With the new 2003 Mustang Cobra, it will outrun the M3 and some European
cars. Not to forget, keep up with the Vette Z5.
Next year it will be a total screamer with 420HP.
Sad for the WS6...if Pontiac going think that the piece of crap GTO will be
the replacement-forget it!
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Steven St.Laurent
C4I System Engineer
Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps
Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365)
"Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government.
It can only exist until voters discover they can vote themselves
largess (generous gifts) from the public treasury. From that moment
on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most
benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy
always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a
dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations
has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this
sequence: from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to
liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to complacency;
from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from
dependence back again to bondage.
(By Alexander Tyler Frasier, over 200 years ago.)
-----Original Message-----
From: Gabriel A. Couriel [mailto:BigGabe@fiufiji.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 9:32 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: RE: Re: RE: 2004 Chevy SSR - What a joke of pricing...
that's the price quoted for a fully loaded T/A WS6. still, even if that is
too high, it doesn't compare to the price of the cheaper (and admittedly
slower) ford Mustang. my friend bought a brand new, fully loaded Mustang GT
last year for $26,000 (including automatic tranny). he could have bought a
new V6 for less than $18,000!
and even if there was "bad" advertising, honestly, how much advertising do
you need to have to know that there is a camaro or firebird out there.
those are cars that even little kids know about (i think it is built into
every father's genetic material (brown hair, brown eyes, 6'0", Chevy
Camaro...). i will, however, admit one area GM failed in
advertising/marketing... the rental car companies. here in Miami, there are
thousands of convertible V6 Mustangs out there that were rented from Hertz
and the gang for all our tourist friends that fund our 5,000 sports
complexes (or at least it seems that way). that's where the marketing of GM
failed. i think they only got Enterprise on board with the Camaro, but
that's no where near the sales numbers of the Ford's.
i think bottom line, the car was too expensive and not very attractive
(except for the WS6 imho), plus the gas milage was way out of the league of
those fuel efficient ricer drivers to even consider. i think its a damned
shame that there's no F-body anymore, but there really hasn't been one for
the last couple of years (judging by the sales numbers).
back to the SSR... i think the damned thing is a bad joke. does anybody
have the payload ratings for that thing? i mean, at least a Dakota R/T can
carry 1,200lbs in the back (from the manual... don't kill me over this
number)... but i think that the payload/towing capacity should definitely
be addressed by DC when the GenIV Dak SRT comes out.
Gabe Couriel
http://frontpage.tripod.com/fijigabe0
--- 1998 Dodge Dakota Club Cab Sport 3.9L V6 5-Speed Manual Transmission (AX-15) 3.21 Open Rear End-----Original Message----- From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Tim Berry Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 9:25 PM To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net Subject: DML: Re: RE: 2004 Chevy SSR - What a joke of pricing...
whoa, where do you see people gettin raped up the butt for $40K for a WS6???? My bro got his 99T/A for $26K.... new
Tim Berry - Chesapeake, VA 97 Dakota Club Cab SLT (4315lbs) 318's best: 13.28@103.75 360's best: 13.03@103.76 355.8RWHP 395.2RWTQ (runnin lean)
> > i read (either in motor week or car and driver) last night, that the main > reason for the disappearance of the F-Bodies was for lack of sales, and the > primary reason for that was the incredible price on any performance version > of those cars ($40,000 for a WS6 TransAm). i think GM is smoking something > really bad if they expect people to dish out $40,000+ for a pickup truck > that doesn't even have the capabilities of a higher-powered, higher-capacity > Ram (although admittedly slower on the 1/4 mile, so don't bash me on that), > that has the (arguably) most recognizable (and feared) name attached to > it... HEMI. > > just my 2 cents... then again, i wouldn't want to buy a chevy truck > anyways... :) > > Gabe Couriel > > http://frontpage.tripod.com/fijigabe0
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