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willisit · 04-23-2008, 04:02 AM

.. what do us Euros think?

We know we'll get the front plate, we know we'll get awful rear lights (lots of orange) and the running lights will be a bit odd.

But she's still a looker.

Over here, the motoring "press" are saying we'll be paying somewhere around £35,000 for the "V8" (Whatever that turns out to be) which is twice what the US will be expected to spend - is that worth the money?
Given that I own the Monaro - I reckon so; but I'm aiming for another 911 next so if I get a Camaro it won't be for a few years as I can't wait until 2010/11 to find out if it's any good!

Emher · 04-26-2008, 04:33 AM

Front plate doesn't look too bad and the rear lights matters not to me since if they aren't red here in Sweden I'm either modding or importing. Not driving around with those.

And I won't be able to get until I'm rich anyway so yeah it's worht the money.

roy · 05-18-2008, 11:26 AM

Wasn't too impressed with the ring outing. That car seemed to be doing some scary slow driving.

*TAG UR IT* · 05-18-2008, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by roy

Wasn't too impressed with the ring outing. That car seemed to be doing some scary slow driving.

Dude....it's called TESTING.

roy · 05-18-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

Dude....it's called TESTING.

You do your testing in the states , When you come to the ring you put it on line and get a good time unless your set up is crap.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 05-18-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by roy

You do your testing in the states , When you come to the ring you put it on line and get a good time unless your set up is crap.

No. you do testing everywhere.(from Australia all the way to Sweden) And that includes the ring. I'm sure we'll get an official time for it; but that wasn't it's full-throttle run we saw in the video. That much is obvious.

roy · 05-18-2008, 02:04 PM

True you do testing every where , but when you come to an open session track you want to put your best foot forward per se. Especially with the vid cameras rolling. Nordschleife is not a track that you want to bring a car to that is not at least 95% sorted. That track eats cars when mistakes happen.
But on OTH , Kudos to Caddy for setting a track record.

Cyberstyx · 05-18-2008, 04:16 PM

35K GBP = 63K EUR which equals the 43K US (for the top dog) + 19% +21% expenses with a remaining 4K EUR for some other expenses.

If that 's the case, it 's the same thing as importing it from the US on our own, so it may be better w8ing for the car to be available in Europe.

Damn those #$%^%$^ who like taxing cars outside the EU like that :|

willisit · 05-18-2008, 05:29 PM

It's still a really long wait for the UK as well.... kinda puts me off a tiny bit :(

TheMadHatter99 · 05-18-2008, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by roy

True you do testing every where , but when you come to an open session track you want to put your best foot forward per se. Especially with the vid cameras rolling. Nordschleife is not a track that you want to bring a car to that is not at least 95% sorted. That track eats cars when mistakes happen.
But on OTH , Kudos to Caddy for setting a track record.

Judging by the recent GM records at the Nurburgring, I'd say they probably have a pretty good idea of what they're doing. If we just sit back another month or two I'm sure we'll be getting some official times that will be duly impressive.

And as for the "cameras rolling," they were spy cameras and not official footage. I'd be pretty disappointed if GM were to change their testing schedule just because some bloke is standing around with a handycam.

swerni · 10-09-2010, 11:44 PM

Am loving mine

Buelligun · 10-25-2010, 12:25 PM

My Camaro will be in the UK in Nov-and be for sale!!

04-23-2008, 04:02 AM	#1
willisit Drives: Vauxhall Monaro VXR Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waterlooville, UK Posts: 314	So now we've seen her in Europe... .. what do us Euros think? We know we'll get the front plate, we know we'll get awful rear lights (lots of orange) and the running lights will be a bit odd. But she's still a looker. Over here, the motoring "press" are saying we'll be paying somewhere around £35,000 for the "V8" (Whatever that turns out to be) which is twice what the US will be expected to spend - is that worth the money? Given that I own the Monaro - I reckon so; but I'm aiming for another 911 next so if I get a Camaro it won't be for a few years as I can't wait until 2010/11 to find out if it's any good! __________________ Dan 2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR. Sport pac - Road Response Pac - Ripshifter 2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Sport (ug) 2001 Honda CBR 600 F

05-18-2008, 05:29 PM	#9
willisit Drives: Vauxhall Monaro VXR Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waterlooville, UK Posts: 314	It's still a really long wait for the UK as well.... kinda puts me off a tiny bit :( __________________ Dan 2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR. Sport pac - Road Response Pac - Ripshifter 2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Sport (ug) 2001 Honda CBR 600 F

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Emher Pillaging Viking Drives: Saab 9-5 '99 (Hey it's a GM!) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,189	Front plate doesn't look too bad and the rear lights matters not to me since if they aren't red here in Sweden I'm either modding or importing. Not driving around with those. And I won't be able to get until I'm rich anyway so yeah it's worht the money.

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roy Erlkoenig Drives: 1998 Camaro SS Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 33	Wasn't too impressed with the ring outing. That car seemed to be doing some scary slow driving.

05-18-2008, 02:04 PM	#7
roy Erlkoenig Drives: 1998 Camaro SS Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 33	True you do testing every where , but when you come to an open session track you want to put your best foot forward per se. Especially with the vid cameras rolling. Nordschleife is not a track that you want to bring a car to that is not at least 95% sorted. That track eats cars when mistakes happen. But on OTH , Kudos to Caddy for setting a track record.

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Cyberstyx Drives: Seat Leon 1.8 20VT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Corinth, Greece Posts: 72	35K GBP = 63K EUR which equals the 43K US (for the top dog) + 19% +21% expenses with a remaining 4K EUR for some other expenses. If that 's the case, it 's the same thing as importing it from the US on our own, so it may be better w8ing for the car to be available in Europe. Damn those #$%^%$^ who like taxing cars outside the EU like that :\|

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