Switching to the darkside?

[d_money]

i wouldnt buy a C6 but thats just me
Camaro or Mustang. flip a coin

Why is that?

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[activeGT]

Had a '13 GS. Traded for a '15 GT premium. Traded for a '16 Camaro SS. The Camaro is the most fun to drive. Entertained and almost bought a GT350 but want to drive a ZL1 first.

All good decisions at the time. All fun.

 

[StoplightWarrior]

That's very subjective. I was underwhelmed by the 6G Camaro when I drove it, especially considering the hype. It had it's good points, certainly, but I wouldn't take it over a GT even though it's objectively a faster car.

True, sure. Maybe you were expecting too much? I was kinda the opposite. I had owned 8 other mustangs (up to a 2003 Cobra) and then went with other cars for a decade. When the 2015 GTs came out, I had to have one. Got it, and found that I was underwhelmed and somewhat disappointed, even though it is a great car for the price. However, it was a base model, auto. I thought the camaros were boring so I hadnt really considered one. When we got the 2016 I was very impressed, and still am. But, it's a 2SS with tons of options, so I'm sure that helps.

They're both ridiculously awesome cars for < $40k, but I enjoy the Camaro more in every respect other than looking at it. :shrug:

 

[matteos]

Get the Vette. At the end of the day it is a better handling faster car than either a Mustang or Camaro.

I don't think it looks as good as a Mustang (though better than a Camaro).. But you say you are after 800hp? Do you really need that much power? Maybe you should look at a used hellcat.

You also seem to be on a budget (Like most of us). I'm not sure you can get 800hp out of any of these cars on a budget without blowing up the engine. The Corvette will be the better handling and faster car if you want speed. Or pushing the Dodge thing once more, how about a Viper?

 

[timd38]

I got in the Camaro and never drove it. Was afraid of what I would hit because I could not see out of it.

 

[Stage_3]

I got in the Camaro and never drove it. Was afraid of what I would hit because I could not see out of it.

HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[mustang1]

... I want an automatic and the overall idea of the car will be that its a weekend warrior, I'd like it in the range of 700-800 RWHP but I'm not sure what route to take. I like the looks of all the cars so it would really come down to which would be the cheapest and most reliable to get me to my goal stated above.

I haven't looked much at the Camaro but it appears to be easier to make more power with the Mustang. Procharger is advertising:

Camaro
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Mustang
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Also FI may not meet your goals of cheapest and most reliable.

 

[StoplightWarrior]

I got in the Camaro and never drove it. Was afraid of what I would hit because I could not see out of it.

People say that, but it's really not that bad. Granted, it's worse than other cars, but I never find that it is an issue while driving. :shrug:

 

[Blk2015GT]

I don't know. I like the C7s a lot, but buying a 4 year old Corvette that god knows what someone did to it with those mods for $38k and 27,000 miles sounds risky.

Most people arent building a car like that to go grocery shopping; it was likely beat on pretty good.

It also raises questions why someone is selling a C6 with $18k of mods for only $38k. The Bluebook on one is $38-42k without any mods.

The Mustang on the other hand is much cheaper, less miles, and likely was well taken care of as a daily driver. Meaning it will likely (not guaranteed) have less issues long term. $11k in mods on the Mustang gets you a long way.

 

[Chameleon]

Personally.. I would skip that C6, it was probably abused. Come to the dark side.

 

[Blk2015GT]

Agree.

I would NEVER personally buy a car used that was modded before with "speed mods" (anything not just visual or maybe basic like a CAI/tune).

It hints likely some abuse to the car (raced) especially with that level of mods.

 

[StoplightWarrior]

Agree.

I would NEVER personally buy a car used that was modded before with "speed mods" (anything not just visual or maybe basic like a CAI/tune).

It hints likely some abuse to the car (raced) especially with that level of mods.

Not always. I almost always modify my cars, but I am anal about taking care of them. I'm sure some modded cars are from speed freaks who don't know the first thing about upgrades or maintenance...however, others could have belonged to people like many on this site - who mod carefully, maintain religiously, and baby their cars. :cheers:

 

[Khyber]

 

[wireeater]

GS. It's one of the best looking generation Corvettes. It sounds like it's built but you have to question why it was traded in... I would definitely have someone who knows Corvettes to look it up and down before buying. If it checks out I would definitely get the GS. Not as common as a car. It will also hold it's value better. But for that price difference, you could most likely at least make the Mustang as fast. I say whatever car you see yourself looking back at as you walk away from it.

 

[d_money]

I don't know. I like the C7s a lot, but buying a 4 year old Corvette that god knows what someone did to it with those mods for $38k and 27,000 miles sounds risky.

Most people arent building a car like that to go grocery shopping; it was likely beat on pretty good.

It also raises questions why someone is selling a C6 with $18k of mods for only $38k. The Bluebook on one is $38-42k without any mods.

The Mustang on the other hand is much cheaper, less miles, and likely was well taken care of as a daily driver. Meaning it will likely (not guaranteed) have less issues long term. $11k in mods on the Mustang gets you a long way.

It did raise some concern with me as well so I called the guy and talked to him about it. He has a mom & pops type dealership and said that he bought it from the dealership across the street thinking he could flip It fairly quickly but has come to find out that's not the case. He said he's had it for a few months now and that he's been dropping the price and that it had started at $44K. With that being said I do plan on looking over the receipts and seeing if I can't contact the shop that did the work to see if they can tell me more about the car.

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