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Originally Posted by TStko
Are we worried that CHANGE is gonna shut down the performance vehicles like in the 70s for vehicles that are still around or BACK today? (corvette, camaro, mustang, challenger) Oh my goodness somebody help me!! I don't want a Camaro that's fuel efficient!! I refuse to drive a car that's gorgeous AND gives good mileage it's supposed to cost me a lot of money for gas that only last 2 days!!! It's the end of the world!!! LO LO LLO LOL
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Yeah, I'm concerned. I remember the power dropping off in the 70s, the introduction of the 305. Hey, don't we all just LOVE the iron duke in a Camaro, maybe that will be great again.
Yes, I would be very happy with a fuel efficient Camaro, I would even consider an all electric one. (Think about the torque at launch). BUT, I also want a Camaro that is true to the heritage. The 5th gen is. Can it stay that way with the gov't interferring with GM? I am not so sure. Its not the end of the world. It wasn't in 2002 when the Camaro went on hiatus. Read again that list; Corvette, Camaro, Mustang, Challenger. Think. The Mustang went through the horrid Mustang II years, in 74 the Cobra II had an anemic V6. The Challenger went away and has been considered on the chopping block by parties with Chrysler already. The Camaro went through the Iron Duke, 305s, 2.8s and then was cut altogether. The Vette alone has stood true to its heritage since 1953. And it has been saddled with some very weak engines in its one turn. In the 80s a V6 Vette was considered.
I started calling the a pontential second golden age of muscle cars. Ages do end though. It may not be the end of the world, but it could well be the end of affordable performance.
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I loved this site up until yesterday. No one is looking looking at both sides of the story. You know like, The Challenger & Mustang are wonderful cars too, though not better than a Camaro...or how NON GM people don't want the same people running the company. Sorry people there's more of them than us. Who cares if the board of directors got let go, they have been letting average people like you and myself go for the last few years, and most of them are wealthy anyway. They'll be just fine.
Too many whiners. Give me my car so i can stop coming here for updates. Newbies have ruined the desire to look through posts to learn something new about the car i've been waiting on for 3 years.
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You say that no one has looked at both sides of the story. They people here have been doing that for years. These are the ones that have 'kept the faith'. That board of directors you so easily dismiss are the ones who approved the case for the Solstice, Sky, C6 Vette, new Camaro, turbo Cobalt, Cruse, Malibu, etc. They are the people who have been trying to turn around a massive company. That is tough and takes time, ask any captain of an aircraft carrier and he'll let you know it has to be done with thought and doesn't happen in as short a space as a canoe.
I am not jumping your case. I just want you to do what you accuse others of, look at the other side.
One last thing, it is sad you don't have patience with new people here. I am more than glad to see new people. They bring new energy. How would it be at my job, where I train aircraft mechanics, if I never wanted new trainees, who would I train? Think about it. And to all of you people who are just joining in on the Camaro and GM conversation, welcome!