To the naysayers:

If you haven't driven the new V6 Camaro, don't knock it til you drive it.

It pulls much harder than the Ralliart!

...and although it would've been better to get the V8 if I was worried about power, I couldn't afford the extra $6,000 or more anyway.

 

Actually that is not a bad choice. The comparos put boths cars neck to neck in performance. Congrats!

Carlos

 

Car looks great! Atleast you didn't buy a yellow one.

 

Pics of this car don't do it justice, very impressed with the new exterior of the car but was not impressed with the interior, but that was a basic package. Get anything special for your interior like leather?

How about some pics?

 

I'll get pics up of the interior later today.

I have to say that I like the interior, it is definitely growing on me every time I get in the car. However, I think they should redesign the Speedometer so that it is more readable, but at least I have the option to turn on a Digital Speedometer in the vehicle status screen so I can really see how fast I'm going.

I also am happy to have a car in which the interior doesn't rattle or vibrate like my Ralliart did.

The only extras that I got on the interior was window tint, Bluetooth, and XM radio. But I wanted Bluetooth anyway cuz driving a manual and trying to hold a phone to your ear is not gonna happen (not that I talk on the phone when driving anyway ).

When I first looked inside the car it actually looked like it came with the leather interior, but I was wrong. It would be another $1500 to get it installed though. I have to admit that I actually like the cloth interior. It looks good and feels good to me.

 

V6 is nothing to snuff at these days. Good choice! nothing wrong with a mix of fuel economy and performance!

Out of curiousity... why the Camaro over the V6 Stang?

 

I test drove a '09 Mustang GT prior to getting my Ralliart and it felt like I was driving a tank. It accelerated poorly for a V8 and frankly it handled like butt, especially on the freeway. I heard that they made some changes to the suspension in '10 and '11 for both V6 and GT models, but with the V6 Mustang having as much power as the '09 GT I doubt that it would be any better.

I test drove a Camaro SS w/ auto trans and L99 engine at the auto expo and while I wasn't impressed with the acceleration with the auto trans, the handling on the Camaro was pretty good for how heavy it is. While test driving my new car, acceleration with the V6 and 6 spd manual felt better to me than the SS w/ the auto trans and the handling felt just as good if not better than the short test drive at the auto expo.

 

Lol I think you should go test drive the new V6 Mustang.

 

I hear the new camaro has some of the worst blind spots in it and visibility isn't very good. True?

 

The blind spots aren't bad once you adjust your side mirrors. The only time that visibility can be challenging is when backing out. But as long as your using your mirrors and looking out the rear window visibility is fine.