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Old 07-30-2003, 07:23 PM
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I'm guessing the guy owns a Chevy dealership too:

http://www.classicchevyandcorvetteshow.com/ssr.htm
Old 07-30-2003, 08:07 PM
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It would be cool having the first production car sold (to the public). I'm not a fan of the SSR at all though. Great motor however!
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not for me
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I guess I kinda have to get used to the shape..Kinda when like the Avalanche front came out on the Silverado's I didnt like it but now they look pretty good.
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What a fugly something! (I don't want to call it a truck)
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What a fugly something! (I don't want to call it a truck)
I agree.
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Bob Mcdorman Chevrolet is 10 minutes from my house.Damn I just drove by there 4 hrs ago.We roofed the Apts in the background.Mr Mcdorman is a corvette nut,he owns probably 50 of them.When I drove by there today they had around 10 ZO6 vettes on the ground.Its cool a local guy has the first one.Too bad its a odd looking space car/truck morph.That truck is probably sitting in the showroom right now.
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The second El Camino, err, SSR, this one, sold for $137k on ebay.

He must really love it because it will never be worth that much as a collector car. Maybe the first Viper is worth this much and will appreciate, not the SSjoke though.

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Wow, I do like the SSR. Seems I'm amongst enemies!
Old 07-31-2003, 08:32 AM
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What in the HELL? I didn't think they were gonna produce that one. F_U_G_L_Y!!!!!!!
Old 07-31-2003, 10:28 AM
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Too PT Cruiser'ish for me. The color SUCKS!!!!!
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What bugs me is that it's only rated to tow 2500 lbs. And the SSR weighs 4700 lbs, it's got less towing capacity than a Trailblazer.

It's neat looking, it is growing on me.
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Wow, I do like the SSR. Seems I'm amongst enemies!
I like it too.
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Woohoo, lets drive the nay-sayers off!
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The second El Camino, err, SSR, this one, sold for $137k on ebay.

He must really love it because it will never be worth that much as a collector car. Maybe the first Viper is worth this much and will appreciate, not the SSjoke though.

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137K! If this guy would have waited a few more months he could have saved $100K!, off his new El Camino SS.
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Wow, I do like the SSR. Seems I'm amongst enemies!


No, we all like you, we just want to help bring you back to reality.

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Here's an excerpt from the 09/03 Motor Trend.

" With a base price of $41,995, and fully loaded models ringing the register at up to $47,000 or so, the SSR sounds expensive to us. The Ford Thunderbird, a specialty car with tons of history and appeal, tops out below where the SSR starts-and yet the 'Bird is faltering in the marketplace. Chevrolet's business case is built on sales of 14,000-15,000 units per year at a minimum of 5 years.
Speaking of history and appeal, several Chevy dealers we spoke with like the SSR, but wonder why the company didn't spend its development tab on refurbishing the Camaro. The marketing mavens are working hard to 'create a pedigree' (their words) for the SSR- at the same time GM threw the Camaro/Firebird's 35-year performance heritage off a cliff."
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I highly doubt the SSR will sell 15K per year with a base price of $41K.

I sure want to see the Camaro and Firebird come back!!!!!
Old 07-31-2003, 05:31 PM
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Maybe it will sell better than the Marauder.

Over 5000 Marauders were bought sight unseen, preordered. This year, they've sold about 2900; they expected to sell about 15-18k.

Do they just not get it?

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