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08-10-2017, 09:26 PM | #31 |
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This is great news, base RS with V-8 option
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Keep the RS package on the SS.
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You are also correct to an extent. You MUST meet FMVSS standards PERIOD. You only have to choose where you want to go with IIHS. http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings but to choose to not be good on those you better hope your competition is willing to take the same road. Otherwise you will get, "For the same money we're an IIHS Top Safety Pick, Camaro? Well maybe they just don't care about you or your families safety. At Ford, we do". You don't want to be there to save a few hundred bucks. Safety is an expectation these days, not an option. That's why more an more we will see Level 2 intervention for steering and braking on most to all cars very soon.......adding even more money across the board.
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That's assuming the 5.3 is any cheaper to build than the 6.2, which I don't see why it would be.
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I've been impressed with the 1SS and available options from the start. I wish there were more out there with NPP AND MRC, but Ford requiring higher trims/packages to get their dual mode exhaust and Magneride definitely irks me. For Chevy to have a stripped model is doable I'd think, with cheaper wheel/tire combos, less radio/screen, etc but they still are required to have safety equipment, back up cameras, at least one speaker (I'm looking at you Z28), and so on. In my head I'm seeing the price difference being maybe $3k. At the same time reducing production volume of the current parts and adding another theoretically increases the cost of each.
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By the way is this any admission that the car may not be selling as well as GM had planned? Might be interesting in one of the monthly sales threads.
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This is a good move. I know people who want the V8 SS, but don't want all the goodies it comes with. Or just can't afford it as is...
So lose the two big screens, ditch Apple and Android car play, make the seats manual, drop the RS package, and make all these things options on the 1SS, not standard. Maybe even make a optional performance package sort of thing like the Mustang has. So if someone doesn't care about the suspension upgrades, or possibly wants a softer, easier ride they can get that. Plus, that would better align it with the Mustang, as they do the same. Either of these changes could bring the base price of a V8 SS down a few thousand dollars and make them much more accessible. |
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I'm not really sure this will help. Most people nowadays want HID's standard. The 8 inch screen should remain standard. The 5th gen had the MyLink display standard too. Also power seats and what not. One annoying thing was Bluetooth did not come standard(at least in mine). I believe the 6th Gen has is it standard. Brakes should not be downgraded. Doubt they will. Maybe they will make the LCD screen an option, I don't know. I prefer the current 1SS configuration, it is a better value than competition base V8 trims(Scat Pack and Base GT). You get more without having to option out expensive packages which hike up the price.
Instead GM should lower MSRP a bit, offer more incentives, and stop producing loaded builds. Dealers are mostly selling expensive, heavily optioned out Camaro's. MRC, Sunroof and other options aren't necessary. |
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The 5.3 can't be nearly as expensive as the 6.2 etc..I understand adding an engine opt isn't the standard, but they could ditch the v6 for the 5.3 and get similar performance. Push the T4 and now the middle engine can be easily and cheaply modded and not maxed out like the v6 is..I know not my original idea but I'm on board..
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Removing content is not a very good strategy. GM did this about 15 years ago. On the Grand Prix they removed ABS as standard equipment for the 2003 model year. My stepdad was miffed at this when he started looking at new '03 GP GTs. Turns out it was a very bad move by GM. Cost them sales and made them look bad, not that they were doing so great anyways as this was a few years before bankruptcy.
Ever hear of Moore's law? Google it. It's the reason a 286 4Mhz computer with 2 MB of RAM, 5 1/4" floppy drive, and a monochrome 14" tube monitor cost $5,000 in 1989 and a 3.3 Ghz iCore 7 with 4GB of RAM, 800GB solid state hard drive, 19" HD LCD display, and 48x Blue Ray player costs $600.00 today. Well, same goes for all the other technology in a car. Frankly the entire electronics communication system and data link for the entire car, including everything from headlights, wipers, OnStar, Car Play/Droid, and navigation, cost very little to produce now. Car companies are wowing you with all the high tech stuff but really, it costs bubkus to make today. They really shouldn't be charging what they do. Last edited by fastball; 08-11-2017 at 09:43 AM. |
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