Same story here except I am 39


Ryan B.

Never owned a Camero before but after reading the 16 Motor Trend car of the year award issue I decided I needed to look into the 6th gen SS. Was mostly interested in the praise for the handling, declaring it a real 'sports car', not just a muscle car. Had sold my C6 vette and was planning on getting a C7 but for the money and performance I ended up getting a 16 2SS and love it (plus its easier to get in and out of, has better ground clearance haven't scraped a speed bump yet, and I avoid the old man's car stigma of the vette).


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This is my 3rd one, My first was a 1986 IROC-Z then I bought a 1969 Z28 & now I have a 2018 SS. Just like the looks of it & with the upcoming Whipple supercharger addition it's going to real fun.

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650 horsepower convertible :thumb:

Am a chevy guy too but my first new car purchased was also a WRX, a 16. Suspension beat me to death, (I am kind of old), and the shifter/trans was marginal (else was a great car). I read the Camaro car of the year article, did a test drive and sold my WRX 9 months after buying it (one great thing about Subarus at least in Colorado, depreciation is almost non-existent, sold it for a grand less than purchase price).
Cool that your tattoo now matches the front and back of your car.:sm0:

rh

You need to restomod a 69 body on a 2SS chassis/drivetrain, what a machine that would be.

Also went from a Corvette (a C6) to my 2SS, everything about the SS beats the C6 vette, plus you get a bunch of the best features of the C7, trans/rev match, HUD, LT1, etc.

Hey ac-427, also an old ex-Corvette owner (68), totally agree with you concerning Corvette owners (not all but many), plus I am already old, don't need an old man's car too. The Camaro crowd is definitely younger.

rh

Are the silver painted wheels old man wheels too? Or is it just chrome? ;)
I am old and have the silver paint wheels.

I dreamt as well... similar to the fellas making bandit trans ams out of gen5 Camaros. But I think the body of the gen2 Camaro fits the gen6 wheel base much better than the 69....sad...lol

My first car was a 1969 GTO (yes I do regret letting her go). I transitioned into fast bikes for a while then after walking away from the last wreck decided cars were safer and I wanted to live to be at least thirty. I transitioned through a 1993 twin turbo RX7 to a Suburu WRX and then got into trucks for a while. About the time the 6th gen came out I was thinking about getting back to a muscle car. The SS 1LE is a great car and an incredible value. I may hang onto this one the longest of all of them.

Well, where do I start ………
Parents autocrossed all thru my youth (about age 9 to when I left for college). They mostly ran Corvettes but also has a few Camaros along the way as something different to "play" with ……. when they were competitive.
Anyway, I am MUCH older now and have owned quite a few Camaros since then (autocrossing a number of them)BUT the wife wanted to get into a bigger house, so I sold the last one I had to help in making the transaction more simplistic.
Forward almost 10 years, now we're in a good position sooooo I get to start autocrossing again …...and guess what just started becoming competitive again - yep the Camaro
Found one late last year and HOPEFULLY will start my shot at the big show either in 2019 or 2020

Some back story, growing up my folks mostly had GM products. Dad was mainly a Buick guy but also had Chevys and Olds. When I got older I went a different route, Mazdas are what do it for me (first one I owned and still do was a 1981 RX-7). I love V8s but more than that value a nimble, balanced chassis that is fun to drive.



Last year the wife and I flew to Savannah for the holidays. We rented a car for a couple of days while there, when I asked her what she wanted to drive she said a Camaro. We ended up with an RS coupe. I was impressed with the all-around abilities of the car, that V6 is no slouch. Visibility was not a big deal considering she had been driving an RX-8 for ten years. When we got home just for giggles I asked her if she could have one what did she want. She said a white 'vert with a V8 (no way would I have not gotten the big engine) with Adrenaline Red interior. I did a search on GM's site, lo and behold there was the exact trim she wanted not 15 miles away. We went for a test drive when it was about 17 degrees out (she told the salesman she wanted to put the top down, should have seen the guy's expression!). She loved it, had a look at things and figured we could afford it so that was all she wrote. I don't plan on modifying it beyond what I have already done (front lip, side skirts, factory dark tail lights) but it is an amazing car for what it is. I get my sports car fix from my supercharged Miata, but since this is the wife's car her wants are all that matter.

Liked the 6th gen from when they came out, then 1LE package was icing on the cake. I am a big time F-body guy so I am sucker for the nostalgia. The cars also a blast and end of the day its a new Camaro, I am driving it any where and every where, no qualms.