Quote:
Originally Posted by motorbuff69
theholycow.. How do we not know that there is damage in the middle of the bumper, he is not showing us pics of the whole front of the car.
|
He did examine it. Is there any reason to think he was lying?
It might be good to see some more pics, though.
Quote:
Originally Posted by tsg1391
i find it hard to believe that the bumper is that thin, but what do i know?
|
Bumper covers are that thin. The next time you see one abandoned on the side of the road where it was left after an accident, stop and look at it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23
not necessarily. I've stepped on my bumper on the 94 numerous times, front and back and have yet to have spiderweb cracks.
|
Have you stepped on it hard enough to crack it like that?
Quote:
|
again, not necessarily. depending on what it hit and the angle it hit, if it was soft, yet dense enough to bend the plastic fascia, it might not chip the paint at the point of impact.
|
What could it hit that would be that soft and put enough even pressure on the whole thing to crack it at the ends but not bother it anywhere else? Air. I can't imagine what else it could hit that would leave no trace except those cracks.
Quote:
|
its a tricky thing, more than likely it is due to high speed wind stress, but why this one? why not the other camaros that have gone past 150?
|
Either someone overtightened something, this particular one wasn't as strong as the others, or just dumb luck that this one is the first. I'm not here arguing that it was definitely caused by wind or that it is something every owner should freak out about, I'm just trying to apply as much logic as possible and hoping that GM is giving it enough attention.
Quote:
Originally Posted by stovt001
Notice we have mountains of evidence showing that if any other consideration conflicted with design, design won. That's why we have bad visibility, a goofy oversized steering wheel, a shift knob that was designed by someone who never once saw a human hand grasp a knob, and a front fascia that has some properties that are by nature not aerodynamic. A wide, open, inset grill with an overhang is just asking for drag issues. Surprisingly the Camaro's cd is pretty nice, but you have to imagine there are downsides to that design.
|
Its cd is awful for the modern, sophisticated, efficient sports car that Chevy wants it to be. It's decent for the classic muscle car that a lot of Camaro5.com members want it to be, though. That parachute-shaped front end, as ballsy and classic as it looks, is probably most of the reason. Well, the car will never have any problems getting enough air to cool the engine, that's for sure!