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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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i am seriously getting tried of people coming up to me and asking if my car is an SS, and im not talking about people who havent seen the car, im talking about the ones who stand 3 feet from the front fender in broad daylight and ask if its an SS with a big Z28 badge stareing them in the face. and really what on my car makes it look like an SS?? the wheels, they have the standard bow-tie caps. and then you tell them its a Z28 and they get all depressed like its a worhtless piece of crap 4 cylinder camaro. im sorry but i personally like haveing a Z28 rather than a SS

sorry for the rant but people are annoying me lately
Old Apr 13, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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People are ignorant. They don't understand vehicles, speed, or life. Just ignore them and blow them away in your lowly Z28.

BTW, my 10 spokes had bow tie caps from the factory.
Old Apr 13, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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People are ignorant. They don't understand vehicles, speed, or life. Just ignore them and blow them away in your lowly Z28.

BTW, my 10 spokes had bow tie caps from the factory.
i thought they all said SS on the wheels, still they cant see a Z28 badge on the fender
Old Apr 13, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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i am seriously getting tried of people coming up to me and asking if my car is an SS, and im not talking about people who havent seen the car, im talking about the ones who stand 3 feet from the front fender in broad daylight and ask if its an SS with a big Z28 badge stareing them in the face. and really what on my car makes it look like an SS?? the wheels, they have the standard bow-tie caps. and then you tell them its a Z28 and they get all depressed like its a worhtless piece of crap 4 cylinder camaro. im sorry but i personally like haveing a Z28 rather than a SS

sorry for the rant but people are annoying me lately
Isnt that the damn truth.
People always ask me if mine is a ws6 and when I say no they get sad. They act like its a whole different universe. Morons.
Old Apr 13, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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Owned both...love both.
Old Apr 13, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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You guys didnt know that the hood makes more power???? j/k z/28 = ss ta=ws6. Its all apperance thats all! LS1's all make the same power!
Old Apr 13, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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lol, I like having a Z too. But there is this odd misnowmer out there that an SS or ws6 is SOOOO much faster than our more spartan rides. And that's when you hessle the poor sap
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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yeah, theyre not much faster, if any. But yeah, mine had the bowtie caps. But i like my SS.
Old Apr 13, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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First person that gets sad when I tell them is a T/A and not a WS6, I'm kicking in the nuts.

I love my T/A....I will probably end up with the WS6 hood though
Old Apr 13, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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Hey if some wanna pay more its fine by me, the only thing I really wish was diff bout my Z was it be an M6, but I am happy with it and I laugh at people who look down at it cause its a Z28 not an SS or T/A. I am gettin an ss hood for the sole fact that the only other hood I like is the true Sunoco hood with stripe (the way it should be). But my car will proudly have the red bowties showin and the Z28's as they are now.
Old Apr 14, 2005 | 12:13 AM
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I went through this whole "it has to be an SS or im not buying" phase. First camaro i test drove was an M6 SLP SS, awesome car and i would of bought it if the jerkoff at the dealer didnt sell it then offer me somthing else......

Anyways, i decided i would give a Z28 a chance, so i test drove one, and needless to say, i bought it......why? because it threw me back into my seat thats why, and it demanded my respect..... Both "models" are badd ***. although I have no clue why somone would look down at a car with such a heritage as the Z28 , but then i remember, they probably havent driven one yet...........

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Most ignorant car people hear the letters "SS" or the words "Ram Air" and automatically think faster than everything....
Old Apr 14, 2005 | 12:31 AM
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There aint nothing wrong with driving a z28 or a TA. I ****** stare at em all the time , some of the finest cars on the road IMO
Old Apr 14, 2005 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by OneMeanZ
Most ignorant car people hear the letters "SS" or the words "Ram Air" and automatically think faster than everything....
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I bought my SS so I didnt have to deal with that

People say... is that an SS.. I say "why yes it is"

Then they... SS

So what they are idiots or uneducated. I'm glad I dont have to deal with the look of disappointment on their faces you Z guys get lol

Oh and I REALLY bought an SS b/c it already had the spoiler and hood. Those were just less things cosmetically that I would have had to change in the long run
Old Apr 14, 2005 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by BrandonSS
I bought my SS so I didnt have to deal with that

People say... is that an SS.. I say "why yes it is"

Then they... SS

So what they are idiots or uneducated. I'm glad I dont have to deal with the look of disappointment on their faces you Z guys get lol

Oh and I REALLY bought an SS b/c it already had the spoiler and hood. Those were just less things cosmetically that I would have had to change in the long run
You bought it just to be able to tell people its an SS
Old Apr 14, 2005 | 12:36 AM
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I dont like the way the ss emblems look on the side of the car. Thats why I didnt get a SS. Seriously though, I like the overall look of the the SS but the emblems always made me think, pSSh, like the sound a prissy guy makes.j/k Dont kill me!
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atleast people know what your car is. let me try and tell someone i have a formula. then i have to go and explain how it has everything power wise a ta has, just looks like a firebird.
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Originally Posted by ~RedLineLs1~
Isnt that the damn truth.
People always ask me if mine is a ws6 and when I say no they get sad. They act like its a whole different universe. Morons.
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