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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 11:21 AM
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2010 Camaro SS - Smokin' Hot
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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DAmn those are sick!
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 11:26 AM
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Crappy camera phone pics is all I could get. He picked it up yesterday. It had 6 miles on the OD. Today it has 180
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 11:33 AM
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Did you get to drive it? I've driven a few and am not that impressed. It has terrible blind spots, the interior isnt all that great, and the steering is a bit numb.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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those look like the cheap rims that come on the 04-08 8s.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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excellent...a rolling bath tub! LOL

They do look nice though...
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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Horrible blind spots...and I thought my 8 was bad!
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 05:32 AM
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Not , a FAN .......... Chevy just keeps living in the past .
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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I disagree with most of the replies. I test drove one the other day to see what it had, and did not find the nasty blind spots. I could see quite sufficiently in any direction I wanted. Maybe you need to be taller (I am 6'4"). Loved the looks, both inside and out, and I always love getting thrown back in my seat like that.
The editors behind road and track were quite right about the styling though. Taste will differ slightly depending on when you grew up. Chevy clearly did not design the car for the 30+ crowd. Which no offense to any who fit that catagory, is the first intelligent choice the company has made. That crowd is more likely to be aiming for family vehicles, or a Corvette. Camaro's are and have been meant to be an affordable sports car for the younger guys who like to use them. It was designed with a purpose, and according to all the rests, the numbers are all spot on with what they intended.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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I have a Red one that lives in my neighborhood.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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my neighbor got one and was showing it off and doing burn outs down the block thats when i called my friends dad to stop by in his 69 camaro to swing by no one was paying attention to the new one after that : D ohh and we got free pizza from papa johns thanks to that camaro mmm
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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I really dislike the car. Even more so in person.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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ill only take it if meagan fox is in the trunk
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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that was what i wanted at first... but im happy with my rx8 now!
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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The torque curve puts a smile on your face, but my 8 blows it away hands down.
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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i love the camaro ive lowered mine on coilovers and painted the gfx ... intake and full exhaust yet to dyno and yes after driving the 8 and z4m of course it will feel numb but its not as bad as before its based on the holden platform which is a HUGE improvement and yes it has a blind spot but so does our 8 and the interior is bad but again not horrible! LOVE mine

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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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I imagine there will be one of these in my garage some time next year...
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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When I was car shopping this summer, it basically came down to the R3 or a new Camaro SS. My closest dealership only had a V6 demo for me to try out. There were plenty of good things to say about it and a few bad things as well; my single biggest complaint about it was that the windshield, side windows, ect were so narrow that it kind of felt like I was driving around in a tank or something. This definitely took a lot of the fun out of the driving experience and it made me not bother pursuing a SS.

The first car I owned when I was 16 was a 79 Camaro; so the Camaro still has a warm spot in my heart even though I decided not to buy one. I read somewhere that an owner pulled a 12.8xx at the track completely stock!
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TopGear8
Did you get to drive it? I've driven a few and am not that impressed. It has terrible blind spots, the interior isnt all that great, and the steering is a bit numb.
Same thing for me. I wasnt really impressed when I test drove one. The blind spots are crazy and for some reason I actually felt claustrophobic in that thing. I wasnt comfortable at all. In all honesty, I really don't care for the looks very much anyway so Im completely ok crossing that car off my list.

I really love the looks of the Challenger and want to test drive one of those soon. Might also check out the 2010 Mustang. Part of me still wants to get an R3, but then another part of me says Mazda needs to show me a better rotary before I give them any more money. If the R3 were available in white in the US, it would be a done deal, but it's not.
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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hahaha the rims kinda look like the rx8 rims, but yeah what a cheap looking car, i seen a few , didn't like them at all
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