Okay, maybe it's me - but I need someone to explain something to me...
Like all of you - I've been anxiously awaiting the return of Camaro & planning what car I would buy with which possible options. I've been planning on buying myself a convertible sports car anytime between this fall & next spring/summer (2009) - I've looked at a lot of other cars & was waiting to see the final production details & pricing on the Camaro. I was getting excited to know that this awesome new Camaro would be in showrooms early next year - perfect timing! Then GM drops the bomb...
During the official unveiling, GM says that the convertible won't be available until the summer of 2010... that's 2 whole years from now!! :BangHead: On top of that, you just know that the initial batch of 'verts will be selling for above MSRP - so I figure that 'verts won't really be available until 2011.
In addition, I've been reading a lot of your comments about your disappointment that features like HUD won't be initially available - and that other versions of the car ***Z28***cough - cough** are not planned for release at this time - if we're lucky we may see it for the 2012 MY.
I guess my point is this... if GM's planning on the Camaro being a huge seller, then why won't they offer things that people really want - options, Z28, convertible, etc. - in the first year of production??? No, that would make too much sense - of course, it's better for them to hold back popular features & models & make potential buyers wait a few years to get what they want... or perhaps force them to look to other manufacturers for something that's currently available.
It's not like they haven't done the design work for these various features - we've all seen these things shown in pictures, videos & promotional materials of the prototype cars.
Sorry for my rant, but I just want to know why GM would rather have me wait 2-3 years from start of production to buy a V8 convertible Camaro, rather than make it possible for me to drive it by this time next year? Congratulations GM - you designed a great car - but it looks like you lost another potential Camaro buyer by making me wait... :hello:
Like all of you - I've been anxiously awaiting the return of Camaro & planning what car I would buy with which possible options. I've been planning on buying myself a convertible sports car anytime between this fall & next spring/summer (2009) - I've looked at a lot of other cars & was waiting to see the final production details & pricing on the Camaro. I was getting excited to know that this awesome new Camaro would be in showrooms early next year - perfect timing! Then GM drops the bomb...
During the official unveiling, GM says that the convertible won't be available until the summer of 2010... that's 2 whole years from now!! :BangHead: On top of that, you just know that the initial batch of 'verts will be selling for above MSRP - so I figure that 'verts won't really be available until 2011.
In addition, I've been reading a lot of your comments about your disappointment that features like HUD won't be initially available - and that other versions of the car ***Z28***cough - cough** are not planned for release at this time - if we're lucky we may see it for the 2012 MY.
I guess my point is this... if GM's planning on the Camaro being a huge seller, then why won't they offer things that people really want - options, Z28, convertible, etc. - in the first year of production??? No, that would make too much sense - of course, it's better for them to hold back popular features & models & make potential buyers wait a few years to get what they want... or perhaps force them to look to other manufacturers for something that's currently available.
It's not like they haven't done the design work for these various features - we've all seen these things shown in pictures, videos & promotional materials of the prototype cars.
Sorry for my rant, but I just want to know why GM would rather have me wait 2-3 years from start of production to buy a V8 convertible Camaro, rather than make it possible for me to drive it by this time next year? Congratulations GM - you designed a great car - but it looks like you lost another potential Camaro buyer by making me wait... :hello: