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Originally Posted by Jamie Mac
I'm a Chevy guy. I've never liked Ford. I've always been a big fan of the Camaro and have never liked disgustangs. That being said, I don't see a single thing in here that has required any form of moderation. Car guys can have discussions. Enthusiast can have discussions. They can even have heated discussions with no ill will towards the other person. Sadly I've seen a horrible thing happen with the 5th gen. A 5th gen only cult has formed. Their egos are directly tied to the on paper performance, sales figures, future design projections, number of stone chips, number of people that compliment their car, how many kids that ask if its a transformer, etc,etc,etc of the 5th generation Camaro. This is rampant among 5th gen and only 5th gen Camaro owners. It saddens me to know that GM listens to these people. God forbid a real enthusiast find room for improvement. God forbid an enthusiast can recognize and respect an attribute of another car that they would like to see on a Camaro. God forbid Ford steps up to the plate and swings for the wall. I see it as a chance for all performance minded car enthusiast to benefit. The 5th Generation Camaro Waxer Cult sees it as a direct attack upon their very souls. If the 500 blows the doors off the ZL1 at every track and back road in the country then so be it. While I will be disappointed that they were able to do it, it will not change my love for my simple SS one single bit. In fact, I would embrace it as a chance for GM to step up once again. Of course with the current group of cult members declaring a yet to be marketed car as perfect then there is no reason for GM to spend another penny on R&D. At least with the blue oval boys a conversation can take place. There's no hope for conversation between a Camaro enthusiast and a 5th generation cult member.
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you Sir just earned my respect.
I have never met a car enthusiast who only owned 1 brand of car or talk crap about cars that threaten his chosen car. I wouldn't call a guy like that an "enthusiast" of anything to do with cars. You described this forum exactly what it has evolved into. It is nice to see that more and more members are seeing it. If this site is backed by GM, then I fully understand. Why does it have to be against a GT500 that sparks hatred here? Sounds like a bunch of insecure people to me. I have owned 6 Camaros and have been a Camaro fan more than any other car.