Why so much hating on the 5th Gen??

[bigd1276]

Personally, I like the 5th gen...................just sayin.....

[Zig Zag]

Originally Posted by Squillo

I don't see too many people hating on the Camaro

Unless it's a 2014

or has a V6

or has a auto. trans......

[Zig Zag]

Originally Posted by Manbearpig

I don't give a @#^%.

+1

[WHAMMO]

Originally Posted by Squillo

I don't see too many people hating on the Camaro

Originally Posted by molsonbrador

Me thinks your N2O bottle's leaking. Not so much hate.

haha good one

Originally Posted by 1LEMayhem

Who are you hearing this from?

I'd say 1st here(Camaro vs section, expecially), LS1tech, SVTforums and every other car forum. Heavy pig is the word.

Originally Posted by JCunningham

haters usually drive some sh*tbox 90s honda and only know what they read about on there ricer sight

I agree theres a lot of hate from those kind of guys, which I dont really care. Those are the real haters. they hate everything thats better than their shitbox (everything is better than their shitbox).

Originally Posted by angie7

I live in Mustang country. In my town there are 3 huge Mustang clubs and 1 Camaro/car club that I started 2 yrs ago bc my car didnt fit in with any local clubs. Lots of Camaro hate here. Ive heard it all but it doesnt bother me a bit. I just ignore it and walk away. No sense in arguing with stupid

Here is Mustang town too, theres like 1 billion mustang club and zero Camaro club...LOL

Originally Posted by Dustyminpin

I've heard the same crap. The 4th gen f-body and C5/C6 guys say it's too slow because of its weight. The 2010-2013 gen 5 guys tell me GM ruined the Camaro with the '14 model and one guy even told me the rear end looked like a Prelude. Ironically enough, a guy at work who has a 2010 Challenger SRT8 has never said anything but great things, and gone as far as saying my car was "awesome" lol. Haven't talked to any Rustang guys yet. There was a guy with with a 5.0 Boss Coyote but he retired right before I got my car. I bought a 2006 GTO new and had it up until October of this past year and thought it was a great car, even if it was "heavy". This Camaro smokes it in every possible way. Total upgrade from the headlights to the tail pipes and all points in between.

Before buying my 5th gen, I looked for a Boss but it was too much money compared to my 1LE. Less look (a lot IMO), but faster car. I'm really glad I got the 1LE cause its unique and 100x better looking, even if the Boss looks great.

One real story I could share is this one;
Been once to the dragstrip and I did 13.1x@110mph (that with a 2.2 0-60ft!) and as I was getting back to the parking lot, heard some folks saying:''looks cool, but its too slow for the price''. Those folks were driving a blank Acura turbo on drag wheels/tires and running 12.9@116mph. I was thinking to myself their shitbox is highly modified and barely beats my stock(CAI) car, and I'm pretty sure they have over 10K$ plus the cost of the car in mods(at the very least). And it looks like shit compared to mine (clean Acura but blank car). Just a set of good drag wheels/tires would destroy this Acura, I'm 110% sure.

Seriously, on the look department, everyone without exception told me it was looking awesome. 13' IOM 1LE...

With my 4th gen, it was lightweight/highly modified and I never felt the hate, espcially on the internet, but on the streets too. I loved my 4th gen and it was my 1st dream car, but i gotta say my 1LE is just in another league overall. I would never buy a 4th gen, except maybe a perfect WS6 T/A hehe

[Msmall143]

Haven't heard any hate....and zl1 ain't a package

[eymang]

Originally Posted by Manbearpig

I don't give a @#^%.

Exactly! Just drive!

[wayne watson]

Originally Posted by 2010SLVRBULIT

..heavy pig?..but a beautiful one, nonetheless..BACON!

well i'll tell you from drag racing, nobody is on top all the time. I've driven some crazy fast cars over the years and I can say the Camaro out of the box is plenty fast for production vehicle
the srt8 is also fast but it's a chevy thing

[WHAMMO]

Originally Posted by Msmall143

Haven't heard any hate....and zl1 ain't a package

Seriously i never understood whats the importance/difference if its a package/option/ special car.

[rebelyell22]

Originally Posted by Jrichards73

3.91's in an auto, she ain't slow off the line guarantee you that. Any hate I get is quickly retracted when I remind new mustang owners that if it wasn't for my 400 hp Camaro they would still be driving a 305 hp Mustang, you are welcome.

I bet. How much was your 1LE rear end conversion?

[rebelyell22]

Originally Posted by WHAMMO

Seriously i never understood whats the importance/difference if its a package/option/ special car.

ZL1 is a trim level. LS/LT/SS/ZL1

[7CAMARO7]

Some 5th gen owners might confuse someone's disapproval of their arrogance for hating on their car. Some people appear to have just gotten into cars and motorsports when the 5th gen came out and they come off as knowing everything there is to know about all cars and motorsports.

For instance, there is a local Camaro club that has been going on for a few years here in the middle TN region. It started off exclusively as a 5th gen club. However, they happened to let me and a couple other 4th gens into a drag strip track day. In said event I went up against a 5th SS gen vert with an automatic in a bracket race. I beat this car. No big deal.

The next year they put on the event but it was 5th gen only. Needless to say I did not go.

Fast forward about a year later. I decide to be nosey and go to this club meeting since they invited me via email and lifted the 5th gen only restriction. Ok, somehow I ended up sitting next this guy who remembered that smack down I delivered a few years ago lol. It was hilarious. He said well the other driver was inexperienced(giving me excuses that were unwarranted)lol. He somehow threw in how underpowered the 4th gens were(talking to a guy with a fairly modded 4th gen). But again this comment was unwarranted. lol He tried several times to either give me an excuse to why I beat a 5th gen and that my car was rated at 325hp lol. That whole experience was entertaining... I never once talked down to him about him or anyone else.

Next, outside there was this senior who had a 5th gen v6 and she's DAMN proud of it let me tell you. lol So I ask her what all she has done to her car since I remember her talking about headers and since I know she is into racing. I told her that I was excited that I had just finished building my suspension. She hits me with, "My suspension is built by Pedders." I say, "Word?" lol I asked her what all she had done. She was like bushings. I look at her kind of lost. She said, "If you really want your car to handle take it to Pedders." I was respectful and did not laugh. I asked her what kind of shocks did she go with. She said, "I'm just into performance." And then she looks me dead in the eyes and says in reference to shocks, "It's a V6!" I was scared and confused. lol I told her that any car can benefit from better shocks no matter the engine. Then I tip-toed out of there.

Only one person was friendly and that was the club pres. He was the only real car guy in the club. I had a brief conversation and he knew what he was talking about. The others were not too friendly and... not right. Some of them were ok.

[WHAMMO]

Originally Posted by 7CAMARO7

Some 5th gen owners might confuse someone's disapproval of their arrogance for hating on their car. Some people appear to have just gotten into cars and motorsports when the 5th gen came out and they come off as knowing everything there is to know about all cars and motorsports.

For instance, there is a local Camaro club that has been going on for a few years here in the middle TN region. It started off exclusively as a 5th gen club. However, they happened to let me and a couple other 4th gens into a drag strip track day. In said event I went up against a 5th SS gen vert with an automatic in a bracket race. I beat this car. No big deal.

The next year they put on the event but it was 5th gen only. Needless to say I did not go.

Fast forward about a year later. I decide to be nosey and go to this club meeting since they invited me via email and lifted the 5th gen only restriction. Ok, somehow I ended up sitting next this guy who remembered that smack down I delivered a few years ago lol. It was hilarious. He said well the other driver was inexperienced(giving me excuses that were unwarranted)lol. He somehow threw in how underpowered the 4th gens were(talking to a guy with a fairly modded 4th gen). But again this comment was unwarranted. lol He tried several times to either give me an excuse to why I beat a 5th gen and that my car was rated at 325hp lol. That whole experience was entertaining... I never once talked down to him about him or anyone else.

Next, outside there was this senior who had a 5th gen v6 and she's DAMN proud of it let me tell you. lol So I ask her what all she has done to her car since I remember her talking about headers and since I know she is into racing. I told her that I was excited that I had just finished building my suspension. She hits me with, "My suspension is built by Pedders." I say, "Word?" lol I asked her what all she had done. She was like bushings. I look at her kind of lost. She said, "If you really want your car to handle take it to Pedders." I was respectful and did not laugh. I asked her what kind of shocks did she go with. She said, "I'm just into performance." And then she looks me dead in the eyes and says in reference to shocks, "It's a V6!" I was scared and confused. lol I told her that any car can benefit from better shocks no matter the engine. Then I tip-toed out of there.

Only one person was friendly and that was the club pres. He was the only real car guy in the club. I had a brief conversation and he knew what he was talking about. The others were not too friendly and... not right. Some of them were ok.

That maybe true that sometimes its ignorance or arrogance, as any other brand I guess.

But thats not what I'm talking about. My 4th was a lot faster and I loved every minute of it behind the wheels.

5th gen are far from the best car, but for the money, it does pretty well.

[Manbearpig]

Originally Posted by shrinkdoc

Lots of the reviewers are Tea party members who are just hating on GM because they got a bail out.

I hope not considering Mitsubishi, Ford, BMW and Toyota got "bailouts" as well.

[87GNX]

Originally Posted by IowaGuy

Chicks dig the look of a camaro.

Chicks dig anything that looks good.