i've crossed over to the dark side...

[GearheadSS]

Originally Posted by Americanmuscle11

I don't think it's wrong at all for some one to buy the car because they think it look's cool, that's one of the reasons most do buy a certain car. You are absolutely correct in saying that these kind of people probably do out number the true enthusiast and yes that's a very good thing in respect to sales. The people who buy the camaro because they saw it in transformers are fine. It's the people who bought the car from seeing it in the movies that are one sided of which bash the competition with no clue about their car that I see the problem with.

I agree. Blind loyalty because it's what you own without seeing the big picture.

I'm die hard GM but I also have an appreciation for other cars even though I might not own them. I've owned 8 f-bodies but I love what Ford has done with the new Mustang.

[Sawyer]

Originally Posted by Sleestack

Some of the more juvenile responses in this thread kinda look like jealosy... if it walks like a duck, yada yada yada......

Does your license plate tag mean vette liker?I like them too!

[black1lt]

Wow, interesting post. Good luck with the GT500. I know what you are going through - I was/am a Mopar guy my whole life and mostly hang at MOPARTS.COM (since 1999) but after buying my Camaro I went through the same thing there as you are here. So, I joined this site to talk about my Camaro. I've restored countless Mopars over the years and this is my first ever GM product (42 yrs old) - I got/get flamed for it over there so I just talk about my '70 'Cuda there and my Camaro here. I will say that the 5th gen Camaro is beyond exceptional, so much so that it stole a die hard Chrysler guy away from them, unlikely to return. I've been daily driving my Camaro for a little over a year now. Rob

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by bolteon593

wasn't so much just to get a new car... if someone would have offered me that much on the camaro as a private sale; i would have sold it on the spot.


the other option would have been to wait and hope i didn't loose more then 10k at the end of this year when i was planning on selling it anyway.


and the 2k down i put in on signing covered my upside down part; so no interest paid on that. believe me, i knew what i was doing when i walked away from 6 hours at the dealership the first day that i was there. we started at 28k on the camaro, 13k down and 10k markup on the shelby.

3 weeks later when i walked back in, i had them to 33,100 on the camaro, 2k down, and 3k markup. i personally believe in paying a markup in some situations, so in the end; i was the one playing their emotions.

as you are aware,you are dealing with a "depreciating" asset,and you still lost money,regardless of how you 'sugar coat" it!..at least you are happy with the car!..the only way you win in the car game is to buy a "piece of s88t" for very 'short" money,fix it up,and run it until it falls apart!..ANY other way is generally considered financial suicide!

[bolteon593]

like its been said guys, too serious... i was just posting about my new car purchase.


doesn't really matter what anyone thinks about me getting taken or not; money up side or down, i drive the hell out of the gt500 and will continue to do so till the next toy comes along.


cheers!

[Supermans]

Originally Posted by bolteon593

like its been said guys, too serious... i was just posting about my new car purchase.


doesn't really matter what anyone thinks about me getting taken or not; money up side or down, i drive the hell out of the gt500 and will continue to do so till the next toy comes along.


cheers!

[All-Or-Nothing]

Originally Posted by bolteon593

like its been said guys, too serious... i was just posting about my new car purchase.


doesn't really matter what anyone thinks about me getting taken or not; money up side or down, i drive the hell out of the gt500 and will continue to do so till the next toy comes along.


cheers!

Enjoy the car you made a GREAT choice. When someone offers to make your payments then they can talk. Until then they do sound kind of jealous from where I'm reading.

[TaylorRyanSS]

I love the GT500, but those skinny little stripes look out of place. It needs wider ones imo. If the 2012 Z28 can post same times as the GT500, I would take the Z28. But the Shelby is still very nice.

[BigDan]

I think you made a great choice and welcome to the GT500 brotherhood.

I cant believe all this talk about money as if the extra money it takes to buys a GT500 vs SS would put people in the poor house. Nobody seems to have a problem with members spending 8-10k on a installed supercharger package but throw their arms up in discuss at a member spending the same amount on upgrading to a GT500.

I was lucky and didnt have to buy a SS before deciding on the 2011 GT500, but I highly reccomend people get behing the wheel of the new 2011 GT500 PP before you spend any money modding your SS.

[bolteon593]

Originally Posted by BigDan

I think you made a great choice and welcome to the GT500 brotherhood.

I cant believe all this talk about money as if the extra money it takes to buys a GT500 vs SS would put people in the poor house. Nobody seems to have a problem with members spending 8-10k on a installed supercharger package but throw their arms up in discuss at a member spending the same amount on upgrading to a GT500.

I was lucky and didnt have to buy a SS before deciding on the 2011 GT500, but I highly reccomend people get behing the wheel of the new 2011 GT500 PP before you spend any money modding your SS.

thanks, looking forward to many good times with the car... yours silver with the stripe delete like in your signature?

[lcrngrs]

Originally Posted by bolteon593

well ladies/gents... as my birthday present to myself a week and few days ago...



i said goodbye to #3081, my much loved (and heavily driven) 2010 2SS RS M6 in Victory Red with White Stripes...







hello dark side... 2011 GT500 w/ Track Pack & NAV system in Race Red with White Track Pack Stripes (kinda like that combo...)






----

in the end, with 22k miles on the car and an offer of 33,100 on the table for something i paid 35,835 a year ago only owing 34,400 at the time of trade in... it was a no brainer.

i do miss "scarlet" but i hope in time that she'll end up in a loving owners hands, hopefully as much as my own were.


see ya guys in my rear view! (i kid, i kid!)

Congrats on the new ride. Regardless of what people say, good deal, bad deal, the bottom line is that you are happy with your decision. When you want something bad enough and can afford it I say go for it. You only live once. Best of luck to you.

[lcrngrs]

Originally Posted by MorphWS6

That's not true at all. I already said that the GT500 is great and it's way more car than the 5th gen. It's just stupid to pay over sticker for one.

Not if that is what he wanted to do. It's his money, his choice. Ever hear of supply and demand?

[BigDan]

^ I paid MSRP on my Ingot Silver stripe delete w/PP that I ordered from a cool semi local dealer back in Febuary who had two remaining left over 2010's w/ electronics pkg that he was selling for $45k which was 7K off MSRP. He said he had 1 allocation for a 2011 GT500 at MSRP that he was going to be ordering so I went ahead and put in my custom build order without spending a dime and 3 months later I got my very own GT500 built just the way I wanted it. I couldnt be any happier x5

I ordered it that way back in Febury on purpose to avoid constant cleaning (black/red SVT was my 1st choice) and constant neggitive attention from law enforcment, road ragers, and local slow drivers that might get passed.

[Supermans]

Originally Posted by BigDan

^ I paid MSRP on my Ingot Silver stripe delete w/PP that I ordered from a cool semi local dealer back in Febuary who had two remaining left over 2010's w/ electronics pkg that he was selling for $45k which was 7K off MSRP. He said he had 1 allocation for a 2011 GT500 at MSRP that he was going to be ordering so I went ahead and put in my custom build order without spending a dime and 3 months later I got my very own GT500 built just the way I wanted it. I couldnt be any happier x5

I ordered it that way back in Febury on purpose to avoid constant cleaning (black/red SVT was my 1st choice) and constant neggitive attention from law enforcment, road ragers, and local slow drivers that might get passed.

Same reason why I went from bright Inferno Orange to the darker Kona Blue except for the cleaning part, as both seem to get dirty fast..