Bad A-- Camero I Delivered this Morning.....
 

Some lucky guy brought the special edition Camero.

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While that is one of the better looking ones I have seen, that car just misses the mark imo.

Hits the mark for me just fine! I love them... of course I would have picked another color.

whats the problem with it?

With these "retro" cars, I prefer them in this order: Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro

I don't know if I would own one, but I'd love to drive one.

You can have that Dodge. From what I know about Dodge engines, I certainly don't need the headache and expense. Of course, these days, I don't know which make is more reliable. All the computers and sensors. Think I'll go back to a '77 model. The new ones are too damned expensive to maintain. You gotta have another computer to tell you what's wrong with the computer in your car in order to get it fixed.

Next, some college educated rocket scientist will invent a computerized bicycle.:hellno:

I agree on that. Give me a late 60's, early 70's TRUE muscle car any day. I was just saying which ones I prefer for the new ones. It's not like I'll be buying one anytime soon anyway.

Even back in the 60s and 70s, it was weird, but every Dodge product that came into my driveway had to be fixed so that it could leave. And, I was not in any auto repair business. The one Dodge I owned had to be fixed more often than any Fix Or Repair Daily I ever owned. And, a couple of the GM products I had caught fire and burned. But, what I see available today doesn't give me any confidence in any of them.

Definition
Hemi: (HEM -e) adj. Mopar in type, V8, native to the United States, carnivorous, eats primarily Mustangs, Camaros, and Corvettes. Also enjoys smoking a good import now and then to relax.



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Reliability and dependability are hallmarks of Heavy Duty Dodge Rams, and to ensure that the new 5.7-liter HEMI Magnum upholds those traditions, it was subjected to a rigorous reliability program, accumulating more than 7.5 million customer equivalent miles

To say that the new cars are not reliable or not as good as they used to be is just a silly statement, imo of course. To say you prefer things back when they were more simple to work on or to modify is one thing, but it is almost unacceptable for cars nowadays not to be running at 100k miles or well above that. Is it more expenseive to work on them? of course it is, gas also cost 10x what it used to.

Love my Challenger, one of the most fun cars I have ever driven. Expenseive? Yep. Do I care now that I get to drive it any time I want? Not a chance.

Would have like to seen it a little closer to the original. Just misses it for me.

Ummmmm......Just being nosey.....What's up with that?? You turn into a "local" driver??

That is a great looking Camaro. I used to only own Chrysler products. I have had excellent service out of them over the years. The exception was a Cordoba. A faulty computer caused a fire and the engine had a problem ever since. I think that the heat warped the head. Back in the late 1960's I had a Mustang that would blow your windows out. I still have a fondness for the Mustang. I prefer the originals when it comes to muscle cars. It is much more fun when you can work on them yourself. It is much more difficult when you need to go through a computer to change the plugs. And I had several cars back then that went over 100,000 miles. It was a matter of maintenance.

A Cordoba?

Think about it...sounds like the "official" name for a very large turd...lol!

I had a '77 Fury Sport at one time. When I made the deal for a trade I left the car running in the lot...I knew when that salseman finally turned it off that it wasn't going to start again...

The older I get the harder it is to get used to new vehicles, especially the retro ones. A real Camaro will always look like this to me

http://www.1969-camaro.com/images/1969camaro5.jpg

Back in the 90s, when Chrysler first started putting their "special" aluminum engine in the Intrepids and Stealths, they did not put their own engines together. They contracted Mercury Marine to assemble it. A three year contract. When the contract was up, Mercury would not renew it. They could not make any money from that engine. Too many headaches. And, that's the only engine you can fit in those cars.

Son-in-law has one. Spent $2400 on a rebuild. Went 12,000 miles and a rod bearing went out. Took it to a guy that specializes in only those engines... "THE ENGINE IS SHOT, AND THOSE ENGINES ARE JUNK TO BEGIN WITH". Also, a guy that retired from Mercury Marine says the same thing. The engine is a piece of junk.

So, for all the propaganda that Dodge puts out about quality, their most expensive line has reliability problems built in... Designed in. Between that and my own experience with Dodge, that's the one I shy away from most of all.

The Cordoba came out at a time when their quality had dropped. In fact, the big three had quality problems during the late seventies and early eighties.

I don't think that you can beat the originals. The Camaro, Mustang, Cuda, GTO, Trans Am, GTX, Roadrunner and Malibu were all good cars. Studabaker and American Motors also made some good cars during the 60's. I don't think they will be able to duplicate their success or reliability.

I think it misses the mark also. A friend of wife's bought one, it's ok, but I'm not impressed. It was more the interior that turned me off. And quite frankly, if I'm going to lay down that much cash on an automobile it needs to be able to haul, pull, or tug on something. I like my p/ups I guess.

Having said all that, I was watching Gearz the other day (love that show) and Stacy David was saying that the latest trend was people buying up some older trucks and cars and fixing them up for daily drivers. It's cheaper than buying new. I've been contemplating doing just that. I'd love to find a 1975-1979 Ford F-250 Hi boy.

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Is she single and hott? (that might improve my interest in this car) http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...10/naughty.gif

I've been trolling all the Bus stops for a week now, asking every split tail I see if she'd like to check out my hot tub.
There is this one that manages to avoid me very well. I was in town again today, and sure 'nuff, there she was.
I'm betting she's there every day. Every sunny day, anyway.
LAWDY she's hott. Pretty young though... (I finally managed to notice) http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l236/Leland10/04.gif

Like Pheobe Cates says in Fast Times, "I'm sure my results will improve as I keep doing it."
That's also why I still come here to CAD. Sadly, none of these heartless dogs here will
fix me up with their wife's moist scrumptious tasty single friend, and FedEx her to me already.

I thought of responding to this thread... but decedied how will that improve my chances that
Shania will show up on my doorstep, wearing only a fur, high heels and lipstick. http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...nd10/shrug.gif

Are you off your meds again Hog?
I can't believe they let you come to town.
:p

Just curious... where were these pics taken?

Sure not Florida. Too grass is too green for this time of year.

a rest area.....I-8 in AZ

Rest area in AZ? You actually found one that was open??

Today I passed a Gubbermunt Mottars Dealership in Kalkaska, Mi. that had that same Camero displayed out front.
Holy crap that yickgreen color looked awful, and that pointy front end was the ugliest I hope to never see again.
I had to jab my thumb into my eyeballs so the image wouldn't set in my retina. :mad:

I saw a red one, with the black racing strips, the other day. I'd like to test drive one. Just get in it and go. Get out on the highway and pin the ears back.

It's a socialist car. I'm sure it will only go up to the speed limit of the route you happen to be traveling. :lol:

Have something on the dash that says, "Sorry, but the speed limit is 45mph. Vehicle will now slow to 45mph."

I've been expecting something like that for a long time. Now, that we have cars that park themselves, it may not be that much longer in coming.

But, now that we have cars that can parallel park themselves, do we still have to parallel park to pass the road test??:?

Who knows, cars might be able to drive themselves. It might come a day when you get in, and the car does everything. You just ride. :lol:

if you drive the car up on the truck, how do you get the door open to get out?:confused:

there is enough room to open the door and get in. that is half the trick on some of the cars.