Buy, Sell, Hold?

[Danial]

Originally Posted by 1JEWLDSSRS

As stated above, all the 6th gens didn't do it for me either!! Once they made the front look like a Lexus, took away the "original" side gills on the rear quarters, styled the body to look like a Mustang from the side, AND put those weird looking tail lights on it, it was all over for me! Keep your 5th gen!! They were the FIRST rendering of the "new generation" of Camaros, and became very popular!! They are by far the best looking Camaros on the road!!

YEP!

[Moto-Mojo]

Many get the urge. Kinda been there myself. Take a good nap, it'll go away. People (strangers) love the 5th Gen. Did you 6th Genners get the same responses?

[Nenous1]

I'v had my 2011 new and i'v had 0 problems, i did put a re-manufactured engine in it, but that was only because i wanted a peace of mind, after all it was over 10 years old and my Camaro is my daily driver.

[ajg85]

Yeah, probably just a mid-life crisis in the making ...

Right now it is almost a 50-50 coin flip whether I keep nothing but my boring daily driver hatchback or end up with a ZL1 by the end of the month ... given those two extremes "take a nap" is sage advice.

[ajg85]

Originally Posted by sengli

...in the end got tired of paying for them...

Do you mean just that the car payments were a burden or did they need extra tune-ups and maintenance due to the additional wear and tear of the supercharger?

Voiding warranties was basically my motto in my 20s but as I get older I care more about saving time than money ... thus the appeal of a brand new ZL1 now that I can finally afford it!

[Aqua Blue RS/SS]

Originally Posted by Chevelle vs Camaro

Not a 5th gen fan. Can tell if it wants to be retro or not. Awesome when launched but now seems dated. Especially the interior. Just my opinions

Plus only problem you’ve had in 10 years….. will it be only problem you have in next 10?

You’ll also be getting into the newer LT1 and getting a lot more creature comforts

I personally would go for 1SS 1LE over a non 1LE 2SS.

2SS 1LE if you can budget it


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Yeah because the more complicated LT1’s and 8 speeds are the best ever… I’ll take the LS based engines over direct injection any day. Then there’s the 8 speed (obviously not all 6th gens have them) I don’t even need to elaborate here… point is newer is certainly not always better. If you can’t see the retro, timeless style of the 5th gen you need glasses, or a telescope… I find my early ‘10 2SS to be plenty creature friendly. I don’t need or want all the extra BS, it’s just that much more to go wrong.

To the op. I plan to have at least one 5th gen (my current ABM) until I die. And I’m only in my 30’s so that should be a long time. I’m planning to add another in the next year or two. Like cracka said, blink your eyes and the 6th gen parts are going to be equally as hard to find and with all the extra tech they have it’ll be that much more of a pain in the ass to keep them going. And don’t even get me started about the ugly ass refreshed front end. The 16-18’s look better but no where near what the 5ths do. At no point since their inception has the 6th outsold the lowest sales numbers of the 5th gen. There’s a lot to be said about that.

[1JEWLDSSRS]

Originally Posted by Chevelle vs Camaro

Not a 5th gen fan. Can tell if it wants to be retro or not. Awesome when launched but now seems dated. Especially the interior. Just my opinions

Plus only problem you’ve had in 10 years….. will it be only problem you have in next 10?

You’ll also be getting into the newer LT1 and getting a lot more creature comforts

I personally would go for 1SS 1LE over a non 1LE 2SS.

2SS 1LE if you can budget it


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My interior isn't dated, it's new and modern and comfy!! Love it. Just like your home inside, you have to make it "your own", not factory!! And yes, the interior looked a lot like the 1969 Camaro I did have back in the day, one of the reasons I bought it! Along with the body lines and style.

[Danial]

Originally Posted by Aqua Blue RS/SS

If you can’t see the retro, timeless style of the 5th gen you need glasses, or a telescope… I find my early ‘10 2SS to be plenty creature friendly. I don’t need or want all the extra BS, it’s just that much more to go wrong.

YES. I want to speak directly to this. Back in the early 2000s I had a 79 Z28 that I put a custom paint job on and a (cough) double layer aluminum wing. It had a built 350 and a Borg Warner 4-speed. The interior was as sparse as you could get. No console, just a 4 speed with a T-Handle shifter sticking out of the floor. Bucket seats on old, rusty, mechanical sliders.

It was all business. Loved that car. One I wish I still had.

What I am saying is that simple is better. I would order my cars with hand-crank, roll-up windows if I could.

[Moto-Mojo]

I might be a good example of what the 5th gen brought to the table, retro-wise. It would be almost impossible for someone born in 1956 to be oblivious to the Chevy Camaro. I was a 'car kid' and 11 years old when they came out in '67. But...I was really not a huge fan of ANY gen until the 5th came along. I liked the bigger 442, Chevelle, Road Runner, etc. body style over the cramped, little Camaro.

Oh, hell, I could wax eloquently and bore the shit out you. So I won't. I just thought the 2010 5th really captured the old and the new very well. Not too much retro and not too 'futuristic' fluff. Out!

[2012B]

I hate talking down to another Camaro but I also debated on which generation to get as a cash buyer. I'm not a fan of the 6th gen. I bought the Gen 5 and modded it to handle better and go faster than a Gen 6 SS.

Gen 6 just doesn't know what it wants to be styling wise. It's not as fun to drive as a gen 5. It's cramped inside and frankly extremely plain. Gen 5 has character inside and out.

As the 6th and 5th gen age, it will be glaringly obvious that the 5th gen is the more simple and reliable platform. LS3 is possibly the most bulletproof performance engine of all time. Direct injection LT1 isn't an engine I'd want to keep long term. The only thing I like about gen 6 is the lightened alpha platform. Otherwise, every single comparison makes me prefer a 5th gen.

Also, pre face-lift Gen 5 SS/ZL1 has road presence that a similar trim Gen 6 can't match.

[0stones0]

Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

I might be a good example of what the 5th gen brought to the table, retro-wise. It would be almost impossible for someone born in 1956 to be oblivious to the Chevy Camaro. I was a 'car kid' and 11 years old when they came out in '67. But...I was really not a huge fan of ANY gen until the 5th came along. I liked the bigger 442, Chevelle, Road Runner, etc. body style over the cramped, little Camaro.

Oh, hell, I could wax eloquently and bore the shit out you. So I won't. I just thought the 2010 5th really captured the old and the new very well. Not too much retro and not too 'futuristic' fluff. Out!

Originally Posted by 2012B

I hate talking down to another Camaro but I also debated on which generation to get as a cash buyer. I'm not a fan of the 6th gen. I bought the Gen 5 and modded it to handle better and go faster than a Gen 6 SS.

Gen 6 just doesn't know what it wants to be styling wise. It's not as fun to drive as a gen 5. It's cramped inside and frankly extremely plain. Gen 5 has character inside and out.

As the 6th and 5th gen age, it will be glaringly obvious that the 5th gen is the more simple and reliable platform. LS3 is possibly the most bulletproof performance engine of all time. Direct injection LT1 isn't an engine I'd want to keep long term. The only thing I like about gen 6 is the lightened alpha platform. Otherwise, every single comparison makes me prefer a 5th gen.

Also, pre face-lift Gen 5 SS/ZL1 has road presence that a similar trim Gen 6 can't match.

+1

[2010sgm]

5th gen for me the 6th is fugly

[Danial]

Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

I might be a good example of what the 5th gen brought to the table, retro-wise. It would be almost impossible for someone born in 1956 to be oblivious to the Chevy Camaro. I was a 'car kid' and 11 years old when they came out in '67. But...I was really not a huge fan of ANY gen until the 5th came along. I liked the bigger 442, Chevelle, Road Runner, etc. body style over the cramped, little Camaro.

Oh, hell, I could wax eloquently and bore the shit out you. So I won't. I just thought the 2010 5th really captured the old and the new very well. Not too much retro and not too 'futuristic' fluff. Out!

I'm a little newer than you (1963) and when I was in high school in the late 1970s, the parking lot was full of Camaros, Novas, Mopars, Mustangs, and even a few 55/56/57 Chevys among others. Being poor and one of those kids without a car of any kind until my senior year (66 Impala), I was envious.

The moment I saw the prototype 5th gen in 2007, I knew that some day I would have one. Today I have two...grin...

[Chevelle vs Camaro]

Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

Many get the urge. Kinda been there myself. Take a good nap, it'll go away. People (strangers) love the 5th Gen. Did you 6th Genners get the same responses?

Complements anytime I’m out cruising….





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