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MrCool · 11-08-2009, 10:38 PM

Hey Everyone,
I had something that's been tossing in my head that I wanna throw out there:

Do you think, that the fourth generation F-Body's are dissapearing? (For the lack of a better word). I notice, to find a good Z28 that you can drive daily is getting harder and harder to find. Maby a time will come where it will be impossible to find one in good working order? One of the reasonings that that has come into mind is the fact that cars now-a-days are being built with a lot of plastic. Plastic deteriorates faster than metal, would that be a plausable argument as to why you could say that the First Gens (for example) lasted longer than the later ones and that finding one isn't like tring to find Big foot?

Feel free to correct me, or disscuss

-MrCool

AZCamaroFan · 11-08-2009, 11:59 PM

considering how few of them they were selling, yeah it's going to be hard to find them. 98-02 were the worst sales years for the Camaro.

meanmike · 11-09-2009, 12:20 AM

I dont think your looking in the right places. I certainly dont have any trouble finding one.

lnsjr1 · 11-09-2009, 12:31 AM

Mines where I left it, in the garage.

*TAG UR IT* · 11-09-2009, 02:05 AM

There's a lot of them out there. Value of the current 4th Gens have dropped since the 5th Gens came out. Eventually, like all other things, they will be hard to find.

Most are getting high miles now. But, there will be a lot more than the 1st Gens we search for now.

02 WS6 TA · 11-09-2009, 08:36 AM

Disagree. I will concede thatlots of younger folks can now afford them, and consider them as disposable, or beat the hell out of them, if not crash and total them. There's still a ton out there, just have to look. Most of them end upin my driveway, anyway.

01pewterz28 · 11-09-2009, 09:42 AM

Yep from what I have seen the majority are all have high miles and look like crap. You can still find some nice ones I have two in my garage.

2000 NBM V6 A4 ttops 53k in cherry condition
2001 LPM Z/28 A4 ttops 53k in cherry condition

for now they will stay put in my garage but if someone offered me the right amount of $$$ I would have no problem parting with them.

Sean

Mr Smith · 11-09-2009, 10:54 AM

If anything ive seen tons of them sitting along side the road for sale lately.

AZCamaroFan · 11-09-2009, 11:03 AM

when i look at the auto trader in phoenix, i only see a few late-4th gens at a time. Earlier years are a little more plentiful.

Chrisrp454 · 11-09-2009, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lnsjr1

Mines where I left it, in the garage.

Camar0wn3d · 11-09-2009, 11:24 AM

I sold mine to the parents of an 18 year old with a lead foot, and after going on the test drive with him...I would bet there's one less on the road by now.

tones2SS · 11-09-2009, 01:04 PM

If you go to ls1tech.com there should be a ton for sale there.
Mine is completely stock, except for new battery. 14,717 miles. Hugger Orange with white leather, all options, except for traction control. T-tops and 12 disk Monsoon stereo system. Always garaged, never out in rain/wet pavement/snow. Pretty much immaculate. Back seats never sat in.

JJ#48Racing · 11-09-2009, 01:54 PM

Even the newest 4th gens are 7yrs old. Nice ones are hard to find.

PYROLYSIS · 11-09-2009, 02:20 PM

I think the most impossible generation of camaro to find in an original unmolested condition would be the third gens. A lot of people mod and abuse the crap out of them, and not many consider them nice enough to restore. Would sell a kidney for a 1992 Z28 manual 305 TPI anniversary, black with red stripes of course.

11-08-2009, 10:38 PM	#1
MrCool Drives: '95 Z28 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Posts: 277	Dissapearing Fourth Gens? Hey Everyone, I had something that's been tossing in my head that I wanna throw out there: Do you think, that the fourth generation F-Body's are dissapearing? (For the lack of a better word). I notice, to find a good Z28 that you can drive daily is getting harder and harder to find. Maby a time will come where it will be impossible to find one in good working order? One of the reasonings that that has come into mind is the fact that cars now-a-days are being built with a lot of plastic. Plastic deteriorates faster than metal, would that be a plausable argument as to why you could say that the First Gens (for example) lasted longer than the later ones and that finding one isn't like tring to find Big foot? Feel free to correct me, or disscuss -MrCool __________________ 1995 LT1 Z28, "Bright Teal Metallic", Stock

11-09-2009, 09:42 AM	#7
01pewterz28 #TeamBeckyD Drives: 2017 HBM 2SS Convertible A8 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 10,494 View My Garage	Yep from what I have seen the majority are all have high miles and look like crap. You can still find some nice ones I have two in my garage. 2000 NBM V6 A4 ttops 53k in cherry condition 2001 LPM Z/28 A4 ttops 53k in cherry condition for now they will stay put in my garage but if someone offered me the right amount of $$$ I would have no problem parting with them. Sean __________________ #TeamBeckyD FIFTY HBM 2SS VERT

11-09-2009, 10:54 AM	#8
Mr Smith Born again Hot Rodder Drives: Black 1SS/RS LS3 M6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cartoon City, Nevada Posts: 680 View My Garage	If anything ive seen tons of them sitting along side the road for sale lately. __________________ Black 1SS RS MT: Powder Coated Bow Ties, Blacked out windows, Debadged, 4 Pack gauge cluster. Pure perfection.

11-09-2009, 11:24 AM	#11
Camar0wn3d formerly "wh0rsep0wer" Drives: 2016 1SS Summit White Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 489	I sold mine to the parents of an 18 year old with a lead foot, and after going on the test drive with him...I would bet there's one less on the road by now. __________________ 2010 1SS/RS - CGM/Gray Interior - M6 (SOLD) Kooks 1 7/8" headers, Solo Mach-X, Vararam. 2012 2LS - Black A6 (SOLD) 2016 1SS Summit White A8

11-09-2009, 02:20 PM	#14
PYROLYSIS Remember the Charleston 9 Drives: 2004 KME PREDATOR, 2014 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Summerv1LE SC Posts: 5,381 View My Garage	I think the most impossible generation of camaro to find in an original unmolested condition would be the third gens. A lot of people mod and abuse the crap out of them, and not many consider them nice enough to restore. Would sell a kidney for a 1992 Z28 manual 305 TPI anniversary, black with red stripes of course. __________________ BRING BACK THE B4C POLICE CAMARO! 2002 V-6 5 speed rally red (current camaro) Also driven:1992 Z-28 305 auto Red w/ black stripes (anniversary), 2001 V-6 auto light pewter metallic,1991 RS V-6 auto Black

11-08-2009, 11:59 PM	#2
AZCamaroFan Camaro6 2016-2018 Drives: sometimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 18,468	considering how few of them they were selling, yeah it's going to be hard to find them. 98-02 were the worst sales years for the Camaro.

11-09-2009, 12:20 AM	#3
meanmike Account Suspended Drives: FIRST ON RACE DAY Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,170	I dont think your looking in the right places. I certainly dont have any trouble finding one.

11-09-2009, 12:31 AM	#4
lnsjr1 Drives: 02'Z28 07'CTS 03'HD Fatboy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Glassboro, NJ Posts: 270	Mines where I left it, in the garage.

11-09-2009, 02:05 AM	#5
TAG UR IT www.Camaro5store.com Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 26,544 View My Garage	There's a lot of them out there. Value of the current 4th Gens have dropped since the 5th Gens came out. Eventually, like all other things, they will be hard to find. Most are getting high miles now. But, there will be a lot more than the 1st Gens we search for now.

11-09-2009, 08:36 AM	#6
02 WS6 TA Account Suspended Drives: GM Stuff Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 727	Disagree. I will concede thatlots of younger folks can now afford them, and consider them as disposable, or beat the hell out of them, if not crash and total them. There's still a ton out there, just have to look. Most of them end upin my driveway, anyway.

11-09-2009, 11:03 AM	#9
AZCamaroFan Camaro6 2016-2018 Drives: sometimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 18,468	when i look at the auto trader in phoenix, i only see a few late-4th gens at a time. Earlier years are a little more plentiful.

11-09-2009, 01:04 PM	#12
tones2SS Drives: '13 Roush S3 '16 Ram Sport 4X4 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,096	If you go to ls1tech.com there should be a ton for sale there. Mine is completely stock, except for new battery. 14,717 miles. Hugger Orange with white leather, all options, except for traction control. T-tops and 12 disk Monsoon stereo system. Always garaged, never out in rain/wet pavement/snow. Pretty much immaculate. Back seats never sat in.

11-09-2009, 01:54 PM	#13
JJ#48Racing Drives: 1998 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 1,115	Even the newest 4th gens are 7yrs old. Nice ones are hard to find.

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