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01-13-2021, 02:29 PM | #86 | |
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Ok that made me cringe a bit! Sorry that happened, but at least no injuries! |
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01-13-2021, 02:44 PM | #87 | |
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01-14-2021, 12:51 AM | #88 | |
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At first I'm shocked they totaled it, but then I noticed you have the v6 model. I mean, if it was a 2ss I doubt they'd total it for $10,000 as that's well under 50 percent of the fair market value of the car versus paying 35k out. But honestly it probably is better they totaled it out. If the damage was bad I wouldn't want the diminished value hit on that car when it comes to trading it in or any other future steering problems, etc down the line. A few months back I saw a 2ss, granted GM certified. I noticed the price was pretty darn good, but then saw the carfax and it had 3 owners, 4 accidents, and one of them said moderate damage and airbags deployed. Um, I'll pass even being certified. Also, hitting a concrete poll that's solid does a heck of a lot more damage than hitting another car due to it being solid and not forgiving. |
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01-14-2021, 11:04 PM | #90 | |
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That's one thing I hate about modern cars is that there is no chrome bumpers and such like the 1960s and 70s muscle cars. I love how my 2012 Mustang GT was built like a tank. I get rear ended at a stop light by a 90 yr old last year. Dude hit the gas instead of break with his fat foot He hit me pretty good, my knee banged the dash pretty good too and I was expecting a good bit of damage to my rear end but just the plastic trim on the bumper was damaged and the bumper had some of his plastic from the grill embedded. Still, it was about 1,000 in damage his insurance covered because they had to replace the back bumper. I wish the car was totaled because it was paid off and I would have got a lot more than I did trading it in last fall. Now the new Mustangs are lower to the ground and more fragile. That same rear end collision would do a lot more damage on the new Mustang. |
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01-15-2021, 07:54 AM | #91 | |
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01-15-2021, 08:08 AM | #92 | |
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The don't make them like they used to...
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01-15-2021, 08:15 AM | #93 |
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01-15-2021, 08:22 AM | #94 |
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I still find it laughable how people always grasp at thinking things were always better in the past.
Cars are more reliable and safer than they have have been. The structural design, materials and analysis/testing is far superior. Cars don't rust out like they used to. Materials/coatings have come quite a ways in the past few decades. You basically don't have to worry about getting at least 10 years out of any vehicle, even driven in the worst corrosive conditions. People hold onto their cars longer than ever. A big reason is because they continue to drive well, be reliable and maintenance costs are not driving them to new vehicles. You basically have to do nothing but routine maintenance on most cars up through 100,000 miles. Tires, fluid, brakes... Of course you have some design failures and exceptions, but this has occurred all through history. As far as visibility, I have zero issue in the Camaro. Never once have I thought to myself "I can't see!" or had additional difficulty in making various turns or knowing what was in my blind spots and such. I wouldn't change anything about the belt line or anything else that makes this car real special to me. Love it as is. |
01-15-2021, 09:50 AM | #95 |
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Damn, I wasn't alive back then. But, car accidents in the 60s seemed like a death sentence.
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01-15-2021, 10:50 AM | #96 | |
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Red Asphalt, among others, was mandatory viewing for driver's ed. Detroit iron was the safety feature of the day. Repairable steel panels, and junk-yards aplenty for parts... Cars are definitely much safer and reliable today....but not the drivers. No cell phones or rolling offices to distract the driver. Practicing courtesy and patience while driving was common then, unlike today. |
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01-15-2021, 12:05 PM | #97 |
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I dont think the visibility in these cars is that bad either, at 5’9 I really dont have any issues and i sit with the seat on the floor. I love the look of the high window belt lines and the space ship looking windshield, i would rather have the look than better visibility. Only thing is a few more times than normal with this car you’d go to change lanes and see someone at the last second, but once you adjust your mirrors its not an issue.
I just wish Chevrolet would advertise this car more and a selling point of the upper trims is if the visibility is an issue the blind spot monitoring and rear camera mirror address that |
01-15-2021, 12:17 PM | #98 |
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I first started driving with a Dodge van, with no side windows, and used stick-on fish-eye mirrors on on both sides. I have installed these mirrors on every vehicle since then, including my Camaro. They help quite a bit for right-side blind spot visibility.
Regardless, I won't complain about visibility on this car anyway. |
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