How many are planning upgrading their 5th Gen now that the 6th Gen is rolling out? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

hammdo · 02-07-2016, 12:50 PM

I, personally, decided to do as many mods as I could before the 6th Gen gets rolling. It seems some of the vendors want to move out the 5th Gen stock to make room for the obvious mods coming with the 6th Gen.

So, do any of you feel the pince yet? Concerned it may get harder to mod later?

I really only have the axles and maybe the trans to deal with. I'm hoping vendors don't forget the 5th Gen is still in play...

-Don

justjoshin · 02-07-2016, 12:55 PM

No foreseeable upgrade for me. Still playing with my 2010 a good bit. We have a 2014 at the house too. Plan on giving my youngest son my Sierra in a year when he turns 16, and then I will be getting a new truck. Won't be in the market for another "toy" for a few years yet.

Welker2 · 02-07-2016, 01:07 PM

No plans to change my upgrade plans or schedule for mine. With the popularity of the Gen 5's, I'm confident parts, upgrades, accessories, etc. will be available for years to come just as they are for other prior gen Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs, etc. Also have no plans on 'upgrading' to a gen 6 at this time, very happy with the one I have

The Dutchman · 02-07-2016, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Welker2

No plans to change my upgrade plans or schedule for mine. With the popularity of the Gen 5's, I'm confident parts, upgrades, accessories, etc. will be available for years to come just as they are for other prior gen Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs, etc. Also have no plans on 'upgrading' to a gen 6 at this time, very happy with the one I have

Spot on!

chozn4service · 02-07-2016, 01:09 PM

I'm good! I retired a year ago this past August and I hope to have this car paid off by this September. Just had it cammed last April and did the MyLink retro with speaker and amp upgrade. With all that I've done to this car, I'm happy with it. I'm personally not sold on the looks front and rear of the 16, viewing it as simply another refresh. Yes the motor is more power and the upgrades of magnetic ride along with some of the other bells and whistles are nice, but over all, I'm not willing to trade what I have with only 8880 on the odometer, all the stuff I've done, only be offered about $25K as a trade and start all over again. Life is short and every man/woman must know their limitations.
I can be perfectly happy where I am and with what I have. It's amazing, I go to the gas station and people always look in awe and say "That's a new one isn't it?" and it befuddles them

when I say nope, it's 5, almost 6 years old.
At my age, I'm gonna have fun, doing what I do, with this right here.

The Dutchman · 02-07-2016, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by chozn4service

I'm good! I retired a year ago this past August and I hope to have this car paid off by this September. Just had it cammed last April and did the MyLink retro with speaker and amp upgrade. With all that I've done to this car, I'm happy with it. I'm personally not sold on the looks front and rear of the 16, viewing it as simply another refresh. Yes the motor is more power and the upgrades of magnetic ride along with some of the other bells and whistles are nice, but over all, I'm not willing to trade what I have with only 8880 on the odometer, all the stuff I've done, only be offered about $25K as a trade and start all over again. Life is short and every man/woman must know their limitations.
I can be perfectly happy where I am and with what I have. It's amazing, I go to the gas station and people always look in awe and say "That's a new one isn't it?" and it befuddles them

when I say nope, it's 5, almost 6 years old.
At my age, I'm gonna have fun, doing what I do, with this right here.

Amen!

justjoshin · 02-07-2016, 01:16 PM

chozn4service, your car is so freaking nice! Great job on it!

cb66 · 02-07-2016, 01:16 PM

No plans what so ever to trade mine in, goal is to pay it off . Not impressed by the looks of the 6th Gen especially the front end. I see no problems in getting parts for the Gen 5 , why would there be?

chozn4service · 02-07-2016, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by justjoshin

chozn4service, your car is so freaking nice! Great job on it!

Thanks justjoshin! It's not the baddest or the best out there but I'm cool with it!

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1JEWLDSSRS · 02-07-2016, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by chozn4service

I'm good! I retired a year ago this past August and I hope to have this car paid off by this September. Just had it cammed last April and did the MyLink retro with speaker and amp upgrade. With all that I've done to this car, I'm happy with it. I'm personally not sold on the looks front and rear of the 16, viewing it as simply another refresh. Yes the motor is more power and the upgrades of magnetic ride along with some of the other bells and whistles are nice, but over all, I'm not willing to trade what I have with only 8880 on the odometer, all the stuff I've done, only be offered about $25K as a trade and start all over again. Life is short and every man/woman must know their limitations.
I can be perfectly happy where I am and with what I have. It's amazing, I go to the gas station and people always look in awe and say "That's a new one isn't it?" and it befuddles them

when I say nope, it's 5, almost 6 years old.
At my age, I'm gonna have fun, doing what I do, with this right here.

WOW!!! What an awesome Camaro !!! I thought mine looked great, ut yours takes the cake !! Great job!! Is that a ZL1 vent in the hood? or some other? Also were the fender vents a pain to do? I really love the way they look !!! Kudos my friend, well done..

Spec · 02-07-2016, 02:12 PM

I'm holding on to this one for the foreseeable future. No plans on getting a 6th gen or 'upgrading'... I'd rather 'upgrade' this.

There's nothing on the street like it because I built it and will continue to build it for as long as its mine.

The 6th gen Camaro or perhaps a C7 vette in my future... beautiful cars, but no. None have grabbed me like my 5th gen Camaro SS.

Maybe the 7th gen Camaro... maybe...

snarky · 02-07-2016, 02:22 PM

finally got upclose for a Gen6 walk around last Friday. very much like the pics.
looks smaller but really isn't. it was locked so no inside or driven opinion. but on the visual I'll pass. front was much more of a pointy beak than I expected. the rear wasn't good or bad. the side 3/4 shot is the winner. the hood is a no = very much like a toilet seat.

i'm sure it's a great car and well done by team chevrolet but I'd buy a C7 like the torch red 2016 1LT Corvette they had in the showroom for 55k before i'd buy a Gen6.

the future performance models will likely be more interesting.

BigShow1960 · 02-07-2016, 02:30 PM

I'm a couple of years away. The Gen 6 checks all the performance improvement boxes that I'm interested in, but the coat is now high enough that a used 997 or 991 will be viable options too, maybe even a 981.

For now it's a fun DD. I'll track it this year for the first time too.

hammdo · 02-07-2016, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chozn4service

I'm good! I retired a year ago this past August and I hope to have this car paid off by this September. Just had it cammed last April and did the MyLink retro with speaker and amp upgrade. With all that I've done to this car, I'm happy with it. I'm personally not sold on the looks front and rear of the 16, viewing it as simply another refresh. Yes the motor is more power and the upgrades of magnetic ride along with some of the other bells and whistles are nice, but over all, I'm not willing to trade what I have with only 8880 on the odometer, all the stuff I've done, only be offered about $25K as a trade and start all over again. Life is short and every man/woman must know their limitations.
I can be perfectly happy where I am and with what I have. It's amazing, I go to the gas station and people always look in awe and say "That's a new one isn't it?" and it befuddles them

when I say nope, it's 5, almost 6 years old.
At my age, I'm gonna have fun, doing what I do, with this right here.

That is a beauty!

-Don

02-07-2016, 12:50 PM	#1
hammdo 'It's an experiment' Drives: [COTW 2/09/15] '11 GPI LSA SC Z/LE Join Date: May 2014 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 8,694 View My Garage	How many are planning upgrading their 5th Gen now that the 6th Gen is rolling out? I, personally, decided to do as many mods as I could before the 6th Gen gets rolling. It seems some of the vendors want to move out the 5th Gen stock to make room for the obvious mods coming with the 6th Gen. So, do any of you feel the pince yet? Concerned it may get harder to mod later? I really only have the axles and maybe the trans to deal with. I'm hoping vendors don't forget the 5th Gen is still in play... -Don __________________ 747 RWHP 794 RWTQ "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." - Enzo Ferrari See My Build: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385577

02-07-2016, 12:55 PM	#2
justjoshin Drives: 2010 SW 1SS L99 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,085 View My Garage	No foreseeable upgrade for me. Still playing with my 2010 a good bit. We have a 2014 at the house too. Plan on giving my youngest son my Sierra in a year when he turns 16, and then I will be getting a new truck. Won't be in the market for another "toy" for a few years yet. __________________

02-07-2016, 01:07 PM	#3
Welker2 Ret AF, cancer survivor Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS & 2006 Corvette Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mesquite, NV Posts: 2,741 View My Garage	No plans to change my upgrade plans or schedule for mine. With the popularity of the Gen 5's, I'm confident parts, upgrades, accessories, etc. will be available for years to come just as they are for other prior gen Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs, etc. Also have no plans on 'upgrading' to a gen 6 at this time, very happy with the one I have __________________

02-07-2016, 01:09 PM	#5
chozn4service Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 39.793153,-86.238223 Posts: 3,678 View My Garage	I'm good! I retired a year ago this past August and I hope to have this car paid off by this September. Just had it cammed last April and did the MyLink retro with speaker and amp upgrade. With all that I've done to this car, I'm happy with it. I'm personally not sold on the looks front and rear of the 16, viewing it as simply another refresh. Yes the motor is more power and the upgrades of magnetic ride along with some of the other bells and whistles are nice, but over all, I'm not willing to trade what I have with only 8880 on the odometer, all the stuff I've done, only be offered about $25K as a trade and start all over again. Life is short and every man/woman must know their limitations. I can be perfectly happy where I am and with what I have. It's amazing, I go to the gas station and people always look in awe and say "That's a new one isn't it?" and it befuddles them when I say nope, it's 5, almost 6 years old. At my age, I'm gonna have fun, doing what I do, with this right here. Attached Images __________________ Never grow up, it's a trap!

02-07-2016, 01:16 PM	#7
justjoshin Drives: 2010 SW 1SS L99 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,085 View My Garage	chozn4service, your car is so freaking nice! Great job on it! __________________

02-07-2016, 01:16 PM	#8
cb66 Drives: 13 2SS/RS HWSE Camaro # 959 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Washington Pa. Posts: 253 View My Garage	No plans what so ever to trade mine in, goal is to pay it off . Not impressed by the looks of the 6th Gen especially the front end. I see no problems in getting parts for the Gen 5 , why would there be? __________________ Roto Fab CAI, Flowmaster American Thunder series exhaust , Elite Engineering catch can, Range AFM delete ,Oracle LED side marker lights ,Plasma LED DRL Lights & harness, LED License Plate bulbs, Xpel Ultimate paint protection film.

02-07-2016, 02:12 PM	#11
Spec Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 4,018	I'm holding on to this one for the foreseeable future. No plans on getting a 6th gen or 'upgrading'... I'd rather 'upgrade' this. There's nothing on the street like it because I built it and will continue to build it for as long as its mine. The 6th gen Camaro or perhaps a C7 vette in my future... beautiful cars, but no. None have grabbed me like my 5th gen Camaro SS. Maybe the 7th gen Camaro... maybe...

02-07-2016, 02:22 PM	#12
snarky ultracrepidarianism Drives: '14 1SS/RS/1LE/NPP '18 Accord Sport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: where folks drive like shit Posts: 1,297	finally got upclose for a Gen6 walk around last Friday. very much like the pics. looks smaller but really isn't. it was locked so no inside or driven opinion. but on the visual I'll pass. front was much more of a pointy beak than I expected. the rear wasn't good or bad. the side 3/4 shot is the winner. the hood is a no = very much like a toilet seat. i'm sure it's a great car and well done by team chevrolet but I'd buy a C7 like the torch red 2016 1LT Corvette they had in the showroom for 55k before i'd buy a Gen6. the future performance models will likely be more interesting. __________________

02-07-2016, 02:30 PM	#13
BigShow1960 BigShow Drives: 2017 1 Camaro + Chevy Avalanche Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tucson Posts: 335	I'm a couple of years away. The Gen 6 checks all the performance improvement boxes that I'm interested in, but the coat is now high enough that a used 997 or 991 will be viable options too, maybe even a 981. For now it's a fun DD. I'll track it this year for the first time too.