And you thought we were in a recession. Apparently General Motors is doing OK because they were unwilling (unable?) to get somebody into a Chevy Camaro.
I'd never really liked American sports cars before. But the 2010 Camaro -- a revival Chevrolet has been talking up
since 2006 -- is so much more sleek than your typical muscle car. And
since my BMW 330 started showing its age (nine) around the same time
that the death of the U.S. auto industry hit the headlines, I thought:
Why not do a little something to help?
So, after seeing a newspaper ad promoting Camaros at a local Chevy dealer, I called and left a voicemail saying I was interested in a test drive. I never heard back.
So, after seeing a newspaper ad promoting Camaros at a local Chevy dealer, I called and left a voicemail saying I was interested in a test drive. I never heard back.
There are no spoilers here, but read the whole thing. My advice: buy a Nissan, a Toyota, or a Honda. You'll probably get the same slimy runaround as at other dealers, but at least you won't have to return for a decade (assuming normal driving habits, yada yada yada).
As the driver of a car hauler once told me: "you can really tell which cars are Japanese and which are American just by looking at their undersides," and he wasn't being complimentary of the American car companies.
HT Alex Nunez via Glenn Reynolds