GM Will Bring Back the El Camino If... - Page 3

Slick1 · 05-06-2011, 02:10 AM

El Caminos are like mullets - everything starts out fine but it ends in disappointment (plus I think you need to have a mullet to drive one).

Front end - yup. Bed?!!!! Hell no.

LostInMoscow · 05-06-2011, 02:36 AM

Sorry, not interested. It's one of those vehicles that you want your brother to own so that you can borrow it when you need to haul something, not one that you want in your garage.

hot_rod · 05-06-2011, 10:57 AM

Interesting thread & poll at GM inside news on this subject of a comeback for the El Camino - 112 replies so far........

http://www.gminsidenews.com/

bigted83 · 05-06-2011, 12:08 PM

I'll take one,I'd trade my Camaro in on one

*CamaroSpike23* · 05-06-2011, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slick1

El Caminos are like mullets - everything starts out fine but it ends in disappointment (plus I think you need to have a mullet to drive one).

Front end - yup. Bed?!!!! Hell no.

Keep in mind... Camaro's go with mullets just the same.

midnighter · 05-06-2011, 12:55 PM

I would rather see them bring back the Chevy Luv minitruck.

upflying · 05-07-2011, 10:23 AM

Someone managed to Ca register this Pontiac GTO Ute back in 2008 when I took these photos. Only one I have ever seen stateside.

v6sonoma · 05-07-2011, 10:19 PM

I don't know. It's not the worst idea.

http://blog.webridestv.com/2010/11/a...in-our-hearts/

bob vogel · 05-07-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ffrcobra_65

No thanks. Keep that thing in the ugly shed and never let it ever come out again. My wife is Australian and we go back every year and I see these utes all over the place. Very popular down under...... because of gas prices there, not many full size pick up trucks.

+1 yea it sucks

*The_Blur* · 05-07-2011, 10:50 PM

An Ute in America could represent a unique opportunity for GMC. By introducing the Ute as a GMC-exclusive product, people who clamored for an end to the brand during restructuring and who still rightly claim GMC products are too similar to Chevrolet counterparts will finally have a product exclusive to the brand. By not calling it an El Camino, GM sheds the trashy image—you know that one people have about Camaro and El Camino drivers with mullets and all—that goes with El Camino drivers. Also, making it a GMC means that the product doesn't have to look like a classic El Camino, giving GMC the freedom to design the product from scratch or essentially rebadge the imported Ute.

Mr Twisty · 05-07-2011, 11:03 PM

I could use one, especially if it was a small diesel that got 40mpg like the old Rabbit pickup.

Had one of these for years, and before you go hating, I live 20 miles from town, if I want a loaf of bread or a tractor part I can hop in my 10mpg pickup ($20 loaf of bread), or something like this. (I'll always have a large pickup for the big jobs, but it's overkill most of the time.)

FenwickHockey65 · 05-08-2011, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Blur

An Ute in America could represent a unique opportunity for GMC. By introducing the Ute as a GMC-exclusive product, people who clamored for an end to the brand during restructuring and who still rightly claim GMC products are too similar to Chevrolet counterparts will finally have a product exclusive to the brand. By not calling it an El Camino, GM sheds the trashy image—you know that one people have about Camaro and El Camino drivers with mullets and all—that goes with El Camino drivers. Also, making it a GMC means that the product doesn't have to look like a classic El Camino, giving GMC the freedom to design the product from scratch or essentially rebadge the imported Ute.

Exactly.

TOMS1SS · 05-08-2011, 09:14 AM

I know it was a GMT360 but the SSR never did so hot and it had similar cargo capacity to ute or old school El Camino (sans the fact GMT360 could tow more because it was a truck chassis). Personally I'd be interested because it would be a little bit everything I want; cargo capacity, rear drive and decent size engine.

FenwickHockey65 · 05-08-2011, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Fearer2010SS

I know it was a GMT360 but the SSR never did so hot and it had similar cargo capacity to ute or old school El Camino (sans the fact GMT360 could tow more because it was a truck chassis). Personally I'd be interested because it would be a little bit everything I want; cargo capacity, rear drive and decent size engine.

True, but the SSR was also marketed as a "sport truck," which again, is the biggest niche market ever.

05-06-2011, 02:36 AM	#30
LostInMoscow Exiled Speed Junkie Drives: None Join Date: May 2010 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 803	Sorry, not interested. It's one of those vehicles that you want your brother to own so that you can borrow it when you need to haul something, not one that you want in your garage. __________________

05-06-2011, 10:57 AM	#31
hot_rod Drives: 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,222 View My Garage	Interesting thread & poll at GM inside news on this subject of a comeback for the El Camino - 112 replies so far........ http://www.gminsidenews.com/ __________________ "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." - Mark Twain "Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" - Unknown

05-07-2011, 10:23 AM	#35
upflying Drives: '86 Monte Carlo SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,119	Someone managed to Ca register this Pontiac GTO Ute back in 2008 when I took these photos. Only one I have ever seen stateside. Last edited by upflying; 05-07-2011 at 10:36 AM.

05-07-2011, 10:19 PM	#36
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	I don't know. It's not the worst idea. http://blog.webridestv.com/2010/11/a...in-our-hearts/ Attached Images __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

05-07-2011, 10:50 PM	#38
The_Blur Moderator Drives: 2018 Harley-Davidson Street Bob Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 14,768	An Ute in America could represent a unique opportunity for GMC. By introducing the Ute as a GMC-exclusive product, people who clamored for an end to the brand during restructuring and who still rightly claim GMC products are too similar to Chevrolet counterparts will finally have a product exclusive to the brand. By not calling it an El Camino, GM sheds the trashy image—you know that one people have about Camaro and El Camino drivers with mullets and all—that goes with El Camino drivers. Also, making it a GMC means that the product doesn't have to look like a classic El Camino, giving GMC the freedom to design the product from scratch or essentially rebadge the imported Ute. __________________ RDP Motorsport//GEN5DIY//Cultrag Performance//JPSS//Rodgets Chevrolet// Operation Demon//Buy at Invoice//RACECARWEAR RESPECT ALL CARS. LOVE YOUR OWN. warn 145:159 ban

05-06-2011, 02:10 AM	#29
Slick1 New Guy Drives: Black 2011 1SS. Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: DE Posts: 509	El Caminos are like mullets - everything starts out fine but it ends in disappointment (plus I think you need to have a mullet to drive one). Front end - yup. Bed?!!!! Hell no.

05-06-2011, 12:08 PM	#32
bigted83 They call me captain slow Drives: 2010 camaro lt Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springfield Illinois Posts: 1,241	I'll take one,I'd trade my Camaro in on one

05-06-2011, 12:55 PM	#34
midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,904	I would rather see them bring back the Chevy Luv minitruck.

05-07-2011, 11:03 PM	#39
Mr Twisty Drives: the 2nd amendment home Join Date: May 2008 Location: OK Posts: 14,763	I could use one, especially if it was a small diesel that got 40mpg like the old Rabbit pickup. Had one of these for years, and before you go hating, I live 20 miles from town, if I want a loaf of bread or a tractor part I can hop in my 10mpg pickup ($20 loaf of bread), or something like this. (I'll always have a large pickup for the big jobs, but it's overkill most of the time.) __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin lib·er·ty /ˈlibərdē/ noun 1. the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views

05-08-2011, 09:14 AM	#41
TOMS1SS Drives: NA Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NA Posts: 12,126 View My Garage	I know it was a GMT360 but the SSR never did so hot and it had similar cargo capacity to ute or old school El Camino (sans the fact GMT360 could tow more because it was a truck chassis). Personally I'd be interested because it would be a little bit everything I want; cargo capacity, rear drive and decent size engine. __________________ El funcionario señor de los desiertos de Mojave y Sonora.

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