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Old 03-25-2017, 06:27 PM   #57
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Mostly unwanted attention. Everyone suddenly wants to race no matter what they drive. Lifted pickup truck? Check. Lexus? Check. V6 Challenger..... Check. Porsche family sedan....Check. I know exactly what this car CAN do so I don't risk it all over some meathead who wants to race though.

People look at me and see how young I look and assume my parents are paying for it or something I'm sure, giving me the stink eye or "he doesn't deserve that" look.

The younger kids drool over it (8-18 range) but that's about it.

Girls could care less as they are all into pickups and jeeps down here anyway.

I got it for myself though, so no attention at all is fine by me.

Even today you don't see many Camaros on the road in general. TONS of Mustangs though, followed by Challengers, 350/370z's, Chargers, etc. Once in a while I'll see a Shelby and I respect that. Have a Dodge Viper or two in the state I've seen and about 3 Ford GT owners. It's nice driving a car that is still a bit of a unicorn you could say, no matter what generation. Especially with the 6-speed.

Dollar per dollar this thing blows so many cars out of the water. If Chevy keeps this up my next car will either be another Camaro or a Corvette of course.
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Old 03-25-2017, 06:29 PM   #58
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My car turns heads everywhere I go but it's krypton green so it's kinda like cheating.
Its the colour that gets peoples attention. The bright colours..blue ...orange ...red...yellow ...green are all attention grabbers. Ive seen many black ..grey 5th gens and dont take a second look. Inferno orange with white stripes gets everyones attention. Ive seen a few black 6th gens ..ok but they still blend in. But when I saw the bright blue....that certainly grabbed my attention. The black 6th gen was slmost in front if me before I saw what it was. The blue easy to spot.
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Old 03-25-2017, 10:33 PM   #59
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I just got my 6th Gen ZL1. Three stops and three people coming up to talk... one of them asking to take pictures. So far, batting 1000.
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Old 03-26-2017, 11:54 AM   #60
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Up where I live, it doesn't appear to get much attention. I live in the land of box like Subaru's driving right at the speed limit or under.

I think my beast scares them.
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Old 03-26-2017, 12:52 PM   #61
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I just got my 6th Gen ZL1. Three stops and three people coming up to talk... one of them asking to take pictures. So far, batting 1000.
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Old 03-26-2017, 01:52 PM   #62
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So much for the guy behind me trying to check out my Camaro. I had to put the brakes on pretty quick. There is a first for everything, this was one for me. Always wondered when a tire falls off a car/suv while driving what would it look like. Just glad some of the debris didn't hit my car and no one was hurt...
https://youtu.be/wmZESogYC1M
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Old 03-26-2017, 04:49 PM   #63
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I think some of the attention I get is "The old guy, driving the cool, hot car" stuff.

Plus hyper blue, when spotlessly clean and buffed, IS tough to not notice.

I go to a nearby Air Force Base a few times a month, to shop as a retired Vet. The Air Cops at the gate have 100% of the time complimented or questioned me about the car. One of the guys seemed like a real "car guy" so we met up a few days later and he drove it. He REALLY got an education. I enjoyed giving him a bit of fun. Life as a two striper in the Service can be tough.

Not a lot of SS's here in MT either.
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Old 03-26-2017, 05:23 PM   #64
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Thanks amigo. The day after we got the car we took a road trip to get some good photos. That was one of my favorites.
Very nice looking car. in my mind and my wifes nothing better on the road thats why we have one of our own ..
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Old 03-26-2017, 05:30 PM   #65
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Jury still out on my new 50th, but my 13 ZL1 Vert people were like oh you got a Camaro, I'M like no it's not just a Camaro and it only got attention from gear heads. So I got a 15 C7 and it was breaking necks about as fast as it went through motors, so now I'm back to the SS we will see.
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Old 03-26-2017, 05:30 PM   #66
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very use to the stares

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Im still not used to it. Constant compliments and people staring lol.
Had a 67 Chevelle for 35 plus years and got that all the time people asking and talking about the car and what year it was etc.. we get the same from this car
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Old 03-26-2017, 05:34 PM   #67
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I just got my 6th Gen ZL1. Three stops and three people coming up to talk... one of them asking to take pictures. So far, batting 1000.
Same here...took it for a 300 mile break in spin just now & the rubber necking was funny. The best were all the troopers, border patrol & county guys stopped and patrolling the intersection out in he back roads. REALLY got a stare down from those gents.
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Old 03-26-2017, 05:45 PM   #68
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Thumbs up I can understand why

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It's amazing I have people all the time come up to me and ask me about my car. They simply just say, "Nice car, is that the new Camaro?" This car turns peoples heads and has that WOW factor.....I love it!!

I get into conversations with people every other day and we talk about our cars, one day it might be mustang owners, challenger owners, 5th gen Camaro owners, doesn't matter. It's a very rewarding feeling to be able to discuss my passion for this car with other car owners who love their car......
Great looking wheels you have love the colour
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Old 03-26-2017, 08:24 PM   #69
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Yeah this is the first car I've ever had that I get someone asking me what my car is or complimenting me on the car pretty much once or twice a week. I get requests of trading when randomly getting out of the car in parking lots. I don't really know what the appropriate thing is to say in those situations. Do I say NO WAY? I usually just smile and keep walking.
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Old 03-26-2017, 09:29 PM   #70
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Yeah this is the first car I've ever had that I get someone asking me what my car is or complimenting me on the car pretty much once or twice a week. I get requests of trading when randomly getting out of the car in parking lots. I don't really know what the appropriate thing is to say in those situations. Do I say NO WAY? I usually just smile and keep walking.
When they ask if you want to trade, you reply - Maybe... show me a picture of your wife and we'll see
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