Was at one of the local Chevy dealerships here in my town a few hours ago, stopped in while taking my Mustang in for a estimate on a door ding. I stopped by because I saw a really cool Camaro, so I wanted to take a look.
I never really have seen a Camaro that I absolutely no doubt loved, until today. There, on the lot was a 2012 Yellow 2SS/RS Transformers Edition Camaro - WOW! That thing was beautiful, carbon fiber stripes, HID lamps, black rims, Pirelli tires, big rear spoiler and the GM ground effects package.
Needless to say I fell in love...immediately, lol. So, I go inside to talk to a sales person to see what the ADM would be on the car. This young guy about 10 or so years older than me talked to me, said he couldn't even let me sit in the car because it was a "special edition".
That's fine, I wasn't going to buy anyway, I just wanted to see if everything my fellow Mustang people bash on you guys was true (Blind spots, steering wheel sucking, no Nav, etc.). After him saying no I couldn't sit in it, he went on to tell me how bada$$ this car is and how much power its got.
I was like, okay guy yes it has over 400HP and all that stuff..but it's a Camaro. Then he started telling me how Chevy is the reason Ford brought back the 5.0 and introduced the new 3.7 liter V6 (Which is what I have). I really didn't believe him, cus I thought that was all BS.
He continued to talk to me about how much better a Camaro is than a Mustang and even a Challenger. At first I thought he was just slamming me cus how old I am, but then I shut up and listened to him and well I will be d***ed, this dude was talking about real stuff. The Mustang's Sync system relies on phone service to call 911 in event of a crash, OnStar uses GPS, 5 Star Crash Rating, 320 something HP in the V6, LS3/L99 Motor, etc.
After I started listening, this salesperson turned me into a Chevy fan. I still didn't believe what he said to me about the 5.0. He said that Ford brought back the 5.0 just to compete with Chevy's V6 Camaro. Hmmm, what a load of poo. That can't be true, can it?
Turns out it can. I looked up 2010 Camaro vs. Mustang horsepower and specs, and well I will be danged. The 2010 Mustang GT 4.6L had like less than 10 horsepower more than the 2010 Camaro 1LT V6. WTF. lol that's funny stuff right there. Sure, the Camaro might be heavier, a little, but not too heavy.
I always thought based on all the crap I hear on the Mustang forums I visit that the Camaro was just a half attempt to beat the Mustang, but that is so not true.
It is just the opposite. From my thoughts, the Mustang might have been first on the block (Ford trying to copy the Corvette), but the Camaro really came and let Ford know to stop selling $hit and to get their act together. That letter your CEO sent to Ford saying that the Camaro is the reason the Mustang is advancing in (ancient) technology is actually true!
I really don't see any point in my Mustang anymore, the Camaro really seems the proper choice of vehicle.
I also looked up Chevy vs Ford trucks, and wow the trucks Chevy puts out are even better than the F150. WOW.
Chevy, you have a new fan in me.
For now, I shall sit with my Mustang, waiting until I can trade in for a Transformers Edition 2SS.
I hope someone from the Mustang Forums see's this post and know's who I am, that way I can have an excuse to go over there and tell them what I think of the Mustang. (It doesn't help that the 2011 Mustang V6 I drive has a chitty motor with a huge accelorator delay, or that my Sync system sucks a$$ and had to be reset with a fuse pull just 5 minutes ago....)
I hope this post is welcomed on here and taken the right way, no bad intentions were meant by this post. I just wanted to share my new found love for the Camaro!
My new dream (Muscle) car.
And, NO I am not a flaming Camaro fan boy, I just am excited to find a good car to dream about owning.