[Shotimes] OT New Camaro just slightly retro

[BOB FISHER]

i think the front end looks el camino like more so than a crapmaro.what do 
you think?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
To: "Mark Nunnally" <marknunnally@JoiMail.com>; "SHOtimes" 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT New Camaro just slightly retro


> The first car I ever bought was a '69 Camaro.  I'm intrigued.
> VO
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Nunnally" <marknunnally@JoiMail.com>
> To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT New Camaro just slightly retro
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>> The Vette V8 and 6-speed are of course included.  The car is based off
>> the next generation Monero from Australia as will be the 2008 GTO.
>> I will need to see better pictures, but I don't think I will be a target
>> buyer for the new Camaro, but I have no doubt it should sell well, if
>> the economy doesn't go to hell in the next couple years.
>
> Ya think?  It sounds just like the old car formula, dumbed down version of
> the vette' with the hand me down vette drivetrain stuff, and it sold like 
> a
> turd (unless I am mistaken why they killed it?)  IIRC the mustang outsold 
> it
> and the firebird combined by a healthy margin.  What would make it 
> different
> this time around?
>
> I'm as much a car/go fast freak as anybody, but if I was shopping for a 
> new
> sports coupe, none of these "retro" pony/muscle cars would be even close 
> to
> the top of the list! 3700 - 4100 lb curb weights, crappy brakes, and live
> rear axles?  Come on.
>
> mark
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