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Originally Posted by acammer
Make sense. What about the Chevy SS? I would think that would be your number one "modern" GTO. Couple hundred pounds heavier than the Camaro, couple hundred lighter than the CTS-V...
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The SS is a four door isn't it? I am looking for a coupe, this will be my "fun car".
Any reason you don't think the Camaro is a good choice?
I sat in the rental Camaro at Enterprise, it's right across the street from work, felt pretty good. The thing was just turned in from what looked like a road trip from hell so it was not ready to be rented and my schedule that weekend made renting pointless.
The only things that concern me from what I can tell is visibility from inside, and it didn't seem like a deal breaker from my limited visit. The other is GM's track record with new models and the fairly new LT1.
I am not really considering a 2016 as I have personally witnessed GM first model year teething problems. I worked for GM for +17 years starting in the '80's up until the early '00's. I swore to myself I would never buy a first year GM anything.
I am a huge LS fan as they are a great engine, but I'm a little leery of the LT1 due to the direct injection with all the extra components involved, making a very simple engine just a little more complicated. Then there's the AFM components that seem to weaken the engine even when not activated.
I thought the Camaro would be a good choice as it's a two door coupe, check.
V8, check.
Manual trans, check.
Decent weight, check.
Not a Ford, check.
And from what I'm hearing and seeing with stuff like the Motor Trend videos, and C&D awards, Camaro seems like the answers to my prayers.
lol