Article on Oppositelock trolling the new SS - Page 2

IntricateDetail · 03-02-2016, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by SpeedIsLife

The M3 has the initial depreciation hit already factored in on the sale cost...

He said he wasn't planning on keeping the car more than two years (I think) so the depreciation hit would have been massive.

This. I don't know why people can't grasp that concept. I have all but written off spending $50k on a new car that has so many people flustered with the imperfections and issues and now a recall and low sales. I have pretty much decided to wait it out and see what happens in 2017-2018. However, that doesn't mean I don't want a new car.

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Originally Posted by SpeedIsLife

Apparently anyone who has the opportunity and ability to buy a 6th Gen but chooses any other car, other than a Corvette, is a troll to some.

The reality is that will probably be my "new" car...new to me at least. I'm probably going to bite the bullet on a used 2012-2013 Corvette Grand Sport. You can find them for around $36k with under 30k miles if you look hard enough. That's literally $35k depreciation over 3 years that some other poor soul ate on my behalf. That's called smart shopping. Look at the trend over the past 5 years...these Corvettes drop off drastically, and then even out for years. But people allow their emotions to get in the way and they say NO, you MUST buy a new Camaro as soon as it's released instead of a used this or that...or else you're not a real bowtie loyalist!!!! I'll look at the 6th Gen Camaro again when it's had time to prove its overall reliability and expose its quirks.

SuperSound · 03-02-2016, 08:59 AM

Wouldn't it be wiser to lease for two years than buy anything? Not knowing the miles on the M3, there's a good chance it's up for a $3-5k service with it's age (and probably why someone got rid of it). So I'm not seeing a smart financial decision period with this guy. Sure the M3 will retain it's value more so at this point, but what about all the "other" expenses?

SpeedIsLife · 03-02-2016, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperSound

Wouldn't it be wiser to lease for two years than buy anything? Not knowing the miles on the M3, there's a good chance it's up for a $3-5k service with it's age (and probably why someone got rid of it). So I'm not seeing a smart financial decision period with this guy. Sure the M3 will retain it's value more so at this point, but what about all the "other" expenses?

Leasing has limitations that come with it, and a lot of people dislike the idea that you don't really "own" the car.

Buying a V8 anything, be it a Mustang, Camaro, BMW, Challenger...isn't what one would call a wise financial investment.

mjk3888 · 03-04-2016, 11:00 AM

I'd be curious to know his thoughts on the recent M4 vs SS Head to Head and if he regrets not waiting for a 1LE.

94turbolsx · 03-04-2016, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mjk3888

I'd be curious to know his thoughts on the recent M4 vs SS Head to Head and if he regrets not waiting for a 1LE.

Probably not because of his reasoning was skipping the depreciation hit of a brand new car because he will only have it for a couple years.

SpeedIsLife · 03-04-2016, 01:23 PM

Or it could be he just wanted to drive a different car than a Camaro

People are allowed to like and own cars other than a 6th Gen Camaro.

BullF-16 · 03-04-2016, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Atra

Gen5 owners are so salty because their shitheap interior and inferior exterior styling.

Wanna race my shitheap?

oldman · 03-04-2016, 08:26 PM

I had many BMW in my day 2000 CS, 2800 CS, 2002 Tii. My GFs were in general BMW owners and I worked on them quite a bit all the way to the first M3, which I loved but went out and got two GLH-S from Caroll and his hot daughter forgot her name. Anyway there was a saying around the BMW crowd, if you can't afford a new one you certainty can't afford an old one. I was looking at 600 for each porcelain rondal on my Coupe. There are 4 I think.

So yeh I can afford a Mx whatever, wait for the cost of the parts its not like NAPA has them...

Love the car, love the look, but I can get a 1ss, a supercharger, a killer set of rims, keep my Type R, and pay for 2 of the 3 kids college on a year on year basis.

oldman · 03-04-2016, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedIsLife

Leasing has limitations that come with it, and a lot of people dislike the idea that you don't really "own" the car.

Buying a V8 anything, be it a Mustang, Camaro, BMW, Challenger...isn't what one would call a wise financial investment.

LOL true that.

Fraxum · 03-07-2016, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BullF-16

Wanna race my shitheap?

Just LOL.

detltu · 03-08-2016, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Atra

Gen5 owners are so salty because their shitheap interior and inferior exterior styling.

Well, we can agree that somebody sounds salty.

BlueSteel07 · 03-09-2016, 10:37 AM

I understand why he wanted to get a used car, but personally I don't see why people like those cars without much torque. He could have bought a used 5.8L GT500, CTS V, C6Z06, Zl1, etc. for probably about the same price he paid for his M3. To each his own I guess.

Brutus2 · 03-10-2016, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by IntricateDetail

This. I don't know why people can't grasp that concept. I have all but written off spending $50k on a new car that has so many people flustered with the imperfections and issues and now a recall and low sales. I have pretty much decided to wait it out and see what happens in 2017-2018. However, that doesn't mean I don't want a new car.

The reality is that will probably be my "new" car...new to me at least. I'm probably going to bite the bullet on a used 2012-2013 Corvette Grand Sport. You can find them for around $36k with under 30k miles if you look hard enough. That's literally $35k depreciation over 3 years that some other poor soul ate on my behalf. That's called smart shopping. Look at the trend over the past 5 years...these Corvettes drop off drastically, and then even out for years. But people allow their emotions to get in the way and they say NO, you MUST buy a new Camaro as soon as it's released instead of a used this or that...or else you're not a real bowtie loyalist!!!! I'll look at the 6th Gen Camaro again when it's had time to prove its overall reliability and expose its quirks.

When you do buy that vette ...make sure it has had the heads/valves re-worked. Mechanic i know who owns a 2012 vette told me that the valves are sodium filled or something and they are kinda delicate so they need to be revamped before the 35k mile mark or you start to run increasingly bigger risk of dropping a valve...which will inevitably happen, runs about $3k

03-02-2016, 08:59 AM	#16
SuperSound Drives: '17 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 5,063 View My Garage	Wouldn't it be wiser to lease for two years than buy anything? Not knowing the miles on the M3, there's a good chance it's up for a $3-5k service with it's age (and probably why someone got rid of it). So I'm not seeing a smart financial decision period with this guy. Sure the M3 will retain it's value more so at this point, but what about all the "other" expenses? __________________ Current: '17 2SS Hyper Blue, A8, MRC, NPP Past: '99 SS Camaro A4, '73 Camaro 383 A3 "Voices in your head are not considered insider information." 3800 Status - 6/16/16 (Built!) 6000 status - 6/29/16 (Delivered!)

03-04-2016, 11:00 AM	#18
mjk3888 "M1SS1LE" Drives: 2017 SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 2,906	I'd be curious to know his thoughts on the recent M4 vs SS Head to Head and if he regrets not waiting for a 1LE. __________________ MJK3888 Instagram Link

03-04-2016, 08:26 PM	#22
oldman Drives: SS 6 speed of course Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Hilo, HI Posts: 4,320	I had many BMW in my day 2000 CS, 2800 CS, 2002 Tii. My GFs were in general BMW owners and I worked on them quite a bit all the way to the first M3, which I loved but went out and got two GLH-S from Caroll and his hot daughter forgot her name. Anyway there was a saying around the BMW crowd, if you can't afford a new one you certainty can't afford an old one. I was looking at 600 for each porcelain rondal on my Coupe. There are 4 I think. So yeh I can afford a Mx whatever, wait for the cost of the parts its not like NAPA has them... Love the car, love the look, but I can get a 1ss, a supercharger, a killer set of rims, keep my Type R, and pay for 2 of the 3 kids college on a year on year basis. __________________ Forged short block, large duration sub .600 lift Cam Motion cam, 7200 RPM fuel cut, Pray Ported Heads, 3.85 pulley D1X, stage II intercooler, DSX secondary low side, DSX E85 sensor, Lingenfelter big bore 2.0 pump, ported front cats, 60608 Borla, LT4 injectors, ZL1 1LE driveshaft and Katech ported TB, ported MSD intake, BTR valvetrain, ARP studs, ProFlow valves, PS4 tires.

03-04-2016, 01:23 PM	#20
SpeedIsLife Drives: Current Camaro-less Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,242	Or it could be he just wanted to drive a different car than a Camaro People are allowed to like and own cars other than a 6th Gen Camaro.

03-09-2016, 10:37 AM	#26
BlueSteel07 Drives: Nothing Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: USA Posts: 233	I understand why he wanted to get a used car, but personally I don't see why people like those cars without much torque. He could have bought a used 5.8L GT500, CTS V, C6Z06, Zl1, etc. for probably about the same price he paid for his M3. To each his own I guess.

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