What made you go with the 5th Gen? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

ATX211 · 01-15-2013, 10:41 AM

Are you a Camaro Die Hard, or a convert?

I am actually both. My first car was a 92 RS (Texas DPS car). It was a ragged out smog box, but I loved it. Pops had a 95 Z28 vert that he got totally bored with after about 20 minutes and subsequently dropped a blown 383 in, and Mom had a 96 SS.

For years since then I drove trucks, and in the absence of Camaros for so long, I kind of wrote them off when they came back out. Bought an 11' Charger R/T a couple of years ago after I had my kid because I wanted something quicker, not realizing how miserable the no option slushbox transmission in those are.

So for fun, I rented a 2SS L99 from Hertz when I was in Cali in September, and was blown away. What a machine these things are! Could not stop thinking about it after I got home, and my Charger felt worse than ever. So after 6 months of prodding, and since I have the greatest wife ever, I convinced her that I didn't want a new SS...I needed it. Car seat fits just fine back there.

So Saturday I picked up my new off the lot 2012 2SS/RS LS3. Happy guy right here. Good to be back behind the Bowtie.

So to ask again after that diatribe...Are you new to Camaro on the 5th Gen, or just a die hard Camaro owner?

dkp2LT · 01-15-2013, 10:46 AM

Never had a Camaro until the 5th Gen but as a teen loved the Camaro's. When I could afford one though I didn't really care the for the late 3rd Gen and basically none of the 4th. Went the Corvette route.

Then when I saw the concept 5th - love at first sight. Just had to wait because life got in a way a couple years. GM has set the bar really high for the next generation, but if the new Corvette is an indicator I think they'll raise it higher when the time comes.

And since above was your first post - Welcome to a great forum. Hope you enjoy your stay!

menendez1293 · 01-15-2013, 10:52 AM

Tell you the truth i always loved the look of the Camaros with the first Gen being my favorite and not liking the forth Gen at all (sorry i don't mean to insult anyone i just don't really care for it).

Well fast forward the timeline to Transformers and i fell in love with the new Camaro. It was set to come out right around the time i was supposed to get my license (I was 15 when the camaro started to hit the street). At that time i was supposed to get me dads 97 BMW 318i which was a great car that me and him did a lot of work on. One day he surprised me and said he had ordered a 10 2LT/RS Camaro just the way i had wanted. Now 3 and a half years later i still have my dream and love every moment of it.

Also welcome to Forum and the Camaro world.

Chevyman2 · 01-15-2013, 10:57 AM

I also like body style of 5th generation over of last twenty years. I also wanted to wait few years and hope all the bugs were worked out before purchasing. I know several people who owned 4th generations as DD with 300,000 plus miles with minor problems.

Btw that nice SS like the Summit white

GunnyG · 01-15-2013, 11:06 AM

Convert...I'd driven SUV's for the previous 10 years. My nephew liked the Camaro. My wife found the car, I drove it...DONE DEAL! It's the funniest car I've had, and I've had plenty of cars over the last 15-20 years. Ready to bump up to a ZL-1 for even more

!

camaro_RS · 01-15-2013, 11:10 AM

Wasn't a "car" guy or a Camaro guy. I loved the looks of this car so I got it for that reason.

Abomb1223 · 01-15-2013, 11:17 AM

Transformers convinced me to be honest . . when the old camaro turns into the concept . .

Jay_LHD3 · 01-15-2013, 11:17 AM

Convert. Awesome body style at a good price. Then you add the LS3... icing on the cake!!

Jay_LHD3 · 01-15-2013, 11:20 AM

Also, Wecome to Camaro5!!

evergrn · 01-15-2013, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abomb1223

Transformers convinced me to be honest . . when the old camaro turns into the concept . .

Best part of the movie. It still give me goosebumps.
That was also what convinced me go with Camaro, that and Jazz was no longer being made.

Ringo64 · 01-15-2013, 11:32 AM

Never had a Camaro till now but have been a die-hard fan my whole life. I always wanted a Camaro but the timing was never really right till the 5th gen and now I'm a very happy camper

bwk1971 · 01-15-2013, 11:39 AM

When I was a teenager, I almost bought a '69 Camaro (yellow with black stripes, but 6-cyliner) for my first car. The guy wanted too much for it. Fast forward a couple of years, my father (a car salesman for a Chevy dealership) took me and my friend for a ride in a dealer IROC-Z. When I realized that the speedometer was reading close to 130MPH (I know, not father-of-the-year), I was hooked. I bought my first Camaro a few years later, a 1992 Camaro RS Heritage edition (white with red stripes). Unfortunately I was an impulsive kid. I drove past the dealer, saw it, and then bought it based on looks alone without test driving it. It wasn't until I popped in the Camaro cassette tape (which I still have, btw) on the way home that I realized it only had like 170 horsepower (so much for my dreams of beating Mustang GTs). Boy was I disappointed! I loved the car though. When they changed the body style, I was disgusted. Then they discontinued the Camaro. That was tragic, and my hopes of buying another Camaro someday vanished....until now! I test-drove a ’69 Camaro convertible from a local dealer. I loved the car, especially the color scheme (black with white rally stripes), but didn’t love the price ($45K) and the owner was a douche, so I decided if I was going to spend that kind of money, I would get a new one. So far, no regrets….although I still have my eyes open for a nice ’69.

Kerr · 01-15-2013, 11:42 AM

Yes,

68 SS, 93 Z28, 96 SS, 99 SS, in the past... we ended up with the 5th gen because a C6 was to small and had no rear seats... and well they gave us a ton of money for the trade in which was a pos bmw 650 convert..

I kinda wish we had held out and tried the ZL-1 but that just a LOT of cash for a camaro in my opinion..

crateish · 01-15-2013, 11:43 AM

I had a number of V8 Chevys and Olds in the 70's. '69s-'72s. No Camaros though.

I had an '84 Camaro for about three months until a courier ran into me and totaled it.

Then I had other cars for decades.

In 2011 I was ready for a new car. I pre-ordered a Launch Edition Turbo VW Beetle. According to the deal, I was not bound to the purchase. I saw one of the new Beetles in person, was disappointed, walked across the street and bought my 45th.

(VWs and the 5th Gen Camaro were on my short list. I had test drove a bunch of each. I still really like VWs, but currently they are making them all look like Toyotas.)

My wife was thrilled with my decision.

01-15-2013, 10:41 AM	#1
ATX211 Custom User Title Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 179	What made you go with the 5th Gen? Are you a Camaro Die Hard, or a convert? I am actually both. My first car was a 92 RS (Texas DPS car). It was a ragged out smog box, but I loved it. Pops had a 95 Z28 vert that he got totally bored with after about 20 minutes and subsequently dropped a blown 383 in, and Mom had a 96 SS. For years since then I drove trucks, and in the absence of Camaros for so long, I kind of wrote them off when they came back out. Bought an 11' Charger R/T a couple of years ago after I had my kid because I wanted something quicker, not realizing how miserable the no option slushbox transmission in those are. So for fun, I rented a 2SS L99 from Hertz when I was in Cali in September, and was blown away. What a machine these things are! Could not stop thinking about it after I got home, and my Charger felt worse than ever. So after 6 months of prodding, and since I have the greatest wife ever, I convinced her that I didn't want a new SS...I needed it. Car seat fits just fine back there. So Saturday I picked up my new off the lot 2012 2SS/RS LS3. Happy guy right here. Good to be back behind the Bowtie. So to ask again after that diatribe...Are you new to Camaro on the 5th Gen, or just a die hard Camaro owner?

01-15-2013, 11:06 AM	#5
GunnyG Da WHALE Drives: 2014 Stingray, 2015 Panamera 4 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oceanside, Ca - Originally from KCMO Posts: 8,878 View My Garage	Convert...I'd driven SUV's for the previous 10 years. My nephew liked the Camaro. My wife found the car, I drove it...DONE DEAL! It's the funniest car I've had, and I've had plenty of cars over the last 15-20 years. Ready to bump up to a ZL-1 for even more ! __________________ Project MantaRay...Underway

01-15-2013, 11:10 AM	#6
camaro_RS Emerald Coast Camaros Drives: A lot of show, not much go. Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Emerald Coast Posts: 3,388	Wasn't a "car" guy or a Camaro guy. I loved the looks of this car so I got it for that reason. __________________ -White Mary Jane....build thread [COTW 6/11/12] :

01-15-2013, 11:32 AM	#11
Ringo64 Forever Pontiac Drives: 2012 Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 1,389	Never had a Camaro till now but have been a die-hard fan my whole life. I always wanted a Camaro but the timing was never really right till the 5th gen and now I'm a very happy camper __________________ Progression thread My Camaro's Grrgd

01-15-2013, 11:43 AM	#14
crateish Drives: 45th Anniversary 2LT/RS Coupe Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 534	I had a number of V8 Chevys and Olds in the 70's. '69s-'72s. No Camaros though. I had an '84 Camaro for about three months until a courier ran into me and totaled it. Then I had other cars for decades. In 2011 I was ready for a new car. I pre-ordered a Launch Edition Turbo VW Beetle. According to the deal, I was not bound to the purchase. I saw one of the new Beetles in person, was disappointed, walked across the street and bought my 45th. (VWs and the 5th Gen Camaro were on my short list. I had test drove a bunch of each. I still really like VWs, but currently they are making them all look like Toyotas.) My wife was thrilled with my decision. __________________

01-15-2013, 10:46 AM	#2
dkp2LT Drives: '11 2SS, '11 C6 GS, '04 MDX Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kearney, MO Posts: 2,848	Never had a Camaro until the 5th Gen but as a teen loved the Camaro's. When I could afford one though I didn't really care the for the late 3rd Gen and basically none of the 4th. Went the Corvette route. Then when I saw the concept 5th - love at first sight. Just had to wait because life got in a way a couple years. GM has set the bar really high for the next generation, but if the new Corvette is an indicator I think they'll raise it higher when the time comes. And since above was your first post - Welcome to a great forum. Hope you enjoy your stay!

01-15-2013, 10:52 AM	#3
menendez1293 Emerald Coast Camaros Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tallahassee FL Posts: 9,687 View My Garage	Tell you the truth i always loved the look of the Camaros with the first Gen being my favorite and not liking the forth Gen at all (sorry i don't mean to insult anyone i just don't really care for it). Well fast forward the timeline to Transformers and i fell in love with the new Camaro. It was set to come out right around the time i was supposed to get my license (I was 15 when the camaro started to hit the street). At that time i was supposed to get me dads 97 BMW 318i which was a great car that me and him did a lot of work on. One day he surprised me and said he had ordered a 10 2LT/RS Camaro just the way i had wanted. Now 3 and a half years later i still have my dream and love every moment of it. Also welcome to Forum and the Camaro world.

01-15-2013, 10:57 AM	#4
Chevyman2 Drives: 2018 zl1 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Caswell County, NC Posts: 599 View My Garage	I also like body style of 5th generation over of last twenty years. I also wanted to wait few years and hope all the bugs were worked out before purchasing. I know several people who owned 4th generations as DD with 300,000 plus miles with minor problems. Btw that nice SS like the Summit white

01-15-2013, 11:17 AM	#7
Abomb1223 Drives: 2011 Camaro Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,086	Transformers convinced me to be honest . . when the old camaro turns into the concept . .

01-15-2013, 11:17 AM	#8
Jay_LHD3 Drives: 2019 F150 RCSB Abyss FX4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,277	Convert. Awesome body style at a good price. Then you add the LS3... icing on the cake!!

01-15-2013, 11:20 AM	#9
Jay_LHD3 Drives: 2019 F150 RCSB Abyss FX4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,277	Also, Wecome to Camaro5!!

01-15-2013, 11:39 AM	#12
bwk1971 Res Ipsa Loquitur Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Vert Supercharged Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 726	When I was a teenager, I almost bought a '69 Camaro (yellow with black stripes, but 6-cyliner) for my first car. The guy wanted too much for it. Fast forward a couple of years, my father (a car salesman for a Chevy dealership) took me and my friend for a ride in a dealer IROC-Z. When I realized that the speedometer was reading close to 130MPH (I know, not father-of-the-year), I was hooked. I bought my first Camaro a few years later, a 1992 Camaro RS Heritage edition (white with red stripes). Unfortunately I was an impulsive kid. I drove past the dealer, saw it, and then bought it based on looks alone without test driving it. It wasn't until I popped in the Camaro cassette tape (which I still have, btw) on the way home that I realized it only had like 170 horsepower (so much for my dreams of beating Mustang GTs). Boy was I disappointed! I loved the car though. When they changed the body style, I was disgusted. Then they discontinued the Camaro. That was tragic, and my hopes of buying another Camaro someday vanished....until now! I test-drove a ’69 Camaro convertible from a local dealer. I loved the car, especially the color scheme (black with white rally stripes), but didn’t love the price ($45K) and the owner was a douche, so I decided if I was going to spend that kind of money, I would get a new one. So far, no regrets….although I still have my eyes open for a nice ’69.

01-15-2013, 11:42 AM	#13
Kerr Drives: 67 vette Join Date: May 2011 Location: va Posts: 69	Yes, 68 SS, 93 Z28, 96 SS, 99 SS, in the past... we ended up with the 5th gen because a C6 was to small and had no rear seats... and well they gave us a ton of money for the trade in which was a pos bmw 650 convert.. I kinda wish we had held out and tried the ZL-1 but that just a LOT of cash for a camaro in my opinion..