<VV> "delete" options-no Corvair-some Camaro

[airvair]

Part of what you have observed might be tied to the smog/CAFE 
regulations. The factory projects what equipment (and how) will affect 
their meeting those standards, and calculates how many of which 
equipment to plan on building. They lock in that figure in their 
production plans, and can't go beyond that percentage without messing up 
their government mandated levels. So it's not that they CAN'T build it, 
but that they dare not, public demand be damned.

-Mark

Sethracer at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 4/24/2005 3:52:13 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
>corvair at mts.net writes:
>
>Interesting discussion on options and delete items on the Corvair.  This
>brings up an interesting game played by the dealers currently.  Recently, I
>bought a new Silverado. Automatic transmission was standard; no  extra cost.
>but I wanted a 5 speed. It was available, BUT as a $400 CREDIT.  So that
>makes the automatic a $400 OPTION. Right?
>
>Harry  Yarnell
>
>
>
>My favorite was the Camaro Z28 in the last few years of production.  The 
>6-speeds were hard to get. The factory was "supply" limited (of the actual  
>transmissions) equal to about 15% of production. The rest had to be automatics.  But 
>the dealers were getting requests from customers for about 15% automatics  
>and the rest 6-speeds. The 6-speed was standard, the automatic about an $800  
>option. The six speeds were so rare, the dealers were getting full Sticker  
>price for them - and so many automatics were available that they had to drop  
>$1500 off to move them. Okay - So - What was the price of the  Automatic Trans 
>"really"? It seems to me that you paid about  $700 extra for the Automatic Trans 
>delete otion if you wanted a  6-speed!   That was strange! 
> 
>Seth  Emerson
>  
>