5th Gen Camaros have not aged well

"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke)
08/06/2017 at 00:40 • Filed to: None

But you can get one for under 20k and that’s a pretty decent deal for a V8 muscle sports pony car.

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However, you can also get a C5 Z06 for a similar price. Which is the better deal? That’s up to you.

DISCUSSION (25)

19JRC99 > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 00:44

I never thought they looked that good to begin with, if you want the honest truth. The last truly good looking Camaro was in 1981, IMO. Though the ‘82-’92 are fairly decent as well.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > 19JRC99
08/06/2017 at 00:45

There was a time that I was obsessed with the early 5th gen Camaro. But now that the new one is out, it just looks fat and ugly.

CB > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 00:45

The later ones looked better. But yeah, they’re a little chunky looking.

19JRC99 > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 00:48

I just felt like it wasn’t a good enough design on its’ own or as a throwback.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 01:01

I’d rather get a c5 or c6 corvette. Most c5s are under 20k.

pip bip - choose Corrour > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 01:07

so long as it’s red, white or green look good the rest don’t imo

i’d only buy one if v8/manual combo

cluelessk > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 01:08

The facelifted cars looked a lot better.

6th gen is a huge improvement though.

Steve in Manhattan > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 01:10

The first iteration had a steering wheel that I loved , based on the 60s Camaros. That went away, and so did my initial love for the reboot. Still, the car is on par w/ the throwback Mustang, and though I like the Challenger a bit better, I could be persuaded.

pip bip - choose Corrour > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 01:11

Kinja'd!!!

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 01:16

It is a GM design, of course it aged poorly.

The only car tastefully-designed car they make is the Corvette.

Nibbles > 19JRC99
08/06/2017 at 01:29

For me the 3rd gen is the epitome of Camaro. Acres of hood, seating so far back the rear passengers may as well be on top of the rear end, ripcord pulls for door handles, ‘big’, ‘powerful’ engines and god damn T-Tops.

DanZman > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 01:38

You can get a C6 vette for under 20k...

Spridget > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 01:47

Saying “haven’t aged well” as if it’s a 20-year old design makes me feel old.

ranwhenparked > Nibbles
08/06/2017 at 01:57

Yeah, I’ve always been partial to the 3rd gen. I know they were down in power, and the materials and build quality weren’t great, but it was a great looking design. Always thought it had a vaguely Italian feel to it, somehow.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 02:04

These things still look as good as the day the concept was introduced imo. That may have something to do with it coming out right as I was really getting into cars. My cousin had one of the first 2010 Camaros to make it to customers and I just stood in awe the first time I saw it in person.

camaroboy68ss > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 02:14

I loved my 2014 SS that i had, but in terms of performance it really pales to the current 6th gen, which i just traded the my 5th gen in on, it just does everything better. While i still really like the style and design of the 5th gen, it just was lacking horsepower for its weight in the base SS models.

6691 zapS > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 02:20

Not look good?

Maybe in Aldo Nova’s World:

Jagvar > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 08:36

I was never a fan. They always looked like toys to me. I remember sitting in one at the auto show and balking at the horrible quality interior.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 09:31

Non of the 2000s retro cars aged well. From the Ford Thunderbird to the 350Z. They all just look dated now.

Also 19,000 seems like way to much for a 8 year old Chevy that isn’t a Vette.

camaroboy68ss > cluelessk
08/06/2017 at 10:47

i agree , after you drive a 6th gen, its night and day difference. The added horsepower and weight loss did wonders for the car. I just did the swap from a 14 Camaro SS to a 17 Camaro SS and holy cow.

JR1 > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 11:08

Which is so funny because they looked awesome when they came out

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/06/2017 at 13:58

Hot take: no camaro looks good even when new

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > JR1
08/06/2017 at 15:18

Which is exactly why it’s shocking to me. Back in 2010 I had one on my desktop wallpaper, as my MySpace profile pic, I had a poster of one on my wall plus countless Hot Wheels. I loved them. Now they just look old and fat.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
08/07/2017 at 08:18

The face lifted ones do. My friend has an SS 1LE and it looks great, especially compared to the gen 6's gaping maw.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > JR1
08/07/2017 at 16:10

The same can be said about any technological device from the 2010. Smartphones, laptops, so on, so on. etc. The car’s design lines were pretty great and hyped up well by Transformers, but the effect wore off very quickly.

You know what still looks very nice though? The refreshed 5th Gen ZL1s that only received the refreshed tail lights.