All my life I have been wishing General Motors would fail and now when they finally do we as taxpayers bail them out. This Su--s. Their cars are and have always been Cr-p. The new Camaro looks OK but is over priced, Like the Corvette.
Americans need to have a revolution against the idiots in congress.
My 09 mustang is beautiful, the Chevy Volt is ugly and stupid. IMO.
Bob Lutz
A Corvette's overpriced, but a Shelby GT-500 isn't? How so? A standard 436 hp Corvette will eat a Shelby GT-500's lunch, and that's with 100
less hp; power to weight, bro. Not to mention, the Corvette has a much more sophisticated
suspension than
any Mustang
ever had.
Is the new Camaro overpriced? I don't believe so; just overweight (and
super ugly...). You're basically
nearly getting a Cadillac CTS with a different engine (if you're after the SS). The V6 is the same engine from a CTS. Where else are you going to get an American V8 Muscle Car with 426 hp for $30k? A Mustang "Standard" GT runs 29k. A Mustang "Premium" GT runs about 32k. They're also down over 100 hp to the Camaro SS. Even if you get a good deal on a 2010 Mustang GT, you're still going to pay
at least $27k for one. To even compete in an acceleration contest with a Camaro, you're going to either spend a ton on bolt-ons, or go the Roush Supercharger route, which is going to cost you
at least $5k, and then it has to be dealer-installed to keep the warranty, which will probably cost at least
another $1-2k.
I don't like the new Camaro any more than the most die-hard of Mustang fans, but facts are facts. As for the Corvette, on the other hand, say what you want, but there is no denying the fact that even a standard Corvette is a world-class performer. Step up to the Z06 and it's even better. ZR-1? There isn't anything on the road worth messing with short of Italy's finest.
As for the bail-out, I'm not happy that my tax money paid for it. There isn't a single car in GM's stable, aside from a Pontiac G8 GXP and a Corvette that I'd consider to be worth buying.
As for their cars being crap, I've owned nothing but GM cars, and they've all been fairly reliable up to about 130-150k before I started having issues with them. My wife and I just got rid of a 1997 Saturn SC1 with 200,000 miles on it that we never put anything into but a few batteries, a few sets of brakes, a few alternators, a few tires, and a tie-rod. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another GM vehicle, but they just simply don't have anything I'm interested in buying.
Would I consider myself a "GM guy?" Eh, of sorts. I'd take any of their classic Muscle, while I'd only take a few select classic Ford Muscle Cars(Thunderbolt, Boss Stangs, 1968 390ci GT, Shelby 427ci Cobra).
A new 2010 Mustang GT will be the first Ford I've ever owned, if all goes well and finances allow.