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Originally Posted by The_Blur
All they've got on the Camaro is weight.
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And about 3 grand, and that is comparing apples to apples. There are finer points which don't work in GM's favor, like the fact that you have to get a 2SS Camaro to get leather while a Mustang Premium carries that feature as standard for barely over 30k. Yes, a Mustang Premium doesn't cover all the same bases the 2SS does without adding a few other options, but that is only attractive for somebody looking at a leather equipped car if they happen to actually want those other options.
IMHO Ford made a mistake by removing so many a'la carte options, like the ability to order leather by itself, forcing buyers to go to packages like the Premium Package if they want leather. I believe that move will cost Ford some buyers. With the Camaro GM has taken that 'package only' concept and gone a step if not two further. I understand the argument for this strategy, but I don't think it will work out in either companies favor and I think that GM's more extreme take on the same will work out even worse than Ford's.
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Originally Posted by Blur
The price is about the same,
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I don't think Joe Consumer is going to be as happy to overlook the price difference as you are. As it relates to the 2SS these prices compare surprisingly similat to how the 2005 Mustang GT compared to the Pontiac GTO, and we all remember how well that worked out for GM. The 1SS changes things a bit, but the question there is how much a more decontented, more basic GTO option packcage would have helped overall sales.