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Old 03-23-2009, 07:51 PM   #71
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Convertible and Z28: CANCELLED??

According to this website. This is dated today.

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/243...z28-cancelled/

Anyone know of any truth to this? Scott?

Here's another report:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2009...NEWS/903239993

and another

http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/ma...hits-the-skids
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Old 03-23-2009, 07:55 PM   #72
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Old 03-23-2009, 08:02 PM   #73
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Old 03-23-2009, 08:04 PM   #74
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Old 03-23-2009, 08:07 PM   #75
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"Neither one has been outright canceled," says Terry Rhadigan, a Chevrolet spokesman. Rhadigan said GM will seek to bring out the convertible in 2011.
This is what your second article states.
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Old 03-23-2009, 08:11 PM   #76
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maybe this is a marketing strategy. letting out some info that might swing buyers to the coups instead of waiting for the vert or possibly the z28. Anything is possible....
while that is a possibility, I dont see it that way. while it does make some sense that they could sell more of the current line up. why not just throw a Z out at launch? that way you can sell more of everything (tho it would depend on what options a Z came with). what sense would it make? a lot of buyers, if they found that there was a Z on the way after they had already bought their car, would just trade up. then dealers still have cars sitting on the lots. now I do understand that if they havent paid for one now. but given the economic situation right now i dont see a Z28 for another few (not couple) years. it sucks to say that. but if we arent careful, the Camaro is going to do like it did with the 4th gens.

1st year start out great... 2nd year drop a vert and some other upgrades. couple more years go by, things start turning around, then they drop a Z for us. move on to maybe a different design, then hopefully at that point things will keep going strong instead of having to pull the plug.... again. cus if they pull it a second time.... I just dont see it coming back again.
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Here's what Scott posted on another forum about this article:
http://www.chirpthird.com/vb/showpos...1&postcount=19
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NOT TRUE about convertible!!!!

I've never seen anyone from that magazine in one of our Camaro meetings!

Z28 is still being looked at very carefully!
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while that is a possibility, I dont see it that way. while it does make some sense that they could sell more of the current line up. why not just throw a Z out at launch? that way you can sell more of everything (tho it would depend on what options a Z came with). what sense would it make? a lot of buyers, if they found that there was a Z on the way after they had already bought their car, would just trade up. then dealers still have cars sitting on the lots. now I do understand that if they havent paid for one now. but given the economic situation right now i dont see a Z28 for another few (not couple) years. it sucks to say that. but if we arent careful, the Camaro is going to do like it did with the 4th gens.

1st year start out great... 2nd year drop a vert and some other upgrades. couple more years go by, things start turning around, then they drop a Z for us. move on to maybe a different design, then hopefully at that point things will keep going strong instead of having to pull the plug.... again. cus if they pull it a second time.... I just dont see it coming back again.
At least is RWD...
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1st year start out great... 2nd year drop a vert and some other upgrades. couple more years go by, things start turning around, then they drop a Z for us.
Exactly! You have to act like a stripper at the ballet. Start of slow and keep the big stuff for the end. That's how you keep the interest going.
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At least is RWD...
if it dies again, i dont see it coming back until powerplant technology evolves to a point where our cars are spouting wings and hovering around.

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Exactly! You have to act like a stripper at the ballet. Start of slow and keep the big stuff for the end. That's how you keep the interest going.
thats also how you keep yourself alive in a business. especially when you've devoted so much time and money to something like this. GM couldnt really afford to pull out all the stops on this car right off the bat. they had/have to get the car out there. we already know its a big hit. but its future depends on us as automotive consumers. we will directly influence this cars path in the future. if we dont buy them, they wont sell them. I've already had to say goodbye to the Camaro once. I dont want to do it again.
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if it dies again, i dont see it coming back until powerplant technology evolves to a point where our cars are spouting wings and hovering around.

"roads? where we are going.... we dont need roads."


thats also how you keep yourself alive in a business. especially when you've devoted so much time and money to something like this. GM couldnt really afford to pull out all the stops on this car right off the bat. they had/have to get the car out there. we already know its a big hit. but its future depends on us as automotive consumers. we will directly influence this cars path in the future. if we dont buy them, they wont sell them. I've already had to say goodbye to the Camaro once. I dont want to do it again.
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I'm not sure how accurate Jalopnik is with some of their stories, so I guess I would advise everyone to take it with a side of caution and try not to get too distraught, but according to them the Z28 is cancled completely and the convertable is very much in danger as well:

http://jalopnik.com/5176933/camaro-z...urther-delayed

Again, I don't know how accurate this report is, so if any moderators feel it's far from plausable, I have no problems if you remove this thread.

I'm sure if Scott sees this he will be called to either put out more fires or join us in a moment of silence.
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