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fbodfather · 05-20-2008, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fastball

The Fbod's answer was quite shocking to be honest. Do a post search on him and read alot of his posts...... you'll see. Someone might ask him "what size tires will be on the V8" and his reply would be something along the lines of "well, I can tell you for a fact they will be round".

Oh ---- I dunno..............

I've said many times that the Suburbans are

BLACK!!!!!

fbodfather · 05-20-2008, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Blizzard

I think my only real question is do we know if there will be hide-a-way headlights????

Cant wait for some new interior pics of something other then the mule.

Oh and I would place my bet that the other color was Hugger Orange.

We said a longgggg time ago that there would be no hideaway headlights -- (go look at a C6....)

And no, it wasn't Hugger Orange!

Captain Awesome · 05-20-2008, 10:30 PM

Looks like we can narrow the color down by process of elimination.

Next guess: Was it Bumblebee yellow?

Scotsman · 05-20-2008, 11:26 PM

I repeat:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scotsman

Was the performance of the V6 even close to that of the V8? I'm really really interested in the V6 and want to make sure I'm buying a true performance car.

Blizzard · 05-21-2008, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

We said a longgggg time ago that there would be no hideaway headlights -- (go look at a C6....)

And no, it wasn't Hugger Orange!

What about RS covers like from 1st gen?

And what was is so bad about Hugger Orange??

I also thought of another question, well more like a request if the engineers didnt think of it yet. Since the factory radio most likely can not be replaced by an aftermarket, and an aftermarket wont look right, will there be a usb port for mp3 play back or even better an SD slot? Either one of these or even both would be great for those of us who have loads of songs.

Thanks for everything fbodfather.

Jay · 05-21-2008, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Blizzard

What about RS covers like from 1st gen?

And what was is so bad about Hugger Orange??

I also thought of another question, well more like a request if the engineers didnt think of it yet. Since the factory radio most likely can not be replaced by an aftermarket, and an aftermarket wont look right, will there be a usb port for mp3 play back or even better an SD slot? Either one of these or even both would be great for those of us who have loads of songs.

Thanks for everything fbodfather.

I second this.... it would be awesome if something like this was in there.

Sterling · 05-21-2008, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

We said a longgggg time ago that there would be no hideaway headlights -- (go look at a C6....)

I'm confused... are you saying that the production headlights will be similar to the current style Corvette headlights?

camaro5 · 05-21-2008, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisL

The fit, finish, materials - all were superb to me.

The tallest in our group is 6'2". He had no issues fitting in and being comfortable.

Superb materials

At 6'7" Chris, I want to thank you for posting this.

I plan on ordering my Camaro sight-unseen, and that was somewhat of a concern, but no more.

l

*TAG UR IT* · 05-21-2008, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scotsman

I repeat:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scotsman

Was the performance of the V6 even close to that of the V8? I'm really really interested in the V6 and want to make sure I'm buying a true performance car.

If you go back a page or so, you'll see a post that says something to the effect of:

If you drove the V6 Camaro around the track and didn't know the engine size, you would have guessed it to be a V8.

EDIT: Here it is...

Quote:

My impression is that anybody driving the V6 for the 1st time would think there was a V8 under the hood if they didn't know otherwise

camaro5 · 05-21-2008, 03:10 AM

If I was going to guess, and that's pretty much all we do here

I'd guess they are saying the V6 felt as strong as some conventional V8's, and the V8 -they were not disappointed = mega thrust.

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Cyberstyx · 05-21-2008, 05:25 AM

I 'd love to be able to play MP3z in the car, no matter how that is achieved from the factory (the CD player to recognise CDz and DVDz with folders and MP3z in them, have a USB port, have an iPod dock or whatever).

Although I was planning to get a small form factor PC in the back of my current car and a nice motorized touchscreen for the dash, I 'm not doing that if it spoils the looks of the Camaro.

But, in the end of the day, I only wanna play tons of MP3z without having to change CDz and the like, and that can be "easily" done by having an iPod with that nifty addon that makes the iPod broadcast in a user-given FM frequency - a frequency received by the car's radio ^^ Pretty easy.

Sphinx002 · 05-21-2008, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

We said a longgggg time ago that there would be no hideaway headlights -- (go look at a C6....)

And no, it wasn't Hugger Orange!

Oh please please please.....GREEN

garfin · 05-21-2008, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingnotes

I'm confused... are you saying that the production headlights will be similar to the current style Corvette headlights?

I think the intent of the post was something along the lines of "since hideaways were eliminated on the C6 (because of weight and the cost of warranty claims), then it's pretty much a given they would not be on the Camaro."

Bewt regardSS,

Elie

MattG · 05-21-2008, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by garfin

Ill try...
Sure, there were a number of things on the car that were not in final form, so that's part of it...
The other aspect is based on my own personal wants - no big deal. For example, a couple of weeks ago, I bought 2 stackable sun loungers and brought them home in my 4th Gen. Just lift up the hatch, fold down the rear seat and toss 'em in - no sweat! I couldn't do that with this car because it's not a hatch... so for me, a little versatility is lost.
The good news is that this car is designed to elicit an emotional response - and from where I sit, the car is extremely successful in this regard! It achieves this as a result of its design and how it looks. If versatility is a big factor for me, then I should look at a 4 door sedan or a truck. Thankfully, it's not, and I'll go for the car that tugs on my heartstrings and be prepared to sacrifice in a couple of areas that are not as high up on my priority list!

Best regardSS,

Elie

Awesome info, thanks for the reply.

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05-21-2008, 05:25 AM	#123
Cyberstyx Drives: Seat Leon 1.8 20VT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Corinth, Greece Posts: 72	I 'd love to be able to play MP3z in the car, no matter how that is achieved from the factory (the CD player to recognise CDz and DVDz with folders and MP3z in them, have a USB port, have an iPod dock or whatever). Although I was planning to get a small form factor PC in the back of my current car and a nice motorized touchscreen for the dash, I 'm not doing that if it spoils the looks of the Camaro. But, in the end of the day, I only wanna play tons of MP3z without having to change CDz and the like, and that can be "easily" done by having an iPod with that nifty addon that makes the iPod broadcast in a user-given FM frequency - a frequency received by the car's radio ^^ Pretty easy. __________________ I AM keeping the faith!

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