Well I am talking about being able to order a new Camaro in 09 without any luxary options like power windows and locks and all the fluff.I ordered my 2K Z28 stripped and I hope I can order a 09 that way but I have a gut feeling that that wont be the case.Anybody else hear me??

 

Nope. No chance.

 

Do you think that its too much money to tool up the needed parts or is it just that I am in a small .0001% that would order a car as such?

 

Probably both those reasons.

 

It's actually very cost prohibitave to engineer and validate manual "windows" on a vehicle that will rarely be ordered without a power window option.

What you can opt for on the Camaro will all be revealed in time...

 

I bought my current car simply because I was tired of the power windows going out on my previous Fbodies. I hope they do have a stripped down model when they come out.

 

i seriously doubt the 5th gen will have the same window motor issues as the 4th gen did

 

With todays smaller, stronger window motors, plastic tracks etc...would we actually see an appreciable weight savings with manual widows???

And if you pull the door panels every few years and grease the sliders and tracks, the motors hardly ever go bad.
Also, bad door wipers let water inside the door and can seize things up as well...not to mention rust.

I just hope they use Buick type mechanisms b/c they seem to go up and down much faster, and more reliably.

 

A "stripper" version isn't economical as it is an additional cost to sell a car for less.

Even as few people who would order a "stripper" version, even less would be willing to pay more for it.

 

I would LOVE it if my car came with a stripper.

 

You will most likely see one touch auto up AND down for both windows, as well as the moonroof. This feature is no longer a mechanical operation but the auto operation is now done by computer sensors in the BCM. Also, I would not be surprised to see an option for remote control window and roof operation like Honda and BMW have now.

What I'm getting at is that power windows are no longer a motor, wires, and a few switches. And since they may be controlled by the BCM, it would be completely illogical to make one version of the BCM without power window control. Lest we forget, this Camaro is not only going to be 21st century style and performance, but 21st century technology behind the glovebox or under the kick panels.

I'm certain we'll see a complex menagerie of computer circuits never even considered for any previous Camaro.

 

So no 1LE car? Bummer.

Not a huge deal I guess.

 

Any possibility of a Stripper? Well, hell. I don't know - I suppose it comes down to two simple questions:

how much you got?
And, is it in singles?

 

Yeah....the Challenger got one....

 

WHAT? That's not fair. *Where's the pics?*