anyone got a UK Camaro or have 1 on order?

[SFO]

I drooled over this last Sunday:







It's stunning in the metal. Panels and paint quality is top notch. It feels well built. Only thing is the door doesn't clunk shut, more slightly clangs shut.

Interior quality is much better than expected. There's leather trim on the dash, door arm rests and center arm rest. Leather is Mercedes quality. Plastics are more Mini, but still perfectly acceptable.

It has great stereo as standard (Boston Acoustics), and Head Up Display which is amazingly cool (you can select what is displayed, and adjust the display up/down) and which I absolutely loved.

The salesman started it, and it sounded fabulous. Blipping it was just as good. Sounds rorty and angry, and wonderful.

Am in love .. test drive for early September.

[tortop45]

Yes ive got a loverly silver 2ss manual,not a uk one thou can,t see the point of paying all the show room tax and road tax its just a rip off.love the car thou,how did you find the steering ?............some thing to check

[croyde]

That's the one by the dog track. I was passing by when they took delivery of it.

Have to say if I was in the market for one I would go secondhand import.

[SFO]

are imports that much cheaper?

[Regiment]

SFO said:

are imports that much cheaper?

Brand new US Import, you're looking at £40,000+ for the V8s

[SFO]

Regiment said:

SFO said:

are imports that much cheaper?

Brand new US Import, you're looking at £40,000+ for the V8s

UK V8 coupe is £35k OTR

[croyde]

I'm sure I've seen import secondhand V8s at around the £20k mark and then you get the decent wing mirrors not the giant truck ones

Here's a 2010 for £26k

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chevrolet-Camaro-SS-6-2-...

Edited by croyde on Saturday 25th August 14:51

Edited by croyde on Saturday 25th August 14:52

[croyde]

swerni said:

Prefer this one http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2768705.htm

Mmmmm

So when does it get 22mpg then?

ETA Sorry I have just read your ad properly. That kind of petrol usage is the same that I get from my 1997 E36 323.

[willisit]

I'd be tempted to replace the Monaro - but I'm not keen on the UK model (and there is enough evidence to suggest a US one will be cheaper to get bits for over a longer term).

Like the Monaro, I'd want the top-model though - so a ZL1 or perhaps the 1LE (neither of which I suspect will show their faces here). Hmm. A nice new one with a UK warranty is tempting though isn't it?

[tortop45]

croyde said:

That's the one by the dog track. I was passing by when they took delivery of it.

Have to say if I was in the market for one I would go secondhand import.

What dog track ?........

[croyde]

Wimbledon, Plough Lane.

[SFO]

croyde said:

Wimbledon, Plough Lane.

that's the dealer where I saw the black Camaro in the pics

[LuS1fer]

I noticed American Dreams in Gloucester have an orange SS with 6k on the clock for a very reasonable £26500 on ebay.
He has been selling yanks for some time is is a bit of a nuisnace as he tends to price cars lower and drive prices down which he did after I imported my C5 Z06 which had been selling for near £40k at the time but he came along and started flogging them nearer £30k.

[mitch_]

willisit said:

there is enough evidence to suggest a US one will be cheaper to get bits for over a longer term

Depends what parts you think are different. Beyond the rear bumper, headlight washers and mirrors I'm not aware of anything else being different....

ZL-1 is not coming to Europe by the way.

[LuS1fer]

mitch_ said:

Depends what parts you think are different. Beyond the rear bumper, headlight washers and mirrors I'm not aware of anything else being different....

ZL-1 is not coming to Europe by the way.

The 4th gen waas largely the same as well but when you cracked those codes, a lot was EU specific including the glass, though I dare say it's mainly interchangable anyway.

[excel monkey]

willisit said:

Like the Monaro, I'd want the top-model though - so a ZL1 or perhaps the 1LE (neither of which I suspect will show their faces here). Hmm. A nice new one with a UK warranty is tempting though isn't it?

1LE is just a "normal" V8 with uprated suspension and a few cosmetic bits, isn't it?

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/07/the-camar...

[willisit]

excel monkey said:

1LE is just a "normal" V8 with uprated suspension and a few cosmetic bits, isn't it?

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/07/the-camar...

Yeah - but it's enough of a change that it's getting well reviewed state-side. Of course, any standard car can have the 1LE pack fitted for about $5k.

[Boshly]

swerni said:

Mines up for pretty much the same money.

Have you got one for sale then?

[AdeTuono]

Boshly said:

swerni said:

Mines up for pretty much the same money.

Have you got one for sale then?

I think he's mentioned it once or twice before. I'm starting to feel guilty for not p/x-ing the Z06 for it now.

[PascalBuyens]

mitch_ said:

willisit said:

there is enough evidence to suggest a US one will be cheaper to get bits for over a longer term

Depends what parts you think are different. Beyond the rear bumper, headlight washers and mirrors I'm not aware of anything else being different....

ZL-1 is not coming to Europe by the way.

Suspension, tow hooks, tow bar capability for the EU model?