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Originally Posted by BooSTedFoST
I bought mine because I love the sound of a V6, I always have, and I liked the look of the 5th gen. Not to mention it was the most powerful car for the price. I'm not a Camaro guy whatsoever, but the 5th gen is just something special. With full bolt-ons and a tune it was plenty fast for me. I wish I would've gotten to run E85 before I traded it in, but it was all in good fun. I am in a minuscule minority though that likes the sound of a V6 and doesn't like the sound of a V8, so it was perfect for me. That though was always a lot harder to make people understand than the reasons listed above when they asked me to justify why I bought a V6. My only gripes were the weight and the Aisin AY6, honestly.
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The 2016 V6 sounds pretty awesome.
I love the sound of a lot of V6's, V8's, H-6's, H-4's, even some raspy high revving inline 6's.
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Originally Posted by Dmpsix
Who buys an SS for MPG anyways? That's like saying I'm trying to watch how many calories are in this homemade bacon cheeseburger.
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I want that burger in my life.
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Originally Posted by rontammy0
Well my 17 year old daughter wants a Subaru sti.....I told her to turbo my Camaro ...she could drive it sometimes and we both would be happy. Not sure if going to work  |
STi is a great car. Overpriced and the looks ... well I don't like the look but I would still own one for it's capability and that interesting H-4 Subaru rumble. I enjoyed my modded 2002 WRX. Autocross was fun, the torque + grip mid to exit in the corner made up a lot of time on course. 0-80 in that little car was quick.
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Originally Posted by its a syn
I'm not butt hurt judkins75, I hate taking my car to tracks i.e. 2015 NCM and 2016 Gingerman and having to hold up 5th gen and 6th gen SS's and Z/28's that were in my class while on the straightaways. However those same cars had the same respect for me as I kept there rear view mirrors full of my car in the curves. They gave me the point byes as they knew I was faster overall. I just want to end all the bashing until you get to a track and prove you have a faster car. As a person who has worked on my setup has said. "you will find that 75% of the time at tracks, that it is too much car and not enough driver" I've owned big V8's and love them. My '58 Chevy with a 348 BB Tripower was a hoot!! This car I own now was right for me at the time. Had a chance to upgrade to a SGM SS/RS a year later and just didn't do it because of the economy at the time being so shaky. 5 years later and I have spent more on this car than it will ever be worth if I were to sell it. However it is what I have created and it is a blast!! I giggle like a little kid everytime I go by a "V8" As one person on this forum said " Anyone can make a V8 fast, it takes a complete idiot to make a V6 fast" lol.
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Had the same experience in my 4 banger Mazda at the track. Lot's of V8 butthurt. Mostly from 'vette drivers. The occasional M3 and 911 driver was also a bit annoyed. Whatever, it's just a track day (though secretly I loved the ego popping that a track day has for noobs and even some seasoned drivers).
This thread and many like it are classic justification psychology. Runs rampant amongst automotive enthusiasts. Same thing happens with Camaro xxx vs. everything else. We seem to have a need to believe our choice, our ways are better than others. I don't GAF. If I can have fun in the car and enjoy the ownership, I'm in. I want it to handle, I want it to at least be able to get out of it's own way at a brisk pace. Do I want the maximum version of whatever car it is? Sure. It's only natural. But price is typically my stopper. I'd have a Turbo Porsche today if they weren't so overpriced. Or a GT3, or a Z/28, or a GT-R, etc. But hey this 1LE is a pretty sweet spot for price/performance, for my particular situation. If money were no object, would I have a V6, or a 1LE? Probably not...