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So my local dealer got an LT in and I have never seen one before. Since this is the trim level I'm interested in, I went down to check it out. This time I got a proper test drive.
I am even more solid on my LT choice. This car has everything I need and the cloth seats are just fine. They look to be very durable. The back up camera was just all I need.
I even played with the stereo and found it to be totally adequate for my talk radio and pop fluff. I didn't even play with it's tone controls yet so there is likely some improvement to be done there. It is a little flat, but I doubt I'll spend any money tearing the car apart. A car is terrible environment to critically listen to music anyhow. That's what the home system is for.
This time I got to let loose a bit and spun the tires, really tested the passing power on the freeway and did a little cornering. This car is not slow. It's no Corvette, but it's a perfect commute car. Quiet, behaved, but plenty of grunt when you need and/or want it.
I had it up to about 85 and it's solid and stable. Drives like a bigger car. Both my best friend and my wife that came with me were impressed with the ride. They expected much more harsh.
The guy at the order desk told me that Chevy is now producing about one LT for every 10 Premiers, so don't expect to find many on the lot for awhile. They of course will build one for you if you commit to an order. He said that this was typical of a release of any new model. The consumer demand is all about the fully loaded cars initially. He said come back in a year and it will be the inverse with people demanding the base model and the loaded ones sitting. Just how it goes I guess.
The feeling is now, that demand is high enough that GM likely won't be offering any incentives on this car for over a year, but of course that's TBD ultimately. Right now they are doing 2.99% financing and that isn't horrible, but maybe I can do better?
I'm not sure when to pull the trigger. I don't want to wait too long, but at the same time I would like better than MSRP if possible. I sure don't need to do anything right away and the garage isn't even ready yet, so it's all about patience. The problem is, that new car smell is intoxicating...

I am even more solid on my LT choice. This car has everything I need and the cloth seats are just fine. They look to be very durable. The back up camera was just all I need.
I even played with the stereo and found it to be totally adequate for my talk radio and pop fluff. I didn't even play with it's tone controls yet so there is likely some improvement to be done there. It is a little flat, but I doubt I'll spend any money tearing the car apart. A car is terrible environment to critically listen to music anyhow. That's what the home system is for.
This time I got to let loose a bit and spun the tires, really tested the passing power on the freeway and did a little cornering. This car is not slow. It's no Corvette, but it's a perfect commute car. Quiet, behaved, but plenty of grunt when you need and/or want it.
I had it up to about 85 and it's solid and stable. Drives like a bigger car. Both my best friend and my wife that came with me were impressed with the ride. They expected much more harsh.
The guy at the order desk told me that Chevy is now producing about one LT for every 10 Premiers, so don't expect to find many on the lot for awhile. They of course will build one for you if you commit to an order. He said that this was typical of a release of any new model. The consumer demand is all about the fully loaded cars initially. He said come back in a year and it will be the inverse with people demanding the base model and the loaded ones sitting. Just how it goes I guess.
The feeling is now, that demand is high enough that GM likely won't be offering any incentives on this car for over a year, but of course that's TBD ultimately. Right now they are doing 2.99% financing and that isn't horrible, but maybe I can do better?
I'm not sure when to pull the trigger. I don't want to wait too long, but at the same time I would like better than MSRP if possible. I sure don't need to do anything right away and the garage isn't even ready yet, so it's all about patience. The problem is, that new car smell is intoxicating...