12-28-2021, 10:20 PM | #1 |
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Our Camaro has been retired
It’s a sad day in some respects, but it’ll end up being for the better. My wife traded her Camaro for a dark blue 2021 CX-5 Touring. We needed a family car and she really couldn’t stand such a low sitting car any longer. 30k was the budget cap, and it wound up being between a Nissan Rogue and the CX-5. Reliability aside, she chose the CX-5’s sportiness over the Rogue’s bigger size and tech filled cabin. I think the Camaro helped give her a bit of a “driving connoisseur” taste in cars. I’ll still poke around the forum from time to time but will probably be much less active.
Side note- got to sit in a C8 (regular removable roof) at a dealer. It wasn’t comfortable. I’m a hair under 6’-2” with a 30” inseam, and my head stuck above the windshield a solid 2”. It sure felt nice blipping the throttle tho. |
12-28-2021, 10:22 PM | #2 |
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That’s good.
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12-29-2021, 02:08 AM | #3 |
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Good choice. If I had a wife and kids or a GF and kids then I would do the same thing in a flash. You'll get much more enjoyment from a road trip in a family friendly vehicle than you'll ever get from a Camaro. The best times of my life were the road trips with my family in our ugly minivans, lol!!
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12-29-2021, 06:27 AM | #4 |
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My 2016 CX-5 is my daily driver, just hit 100k miles. Still love driving it, especially on windy roads.
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12-29-2021, 07:16 AM | #5 | |
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12-29-2021, 07:36 AM | #6 |
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Lol that was what I was thinking..
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12-29-2021, 07:50 AM | #7 |
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My wife did the same in January. 2014 2LT convertible. Knee issues and getting in and out of the Camaro was getting less and less fun for her.
Said she wanted a truck and was stuck on Tacomas. I test drove an Off-Road and seemed to drive nice. Not a lot of get-up-and-go, but drove like a car. I hate HATE driving my Sierra as a comparison. I like driving the Tacoma. Anyway... after weeks of nudging her to take one for a spin I just pulled the trigger to get it done and over with. Found one on Vroom; 2020 TRD Sport 2WD, 1k miles on it. Got it 2 weeks after inquiring about it. She loved it for all of 4 weeks. Wants the Camaro back. lol. /sigh
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12-29-2021, 09:57 AM | #8 |
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I find it better to have both a practical car and a fun car if at all possible.
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12-29-2021, 10:04 AM | #9 |
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Most likely we’ll be getting a NA or NB Miata at some point. Those are the only two that I can fit in. Every update reduces leg room. I couldn’t get my legs under the steering wheel of the current Miata.
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12-29-2021, 10:11 AM | #10 | |
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OP... you have to do what works for you. Everyone's situation is different. Bummer you had to sell the Camaro though. Maybe another one down the road. Never know. |
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12-29-2021, 10:21 AM | #11 |
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12-29-2021, 12:02 PM | #12 |
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12-29-2021, 12:10 PM | #13 |
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no thanks had one for my wife as a daily driver and lost my shirt when we traded it as bmws are horrible when it comes to resale
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12-29-2021, 01:11 PM | #14 |
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