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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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Was this an april fool's joke?
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by kozak
I heard that there was going to be some new bad guys in the movie too, including a 1970's Ford Pinto who's name is Explodatron, and his special power is to back up into the good buys and blow up. But his special power only works one time.
yea, i heard that too, i think he is from cybertron's middle eastern region.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1Transhed
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...roitautoshow02

There's the link the one of the many copy/pasted articles about it. The rest of it talks about what may happen with its base trims. But the article itself is 100% believable to me.

And setting that aside, why would u find it so hard to believe that the Camaro's MSRP will be priced slightly higher over the Mustang? And on top of that, why would you find it so hard to believe that there will be markups? Even the new G8 has markups, thats going to happen. And why are u arguing about what could be but a couple thousand dollar difference?

This whole thread is about speculation of what could happen with the next Transformers movie... nothing official... yet you pick out the one thing I say about the Camaros pricing that does have at least a little backup to it.
He posted a follow-up that said "premium" could mean a few hundred dollars, not thousands. If it's less than a thousand dollars different, than pricing is of no concern
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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Michael Bay Vows to Spread False Transformers 2 News

Apparently, Michael Bay is taking action to combat the early leakage of vital Transformers 2 inside information. After the leaked production photos and concept work for the first transformers movie, Bay has decided to take a proactive stance in regards to the sequel, set to be released in June 2009. Here’s the scoop from the man himself:

“One thing I do know is I know how to screw them up more… We’re going to leak a lot of false information all over the place. I now know their game. They’re going to get a lot of script treatments that they think are going to be the script. They will never see the script. We’ve got scripts and treatments written up that we’re going to leak. No one’s going to know. There’s one out that’s fake right now. There are going to be many others.”

So what does this mean? Well, it means the Transformer 2 treatment you bought off ebay is probably a phony.

yay!!
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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LMAO. Guess that means we can't believe anything we read or hear about the sequel until we sit our butts in the seat to watch it on openning night. Can't wait.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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Fake or not, I can see GM letting this happen, They have done nothing but disappoint us for the last 7 years
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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In case you haven't realized it yet..... APRIL FOOLS courtesy of Michael Bay.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan
Fake or not, I can see GM letting this happen, They have done nothing but disappoint us for the last 7 years
Yea, that C6 Z06 sure blows. And that Zr1? What were they thinking...total POS in my book too.
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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by StoleIt
Yea, that C6 Z06 sure blows. And that Zr1? What were they thinking...total POS in my book too.
Agree, the upcoming camaro is a pos, the new malibu is a failure, the G8 is another failure and so will the GT ST truck thing...also failure...along with that solstice coupe....GM come on now!!!






lol.....
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by LS1Transhed

And didn't Saleen say they wanted to start doing performance packages for the Camaro after its re-released?
Interesting read that has relevance to that old rumor:

March 13, 2008 - Orange County, California. Steve Saleen announced today the formation of “SMS Limited”, Lifestyle Performance Automobiles, the pinnacle brand in his portfolio of companies. As a professional race driver and innovative businessman, Steve is well known as the founder of numerous Steve Saleen Brands including Saleen Autosport in 1983, Saleen Productions in 1993, Saleen Speedlab in 1997, Saleen Performance in 1999, Saleen, Inc. in 2001 and now SMS Limited in 2008. In the years of building the many brands, Mr. Saleen oversaw and participated in every aspect of the business, product development, sales and marketing. His latest endeavor will focus on the expansion into the high-end of the diverse American Muscle Car and Global Supercar markets.

“I am drawing upon 25 years of rich experience in the automotive industry to address the rapidly expanding global market of automotive lifestyle vehicles, technical performance parts, accessories and apparel” explains Steve Saleen, Chairman and CEO of SMS Limited. “SMS will enable us to do what could not be done at Saleen, Inc. due to their heritage with the Ford dealer network and Ford vehicles. We are using this freedom, along with our new technology developed at SMS to create world-class specialty vehicles.”

“We are currently developing our Signature Series of ultra high performance
vehicles and technical performance parts which will address the new American Muscle Car offerings”, discloses Mr. Saleen, “our charter focuses on delivering the best solutions at the best performance value to the varied world of the automotive enthusiast, be they Dodge, Chevrolet or Ford faithful.”

“Supercar fans will be delighted to learn about the all-new vehicles and new technology we are currently developing”, reveals Mr. Saleen “these cars will deliver superior performance and innovation for both the track day enthusiast and the passionate on-road driver”. Billy Tally, Chief Technical Officer, adds, “These vehicles have been engineered to meet the demands of the world’s most challenging race tracks”. Mr. Saleen continues, “Sportscar racing enthusiasts will be excited about the upcoming announcement of our return to racing in the American LeMans Series. You will hear more about that very soon.”

“Developing and manufacturing cars is one thing, but selling them is quite another” continues Mr. Saleen, “We will be bringing our new and unique automotive lifestyle retail experience to a number of global markets. Watch out for more interesting news on our distribution and retail plans in a few weeks”. Mr. Saleen concludes “The time is right; we have the talent, the new technology, the funding and the drive to achieve our goals. We will be the brand of choice for the community and culture of the automotive enthusiast”.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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^^^ Badass
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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why doesn't bumblebee just become an old vw bug like he was in the cartoons?!?!
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 01:34 PM
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I heard that Transformers 2 was gonna be all Big 3 for Autobots and all jap jap cars for the deceticons.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Justin00SS
I heard that Transformers 2 was gonna be all Big 3 for Autobots and all jap jap cars for the deceticons.
LMAO. Yea, Starscream could turn into the new GT-R....just in time for the Autobots to sledge-rape him.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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wtf??!! Thats like the night rider being a freaking stang. gayness
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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No Way!!!
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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**** that ****.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by StoleIt
Yea, that C6 Z06 sure blows. And that Zr1? What were they thinking...total POS in my book too.
Originally Posted by SlvrV6Camaro
Agree, the upcoming camaro is a pos, the new malibu is a failure, the G8 is another failure and so will the GT ST truck thing...also failure...along with that solstice coupe....GM come on now!!!






lol.....
Yeah but those c6 zo6s, and zr1 are surely in everyones ballpark. So will the new camaro, and g8 gt.
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