i've crossed over to the dark side...

[bolteon593]

well ladies/gents... as my birthday present to myself a week and few days ago...



i said goodbye to #3081, my much loved (and heavily driven) 2010 2SS RS M6 in Victory Red with White Stripes...







hello dark side... 2011 GT500 w/ Track Pack & NAV system in Race Red with White Track Pack Stripes (kinda like that combo...)






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in the end, with 22k miles on the car and an offer of 33,100 on the table for something i paid 35,835 a year ago only owing 34,400 at the time of trade in... it was a no brainer.

i do miss "scarlet" but i hope in time that she'll end up in a loving owners hands, hopefully as much as my own were.


see ya guys in my rear view! (i kid, i kid!)

[whamslam3]

just curious but why did you do it? did you end up not liking the camaro? not trying to be mean im just wondering...

[bolteon593]

Originally Posted by whamslam3

just curious but why did you do it? did you end up not liking the camaro? not trying to be mean im just wondering...

it was mainly the money... if the dealership had offered me what i was expecting with that many miles on the car ($23-25k) i would have walked away.

but the sales manager told me flat out he didn't care if he lost money on my car, he wanted a story to tell...


i love the 2010, it was/is an amazing car especially for year one back in production... but i have to say that all aspects of the camaro i find better in the GT500; though that's the way it should be, it's a much more expensive car.

i'd say the biggest differences are (to me, keep in mind: imo):

-electric steering (hydraulic in the camaro)
-full nav system (i like onstar but there are alot more options available in the mustangs unit)
-volume of the car (much smaller footprint if anything but in just feel)
-auto dual climate control
-interior refinement (to be expected though, the stangs how many years in continual production?)
-hp (obviously)
-short throw shifter
-ms sync
-window height (i can put my arm out the window more relaxed then previous)

that being said though, the things i miss the most:

-halo's (always loved those)
-telescoping steering wheel (would have been nice to move it up an inch or two)
-dic (no way to display digitally the speed on the mustang)

[John Shields]

You have now lost all of your cool points. You sir have been put into the same category as the chest haired Superman:



Coincidentally... there's a forum member named Supermans that also traded in for a Mustang. Boo on you guys!

[raqball]

Nice car... To each their own, it's your money so enjoy whatever you drive!!!!!

[GRSCAMARO]

But why did you go into the Ford dealer in the 1st place? I stay away from car lots unless I am ready to buy a car.

[prostock69]

You took a $1,300 hit on your Camaro to trade for a Mustang and you called it a "no brainer"? I think that comment says it all. I'm not slamming the Mustang. I LOVE ALL muscle cars, hence my name. Just questioning your financial decision.

[bolteon593]

Originally Posted by GRSCAMARO

But why did you go into the Ford dealer in the 1st place? I stay away from car lots unless I am ready to buy a car.

oddly enough, we were going there to have my gf look at a fiesta... i worked on the shoot and post work for their website for 2 weeks and had a lot of time behind the car in between takes and what not...

i'm a domestic geared gear head, i figure if there's a domestic counter part to a foreign car; the money should be spent here. my gf currently drives a toyota yaris...

they didn't have a fiesta on the lot but they did that the shelby, the manager mentioned it and 2 weeks later the rest was history.


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funny thing though, while we were at the ford dealership; i happened to spot a giant poster of one of my works that came out of the project:

[mikeSS]

i would trade my camaro in for a gt500 in a second. i saw this 2011 gt500 in black on the road last night at my local car meet... and dam!!! i want one lol

[bolteon593]

Originally Posted by John Shields

You have now lost all of your cool points. You sir have been put into the same category as the chest haired Superman:



Coincidentally... there's a forum member named Supermans that also traded in for a Mustang. Boo on you guys!

epic photo... yes, we are in the same tub apperantly; just saw his thread.

Originally Posted by prostock69

You took a $1,300 hit on your Camaro to trade for a Mustang and you called it a "no brainer"? I think that comment says it all.

did you bother to read how many miles i had on the 2010?

[Eric's Blue]

I like em... except for the rear end... looks good from the front.

[SGOS252382]

Flip flopper (one who buys the next best thing). You'll be in a showroom buying a Camaro Z28 in about a year.

At least you didn't buy a Mustang GT.

[bolteon593]

Originally Posted by SGOS252382

Flip flopper (one who buys the next best thing). You'll be in a showroom buying a Camaro Z28 in about a year.

At least you didn't buy a Mustang GT.

i wouldn't really call it a flip flop... i was a pre order, 8 months to the day i got her.


but i will tell you, i'll find someone willing to pay exactly what i did on the shelby in about a year and yes; there's a good chance i'll be sitting myself into a z28.

being that these cars are company cars, keeping them long term isn't in my best interest. if i could lease them for 2 years, i would.

[prostock69]

Originally Posted by bolteon593

epic photo... yes, we are in the same tub apperantly; just saw his thread.



did you bother to read how many miles i had on the 2010?

Yes I did. And I understand that. But if I were in his shoes, I still wouldn't have traded in my car just to get a brand new one (even if it were a new 2011 Camaro). A hit is a hit. That gets rolled into the next loan and you end up paying interest on that loss. And if they didn't give him the Mustang for invoice to make up for the $1,300 hit, then he's upside down on that loan as well. So when he gets tired of the Mustang, he'll take a hit when he trades it in too.

He went in there looking at Fiestas with no intention on buying a GT500. Got talked into buying a GT500 because salesmen are experts on playing our our emotions and getting us to buy when we had no intention of doing so. Just saying.....