My Friend Thinks He's Getting A Camaro...

[Outrun]

Originally Posted by carsismeZ06

When it comes to cars, I know I'm the most intelligent person there is at my school. I keep my opinions to myself, and listen to all the dumb people talk about the Gallardos, F430s, Veyrons, one time a guy I sat next to said something about a Ferrari Reventon...WTF? But, THE MOST annoying thing is when people talk about Mustangs at my school. People think Mustangs are the world's greatest car, and it's really fast and stuff. I know a kid who looked at me and goes "Yeah, in the summer, my dad and I are going to fix up a Mustang." I asked him what the year was, and he replied with "It's like a '70 something." (you can't polish a turd bud) I then asked him why and he said "'Cause it's badass!" I didn't want to say anything because my dad and I are restoring a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396. I can't wait to save money up for a Camaro. I'm going to EMBARASS those damned Mustang people. Enough of my rant, here's what I want you guys to hear...

My friend thinks he can save up enough money to get a Camaro. I told him that it was pretty expensive (especially for a first car). He said it was no problem, it was only $20,000! Inside my head I slapped him as I said it was $22,995. I told him he's never going to save up that much, and even if he did, he'd get the most base, stripper model. There's nothing wrong with that, (especially those wheels!) but I knew he wanted something along the lines of a 2LT RS or 1SS. Well, that was my rant, thanks for letting me post!

Wow, you're cool. You're going to embarrass (that is how you spell it btw) mustang people. I hope you get an award for this.

This post goes against me in so many ways. First of all what gives you the right to tell someone they can't do something? Please explain this. And making fun of someone who wants to restore a mustang? My gosh, forgive him for not having the same taste as you. I'm not a mustang person by any means, but I can respect what people like and what their interests are.

/rant

[Crowley]

Originally Posted by Outrun

Wow, you're cool. You're going to embarrass (that is how you spell it btw) mustang people. I hope you get an award for this.

This post goes against me in so many ways. First of all what gives you the right to tell someone they can't do something? Please explain this. And making fun of someone who wants to restore a mustang? My gosh, forgive him for not having the same taste as you. I'm not a mustang person by any means, but I can respect what people like and what their interests are.

/rant

I agree .. couldn't even get through reading the OPs post ..

Crowley

[Camarino]

Originally Posted by Outrun

Wow, you're cool. You're going to embarrass (that is how you spell it btw) mustang people. I hope you get an award for this.

This post goes against me in so many ways. First of all what gives you the right to tell someone they can't do something? Please explain this. And making fun of someone who wants to restore a mustang? My gosh, forgive him for not having the same taste as you. I'm not a mustang person by any means, but I can respect what people like and what their interests are.

/rant

I think what he means (i experienced this when i was in school as well)
is that people (Younger kids really) seem to think the MUSTANG IS THE BEGINS ALL AND ENDS ALL OF THE AUTO WORLD ! Everytime i would bring up The Camaro they would be like..... huh?....."oh the mustang'll blow it off the road!"
THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR OUR CARS so i don't feel bad about criticizing a kid restoring a car with no knowledge or respect for other cars, and probably no knowledge or respect for the history of THAT car.

I agree however that you should respect others cars just for the fact if you are a car guy you appreciate cars in general, i love MUSCLE CARS in General that's why even though i can't stand the old roadrunners with the pointed noise and 6ft spoiler i still smile and ask "Whats under the hood?"
I DRIVE A MUSTANG, I LIKE MUSTANGS, OLD & NEW, ( I ALWAYS LIKED THE CAMARO BETTER BTW LOL) but these kids just know the name AND THAT'S IT. I brought up that my dad's friend was restoring a 442 and they asked "why doesn't he just bring it to BMW in Westchester is it under warranty?" ( FACEPALM)

[Outrun]

Originally Posted by Camarino

I think what he means (i experienced this when i was in school as well)
is that people (Younger kids really) seem to think the MUSTANG IS THE BEGINS ALL AND ENDS ALL OF THE AUTO WORLD ! Everytime i would bring up The Camaro they would be like..... huh?....."oh the mustang'll blow it off the road!"
THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR OUR CARS so i don't feel bad about criticizing a kid restoring a car with no knowledge or respect for other cars, and probably no knowledge or respect for the history of THAT car.

I agree however that you should respect others cars just for the fact if you are a car guy you appreciate cars in general, i love MUSCLE CARS in General that's why even though i can't stand the old roadrunners with the pointed noise and 6ft spoiler i still smile and ask "Whats under the hood?"
I DRIVE A MUSTANG, I LIKE MUSTANGS, OLD & NEW, ( I ALWAYS LIKED THE CAMARO BETTER BTW LOL) but these kids just know the name AND THAT'S IT. I brought up that my dad's friend was restoring a 442 and they asked "why doesn't he just bring it to BMW in Westchester is it under warranty?" ( FACEPALM)

lol yea. I love 442's. Sweet cars!

The OP just comes off as really arrogant. Saying he knows he's the most intelligent person there is at his school when it comes to cars. That's a pretty bold statement, although I don't know how many people attend his school.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

Wait.... no no no no...

ask him...... if ...... it's..... a rotary.

got you beat....





very tall engine coolant.....

[Camarino]

Originally Posted by Outrun

lol yea. I love 442's. Sweet cars!

The OP just comes off as really arrogant. Saying he knows he's the most intelligent person there is at his school when it comes to cars. That's a pretty bold statement, although I don't know how many people attend his school.

lol Booya 4-Barrel Carb, 4-Speed Transmission and Dual Exhaust !

lol well that's my point, to be honest i went to highschool with about 200 kids in my graduating class and i KNEW then and i KNOW now i was the most knowledgeable about cars bcuz ......they told me! lol bcuz they were just into cars for the looks, they didn't really know anything about the cars themselves (which i think is the point the OP was making)
I remember one kid told me if he bought the (new at the time) M3 he would drop it four inches and put a body kit on it. i told him "thats so low forgwt the muffler, you'll be scraping your drive shaft!" (i was the only one laughing)
i proceeded to explain what a drive shaft was and how it makes his BMW move lol

[Riderover40]

This is all priceless guys .... thanks for the laughs ....!:party0038: Careful that the Stang guy doen't take you personally

[SCCA-SS]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

very tall engine coolant.....

As funny as that is, I couldn't finish watching it. That's got to be 2 guys making fun of the actual owner. There is just too much "fail" written into the dialogue.

[Camarino]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

got you beat....





very tall engine coolant.....

lol fail
for those of you who don;t know what VTEC is...i recently just found out my self after MY FRIEND bragged about it on his HONDA
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question229.htm

[Kyle.Gilmour]

Originally Posted by carsismeZ06

he replied with "It's like a '70 something." (you can't polish a turd bud) !

You actually can polish a terd. Mythbusters did it!

[jrock]

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[Ant]

No offense to the thread starter, but why would you crush your friend's dream of getting a Camaro? You don't seem like a very good friend lol.

[seeknay2000]

Sorry, but the person starting this thread - I'd take your friend's side any day. Although I think mustang fans are way too arrogant about their cars, so is everybody that has their favorite brand/model; whether its camaro, mustang, challenger, or chevorlet, or just GM in general. Anyone you speak to is biased.

Your friend wants to help his dad rebuild a mustang? I think that's awesome! I wish my dad knew how to rebuild a car, or was at least interested in cars. I would rebuild anything, mustang, camaro, heck I'd rebuild a honda. Just to get my hands dirty and learn a few things.

Also - making $20K impossible! Nothing's impossible. I worked 40 hours a week while in High School and 80 hours a week during the summer; I saved close to $40,000 all of which is going towards my 2010 Camaro SS. Instead of putting your friend down you should try to encourage him, especially since he's trying to get a camaro!

Besides, every Camaro order just helps GM that much more!

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by SCCA-SS

As funny as that is, I couldn't finish watching it. That's got to be 2 guys making fun of the actual owner. There is just too much "fail" written into the dialogue.

you gotta finish watchin it. its FAIL-arious

Originally Posted by Camarino

lol fail
for those of you who don;t know what VTEC is...i recently just found out my self after MY FRIEND bragged about it on his HONDA
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question229.htm

noob.... lol

Originally Posted by Ant

No offense to the thread starter, but why would you crush your friend's dream of getting a Camaro? You don't seem like a very good friend lol.

maybe not crushing the dream, but putting more reality in his face. (dont know the friends job situation, but it might not be great) and instead of saying, yeah, dude, you can do it. giving some cold facts about pricing and payments might just be what the friend needs to see to make a good decision. not saying he shouldnt get a camaro, just saying that he doesnt need to try and run himself into the ground to afford one