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Originally Posted by kevinw
i dont understand GM's pricing ladder and schedule and why prices "overlap" onto other models.
i dont see the value in a Z28 when there are other models which come quite close for less money. the ZL1 still seems to be the better value at alot lesss money. and if I was going to spend 75K for a chevy, i can buy a new 14 vette convertible for less and probably have just as fast a car, and one which has more market appeal and probalby hold its value better in the long run. the Z28 is so limited, which, could be good and bad. good in that the rairity of the vehicle could hold value, but, the bad that not as many people want it now, or maybe later.
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I understand what your saying, $75K is alot to spend on a Camaro but value wise, it's easily one of the best bang for the bucks out there, handily eclipsing the ZL1, GTR, and others. It's just that GM gave people SOOOO much with this car in regards to technology, performance, engineering, etc...(And none of that is cheap) that it's price had to be a little higher than what the Camaro fan base is accustomed to.
They could of easily made it fit price wise between the 1LE and the ZL1 but GM wouldn't of been able to throw on the CCBrakes, the DSSV suspension and what not. Those exotic racing parts cost money, and there is no way I can see GM building a car just to lose money on it like Bugatti apparently does.
I would presume that if the public ever saw a price breakdown of what GM earns on each vehicle they produce, I would think the Z/28 is in the same ballpark as most every other vehicle that GM makes, I'm certain that the price of $75K wasn't determined as a means to price gouge their customers.
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Originally Posted by Zfatuated
The Z/28 value proposition is emotion, visceral reward and track-focused engineering excellence.
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I think this perfectly sums up what this car is.
Problem arose when GM chose to make it part of the Camaro line-up and use the Z/28 Moniker, it played on a huge fan base that has certain expectations of the car and of course it ruffled their feathers.
If people could step back and look at the car in a different light, not as a Camaro but as something completely different (as a brand new model maybe?) than they wouldn't have Price point expectations associated with the name Camaro Z/28 and judge the car not on it's labeling but on it's content and technology, then they would see what value it really is.