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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 09:03 PM
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i just saw transformers lastnight...great movie, the 5th gen looked sick, not sure where ill be in my life when it comes out. but i know ill at least test drive one for damn sure

i def dont wanna get rid of my ss, and havin 2 cars at once will be tuff for me


price----if its under 30k no ? i'll have one, ls3 that is
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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You can bet your last bippy the top of the line SS will be $40,000.00 stripped. At that price they may sell a couple thousand in 10-12 months . Forty grand ? No thanks. Course by then a new stripper Vette will be $55 grand.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 11:24 PM
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I'm expecting to pay $35,000 for a fully optioned SS, plus another god knows what for dealer markup.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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I would pay $30-$35 thousand for a 400hp 5th gen. If they even make it. I personaly think they will. I just hope it doesn't 1 take 2 years to come out and 2 be the sae motor in the Z28 with a freakin super charger or somethin. I don't see them makin a ZL1.
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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You know we are going to get raped for the first 6 months to a year with the dealers marking these cars up by who knows how many thousands of dollars . As long as I get mine by the summer of 09 and not get slaughtered by the price I can live with it.
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TT632
You know we are going to get raped for the first 6 months to a year with the dealers marking these cars up by who knows how many thousands of dollars . As long as I get mine by the summer of 09 and not get slaughtered by the price I can live with it.
I'm scared of the dealer markup. I'm # 3 on my dealer waiting list, so I'll have one of the first ones to come out. I don't wanna pay the markup, but my whole family wants me to have one of the first ones available, since I've had crappy cars all my life. My wife even told me that the dealer price gouge is worth it.
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 01:56 PM
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Well if you are already on the waiting list don't u have an idea of what the price will be. (Ball Park Figure) What kind of info are they giving u. I really want an SS. If I buy a Z and the SS comes out I'm gonna be pissed.
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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Dealers around here are still scratching there head about waiting list. I dont think you can actually order one untill its ready to go...
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 11:26 PM
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That's what I thought about the dealer taking orders. Does any know or have an idea as to when exactly does the car come out. Like what mounth?
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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The best info I've been able to come up with is a 1st qtr. '09 release with dealers taking
orders late spring-early summer '08. Considering some of our inside sources here, this seems
pretty accurate. I still believe we'll be able to get a base trim V8 for under $30g's msrp.
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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Well for me I'll be really happy if I can get a SS for about 28-34 thousand. But we will just have to see.
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Old Jul 24, 2007 | 01:35 AM
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http://forums.streetfire.net/showthread.php?t=13463

I don't know how legit this guy really is, because he says the Z/28 will be supercharged, and I thought GM wasn't into that anymore. Everything else seems pretty reasonable though.

And as for the competitive pricing toward the Mustang, it really depends on what you call competitive. GM hasn't had prices very close to the Rustang in a while. And for good reason. Found On Road Dead got that nickname for a reason....
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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This just in , and from the horse's mouth.


The new Camaro 6 cylinder stripper models WILL hit the showroom floors in January of 2009 .
The V8 models will come out in July of 2009. Convertibles in September , & the SS models in November of 2009.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by burnzilla
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40k? Thats rediculous. You can get a C5 Z06 for 20K.

The new Z28 needs to be affordable, just like the Mustang GT. You can get a nicely optioned GT for 21K-24K, you should be able to get a nicely optioned Z28 for around the same.

I dont care what year the car is... its still a Camaro... a poor mans Corvette, so GM better price the damn thing like one.

Makes no difference, if the V-6 version isn't a success, the car won't be a success.
I dont think it will be priced that close to the mustang. I think It will be a few grand more. 4th gens are and were much more expensive when compared to their mustang counterparts.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Z ROADSTER
This just in , and from the horse's mouth.


The new Camaro 6 cylinder stripper models WILL hit the showroom floors in January of 2009 .
The V8 models will come out in July of 2009. Convertibles in September , & the SS models in November of 2009.
Not saying this isn't true (i don't care either way), but why would anyone try and pass this off as official info? "Straight from the horse's mouth." like he was talking with the GM CEO today during an excutive board meeting about the Camaro. Absolutly no refference at all to where he read this on the Internet, or to whose brother's friend's dad works at a dealership and said this.

In case you didn't know, rumors and speculation about the new Camaro are rampant.
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 04:37 PM
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Yeah , I know !
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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On top of that, it doesnt make sense. That announcement should be titled,"college girls and sporty soccer moms get one first" or "retardation at this level doesnt deserve sympathy".
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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Would prefer an 8 but will get whatever comes out first. Whatevers in it will be coming out anyway. 09 can't get here fast enough!
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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If its an 09 model then it will be out semptember of 08 that is when all the new model cars start hitting the showroom!! As for the SS or ZL1 or special optioned cars i can see then coming in january of 09 so that the ones who bought the Z28's will trade theirs in for the ZL1 or SS .. Thats just my .02 but i know i most likely wont own one for awhile bc im only 19 Y/O right now and making only 26k/year just wont cut it
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ss1129
40k.....nobody would buy them.
So, 40K is where this guy draws the line? Everyone wants the LS-3, right? Everyone wants a space age interior, right? Everyone wants a 3200# car, right? But if it's over 40K no one will buy it, right?

So, here is what I would like for you guy to do. Send your ideas to GM on how to cut 36K out of the 2008 Z06 so we can call it a Camaro. The Z06 has the LS-3, weight is around 3200#, and the interior isn't bad. The sticker is 76K
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