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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
That's where you and I differ. In my opinion, the ZL1 sacrifices performance to add creature comforts. Creature comforts do not equal performance. I don't care if a car has 27 way power adjustable seats with 8 zone air condition. I care about acceleration, braking and handling. I don't own a car with functioning A/C. Yeah, it would be nice to have living in Southern California when the days crack 110* but I just roll the windows down. Are power seats amazing? I guess, if you adjust your seat every 10 seconds. I don't remember the last time I moved my seat. Would it be nice to have every kind of electronic gadget packed into the car? Sure, if you didn't own a smart phone with most of the same capabilities.
Yes, the ZL1 is an awesome machine but just think of what it would be if it didn't weigh in excess of two tons?
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And in the end...I don't give a rats behind about comfort...as a young man, cutting my teeth in the automotive field, bulding and racing cars...I never had it. I want straight line performance. The C4 Camaro as you own, is a big lack in all that, a culmination of the lineage well ago forgotten about. The only good thing about it was the LS1. The car bended, twisted, lost shape and form under load and WOT. This new platform is is light years beyond that. I wanted a Z28. I still have have my Z28 from high school and I have a ZL1. It does more than your mind can fathom. Beyond anything you may ever experienced. It's the end all to be all Camaro's. But......I am from the days of no A/C, power windows, door locks etc...so the Z28 is enamoring to me. If I can't get it, surely you won't be able to do. You are holding onto your past. Will you atempt to make a move on the Z28, or just parse words? And I think the sticker will be beyond my means. I will trade in my ZL1 to get it if I can ny friend, and I am first in line to do so. So, as I tell you about vintage muscle, discontinued muscle, new GM muscle, perhaps I will tell you from first hand experience about the upcoming GM muscle.