Jayss01

agreed...i have daily driven my 01 camaro for years and have even driven it in the snow believe it or not. Sure it isn't the most practical car but i was able to live with it as my only car for a long time. I still pretty much daily drive it while my gf drives the lexus rx300 i recently bought for her.

bitkahuna

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you know, not everything is about what makes sense to you, or me, or what might be needed. You can't put furniture in your sedan but does that mean you should also own an suv or truck just in case you need to? Of course not. This weekend i helped someone move, but could not have done it if a friend hadn't lent a hand and brought his f150. That's his only vehicle. I've known lots of people whose only vehicle is one kind or another, including sports cars. If what they have doesn't work for a temporary need, they can grt help from someone else, or rent a vehicle.

yup, you wandered off into your view of its impracticality for you.

bitkahuna

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exactly, and even if you didn't have the rx handy, if your camaro couldn't carry what you needed you could always rent something or hire someone.

pvmike1

Save your breath Paul. We all know that an American icon like the Corvette is a totally ridiculous and impractical vehicle to own, but a shat brown Buick... now that deserves it's own thread.

Aron9000

Agreed, I've had a couple of those 4th gen Z28 Camaros, lots of fun, the t-top car with the hatch was pretty useful, could cram a good bit of stuff in it with the rear seat folded down, it held a full size bicycle in the rear hatch area if you did it right. The Corvette is a very practical sports car IMO, if you can live with the 2 seats. Cargo area is huge. Put some smaller winter wheel/tire combo on it and it will get you through the nasty winter, but then again I think if you can spend $60k on a new sports car, you can buy a reliable $5k beater to drive when it snows up north.

I daily drove a 4th gen Camaro(1999 Z28 with the LS1 V8/automatic combo) for 6 years and over 100k miles, people like to ***** that these cars are uncomfortable, unreliable pieces of junk, they only are if you abuse them and don't maintain them. I found my 1999 Z28 to be quieter, more refined, and better riding than my buddy's almost new 2003 Acura RSX. As time went on, the Camaro rattled less, the leather seats held up(those RSX seats were more comfortable but split at the seams after 4-5 years), and gave me fewer problems than that Acura, which was IMO a really overpriced Civic with a hot rod motor, it wasn't built to the same standard as the Integra.

mmarshall

Try reading my posts before make assumptions. A 'Vette, or any other 2-seat sports-car, is not ridiculous to own if you have another vehicle for when you need to do things or haul stuff. I never said otherwise.

mmarshall

Agreed, BTW, that the RSX was not up to the Integra's build-quality standard. One reason why the 'Vette and Camaro seats probably held up better than the RSX's is that they were designed primarily for large, heavy Americans...the RSX was an international platform.

Jayss01

agreed everyone thinks the 4th gen camaros are unreliable and uncomfortable but im 6'2 and fit in my camaro just fine. Also my camaro has been very reliable over the 8 years i have owned it...even with upgraded heads and an aftermarket cam i can hop in it anytime and drive it anywhere without worrying about it and even though i beat on it sometimes i have only had minor things break on it which were simple and inexpensive to fix. Funny thing is it so far has been more reliable then the lexus rx300 i just bought.

plex

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Nice vid, owner is really happy. One of my co-workers based in UK came to US for first time last year he rented a V8 Mustang GT and absolutely loved it. He plans to buy a RHD version soon.

Gojirra99

pvmike and & mm, your recent posts are OT and personal arguments. I have removed them, please take conversation to pm if you wish, thanks,

mmarshall

Is he having problems adjusting to left-hand drive over here? And thanks for the heads-up.....I didn't know they sold the Mustang in RHD.

plex

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He said it wasn't as bad but he did drive LHD in different countries in Europe also. Yup he said they are offering RHD he said most were interested in Ecoboost but he wants 5.0.

mmarshall

I recently did a review of a LHD American-spec Ecoboost Mustang. It doesn't have as much power as the larger 5.0L, but, with a lighter front end, probably handles better. Can't compare it to a 'Vette, though...the thread topic.

Jayss01

hear pushrods?? Umm ok

Torii

when I lived in Japan I bought a used nissan skyline gtr...for about 10k usd...what a fun car that was and my daily driver for 4 years...you can make it work, dont be a snobby american