Comments on: Rust or Lust: 4th Generation Chevy Camaro

By: 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS – Review

2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS – Review — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:37:53 +0000

[...] cars they have pumped out over the past few decades. Corsica, Beretta, Lumina, Cavalier, even the previous Camaro are all in this nebulous anonymous automotive category. We can only imagine how much more positive [...]

By: camaro from aruba

camaro from aruba — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:42:36 +0000

used to own a v6…now a v8….boy…with proper tuning…11 sec is very cheap to build…

By: Jim Pauciello

Jim Pauciello — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:17:35 +0000

I own a formula firebird (like a V6 no option with the LT1&6speed) with the 1le and im so impressed its stupid. with the right mods it handles like a dream, its not like the wrx i once had but, who cars when u can powerslide around 40+ with no effort what so ever! i cant belive they dont down tune them more for half the kids my age(19) wreck them. when i first bought the car i just couldnt grasp that you can buy a car off the showroom floor like this. for staters i have full longtube hedders an ext and rigged freeflowing stock intake it puts 378hp to the wheels! not 250 or so what i was thinking rated at 275 or whatnot. yeah people complain about the interior so go buy your porsch i bought my car for 1500 ill have more fun for 65000 or somethin less. Great car for what it is!!!

By: Terry Parkhurst

Terry Parkhurst — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:14:35 +0000

Chevrolet Camaros, circa 1993-2002 are decent muscle machines and extremely affordable at auctions. With a V8, they’re probably too much, save for the boyracers amongst us. With a V6, and suitable suspension options, they’re just right.

The only drawback is the flooring on the passenger side.

The engineers never were able to figure out a way to deal effectively with the catalytic converter; hence, that bump in the flooring.

One has to wonder how many Camaros of that vintage were traded in, when the Significant Other got tired of putting her legs over a bump in the floor. It also explains why you generally see a single person in these cars. It might also explain why they’re so affordable.

By: College Professor

College Professor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:35:11 +0000

I’m a 63-year-old college professor with my second fourth-generation F body Camaro. I don’t even own a wife-beater T-shirt; I do have most of my hair, but not in a mullett. One of the previous posters talked about the image a car projects, what it says about the owner. What my current Camaro (V-6, I know; but the Y87 and F41 packages), and “removable roof panels,” aka T–tops, this car says I don’t care about Porsche; I don’t care about Lexus SC300 etc.; I certainly don’t care about restored MGB’s and Austin-Healeys. Of course, I do teach in Indiana.

By: HorrorrX

HorrorrX — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:22:10 +0000

I remember riding in my Mom’s IROC-Z Camaro as a kid, and man was it fun. The car literally vibrated with the power of the engine. I have good memories of that car, love it or hate it.

But that was a previous model and I’m not a kid anymore. I’ve ridden in the V8 and the V6 versions and I think I’ll have to agree that the stigma on this one makes it a RUST. While the ability to go fast for cheap is alluring, The quality of the build (engine excluded) and the image which the vehicle projects would steer me away from this one. Part of owning a car is the perceived image of the vehicle- especially when you’re talking about muscle cars. Maybe Chevy will be successful at rebooting the Camaro’s image with the new model.

By: Alex Kierstein

Alex Kierstein — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:59:53 +0000

Hahaha … I like the idea of a Faustian bargain – you get terrible handling, atrocious build quality, and eye-watering aesthetics … all for a smallblock shove in the back.

But honestly, where I’m torn is that you get so much pony-car for the money. Some folks simply crave the pit-of-the-stomach feeling of torquey acceleration. As you admit with the WRX, if you just want to blow someone off the line, it’s hard to beat an F-body with some mods. I don’t think I’d personally ever get an F-body car, but if I just wanted a weekend amateur dragger, this would be the ticket.

By: Mad_Science

Mad_Science — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:54:07 +0000

When that later-style nose came out, I thought it was a joke at first. So ugly.

I believe that’s coupled with the LS1 engines, correct?

Such is the Faustian bargain with Camaros: the faster they get, the uglier they get.

In general, I laugh at them everywhere except stoplights, at which point I do my best to just stare straight ahead, lest I be reminded how not-fast my WRX is.