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Originally Posted by JefemanG
That's mainly where I'm at right now with the C7. It's only slightly better performance than the Camaro and has more prestige, but at the end of the day, it's not as aggressive looking nor do I think $10k+ better performing.
Guess I need to drive the new Camaro to cure this hangup I have on it. just don't see paying $40k+ for a Camaro, especially after having driven prior generations, but on paper this new Camaro is leagues above its predecessors and its competition, so getting on it will likely change my mind.
If Chevy digs deep with discounts in the winters and I like the car enough, I'll probably do it. I saw people scooping up prior MYs last year for 20-25% off MSRP as their OTD price. I'll pay the extra few thousand if it means having a brand new car. I don't care if it's sat on the lot for a bit.
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The problem with that strategy is you are limited by what's immediately available, which in some cases, is not much. You could end up with a car that isn't what you really want. If you don't have a lot of specific preferences, that would work though.
You have to decide whether you want a corvette or a camaro. And the criteria you are using to make that decision--prestige, how aggressive it looks, and price/performance ratio--seem a little off to me. You have a bigger decision to make. You have to decide if you want a 2+2 that is much more practical and realistic for daily driving, with most of the performance, but not all, that a corvette has. That's it, you just have to decide that. There's no way around it. The corvette is going to perform better every single time in every way.
The other issue is, it's kind of an awkward time to be dropping big cash on a new Camaro. It's the end of the '16-'18 life cycle, new inventory is dwindling. In a sense, much depends on whether you like the 2019 refresh. Because if you do, you might just decide to wait a few months, then you'll have your pick of new inventory, or be able to custom order one. But as for right now, you are limited to the shrinking new inventory.
You're going to love the Camaro after you drive it. We all know it, you just don't yet. My guess is, you'll drive it and end up getting one. Maybe it will be your forever Camaro, maybe not. But at least you'll be in the door and after that, its history. You'll be a convert. I haven't seen one person disappointed after buying one, unless you get a car with driveline issues. You can protect yourself from that by sticking to 2018 models with a warranty.