2010 Chevrolet Camaro

OK boys and girls, here it is... And this is only an opinion of a VERY satisfied Camaro owner....I got my Camaro a few days ago and it is AMAZING! Red Jewel Tint, 19's in front- 20's in the back- HOT car! This car is VERY nice to drive, alot of muscle, and I've had complete strangers ask if they can take photos of my car. The car is solid, handles incredibly, and I'm averaging 20.3mpg in the city with the 6speed manual. I have absolutely no problem with visibility. Backing up or seeing my blind spots is no problem for me. Adjust the mirrors and just drive! My wife was always concerned about the ride. My Mustang GT(that I had 'back-in-the-day') was too rough for her and she was anticipating a rough ride from the Camaro. Her first words from her first ride were, "WOW, It's a really smooth ride, and quiet,too." She loves the car.(SCORE!) To me, it invites you to drive. The seats are designed to keep you upright in the tight corners, but the car doesn't role! You have to really work hard to get the car 'upset', and the grip is amazing! I was concerned about how the car would drive in heavy, stop-n-go-traffic, Unreal! 426hp, 6-speed manual, and it's SO easy to drive-especially in the city. I've never been a person that was committed to particular brand of vehicle. I've owned multiple brands of cars and trucks, I guess I figure that every brand will have the good, the bad, and the WTF! As long as the longevity of the car plays out(which depends greatly on how you maintain your vehicles), I will be exremely happy with this car. We have a Jeep and a new Durango, so my plan was to have my'play car' on the side. Scratch that.
 Not every detail is perfect, by far. The light switch is somewhat hidden by the steering wheel. My, my.. Once I quickly dicovered it, set it to auto, problem solved. I didn't get the B.A. stereo system. My stereo plays one disc at a time! oh, you can only play one at a time on ANY stereo system...I kinda like the XM satelite anyway. I'll have to start a "Replace the Pirellis" fund, but that's just part of owning a hot-rod.
 For anyone out there contemplating the purchase of the car, Drive it.. I haven't driven an automatic or the 6 cylinder, but I've driven mine alot in a small amount of time. It's fun, it's smooth, and it's got the power.
 I know not everyone likes the car. Some say don't buy the first year one comes out. Well, I figured that GM has been working on this for long enough to puy out a decent car. It's a hybrid of existing technology(successful technology i.e.Vette, Caddy, etc.). The prices will probably go up, not down. I now have a publicly acknowledged, government backed 5-year-100,000 mile warranty. Anyone can find faults with just about anything, but if you read this, maybe you'll give it a drive and see for yourself.

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• camarokrayz (Jun 07, 2009 11:18 am)
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    • camarokrayz (Jun 08, 2009 10:27 pm)

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• yh8myss (Jun 08, 2009 5:17 am)
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• camarokrayz (Jun 08, 2009 10:27 pm)

Replying to: yh8myss (Jun 08, 2009 5:17 am)

Great information, thanks!
I have some shopping around to do!

Replying to: glenn_in_vegas (Jun 05, 2009 2:04 pm)

no, you're not the only one... I feel the same way you did about those issues.

Replying to: glenn_in_vegas (Jun 05, 2009 2:04 pm)

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• glenn_in_vegas (Jun 13, 2009 11:55 pm)
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• mightyfofaad (Sep 06, 2009 7:33 pm)
  • yh8myss (Sep 07, 2009 6:55 am)

Replying to: camarokrayz (Jun 06, 2009 11:16 pm)

Camarokrayz,
 
Where do you live? Do you happen to be in the SoCal area? If so, I work for a street team that promotes the Camaro -- basically we take the car out and let people check it out (sit in it, not drive it, sorry!) and tell them all about the vehicle with no sales pressure -- we're product specialists who work for a marketing company, not a dealership. We'll be out with the car again in 2 weekends and I'd be happy to let you know where we're going to be once I get our location list and you can come check out the car for yourself.
 
As for haggling on price, I don't think you're going to be able to do that. There were thousands upon thousands of pre-orders on this car and some people waited 18 months to take delivery (some are STILL waiting!) and I would imagine you'd be hard-pressed to find a dealer to go under MSRP on a car that's selling that well and when people are trying to get their hands on them any way they can. I'd be willing to bet people would pay a few thousand more if they could take delivery now and bypass the wait. We don't really work with pricing other than to say what the car starts at and some points in between, that's really the job of the dealer, but I have seen on the Camaro5 forums that some dealers (at their discretion, and this IS negotiable) are adding a $5k "fair market value" to the car. Truthfully, I was at a dealership a couple weekends ago and was really surprised by how much less a fully loaded 2SS was compared to what I expected it to be.
 
Best of luck to you!

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