[UnknownJinX]

Originally Posted by Hops

well, i have very little opportunity do anything in my daily drive that involves turning. If i'm lucky, i get a highway exit/entrance to myself once a week. But i didn't buy my Camaro for the straight line speed. I bought it was a dual track car / daily driver. I would have bought it if it had 400hp. Heck, deciding on a v6 vs v8 was difficult for me.

Oh, I think I read your other post wrong. You are saying that there is no place to stretch the legs on the V8. In which case, yes, I agree. The V6 would have been plenty in daily driving situations for most people.

And yeah, mine is a dual duty car as well.

[95birdible]

My 2 cents. I have a 2012 1SS Convertible. Only option is auto and Crystal Red paint. I paid about 35k out the door for it in April of 2012. The new 6th Gen has done nothing for me and many many other 5th Gen owners to upgrade to the new 6th Gen. Why should I pay 15 grand or more for almost the same car? Yes I know both Gens are apples to oranges but they aren't to someone who just wanted a sporty car that sometimes goes fast. I have owned Camaro's and Firebirds going back to 1984 when I got my first Camaro at age 15. If myself or other Gen 5 owners are looking, I would be looking at a C7 (before the 8's came out) or a C8 Corvette. So much bang for the buck at a good price. Chevy screwed the pooch on the 6th Gen. They hit a homerun with the 5th.

[UnknownJinX]

Originally Posted by 95birdible

My 2 cents. I have a 2012 1SS Convertible. Only option is auto and Crystal Red paint. I paid about 35k out the door for it in April of 2012. The new 6th Gen has done nothing for me and many many other 5th Gen owners to upgrade to the new 6th Gen. Why should I pay 15 grand or more for almost the same car? Yes I know both Gens are apples to oranges but they aren't to someone who just wanted a sporty car that sometimes goes fast. I have owned Camaro's and Firebirds going back to 1984 when I got my first Camaro at age 15. If myself or other Gen 5 owners are looking, I would be looking at a C7 (before the 8's came out) or a C8 Corvette. So much bang for the buck at a good price. Chevy screwed the pooch on the 6th Gen. They hit a homerun with the 5th.

In terms of sale, yes. In terms of performance, flip that statement around.

And this is kind of the issue you run into: you have a product that performs better that caters to a smaller audience... Not a lot of people appreciate that difference in performance.

As an ex-C7 owner, it's a very good car but if you drive a stick, the Camaro 6-speed is definitely a big plus over the odd 7-speed. You also don't scrape everywhere you go, and the rear seats are at least present on the 6th Gen Camaro. It was an extremely difficult choice for me to choose the C7 over 6th Gen Camaro, and it was really only because I wanted a Corvette at the time, since they are also around the same price.

C8 doesn't interest me even if I have the money because it doesn't offer a stick shift option(and that's something I will not budge on), and honestly, I would argue that new for new, Camaro is a as good, if not better bang for the buck unless literally the only thing you care about is the 0-60 time. Some even say that Camaro is the new Corvette. In Canada, C8 starts at $81k while Camaro SS can be had for below $50k. I think ZL1 can be had for less than a base C8.

[closs2sx]

Originally Posted by s346k

no, it wasn't.

Well I am going off motor trends 12.3 1/4 mile time for a stock gen6 ss and yes it was barely but it was.

[GearheadSS]

Originally Posted by 95birdible

My 2 cents. I have a 2012 1SS Convertible. Only option is auto and Crystal Red paint. I paid about 35k out the door for it in April of 2012. The new 6th Gen has done nothing for me and many many other 5th Gen owners to upgrade to the new 6th Gen. Why should I pay 15 grand or more for almost the same car? Yes I know both Gens are apples to oranges but they aren't to someone who just wanted a sporty car that sometimes goes fast. I have owned Camaro's and Firebirds going back to 1984 when I got my first Camaro at age 15. If myself or other Gen 5 owners are looking, I would be looking at a C7 (before the 8's came out) or a C8 Corvette. So much bang for the buck at a good price. Chevy screwed the pooch on the 6th Gen. They hit a homerun with the 5th.

No offense but as someone that owns a 5th gen 1LE and having driven more 6th gens than I can count, there is really no comparison between the cars. The 6th gen is better in every single way other than interior room.

[shaffe]

Originally Posted by IOMCamaroSS

I could care less about winning the sales battle. I just want it to sell enough for the Camaro to continue on. Those 6th gen numbers are pathetic. It makes me sick how Chevy is treating the Camaro like it doesn’t even exist in their lineup. It’s going to be a slow, painful death for the Camaro unfortunately..

Exactly it needs to sell enough to stick around.