What was the deciding factor that made you want the 2016 Camaro? - Page 3

Ashburner · 04-04-2016, 10:50 PM

I had a 99 Camaro SS new when I was 19 and I loved it. I was sad when the Camaro was discontinued and when they brought back the 5th gen, I felt it looked bloated and the interior looked liked it was designed by Little Tykes.

I have been telling myself for 15 years that I was going to get a new Vette when I turn 40 in 2.5 years. But I'm a car nut and I wanted to check out the new 16s, and well, a wild hair up my butt is what made me get it. Oh, that and the promise to my wife that I would give up on my Vette dream since I really didnt really need 3 vehicles at once.

cellsafemode · 04-04-2016, 11:19 PM

what sold it for me after having a 3rd gen and 4th gen was that they ditched the truck platform and went with the alpha.

63falcondude · 04-05-2016, 09:33 AM

The power and the interior is what sold me. Specifically the Kalahari leather.

EstebanVerde · 04-05-2016, 10:07 AM

I originally fell in love with the new stingray, but the price increases put it out of my range. I knew the Camaro was getting redesigned so I followed the whole reveal progression here. Once I saw the new interior and heard it had 455 HP I was sold (had always liked the exterior and they only made it more aggressive looking).

bpang1234 · 04-05-2016, 01:40 PM

My first car was a 3rd Gen 1987 Camaro LT (with a crappy 170hp carb'd V8). Nevertheless, I loved that car so much as it represented freedom and a change in my life (from child to teenager). However, it had it's problems and subsequent American cars I've owned ('85 GMC Jimmy which caught fire, '93 Jeep Grand Cherokee which was in limp mode for 80% of my ownership even though nothing mechanical was wrong and 2001 Ford Focus which broke the ignition switch 4 times) made me very wary of buying another American car.

I said to myself, "I am going to stick with Japanese cars" (specifically Subarus) and it was a good choice more or less from 2004 until 2015. But I always had my eye on what Ford, Chrysler and GM were putting out and over the last few year, they have really hit a good stride (especially GM).

In 2015, I tried my first German car (2015 Audi S4)...it was great but it just wasn't my cup of tea. At that point, word of how much more advanced the Camaro was shaping up to be started to take shape. Already, GM had blown many people away with the C7 Corvette as well as the CTS and ATS. When reviews started to come in (especially the Motor Trend Car of the Year) I decided to place my order and come full-circle back to the Camaro.

I've owned my 2SS for almost a week and I am SO HAPPY with it.

Marine Corps · 04-05-2016, 02:04 PM

It's as quick as a Corvette and easier to get in and out of. Period!

merlin803 · 04-05-2016, 02:20 PM

I was interested in it anyways, having a Gen 5 and being a Camaro fan in general but what really got me excited was seeing this guys video and the sheer joy when he "got on it" (at about the 9 minute mark I believe).

That and then actually test driving one sold me.

ohhhh-cam · 04-05-2016, 02:22 PM

Looks / Power / price / rev match...

68Vette · 04-05-2016, 02:45 PM

I have always wanted to own a least 1 rear wheel drive V8 car(never have) so when I seen the 6th gen and how the Camaro was mopping the competition in both looks and performance, I thought at 48 years I'd better do something quick, so I ordered one(GMS) on 4/2/2016 - Hyper blue metallic, Silver Wheels, MRC & NPP to top it off.

Degausser · 04-05-2016, 03:10 PM

Seeing Hyper Blue Metallic at Camarofest made me believe!

z28guy30 · 04-05-2016, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bpang1234

My first car was a 3rd Gen 1987 Camaro LT (with a crappy 170hp carb'd V8). Nevertheless, I loved that car so much as it represented freedom and a change in my life (from child to teenager). However, it had it's problems and subsequent American cars I've owned ('85 GMC Jimmy which caught fire, '93 Jeep Grand Cherokee which was in limp mode for 80% of my ownership even though nothing mechanical was wrong and 2001 Ford Focus which broke the ignition switch 4 times) made me very wary of buying another American car.

I said to myself, "I am going to stick with Japanese cars" (specifically Subarus) and it was a good choice more or less from 2004 until 2015. But I always had my eye on what Ford, Chrysler and GM were putting out and over the last few year, they have really hit a good stride (especially GM).

In 2015, I tried my first German car (2015 Audi S4)...it was great but it just wasn't my cup of tea. At that point, word of how much more advanced the Camaro was shaping up to be started to take shape. Already, GM had blown many people away with the C7 Corvette as well as the CTS and ATS. When reviews started to come in (especially the Motor Trend Car of the Year) I decided to place my order and come full-circle back to the Camaro.

I've owned my 2SS for almost a week and I am SO HAPPY with it.

Thanks for sharing and welcome back to the good side. Lol

ilirg · 04-05-2016, 04:59 PM

I always liked the way it looked, and the performance bargain speaks for itself. But when I finally sat in one was when I knew I had to have one. The seat and interior fit me like a tailored suit, and coming from a 5th gen it felt many times higher in quality.

JDP Sales · 04-05-2016, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 20171LE

Love your honest and accurate assessment of the 5th Gen Camaro, and I agree.
Since you've been so honest about the work of other designers like yourself, I will do the same.

I think you and your team ruined the Cadillac ATS when you designed the 2016 Camaro.
My 2016 Camaro's visibility, interior room, trunk space, utility, ingress, egress, etc are all terrible.
GM needs to releases a Alpha SS Sedan replacement ASAP designed by a team that can compete with the world, and not just the Mustang.
I will gladly trade my 2016 Camaro SS for a redsigned SS Sedan the minute they are available.

The Alpha chassis, LT1, M6, dashboard/infotainment/steering wheel, and the price were the ONLY reasons I bought my 2016 Camaro SS as a stopgap.

To each their own I suppose. As an employee of JDP, I knew I would be buying something late model GM. Truck, Camaro, Corvette, Caddy or something that would leave me with a platform to display and demonstrate JDPs capacities. As soon as Jordan brought his 16 to the shop, I knew what I wanted. Even in the 1SS form (which is what we both have) the technology and quality are FAR better than I had expected.

Performance goes without saying but the car is superbly well rounded. I don't buy into the visibility thing. With mirrors properly adjusted, I have ZERO blind spots. The space is poor but can we really make that complaint of a Camaro?? I can't think of many things that i'd change...

All the best,

Jared Royce
801.545.4215

osubuckeye · 04-05-2016, 06:58 PM

I had a 1973 Camaro when I was in my 20s and it was my favorite car. With being a widower now I wanted to relive those youthful memories. When I saw Motor Trend Magazine video when they named it the Car of the Year I was hooked. Fill in love all over again.

04-04-2016, 10:50 PM	#29
Ashburner Drives: 16' 2SS Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Houston Posts: 100	I had a 99 Camaro SS new when I was 19 and I loved it. I was sad when the Camaro was discontinued and when they brought back the 5th gen, I felt it looked bloated and the interior looked liked it was designed by Little Tykes. I have been telling myself for 15 years that I was going to get a new Vette when I turn 40 in 2.5 years. But I'm a car nut and I wanted to check out the new 16s, and well, a wild hair up my butt is what made me get it. Oh, that and the promise to my wife that I would give up on my Vette dream since I really didnt really need 3 vehicles at once. __________________ 2016 2SS - 8A, Hyper blue with white rally, NPP, Mag suspension, white int, Nav, black rims 2016 Toyota Tundra Platinum - Silver, black interior 2016 Ford Explorer Limited - Grey, loaded

04-05-2016, 09:33 AM	#31
63falcondude Drives: 16 Camaro, 11 Stryker, 00 Explorer Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: NJ Posts: 1,214	The power and the interior is what sold me. Specifically the Kalahari leather. __________________ NGM, 2SS, 6MT, NPP, MRC, Nav, Kalahari, Grey Wheels 1100 12/14/2015 3000 1/8/2016 (TPW 2/1) 3800 2/1/2016 5000 3/5/2016

04-05-2016, 01:40 PM	#33
bpang1234 You can only YOLO once. Drives: '16 2SS & '15 Subaru Forester Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Albany, OR Posts: 1,677	My first car was a 3rd Gen 1987 Camaro LT (with a crappy 170hp carb'd V8). Nevertheless, I loved that car so much as it represented freedom and a change in my life (from child to teenager). However, it had it's problems and subsequent American cars I've owned ('85 GMC Jimmy which caught fire, '93 Jeep Grand Cherokee which was in limp mode for 80% of my ownership even though nothing mechanical was wrong and 2001 Ford Focus which broke the ignition switch 4 times) made me very wary of buying another American car. I said to myself, "I am going to stick with Japanese cars" (specifically Subarus) and it was a good choice more or less from 2004 until 2015. But I always had my eye on what Ford, Chrysler and GM were putting out and over the last few year, they have really hit a good stride (especially GM). In 2015, I tried my first German car (2015 Audi S4)...it was great but it just wasn't my cup of tea. At that point, word of how much more advanced the Camaro was shaping up to be started to take shape. Already, GM had blown many people away with the C7 Corvette as well as the CTS and ATS. When reviews started to come in (especially the Motor Trend Car of the Year) I decided to place my order and come full-circle back to the Camaro. I've owned my 2SS for almost a week and I am SO HAPPY with it. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2ss -Summit White / Ceramic White -8A, NPP, MRC, Ceramic White package plus knee pads, black bowties. -1st Car to have the "full" SEMA High Performance Graphics kit from 6LEDesigns. -1st Car to have the 6LEDesigns Blade Spoiler. -Borla S-Type w/ custom H-Pipe -Procharger P-1X Stage 2

04-05-2016, 02:04 PM	#34
Marine Corps Drives: 2016 2SS Garnet Red Camaro Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 840	It's as quick as a Corvette and easier to get in and out of. Period! __________________ Ordered: 8/8/15, 2SS Garnet Red Built: 10/14/15 Current: Took Delivery, 12/24/15 Added Procharger supercharger.

04-05-2016, 02:22 PM	#36
ohhhh-cam Drives: 2016 Black 2SS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: MD Posts: 52	Looks / Power / price / rev match... __________________ 2ss / Black / Adrenaline Red / 6MT / NPP / Black Bowties / NAV...

04-04-2016, 11:19 PM	#30
cellsafemode Drives: 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: California Posts: 3,491	what sold it for me after having a 3rd gen and 4th gen was that they ditched the truck platform and went with the alpha.

04-05-2016, 10:07 AM	#32
EstebanVerde Drives: 16 2SS Camaro Join Date: May 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 112	I originally fell in love with the new stingray, but the price increases put it out of my range. I knew the Camaro was getting redesigned so I followed the whole reveal progression here. Once I saw the new interior and heard it had 455 HP I was sold (had always liked the exterior and they only made it more aggressive looking).

04-05-2016, 02:45 PM	#37
68Vette Drives: 1SS Hyper Blue Metallic, MRC, NPP Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: South of the Mason Dixie Posts: 111	I have always wanted to own a least 1 rear wheel drive V8 car(never have) so when I seen the 6th gen and how the Camaro was mopping the competition in both looks and performance, I thought at 48 years I'd better do something quick, so I ordered one(GMS) on 4/2/2016 - Hyper blue metallic, Silver Wheels, MRC & NPP to top it off.

04-05-2016, 03:10 PM	#38
Degausser Drives: 2010 Tundra Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 44	Seeing Hyper Blue Metallic at Camarofest made me believe!

04-05-2016, 04:59 PM	#40
ilirg Drives: 2011 Camaro 2ss Join Date: May 2013 Location: nj Posts: 1,559	I always liked the way it looked, and the performance bargain speaks for itself. But when I finally sat in one was when I knew I had to have one. The seat and interior fit me like a tailored suit, and coming from a 5th gen it felt many times higher in quality.

04-05-2016, 06:58 PM	#42
osubuckeye Drives: 2016 2LT Gamet Red Tintcoat Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 129 View My Garage	I had a 1973 Camaro when I was in my 20s and it was my favorite car. With being a widower now I wanted to relive those youthful memories. When I saw Motor Trend Magazine video when they named it the Car of the Year I was hooked. Fill in love all over again.

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