Camaro Z28

[LHutton]

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[samoht]

Nice photographs, it looks decent.

I have to say though, I'd tend to consider light weight as a primary criteria for a truly track-focused car. Is this 1.6 tons, a bit more?

[LHutton]

I've heard 3700lbs, so about 1680kg.

[Godson]

I'd love if the tail lights didn't look like a prelude rip-off.



So I guess I will stick with greatly admire.

[LHutton]

Impressive albeit with 60 treadwear tyres.

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[KillerB]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t131/Drowe303/69CamaroSS.jpg

Stolen from Honda? Hardly. They're meant to look like the lights on the 1969 Camaro. Predates the Prelude by just a bit. :)

My favorite part (aside from the LS7, which is my favorite non-rotary engine) is that they had trouble with the tires slipping on the wheels under hard braking - the tires were gripping the pavement that hard. So they media blasted the surface of the wheel where the tire mates up for a better grip.

PS - unlike some other cars, the 80 tread wear tires are stock.

[Mr Wonder]

Very impressive numbers but it looks a bit of a mess. While I know what they were aiming for with the rear lights they missed it by a mile, and the rest of the tacked on parts look a little hotwheels for my liking. In fairness I kinda feel the same about the ZL1 but I'd actually buy one of those.

Still a fantastic job on making it that capable. And I still really want a fifth gen at some point.

[thesameguy]

"Mean to look like" and "actually look like" are, sadly, two different things.

[LHutton]

A 7 litre road-going coupe. I'd have one.

[The359]

So, what is the price difference between this and, say, a used C6 Z06?

[Fogelhund]

wrong thread.

[Kchrpm]

A new C6 Z06 was cheaper than this car, though you'd need to order some expensive upgrades to have the same running hardware as this Z28. Either way, doing value judgements based on used cars never comes out well for new cars.

[LHutton]

A new C6 Z06 was cheaper than this car, though you'd need to order some expensive upgrades to have the same running hardware as this Z28. Either way, doing value judgements based on used cars never comes out well for new cars.
One could even present the argument that it's financially illogical to actually buy a new car, especially when the first buyer has to pay the 20% VAT in the UK and you can buy a car 3 years old for half the price with only 30k miles on it - quite literally as good as new.

[Kchrpm]

Yet if no one buys new, then no one can buy old. And when you're buying something like a Z06 or Z28, it's good to know how it was broken in and how well it was treated, and to have a warranty, all things a new car gives you.

[Godson]

Yet if no one buys new, then no one can buy old. And when you're buying something like a Z06 or Z28, it's good to know how it was broken in and how well it was treated, and to have a warranty, all things a new car gives you.



Break it in hard, it'll run hard.

[drew]

I've said the same about dates.