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Mail From: ronald.veenker (Ronald Veenker)

Good observations, Mike. I wish I knew how many they are scheduled to
manufacture the first year.

Ron



On Saturday, June 14, 2003, at 03:53 PM, Michael Powers wrote:

> On 6/14/03 12:34 PM, " Ronald Veenker" <(email redacted)>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure that any of
>> Vette people worry about the Caddy sport model eclipsing the Great
>> American Sports Car.
>>
>
> I don't think they do. From what I understand, the chassis is all
> Corvette
> (duh) but the interior is far higher quality and too expensive for the
> Vette
> market. Also the engine is tuned towards luxury with use of a new
> version
> of the Northstar motor. The total package is heavier and softer,
> oriented
> towards grand touring and apparently not a threat to the performance
> envelope of a normal Vette. I guess it's supposed to be an American
> SLK.
> Considering the amount of engineering and substance that has gone into
> it, I
> would guess it will be a hot seller -- seems to be a lot more than a
> repackaged Corvette.
>
> Mike
>
>
Ron & RedFox '01 LP
Vette City Miatas
Bowling Green, KY 42101

"As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red
again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a
bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way."
- Jack Handey, "On Driving in the South"

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Mail From: Larry (Larry Alster)

According to the Caddy website the MSRP starts at 78k!!!!

Larry

White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP
Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 EM BEGI System IV Turbo +
Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow

LowCountry Miata lowcountrymiataclub.net
Masters Miata
RAGS 074

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Veenker" <(email redacted)>
To: "Michael Powers" <(email redacted)>
Cc: <(email redacted)>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Miata] NMC Vette City Sees New Two-Seater


> Good observations, Mike. I wish I knew how many they are scheduled to
> manufacture the first year.
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> On Saturday, June 14, 2003, at 03:53 PM, Michael Powers wrote:
>
> > On 6/14/03 12:34 PM, " Ronald Veenker" <(email redacted)>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I'm not sure that any of
> >> Vette people worry about the Caddy sport model eclipsing the Great
> >> American Sports Car.
> >>
> >
> > I don't think they do. From what I understand, the chassis is all
> > Corvette
> > (duh) but the interior is far higher quality and too expensive for the
> > Vette
> > market. Also the engine is tuned towards luxury with use of a new
> > version
> > of the Northstar motor. The total package is heavier and softer,
> > oriented
> > towards grand touring and apparently not a threat to the performance
> > envelope of a normal Vette. I guess it's supposed to be an American
> > SLK.
> > Considering the amount of engineering and substance that has gone into
> > it, I
> > would guess it will be a hot seller -- seems to be a lot more than a
> > repackaged Corvette.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> Ron & RedFox '01 LP
> Vette City Miatas
> Bowling Green, KY 42101
>
> "As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red
> again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a
> bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way."
> - Jack Handey, "On Driving in the South"
>
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Mail From: ronald.veenker (Ronald Veenker)

How about that? I got my info on an advance rating website, before
they came off the line. Your figures are more realistic, I'm sure.

Ron


On Saturday, June 14, 2003, at 07:45 PM, Larry Alster wrote:

> According to the Caddy website the MSRP starts at 78k!!!!
>
> Larry
>
> White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP
> Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 EM BEGI System IV Turbo +
> Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow
>
> LowCountry Miata lowcountrymiataclub.net
> Masters Miata
> RAGS 074
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ronald Veenker" <(email redacted)>
> To: "Michael Powers" <(email redacted)>
> Cc: <(email redacted)>
> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Miata] NMC Vette City Sees New Two-Seater
>
>
>> Good observations, Mike. I wish I knew how many they are scheduled to
>> manufacture the first year.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, June 14, 2003, at 03:53 PM, Michael Powers wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/14/03 12:34 PM, " Ronald Veenker" <(email redacted)>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm not sure that any of
>>>> Vette people worry about the Caddy sport model eclipsing the Great
>>>> American Sports Car.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I don't think they do. From what I understand, the chassis is all
>>> Corvette
>>> (duh) but the interior is far higher quality and too expensive for
>>> the
>>> Vette
>>> market. Also the engine is tuned towards luxury with use of a new
>>> version
>>> of the Northstar motor. The total package is heavier and softer,
>>> oriented
>>> towards grand touring and apparently not a threat to the performance
>>> envelope of a normal Vette. I guess it's supposed to be an American
>>> SLK.
>>> Considering the amount of engineering and substance that has gone
>>> into
>>> it, I
>>> would guess it will be a hot seller -- seems to be a lot more than a
>>> repackaged Corvette.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>> Ron & RedFox '01 LP
>> Vette City Miatas
>> Bowling Green, KY 42101
>>
>> "As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red
>> again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a
>> bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way."
>> - Jack Handey, "On Driving in the South"
>>
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Ron & RedFox '01 LP
Vette City Miatas
Bowling Green, KY 42101

"As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red
again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a
bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way."
- Jack Handey, "On Driving in the South"