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Posted in response on Edmunds.com:

As a longtime Camaro5 member, to say I am appalled at this piece of "journalism" is putting things quite mildly. This is nothing more than shameless yellow journalism, making a big deal out of a non-issue by reading things into the situation that aren't even there. This is cheap sensationalism masquerading as reporting, and does nothing more than confirm Mr Visnic's baseless anti-Detroit bias. First model year bugs are nothing new. Every single car has a higher than average amount of bugs that need to be worked out in early build models. You'll notice the vast majority of issues in that list were minor, one-off circumstances. The average new car has more than one defect from the factory. Out of thousands of Camaros sold, this is the full extent of a list we can put together. How can you say as fact from this data that the Camaro has more problems than the average car? You can not. Also, it is only fair to point out that the Camaro5 forums include extremely dedicated fans, who obsess over their vehicle far more than the average car buyer. "Mismatched paint" on production models has for the most part been limited to differences noticeable only by a perfectionist inspecting every detail at Pebble Beach standards.

So Mr Visnic, in the spirit of journalism, I believe it is only fair to demand you provide statistical proof that the Camaro is plagued by issues at a level significantly above that of the average new car.

Then again, what do you expect from a guy who argues Cadillac is a failing brand because sales were down this year? Toyota and Honda sales were down too, so I suppose that means they are failing brands as well.

How pathetic.