per request of Jsolo
I was always told to buy a 350 or 370z but I was so stuck on buying Camaro's, i've finally seen the error in my ways.
Hey guys my name is Paul, i'm brand new to these forums aka knockoutpie, I recently decided to purchase a house as I'm 23 years old it's about time to buy one.. However my issue was was that because of my car payments it was difficult to get pre approved for anything over 210k, so i weighed my options and it was to pay off my car or find something cheaper that I could pay off instantly, low and behold
I bought a 2013 370Z Sport with 40k miles for 20k cash pristine condition, just needs new rotors clean title 1 owner.
Now when I was deciding the car buying process I mainly looked at paint, yes paint. I was quite the detailer over in the Camaro forums for a few years, i've owned two camaros and paint is a HUGE deal for me.. I've owned a black Camaro and a metallic gray one, now if you can keep a black car pristine and swirl free, you can keep any car pristine and swirl free, trust me..
This is after i'm done buffing (6 month ritual)
https://youtu.be/sElq0VIDYWI
I decided I wanted a vehicle with a metallic paint job, my option of good looking sport cars were a Cadillac Cts, Nissan 370z, Mustang, or Camaro.. anything else not really interested in.
I'll tell you right now, I bought 2 Camaros, one a v6 and one a v8, both RS packages brand new, and they do not hold value for ****, terrible resale!
So now it was between CTS and 370z, 370z lighter, sportier looking and for the younger crowd so I decided to get one of those, Cadillacs are for old people :} Sorry i'm not there yet.
THE COMPARISIONS
Right up front I knew I wanted a pearl white 370z as Camaro's are very limited on a metallic paint..
Camaro does boast a whopping 426hp, however they don't boast about their nearly 4400lb vehicle.... where as HP to weight ratio... you can see the difference between 3400lbs with 320hp and 4400lb with 426hp
370z is around 3400lbs and 320hp and instantly I could tell it was much quicker than my 2SS RS Camaro, and this 370z doesn't even have any modifications. If you add a throttle body controller the Camaro does have some nice pickup but it's not as impressive as a 370z even a sock 370z in my opinion.
Rear seats: My camaro had rear seats, both of them did, I never once put anything in the rear seat let alone a person, it just made sense that I really didn't need a rear seat on the car? So of course 370z doesn't have rear seating, helps on a lot of weight reduction..
Luxury: I know neither are luxury cars... However, Even the cloth on a 370z 40k miles felt more luxurious than all interior leather on a 2014 2SS RS Camaro, no idea how, but it just felt nicer... Camaro's don't have much luxury to it, I mean you can pay more for the 2SS package and get vehicle guages (which come standard on the 370z) or pay 200 bucks for illuminated door sills (which my Z came with) BUT the Camaro does have the heads up display which you cannot beat, gorgeous feature to have the speed displayed directly on the windshield and you can focus on the road with never looking down, also displayed speed, temp outside, G force, audio songs, and direction..
Braking: my Camaro literally stopped on a dime going 0-80, only did it twice but very impressive stopping for such a heavy behemoth (4400lbs)
Can't really compare my 370z, as it needs new rotors
Repair costs: Luckily I never had to repair anything in the camaro as they were always covered under warranty, however parts cost way more for the camaro than the 370z, I can tell you that right now. 370z repair costs seem so much cheaper than camaro, just judging off stand alone parts like carpeting pieces or door panels..
Paint: Paint on Camaros are extremely soft, and swirl extremely easily, seems this issue was corrected with 2013+ 370'z, if you ever see a Camaro, you'll see they're just riddled with swirl marks from car washes, 370z's might be also, however with the metallic paint jobs Nissan does, it's extremely difficult to notice (hence why I love metallic paint)
I'm not sure what else you guys want?
TLDR? Camaro is a fast heavy turd that stops on a dime but you pay a lot of money for it and there's like no luxury
370Z is light and just as fast if not faster than my Camaro and a lot of the Camaro *luxury* options are really just standards on the 370Z, plus it was about half the price...
Also to put into consideration...
my 2014 2SS RS camaro cost me 36k after taxes and my brothers 2004 350z that cost him 5k could keep up with the car on acceleration up to 110mph where my camaro would eventually overpower him at that point.
I don't know guys? 370z just seems like a lot more power for a lot less money than a Camaro does, plus it holds it's resale value a lot better...
Without modifications the Camaro doesn't really have the getup and go that the Z has.