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Old May 8, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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Old May 8, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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Bout time!!
I want to see these monsters cruise down Peidmont (in Atlanta GA)!! I'll pull them over, just to snap a picture!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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I saw a truck load go by me last week. A lot of yellow ones.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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Just one of three SSs in town He went straight from the dealership to the tint shop. The others are silver w/ black stripes and cyber grey w/ black stripes. Nice cars, but WAY too quiet.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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my local dealership just got a yellow one on their lot. looks BA
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Old May 9, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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Is it just me or does anyone else not like the taillights on these things? I totally want to get one but the rear of the car doesnt like right to me. they are pretty sick though. wish pontiac was still going to be around would have liked to have seen a firebird again
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Old May 9, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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A guy on a local board works at the plant where they are built and has pics of the convertables driving around, pretty sweet.
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saw a yellow v6 here in fargo yesterday
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I would love to have one.
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Old May 10, 2009 | 12:42 AM
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Got the sit in and look around a loaded V6 yesterday freaking nice. i wasn't sure about the inside but i really like it once i got to sit in it and play around with the controls and everything
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Old May 10, 2009 | 12:47 AM
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Who would get a V6 camaro... what is wrong with people?!?!
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Old May 10, 2009 | 12:54 AM
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Who would get a V6 camaro... what is wrong with people?!?!
would u rather have a 300 hp mustang or 300hp V6 camaro??? id still rather have the camaro personally.
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Old May 10, 2009 | 01:12 AM
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That V6 runs with our V8....
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Old May 10, 2009 | 01:18 AM
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I bet someone will put a ricer muffler on one.
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Old May 10, 2009 | 01:20 AM
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Wouldn't surprise me, I've already seen a V6 Challenger with one...
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Old May 10, 2009 | 01:36 AM
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Wouldn't surprise me, I've already seen a V6 Challenger with one...
NOOoooooo!!!
Say it ain't so Jebus!??
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Old May 10, 2009 | 01:51 AM
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I know, some people just have no sense or taste.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Panther427
Got the sit in and look around a loaded V6 yesterday freaking nice. i wasn't sure about the inside but i really like it once i got to sit in it and play around with the controls and everything
I like the front and sides of the car, but I hate the back end (needs a redesign, inspired by the '69).

The interior would keep me from buying the vehicle. To me the 60's went away for a reason, and GM couldn't do interiors back then. Then it has the really creepy 70's style gauges.

All its missing is that nasty old mold / rot smell.

GM usually takes a couple years to fix all of that - I hated the 2000-05 MCSS's, but love this '06.

I like the new Mustang, can't stand the Charger. To me this car is truly aimed at the 50+ crowd.

Hope the Monte holds up a few more years!
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my quarrel with these v6 "muscle cars" is they are the total opposite of what the muscle car was concieved as. a muscle car in my opinion was created by taking some regular american iron and stuffing the biggest engine you can between the fenders.... not taking a sports car and robbing two cyl

thats why i bought the gxp because i think these v8 w bodys are really as close to muscle car roots as it gets these days... normal car with an engine in it that really pushes limits of what the car should be able to handle....

plus i moved back from college today and i would love to see somone in a camaro fit a bike with ape hangers, all their clothes, a computer, a printer, a microwave, two rubbermaid bins of spray paint and other design tools, bedding and all the rest of the misc **** in their car...

I read a quote this year i enjoyed and sums up my view on the camaro i think it was by architect Aldo Rossi "Do not follow in the footsteps of big men, instead seek what they sought"

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Old May 12, 2009 | 01:52 AM
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Picked this up from the other forum:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJrR8...eature=related

This is what are cars are missing ... love the slalom and last 30 seconds. The car can play.
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