Question for V6 owners - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

gangulo · 07-24-2013, 01:20 PM

For all you V6 owners please help me here. I have a 2013 V6 RS with all the features available automatic. Every time I have went to fill it up I get asked by some random guy "hey why the he'll aren't you putting premium gas in you're car?", "Why the he'll would you buy a V6?" and "Nice car how does it handle? Oh never mind its an auto." It is starting to get on my nerves what does it matter that I bought an automatic and V6? I got an automatic so my wife could drive my car and didn't buy a SS because I purchased a new Cruz LTZ fully loaded just a year ago. Anyone else get the wtf auto and V6 treatment and how do you handle it?

GretchenGotGrowl · 07-24-2013, 01:25 PM

Couple of things.

What does your Camaro have in it?
My money, my decision
I like to be different.

gangulo · 07-24-2013, 01:28 PM

Lol what does your Camaro have in it? sounds good.

jerisc · 07-24-2013, 01:30 PM

I got the "yeah, just a 6" yesterday in fact - while laying out 2 grand for wheels & tires! I don't care! I have a freekin camaro and he has an s-10 POS.
Also, I don't buy premium - I get the "plus". I'm a firm believer in always buying your gas from the same place, I feel I get the same quality every fill up.
Overall, I don't care what anyone else thinks, I could nit-pick on them just as easily.

GretchenGotGrowl · 07-24-2013, 01:32 PM

I particularly love the "why didn't you get the six speed?" I reply, I DID!

bee sting · 07-24-2013, 01:34 PM

I've heard it all to.. I also bought a Auto so the wife could enjoy the car . Won't lie about I wanted a V8 but with the extra expense of the V8 at the time just couldn't swing it . But I'm more than pleased with our Camaro ..just as much HP as my 55 Chevy plus 30mpg on trips & only running 87 in the tank. Plus with my mods the car surprises people when they find out it's Only a V6 !
Let Haters Hate and enjoy your Camaro !!

gangulo · 07-24-2013, 01:34 PM

Yeah same here I always fill up in a Chevron by my house and put plus. Well at least I haven't got the business from another Camaro owner yet lol

jewel25 · 07-24-2013, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GretchenGotGrowl

I particularly love the "why didn't you get the six speed?" I reply, I DID!

OMG, I love when I get that.

I am like BAM it is a 6 speed.

OP, be proud of your car!

to C5 and the V6 family

Goran · 07-24-2013, 01:37 PM

I just got mine 2LT/RS 3 weeks ago.. same thing.. automatic V6....

Now couple of things, it really depends what are you going to use the car for! When i got my Camaro I was thinking between 1SS standard or 2LT/RS (almost the same budget..), so i asked my self what will i be using my car for/... Daily drive... i want it loaded and i like the MPG on the V6 better then the V8 plus I can use 87 for gas and that basically answered my dilemma...
I loved to get the SS but for daily commute on that MPG and i had to fork out another 10K to get 2SS the same interior and accessories as the 2LT so for my limited budget it was perfect fit to go with the V6!
Now if you have another car and use this as second car use it on weekends go on tracks and so on... then SS is a way to go... you can not compare the V6 with the V8 engine thats how big difference is when comes down to power... i test drove the SS and you can tell there is a big difference... but the V6 for me made more sense at this time

So I'm very happy with what i got!

nyrfan · 07-24-2013, 01:38 PM

These threads always end up in the same place. IBTL!

gangulo · 07-24-2013, 01:38 PM

Thanks a lot guys makes me feel better knowing its not just me. Starting to love the Camaro community

Dawn55430 · 07-24-2013, 01:38 PM

I used to get that all the time by my "car guy" coworkers. However, when they crabbed about mileage on their "family car" I spouted off that I get 30 mpg average on the highway and can actually afford to put gas in the V6 since I don't need premium. Also, when they ask about V6 or V8, I reply "since you are asking, you don't know the difference, and I don't race, so who cares? It's still a Camaro" And for the automatic vs. manual. Mine is a daily driver in the frozen tundra of MN, so they are pretty jealous when it's -12 and I can remote start my automatic from the basement with the OnStar app. Toasty warm and defrosted when we walk to the parking lot, and they are facing a cold and frosted over car.

If I'm being really bitchy, I simply reply, "I ordered it, so he's exactly how I wanted, when you buy one you can get what you want"

TNblackSS · 07-24-2013, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gangulo

For all you V6 owners please help me here. I have a 2013 V6 RS with all the features available automatic. Every time I have went to fill it up I get asked by some random guy "hey why the he'll aren't you putting premium gas in you're car

Bring me YOUR credit card and I will be happy to!

Quote:

Originally Posted by gangulo

"Why the he'll would you buy a V6?"

Why in the hell are you driving that POS you have?

Quote:

Originally Posted by gangulo

"Nice car how does it handle? Oh never mind its an auto."

Sorry but since I hate automatics with a passion I have no come back for that one.

The bottom line is that until someone else starts paying for my cars, I ignore anything they say. Drive what you like. Personally I would not want a V6 automatic but I am not going to criticize the guy who does.

Robby

collinsRS · 07-24-2013, 01:44 PM

I dont get "the business" much at all....a few have asked why I got the V6, and I say "28-30 MPG on 87-89 octane"

Most nod and say good choice, and that it looks good. Hell these cars will be up on the older stock/mildly modded V8's...

07-24-2013, 01:20 PM	#1
gangulo Account Suspended Drives: 2013 Camaro LT RS Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pittsburg Posts: 30	Question for V6 owners For all you V6 owners please help me here. I have a 2013 V6 RS with all the features available automatic. Every time I have went to fill it up I get asked by some random guy "hey why the he'll aren't you putting premium gas in you're car?", "Why the he'll would you buy a V6?" and "Nice car how does it handle? Oh never mind its an auto." It is starting to get on my nerves what does it matter that I bought an automatic and V6? I got an automatic so my wife could drive my car and didn't buy a SS because I purchased a new Cruz LTZ fully loaded just a year ago. Anyone else get the wtf auto and V6 treatment and how do you handle it?

07-24-2013, 01:25 PM	#2
GretchenGotGrowl Drives: 11 F150 EB/13 Sonic RS/15 Z06 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 7,129 View My Garage	Couple of things. What does your Camaro have in it? My money, my decision I like to be different. __________________ New Ride -- 2015 Z06 2LZ (stock) -- Journal Old Ride -- 2012 Camaro 2LT/RS (647 RWHP & 726 RWTQ) -- Build Thread

07-24-2013, 01:32 PM	#5
GretchenGotGrowl Drives: 11 F150 EB/13 Sonic RS/15 Z06 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 7,129 View My Garage	I particularly love the "why didn't you get the six speed?" I reply, I DID! __________________ New Ride -- 2015 Z06 2LZ (stock) -- Journal Old Ride -- 2012 Camaro 2LT/RS (647 RWHP & 726 RWTQ) -- Build Thread

07-24-2013, 01:34 PM	#6
bee sting Drives: 1997 30th Ann. Z28 & 2010 2LT RS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Suffolk Virginia Posts: 1,933 View My Garage	I've heard it all to.. I also bought a Auto so the wife could enjoy the car . Won't lie about I wanted a V8 but with the extra expense of the V8 at the time just couldn't swing it . But I'm more than pleased with our Camaro ..just as much HP as my 55 Chevy plus 30mpg on trips & only running 87 in the tank. Plus with my mods the car surprises people when they find out it's Only a V6 ! Let Haters Hate and enjoy your Camaro !! __________________

07-24-2013, 01:38 PM	#10
nyrfan Let's go Rangers! Drives: 13' AGM 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,742 View My Garage	These threads always end up in the same place. IBTL! __________________ Soprano 4/1/00-6/14/11, Gone but NEVER forgotten! FSP tuned: 377/389

07-24-2013, 01:28 PM	#3
gangulo Account Suspended Drives: 2013 Camaro LT RS Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pittsburg Posts: 30	Lol what does your Camaro have in it? sounds good.

07-24-2013, 01:30 PM	#4
jerisc Drives: CAR Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NUNYA Posts: 56	I got the "yeah, just a 6" yesterday in fact - while laying out 2 grand for wheels & tires! I don't care! I have a freekin camaro and he has an s-10 POS. Also, I don't buy premium - I get the "plus". I'm a firm believer in always buying your gas from the same place, I feel I get the same quality every fill up. Overall, I don't care what anyone else thinks, I could nit-pick on them just as easily.

07-24-2013, 01:37 PM	#9
Goran SoCal HT5 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Aliso Viejo Posts: 829	I just got mine 2LT/RS 3 weeks ago.. same thing.. automatic V6.... Now couple of things, it really depends what are you going to use the car for! When i got my Camaro I was thinking between 1SS standard or 2LT/RS (almost the same budget..), so i asked my self what will i be using my car for/... Daily drive... i want it loaded and i like the MPG on the V6 better then the V8 plus I can use 87 for gas and that basically answered my dilemma... I loved to get the SS but for daily commute on that MPG and i had to fork out another 10K to get 2SS the same interior and accessories as the 2LT so for my limited budget it was perfect fit to go with the V6! Now if you have another car and use this as second car use it on weekends go on tracks and so on... then SS is a way to go... you can not compare the V6 with the V8 engine thats how big difference is when comes down to power... i test drove the SS and you can tell there is a big difference... but the V6 for me made more sense at this time So I'm very happy with what i got!

07-24-2013, 01:38 PM	#12
Dawn55430 Drives: 2023 Radiant Red 2LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 283 View My Garage	I used to get that all the time by my "car guy" coworkers. However, when they crabbed about mileage on their "family car" I spouted off that I get 30 mpg average on the highway and can actually afford to put gas in the V6 since I don't need premium. Also, when they ask about V6 or V8, I reply "since you are asking, you don't know the difference, and I don't race, so who cares? It's still a Camaro" And for the automatic vs. manual. Mine is a daily driver in the frozen tundra of MN, so they are pretty jealous when it's -12 and I can remote start my automatic from the basement with the OnStar app. Toasty warm and defrosted when we walk to the parking lot, and they are facing a cold and frosted over car. If I'm being really bitchy, I simply reply, "I ordered it, so he's exactly how I wanted, when you buy one you can get what you want"

07-24-2013, 01:44 PM	#14
collinsRS Active Duty U.S. Navy Drives: 2012 Malibu LT, 2012 Camaro 1LT/RS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Benbrook, Texas Posts: 831	I dont get "the business" much at all....a few have asked why I got the V6, and I say "28-30 MPG on 87-89 octane" Most nod and say good choice, and that it looks good. Hell these cars will be up on the older stock/mildly modded V8's... __________________