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880 · 05-29-2012, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dons 45th

Well I know I am lucky as I have both ! If your a Crazy Car Guy this may be the BEST 2 cars to have. Anyway here is the scoop.

Nah...Ford GT and ZR1.

outlaw88 · 06-14-2012, 12:25 PM

Being a previous Vette owner I can understand the OP's excitement about both vehicles. I agree with most of the posters here in the sense that comparing these two vehicles is rather pointless. They are both vastly different vehicles with vastly different purposes (by the way, golf clubs fit just fine in a C6 trunk). I've now owned both and agree with the OP that they are both just wonderful vehicles. It's interesting to note how some Camaro owners feel about towards Vette's...the same can be said about Vette owners though. To me, they both fly under the same flag and in my opinion both are a great tribute to the genius of Chevrolet/GM. I love my Camaro but my heart will always be with the Corvette and I hope to own another one eventually. Hopefully the garage will contain both someday but until then I'm gonna have fun driving the Camaro.

blackSSRS · 06-15-2012, 10:06 AM

thanks for this post, nice to see a review on both. been thinking of going to a vette or paying off camaro and then adding a vette to the stable way down the road

dkg11 · 06-27-2012, 09:45 AM

i have my camaro and my uncle has a stock GS and my car is faster... love bragging to him but if he whipped out his Z06 im done

Inferno Orange 2SS-RS · 07-05-2012, 06:59 PM

Both are great cars. One day would love to have a Corvette.

L99CAMA2011 · 07-06-2012, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dooley

Why do people who drive Vettes always drive like 10 mph under the speed limit?

Is it just to be a pompous ass or what?

Welcome to sports car land buddy. Law enforcement is always watching for the Vette, Ferrari, Porshe, Viper etc doing just 1 mph over the speed limit.

L99CAMA2011 · 07-06-2012, 03:25 AM

Dons 45th, Thanks for the info on the M6 grand sport being equipped as it is. But here is the thing, I drove a regular C6 2011 vette and I know it is no GS but honestly if felt slower than my intake exhaust SS from 0-50 but you can tell the car pulls faster from 50 + like the cam was different but to say 210 hp more sounds kind of not right but then again my past L99 would've been slower than the C6 I drove in every way. I guess some Camaro SS are freaks and some are slugs that's what I seen from owning a 2011 L99 and a 2012 SS LS3. My LS3 would kill my past L99 big time still on stock tune.

stratosphere · 07-07-2012, 11:35 AM

Im looking forward to when my better half gets a Camaro so i can do my own test. I came from several Camaros (74, 89 RS, 89 Iroc, 92Z, 93 & 95Z) and also the pontiac fbod (97, 98, 02 TAs) so there is a special place in my heart for all of them. I didnt get a Corvette until 2004 and then again in 2009. Performance wise my 02 TA "felt" as quick as the 04 vette, though the numbers really didnt bear that out. I know the 2004 vette was a superb car and had a much different mission in life than the TA. Both were LS1 powered cars.

Trading up to a 2009 vette and getting the LS3 was an entirely different ballgame. The previous car had a tune, Borla exhaust, halltech CAI, and yet this new one felt so much quicker new that the difference was night and day. My only mod on the new vette was swapping out the air bridge from stock to the Z06 and also getting a Corsa sport exhaust. The car is a beast and while most of the time i baby it there is that 5% of the time i drive it like it was meant to be driven.

If only i had waited one more year i could have gotten the GS model - if i had known GM was going to do such a thing. But im happy with the narrow body Cyber Gray coupe. Some day this car will be paid for and it will still be a head turner and a wonderful car.

Im hesitant to get rid of it and "trade up" to anything else, because some days i find myself wishing i still had the 89 IROC (black with electric blue stripe, 5.7 TPI, ttops) or the 92Z (dark red with 5.7 TPI & dual cats) and i dont want to keep repeating the cycle. Sometimes what you really want is right in front of you.

When the new Camaro comes, hopefully soon, it will look great in the garage next the vette and all those years of memories of my youth. And also when that happens, the Silverado will have to be parked in the driveway nexxt to the Cruze to make room for this new edition - as we too are a Chevy family.

Cheers

CamaroFemme · 07-07-2012, 01:15 PM

While the Vette is obviously awesome, I'd rather take the money I save by not buying the Vette, put it into mods for the Camaro, and still be able to take more than one person with me.

Hnever2fast · 07-07-2012, 04:50 PM

All I can say is I had a 05 C6 Vette with 16000 miles and traded it in on a 2010 Camaro SS & if one would give me $90,000 I would get the Camaro ZL1 over the Corvette ZR1 anyday. The abouve question was a very good one. Why do 99% of Corvette Owners drive 10 mph under the speed limit????

HufferSS · 07-07-2012, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by L99CAMA2011

Dons 45th, Thanks for the info on the M6 grand sport being equipped as it is. But here is the thing, I drove a regular C6 2011 vette and I know it is no GS but honestly if felt slower than my intake exhaust SS from 0-50 but you can tell the car pulls faster from 50 + like the cam was different but to say 210 hp more sounds kind of not right but then again my past L99 would've been slower than the C6 I drove in every way. I guess some Camaro SS are freaks and some are slugs that's what I seen from owning a 2011 L99 and a 2012 SS LS3. My LS3 would kill my past L99 big time still on stock tune.

I have a bone stock GS and it is at least a half second faster than my SS when it was headers/CAI. Clicked off 12.6 right off the street with my wife driving and 90+ degrees out.

acamellis · 07-08-2012, 02:25 PM

I completely agree. Both are what they are.

stratosphere · 07-08-2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Hnever2fast

All I can say is I had a 05 C6 Vette with 16000 miles and traded it in on a 2010 Camaro SS & if one would give me $90,000 I would get the Camaro ZL1 over the Corvette ZR1 anyday. The abouve question was a very good one. Why do 99% of Corvette Owners drive 10 mph under the speed limit????

If you take time and actually look at who is driving 90% of corvettes the question will answer itself.

BlackenedSS · 07-08-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroFemme

While the Vette is obviously awesome, I'd rather take the money I save by not buying the Vette, put it into mods for the Camaro, and still be able to take more than one person with me.

A very very verrryyy small person! My 2&5 year olds are cramped in my SS! With that being said, they are the reason I don't have a vette(YET)

06-27-2012, 09:45 AM	#18
dkg11 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 387 View My Garage	i have my camaro and my uncle has a stock GS and my car is faster... love bragging to him but if he whipped out his Z06 im done __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/LS3 Magna Flow Street series Exhaust Airaid Intake+throttle body Custom tune by Bob Morreale www.thetuningschool.com QTP Electronic Exhaust cut-outs 12'' Alpine type R with 1500watts double ported box Tinted windows 392RWHP on Mustang Dyno #13933

07-05-2012, 06:59 PM	#19
Inferno Orange 2SS-RS US Army Retired Drives: IOM 2SS-RS - A6 (L99) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 655 View My Garage	Both are great cars. One day would love to have a Corvette. __________________ SMKIN SS

07-07-2012, 01:15 PM	#23
CamaroFemme Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1,879	While the Vette is obviously awesome, I'd rather take the money I save by not buying the Vette, put it into mods for the Camaro, and still be able to take more than one person with me. __________________ -- My boyfriend don't mind it.

06-14-2012, 12:25 PM	#16
outlaw88 Drives: 2014 Camaro 1LT RS Red Hot Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 36	Being a previous Vette owner I can understand the OP's excitement about both vehicles. I agree with most of the posters here in the sense that comparing these two vehicles is rather pointless. They are both vastly different vehicles with vastly different purposes (by the way, golf clubs fit just fine in a C6 trunk). I've now owned both and agree with the OP that they are both just wonderful vehicles. It's interesting to note how some Camaro owners feel about towards Vette's...the same can be said about Vette owners though. To me, they both fly under the same flag and in my opinion both are a great tribute to the genius of Chevrolet/GM. I love my Camaro but my heart will always be with the Corvette and I hope to own another one eventually. Hopefully the garage will contain both someday but until then I'm gonna have fun driving the Camaro.

06-15-2012, 10:06 AM	#17
blackSSRS Drives: 2010 RS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: FL Posts: 540	thanks for this post, nice to see a review on both. been thinking of going to a vette or paying off camaro and then adding a vette to the stable way down the road

07-06-2012, 03:25 AM	#21
L99CAMA2011 Drives: One of the baddest handling Gen 5s Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Masachusetts Posts: 4,177	Dons 45th, Thanks for the info on the M6 grand sport being equipped as it is. But here is the thing, I drove a regular C6 2011 vette and I know it is no GS but honestly if felt slower than my intake exhaust SS from 0-50 but you can tell the car pulls faster from 50 + like the cam was different but to say 210 hp more sounds kind of not right but then again my past L99 would've been slower than the C6 I drove in every way. I guess some Camaro SS are freaks and some are slugs that's what I seen from owning a 2011 L99 and a 2012 SS LS3. My LS3 would kill my past L99 big time still on stock tune.

07-07-2012, 11:35 AM	#22
stratosphere Drives: 2015 Stingray & 2011 Cruze Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: OKC Posts: 123	Im looking forward to when my better half gets a Camaro so i can do my own test. I came from several Camaros (74, 89 RS, 89 Iroc, 92Z, 93 & 95Z) and also the pontiac fbod (97, 98, 02 TAs) so there is a special place in my heart for all of them. I didnt get a Corvette until 2004 and then again in 2009. Performance wise my 02 TA "felt" as quick as the 04 vette, though the numbers really didnt bear that out. I know the 2004 vette was a superb car and had a much different mission in life than the TA. Both were LS1 powered cars. Trading up to a 2009 vette and getting the LS3 was an entirely different ballgame. The previous car had a tune, Borla exhaust, halltech CAI, and yet this new one felt so much quicker new that the difference was night and day. My only mod on the new vette was swapping out the air bridge from stock to the Z06 and also getting a Corsa sport exhaust. The car is a beast and while most of the time i baby it there is that 5% of the time i drive it like it was meant to be driven. If only i had waited one more year i could have gotten the GS model - if i had known GM was going to do such a thing. But im happy with the narrow body Cyber Gray coupe. Some day this car will be paid for and it will still be a head turner and a wonderful car. Im hesitant to get rid of it and "trade up" to anything else, because some days i find myself wishing i still had the 89 IROC (black with electric blue stripe, 5.7 TPI, ttops) or the 92Z (dark red with 5.7 TPI & dual cats) and i dont want to keep repeating the cycle. Sometimes what you really want is right in front of you. When the new Camaro comes, hopefully soon, it will look great in the garage next the vette and all those years of memories of my youth. And also when that happens, the Silverado will have to be parked in the driveway nexxt to the Cruze to make room for this new edition - as we too are a Chevy family. Cheers

07-07-2012, 04:50 PM	#24
Hnever2fast Hnever2fast Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hagerstown MD Posts: 154	All I can say is I had a 05 C6 Vette with 16000 miles and traded it in on a 2010 Camaro SS & if one would give me $90,000 I would get the Camaro ZL1 over the Corvette ZR1 anyday. The abouve question was a very good one. Why do 99% of Corvette Owners drive 10 mph under the speed limit????

07-08-2012, 02:25 PM	#26
acamellis IAMACE Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Black A6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 147 View My Garage	I completely agree. Both are what they are.