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ddunerider · 09-11-2009, 11:32 AM

Dude while I was waiting for mine i would tell my daughters I was going to just go look at the mustangs they would get pissed and tell go ahead if you want to drive a chick car.......Daughters 22 and 24 they were right dont do it the wait was worth it.

cab2g · 09-11-2009, 11:37 AM

The Camaro is not a Ferarri. The more GM sells, the better it is for the company. And the better it is for the people buying the car that aren't already filthy rich. Why is it better? Well the more Camaros they make, the cheaper replacement parts will be and the more aftermarket competition there will be. If you're rich and worrying that your car won't be unique enough, go buy yourself a Lambo or an Aston Martion...

All-Or-Nothing · 09-11-2009, 11:45 AM

The Camaro has been gone for 7 years so of course there will be more Mustangs on the road. Will probably take that long for Camaros to be a dime a dozen too.

bloomfu · 09-11-2009, 11:48 AM

Right now the more camaros you see the better off we will all be. If you bought it thinking there would not be many on the road later on....think again. More camaros means more success for GM...more after market products...less ugly mustangs to look at...2 friends that have mustangs are trying to sell them in order to buy camaros. GM should have a slogan..."help beautify America...buy a camaro"

S8ER01Z · 09-11-2009, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpizzo127

Here's my big fear.

As much as I love the Camaro and I am so excited for the first time in my life about buying a car, I am terrified that by the time I get the car, it will be like the Mustang. I mean, you see them every 5 blocks, being driven by grandma's and they come in the most atrocious colors.

Do you think Chevy will overproduce these cars to the point that they are no longer special?

Are you serious? Are you new?

SS-Eric · 09-11-2009, 11:59 AM

Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing?

lostinvt · 09-11-2009, 12:22 PM

I feel both sides...
On one hand I LOVE the attention from being a very sharp car,and a rare one....
As opposed to a mustang, I only turn my head when I hear it's hideous exhaust note, and even than it's usually turning AWAY!

But yea, want Chevy to sell lots of them to keep them going...I've been waiting since 2002 to be able to get a new one, and I'd hate to see another 8 year gap!

I think Chevy needed to rethink their target with the camaro....it went from the "cheap" car you could mod through the roof in the first gen all the way to the 4th gen, where all of a sudden it wasnt a cheap car for the masses, but Chevy needed to sell to the masses to keep is going...so it was a catch-22.....

cab2g · 09-11-2009, 12:25 PM

I still think the V6 is pretty darn cheap. How many 300HP cars can you get for the low 20's?

onechuck · 09-11-2009, 12:28 PM

I live in a very small town and there are at least 5 in my town, we love it.

S8ER01Z · 09-11-2009, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nards444

I feel ya but at that same time its still a production car. But it does suck to see some granny driving it or some young kid, i kind of go ya there. But at the same time this car is built for the masses. It will never be a mustang. mustangs i beleive sell over 100k a year. Camaros in the 4th GEN were only selling about 40k a year. Thats probably what you are going to see. If you look around you dont see as many older camaros as you do tauraus, hondas etc.

The goal I believe was 100K a year... not sure if they will ever hit that but they always intended to sell a lot of them. 4th gens numbers are hard to look at in a way... Firebird sales took away from the Camaro and vice versa... when you look at them combined the numbers were not that bad but seperately the numbers were not very good towards the end. If you look at the 4th gen year by year it wasn't always that bad.

In the 2001 model year for example GM only made 29,009 total Camaros and 21,436 Firebirds. In 1995 by contrast GM made 119,934 Camaros and 50,986 Firebirds.

For Camaro Numbers
http://www.camaro-registry.com/production.htm
For Firebird Numbers
http://www.marshu.com/ws6-car-gm-fir...-2000-2001.php

rico-2SS · 09-11-2009, 12:35 PM

No such thing as "too much of a good thing"

CamaroFemme · 09-11-2009, 12:36 PM

I look at it this way - I can't control what anyone else buys or how many Camaros they produce. I love the 2010 Camaro. It is my dream car. If -I- have one, I'm happy. There are pros and cons to every situation, including them making a lot of '10 Camaros. Hopefully the price of my $500 tires will go down!

lostinvt · 09-11-2009, 12:38 PM

onechuck....that's pretty funny! I live 8 miles outside of NYC, and, aside from at the dealer, I saw my first camaro (besides mine of course) earlier this week!

kej2u · 09-11-2009, 12:38 PM

So far only have seen 4 in Houston besides mine and this is the 4th largest city in the US. Still, they will start to populate the market for sure. Right now, it is fun to be one of the fortunate people to have landed one. That feeling will fade, but hopefully our enjoyment of the car won't. By the time these are a dime a dozen, it will probably be time to get the next one anyway.

09-11-2009, 11:32 AM	#15
ddunerider So-Cal Race team!! Drives: Tahoe LTZ,2010 2SS/M6 Camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Phillips Ranch ca. So-Cal Posts: 5,973 View My Garage	Dude while I was waiting for mine i would tell my daughters I was going to just go look at the mustangs they would get pissed and tell go ahead if you want to drive a chick car.......Daughters 22 and 24 they were right dont do it the wait was worth it. __________________ WE RACE DEEP!! BBK Intake, Flowmaster AT cat back Barton shifter,Painted stripes,,Heritage grill,LED DRLs, Smokin Tires!!

09-11-2009, 11:37 AM	#16
cab2g love. my. car. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,372 View My Garage	The Camaro is not a Ferarri. The more GM sells, the better it is for the company. And the better it is for the people buying the car that aren't already filthy rich. Why is it better? Well the more Camaros they make, the cheaper replacement parts will be and the more aftermarket competition there will be. If you're rich and worrying that your car won't be unique enough, go buy yourself a Lambo or an Aston Martion... __________________

09-11-2009, 12:25 PM	#22
cab2g love. my. car. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,372 View My Garage	I still think the V6 is pretty darn cheap. How many 300HP cars can you get for the low 20's? __________________

09-11-2009, 12:35 PM	#25
rico-2SS Thx TZD. Drives: 2010 Supercharged Custom Camaro Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,100 View My Garage	No such thing as "too much of a good thing" __________________ In many cases this isn't even keeping up with the Jones's, this is Jonesing and just plain KEEPING UP!!!

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All-Or-Nothing Account Suspended Drives: BMW 6 series Vert Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Right Here Posts: 979	The Camaro has been gone for 7 years so of course there will be more Mustangs on the road. Will probably take that long for Camaros to be a dime a dozen too.

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lostinvt Serial #589! Drives: 2010 2RS/SS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 85	I feel both sides... On one hand I LOVE the attention from being a very sharp car,and a rare one.... As opposed to a mustang, I only turn my head when I hear it's hideous exhaust note, and even than it's usually turning AWAY! But yea, want Chevy to sell lots of them to keep them going...I've been waiting since 2002 to be able to get a new one, and I'd hate to see another 8 year gap! I think Chevy needed to rethink their target with the camaro....it went from the "cheap" car you could mod through the roof in the first gen all the way to the 4th gen, where all of a sudden it wasnt a cheap car for the masses, but Chevy needed to sell to the masses to keep is going...so it was a catch-22.....

09-11-2009, 12:28 PM	#23
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09-11-2009, 12:38 PM	#27
lostinvt Serial #589! Drives: 2010 2RS/SS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 85	onechuck....that's pretty funny! I live 8 miles outside of NYC, and, aside from at the dealer, I saw my first camaro (besides mine of course) earlier this week!

09-11-2009, 12:38 PM	#28
kej2u Drives: 2011 RJT 1SS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 18	So far only have seen 4 in Houston besides mine and this is the 4th largest city in the US. Still, they will start to populate the market for sure. Right now, it is fun to be one of the fortunate people to have landed one. That feeling will fade, but hopefully our enjoyment of the car won't. By the time these are a dime a dozen, it will probably be time to get the next one anyway.