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Your not making any sense. First you say this...

Metal Monkey wrote: Since Chevy will never make the Stingray concept unlike the Camaro I doubt they would use it in the next movie. They only made the car for the ROTF.Don't get why they paid so much money to make a car for a movie when they will not make it..waste of money and advertisement.

Then you say this...

Metal Monkey wrote: I wouldn't say made only for transformers, but that is what the rumor is going around in all the car mags. Car and driver..and such. I do think it is possible they may make it. The demand is there.

Which is it?

Metal Monkey wrote:I only think it is a waste of money if they decide not to make it. Now that the Camaro is out...Corvette sales have been and are hurting. They need to do something to bring it out of the fire...it would be a waste of money if they did nothing with that stingray. Advertising a concept such as being in Transformers with no intention of making it.....that is dumb.

Waste of money? You obviously don't understand the premises of a concept car. Just because they don't build the complete concept car, does not mean its a waste. As i said in a previous post, 99% of concept cars never see the light of day. The purpose of them are to gauge interest in new designs and technologies. To give the public something to talk about. So while you may, or may not see the stingray in the next few years, you can bet that you will see some design aspects make it into the C7 Corvette designs.

5150 Cruiser wrote:Your not making any sense. First you say this...

Metal Monkey wrote: Since Chevy will never make the Stingray concept unlike the Camaro I doubt they would use it in the next movie. They only made the car for the ROTF.Don't get why they paid so much money to make a car for a movie when they will not make it..waste of money and advertisement.

Then you say this...

Metal Monkey wrote: I wouldn't say made only for transformers, but that is what the rumor is going around in all the car mags. Car and driver..and such. I do think it is possible they may make it. The demand is there.

Which is it?

Metal Monkey wrote:I only think it is a waste of money if they decide not to make it. Now that the Camaro is out...Corvette sales have been and are hurting. They need to do something to bring it out of the fire...it would be a waste of money if they did nothing with that stingray. Advertising a concept such as being in Transformers with no intention of making it.....that is dumb.

Waste of money? You obviously don't understand the premises of a concept car. Just because they don't build the complete concept car, does not mean its a waste. As i said in a previous post, 99% of concept cars never see the light of day. The purpose of them are to gauge interest in new designs and technologies. To give the public something to talk about. So while you may, or may not see the stingray in the next few years, you can bet that you will see some design aspects make it into the C7 Corvette designs.

Ya I apologize for the confusion. I read a few articles that said it was only made for the movie. After that I stumbled upon some actually GM statements that said other wise. Totally my fault. By a waste of money I mean it is a waste of money to advertise a car that is not being made, when they could of advertised a car that is not seen much and made money off of it. Like the ZR1 Corvette. Many people haven't seen one of the newer ones. For example: They have sold many "Bummblebee package" Camaros because of the movie. People just have the ones they see in the movie.(Sadly I don't think this worked out for the (Ironhide package".) Does that make sense?

So yes I was wrong about it the first place. I try to read things from the most reliable sources and sometimes they make mistakes also. The Car mag(Road and Track I think. I have many.) I have somewhere around here also says they made it for the ROTF, but I think they meant that they made that specific one for ROTF. Thanks for bringing that to my attention so I could clear that up.

Metal Monkey wrote: Ya I apologize for the confusion. I read a few articles that said it was only made for the movie. After that I stumbled upon some actually GM statements that said other wise. Totally my fault.

All good. All cleared up now. No biggie.

Metal Monkey wrote:By a waste of money I mean it is a waste of money to advertise a car that is not being made, when they could of advertised a car that is not seen much and made money off of it. Like the ZR1 Corvette. Many people haven't seen one of the newer ones.

I agree that the ZR1 would have been a better choice for Sideswipe. Though considering the price, i really don't think it would have helped its sales. The ZR1 is a limited edition "super vette" e with a $100,000 price tag to boot. Its a niche vehicle. People in the know or who are seriously interested are going to purchase it whether or not it was in a movie about transforming alien robots.

The Camaro on the other hand is a $25, to $35,000 vehicle that attainable buy the average buyer. It was a completely new vehicle (unlike the Vette) to the general public. People saw it on the big screen, and went nuts cause it was something new....

And it looked pretty damn good too!

Metal Monkey wrote: For example: They have sold many "Bummblebee package" Camaros because of the movie. People just have the ones they see in the movie.(Sadly I don't think this worked out for the (Ironhide package".) Does that make sense?

I have yet to see one Bumble bee package Camaro on the road. But i do see the Camaro in general more and more every day. especially now that there ramping up production.
The "Ironhide" Kodiak package was a bit like the Zr1 was more of a "niche" vehicle due to its practicality and price tag. $80,000 is alot to pay for a vehicle that has no practical use for the average consumer. While the idea was cool, i knew the idea wouldn't last more than a year or so.