This why I bought the V6

[Doraemon]

[redleader]

My V6...
Winter: 19 Town, 26 Highway
Summer: 24 Town, 31+ Highway
That was a bit before my CAI and my recent AirScoop.

[GearheadSS]

That's why I bought a V6 as well. Sadly, mine gets about the same fuel mileage as my SS did. Epic Fail.

[Doraemon]

Once I knew I wasn't gonna get 30mpg, I just stopped caring. That was the ego number for me. I avg about 19 as a DD. Still better than the 16mpg on my previous vehicle - SUV.

[Fiveg56]

Originally Posted by jrisebo

It seems that some have good comments, and then there are the ones with small winkys that try to defend why they bought the V8.

It really doesent matter, they are the same car cept for a few more HP. Too many people try to make it like its the Blue and the Gray.

Whoa!!! Not true my friend. A "few more" horsepower? How about 100 more?

They are very different cars.

[nyrfan]

Originally Posted by Fiveg56

Whoa!!! Not true my friend. A "few more" horsepower? How about 100 more?

They are very different cars.

Sometime it's just better to leave the people in denial, in denial!

[45thAnniversary2SS]

In before lock.

[E.T.]

Originally Posted by 90503

I would take high mpg claims with a grain of salt...That is, if they are way higher than the window-sticker city/highway numbers....I would think anything close, but not over, what it's rated at would be good...My experience, mpg is always lower than advertised....lol...

Also, are you people actually calc'ing MPGs by hand, or are you going by what the DIC says? You can't always trust the DIC.

Originally Posted by Fiveg56

Whoa!!! Not true my friend. A "few more" horsepower? How about 100 more?

They are very different cars.

The similarities end with the looks. SS engine has over 100 more HP and well over 100 more TQ (which makes a very noticeable difference), suspension is different, brakes are different, etc.

Not saying the V6 is a bad car or anything, but anyone who downplays the differences between it and and SS is just kidding themselves.

[ZED SLED]

Originally Posted by linc400

You do realize that without the sales of the V6 there would not be enough sales to keep the Camaro in production, and you wouldn't be driving one either.

Seems I recall data from this site that for the first year of production 2/3 of sales were SS. The Camaro was viewed a success by GM because of the SS higher profit margin. The increased sales for the V6 came afterwards likely because all the enthusiasts ran out and bought an SS in the first year, including myself. All this proves is that you can use statistics to prove-or disprove, anything you want.

[inf3rno]

[E.T.]

I think the real reason why GM made the V6 is so they can make a butt load of money when buyer's remorse kicks in. How many of us on here started with the V6, then traded in for a V8 shortly after. Now, GM has sold us two Camaros. Pretty genius on their part

[KMPrenger]

Originally Posted by E.T.

My mileage in my V6 was never anything to write home about. There's not a lot of TQ to push around these heavy cars unless you really wind up the engine, and at that point, there goes your fuel economy.

As a former V6 owner you should know the TQ curve in the V6 is just as flat, if not more so than the SS. Its the HP that really gets her going in the upper RPMS.

anyways.

A guy posts a picture of great gas mileage and says this was his reason for buying the V6.

Then some take it as an attack on the SS and belittle the the OP to make themselves feel better.

What gives guys?? I have gotten a bit over the advertised 29 mpg highway on some trips before, and so have many other V6 owners. Don't act like this is some kind of fake picture. I average over 22MPG, and thats with the "fun" driving mixed in.

Sad how quickly any thread concerning a V6 quickly breaks down into a "Vs." war. Why can't you guys just let it go?

[JN3WMN]

This thread is now completely off topic.
Just a quick recap for those that are just now tuning in...

V8 owners would like everyone to know that they are indeed superior beings because they spent more money on their cars than V6 owners. Their cars have 100+ more HP than V6 which means they are better/faster/stronger than all others beneath them. They don't care about gas mileage or any added costs in owning their cars. In a V8 owners mind, there is NO justification for not owning a V8.

V6 owners would like everyone to know that their cars MOST of the time get great gas mileage & make great daily drivers. However, some seem to be in denial that their cars aren't as "fast or powerful" as a V8, therefore they sometimes use the gas mileage as justification for choosing it over a V8 & claim there isn't much difference between the two cars other than a little extra HP. This causes an outrage in the V8 community & leads to a never ending thread, such as this one, where everyone whines & complains about who's better & why.

[serialmike]

Why don't the mods throw out the v8 tards from this thread. Every god dam thread in this place about v6 which IS a Camaro gets ruined by these tools and the mods do nothing about it.

Perhaps it is time for V6 to get its own forum. I mean 1le which has far less sales and has it's own place. If the car is such a different animal as these tools claim then gives the V6 its own home.

I think the forums are broke up wrong now that I really look. It should be

5th gen SS 1LE ZL1 Z28 Forum

and

5th gen LS LT Forum. At least this makes sense.