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Originally Posted by arpad_m
It's actually more emotional than financial  I made the same mistake btw, thought a V6 was more than enough without test driving a V8... cost me a bit, but now I'm all smiles whenever I press the start button, and even more once the wheels start rolling. |
Two weeks into ownership and I regretted not getting a GT. Traded the EB after 10 months.
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Originally Posted by mikeman
The total cost can not be ignored though. Sure, if you have the funds, then get the biggest baddest best performing model you can afford. However, if you have to decide on a non V8, turbo 4 or the 6 cyl, that doesn't mean it's not a great car with a lot of emotional appeal for those buyers.
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I didn't mean to make it sound like I was saying "get a V8, anything else is a mistake". In my case, I wanted the V8 but settled for the Ecoboost (2.3L Turbo) because of the lower gas mileage of the V8 and my 50 mile round trip commute.
Finances weren't an issue, I just got in my head and convinced myself to buy the car I didn't want.
That's the mistake people should avoid, in my opinion. It's not about having the biggest, baddest, fastest car. It's about having the car that makes you smile every time you see it in the parking lot waiting for you at the end of a long day at work, where you crack a smile when the engine fires up. Where just driving down the road doing nothing is just... satisfying. That's the car you should be in. For some, they need a ZL1 for that, others an SS and still others a V6 or 2.0T.
If you're not interested in a V8, but want a Camaro because they look awesome and are pretty fast even without the LT1 or you just love 4 cylinder turbos, then deciding between the 2.0T or V6 is reasonable (I say go turbo, tune it and upgrade the intercooler).
But if you want an SS and are looking at a 2.0T because it's gets better gas mileage... you probably won't be happy long term. I found that out the hard way.