60k to spend on new camaro. What do i get?

[alrox]

Originally Posted by D Mora

i have a malpractice pay out coming next year

don't count your chickens before they hatch. hopefully you get nothing if you're simply going to buy a car with the money.

[ZuluKilla8]

I think im gonna stab myself in the eye with a Quiznos Sub and sue them to get some stuff done to my SS.

[RaysZL575]

Originally Posted by baranowski

Rays ZL575,

I hate people with money because they spend it without thinking. Let me rephrase, People whom are given their great amout of money, and do not work for it, usually are less than smart when spending it. these are some of the same kind of people that are broke in a few years and can not figure out why.

There are too many examples to give. Lets just say I have seen it alot in my life.

My stance is, if you are going to buy a car, what is the reason for the car? If it is for track days and racing, there are much better choices out there for 60k than the "enhanced" camaro's.

If you are going to drive it around and see the country, then the Camaro is probably not the best one out there either.

A base model upper end car would be better in just about all situations that a sports car type person would be looking for.

It sounds like, to me, that you care more about people looking at your car than you liking your car. If that is the case then buy something like a lotus that people will never see on the roads.

Just My 2 cents. He asked for input and I gave it.

I own the camaro. I love the body style on it. But if I had 60k to buy a car, the camaro would not even make the list.

Bill Baranowski

Dude....you are an ASS! Who cares if you wouldnt pay $60k for a camaro. I have several classic cars as well and i dont only care about people looking at my ZL-575, i bought it because i LOVE it and its what I wanted. This thread was about what kind of camaro this guy wants to spend his money on, not how stupid you think he is for wanting to spend it all on a camaro. Last i checked this was a CAMARO site not a vettes are better than camaros site. Get a life please!

[SS4Fun]

Originally Posted by RaysZL575

Dude....you are an ASS! Who cares if you wouldnt pay $60k for a camaro. I have several classic cars as well and i dont only care about people looking at my ZL-575, i bought it because i LOVE it and its what I wanted. This thread was about what kind of camaro this guy wants to spend his money on, not how stupid you think he is for wanting to spend it all on a camaro. Last i checked this was a CAMARO site not a vettes are better than camaros site. Get a life please!

[Speed74SS]

I have about 60k into mine when you start adding all the extras up. I would do it again and I will do more. Mod on

[tw3ss]

Originally Posted by RaysZL575

Dude....you are an ASS! Who cares if you wouldnt pay $60k for a camaro. I have several classic cars as well and i dont only care about people looking at my ZL-575, i bought it because i LOVE it and its what I wanted. This thread was about what kind of camaro this guy wants to spend his money on, not how stupid you think he is for wanting to spend it all on a camaro. Last i checked this was a CAMARO site not a vettes are better than camaros site. Get a life please!

You are correct, and I think this baranowski guy should keep his opinion to himself.

Sounds like money envy to me!!!!! So get a F...ing Life and leave this person alone.

[tw3ss]

Originally Posted by D Mora

i have a malpractice pay out coming next year and i have devoted 60k to buy a new camaro. I have owned a 79 and a 91 and now want a 5 gen. i have thought about hennessey, or an SMS. or possibly buying all the parts to make a equal car for less money. or should I wait tell the z 28 comes out. please give me your opinion one what you would do. thank you

Don't worry about the jealous Pain, we are all with you..

[Lazerbrainz2k3]

Originally Posted by baranowski

For 60K don't buy a Camaro of any kind. Get a nice Zo6 or a really kick ass used sports car. Or better yet by a 69 camaro and another muscle car and fix them both up.

Damm, I hate people with money.

Please don't be Stupid. To spend the extra money on one of the performance enhanced cars is a waste of money of a few tenths of a second better. Look, when it is all said and done the Camaro is WAY WAY WAY too heavy.

Bill Baranowski

None of us have any idea as to what exact circumstances led to this malpractice payout. I'm no fan of the way the lawsuit-happy system we have works either, but until I see evidence to convince me otherwise I'll grant a fellow member the benefit of the doubt that it was a legitimate suit. I also am not a fan of taking such a win and putting it all into a new high-performance car, but it wasn't stated that all the money was going into a Camaro - just that $60,000 of that was devoted to a new car. For all we know the payout after legal fees could have been a million dollars, compared to which $60,000 is relatively a drop in the bucket. Either way, so long as someone has the means to support themselves locked away before spending a portion of this windfall on a new toy, what difference does it make how it's spent?

So now that we know that we don't know what the financial situation is, down to the choice of vehicle. The OP never said she wanted her car to be the best for cruising, or the best at the track, or even your excuse to buy, that it has a great body style. What difference does any of that make? Most people who buy Corvettes and GT500s don't buy them to kick ass at a track either, are you going to tell them they should have bought a slower Mercedes instead to suit their driving style rather than the style of what they drive?

So you wouldn't buy a high-performance Camaro for $60,000. Fine, duly noted, even though that's clearly not the advice the OP was looking for. If I had the money to spend to buy your SS or your motorcycles I wouldn't do that either, but you don't see me laying into you for "wasting" money. Brand-loyalty aside, if efficiently spending money on a performance car is the goal, why "waste" it on a 1969 Camaro, or a Corvette Z06 when he could put $60,000 down on a Dodge Viper that'll beat the Z06, or even the more expensive than both ZR1?

Your individual thoughts on what that kind of money should be spent on are your right, but especially as you can see that your priorities are not shared by everyone here, why trample on others' ideas, much less scorn them for having money and not spending it the way you would.

[BoostedX2]

I would wait for the Z!! Full warranty! and about 50-52K !!

[axis]

5 days and ZERO OP replies, :troll:

[baranowski]

The original post had this for the last line."please give me your opinion one what you would do. thank you" So I followed the original question that was posted.

I am glad that people have the money to buy anything that they want. There are also people whom have a hard time changing a light bulb in their car, and pay someone to do that as well. Some may look at that as a waste of money.

Your money, good, bad, or a waste. Buy what you want. Sometimes when you have a set amount of money to spend, there is a "better bang for the buck". maybe the original poster did not think about that? maybe he did.

AS, for the new Camaro, I love the body style, and the "bang for the buck" for a 30K car. If I am not going to race it or take it to the track, then the Camaro, In my Opinion, is great. I BOUGHT ONE. But once you add to twice the money there are better cars out there.

If someone put up a post that asked for your OPINION on spending 200k on a camaro to make it the BESTEST COOLEST FASTEST car, what whould you write back? My stance is buy a car in a higher class.

But, then again, if you are asking what to do with a large amount of money you are going to get OPINIONS. Maybe good advise or maybe people that wish they had that freedom with money.

As far as me getting a life, I have one, thank you. I work two jobs, have a home, have a son and a great woman in my life.

I also work on my own cars, and even build them from the frame up. So I at least have an idea about how a car and it's parts work. Some times, some things are not worth fixing up to a certain performance point.

Just like you, I get my chance to share my opinion.
Like it or not.
and yes I am an ass, because I am one of the few people left in the world that say it like it REALLY is.

Kiss my ass,
Bill Baranowski

[2010SLVRBULIT]

Originally Posted by GrinderSS

Malpractice payout? $60K sounds like just enough to entice you and your lawyer drop a frivolous lawsuit. Thanks for helping drive up everyones insurance rates and giving the democrat socialist party reason to nationalize our healthcare! Hurray!

If I'm wrong about this, I apologize, but on the surface this smells like a rotten fish.

^this^

..should've kept the details to yourself. Using other people's $$ to finance your toys is

..unless you win the lottery, of course!
..sounds like you should use the $ to correct the wrong-doing that has been done(if it's the truth).
..and opinions are like a-holes, everyone has one.

[RaysZL575]

Originally Posted by baranowski

The original post had this for the last line."please give me your opinion one what you would do. thank you" So I followed the original question that was posted.

I am glad that people have the money to buy anything that they want. There are also people whom have a hard time changing a light bulb in their car, and pay someone to do that as well. Some may look at that as a waste of money.

Your money, good, bad, or a waste. Buy what you want. Sometimes when you have a set amount of money to spend, there is a "better bang for the buck". maybe the original poster did not think about that? maybe he did.

AS, for the new Camaro, I love the body style, and the "bang for the buck" for a 30K car. If I am not going to race it or take it to the track, then the Camaro, In my Opinion, is great. I BOUGHT ONE. But once you add to twice the money there are better cars out there.

If someone put up a post that asked for your OPINION on spending 200k on a camaro to make it the BESTEST COOLEST FASTEST car, what whould you write back? My stance is buy a car in a higher class.

But, then again, if you are asking what to do with a large amount of money you are going to get OPINIONS. Maybe good advise or maybe people that wish they had that freedom with money.

As far as me getting a life, I have one, thank you. I work two jobs, have a home, have a son and a great woman in my life.

I also work on my own cars, and even build them from the frame up. So I at least have an idea about how a car and it's parts work. Some times, some things are not worth fixing up to a certain performance point.

Just like you, I get my chance to share my opinion.
Like it or not.
and yes I am an ass, because I am one of the few people left in the world that say it like it REALLY is.

Kiss my ass,
Bill Baranowski

Everyone one here still thinks your an ass pal no matter how you try to justify your statements. As far as how much money people have, nobody here brought that up except you. I think we all realize not everyone has unlimited money for a car. This guy wanted to know what kind of CAMARO he should get and you turn it into a speech about how dumb it would be to spend it on a camaro. Your being labeled a loser here in my eyes and im sure alot of others. Im done here!

[baranowski]

Rays ZL575, As luck would have it being called a loser by you will not make me lose any sleep.

I guess there are car guys and there are car guys. You just keep taking your car to the car shows, it seems that is what you are good at, and you should go with your strengths. Not that there is anything wrong with going to car shows, before you get your panties in a ruffle.

This is America, and you are intitled to your own point of view.

Since the original poster has not replied, or had a problem with my opinion, to my comments about NOT buying a camaro, I do not see much for your point. But if you would ever like to pick an argument with me on any other posts, Other than car show best parking stuff, please do. I love havind a disagreement with a person whom gets offended so easly.

Kiss Kiss,
Bill Baranowski