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Phantobe · 08-09-2013, 12:59 PM

Well my decision just got tougher because now the fr-s is supposedly getting an upgrade for the 2015 model, power upgrade :O.

HunterGreene · 08-09-2013, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantobe

Well my decision just got tougher because now the fr-s is supposedly getting an upgrade for the 2015 model, power upgrade :O.

Power upgrade was supposedly going to happen in 2014...so call me dubious.

But gives more credence to my suggestion.

Phantobe · 08-09-2013, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterGreene

Power upgrade was supposedly going to happen in 2014...so call me dubious.

But gives more credence to my suggestion.

For serious

Tokyo Auto Show is in November...

I mean I should either wait...

or...

Buy Camaro, cause then I can just trade in and get MOST of my money back and buy the FR-SS, haha sick name breh.

Razz · 08-10-2013, 01:56 PM

They need to reintroduce their sports car that Obama killed.

They raced it in GT class and did well.

Anaxilus · 08-10-2013, 03:01 PM

What is that? Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220?

Razz · 08-10-2013, 03:48 PM

It a GM Redline.

Anaxilus · 08-10-2013, 07:53 PM

Oh yeah, dur.., it's the Saturn Sky which was going to be the basis for the next Opel Speedster/VX220. Looked smaller w/ the original angle in the first pic. Funny how I complete forgot that car ever existed. Must have been the deteriorating rubber molding fresh from the factory.

Redline was Saturn's 'performance' versions.

campy · 08-10-2013, 09:14 PM

Funny you're choosing between these 2 cars, as my brother owns a new v6 Camaro.

Honestly, I'd say they're both on par with eachother. The FRS's interior is a bit nicer, but the Camaro is a couple grand cheaper for the base model.

The important thing is to buy a car that you personally like, not the one that is best on paper. Everyone here will tell you to buy the FRS, everyone on Camaro5 will tell you to buy the Camaro. Even if one is slower, handles worse, or has a worse interior than the other, you won't really notice that once you get in the car and start driving it, and that's what really matters. If we all drove the most practical cars, most of us here would be driving Carollas.

Since the Camaro is cheaper on top of the discount you're getting, I would say maybe go for the Camaro. But if you've always loved the FRS, and are only considering the Camaro because of the discount you'll get, then you should get the FRS.

If money is that much of an issue, there are much cheaper cars you can find used.

HunterGreene · 08-12-2013, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by campy

Funny you're choosing between these 2 cars, as my brother owns a new v6 Camaro.

Honestly, I'd say they're both on par with eachother. The FRS's interior is a bit nicer, but the Camaro is a couple grand cheaper for the base model.

The important thing is to buy a car that you personally like, not the one that is best on paper. Everyone here will tell you to buy the FRS, everyone on Camaro5 will tell you to buy the Camaro. Even if one is slower, handles worse, or has a worse interior than the other, you won't really notice that once you get in the car and start driving it, and that's what really matters. If we all drove the most practical cars, most of us here would be driving Carollas.

Since the Camaro is cheaper on top of the discount you're getting, I would say maybe go for the Camaro. But if you've always loved the FRS, and are only considering the Camaro because of the discount you'll get, then you should get the FRS.

If money is that much of an issue, there are much cheaper cars you can find used.

Actually, I told him to buy the Camaro now and get the FR-S (or something similar) in 4-5 years, simply because of the money.

Meehow86 · 08-12-2013, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Razz

They need to reintroduce their sports car that Obama killed.

They raced it in GT class and did well.

How did Obama shut down Saturn exactly?

HunterGreene · 08-12-2013, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Meehow86

How did Obama shut down Saturn exactly?

He's blaming the GM intervention...but that is pretty obvious. Regardless of cause, keep politics out of the discussion, per forum rules

Meehow86 · 08-12-2013, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterGreene

He's blaming the GM intervention...but that is pretty obvious. Regardless of cause, keep politics out of the discussion, per forum rules

I know, but I was looking for a reasonable explanation. Considering the terrible state GM was already in its kind of stretch.

Where can I find the forum rules though? All I've ever come across was this, which makes no mention of what can and can't be posted, aside from the obvious.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/misc.php?do=showrules

thill · 08-12-2013, 07:33 PM

When people say the Camaro handles like a boat, they weren't joking:

Sully · 08-12-2013, 08:39 PM

Having Saturn didn't make any sense when GM already had other brands(chevy...) making budget vehicles.

There also wasn't any reason they couldn't have continued the Solstice/Sky as a chevy had they wanted. It doesn't really compete with the corvette.

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campy No rice, no life Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FR-S Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,143 Thanks: 266 Thanked 1,019 Times in 388 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Funny you're choosing between these 2 cars, as my brother owns a new v6 Camaro. Honestly, I'd say they're both on par with eachother. The FRS's interior is a bit nicer, but the Camaro is a couple grand cheaper for the base model. The important thing is to buy a car that you personally like, not the one that is best on paper. Everyone here will tell you to buy the FRS, everyone on Camaro5 will tell you to buy the Camaro. Even if one is slower, handles worse, or has a worse interior than the other, you won't really notice that once you get in the car and start driving it, and that's what really matters. If we all drove the most practical cars, most of us here would be driving Carollas. Since the Camaro is cheaper on top of the discount you're getting, I would say maybe go for the Camaro. But if you've always loved the FRS, and are only considering the Camaro because of the discount you'll get, then you should get the FRS. If money is that much of an issue, there are much cheaper cars you can find used.

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