Why DIDN'T you get a camaro?

[Sivi70980]

I have driven the current generation Charger, Mustang and obviously Camaro, but not the Challenger. I just said I like the look better, no idea how they handle relative to the Charger.

The Charger was a close second for me in my car search. It looked damn good on me but the Mustang stole my heart. I wanted to love the Camaro but too much about it I don't like. Challenger looks good but feels like grandpas old truck. Dodge is way more proud of their HP too. Out of the 4, the mustang feels like home.

 

[shogun32]

I mean one time I beat an awd audi suv from a dig in the rain with my gt.

just shows you have bigger balls than even Mik.

 

[BEERCHAMP]

I've owned 7 Camaros and only 1 Mustang('67 Fastback) before I bought my '19 GT/CS.

1977 Camaro- NEW - right out of High School
1983 Z-28 - NEW
1985 IROC - New
2-1969 SS396s - used (of course)-flipped both for good$$$
1991 Camaro RS -NEW
1995 Z28 - NEW
When the 2010s came out, I didn't fit well in it( 6' 300lbs- I've been a wide body before they invented wide body cars)
Went to the MotorTrend Car show in 2019, sat in a new 2020 LT1, still didn't fit
Walked around to the Ford Display and saw the GT/CS in Kona Blue- sat in it and I was SOLD
Found one in that color two days later and probably never look at another Camaro again!
Unless I lose 50+lbs...................

 

[Blithe16]

just shows you have bigger balls than even Mik.

Haha. I mean I won't take away from my great moment. Definitely haven't come close to driving like Mik though.

 

[Wyzz Kydd]

The Charger was a close second for me in my car search. It looked damn good on me but the Mustang stole my heart. I wanted to love the Camaro but too much about it I don't like. Challenger looks good but feels like grandpas old truck. Dodge is way more proud of their HP too. Out of the 4, the mustang feels like home.

It's a great car. If I step up to a supercharged V8, which I may in the next few years, it will be either a GT500, or a ZLE. It'll really come down to price, with the ZLE having that edge right now.

 

[Bulldog9]

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I went through 4 cars in 1.5 years. The wife said if we were gonna get married I should stop switching cars so fast. And money, money kind of stopped me too. So now the deal is 100k miles before I get something new. Only 86k more to go on the mustang!

We all go through that phase, for me it was a GTI, VW Quantum, Audi 4000, then Audi 5000, and a Pontiac GTP (Turbo) in 4 years (86-90)...... At kid #3 in we added a Suburban for the wife, and I went back to a sports oriented car.

I settled down in an 86 Saab 900 Turbo and put 300K on it over 12 years. In 1999 I bought an E36 M3 and in 2006 the M3 was put on fair weather duty when I bought a Jeep Commander. I kept the M3 until 2020 when I bought the Bullitt.

I gave the Commander to my daughter in 2017 when I bought a Tundra TRD PRO. I plan to keep the Tundra and Mustang at least 15-20 years. Unless the green psyco tree huggers make them illegal......

These are all 'primary' drivers. Over the years I have had 10-15 various project fun/flip cars as well, and let's not talk about motorcycles.... lol

In all fairness, the VW/Audi phase was triggered by terrible reliability. I had the 4000 for 8 months, 5 of it was in the dealer, who felt so bad he let me even swap for the 5000. It was a bit better, but not by much. I bought the Pontiac new and it was completely trouble free for 100K miles when we traded it for the Suburban.

 

[Sivi70980]

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We all go through that phase, for me it was a GTI, VW Quantum, Audi 4000, then Audi 5000, and a Pontiac GTP (Turbo) in 4 years (86-90)...... At kid #3 in we added a Suburban for the wife, and I went back to a sports oriented car.

I settled down in an 86 Saab 900 Turbo and put 300K on it over 12 years. In 1999 I bought an E36 M3 and in 2006 the M3 was put on fair weather duty when I bought a Jeep Commander. I kept the M3 until 2020 when I bought the Bullitt.

I gave the Commander to my daughter in 2017 when I bought a Tundra TRD PRO. I plan to keep the Tundra and Mustang at least 15-20 years. Unless the green psyco tree huggers make them illegal......

These are all 'primary' drivers. Over the years I have had 10-15 various project fun/flip cars as well, and let's not talk about motorcycles.... lol

In all fairness, the VW/Audi phase was triggered by terrible reliability. I had the 4000 for 8 months, 5 of it was in the dealer, who felt so bad he let me even swap for the 5000. It was a bit better, but not by much. I bought the Pontiac new and it was completely trouble free for 100K miles when we traded it for the Suburban.

I just got back from Iraq as a civilian contractor with more money than I'd ever had. Bought a Raptor 6.2L (3500miles) '11 GT500 (3800 miles) '03 Jeep Wrangler and stopped on a '09 Mini JCW and modded the crap out of it till 100k miles. Came out okay from the Raptor and lost my ass on everything else. Basically 120k for a used Mini lol. Live and learn.

 

[Elvis67]

You could not afford to have both camaro and mustang .. even if you are not cool enough even with your non profit job of killing people with the covid shot jk lol

 

[subject617]

Obtaining one in Europe is a bit more difficult. (well as it turns out, it may have been faster as i waited 8months for mine)
Not gonna lie, i like the Camaros Front and Side Profile more, but the usability (trunk) of the Mustang and (probably) visibility made me pick that 4-cam Downsizing engine over that prehistoric 6.2 fossil. (even though it got larger since the 2000s )
Do i need that larger trunk? Mostly not. But do i need a V8 at all? No, but you could also survive without chocolate (at least in theory)

And to be fair, a Camaro (6th Gen) or Vette (7+ gen) are still on my bucket list, but probably a used one, maybe selling my 2010GT in for it in the far far future between next week and 2050.

 

[subject617]

Have you driven a Coyote Mustang, S197 or otherwise?

I got 2 S197s, but no coyote. But have a 20 Bullitt.

 

[subject617]

So that's a yes, and a gen3 Coyote no less.

Yep, but it isnt a S197 Coyote. I even know about downsizing, as my daily is a 3cylinder.

 

[blitzburgh]

Yep, but it isnt a S197 Coyote. I even know about downsizing, as my daily is a 3cylinder.

Stroking out reading this. You DO have a Coyote.

 

[WD Pro]

Pinched from the meme thread courtesy of @Mikthehun1

WD

 

[V8_MOTOR]

Because I don't ever intend to keep a mullet.

 

[shogun32]

Because I don't ever intend to keep a mullet.

Confucius say In order to 'keep', one must first 'have'.