GM employee discount for friends

[ifcar]

GM employees are now authorized to give four people per year their employee discount price. Now's the time to get to know an employee.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1017-DC-Car-Examiner~y2009m1d30-Know-a-General-Motors-employee-Get-discount-prices

[giant_mtb]

lol

[Soup DeVille]

I don't see why that's news. They've had similar programs for years, and most dealerships will beat employee pricing anyways.

[S204STi]

I wouldn't abuse my  friends by selling them a GM product.

[sportyaccordy]

I wouldn't abuse my  friends by selling them a GM product.

You fucker, you totally stole that from me.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I used a friends discount when I brought the Z back in '98. They've been doin this for a long time.

[the Teuton]

I wouldn't abuse my  friends by selling them a GM product.

If my second favorite company were still 20% owned by GM instead of 9% owned by Toyota, would this have applied?

Also, what's so bad about modern GM cars?

[TBR]

If my second favorite company were still 20% owned by GM instead of 9% owned by Toyota, would this have applied?

Also, what's so bad about modern GM cars?

I doubt it.

[280Z Turbo]

I used a friends discount when I brought the Z back in '98. They've been doin this for a long time.

Ugh...

That is NOT a Z.

[hotrodalex]

Ugh...

That is NOT a Z.

Yes it is.

Just not a Nissan Z.

[Payman]

Hmmm... I met 2 guys at my uncle's Xmas party who are on the Camaro assy line.

... assuming the Camaro actually gets built. Maybe I could offer one of them a case of 12 yr Scotch to save a few grand off a Black SS. 

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Ugh...

That is NOT a Z.

Shame on you! Your letter is no more important than mine! 

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Ugh...

That is NOT a Z.

I too always have to double check when some camaro owner refers to his car as a Z

Z28 was a trim level on a CAMARO, you own a CAMARO.

Do you hear people saying they own a LTZ? or a SEL?

Hey what do you drive?

I've got an SE........

[hotrodalex]

I too always have to double check when some camaro owner refers to his car as a Z

Z28 was a trim level on a CAMARO, you own a CAMARO.

Do you hear people saying they own a LTZ? or a SEL?

Hey what do you drive?

I've got an SE........

Well the Z28 was around before the Nissan (Datsun) Z. 

[Soup DeVille]

Well the Z28 was around before the Nissan (Datsun) Z. 

But not the Fairlady Z (at least it was damned close)

[hotrodalex]

But not the Fairlady Z (at least it was damned close)

I think it came out in late 1969, so the Camaro has it beat.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

I thought december of 67 was when the first Z28 was made, compared to october of 69 for the datsun.

Either way, the fact remains that one is a camaro the other is a Z car. Just deal with it.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Also if you want to talk about the FAIRLADY Z then that would be the "winner". The first fairlady's date back to 1960 IIRC a full 7 years before the camaro.

[Soup DeVille]

Also if you want to talk about the FAIRLADY Z then that would be the "winner". The first fairlady's date back to 1960 IIRC a full 7 years before the camaro.

Didn't I specifically mention the Fairlady?

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Didn't I specifically mention the Fairlady?

Yes, and i was referencing that. Saying that the first was 1960 and a full 7 years ahead of the camaro. Given that you said it would be close i figured maybe you were only refering to the 240 series and above.

[Soup DeVille]

Yes, and i was referencing that. Saying that the first was 1960 and a full 7 years ahead of the camaro. Given that you said it would be close i figured maybe you were only refering to the 240 series and above.

No, I just couldn't remember my dates too well.

[S204STi]

Also, what's so bad about modern GM cars?

I have nothing really positive to say about the majority of GM cars on the road.  True, we have some great new cars and trucks that have come out recently, but there are still a lot of disappointments.  Furthermore, even some of the newest machinery on the road seems to have a distressing amount of the same old quality issues, like dash rattles and panel fitment issues that have been historically a trait of GM products.  Just because they are using a better looking plastic doesn't mean they have figured out how to put it together the right way.  Also, I have little faith in the company as a whole, and I detest them for wanting to use tax dollars to bail themselves out of a ship they put holes in themselves.

[the Teuton]

Sounds like you're a little bitter.

[TBR]

Sounds like you're a little bitter.

Every tax payer should be.

[280Z Turbo]

I too always have to double check when some camaro owner refers to his car as a Z

Z28 was a trim level on a CAMARO, you own a CAMARO.

Do you hear people saying they own a LTZ? or a SEL?

Hey what do you drive?

I've got an SE........

Chevrolet uses the letter Z for so many trim packages that just about every Chevrolet could be called a Z.

What the hell...order a Silverado with the Z71 package and you've got a Z.

[280Z Turbo]

Yes, and i was referencing that. Saying that the first was 1960 and a full 7 years ahead of the camaro. Given that you said it would be close i figured maybe you were only refering to the 240 series and above.

The Fairlady roadster and Fairlady Z are different cars.

[TBR]

Chevrolet uses the letter Z for so many trim packages that just about every Chevrolet could be called a Z.

What the hell...order a Silverado with the Z71 package and you've got a Z.

I think it was a torquesteer from C/D who referred to his Cavalier Z24 as a Z car.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I too always have to double check when some camaro owner refers to his car as a Z

Z28 was a trim level on a CAMARO, you own a CAMARO.

Do you hear people saying they own a LTZ? or a SEL?

Hey what do you drive?

I've got an SE........

I only call my car a Camaro when I'm talking to people who don't know cars. When I say Camaro to people who do know cars they automatically think I have a base V6 version. Also most of the guys I know that own Nissans say "Z car" when referring to their cars. So in the end I could care less about who had the letter Z first or thinks they own the better car. One Z is no better than the other!  

[TBR]

I only call my car a Camaro when I'm talking to people who don't know cars. When I say Camaro to people who do know cars they automatically think I have a base V6 version. Also most of the guys I know that own Nissans say "Z car" when referring to their cars. So in the end I could care less about who had the letter Z first or thinks they own the better car. One Z is no better than the other!  

You keep thinking that....

Of course there isn't even a Camaro Z28

[hotrodalex]

The Fairlady roadster and Fairlady Z are different cars.

Yes. There was a Fairlady model out before 1967, but the Fairlady Z didn't come out until 1969 I believe.