Yours for only $42,000! what a crock of shit. Who would buy that thing for that much cash? I don't care if it's limited availability or not. So is my jizz, but I don't see people lining up to buy that.

Originally posted by Winning_BlueRX8
Yours for only $42,000! what a crock of shit. Who would buy that thing for that much cash? I don't care if it's limited availability or not. So is my jizz, but I don't see people lining up to buy that.

It's really neat looking, I think, but for that kind of money I'd expect serious performance, which the SSR doesn't have. It's slow as dirt! I could buy a new corvette for that.

i used to be really excited about it, reading about it, looking at pictures... then i saw them on the road.


bleh


still excited about the c6 tho =)

For 40k is complete garbage, c'mon its a chevy.....

40k+ wow.. didn't think it would cost that much. I would think the 25k-30k range would be good for that SSR. Still looks neat though.

I've already seen 3 on the road... It's going to be a big hit here in WI where they love their trucks.

Ike

Can you say GM? Isn't the acronym for GM Garbage Mobile? I hate GM products, don't care what anyone else says. OK, so now you know the one make of auto I would NEVER buy in my life. That's N-E-V-E-R!

My wife and I had a fight because she wanted to buy a Chevy Tracker and I said never would I buy a chevy ANYTHING! She wanted it because it looked good to her then I did a search on it and it's stats were crap and every small SUV compared themselves to the Honda CRV so, that convinced her and we got the Honda CRV EX. One of the best resale value vehicles out there. It's also a nice little SUV. Can't get it to go wrong in snow, I even had a tough time getting it to drift in a snow covered parking lot.

I think it looks OK. But having been a recent Prowler owner, I think the market of buyers will be about the same. but I beleive I heard GM will be making about 10K units per year. That's the entire US Prowler production over 6 years and they still have Prowlers sitting at dealers after production stopped in 2002! My perdiction is they will drastically cut back production, resale vaule will drop like a rock and production will only last three years. May buy one then!

Chevy = Equinox Big Thumbs Up!

blahhh, quick, gouge out my eyes

I think they're pretty nasty. And there's no way I'd consider spending even $20k on one. I saw my first one on the road yesterday - it was dark blue. They catch your eye because they're different, but then you just realize they're ugly.

If I see that friggin commercial where it does a 180 then backs onto the truck I'm going to put an ax through the TV. Although the new Vette looks pretty hot.

They are cool, but that is too much $$

I just don't get the whole retro thing on car designs these days (pt cruisers, new mustang, etc.) automotive design is supposed to be timeless-a model for the rest of the design industry to admire and follow! so what are we gonna have in 40 years- retro-retro cars>? and just throw in a engine that takes leaded fuel just cause it is retro>???? (Which would be useless) retro spells lazy- these car designers get paid enough to come up with a style for today!!!!...just my 2 cents

Drink more water, and eat banannas.

Originally posted by Winning_BlueRX8
Yours for only $42,000! what a crock of shit. Who would buy that thing for that much cash? I don't care if it's limited availability or not. So is my jizz, but I don't see people lining up to buy that.

remember that is list after the newness has worn off you will see $10K rebate discounts I am sure. What Chevy sells for near list I don't think even the Vette does.

Originally posted by Kain
I just don't get the whole retro thing on car designs these days (pt cruisers, new mustang, etc.) automotive design is supposed to be timeless-a model for the rest of the design industry to admire and follow! so what are we gonna have in 40 years- retro-retro cars>? and just throw in a engine that takes leaded fuel just cause it is retro>???? (Which would be useless) retro spells lazy- these car designers get paid enough to come up with a style for today!!!!...just my 2 cents

According to Detriot all the 'timeless' designs were used up 40 years ago, hence they have to do the retro thing nowadays.

And this pseudo-truck looks good at $25k, but GM cannot do the folding metal roof cheaply enough hence $40k today (but only $30k after rebates and discounts in 2005).

not a bad looking truck but i dont think it will last long at all.

One of my favorite commercials lately.

You see a bunch of kids with bars of soap in their mouths. Then you see a kid leaving the house with his mother, sees the SSR putting its top down, and goes "Holy Sh" then the cut to the kid sitting with soap.

Great concept, and darned hi-larious!

well... it's a +$40 000 (yipes) pretty stylish, although slow, unutile (like, less so than your average sportscar), and well, pretty juvenile version of the El Camino thingie... just power top convertable, and less bed utility, and speed.

it's modeled after the el-camino. It's not meant for speed but to be a 1st year production save sake car. Don't know why you all mock it soo much but i see the same results against other cars as well. Its unusual just like you all claim to be. It's slow and is 40k, well so is the 8 at 30k. Whats the point, it's a truck/car that results in practicality and traditions of excellence. Chevy has been around for a long time, there is reason why GM sold more cars this year than Mazda. So think b4 you talk about a car that is once again dominant.

Originally posted by 04ls1vette
So think b4 you talk about a car that is once again dominant.

Dominant how? Price tag isn't everything. Just what is the SSR supposed to be? Besides just different? What is it good at?

It's big and heavy (based on the truck chassis), so it doesn't accelerate quickly and it certainly doesn't handle well. Sports car? No. Muscle car? No. It doesn't carry very much and only holds two people - Utility vehicle or crossover vehicle? No.

Sorry, it's not dominant in anything - it's inferior in every category and measure. it doesn't DO anything well other than look different. (The RX-8, which you chose to knock even though it's not comparable in any way to an SSR) IS a sports car (not a drag racer, so it doesn't bother us that more powerful cars are quicker in a straight line) that also has more utility than most sports cars by virtue of real seating for 4 adults.

Regards,
Gordon

An SSR is an everyday car and you'd be surprise the amount it can hold. It's just like a regular sedan except different in styling and looks. An Rx-8 is not a sports car hate to say. Look up the definition of a sports car. It has nothing to do with speed. Oh and the SSR is low to mid 15 second car so it's not that much behind an 8. Nor is it supposed to be any kind of fast vehicle. It weighs in at a heck of a lot more than an 8 but yet will still keep pace. Sorry but for 30k there are a lot more faster cars that seat 4 people and a better all around cars but whatever you think is correct in your opinion. I've read about the knocking on of evo's and Sti's, etc here. They are excellent cars the subaru's and Mitsu's. I see no reason to mock them either but for some reason you all do. They sit 4 too.

I design cars and the automotive industry is cyclic. There are new themes and concepts that companies ride for awhilea and then they go away and a new one starts. Currently, people want a car w/ a retro feel and look. Some of thes cars appeal to baby boomers and some to the younger crowd who just want a car that looks "different".

Compare it to the sports apparel trend. The stupid "throwback" trend is pretty hot but it will die out very soon.

haha, 04ls1vette, you're on crack dude.

umm you're the one with a goofy looking character with a cape on in your sig man..or should i say rotor man.

There is one at my local dealership. MSRP is $43,000+ the dealer added something like $14,000 for "local markup fee". Grand total of $57,000. You gotta be friggin kidding me. It's different, yes. $57, 000 worth, no... When the novelty wears off, the price they are going for will drop drastically.

Looks are not all there. Neither is the performance for that much money! HELL NO

Originally posted by Gord96BRG
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It's big and heavy (based on the truck chassis), so it doesn't accelerate quickly and it certainly doesn't handle well. Sports car? No. Muscle car? No. It doesn't carry very much and only holds two people - Utility vehicle or crossover vehicle? No.




did you ever think that maybe it wasnt intended to do any of those things? its a "bling" car. its meant to bring people into the dealerships. people arent gonna save up and buy it for their primary car. theyre going to buy it as a second car to drive on the weekend for fun just like the people who own restored classic cars, hotrods, or other very rare exotic cars.

Originally posted by D MENAC 7
Can you say GM? Isn't the acronym for GM Garbage Mobile? I hate GM products, don't care what anyone else says. OK, so now you know the one make of auto I would NEVER buy in my life. That's N-E-V-E-R!

My wife and I had a fight because she wanted to buy a Chevy Tracker and I said never would I buy a chevy ANYTHING! She wanted it because it looked good to her then I did a search on it and it's stats were crap and every small SUV compared themselves to the Honda CRV so, that convinced her and we got the Honda CRV EX.

It is obvious you don't care what anyone else says because if you did care you might have discovered that the Chevy Tracker is actually a Suzuki. They still sucked, though.

I agree that the SSR will be a bust. I think I will wait for the new ZO6/7 Vette coming in about 18 months.

Originally posted by jonnyb
did you ever think that maybe it wasnt intended to do any of those things? its a "bling" car. its meant to bring people into the dealerships. people arent gonna save up and buy it for their primary car. theyre going to buy it as a second car to drive on the weekend for fun just like the people who own restored classic cars, hotrods, or other very rare exotic cars.

riiiiiiiight because a $40,000 car/truck/el camino thing could be more fun on the weekends than a vette.

^ I hear you but not everyone is all about performance. Some people desire attention as well. You should understand this. You own an RX8.

I for one like the SSR. I see it as a 'cruiser' with plenty of potential - you already have a V-8 with plenty of performance potential (and an existing aftermarket), a slick convertible hardtop, and good style. If it was lowered 1-2" and the toneau cover lifted off, It'd be pretty slick - useful and good looking. It's pretty clear this vehicle is the Chevy prowler - there to attract people into the mundane cheby dealership to try and move more trailblazers and impalas.

BTW - for all those blowing the C-6's horn - it really doesn't look all that bada$$ in person. I love vettes, and I was all amped up to see the debut at Detroit in January, but in person (maybe their particular concept in flat-red for crying out loud) it was a letdown. Sure it'll be nicer than the C-5, look more evolutionary, but deserving it's own generation? Ha!

Originally posted by bubble
^ I hear you but not everyone is all about performance. Some people desire attention as well. You should understand this. You own an RX8.

I guess. I just can't understand tossing 40 Gs into a machine strictly for attention. But then again, 40K is a lot of money to me.

It looks like a big chunk of plastic, it drives like a big chunk of plastic, you see where this is going. Albeit its a $40,000 whatever car its still a piece of GM garbage.

Wow. Another person taking a big global dig at a manufacturer. So I guess GM doesn't or never has made a good car? Hummer H1? '63 Vette? '64 GTO? '04 Caddy XLR? Sure they've turned out some garbage over the years (vega, cavelier, grand-ams, etc) but with those they've also had very good vehicles and a few really stellar ones. I think it's pretty base to go using broad strokes like that to define manufacturers.

"I's only gonna ever own Fords!!! Yeeeaahh Haaw!"

Originally posted by Boozehound
Wow. Another person taking a big global dig at a manufacturer. So I guess GM doesn't or never has made a good car? Hummer H1? '63 Vette? '64 GTO? '04 Caddy XLR? Sure they've turned out some garbage over the years (vega, cavelier, grand-ams, etc) but with those they've also had very good vehicles and a few really stellar ones. I think it's pretty base to go using broad strokes like that to define manufacturers.

"I's only gonna ever own Fords!!! Yeeeaahh Haaw!"

If you have to look back to the 1960's to talk about a good car chevy has made don't you think that says something? Hummer? eh. Some of the caddy's are starting to get pretty nice but they are caddy's aren't they supposed to be nice? The crap GM produces far outweighs anything good that they have put out. The corvette is a great workingmans sports car. The caddy's are pretty sweet. Besides that, all of the pontiac, chevy, gm brand stuff is designed to make money and not to be good cars.

The SSR turns my head, I have to admit -- but so does a train wreck or a particularly messy roadkill. I certainly wouldn't spend that kind of money for one. What exactly is this thing trying to be? A convertible? A pickup truck? A retro cruisemobile? There are several other vehicles in each category that do the job better for less.

My bf has a '71 El Camino that I've been urging (well, maybe nagging) him to finish the restoration on. Now THAT thing'll be a blast to drive! Big ol' V8, plenty of torque, plenty of cargo space, and "the real deal" retro. Only thing the SSR has on it is that droptop... but we have three Miatae between us if we get the urge to go topless. ;)

Originally posted by KC_Prelude
If you have to look back to the 1960's to talk about a good car chevy has made don't you think that says something? Hummer? eh. Some of the caddy's are starting to get pretty nice but they are caddy's aren't they supposed to be nice? The crap GM produces far outweighs anything good that they have put out. The corvette is a great workingmans sports car. The caddy's are pretty sweet. Besides that, all of the pontiac, chevy, gm brand stuff is designed to make money and not to be good cars.

I personally think that as far as GM goes, the quality meter was getting pretty low in the 90s, but with Bob Lutz coming on board, GM is turning around product after product. So yeah, right now, there aren't a whole mess of GMs that I'd go sign up for, but I think their future looks bright and they already have some very nice vehicles that are starting to infiltrate the market. Caddy is almost all the way revamped, Hummer is a rediculous success (much to my chagrin), Chevy and Pontiac are getting rolling, Buick and Saturn are probably next, and...

...the Aztec is DEAD!!! :D

My beef is when people base their perception of an entire company on one product. My future in-laws have this problem pretty badly. They had a '94 Aerostar that had numerous problems and had some pretty poor quality. Now you can't get them to look at a Ford, nevermind that the 94 Aerostar was a stopgap until the Windstar showed up, and Ford has several brilliant products now (GT comes to mind...), but if I mention the word Ford around their house, here comes the "all they make is garbage, blah, blah, blah..." If people would only use a little context and look at a specific vehicle it might make a little more sense.

In my opinion the Corvette is a great car as is the Camaro and Firebird. All cars with excellent engines, styling beauty, etc. Unfor they are gone but what is coming out is getting better

Originally posted by 04ls1vette
In my opinion the Corvette is a great car as is the Camaro and Firebird. All cars with excellent engines, styling beauty, etc. Unfor they are gone but what is coming out is getting better

Right....... NOT

^^Shouldn't you be in HS right now. Hmm 3rd period must be lunch there?

What is with you guys? Use the ignore feature. These childish insults are really stupid. Closing.