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Blu Ray · 03-13-2015, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by its a syn

I have a 2004 Cavalier for my daily driver and have 281,000 miles on it. I have thought of getting a Camaro LS as it will be very close to the MPG I get with the Cavalier, 30-33 MPG. Tires will be your biggest maintenance hit between the two.

JLSuperfly · 03-13-2015, 11:58 AM

I have a 45 mile round trip commute. I alternate between my 1998 Integra GSR and my Camaro. It is true about Honda and transmission. My Integra only has 112k miles and it is starting to slip and also has a grind on third gear.

BubbaSS · 03-13-2015, 12:05 PM

I drive 5 miles a day both ways and my Camaro still manages to get dings/scratches, lower grill broken, and recently a giant tear in the front bumper. All from road debris. If I could drive something else during the week I would, but with the short distance it didn't make sense....It's starting to. Get the car with less miles and a clean service history.

EFI · 03-13-2015, 12:13 PM

Neither of those 2 cars will be as reliable as your Camaro. Nothing screams reliability about 10+ year old cars regardless of how well they may have been built (unless you dump a whole buncha money into them).

I'd DD the shit out of that V6.

Blu Ray · 03-13-2015, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gajagfan

I would just drive the car. I would personally be inclined to remove the vertical doors because of the possible unwanted attention it would draw at the firm, but thats your call. You should be able to get decent mileage and enjoy your drive. Our 1LE is a daily driver, but only about 20 or so miles per day, but we have over 26K on her in just under 2 years.

Part of me believes the doors and the fact I have a camaro got me the interview, I was initially contacted threw my LinkedIn profile, which under hobbies I have a link to my car clubs website... the 2nd round interviews with the CIO was nothing but talk about cars we shared pics, he showed off his 4th Gen and his brothers 5th gen

Destructo09 · 03-13-2015, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Ray

I have a v6 Camaro about 22MPG highway

22mpg highway? That can't be right, my SS with longtubes and a tune gets better than that. I would expect 28-30, I can easily get 24mpg highway in the SS.

My opinion would be to just drive the Camaro, it's going to be the most reliable and highway miles really aren't that bad on a car. Also, think about how much gas 6k buys you, you likely won't come ahead buying a car.

Dizzy82 · 03-13-2015, 12:29 PM

I have over 117k miles on my camaro, how's that for reliability?

SSeniorMoment · 03-13-2015, 12:33 PM

Use your Camaro and trade up when you are able to, much safer ride if you are involved in a serious wreck. ...just my $.02

trashmanssd · 03-13-2015, 12:35 PM

I would say run your Camaro for a year and save up a sizable down payment on a small Honda or Toyota with great gas mileage. like one these (see attached link). Give the job a year to make sure it works out to make a commitment of buying a car. Then just go cheap reliable efficient, throw away car to rack miles up on.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/34855.shtml
or if you like to stick with chevy
http://www.chevrolet.com/spark-fuel-efficient-car.html

jd10013 · 03-13-2015, 12:36 PM

if the civic has a chain (it was right around 2004 when they switched from belts to chains) I'd get it. people can talk shit on them all they want, but Honda sells 40k of them a month for a reason. cheap to own, low maintenance, and most of that is cheap. go compare the price of 4 tires on a civic to a camaro. they're bullet proof, and get great MPG's. and if you do the maintenance, you can put 350-400k miles on it.

only thing I'd throw in is you might want to extensively test drive one if you've never driven one much. bought my wife one years ago and thought it was one of the most uncomfortable cars I've ever driven. wasn't real crazy about how it rode either.

Chevy_cowboy · 03-13-2015, 12:41 PM

Cavaliers are great commuter cars, and nothing drives quite like a paid for ride. That'd be my vote. I'd try to get them down another $500 though, or find one from a private seller for less.

If you want to keep your Camaro nice, the daily grind to and from work isn't the way to do it.

Chevy_cowboy · 03-13-2015, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Ray

I'm 100% sure I will be trading it in 2016- 2017

oh, well if that's the case, then just drive it. If you're trading it in a less than year, might as well.

PalmerGA · 03-13-2015, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Cam_Cam

Just don't get a god damned Civic please. Ugh.

Is that really necessary? Besides, Civics are great cars - very dependable/economical, which is all OP is looking for. I had a '07 Civic coupe "commuter car" (bought it new) and racked up over 100K miles in a little over 4 years. 40 mpgs highway - never a problem.

OP: I think you should get that Honda for around $4,500.

Blu Ray · 03-13-2015, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PalmerGA

Is that really necessary? Besides, Civics are great cars - very dependable/economical, which is all OP is looking for. I had a '07 Civic coupe "commuter car" (bought it new) and racked up over 100K miles in a little over 4 years. 40 mpgs highway - never a problem.

OP: I think you should get that Honda for around $4,500.

YES dependability, Reliability Good Gas Mileage ....dont care how it looks or ride

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03-13-2015, 12:05 PM	#45
BubbaSS WHAT RED LIGHT?! Drives: 2011 Black Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,115	I drive 5 miles a day both ways and my Camaro still manages to get dings/scratches, lower grill broken, and recently a giant tear in the front bumper. All from road debris. If I could drive something else during the week I would, but with the short distance it didn't make sense....It's starting to. Get the car with less miles and a clean service history. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS M6 BLACK - VARARAM NO TUNE INTAKE, MODDED AND PORTED TB, PORTED INTAKE MANIFOLD, VITESSE THROTTLE CONTROLLER, DOUG THORLEY LT'S, CATLESS, X-PIPE, 25" STAINLESS WORKS RETRO CHAMBERED MUFFLERS, CUSTOM 2.5" MANDREL BENT EXHAUST, RICHMOND 4.10 GEARS, CUSTOM CAM (231/242 @ 114LSA), MUSTANG DYNO TUNED BY TORQ, 20% CERAMIC TINTS, EIBACH PROKIT SPRINGS 1" DROP, HAWK PERFORMANCE CERAMIC BRAKES, NITTO INVO TIRES, HYDROCARBON TAIL LIGHT AND FOG LIGHT BEZELS BY EMBLEMPROS, METRA DASH KIT, JVC KW-AV71BT, PHOENIX GOLD iAMP GM1, PASSPORT QI45 - 450 RWHP 415 RWTQ

03-13-2015, 12:29 PM	#49
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,501 View My Garage	I have over 117k miles on my camaro, how's that for reliability? __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

03-13-2015, 12:41 PM	#53
Chevy_cowboy Drives: 2011 IOM 2SS/RS M6 Convertible Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,287 View My Garage	Cavaliers are great commuter cars, and nothing drives quite like a paid for ride. That'd be my vote. I'd try to get them down another $500 though, or find one from a private seller for less. If you want to keep your Camaro nice, the daily grind to and from work isn't the way to do it. __________________

03-13-2015, 11:58 AM	#44
JLSuperfly Drives: 2014 Red Hot LS3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,266	I have a 45 mile round trip commute. I alternate between my 1998 Integra GSR and my Camaro. It is true about Honda and transmission. My Integra only has 112k miles and it is starting to slip and also has a grind on third gear.

03-13-2015, 12:13 PM	#46
EFI Drives: something faster than you Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: where dem hoes be Posts: 315	Neither of those 2 cars will be as reliable as your Camaro. Nothing screams reliability about 10+ year old cars regardless of how well they may have been built (unless you dump a whole buncha money into them). I'd DD the shit out of that V6.

03-13-2015, 12:33 PM	#50
SSeniorMoment Drives: 2010 2SS/RS LS3 A6 IOM Join Date: May 2013 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,192	Use your Camaro and trade up when you are able to, much safer ride if you are involved in a serious wreck. ...just my $.02

03-13-2015, 12:35 PM	#51
trashmanssd Drives: Black 14 2SS/1LE/RS 14 Tundra Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Plymouth, Ma Posts: 2,414	I would say run your Camaro for a year and save up a sizable down payment on a small Honda or Toyota with great gas mileage. like one these (see attached link). Give the job a year to make sure it works out to make a commitment of buying a car. Then just go cheap reliable efficient, throw away car to rack miles up on. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/34855.shtml or if you like to stick with chevy http://www.chevrolet.com/spark-fuel-efficient-car.html

03-13-2015, 12:36 PM	#52
jd10013 Drives: 2012 camaro Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: central VA Posts: 3,199	if the civic has a chain (it was right around 2004 when they switched from belts to chains) I'd get it. people can talk shit on them all they want, but Honda sells 40k of them a month for a reason. cheap to own, low maintenance, and most of that is cheap. go compare the price of 4 tires on a civic to a camaro. they're bullet proof, and get great MPG's. and if you do the maintenance, you can put 350-400k miles on it. only thing I'd throw in is you might want to extensively test drive one if you've never driven one much. bought my wife one years ago and thought it was one of the most uncomfortable cars I've ever driven. wasn't real crazy about how it rode either.