the handling and suspension are just wicked and no one can touch them for the price......

Having said that, from day one I think the biggest complaint about the Camaro has been the hard plastics in the interior. I've had ad nauseum discussions with Scott (fbodfather) about this...... Where do you put the money, soft plastics or performance? Some car companies can do both and still come in under under budget. I won't mention who, but you all can guess.

The thing is, GM has been beat up and battered for years about hard plastics in their interiors when competitors have softer plastics that appear and feel higher grade. It is partly to blame, directly, for their dwindling market share year after year.

Now, the Camaro is selling like hotcakes and 90% of you all on this forum are going to laugh at me simply because enthusiasts and Camaro purists rate grades of interior plastic up there with helping your wife/girlfriend go shopping for a new pair of shoes.

But I am telling you all, fair or unfair, if GM is going to take back some market share and get people who have driven cars made by the other guys not from Detroit, they are going to have to get serious on interior materials in EVERY CAR THEY MAKE, from the cheap Cruze to the most expensive ZR1 Corvette, and every GMC, Buick, and Cadillac in between. People's opinions from driving those other guys cars are etched in stone, whether you or GM thinks its silly or not, it is what it is..... and it's up to GM to meet and exceed their expectations.

Whether or not you or GM thinks they need to.