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BowtieBelle · 01-05-2012, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SummoneR

No joke every day I drive my car I get compliments on it.

Everyone says "I love your car!" followed by, "I love the color!!" or some variation of that.

Every time I go to the nearest Chevy dealer the sales men come out asking if I had it custom painted. They are obviously new because they had never seen an ABM. I had a guy today say "Nice color! That's not a factory color is it?" I replied it sure is, only 3900 of them are this color. It was an early production color. A girl in a Charger sped up to pass me on the road today just to flail her hands all over yelling "I LOVE YOUR CAR!! BEAUTIFUL COLOR!!" and two girls in a new VW bug did a very similar thing, waived their hands gave me two thumbs up and yelled Awesome color! Love your car! Every drive through I go through I get complements on the car, then the color. I had a total of 5 people today alone complement me on both in one way or another. Sometimes it's just a thumbs up, but if they can yell out to me they mention the color haha.

So IMHO ABM was cut WAY too soon, and now IBM. To lose all blues is a tragedy.

I do like the Topaz Metallic on the Cruze. But really ABM and IBM had something extra in them on the Camaro! On other vehicles it was kind of fugly for some odd reason. Perhaps that is why it can't share this color with the other models in the factory.

This. All of it. Same thing happens to me. People asking about the color and complimenting on it daily. Even the salesmen ask if it's a custom paint job. Dealers didn't order enough of this color. No one has seen it. This is why it didn't sell.

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Russell James · 01-06-2012, 07:21 AM

Any word on when the last production weeks for IBM will be?

I've got an IBM 2SS on order at status 3000, no TPW yet. Hoping there is still some yet to be scheduled IBM production coming up.

fbodfather · 01-06-2012, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell James

Any word on when the last production weeks for IBM will be?

I've got an IBM 2SS on order at status 3000, no TPW yet. Hoping there is still some yet to be scheduled IBM production coming up.

If your car is at Event 3000, it will be painted IBM.

fbodfather · 01-06-2012, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BowtieBelle

This. All of it. Same thing happens to me. People asking about the color and complimenting on it daily. Even the salesmen ask if it's a custom paint job. Dealers didn't order enough of this color. No one has seen it. This is why it didn't sell.

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It feels great to get compliments about your car - and that makes us very happy.

That said, don't assume that the only people that get asked the "custom paint job" question are those who own IBM or ABM - I've had the same question asked with Inferno Orange and Cyber Gray.

fbodfather · 01-06-2012, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Christopher4278

Then I guess I won't be upgrading to an SS in the spring.

This really sucks!!

No blue??? WTF!

Please go back and look at my comments over the past 12 pages -

No one said we'll never offer blue again. We just haven't said WHEN we'll offer blue and WHAT SHADE of blue it might be.

I'd urge you to go see your dealer today and order an IBM Camaro SS the way you want it..........and you can then take delivery in the spring.

BowtieBelle · 01-06-2012, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

If your car is at Event 3000, it will be painted IBM.

Thanks for keeping us updated.

Russell James · 01-06-2012, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

If your car is at Event 3000, it will be painted IBM.

Great news

Thanks a Lot!

matthook · 01-06-2012, 09:33 AM

grats Russell, looks like you will REALLY have one of the last ones, i got mine on Tuesday and was thinking mine must be near the end of the chain

deltakilo · 01-06-2012, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

If your car is at Event 3000, it will be painted IBM.

Has the cutoff for ordering IBM occured yet? Looking to order.... really soon and I want IBM so bad!

BowtieBelle · 01-06-2012, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by deltakilo

Has the cutoff for ordering IBM occured yet? Looking to order.... really soon and I want IBM so bad!

He said in an above post that if you want IBM to go talk to the dealer and order it now. Get crackin!

super60 · 01-06-2012, 10:04 AM

Like Bowtiebelle said , get crackin

Mike Judge
Super60

deltakilo · 01-06-2012, 10:06 AM

I'm so nervous and excited!!!! Going tomorrow

2SSRS IBM (obviously!) LS3 with Heritage Grill! Its like having a baby, I have so much to plan before she comes!

oldschool69 · 01-06-2012, 04:58 PM

Ordered mine Dec. 26 Hope it goes through. My sales man said he would call next week and let me know. He didn't know IBM was going away.

karrde1842 · 01-06-2012, 05:05 PM

I talked to Becky today, and she said that you can still order coupes and verts in IBM. I went ahead and ordered it today (but since no orders this week except on ZL1s it goes into the system next week. Crossing fingers nothing happens)!

01-06-2012, 09:33 AM	#330
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01-06-2012, 10:04 AM	#333
super60 Built with Pride "Oshawa" Drives: 2011 Chev Silverado Z71 Crew Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Camaro Build Team , Oshawa Posts: 1,445	Like Bowtiebelle said , get crackin Mike Judge Super60 __________________ In Memory of Dawson Ellert .

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