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Tmick5jr · 06-10-2014, 03:09 PM

i NEVER see zl1's out on the road. I think i maybe saw 2 in the past 3 years, and my eyes like to wander off to oncoming traffic so i see every single car that goes by. The vettes are super nice but they are becoming more common. I would keep the zl1, especially if its a 2014!

Need4speed_motorsports · 06-10-2014, 03:14 PM

They are two completely different cars, one is a muscle car, and the other is a sports car. All it boils down to is preference would you rather have a precision machine or something that you can hoon around in and be loud.

hognutz · 06-10-2014, 03:25 PM

ha ha. bring any new car into my shop under the flouresnt lights and I can just pick it apart for orange peel. My zl1, dart, ram inclued.

I will have look. my z06 was silver but it was there. My buddies black 06 was bad in the wrong light.

I will have to look closer at them in preson to see if it is any worse.

robotic paint + no sanding=orange peel.

joes407 · 06-10-2014, 05:08 PM

Factory orange peel doesnt really bother me as much as the debris in the paint. They need to put it on way heavier around the gills for sure though.

*007 · 06-10-2014, 06:47 PM

I don't believe the fiberglass lends itself to the depth and shine of metal. But, "if" I could only have one, I'd have to get the ZL1. The C7 is just a bit cramped IMHO. Not sure I would like living with it every day, while the Camaro is very spacious.

When the C7 Z06 arrives, with 650HP, but for $99K, it will certainly be a "bucket list" type car, but from 1/4 mile away will look like just another Vette. The current G5 Camaro certainly has delivered on the "muscle" appeal. Probably looked back upon in 50 years as once in a generation design.

06-10-2014, 03:25 PM	#17
hognutz Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: tangent or Posts: 2,985	ha ha. bring any new car into my shop under the flouresnt lights and I can just pick it apart for orange peel. My zl1, dart, ram inclued. I will have look. my z06 was silver but it was there. My buddies black 06 was bad in the wrong light. I will have to look closer at them in preson to see if it is any worse. robotic paint + no sanding=orange peel. __________________ 2016 2SS 2020 super duty on 37's

06-10-2014, 06:47 PM	#19
*007 Drives: Getaway Special Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Globe Trotter - CIU Posts: 398	I don't believe the fiberglass lends itself to the depth and shine of metal. But, "if" I could only have one, I'd have to get the ZL1. The C7 is just a bit cramped IMHO. Not sure I would like living with it every day, while the Camaro is very spacious. When the C7 Z06 arrives, with 650HP, but for $99K, it will certainly be a "bucket list" type car, but from 1/4 mile away will look like just another Vette. The current G5 Camaro certainly has delivered on the "muscle" appeal. Probably looked back upon in 50 years as once in a generation design. __________________ Sip:

06-10-2014, 03:09 PM	#15
Tmick5jr Todd Drives: 2012 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,669 View My Garage	i NEVER see zl1's out on the road. I think i maybe saw 2 in the past 3 years, and my eyes like to wander off to oncoming traffic so i see every single car that goes by. The vettes are super nice but they are becoming more common. I would keep the zl1, especially if its a 2014!

06-10-2014, 03:14 PM	#16
Need4speed_motorsports Drives: 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 4,656 View My Garage	They are two completely different cars, one is a muscle car, and the other is a sports car. All it boils down to is preference would you rather have a precision machine or something that you can hoon around in and be loud.

06-10-2014, 05:08 PM	#18
joes407 Drives: 2014 ZL1m6 red hot #569 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: florida Posts: 2,422	Factory orange peel doesnt really bother me as much as the debris in the paint. They need to put it on way heavier around the gills for sure though.