05-18-2010, 10:29 AM | #43 |
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Thanks everybody. I thought i spent a lot of time on here. A 4 year old thread......... WTF |
05-18-2010, 10:32 AM | #44 | |
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I don't disagree with that assessment but my point wasn't toward the live rear axle but toward the "options" within what they are already offering on Camaro's, i.e. I want an LS with a 6.2 engine. (In other words a 1SS with "delete options". That requires nothing more than some special oversight on the assembly line, sort of like the old COPO Camaro's. If that costs a little extra on an individual basis and customers are willing to pay for it, why would GM say "Sorry, we can't make everyone happy." Maybe I want a leather steering wheel without the C&C package etc. Why can't they do that for a price? They can. They just don't want to. And yes, +1 for zombie threads. |
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05-18-2010, 12:17 PM | #46 | |
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It's now up to 3rd parties to do the kind of customization you want because the manufacturers simply can't afford all the costs of complying with the regulation certifications requirements for every variation you think you want. Putting a different motor in it requires crash and safety testing and emissions certifications for that motor in that car and all that is bloody expensive!! THEY WENT BANKRUPT!!! They HAVE to be more conservative now; that's just the way it is. Be thankful (I know I sure am) that they were able to even build the Camaro we have at all! You want a different steering wheel? Customize it yourself; to a lot of people that's half the fun of owning cars like this. Being able to customize it so it's "your car" is a great American tradition and in that regard, at least doing that is still a lot like "the old days". The manufacturers can't do things like they used to not because they don't want to but because the laws and requlations don't allow it anymore.
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Dude...this is absolutely not an apples to apples comparison. Comparing the assembly of a hamburger to what goes on in the automotive industry? C'mon.....FAIL.
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05-18-2010, 12:43 PM | #48 |
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05-18-2010, 12:54 PM | #50 |
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When this thread "ended" for the first time, I was a junior @ UM. Probably working on my final project. My gawd, it's been 3 1/2 years, lol
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There's no law or regulation that says GM can't offer a leather steering wheel without offering bluetooth or cargo nets. This conversation is becoming painful. |
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05-18-2010, 01:02 PM | #54 |
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Then stop participating. Is it really worth the time. The OP hasn't even come back to the site to post again from what it looks like...
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Most people buy expensive cars like a Camaro as a status symbol. Not to race. (though in the past, things were different, when almost all cars had solid axles.) Someone likely will design a subframe/solid axle for the Camaro eventually though for people who like racing. Society has also changed in that drag racing, may appeal to a much smaller demographic in 2010, then in the past. People crave sophisticated vehicles in 2010. they use their car as an office a lot also. |
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05-18-2010, 01:11 PM | #56 | |
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If there's any doubt about strength, there are also a 9-inch and I think a 12-bolt center section that are in the works For me, replacing the ride compliant subframe bushings and rear diff' bushings with some poly/solid ones will be the way I'm looking to go. It's looking like if you control the 'hop, you have a better chance at keeping the shafts and pumpkin together. JMVHO. |
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