CAMARO6 - View Single Post - Why did you switch over to a 6th Gen Camaro?

BamBam2SS · 11-21-2016, 02:45 AM

I'm not a brand loyalist what so ever and neither is my family.

My first car was a 1988 Cadillac Seville (I kept it prestine) and the rest were a mix (2 Acura Integra's, Porsche 944, Ford Explorer, Acura TL Type-S, BMW 540I, Tacoma X-Runner and recently a Nissan 370Z).

My family loves their japanese cars but it wasn't until say the early 2000s when they took that plunge, Otherwise they were always american cars (2 Trans Am GTA's [1988 and 1992], 80 something Monte Carlo, 72 Monte Carlo, 78 Corvette, 80s Thunderbird, Dodge Grand Caravan, when I was a baby, Dodge Durango, Ford Ranger etc...).

So, Being a car enthusiast... I spend my free time watching reviews and reading up about the latest and greatest cars that are coming out. I knew of the 6th gen Camaro, I liked the 5th but never wanted one. The 6th was a lot better... I really didn't think I'd be taking a plunge on this expensive of a car so I was looking at Mustangs, Fusion Sport, Focus RS (Good friends of mine are huge Ford guys and were telling me about someone they know who can "hook it up" [Married gay couple]).

I was so sure I was going to end up with a Mustang, I knew a well equipped GT premium would be in my price range with my friends "hook up"... I joined the Mustang forums and did all my research on it. But when I ran out of things to learn, I wondered here and looked up what I can on the Camaro as wishful thinking.

I ended discovering I had a friend at a nearby Chevy dealership so we started playing with numbers on a white 2017 2SS A8, I was sold... But the car ended up not being sold. I went back to Ford and my friends "hook up" turned out to be quite the opposite... A complete rip off, And I'm not saying that to sound like he didn't cut me a good deal. He literally tried to add $5500 in mark up on a 2016 (this was a few weeks ago) they didn't even have on the lot and advertised at its original dealer for $1K below MSRP. Then they tried to sneak in a $3K warranty after we (my friends and I) got pissed about the mark up...

So, I went back to my friend at Chevy and didn't end up working out a good enough deal... I went to the Chevy dealer in the neighboring town to look at a pull me over red 2016 2SS A8 with the 20% off... Only to find out they traded it the day before. They showed me a blacked out 2017 2SS M6 with all the same options except the stripe and sun roof, I test drove it and was sold. Worked on some numbers, found out the sales manager lives down the street from me (literally like 5 houses) so he pulled up every discount he can find (i'm now a costco member) and took a little off the price to get it in my ideal price range and tossed in a xzilion (or whatever it is) coating.

In the end, The Camaro made my want list because of it's tech like the LCD screen in the cluster, android auto, NPP exhaust, MRC, heads up display, Mychevrolet app etc..., The styling I found is aggressive and looked better than the mustang, the reviews where they pit it against other muscle cars and sports cars like the M4 and most importantly... It was brought down to my price point.

11-21-2016, 02:45 AM	#4
BamBam2SS Drives: 2017 2SS/M6 W/MRC & NPP Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Mountain House, California Posts: 252	I'm not a brand loyalist what so ever and neither is my family. My first car was a 1988 Cadillac Seville (I kept it prestine) and the rest were a mix (2 Acura Integra's, Porsche 944, Ford Explorer, Acura TL Type-S, BMW 540I, Tacoma X-Runner and recently a Nissan 370Z). My family loves their japanese cars but it wasn't until say the early 2000s when they took that plunge, Otherwise they were always american cars (2 Trans Am GTA's [1988 and 1992], 80 something Monte Carlo, 72 Monte Carlo, 78 Corvette, 80s Thunderbird, Dodge Grand Caravan, when I was a baby, Dodge Durango, Ford Ranger etc...). So, Being a car enthusiast... I spend my free time watching reviews and reading up about the latest and greatest cars that are coming out. I knew of the 6th gen Camaro, I liked the 5th but never wanted one. The 6th was a lot better... I really didn't think I'd be taking a plunge on this expensive of a car so I was looking at Mustangs, Fusion Sport, Focus RS (Good friends of mine are huge Ford guys and were telling me about someone they know who can "hook it up" [Married gay couple]). I was so sure I was going to end up with a Mustang, I knew a well equipped GT premium would be in my price range with my friends "hook up"... I joined the Mustang forums and did all my research on it. But when I ran out of things to learn, I wondered here and looked up what I can on the Camaro as wishful thinking. I ended discovering I had a friend at a nearby Chevy dealership so we started playing with numbers on a white 2017 2SS A8, I was sold... But the car ended up not being sold. I went back to Ford and my friends "hook up" turned out to be quite the opposite... A complete rip off, And I'm not saying that to sound like he didn't cut me a good deal. He literally tried to add $5500 in mark up on a 2016 (this was a few weeks ago) they didn't even have on the lot and advertised at its original dealer for $1K below MSRP. Then they tried to sneak in a $3K warranty after we (my friends and I) got pissed about the mark up... So, I went back to my friend at Chevy and didn't end up working out a good enough deal... I went to the Chevy dealer in the neighboring town to look at a pull me over red 2016 2SS A8 with the 20% off... Only to find out they traded it the day before. They showed me a blacked out 2017 2SS M6 with all the same options except the stripe and sun roof, I test drove it and was sold. Worked on some numbers, found out the sales manager lives down the street from me (literally like 5 houses) so he pulled up every discount he can find (i'm now a costco member) and took a little off the price to get it in my ideal price range and tossed in a xzilion (or whatever it is) coating. In the end, The Camaro made my want list because of it's tech like the LCD screen in the cluster, android auto, NPP exhaust, MRC, heads up display, Mychevrolet app etc..., The styling I found is aggressive and looked better than the mustang, the reviews where they pit it against other muscle cars and sports cars like the M4 and most importantly... It was brought down to my price point.