samm1970 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Here's the link to the the ad in the new Neiman Marcus Wishbook http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/sitelets/christmasbook/fantasy.jhtml?cid=CBF10_O4836&r=cat33500731&rdesc=The I'd love to hear what you guy's think about this Camaro. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Saw that on the Today Show yesterday. I'm used to seeing premiums of up to $10,000 tacked onto early models for limited availability, but this is a bit much. I like the car, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Cullinan Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Seems fair since its sort of a special edition. Plus the only convertible available. Personally I would spend that amount or close to it for a gt500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 i am sure all of the 2011 Camaro Convertibles will sell without any incentives from GM. The fact that these are being pre-sold at $75,000 will only help those dealers that are lucky enough to get one of these to sell at an inflated price. I remember years ago being in a Neiman Marcus store and a friend called it "Needless Markup" ! I think that would apply in this case, don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 The perfect gift among the "more money than brains" set. Nice car, looks good... but is it worth $75,000? Not to me it ain't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 (edited) Seventy five grand for a Camaro? The double-wide and lifetime supply of mullet gel don't even add up to that. (Rimshot...) Edited October 21, 2010 by Chuck Most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Is the word " ain't " considered negative? Are you Positive? (I hate the English Language) I always thought ain't ain't a word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboKitty Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 (edited) funny thing is these things sold out in 3 minutes. Somewhere out there, are 100 people who have more money than brains. All this car is, is a paint job and an overinflated Luxury brand name. These will be about as collectible as Playboy Bunny cars (last one I saw was a '69 Mustang that sold for a mere $7k). Pretty color on the Camaro, but it's just like a Brickyard or Interlagos Fire Metallic Nissan 350Z, and those are a lot more fun to drive, more affordable, and you can get them with the same color interior If I had $75k, I'd spend it on an Ariel Atom.... I wouldn't mind the wind in my hair if I were driving THAT lol. Edited October 21, 2010 by MB_ChargerChick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 funny thing is these things sold out in 3 minutes. Somewhere out there, are 100 people who have more money than brains. All this car is, is a paint job and an overinflated Luxury brand name. These will be about as collectible as Playboy Bunny cars (last one I saw was a '69 Mustang that sold for a mere $7k). Pretty color on the Camaro, but it's just like a Brickyard or Interlagos Fire Metallic Nissan 350Z, and those are a lot more fun to drive, more affordable, and you can get them with the same color interior If I had $75k, I'd spend it on an Ariel Atom.... I wouldn't mind the wind in my hair if I were driving THAT lol. Ooohh. Ariel Atom. The world's most advanced go-kart, and that would be on my list after winning the lottery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I always thought ain't ain't a word! It ain't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Spellcheck doesn't try to correct it, so it must be. (Although the word 'spellcheck' IS underlined with a red squiggly) Shouldn't that be "Spellcheck don't try to correct it?" (Spellcheck won't catch that, either.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I could care less. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Ain't is a word, it's a contraction for ain't not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboKitty Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 i know that there was a pink '69 Shelby GT500 that was given to a playmate, no way that car sold for $7k. Dave the one I saw was a regular '69 Mustang convt. , pink with a white top & interior, it definitely wasn't a GT500. Supposedly it was an all original car, at a Barrett Jackson Auction (or similar auction). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 At the risk of awakening the board resident "doesn't know but pretends" Mustang expert, pink Mustangs were built by Ford very early on. Lots of companies offered special-order paints, Ford was no exception, and pink was available. However, Playboy/Playmate associations with Mustangs were forged early. 1964 Playmate of the Year Donna Michelle got the first pink car for being Playmate of the Year (first car, not first P-O-Y). Ford informally called one of the pink shades available either "Playboy Pink" (more commmon) or "Playmate Pink" (less often used) and a handful were built over the years. Again, though, most documentation is fuzzy though...it was a special-order color, not a regular one. Documentation shows both terms used, but Ford usually used "Playboy" the rare instances it's referenced, but in that case "Ford" usually refers to the ordering dealer, not FoMoCo...but the magazine called their cars "Playmate Pink" so it's the more-used term by most people both then and now. The fun part is since it was a SPECIAL ORDER color the color code on body bucks was left blank anyhow. You won't find a paint chip book with "Playboy" or "Playmate" pink as a factory Ford color either, though aftermarket ones exist. This is not the be-all end-all but just Googling "Plaboy Pink Mustang" gets you this info if you care... Google is your friend Note that there's imperfect documentation on these cars. They built (literally) millions of Mustangs in the 60s, at 3 plants, and documentation wasn't made to keep collectors happy a half-century later...it was to sell more cars back then, that's it. Trying to call balls-n-strikes on mass produced cars is not quite an exact science...but it is known that a handful of pink Mustangs were made each year through the 60s. Now, the '69 GT-500? That's a one-off car for 1969 Playmate of the Year Connie Kreski. That's a whole 'nuther animal. It's a single car...a Shelby...and obviously more rare than one of the few-hundred pink "regular" Mustangs out there, as well as having whatever significance being the "Official" P-O-Y prize carries with it. And all that Playmate Pink history doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the Mary Kay Cosmetics Pink luxury cars!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terror Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 On my salary,I would have to live in it for 4yrs in the parking lot at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 The new Camaro was ugly enough with a top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 The new Camaro was ugly enough with a top! Apparently not everyone agrees with you; the new Camaros are selling as fast as they can build them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) Apparently not everyone agrees with you; the new Camaros are selling as fast as they can build them. No accounting for some peoples taste! They screwed up the front and back of the thing! If they would have stuck with the original concept I could have lived with it! Now the darn thing looks like a cartoon car smiling at you! Edited October 22, 2010 by Johnny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 I could care less. Sorry Harry, the line is "I could NOT care less" But you read my mind with your first post...,.I immediately thought the same thing....."more money than brains" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Actually "I could care less" is usually said with sarcasm, it's just tougher to tell in writing. Of course, you get the morons who actually think that that's the correct phrasing. You're not a moron Harry, are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 You're not a moron Harry, are you? Whoa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Whoa. "You didn't see anything." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Apparently not everyone agrees with you; the new Camaros are selling as fast as they can build them. I think that's tapered off- the local Chevy dealer has had the same two Camaros on the lot all summer collecting dust. Same story at the more distant dealerships. Heck, the nearest can't even sell the cool green one that's had crowds around it up until the last few weeks! No accounting for some peoples taste! They screwed up the front and back of the thing! If they would have stuck with the original concept I could have lived with it! Now the darn thing looks like a cartoon car smiling at you! I don't think it's the front and back they screwed up- the car (to me) is too wide for its length, or too short for its width, and as a result it just looks 'squatty' to me. I doubt history will remember it as a beautiful design like the first gen. (And for the record, I'm one of the eleven people on Earth who don't like the first-gen Camaros. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 The other problem with it is the high beltline. Makes it feel like you're sitting in a tall bathtub with only a mail slot to see out of. It sort of ties into my current car design peeve: crazy beltlines. Why oh why does a car need a beltline that is at a 30 degree angle and makes the car look like a wedge with tiny windows? I guess I'm from the old days where there was a flat beltline and plenty of window space so you could actually see where the heck you're going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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