Video evidence of dealers not knowing their product

[DevilKnightFalcon]

Hey it is better than one of the dealers around me who has a manual 1SS sitting on his lot and he kept trying to tell me that it is a "425HP automatic transmission with a joystick"

[IROCanSS]

Originally Posted by softail02

What the Hell is that Green car in the back ground ?

Originally Posted by KIMBERSSGIRL1

Looks like a 4th Gen Camaro SS

I may be wrong but watch the video and listen...The dealership is Berger Chevrolet and the car is likely a Berger 427. You have to look close but you can see the large cowl hood, the rear fender flares, the low stance and the really wide tires which looks likes this color, it may actually be this car, they only made a handful 427 cars, likely few are this color.



Here is a red one:



INFO:

Berger Chevrolet, who had gotten one of the original 1969 Camaro ZL1's, thought it would be neat to commemorate the end of production of the Camaro with a special edition of some sort. They contacted GMMG, a company which builds special order cars between Chevrolet and the dealerships. After a Chevrolet department head had a heated conversation with a rival Ford performance manager, they gave GMMG the green light to use the ZL1 name and to produce 69 cars - identical to the number produced in 1969. Most would be produced with the Corvette Z06 motor producing 405 horsepower. Others would get the special treatment: A Corvette C5R block mated with LS6 heads. The target horsepower would be 600. Berger ordered 69 cars with the first one being retained by Chevrolet. All were equipped with Corvette brakes and many of the Corvette suspension goodies.

The "Phase III" cars equipped with the C5R motor have been dyno'ed as high as 700 rwhp, despite being targeted at "only" 600. Not unlike the 430 HP target of the 1969 ZL1.

In addition to the standard Corvette upgrades, all were equipped with special paint, with many buyers ordering theirs to match 1969 colors. The cars were ordered once again through the COPO office, this time as B4C Police Cars. The cars were then shipped to GMMG for other upgrades including custom badging, etc. All of the factory hoods were replaced with the Camaro SS forced induction hoods. The 427 cars received a special "hocky stick" stripe with the classic GM "427" at the front.

Other goodies on the 427 cars included a 4" electronically controlled (from the dash) exhaust cutout to bypass the chambered exhaust.

Also included were Penske double-adjustable race shocks, a 6-speed transmission with a 4:10 rear end, and the car production number stamped into the manifold and also put on the inside mirror and windshield. The original sticker price from the dealer was $85,295.00.

[Brokinarrow]

Originally Posted by DevilKnightFalcon

Hey it is better than one of the dealers around me who has a manual 1SS sitting on his lot and he kept trying to tell me that it is a "425HP automatic transmission with a joystick"

A joystick?? Sweet, sign me up for the Camaro Fighter edition!

[KIMBERSSGIRL1]

Ooh That's NICE! My husband told me Berger Chevrolet made some special Dealer prepped cars along with some other Dealers across the Country.
I'd like to see what they will be doing to the new Camaro!

[IROCanSS]

Originally Posted by KIMBERSSGIRL1

Ooh That's NICE! My husband told me Berger Chevrolet made some special Dealer prepped cars along with some other Dealers across the Country.
I'd like to see what they will be doing to the new Camaro!

Yes, the cars are very impressive in person. They bring very high dollars today. Maybe they have something up their sleeves for the 5th gens!

[piddlewink]

Originally Posted by softail02

What the Hell is that Green car in the back ground ?

thats a camaro and it is listed at $110,000 I was there the other day.

[jeffny09]

just yellow

[IROCanSS]

Originally Posted by piddlewink

thats a camaro and it is listed at $110,000 I was there the other day.

Someone didn't read the whole thread....

[2Muchmark]

They are shooting in a room lit with cheap-assed eye-watering florescent lights which are missing a wide spectrum of color. In addition the camera man has no fill light or color-correcting light.

If you look at attached side by side picture, you can see the difference. The anchor people have good color in their faces, while the car dealer on the right looks green and without enough saturation. That's why the Camaro looks more Canary than Bumblebee.

[Sierra]

Originally Posted by espo19047

Big deal... The guy froze he was probably nervous. He new the mpg... I have done my training on the Camaro but I do have to know the rest of the line. So there may be an Aveo fan site complaining we do not know the product too.
Let me tell you people the salesman must know all the engine and cab combinations and GVWR's for pick ups. All of the cars and competition. The Salesman must also deal with people all day who have 0 respect for them. The Salesman works crazy hours and also has lots of paperwork to deal with. The Salesman gets 100% comission against the draw. So if he goes a week without a sale he owes the dealership $400.
This is why a good salesman is hard to come by. I see it on this site all of the time a disregard for the salesman and the dealer. The bad salesman are not here on Camaro5 so they will never hear what you are saying. The above average salesman are here trying to learn along with you. I love hearing how you guys think, I am one of you. I just get tired of all the cheap shots.
I have no problem with UCF it just was a post that finally got me to write this. I like all of you guys.

The problem is about salesman are the few rotten eggs make bad for the good ones.

[KILLER74Z28]

Originally Posted by FirstLSK

20 on the lot ?????

W T F General Motors??

Sounds like GM needs to fire their entire distribution team.



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They don't have 20 on the lot only, I was told only 7 which I believe 5 where V6's.

[KILLER74Z28]

Originally Posted by piddlewink

thats a camaro and it is listed at $110,000 I was there the other day.

Pics I took at the 28th street cruse last summer.

[Camaro_Corvette]

I'm kinda surprised that somebody from berger chevy said that..

[DGthe3]

Meh, I was trying to figure out the name of the yellow and for a while I could only come up with "Victory Yellow" which I knew was wrong. It wasn't until the end of the video that I remembered that it was "Rally Yellow"