Article: In Defense of the Camaro - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Stew · 12-30-2009, 10:31 AM

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...nse-of-camaro/

Decent read, then laugh at the comments from the hybrid owners below stating crap about hydrocarbons, etc. How do they think disposing of those batteries in their cars is going to effect the environment??? Anywho, enjoy!

Angrybird 12 · 12-30-2009, 10:40 AM

I've said it before, the only opinion that really matters is your own... Or your wife's...

FenwickHockey65 · 12-30-2009, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stew

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...nse-of-camaro/

Decent read, then laugh at the comments from the hybrid owners below stating crap about hydrocarbons, etc. How do they think disposing of those batteries in their cars is going to effect the environment??? Anywho, enjoy!

Or the fact that the assembly and shipping of their cars caused a metric ****ton of pollution...

TheClassicCarKid · 12-30-2009, 10:42 AM

Can't take the comments.
I just don't understand it when people say it's ugly.
A prius is ugly, a camaro is not.

fdjizm · 12-30-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TheClassicCarKid

Can't take the comments.
I just don't understand it when people say it's ugly.
A prius is ugly, a camaro is not.

Looks are always subjective, from girls/guys to cars to shower curtains...

Apex Paul · 12-30-2009, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fdjizm

Looks are always subjective, from girls/guys to cars to shower curtains...

My shower curtain is better looking than a Prius.

However, that doesn't mean I wouldn't drive a Prius. It's a pretty decent car, for what it is supposed to be. Some people don't get that and bash the Prius for being "ugly". I don't think it needs to be good looking to serve it's purpose. The Camaro is a muscle car. The people who bash the Camaro for being an air polluting, loud, obnoxious car just don't get it.

My business partner owns a Prius, which he drives every day because he saves gas on his commuting and it's *probably* good for the environment to be a little better with your fossil fuel consumption. However, he will step out of that Prius and into a fire-breathing dragon of a car and stomp on the gas pedal like he was mad at it, leaving a trail of dust and rubber behind him. I think he understands both of them.

Wileytrigger21 · 12-30-2009, 01:11 PM

Only got thru a few of the comments b4 I

mrray13 · 12-30-2009, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Apex Paul

it's *probably* good for the environment to be a little better with your fossil fuel consumption.

Probably is a good word, as many different studies have shown the Prius is actually worse for the enviroment then say a Hummer H2. The batteries, and getting them back and forth across the ocean, kill the little Toyota.

I'll keep my Camaro, Malibu and Road Glide thank you very much, lol

cyberbro · 12-30-2009, 01:22 PM

My shower curtain is better looking than a Prius.

Xmicro_SS · 12-30-2009, 01:32 PM

All the haters are just jealous losers that probably could not handle driving a real muscle car anyway!

I watched that tide of opinion change as most of us here did, when the Camaro was hard to get and people had to wait. I don't get people. I have rented and riven Mustangs many times, including the Hertz SHelby. They are fun, but they are built much cheaper feeling than the Camaro.........by far!

F.O.R.D - Fix Or Repair Daily I will take a GM anyday!

It makes me laugh that so many people buy into this BS about hydrocarbons and global warming! When can I get a bit of that warming, it has been in the single digits here in NY.................I hope some comes this way soon!

I would not be caught dead in a Hybrid, what a waste of $$$$ and all that toxic waste once you dispose of the batteries!

brandotron · 12-30-2009, 01:34 PM

haha, love those comments. Where would we be without our detractors...

Angrybird 12 · 12-30-2009, 03:51 PM

one of the problems I have with a Prius is the drivers.. they will fail 90 percent of the time to even attempt to accelerate to keep up with traffic.. it burns me up every time I am behind one wanting to get up to speed, and then when I blow by them in my HHR they look at me like I am a criminal...

FenwickHockey65 · 12-30-2009, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyman 08

one of the problems I have with a Prius is the drivers.. they will fail 90 percent of the time to even attempt to accelerate to keep up with traffic.. it burns me up every time I am behind one wanting to get up to speed, and then when I blow by them in my HHR they look at me like I am a criminal...

OMG you're hurting the environment!

Stew · 12-30-2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyman 08

one of the problems I have with a Prius is the drivers.. they will fail 90 percent of the time to even attempt to accelerate to keep up with traffic.. it burns me up every time I am behind one wanting to get up to speed, and then when I blow by them in my HHR they look at me like I am a criminal...

Oh yes, that is so annoying! Of course that is how you get high miles out of a hybrid, which really makes me wonder, why bother. You have to change your whole driving style and everything, you could pick up mpgs in any car if you drove like that LOL

12-30-2009, 10:31 AM	#1
Stew Drives: 92 Luminadead/01 Dakota/97 F150 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Eastern, Ky Posts: 3,789	Article: In Defense of the Camaro http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...nse-of-camaro/ Decent read, then laugh at the comments from the hybrid owners below stating crap about hydrocarbons, etc. How do they think disposing of those batteries in their cars is going to effect the environment??? Anywho, enjoy!

12-30-2009, 10:40 AM	#2
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,547	I've said it before, the only opinion that really matters is your own... Or your wife's... __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

12-30-2009, 01:22 PM	#9
cyberbro Drives: Not a Camaro at this time Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,056	My shower curtain is better looking than a Prius. __________________ Order Status: 2000 8/27/15 3000 9/3/15 2000 9/22/15 (Order changed) 2016 2SS With Auto, NPP, MRC, Nav, Split 5 Spoke Bright Aluminum.

12-30-2009, 01:32 PM	#10
Xmicro_SS Thank You GM Drives: Sky Redline & Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,876	All the haters are just jealous losers that probably could not handle driving a real muscle car anyway! I watched that tide of opinion change as most of us here did, when the Camaro was hard to get and people had to wait. I don't get people. I have rented and riven Mustangs many times, including the Hertz SHelby. They are fun, but they are built much cheaper feeling than the Camaro.........by far! F.O.R.D - Fix Or Repair Daily I will take a GM anyday! It makes me laugh that so many people buy into this BS about hydrocarbons and global warming! When can I get a bit of that warming, it has been in the single digits here in NY.................I hope some comes this way soon! I would not be caught dead in a Hybrid, what a waste of $$$$ and all that toxic waste once you dispose of the batteries! __________________ ITS HERE! : 2010 Camaro 2SS / 6 Speed Manual (No other way) / Silver Ice Metallic / Inferno Orange Interior Accent / RS Package / Polished Wheels / SOLO MACH X CAT BACK

12-30-2009, 01:34 PM	#11
brandotron I am the internets. Drives: dangerously Join Date: May 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 12,571 View My Garage	haha, love those comments. Where would we be without our detractors... __________________

12-30-2009, 01:11 PM	#7
Wileytrigger21 Drives: 2010 CGM 2LT / RS, Blk 1SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TEXAS Posts: 404	Only got thru a few of the comments b4 I

12-30-2009, 03:51 PM	#12
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,547	one of the problems I have with a Prius is the drivers.. they will fail 90 percent of the time to even attempt to accelerate to keep up with traffic.. it burns me up every time I am behind one wanting to get up to speed, and then when I blow by them in my HHR they look at me like I am a criminal... __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

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