[hotlap]

Originally Posted by minn19

I guess I have to stop bringing my daughter in my ZLE, she’s gonna be bummed because she loves it.

Note! My post has been revised.

My wife loves my SS as well.

[SlitherByU]

Originally Posted by hotlap

Note! My post has been revised.

My wife loves my SS as well.

She probably says a lot of things for you. Ha ha. J/K

[SlitherByU]

3 Guys, a bull and a tomboy... I really have no vitriol towards any of you. Blaq Bung Whole being the exception. He (assuming Blaq Bung Whole is not a bull) kinda spews it out.

[minn19]

Originally Posted by SlitherByU

SlitherByU was the name I chose when I had my 14 GT500. At the time the most powerful motor for the big three.

I’m just kidding and yes the 14 GT500 was a beast, unfortunately a one trick pony.

Originally Posted by SlitherByU

True. And GM started to see where that was going and decided finally get on board in 1967. They probably should have angled better with women like say the camaro was the "Admin's" car.

Yes, GM was and is behind still. For some reason they don’t market the Camaro very well at all. It doesn’t sell well for a lot of reasons, but I do see plenty of women driving them. I’d be surprised if there is a 7th gen though.

[minn19]

Originally Posted by SlitherByU

3 Guys, a bull and a tomboy... I really have no vitriol towards any of you. Blaq Bung Whole being the exception. He (assuming Blaq Bung Whole is not a bull) kinda spews it out.

It’s funny how riled up you guys get by him. Does he kid around and say stuff to piss off the ‘Stang crowd, of course. But, he is in nowhere near as bad as the numerous assholes that populate M6G nor rise to the level of fanboyism they have there. Just an observation from being a part of that forum for a long time and this one for a few months. Part of that is there isn’t a lot of regular contributors here compared to there it seems.

[minn19]

Originally Posted by hotlap

Note! My post has been revised.

My wife loves my SS as well.

Yah my wife really enjoys the Camaro as well. But, she has ridden in my lowered BMWs for quite awhile and those didn’t ride much better than my ZLE so she is used to it. She says the Camaro Recaro’s are the most comfy seats she’s ever ridden in. Even more so than her fancy M550 seats.

[SlitherByU]

Originally Posted by minn19

I’m just kidding and yes the 14 GT500 was a beast, unfortunately a one trick pony.



Yes, GM was and is behind still. For some reason they don’t market the Camaro very well at all. It doesn’t sell well for a lot of reasons, but I see parent of women driving them. I’d be surprised if there is a 7th gen.

My 14 GT500 was a love it hate kinda car for me. 3:31 gear ratio sucked. Rear stability sucked. Tire width sucked. Handling was just ok. Had to mod the rear to cure the shimmy back and forth from hard acceleration and put bigger meat on. Ford engineers were idiots. Not for releasing such an overpowered beast but for under engineering the power to the ground. The same thing could be said about my 16 HC with regard to it's tire width and the stupidity of Dodge to do that.

I sincerely hope the Camaro sticks around but it's going to need some reformation.

[SlitherByU]

Originally Posted by minn19

Yah my wife really enjoys the Camaro as well. But, she has ridden in my lowered BMWs for quite awhile and those didn’t ride much better than my ZLE so she is used to it. She says the Camaro Recaro’s are the most comfy seats she’s ever ridden in. Even more so than her fancy M550 seats.

Truth be told my wife hates my R. First thing she said was there's no heated and cooled seats. I just pointed to the dash plaque and said see the R. It mean racing. Lol. She definitely like the comfort and amenities of the HC more.

[minn19]

Originally Posted by SlitherByU

My 14 GT500 was a love it hate kinda car for me. 3:31 gear ratio sucked. Rear stability sucked. Tire width sucked. Handling was just ok. Had to mod the rear to cure the shimmy back and forth from hard acceleration and put bigger meat on. Ford engineers were idiots. Not for releasing such an overpowered beast but for under engineering the power to the ground. The same thing could be said about my 16 HC with regard to it's tire width and the stupidity of Dodge to do that.

I sincerely hope the Camaro sticks around but it's going to need some reformation.

I hope it does to, but I truly think we are seeing the last hurrah for these kind of sports cars in general. Add that to the lackluster sales of the Camaro and I’d be surprised if GM is going to put the huge $$$ it takes to design a new gen.

But what a send off for cars like these. The choices from US to imports is amazing. Unfortunately I’ve gotten picky and only find a few of them truly interesting to drive. If they don’t make a manual C8, which looks like they are not going to do, I’m going to be seriously bummed. I’d like one rear/mid engined manual car in my garage before everything is hybrid electric etc. A Grand Sport manual N/A C8 would be awesome, but it looks like I’ll have to look at Porsche to scratch that itch.

[SlitherByU]

Originally Posted by minn19

It’s funny how riled up you guys get by him. Does he kid around and say stuff to piss off the ‘Stang crowd, of course. But, he is in nowhere near as bad as the numerous assholes that populate M6G nor rise to the level of fanboyism they have there. Just an observation from being a part of that forum for a long time and this one for a few months. Part of that is there isn’t a lot of regular contributors here compared to there it seems.

Ya, he's got an annoying quality at times. So basically, I still hang around here because I'm a car guy. I like to see what is coming up next and get some inside info or experiences when available.

I did test drive a ZL1 back in the day when I bought my GT500. It wasn't the car for me at the time. Today tho, the ZL1 has improved on much of my early criticisms and discomforts from the 14-15 model year.

[SlitherByU]

Originally Posted by minn19

I hope it does to, but I truly think we are seeing the last hurrah for these kind of sports cars in general. Add that to the lackluster sales of the Camaro and I’d be surprised if GM is going to put the huge $$$ it takes to design a new gen.

But what a send off for cars like these. The choices from US to imports is amazing. Unfortunately I’ve gotten picky and only find a few of them truly interesting to drive. If they don’t make a manual C8, which looks like they are not going to do, I’m going to be seriously bummed. I’d like one rear/mid engined manual car in my garage before everything is hybrid electric etc. A Grand Sport manual N/A C8 would be awesome, but it looks like I’ll have to look at Porsche to scratch that itch.

I could see a ZLE LT5 as a last big salvo to Ford and Dodge. I hope so anyway.

[minn19]

Originally Posted by SlitherByU

Truth be told my wife hates my R. First thing she said was there's no heated and cooled seats. I just pointed to the dash plaque and said see the R. It mean racing. Lol. She definitely like the comfort and amenities of the HC more.

My wife didn’t mind my GT350. She thought the Recaro’s in that were very comfortable as well, but not as much as the ZLEs. She did think it was a bit too spartan though, but she didn’t care because it was my fun car.

I will give Ford (and GM) credit for their mag ride systems. They are amazing for both lighter track duty and very civilized street manners. Almost too much so IMO. My GT350 rode very nice on the streets even with the suspension mods.

[minn19]

Originally Posted by SlitherByU

Ya, he's got an annoying quality at times. So basically, I still hang around here because I'm a car guy. I like to see what is coming up next and get some inside info or experiences when available.

I did test drive a ZL1 back in the day when I bought my GT500. It wasn't the car for me at the time. Today tho, the ZL1 has improved on much of my early criticisms and discomforts from the 14-15 model year.

Hence why I hang around the M6G site as well. I’m sort of intrigued by the GT500 so I like to keep up. The DCT only really bugs me and to be honest I’m waiting to see one in person. I get why they revised the front end for more air, but the current GT350 is easily my favorite looking Mustang of all time. I really don’t like the new regular Camaro or Mustang face lifts.

But, I’m probably going to eventually tear out the interior of my ZLE and cage it. So I guess I might look at a DCT/auto GT500 or C8 in the future. If I have my choice I’d like to stay manual. If by some miracle a C8 version gets a manual I’m going that way. If it stays auto I lean more GT500 in couple of years if they don’t have GT350 level of issues. Or Porsche is the outlier if I really want mid-rear engine.

[minn19]

Originally Posted by SlitherByU

I could see a ZLE LT5 as a last big salvo to Ford and Dodge. I hope so anyway.

That would be very cool and nice send off for GM/Camaro fans to have a shot at a car like that. But, I’m guessing it won’t happen.