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Stex · 09-05-2011, 10:10 AM

You cannot order a 2011 Camaro. Yet you go to Chevy to build one and they STILL have the dang 2011 up. Cannot build a 2012 BUT THAT is ALL you can order. Come on GM you Gov roots are showing...Same with others such as the GMC/Chevy truck....yes I know they are trying to push the 11s still on the lots but this is a build site not a find site...

edit: took off the dumb as GM must be holding for something major like paint colors or something...if not then it is .......

alcal1084 · 09-05-2011, 01:10 PM

I remember reading somewhere the website will be updated in October hope this helps...

*The_Blur* · 09-05-2011, 01:17 PM

You can't really order from the website. The site is just there to be informative. If you really want some information one what's out there and what it costs to build, your best bet is always to pick a dealer and make a friend there. You need someone that has GM GlobalConnect up so you can do a locate and find what's really out there.

el ess A · 09-05-2011, 01:18 PM

It's called reverse progress. They want you to actually go to the dealer like in the old days.

*The_Blur* · 09-05-2011, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by el ess X

It's called reverse progress. They want you to actually go to the dealer like in the old days.

I don't know any dealers that come to you. At the end of the day, you can only buy your car from someone selling it. For people that want a new car, you've got to deal with a dealer. It's not always fun. It is always necessary. Someday, maybe we'll all be able to order from home or have a consultant come to us, but those days aren't here yet. If you want to see the current nationwide inventory, you need GM GlobalConnect. It is the most up-to-date tool that GM salespeople use, and you can only get access to the results from a dealer.

blacknj · 09-05-2011, 01:32 PM

They could at least allow one to search 2012's in the Locate Vehicle area.

jasonsk287 · 09-05-2011, 02:23 PM

Brochures should be out very soon... maybe this week or next week (I remember a Chevy customer service rep on here mentioning that) and yes as far as I've read the website should be updated next month sometime. It is frustrating to me too. I realize they want to push 2011s but the supplies of them are dwindling (based on my observations from checking dealer websites). One local dealer has 14 2012s and 1 2011. It would do Chevy good to update their website with 2012 info and keep the 2011 info up as a sidebar. I've seen other manufacturers do that. In the mean time we can only look forward to the '12 brochure (still no price info however) in the coming days or weeks. By the way if anyone gets their hands on one, scan it in or post a link!

brAnd7onX · 09-05-2011, 02:30 PM

I read on here from customer service that the site will be updated this month.

el ess A · 09-05-2011, 06:11 PM

I find it odd, if that's true, that the cars are in people's driveway long before the advertising and websites are out there and active.

The sarcasm that The_Blur missed earlier is that years ago, in order to get the prices of the new cars, you either had to 1) wait for the monthly car rags to come out to get prices, or 2) actually go to the dealership and look at their information.

Today, you simply hop on the 'net and all that information (at least up until 2012 MY) is usually at your fingertips.

Gibroni · 09-05-2011, 06:42 PM

Not sure what the Gov had to do with it. Someone's listening to a little too much Rush Limbaugh. If not for the Gov investing in GM, there would be no 2012 Camaro. Seems to me that GM is heading in the right direction although they should be concentrating on vehicles powered by something other than the obsolete internal combustion engine. This cvountry doesn't have a foreign oil dependency problem, it has an oil dependency problem period.

Dream18 · 09-05-2011, 08:05 PM

I agree I went to get a 2011 summit white LT1 this past weekend and the closest one was 400 miles away. The dealer tried to push another color on me but that's another
Story. Not to mention out of the 25 camaros on the lot, 20 of them were SS. Now that would be fine for me if I didn't have student loans!!!!

*The_Blur* · 09-05-2011, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el ess X

I find it odd, if that's true, that the cars are in people's driveway long before the advertising and websites are out there and active.

The sarcasm that The_Blur missed earlier is that years ago, in order to get the prices of the new cars, you either had to 1) wait for the monthly car rags to come out to get prices, or 2) actually go to the dealership and look at their information.

Today, you simply hop on the 'net and all that information (at least up until 2012 MY) is usually at your fingertips.

Sadly, it's still the second best way to get any info. The first is obviously this website.

Hylton · 09-05-2011, 08:25 PM

It is disappointing to see this one aspect of camaro marketing and communication unprepared and untimely. It does reflect badly on the organization.

BackinBlackSS/RS · 09-05-2011, 08:28 PM

AND, it's not a mistake. This is how they choose to do it.

It makes NO sense.

09-05-2011, 10:10 AM	#1
Stex Drives: 67 goat, 69 goat ram air III Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South texas Posts: 1,443	GM, Let me Build a 2012 You cannot order a 2011 Camaro. Yet you go to Chevy to build one and they STILL have the dang 2011 up. Cannot build a 2012 BUT THAT is ALL you can order. Come on GM you Gov roots are showing...Same with others such as the GMC/Chevy truck....yes I know they are trying to push the 11s still on the lots but this is a build site not a find site... edit: took off the dumb as GM must be holding for something major like paint colors or something...if not then it is ....... Last edited by Stex; 09-07-2011 at 09:54 PM.

09-05-2011, 01:17 PM	#3
The_Blur Moderator Drives: 2018 Harley-Davidson Street Bob Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 14,768	You can't really order from the website. The site is just there to be informative. If you really want some information one what's out there and what it costs to build, your best bet is always to pick a dealer and make a friend there. You need someone that has GM GlobalConnect up so you can do a locate and find what's really out there. __________________ RDP Motorsport//GEN5DIY//Cultrag Performance//JPSS//Rodgets Chevrolet// Operation Demon//Buy at Invoice//RACECARWEAR RESPECT ALL CARS. LOVE YOUR OWN. warn 145:159 ban

09-05-2011, 01:18 PM	#4
el ess A Older Than Dirt Drives: 2010 & 2013 Camaros Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 4,685	It's called reverse progress. They want you to actually go to the dealer like in the old days. __________________ 2010 2SS TE, 1 of 822/2013 Camaro ZL1 vert, 1 of 54

09-05-2011, 02:23 PM	#7
jasonsk287 Drives: 2012 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 404	Brochures should be out very soon... maybe this week or next week (I remember a Chevy customer service rep on here mentioning that) and yes as far as I've read the website should be updated next month sometime. It is frustrating to me too. I realize they want to push 2011s but the supplies of them are dwindling (based on my observations from checking dealer websites). One local dealer has 14 2012s and 1 2011. It would do Chevy good to update their website with 2012 info and keep the 2011 info up as a sidebar. I've seen other manufacturers do that. In the mean time we can only look forward to the '12 brochure (still no price info however) in the coming days or weeks. By the way if anyone gets their hands on one, scan it in or post a link! __________________ 2012 Camaro 1LT Summit White/Black Rally Stripes Ordered 8/21/11, built 9/22/11, delivered 10/7/11

09-05-2011, 02:30 PM	#8
brAnd7onX Drives: 2012 1SS IOM Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hutto, TX Posts: 1,642	I read on here from customer service that the site will be updated this month. __________________ 2012 Camaro SS IOM "TigreSS" Borla "S" Catback C.A.I. Intake VMax Ported TB JRE Tune

09-05-2011, 01:10 PM	#2
alcal1084 Drives: 2012 45TH AE SS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 553	I remember reading somewhere the website will be updated in October hope this helps...

09-05-2011, 01:32 PM	#6
blacknj Drives: None Yet Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: PA Posts: 7	They could at least allow one to search 2012's in the Locate Vehicle area.

09-05-2011, 06:11 PM	#9
el ess A Older Than Dirt Drives: 2010 & 2013 Camaros Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 4,685	I find it odd, if that's true, that the cars are in people's driveway long before the advertising and websites are out there and active. The sarcasm that The_Blur missed earlier is that years ago, in order to get the prices of the new cars, you either had to 1) wait for the monthly car rags to come out to get prices, or 2) actually go to the dealership and look at their information. Today, you simply hop on the 'net and all that information (at least up until 2012 MY) is usually at your fingertips. __________________ 2010 2SS TE, 1 of 822/2013 Camaro ZL1 vert, 1 of 54

09-05-2011, 06:42 PM	#10
Gibroni Drives: '12 IOM LT 'vert Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NEPA Posts: 646	Not sure what the Gov had to do with it. Someone's listening to a little too much Rush Limbaugh. If not for the Gov investing in GM, there would be no 2012 Camaro. Seems to me that GM is heading in the right direction although they should be concentrating on vehicles powered by something other than the obsolete internal combustion engine. This cvountry doesn't have a foreign oil dependency problem, it has an oil dependency problem period.

09-05-2011, 08:05 PM	#11
Dream18 Drives: Chrysler 300 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 42	I agree I went to get a 2011 summit white LT1 this past weekend and the closest one was 400 miles away. The dealer tried to push another color on me but that's another Story. Not to mention out of the 25 camaros on the lot, 20 of them were SS. Now that would be fine for me if I didn't have student loans!!!! __________________ On the Search....2012

09-05-2011, 08:25 PM	#13
Hylton Drives: fanboys and ass kissers crazy. Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 7,275	It is disappointing to see this one aspect of camaro marketing and communication unprepared and untimely. It does reflect badly on the organization. __________________ "BBOMG - More than just a car show.... It's an experience!"

09-05-2011, 08:28 PM	#14
BackinBlackSS/RS Go Blue!!!!! Drives: 2012 Cruze LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,290	AND, it's not a mistake. This is how they choose to do it. It makes NO sense.

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