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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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I'm lookin into buying a SS or TA soon still torn on styling what do you like best the SS camaro or Ram Air T/A?
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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Even though I have two Z-28s, I would have to go with the TA, just looks meaner, but I have SLPs Ultra Z hood on one of mine, that looks pretty good too I think.
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 11:35 PM
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it depends what you want...i like the camaro because i think its a "purist" car. it came out first and was what started the f body for GM (don't flame, just my opinion). but there is a really good quote in somebodys sig around here it goes something like:
"an SS looks like it can kick your ***, but a T/A looks like it's coming over to do it."

I luv my SS but if I was gonna get ANOTHER fbody it would be a CE T/A.
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 11:36 PM
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Get a SS even thow the WS6 look's meaner.
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 12:01 AM
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I would go for the Ws6. Looks meaner, the seats are better and has a little more room inside.
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 12:29 AM
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TA...less out there
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 12:38 AM
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never owned a TA, but i'd bet it's just a coin toss....both look and are mean as hell....
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 01:18 AM
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I'd have to say go with the SS. A TA looks like its screaming: "HEY, I'm over here look at me look at me. Over here come on look at me!!" A SS looks like, "go play with the TA...cause I'm not a toy."
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 01:44 AM
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if ur lookin to fix up the appearence of one of the 2 then i would go with the ss because u cant hardly do anything to a T/A
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 10:18 AM
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Sometimes I wish I had a WS6. After I saw the latest issue of GMHTP, there was a member on this board who painted his car EBM with light blue ghost flames I was

You just can't pull of flames well on an SS IMO. Plus the stripe options for the Birds is a bit more extensive if you ask me. You've got the blackbird stripes, the CE T/A stripes, the 30th Anny style stripes, then just the solid hood stripes. You can even get the 35th LE Camaro checker style stripes for the T/A nostrils.

Then again, I'm kinda glad I don't have a "LOOK AT ME" car, I have enough tickets already.

Either one would be a good choice
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 10:28 AM
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personally ive owned 2 fbodys and both suxed, the motors were awsome but as far as the rest of the car there crap, i vote wait for the next GEN to come out and put down a decent down payment , or get a 03 04 Cobra or Lightning, i own both now and there so much more fun and less expensive to modd
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 10:44 AM
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I've always been partial to Camaro, never cared for WS6 all that much until I saw this pic of a black one, something about the pic, and the car just made it look damn mean. I looked at them before I got my second f-body, but ended up getting my SS instead. May not be as intimidating as a WS6, but still looks good and whoops just as much *** on the street :p
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 10:57 AM
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Both! Seriously though, they're the same car basically, so it's really all in which style you like better!
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by AfterBurnSS
personally ive owned 2 fbodys and both suxed, the motors were awsome but as far as the rest of the car there crap, i vote wait for the next GEN to come out and put down a decent down payment , or get a 03 04 Cobra or Lightning, i own both now and there so much more fun and less expensive to modd

How are the interiors? Isn't the pontiac a little better seating and more standared features?
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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PS don't hate on the newbie but I am kinda thinking of a 03 04 cobra but not totally sure
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by PopaPork
I'd have to say go with the SS. A TA looks like its screaming: "HEY, I'm over here look at me look at me. Over here come on look at me!!" A SS looks like, "go play with the TA...cause I'm not a toy."
HUH??? I think youve been playing with too many action figures...
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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I don't think you can go wrong with either. As far as the cobra I hope you're not looking at that because of styling, IMO they look just plain next to an SS or WS6, now if you're looking at it for the motor that's a different story
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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TA by far. the SS is nice, but sumthn bout the ws6 says..."im about to hand u ur ***"



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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 03:38 PM
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another vote for the TA!!!
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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I have owned 4 Camaro's (92, 94, 94, 01 current car)
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2 TA's 97 WS6, and 99 Ram Air TA.

IMHO I have had more fun in my 01 Z then I have ever had in my TA.

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