Chevy SSR finally has got some cahones
03-16-2005, 10:30 AM
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Chevy had a 300-day supply of SSRs in stock.
Still for the right price any car can sell.
GM has done a lot of stupid things. Kills the camaro/firebird and instead brings out the GTO and SSR that don't sell in a year what the F-body sell in a month.
And whole Saturn fiasco is a joke. Mini by itself probably out-sells all Saturns put together.
Still for the right price any car can sell.
GM has done a lot of stupid things. Kills the camaro/firebird and instead brings out the GTO and SSR that don't sell in a year what the F-body sell in a month.
And whole Saturn fiasco is a joke. Mini by itself probably out-sells all Saturns put together.
03-16-2005, 10:35 AM
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I have to admit, they are unique looking, I like it over other failed retro attempts by the US's Big Three...
That said, have you sat in one??? The interiors are complete crap, I couldn't believe the horrible materials and tactile usage. About the only thing I liked about the inside was the painted center console. It'll be a cold day in hell before I spend money on that car no matter how fast they are!
That said, have you sat in one??? The interiors are complete crap, I couldn't believe the horrible materials and tactile usage. About the only thing I liked about the inside was the painted center console. It'll be a cold day in hell before I spend money on that car no matter how fast they are!
03-16-2005, 10:39 AM
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There good for doing burnouts and taking to cruise-ins that's about it.
03-16-2005, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by b0mbrman,Mar 15 2005, 08:55 PM
Yup. You'll feel that extra ton and the TrailBlazer platform...
BTW, I', not sure if the car is over or underpriced. I seem to remember reading an article in the NY Times that interviewed a GM engineer. He mentioned that they could make low volume cars like the SSR pretty cheap by building a body on frame (instead of unibody) specifically with the Blazer/S10 frames...
03-16-2005, 02:15 PM
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bob lutz is old. the ssr is overpriced. thank god they finally put an ls engine in them but they still cost too much. coolest part about them is the roof.. the worst part is actually driving the thing. steers like a 3/4 ton truck and the ergonomics are not up to par with modern vehicles. imo GM is still headed in the wrong direction.
03-16-2005, 03:56 PM
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From the outside, the SSR looks okay. It will turn some heads until everyone realizes what it is. I'm glad to see they gave it some balls finally. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that one of the biggest gripes with the original SSR? Everyone seemed to be complaining because here you have this hardcore looking muscle-truck that is powered with a lawn mower engine! 
03-16-2005, 04:23 PM
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uh...hardcore? muscle-truck-looking? It looked like it would fit right in at Disneyland's toontown. I thought it was positively the worst combination of concept>design>execution that any automaker has stumbled upon in my memory. The concept is great, but what they created is just plain stupid. Why would anyone buy this over a lightning, or an SRT-10 Ram, or Silverado SS. A truck is supposed to have some functionality, even as a "sport" model. *sigh* shame on you, GM design and management.
Even with a 390 horse motor, I would NEVER buy it, and if it was free I'd pull the engine and tranny and cut the rest into pieces so no one would suffer looking at it. *spits*
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Even with a 390 horse motor, I would NEVER buy it, and if it was free I'd pull the engine and tranny and cut the rest into pieces so no one would suffer looking at it. *spits*
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03-16-2005, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by robb,Mar 16 2005, 05:06 AM
Chevy dealers hate the SSR'S. NOBODY wants them even the newer ones. I worked at a GM dealer for close to a year and we had two of them on the lot and we tried everything to get rid of them they wouldn't even sell at auction. As soon as we got the 390horse version we shipped it off to auction immediately and had no luck. Red herrings.
My first offer: $20K cash. Second offer probably will be slightly higher than that, but not too much more. I'm serious too.
