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Originally Posted by The_Blur
In all reality, if you're comparing a Cadillac to a Chevy, you're comparing the wrong cars. With that money, you could either get a stock CTS-V and drive the hell out of it or get a stock Camaro, add a ridiculous amount of performance work, and drive the hell out of it. Would you rather have a car thatforgive my biasyou made your own or a car that the factory made for you? Whatever your answer, you have to decide based on a long list of questions about your priorities:
Do appearances matter?
In any car I've driven, have I wanted more?
Does this car fit my personality?
Is driver comfort essential to my automotive experience?
What heritage do I inherit with this brand?
Do I fit such a heritage?
Am I classist?
Do I want my car to reflect my desire to work or my desire to play?
What type of fuel do I prefer?
Does this company's priorities coincide with my own?
Will I regret spending this amount later?
Are all the essential options featured in this car?
Is luxury or sportiness a priority for me?
Am I likely to get in trouble or get out of trouble driving this?
Does this car attract the attention that I want?
Does this car reflect my overall appreciation or knowledge of cars?
Will I want to keep this car forever?
Which car is right for me?
Most people don't put this much thought into a car. I figure that any investment as substantial as a new mode of transportation is worthy of analysis. First impressions are important, and, many times, the first impression someone gets of you is what mode of transportation brought you to them. If you show up in my Subaru, they may scoff at your classlessness. If you show up in a Lamborghini, they may look in awe at your ostentatiousness. In any case, you need to figure out what is important to you when it comes to arriving anywhere you go.
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Some of that criteria warrants a bumper sticker that says "I care what other people think about me."
Not really sure where any of that supposed to go, but the Cadillac nor the Camaro are any more or less of a car, more or less sporty, has more or less heritage, looks better or worse, or attracts more or less attention than the other.
"Am I a classist?" Huh? Are you suggesting that if you have the money, you should refrain from spending it so as not to offend anyone? News flash - the Camaro is a $30k+ car... NOT cheap by any measure.
"Does this car reflect my overall appreciation or knowledge of cars?" Are you suggesting that one or other is somehow better?
The criteria between these two cars are much simpler:
-Do I want/need 4 doors?
-Do I prefer the looks of one over the other?
-Can I afford either?