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Old May 11, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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i went car shopping today. im looking for a new dd as i am getting tired of the my old cavalier. since it was nice i took my z around to the dealers. i was primarily looking at c4s. i found one that wasn't too bad but mostly all the dealers had were beat up cars that they wanted top dollar for. 12k for a car with 100000 miles and torn up seats... i dont think so. then i came across a resonably priced 2010 camaro ss. it was black on black, loaded with tinted windows and black wheels. looked evil as hell and i fell in love instantly. for that i would have to trade in the z and the cavalier which i hadn't planned on. the dealer said hed give me 18 for the z which is just a touch too low in my opinion as it is in great shape with only 18400 miles.

anyways, so i drove the camaro and the love affair ended as abrubtly as it began. don't get me wrong it was a nice car but it was too quiet and i dont care if they say it has 426 hp it felt way slower than my z06 which is basically stock. if i were able to buy it outright and keep the z, i would get it, but the camaro has no where near the fun factor of a good ole z06. the seats were quite comfortable though. all in all it was a car id like to have but i wouldn't trade my z06 on it in a million years.

my quest continues
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Old May 11, 2011 | 06:03 PM
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do not do it.

read the other Z06 to camaro and back to Z06 threads.

use advanced search.
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Old May 11, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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do not do it.

read the other Z06 to camaro and back to Z06 threads.

use advanced search.
as i stated this is not something i plan on doing after test driving it. i was just posting on my findings. thanks

on a side note the salesman told me the camaro has a weight of just 3100 lbs which i almost laughed out loud at... stupid salesman
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