Ain't complaining - well, maybe just a little about the slow SS

[DeathChill]

Originally Posted by Ninjak

My god you've done it now...You have mentioned that a camaro may actually cost more than 34k. You have opened Pandora's box.

Incoming stories of incredibly low prices of Camaro's bought in some place in the USA and how you should order 4 states away and 12 hours drives from your home to get one at these prices.

MY GOD MAN!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE???? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ??????

You sure like to try and stir stuff up.

Oh come on, it'd take you all of ten minutes to scan the MSRP dealers thread to find an MSRP dealer near you. I get that you personally couldn't walk into a Chevy dealer and buy one at MSRP, but I've walked into three and been offered MSRP without even saying anything. It goes both ways.

If you're talking about the fact that a Camaro can cost more then $34k because of extra's, I suggest no one cite the base price of any car, ever. Especially not the GT500.

[Roger Ramjet]

Originally Posted by tcslc

The GT500 has a dual-plate ceramic-coated clutch system.

I had a 2008 GT500. I hated the clutch and driveline chatter.

The Camaro is smoother with no chatter. But, it is geared too tall.

[Sleestack]

Originally Posted by Nine Ball

My '06 Viper coupe makes my '10 Camaro look like the invisible woman. No way in hell I'd ever agree that a Camaro looks better than a Viper. LOL!

[KoTToN]

Originally Posted by DeathChill

You sure like to try and stir stuff up.

Oh come on, it'd take you all of ten minutes to scan the MSRP dealers thread to find an MSRP dealer near you. I get that you personally couldn't walk into a Chevy dealer and buy one at MSRP, but I've walked into three and been offered MSRP without even saying anything. It goes both ways.

If you're talking about the fact that a Camaro can cost more then $34k because of extra's, I suggest no one cite the base price of any car, ever. Especially not the GT500.

Well thats a pretty strong request of him because

#1 he would have to do some adding and subtracting
#2 Have to understand what drop shipping is
#3 realize that you can get a camaro for 34k while having more than 280cubic inches of fun.

[Zeus]

Originally Posted by Red Hot SS

Dont forget the new STi that runs around 13.4 in the quarter...

Yea but it gets spanked by the Evo which is the only comparable car in its class. Thus my excluding the STi in favor of the Evo.

Originally Posted by djpheer

I never post but... you think the Camaro looks better than a Viper?

Yes.



And obviously the OP thought it was a hott car too... seeing as he sure didnt buy it for its blistering speed.

[tcslc]

Good replies all. I really do love the Camaro - GREAT lines and fantastic interior design. I just drove the Camaro tonight and enjoyed the heck out of it with the NOWEEDS exhaust system full open for a bit and then about 1/8 open which pretty much sounds like a good cat-back system in that position. It's super nice to be able to close it up for the cruise back to the neighborhood.

In my mind, I'm mostly comparing it to the '04 Cobra and not the GT500 or Viper. The only issue is that I owned the '04 a few years ago (sold it in '06), so maybe my mind is playing tricks on me with the passage of time on how fast that car really was.

I think I'm going to take the following advice: wait for 1500 miles to tick off, get a dyno baseline, add CAI and tune, and then seat-of-the-pants and dyno the car. It'll be an interesting experiment.

BTW - for the record, I'm a very happy Camaro owner and not bashing this car at all. I'm super fortunate to own some of the best that the Big Three have ever offered, and I'm planning on holding on to them for a long time! It's definitely a dream come true to have them all.

Here's a shot of them sleeping - funny how the Camaro completely blocks out the Viper ACR!

[benjj]

u lucky sob...very nice set of cars

i noticed the mustang is on the rack, what broke? take that mr. pandora's box

[Mosher]

Originally Posted by benjj

u lucky sob...very nice set of cars

i noticed the mustang is on the rack, what broke? take that mr. pandora's box

OH owe, dang we need that Flamesuit smiley again imo!!

[levi1922]

you need to get a ZR1, and a ford GT, then you will have the BEST cars the big three ever madee (:

[Chevyrocker]

Nice garage man...

Back on topic though, get the Borla exhaust (forgot the model #), tune, and intake, then get the oil changed after 1500 miles and your car should wake up a bit.

[Unfair]

Originally Posted by Zeus

There is no reason for maybe 95% of the fluff in your posts. Infact... if I was I betting man, id bet that after 1500 miles or so... the Camaro would beat your ass even harder than it did the first 500.


Id get a running head start.

Now is this before or after the transmission blows up?

[Zeus]

Originally Posted by Unfair

Now is this before or after the transmission blows up?

Fixed.


Should we run through the 05' model year problems ?

[Baughman]

Originally Posted by Ninjak

But heh, at the 3k mark the car MAY perform as advertised......I bet the Viper and the Stang did not need that magical number though..but meh..its GM....high numbers(Bailout ! *cough* weeze*) and GM go well together.

Why are you even here man?

[Ninjak]

Originally Posted by Baughman

Why are you even here man?

Why are you ?