Thursday, October 20, 2005
Still Waiting Patiently for a New Camaro
I, like millions of other loyal GM customers, was floored by more bad news coming from General Motors. GM just reported a 1.6 billion third-quarter loss and a loss of more than $3 billion in the first nine months of this year because of falling U.S. market share, production cuts, high labor costs and other factors. Now I don’t know about you, but this news does not sound good for those of us who have waited patiently for a new 5th Generation Camaro. I certainly understand business is business, but someone at GM must see all those new Mustangs on the streets and wonder out loud “was it good business sense to discontinue making the Camaro?”
Long gone are the days when General Motors decided to make vehicles for everyone and a perfect example of this is the horrible Avalanche. I still think GM wants to keep this vehicle a secret, since it’s not only ugly, but no one is quite sure of its function. The best new vehicle produced by GM is the HHR (it’s very stylish and has plenty of pep), which is the perfect answer for Chrysler’s PT Cruiser. Another new and quite stylish vehicle is the Impala SS, but it’s a front wheel drive vehicle with a V8. Can we say “torque steer”? It’s also a very hefty vehicle weighing more than 3,500 pounds; remember less weight means more fuel economy and better performance.
GM just continues to miss the mark when it comes to performance vehicles, especially Chevrolet, by leaving such performance gap between the Corvette and the Impala SS with its new 303 hp 5.3 liter small block. It seems that lots of Camaro manufacturing time was wasted during the creation of the Colorado, which I personally feel is another useless vehicle. Nothing I could say about the lack of another true sports car could or would get GM to ramp up the reproduction of the Camaro; our voices have fallen on deaf ears as indicated by the three year void.
Those of use who refuse to buy the next performance toy from the other automakers are now looking into purchasing new 1969 Camaros and that’s the best news ever. I’m sure the Mustang group is real nervous now that we are able to purchase a complete 1969 Camaro and stuff it with a 572 for some real fun. Here is a new alternative option as an answer to GM’s lack of concern for us Camaro loyalists. Now you can “have it your way” with a big block, small block, LS1, LS6, the list goes on. Having owned numerous Chevy’s throughout the years and the current owner of three, there still is no chance that I would ever switch to another brand. I, like the rest of you, simply keep hoping that Camaro day will come! All my view points are my personal opinions and do not represent Eckler’s or World Wide Camaro. Enjoy the Ride!
Long gone are the days when General Motors decided to make vehicles for everyone and a perfect example of this is the horrible Avalanche. I still think GM wants to keep this vehicle a secret, since it’s not only ugly, but no one is quite sure of its function. The best new vehicle produced by GM is the HHR (it’s very stylish and has plenty of pep), which is the perfect answer for Chrysler’s PT Cruiser. Another new and quite stylish vehicle is the Impala SS, but it’s a front wheel drive vehicle with a V8. Can we say “torque steer”? It’s also a very hefty vehicle weighing more than 3,500 pounds; remember less weight means more fuel economy and better performance.
GM just continues to miss the mark when it comes to performance vehicles, especially Chevrolet, by leaving such performance gap between the Corvette and the Impala SS with its new 303 hp 5.3 liter small block. It seems that lots of Camaro manufacturing time was wasted during the creation of the Colorado, which I personally feel is another useless vehicle. Nothing I could say about the lack of another true sports car could or would get GM to ramp up the reproduction of the Camaro; our voices have fallen on deaf ears as indicated by the three year void.
Those of use who refuse to buy the next performance toy from the other automakers are now looking into purchasing new 1969 Camaros and that’s the best news ever. I’m sure the Mustang group is real nervous now that we are able to purchase a complete 1969 Camaro and stuff it with a 572 for some real fun. Here is a new alternative option as an answer to GM’s lack of concern for us Camaro loyalists. Now you can “have it your way” with a big block, small block, LS1, LS6, the list goes on. Having owned numerous Chevy’s throughout the years and the current owner of three, there still is no chance that I would ever switch to another brand. I, like the rest of you, simply keep hoping that Camaro day will come! All my view points are my personal opinions and do not represent Eckler’s or World Wide Camaro. Enjoy the Ride!
