camaro 55 years still going

len125 · 09-29-2021, 06:27 PM

oh yeah!

kpgreenwell · 09-30-2021, 09:24 AM

SWEET !!!

PostalLDMC · 09-30-2021, 01:37 PM

Just can't wait till I get my new 2022 Camaro before they kill a fun car.. So sad that so many people can't see out of it. But then I use my mirrors to look back. beside I'm use to looking forward once I pass somebody.

Number 3 · 09-30-2021, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PostalLDMC

Just can't wait till I get my new 2022 Camaro before they kill a fun car.. So sad that so many people can't see out of it. But then I use my mirrors to look back. beside I'm use to looking forward once I pass somebody.

GM designed the car for a limited audience and they knew it going in. I think they just expected that audience to be bigger. Sadly not the case as the best performing car in the segment is now a distant 3rd in sales.

And the issue has little to do with the mirrors. It's simply a direct vision issue pretty much everywhere in the car with the high belt/slammed roof on almost every car in the Ed Welburn era. Only the trucks were left alone in this regard. Only the over the hood view was improved from the Gen5. Everything else got worse.

Not everyone wants a car that Chip Foose sketched.

enzia35 · 09-30-2021, 03:01 PM

It's not a continuous 55 years...

jamala00 · 09-30-2021, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by enzia35

It's not a continuous 55 years...

I was going to post the same info. How can they say 55 years. There was a good break in there. '02 - 2010? Right

CamaroSSStlfan · 10-01-2021, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Number 3

GM designed the car for a limited audience and they knew it going in. I think they just expected that audience to be bigger. Sadly not the case as the best performing car in the segment is now a distant 3rd in sales.

And the issue has little to do with the mirrors. It's simply a direct vision issue pretty much everywhere in the car with the high belt/slammed roof on almost every car in the Ed Welburn era. Only the trucks were left alone in this regard. Only the over the hood view was improved from the Gen5. Everything else got worse.

Not everyone wants a car that Chip Foose sketched.

I hate the driver side blind spot but I cope with it, no big deal now. I don't see the big issue with the viz on the front of the car like so many say. It doesn't bother me.

What sucks being 3rd in sales is that the Camaro blows the Mustang away. I don't mean it's just the better performing car, but the quality. better interior, less rattles. Overall better product.

I would take an LT1 over a Premium Mustang GT!

Crushin_LT1 · 10-01-2021, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CamaroSSStlfan

I hate the driver side blind spot but I cope with it, no big deal now. I don't see the big issue with the viz on the front of the car like so many say. It doesn't bother me.

What sucks being 3rd in sales is that the Camaro blows the Mustang away. I don't mean it's just the better performing car, but the quality. better interior, less rattles. Overall better product.

I would take an LT1 over a Premium Mustang GT!

I fully agree and I did indeed take the LT1 over a Mustang GT, but the visibility and claustrophobic (if better materialled and laid-out) interior are definitely not selling points.

My gearhead friends all love the Camaro, but normal friends find it bunker-like.

David1987 · 10-31-2021, 12:57 AM

If Chevrolet only advertises the Camaro they’d sell more. I haven’t seen a Camaro commercial since the 90s lol

Cmax · 10-31-2021, 07:12 AM

There are 100 threads like this…..they start one way, and end up with people whining that the sales are low because of X.
I choose to have mug a beer half full. Lower sales means yours is more unique and worth more. I see a ton of Mustangs and Challengers everyday. Imagine how they feel…. ‘Oh shit, I’ve seen 87 this week exactly like mine.’ Then once a month they see a gen6 and they are like, ‘Whoa, dang, that doesn’t look like a catfish at all….’

Cmax · 10-31-2021, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jamala00

I was going to post the same info. How can they say 55 years. There was a good break in there. '02 - 2010? Right

55 years since they created the name. Just because you haven’t made your famous award winning Chili since you were allowed to go outside without a mask, doesn’t mean it’s not your famous award winning Chili.

redcoats1976 · 10-31-2021, 09:05 AM

you think camaro visibity is bad?go drive a pontiac solstice...truly scary when changing lanes with the top up.

hotlap · 10-31-2021, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Crushin_LT1

I fully agree and I did indeed take the LT1 over a Mustang GT, but the visibility and claustrophobic (if better materialled and laid-out) interior are definitely not selling points.

My gearhead friends all love the Camaro, but normal friends find it bunker-like.

Dude. You drive a LT1 trim and then comment about the materials? The 2SS brings you up to ZL1 level materials.

We were given the option of 1SS and 2SS. Some wanted to de-content even further so the LT1 was born.

arpad_m · 10-31-2021, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hotlap

Dude. You drive a LT1 trim and then comment about the materials? The 2SS brings you up to ZL1 level materials.

We were given the option of 1SS and 2SS. Some wanted to de-content even further so the LT1 was born.

Exactly. This kind of complaint is probably why GM held out so long (and probably too long) on offering a more budget friendly V8 trim.

09-29-2021, 06:27 PM	#1
len125 Drives: chevrolet camaro Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: maryland Posts: 148	camaro 55 years still going oh yeah! Attached Images

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PostalLDMC Drives: 2022 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Upper Mid-West Posts: 276	Can't wait Just can't wait till I get my new 2022 Camaro before they kill a fun car.. So sad that so many people can't see out of it. But then I use my mirrors to look back. beside I'm use to looking forward once I pass somebody.

09-30-2021, 03:01 PM	#5
enzia35 Drives: '16 Garnet Red 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 3,450	It's not a continuous 55 years... __________________ '16 Camaro 1SS '18 Miata GT Gone: '01 Camaro, '14 Camaro, '90 Miata

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kpgreenwell Drives: 2017 50th anniversary edition v6 A8 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Kentucky Posts: 227	SWEET !!!

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David1987 Drives: 2016 Camaro LT V6 Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: West Covina Posts: 25	If Chevrolet only advertises the Camaro they’d sell more. I haven’t seen a Camaro commercial since the 90s lol

10-31-2021, 07:12 AM	#10
Cmax Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS FIFTY convertible Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 366	There are 100 threads like this…..they start one way, and end up with people whining that the sales are low because of X. I choose to have mug a beer half full. Lower sales means yours is more unique and worth more. I see a ton of Mustangs and Challengers everyday. Imagine how they feel…. ‘Oh shit, I’ve seen 87 this week exactly like mine.’ Then once a month they see a gen6 and they are like, ‘Whoa, dang, that doesn’t look like a catfish at all….’

10-31-2021, 09:05 AM	#12
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	you think camaro visibity is bad?go drive a pontiac solstice...truly scary when changing lanes with the top up.

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