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Old 12-05-2016, 09:50 PM   #97
central limit
 
Drives: 2016 1LT M6
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Originally Posted by cellsafemode View Post
Seems like the "car guy" decision is the kind of car decision making process that an insane person would expect to write down. \

The "Fake car" guy seems to have a much more logical and expected cross-shopping decision tree one would expect from a car buyer looking at this type of vehicle.


I can only assume you think real car guys are borderline mental patients who can't decide if they want a econobox sedan they dont mind getting hit in big box store parking lots or their kids throwing up in or if they want the 500hp manual sports car.
Not sure if serious, but just in case:

This part of my post was satirical. Over time, I've noticed a number of V8-or-nothing posts, and the "real car guy" flow chart is an amalgamation of these. To wit:

- Many posters that deride the V6 and the T4 seem to suggest that the top-of-the-line engine is the only one to get. The LT1 is not top of the line, thus the "nothing to see here" box replacing the LT4 box, satirizing the irony of saying "don't settle" while advocating an engine option that is a step down from top of the line. Nothing against the LT1, mind you. I believe the Camaro is blessed with solid engines throughout the model range, and I think the nuances in engineering flair showed that they took their job seriously on each one, even if the SS is the iconic model.

- Along the same lines, numerous posts have said something to the effect of "if I had to get the V6, I would just get an Accord or something." Version 0 of the chart had "GTFO" everywhere, but I thought "Accord/Civic" would resonate more. It is in effect saying "If I had to get anything other than the SS, I would just buy an Accord." To me, this amounts to spending $25-$30k on a FWD car that tops out as an MDX instead of a RWD, sport-sedan sourced one that tops out as a CTS-V. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, but if that is one's true preference, why buy a Camaro at all, regardless of engine?

So, in summary, the charts needed a /sarcasm tag. Hopefully a few people got a chuckle
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