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*TAG UR IT* · 06-25-2008, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by discoteka

Think how much cooler a Camaro with the SS bumper will look with a intercooler...

Remember, Captain, I'm still split down the middle. I like both...but it'll all pan out. This reminds me of me in your position when the whole gas cap thing was explained...and then the b-pillar. Oh, don't get me started again!!!

*The_Blur* · 06-25-2008, 11:30 PM

This is making me sick! Stop complaining about the further out fog lights. You know that this will not stop you from buying a Camaro. There is absolutely no way that this will be a deal breaker. When you see people like me rolling in our fresh Camaros featuring the supposedly mistake of a bumper you will wish you didn't ask for your deposit refunded. The similarities are so close that you really have no reason to complain. Whoever started this mess (not the thread) is getting a Suburban!

dobbins67326 · 06-25-2008, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Blur

This is making me sick! Stop complaining about the further out fog lights. You know that this will not stop you from buying a Camaro. There is absolutely no way that this will be a deal breaker. When you see people like me rolling in our fresh Camaros featuring the supposedly mistake of a bumper you will wish you didn't ask for your deposit refunded. The similarities are so close that you really have no reason to complain. Whoever started this mess (not the thread) is getting a Suburban!

+1

either way the challengers and mustangs are gonna be looking at the back of the car!

Rallysport · 06-25-2008, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dobbins67326

+1

either way the challengers and mustangs are gonna be looking at the back of the car!

My thoughts exactly. Why all the whining? Be happy we actually will be able to BUY A NEW CAMARO,

and that it will be superior to the Ford and Dodge.

Duntov7 · 06-26-2008, 12:08 AM

Sounds a bit like the whining over the then new 2005 Corvette C6 license plate holder issue....the dust settles after a while.

Punk_rider · 06-26-2008, 04:22 AM

I do kinda feel like Captain Awesome ...

I don't feel the NEED for a new bumper. Actually, I would have expacted chevy to make a new bumper an option. I mean, we love the concept. There's not one person (I guess) whou wouldn't be happy here if Fbod said "that was a joke, the prod camaro will be the exact replica of the concept". We would all be crazy freakin' happy!

This is why I can understand technical modifications such as height, weight, length and so on (even if I highly regret it). I hardly understand these look-only changes.

I can understand changing the door handles because of price. But I hardly understand ADDING price because of th ebumper.

My request: Mr Chevy, keep it simple and as close to the concept as possible. All "look changes" should be options or aftermarket.

And I'd feel perfectly happy to have a SS looking like the V6 + a badge + rear spoiler.

Simplicity is style. Don't turn my camaro into a BMW M3 OR WORSE, into a frekin' fast and furious ricer ...

boxmonkeyracing · 06-26-2008, 12:40 PM

The original bumper from what I remember wasn't road and crash worthy according to the designers. AND with that being said it WAS going to be redesigned. Period. and as it stands right now 58.14% of the people like it better. As compared to 41.86 that don't like it.

I liked the original bumper to. but i like this bumper even more minus how the lower section black plastic is done. and I will redo that after I get mine. but to me this bumper is more aggressive compared to the concepts.

This subject is very polarizing and that's why I keep saying the after market is going to be your friend if you don't like something about the car.

*radz28* · 06-26-2008, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by boxmonkeyracing

The original bumper from what I remember wasn't road and crash worthy according to the designers. AND with that being said it WAS going to be redesigned. Period. and as it stands right now 58.14% of the people like it better. As compared to 41.86 that don't like it.

I liked the original bumper to. but i like this bumper even more minus how the lower section black plastic is done. and I will redo that after I get mine. but to me this bumper is more aggressive compared to the concepts.

This subject is very polarizing and that's why I keep saying the after market is going to be your friend if you don't like something about the car.

*TAG UR IT* · 06-26-2008, 12:57 PM

I don't know how it should be completed, but I feel there SHOULD be a difference between the V6, the V8, and the top dog. There SHOULD be a difference....and I don't mean by simple badges. Those owning the top of the line models bought them for a reason....they want the biggest, best, quickest, most jaw dropping ride of all....and if a badge is the only difference between IT and a V6??? Heck no....

Let GM fabricate parts to make the top of the line distinguishable from the base. It's pride of ownership.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT MY 4th Gen HOOD AND SPOILER ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE V6 and Z28. IT MEANS SOMETHING....

just like the bumper on the 5th Gen.

fredl11 · 06-26-2008, 01:30 PM

it needs Bumper 2 for intercoolers!

GameOv3r · 06-26-2008, 01:41 PM

I voted Original Bumper....i can't stand the new one...

pinkcamaro10 · 06-26-2008, 01:57 PM

OK. I did vote for the old bumper. I do think it looks better, but that doesn't mean that i dont love the new bumper. Either way I will be proud to be driving a new camaro no matter what the bumper looks like.

carsismeZ06 · 06-26-2008, 02:01 PM

honestly, they aren't that different...

Beyond Limits · 06-26-2008, 02:12 PM

Don't forget too that seeing something in a picture is not the same as seeing it in person. Perspective, lens focal length, depth of field... all play a significant role in how something appears in a picture, all of which can be very distorted from how something looks when you see it in person. I highly doubt any of you are going to run up to the dealership when they finally arrive, take one look at the new Camaro, shriek in horror and run away screaming about how you hate it and you will never own one because the bumper on the production model is different then the prototype.

Hell... I just can't wait for it to show up period!

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06-25-2008, 11:30 PM	#30
The_Blur Moderator Drives: 2018 Harley-Davidson Street Bob Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 14,769	This is making me sick! Stop complaining about the further out fog lights. You know that this will not stop you from buying a Camaro. There is absolutely no way that this will be a deal breaker. When you see people like me rolling in our fresh Camaros featuring the supposedly mistake of a bumper you will wish you didn't ask for your deposit refunded. The similarities are so close that you really have no reason to complain. Whoever started this mess (not the thread) is getting a Suburban! __________________ RDP Motorsport//GEN5DIY//Cultrag Performance//JPSS//Rodgets Chevrolet// Operation Demon//Buy at Invoice//RACECARWEAR RESPECT ALL CARS. LOVE YOUR OWN. warn 145:159 ban

06-26-2008, 04:22 AM	#34
Punk_rider Drives: VW Typ 166 + Black 1LE Join Date: May 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 763	I do kinda feel like Captain Awesome ... I don't feel the NEED for a new bumper. Actually, I would have expacted chevy to make a new bumper an option. I mean, we love the concept. There's not one person (I guess) whou wouldn't be happy here if Fbod said "that was a joke, the prod camaro will be the exact replica of the concept". We would all be crazy freakin' happy! This is why I can understand technical modifications such as height, weight, length and so on (even if I highly regret it). I hardly understand these look-only changes. I can understand changing the door handles because of price. But I hardly understand ADDING price because of th ebumper. My request: Mr Chevy, keep it simple and as close to the concept as possible. All "look changes" should be options or aftermarket. And I'd feel perfectly happy to have a SS looking like the V6 + a badge + rear spoiler. Simplicity is style. Don't turn my camaro into a BMW M3 OR WORSE, into a frekin' fast and furious ricer ... __________________ I'm kindly asking: "May I have a supercharged Z28 with 550 hp please? By the end of 2009 would be awesome. Thanks"

06-26-2008, 01:30 PM	#38
fredl11 Drives: 2000 TT SS Camaro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Davie, Florida Posts: 104	Maybe it needs Bumper 2 for intercoolers! __________________ Proud Owner of: *TT 2000 SS Camaro: 486 RWHP 493 RWTQ* SOLD :( 1997 Silver C5 Destroyed Replaced with 2002 Z06 Daytona Sunset Orange 06 C6 Waiting for C7 2005 Sunset Orange Colorado Replaced with 2010 GMC Sierra SLE

06-26-2008, 01:41 PM	#39
GameOv3r Drives: 2008 Chevy Aveo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 85	I voted Original Bumper....i can't stand the new one... __________________ A Challenger is just that, a "Challenger." It takes a Camaro to be a "Champion."

06-26-2008, 12:08 AM	#33
Duntov7 Drives: C6 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 4	Sounds a bit like the whining over the then new 2005 Corvette C6 license plate holder issue....the dust settles after a while.

06-26-2008, 12:57 PM	#37
TAG UR IT www.Camaro5store.com Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 26,558 View My Garage	I don't know how it should be completed, but I feel there SHOULD be a difference between the V6, the V8, and the top dog. There SHOULD be a difference....and I don't mean by simple badges. Those owning the top of the line models bought them for a reason....they want the biggest, best, quickest, most jaw dropping ride of all....and if a badge is the only difference between IT and a V6??? Heck no.... Let GM fabricate parts to make the top of the line distinguishable from the base. It's pride of ownership. *I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT MY 4th Gen HOOD AND SPOILER ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE V6 and Z28. IT MEANS SOMETHING....* just like the bumper on the 5th Gen.

06-26-2008, 01:57 PM	#40
pinkcamaro10 2G1FC1EV1A9110079 Drives: 2010 2LT/RS, 2013 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 4,756 View My Garage	OK. I did vote for the old bumper. I do think it looks better, but that doesn't mean that i dont love the new bumper. Either way I will be proud to be driving a new camaro no matter what the bumper looks like. __________________

06-26-2008, 02:01 PM	#41
carsismeZ06 Corvette and Camaro lover Drives: 2010 Camaro...some day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 983	honestly, they aren't that different... __________________

06-26-2008, 02:12 PM	#42
Beyond Limits Pushin a rock... Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So Cal Posts: 207 View My Garage	Don't forget too that seeing something in a picture is not the same as seeing it in person. Perspective, lens focal length, depth of field... all play a significant role in how something appears in a picture, all of which can be very distorted from how something looks when you see it in person. I highly doubt any of you are going to run up to the dealership when they finally arrive, take one look at the new Camaro, shriek in horror and run away screaming about how you hate it and you will never own one because the bumper on the production model is different then the prototype. Hell... I just can't wait for it to show up period!

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