[lsuduke]

First let me say I love the look of the new Camaro and have since it first came out as a concept. And I have waited since then to see, touch and feel a new 5th gen. Well, that happened last night, and it was epic.... The look, that profile the details I have picked off of all your posts and photos and all over the internet, all there for me to finally digest at the same time. It was a Aqua blue V6 with alloys, looking oh so nice in the nice heated convention center away from the snow and ice of a Rochester winter. I climbed in and found that huge rocker panel bump that I prayed would be gone from previous Camaros, disappointed with that huge lump as you got in and out of the car. Then it appeared that there was no head room , I'm 6'6 and close to 300lbs but I found the power adjustment and the seat lowered to a nice comfortable level, no issue there. I held the wheel and looked at the gauges, just as I had seen in a million pics on the net, perfect, the seats were comfortable and supportive. I felt cocooned in the cockpit and knew long drives would be met with comfort for a long time. Took some shots to post for all of you inside and then looked for the rear seat room, there was none, with the seat adjusted back for me , there was zero room for the kids in the back, now some of you may not care, but I have a family and I want to be able to go on a cruise with the kids to pickup some ice cream or just for a cruise to nowhere on a nice Sunday afternoon, that daydream is gone, there was more room in my 91 RS and the main reason I got rid of it was that car seats would have been an issue when my kids came along.
Love the car, love the look, hope it continues forever, but at this time the Camaro makes no sense for me and my family. It's not about being a daily driver, I have those that are large enough for the family and the dogs and camping gear for a weekend, but if you make a car with 4 seats you should be able to use them , anybody over 6 ft who wants to take some people for a ride will have serious issues in my opinion. Don't take this as an attack, it is not, I love Camaro and Chevy to the core but this comrade is not the one I had hoped for, it needs to be stretched to a larger size similar to the Challenger to allow more varied use, in my opinion. Enjoy the picks, enjoy your Camaro's when they come, I'll test drive one myself at some point but it will just have to remain a dream for me ....