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Old Aug 26, 2022 | 11:07 PM
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Default 2002 Formula

Just got this a couple days ago.
Has 86,866 kilometers or 54,000 miles on it.
Nice shape with the usual chips, scrapes and dings of a 20 year old car.
Stock but for a Magna flow muffler setup. Also has the replica C6 Z06 17" wheels as can be seen.
I just sold a 2005 CTS-V to buy this. The V taught me 2 things....a fast 4 door sedan is still a 4 door sedan, and as for the 6 speed manual, I can take it or leave it.
This somewhat replaces a 2002 Camaro SS I sold 3 years ago. However it was a 6 speed.
Production and option numbers are always interesting. According to info I have dug up online which may or may not be accurate there were 32 Formulas that were sold in Canada (RPO Z49) for the 2002 model year. And 24 out of all 2002 Formula production had the Taupe leather...so, how many Canadian Formulas could have had the Taupe leather?. anyway they are only numbers.

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Old Aug 27, 2022 | 07:12 AM
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I really like that color combo. SWEET!!
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Old Aug 27, 2022 | 09:30 AM
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Congratulations on the Formula

Sweet looking color combination!
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Old Aug 27, 2022 | 11:33 AM
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Welcome to the Formula club! I can tell you they made 901 formulas in 2002. I'm not sure about any other breakdown.
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Old Aug 28, 2022 | 04:41 PM
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Congrats! Best color
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Old Aug 30, 2022 | 08:47 AM
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Looks like the OP has seen my production breakdowns from CompNine's (incomplete for '02) database, which shows a total of only 639 '02 Formulas being built (less than the 901 cited by another source).
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Old Aug 30, 2022 | 04:30 PM
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So is the 901 production number wrong? I'm not sure where I read that, but I believed it for years. I actually have that printed off in my records.
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Originally Posted by Nathan C
So is the 901 production number wrong? I'm not sure where I read that, but I believed it for years. I actually have that printed off in my records.
No, I believe it 901 correct. This is not the only model-year that I've found discrepancies between what is in CompNine's database and what other sources have published. I tend to give the higher number the benefit of the doubt.
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Ok, thanks. I don't want to pass along incorrect numbers.
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