Z28 convert or used Z06?
06-17-2008, 09:43 PM
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Camaro WILL NOT come in underpowered against the GT500. Take it to the bank.
06-18-2008, 03:43 AM
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? But to answer the original question:
JeffInDFW.....I didn't reply before, because even though I got my Z06 to "hold me over" until the "Bad-@ss" Camaro comes out, every once in a while I find myself asking "Z28 or C6 Z06". I'm the last one to give advice as I'm a bit torn myself. For now, at least, the answer to me is consistently "Z28", but in a couple of years (after the dealer gouging hopefully subsides), who knows?
........but, now that you put a new ZR1 as an option, it would be a NO BRAINER for me. ZR1
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06-18-2008, 08:28 AM
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The other option I'm considering is to sell the Viper and put that money toward a ZR1. The ZR1 is $103,000, the Viper is worth $55,000 so that would leave me with a loan amount close to what I would be buying the Z06 or Camaro for....$50,000. I would then keep the solstice as the daily driver.
What in the past 5 years or so has made anyone think that GM is following the "rules of old"? Corvette's, GTO's, CTS-v's, etc. have all shared engines without changing the horsepower ratings for each model. Why would they start that again with the new Camaro?
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06-18-2008, 11:11 AM
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I'm guessing the supercharged vertion of the 5th gen Camaro will cost around $45,000 with the convertible being around $50,000 with typical options. Same as the GT500. Here in Dallas, you can now get used Z06s for $50,000.
So, that has now become my personal battle. Since i was 16, I have always owned a Camaro or Firebird. I'm now 41. Still have a 95 6 speed in my driveway. But I also have a GTS Viper. I love the bad boy image the Camaro has, and the 550hp LSA would be soooooo awsome! But, you guys also know how killer the C6 Z06 is too.
Am I the only one in this boat? Honestly, which would YOU buy? My heart is with the Camaro, but the 3,100 pound Z06 would be a lot more fun to drive....For the same amount of money, it is a tough call.
So, that has now become my personal battle. Since i was 16, I have always owned a Camaro or Firebird. I'm now 41. Still have a 95 6 speed in my driveway. But I also have a GTS Viper. I love the bad boy image the Camaro has, and the 550hp LSA would be soooooo awsome! But, you guys also know how killer the C6 Z06 is too.
Am I the only one in this boat? Honestly, which would YOU buy? My heart is with the Camaro, but the 3,100 pound Z06 would be a lot more fun to drive....For the same amount of money, it is a tough call.
On the other hand, a 5th gen Camaro convertible is a whole other program, IMO. Open air experience which neither the Viper nor a Z06 will deliver. You will also be short a couple of seating positions if you steer away from Camaro.
If the open air option isn't important, then a coupe Camaro will be a different consideration in pricing.
06-18-2008, 03:28 PM
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Look at the G8 GXP that’s getting a De-tuned version of the LS3 rated at ~405hp. Also the CTS-V is also getting a De-tuned LS9 aka LSA. GM has learned their lesson they do not want no car topping their Vette. Plus other reasons such as CAFE. Therefore any engine that is in the Vette to goes into another GM car will most likely be the water down version of it.
06-18-2008, 05:20 PM
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06-18-2008, 08:09 PM
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Interesting point....
I do not fit with the Viper crowd at all. They are the kind of people that own the obnoxious off shore cigarette boats on local lakes...wear Hawaiian shirts and $10,000 watches to club events. I always end up hanging out with the Camaro crowd. My kind of guys. Fortunately, there are also a lot of good Vette guys too (and a couple of nice Viper guys!).....
I do not fit with the Viper crowd at all. They are the kind of people that own the obnoxious off shore cigarette boats on local lakes...wear Hawaiian shirts and $10,000 watches to club events. I always end up hanging out with the Camaro crowd. My kind of guys. Fortunately, there are also a lot of good Vette guys too (and a couple of nice Viper guys!).....
I also hope to be able to afford to make my Camaro as obnoxious as my boat.......so wheres the problem?
And by the way....I can sleep on my boat (or do other things in the cabin day or night).
06-18-2008, 08:09 PM
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My guess is that GM will give the same engine to the "Top Dog" Camaro as it will offer in the new CTS-V and possibly offer thru the dealer a perfomance pack to close the gap with the ZR1. Gm as well as the other auto makers will only have a small window to continue to produce these cars in big production numbers due to the new fuel economy regs that will be changing what we will be offered as factory perfomance cars.
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