Author Topic: Any camaro guys out there (Read 1080 times)

bkbandit · « **on:** April 29, 2006, 12:15:18 AM »

First off this thread isnt for camaro guys only but for muscle car guys in general. Im pretty sure the mustang guys miss the camaro aswell. If the situation was the other way around i would want a mustang out, killing those ricers aint no fun. They had the challenger there and the new shelby 500 mustang there, both nice cars but that camaro stole the show in my eyes.

I went to the auto show last week and saw the new camaro concept. The pics dont do the car no justice. I like it and when i hav to retire my 1986 camaro i would love to move right into this.

http://chevyhiperformance.com/hotnews/0601ch_conceptcam/

It looks alot better in person. And it has a fantastic sound.

Morpheus · « **Reply #1 on:** April 29, 2006, 12:19:45 AM »

They nailed the side, really nice lines. But the grill is the most god awful POS thing I've ever seen. Its like an inbreed Fkup freak of nature cross breed ect ect between a charger and an 1982 mazda.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 29, 2006, 12:25:02 AM »

Mullet Power!

bkbandit · « **Reply #3 on:** April 29, 2006, 12:36:52 AM »

the only thing i would change is the mirros. I would like to c a hide away grill. My problem with the car is the price. I should be 24 grand straight out of the dealer whcih includes all the things that ur average joe performance guy needs. A v8 with(z28) 330 horse and a good 380 pounds of torque and hardcore tranny with a rear to match. There caning the monte carlo after this year so they can use the 327 out of there, all they got to do is beef it up for the camaro. I really would have liked to see a ls1 but they only sell it as a crate motor now. Plus it doesnt do the flex fuel capable and it doesnt have that fuel saving system that only uses half the engine when its cruzing. So they wont use ls1. They can have the 327 in the z28 and put a toruqed out version of the ls2 in the ss. Maybe even take a torqued out ls7(ls7 has 505 horse and 475 torque, u need more toruqe for a camaro) and out it in a ZL1 camaro( A guy can dream).

I though the same when i seen it in pics but when i was infront of the car that changed. I though it was goin to have a f117 angled look in person. But the body is curvey and musclur.

Spooky · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2006, 02:25:43 AM »

well nothing beats a classic like my baby here :

the new Mustangs and Chargers look pretty cool, not sure about the new Camaro though...

Debonair · « **Reply #5 on:** April 29, 2006, 03:15:14 AM »

"another retro car, how creative"

beet1e · « **Reply #6 on:** April 29, 2006, 04:41:34 AM »

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Originally posted by Spooky
well nothing beats a classic like my baby here :

the new Mustangs and Chargers look pretty cool, not sure about the new Camaro though...

Camaro Type LT? Would you believe... I had one of those!

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #7 on:** April 29, 2006, 10:30:11 AM »

Yuk, I have yet to like it. It looks like those new gen cadillacs.

It is far from being encouraging on what the firebird could be.

TPIguy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 29, 2006, 10:52:54 AM »

I'll keep my '89

Golfer · « **Reply #9 on:** April 29, 2006, 11:35:57 AM »

bkbandit · « **Reply #10 on:** April 29, 2006, 02:22:27 PM »

Nothin beats the classic. My boy has a first gen. BUt u cant drive a first gen everyday in the elements. Plus insurance companys will give u a classic car insurance(which limits u on the miles, plus u have to be 25 and older) or they wont want to give u insurance at all. The only reason he has his car is cause his its under his dads name.

The new mustangs are nice but the charger is ugly. Its a 4 door. All they did was change up the 300m and call it a charger. Dodge really disappointed me with that car. I was a bit harsh on the look of the car till i saw it at the show. It looks somewhat like a caddi but i rather it look like this then a dam 4 door. Up close it loses alot of that caddi look. Its has more curves. Im a hardcore camaro guy and as soon as i got there i had to fight my way up for a closer look, it was mobbed, and i stood there and took in the car. This is a winner. I have seen a whole mess of concpet done by other guys and some had too many curves to the point were the car had a female look and others just messed the camaro look all together.

Have any of u guys seen it at a show?

Gm i think has buried the firebird for good. The only way they would come out with a new firebird is to kill off the gto. Gto is a ugly car but there supposed to redo the look and build it on the same chasis that they would build the camaro. There killing the monte carlo this year so it looks like there making room for a camaro.

What egine is that lt camaro running, i hope it aint the stock engine, those late 70s engine sucks, the famouse 77 smokey and the bandit car only had 220 horse on a 400cid.

Morpheus · « **Reply #11 on:** April 29, 2006, 02:42:52 PM »

Anything past oh say 71 is what I consider a scumero. They would had to have given the new car a much "older" look for it to even begin to be cool.

Right now it screams wannabe.

Shaky · « **Reply #12 on:** April 29, 2006, 02:47:55 PM »

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Originally posted by Spooky
well nothing beats a classic like my baby here :

Thats a down-rated, plastic nosed waste of a good name

THIS is a classic:

bkbandit · « **Reply #13 on:** April 29, 2006, 03:12:56 PM »

in a perfect world we can drive them all day. But the world sucks. Gotta run what with there comin out wit now. I rather a camaro then a dam honda. ANd i rather walk then ride the honda. Paints a simple picture. PLus the gas aint gonna let u ride for longer then down the drive way, my car is prob goin to take a back seat to my bike this summer. A new one would run on that ethanol crap, its supposed to be real good, ima try to get some info on that. IM one of a hand ful of guys that r in love wit or even noe what a first gen camaro is out here in the city so i understand, but i need a street car that i can push and not worry about messin up the paint,etc.

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #14 on:** April 29, 2006, 07:13:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Morpheus
Anything past oh say 71 is what I consider a scumero.

Hey! I like my 73 with my plastic front, actually rubber.

And yes Bandit, it IS a daily driver, as it's the only car I have. Still original 145K 455, just drove 1,700 miles 2 weeks ago from Houston to Salt Lake City. (I'll post the pictures of the roadtrip later).
The paint takes a beating from the daily driving, who cares it can always be repainted. I do wax the brat at least once a week, and clean the chromes several times a week from road dust.

I do burn $10/day just driving to work and back, and I don't care.

Rock on:aok

I wished GM would bring a retro look firebird, but since they are scraping the Olden/GTO, it doesn't look good. And this new Camaro is not my thing, I'll prefer the new Challenger by far.