Gen 5 opinions
08-21-2010, 02:38 PM
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The raw power in a LS1 surpasses that what you feel in the new camaro. The seats are nice in the new camaro. Other than that... I like the ls1 f-body interior more. The stereo in that new camaro... seriously? Big fail, IMO. It's heavy and it feels heavy. IMO, stock for stock, the LS1 fbody is much more fun to drive than the new camaro. Mod for mod... Im sure fbody would still be more fun lol!
Ok, im out of here before the 2010 Camaro guys come in and decide to kill me!
Ok, im out of here before the 2010 Camaro guys come in and decide to kill me!
08-21-2010, 03:04 PM
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The front tie rod ends on the 5th gen, though....holy ****.
08-21-2010, 04:51 PM
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On the inside the GTO was a very nice car in my opinion. Car rides nice, feels nice on the inside, has nice materials and is well built. Sadly it did not look the part on the outside. I would take one in a heartbeat, but only as a daily driver. Now I love my '02 Z and wouldn't trade it for anything. I'm more of a performance enthusiast and I love rawness and power in a performance vehicle. I get that with my 4th gen and I could not be happier with it. Recently a friend of mine purchased a 2010 v6 Camaro. Pretty much fully loaded but no leather seats and I must say I'm not that impressed. Sure the car looks great on the outside, build quality is solid, car rides nice, feels great, but as far as the interior goes the only thing I find cool is the lighting at night. Still lots of plastic and materials are not that impressive. Almost reminds me of my 4th gen. Yet everyone complains about the 4th gen interior and I don't understand why. Had GM put the GTO interior in the new Camaro I think they would have made the perfect car (for the person who's not 110% about performance).
08-21-2010, 05:33 PM
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On the inside the GTO was a very nice car in my opinion. Car rides nice, feels nice on the inside, has nice materials and is well built. Sadly it did not look the part on the outside. I would take one in a heartbeat, but only as a daily driver. Now I love my '02 Z and wouldn't trade it for anything. I'm more of a performance enthusiast and I love rawness and power in a performance vehicle. I get that with my 4th gen and I could not be happier with it. Recently a friend of mine purchased a 2010 v6 Camaro. Pretty much fully loaded but no leather seats and I must say I'm not that impressed. Sure the car looks great on the outside, build quality is solid, car rides nice, feels great, but as far as the interior goes the only thing I find cool is the lighting at night. Still lots of plastic and materials are not that impressive. Almost reminds me of my 4th gen. Yet everyone complains about the 4th gen interior and I don't understand why. Had GM put the GTO interior in the new Camaro I think they would have made the perfect car (for the person who's not 110% about performance).
i agree
08-22-2010, 12:54 PM
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On the inside the GTO was a very nice car in my opinion. Car rides nice, feels nice on the inside, has nice materials and is well built. Sadly it did not look the part on the outside. I would take one in a heartbeat, but only as a daily driver. Now I love my '02 Z and wouldn't trade it for anything. I'm more of a performance enthusiast and I love rawness and power in a performance vehicle. I get that with my 4th gen and I could not be happier with it. Recently a friend of mine purchased a 2010 v6 Camaro. Pretty much fully loaded but no leather seats and I must say I'm not that impressed. Sure the car looks great on the outside, build quality is solid, car rides nice, feels great, but as far as the interior goes the only thing I find cool is the lighting at night. Still lots of plastic and materials are not that impressive. Almost reminds me of my 4th gen. Yet everyone complains about the 4th gen interior and I don't understand why. Had GM put the GTO interior in the new Camaro I think they would have made the perfect car (for the person who's not 110% about performance).
08-22-2010, 07:19 PM
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I appreciate the 5th gen for what it is, a quick car with all the modern creature comforts. It's not necessarily better or worse than the fourth gen, just different. That being said, I'm not running out to buy one. I'd rather have a used c6
08-22-2010, 07:32 PM
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I've been in several GTOs. The interior is "nice". That is all. I don't see it as the end-all be-all that most GTO owners feel that it is. I've been in Cadillacs and Buicks (and even other Pontiacs.... Bonneville GXP, and also Corvette) of the same era that are as good/better IMO. I think they used nice materials for the GTO interior, but I'm thoroughly unimpressed with the interior styling (same with the exterior styling). Guess you could say that, while great in theory (2-door, V8, RWD), the execution of the GTO lead to an overall style that was definitely not appealing to me.
08-24-2010, 07:14 PM
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Well guys
I think you can say the people on this site are not your average joes. When toyota takes over at #1 in america that shows you that people dont really give a crap about their cars. GM has to be profitable, so would you rather have the a little to cushy for you to fancy throwback camaro, or no camaro.
When all else fails revert to what works. I would rather have a gen 5 then no camaro.
I think you can say the people on this site are not your average joes. When toyota takes over at #1 in america that shows you that people dont really give a crap about their cars. GM has to be profitable, so would you rather have the a little to cushy for you to fancy throwback camaro, or no camaro.
When all else fails revert to what works. I would rather have a gen 5 then no camaro.
09-04-2010, 06:37 PM
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well guys
i think you can say the people on this site are not your average joes. When toyota takes over at #1 in america that shows you that people dont really give a crap about their cars. Gm has to be profitable, so would you rather have the a little to cushy for you to fancy throwback camaro, or no camaro.
When all else fails revert to what works. I would rather have a gen 5 then no camaro.
i think you can say the people on this site are not your average joes. When toyota takes over at #1 in america that shows you that people dont really give a crap about their cars. Gm has to be profitable, so would you rather have the a little to cushy for you to fancy throwback camaro, or no camaro.
When all else fails revert to what works. I would rather have a gen 5 then no camaro.
exactly!
