05-25-2008, 12:19 PM | #183 | |
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Hope that's helpful... Best regardSS, Elie
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05-25-2008, 12:26 PM | #184 | |
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I have very few problems with all the pics I have seen, but that one has bugged me a little bit. If you really didn't notice it I am great with that. That SS is going to look Great in my Driveway |
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05-25-2008, 02:03 PM | #185 |
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I find the shark fin a vast improvement over the little nub of an On Star antenna that's on my dad's Envoy.
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05-25-2008, 04:45 PM | #186 | |
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05-25-2008, 10:09 PM | #187 | |
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05-25-2008, 10:24 PM | #188 |
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was the top dog there at milford?
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05-25-2008, 10:44 PM | #189 | |
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More yellow thoughts...
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As for the yellow... I agree that us/we enthousiasts want the "true" bumblebee yellow... *but* if the standard chevy yellow is all they offer, I suspect many people will still buy it, as it is "close enough". Also, I would imagine that *if* the 4th colour demonstrated was yellow, I am sure one of the focus group questions would be to address whether the colour suited the car, or if they need to tint/darken/lighten/pearl the colour or if it looked good enough "as is". From the spy pics it looked like the colour was the same as used on the 'vette... so if the colour was off, no problem getting a new shade, but unfortunately, not the 12-layer true bumblebee paint job. Side question... I wonder if GM would entertain the idea of producing a run of cars with no paint, just a quick clear coat (for rust), that a dealer body shop could paint in all 12 steps of lovely bumblebee yellow. I have heard of dealers making special orders just for their dealerships (CHOPPPER cars in LV, etc)... so I wonder how many a dealer would have to order for GM to entertain the idea...? It would be an interesting idea for a dealership... heck 50/100 cars over the internet wouldn't be impossible... heck, I'd even buy one if Transport Canada says I can import the car after... |
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05-26-2008, 12:27 AM | #190 |
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yeah i entered that contest and hopefully i will not have to pay for my 5th gen
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05-26-2008, 12:33 AM | #191 |
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What contest?
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05-26-2008, 02:12 AM | #192 |
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I believe it's over, winners have been picked, and that's all folks. Don't ask me how or why....just what I've heard.
And...there was a contest one could enter a while back to win one of three Bumblebee replicas. Its estimated value was something like 40K |
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I t was the transformers web site. on the cd it had code you could put in to register to win the car.
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[QUOTE=Z-Lover;72384]I read somewhere (help?) that the bumblebee paint would cost something like $10k just for the paint... many, many layers of paint I believe.
Ok. Let's assume for one second that the bumblebee paint process really does cost $10k. So, I am fairly sure not many are going to cough that up. There is, however, a way to get a very similar look without all the extra cost. Lexus and Ford, for example, have a "pearlescent" color. I know because one of my cars has it. It is a 2003 model and the added cost was less then $1,000. Based on how it looks, I am convinced GM can do the same thing. I am also convinced they are already well aware of this. As long as they can get the right yellow, my guess is they will have a bumblebee yellow available at a very reasonable cost. It might not look exactly like BB but you would have to have them side by side to tell. |
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^Right...possibly. I'm sure they could streamline this and make it less expensibe to paint as well. Problem is.....I don't think GM wants to make a whole bunch of them...I think they want a few which will keep that value waaaay up there. Kind of like 572 crate engines being made of the 572 cu engine.
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