Someone tell me this is a terrible idea

[iain_thornton]

To me, these are just fantastic. If it's as good as it looks in the photos I'd have it if I could. Good luck!

[balls-out]

Go for a 4th gen - bette car.

Unlike a 928, these are cheap to run (petrol excluded) and reliable. there have been more chevy small blocks made than any other engine.

[balls-out]

balls-out said:

Go for a 4th gen - better car.

Unlike a 928, these are cheap to run (petrol excluded) and reliable. there have been more chevy small blocks made than any other engine.

[quantum_man]

balls-out said:

Go for a 4th gen - bette car.

Unlike a 928, these are cheap to run (petrol excluded) and reliable. there have been more chevy small blocks made than any other engine.

Yeh, a 928 for £5k is surely asking for trouble! From what I know about the Camaro they are pretty reliable, if a little agricultural! At least the one for sale looks fairly original - apart from the radio!

[Caulkhead]

There's plenty of American cars I'd spend £5k on, but that's not one of them. Hate that shape and the motor strugles to pump out 240bhp. On the upside, generating only 40 odd BHP per litre means it should go to the moon and back with regular oil and water changes!

[PaulB81]

Caulkhead said:

There's plenty of American cars I'd spend £5k on, but that's not one of them. Hate that shape and the motor strugles to pump out 240bhp. On the upside, generating only 40 odd BHP per litre means it should go to the moon and back with regular oil and water changes!

From what I read this 5.7L pumps out 270hp. Still not a lot for the size of the thing though. My 320d is probably faster

What else would you rather have for 5k? Me and my business partner are having a 'buy a silly car for 5k' challenge and I want to go american. That was the most interesting I could find at this budget that is going to be semi useable and a bit of a laugh.

[PaulB81]

Insurance quote just came in at £280 for the year!!!! Its a sign!!!!

[IROC-Z]

PaulB81 said:

Insurance quote just came in at £280 for the year!!!! Its a sign!!!!

Do it right now! I've been looking at that car but I really don't need two the same!

[Dave Hedgehog]

PaulB81 said:

Insurance quote just came in at £280 for the year!!!! Its a sign!!!!

do it

i have always like the camaro

[quantum_man]

IROC-Z said:

Do it right now! I've been looking at that car but I really don't need two the same!

hahaha thought you'd spot this thread sooner or later

[R300will]

It is a terrible idea and you will mainly suffer for it. Buy the car.

[Caulkhead]

PaulB81 said:

Caulkhead said:

There's plenty of American cars I'd spend £5k on, but that's not one of them. Hate that shape and the motor strugles to pump out 240bhp. On the upside, generating only 40 odd BHP per litre means it should go to the moon and back with regular oil and water changes!

From what I read this 5.7L pumps out 270hp. Still not a lot for the size of the thing though. My 320d is probably faster

What else would you rather have for 5k? Me and my business partner are having a 'buy a silly car for 5k' challenge and I want to go american. That was the most interesting I could find at this budget that is going to be semi useable and a bit of a laugh.

This:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C271004

or this:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C253877

or this:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C261495

or possibly even this with a few small mods:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C230201

or even this with a bit of haggling:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

[IROC-Z]

PaulB81 said:

From what I read this 5.7L pumps out 270hp. Still not a lot for the size of the thing though. My 320d is probably faster

What else would you rather have for 5k? Me and my business partner are having a 'buy a silly car for 5k' challenge and I want to go american. That was the most interesting I could find at this budget that is going to be semi useable and a bit of a laugh.

You're both wrong The 5.7 TPI peaked at 245bhp for the last two years of production. Torque is a healthy 450+ Nm. The engine is basically the same from the C4 Corvette albeit with iron heads.

[R300will]

IROC-Z said:

PaulB81 said:

From what I read this 5.7L pumps out 270hp. Still not a lot for the size of the thing though. My 320d is probably faster

What else would you rather have for 5k? Me and my business partner are having a 'buy a silly car for 5k' challenge and I want to go american. That was the most interesting I could find at this budget that is going to be semi useable and a bit of a laugh.

You're both wrong The 5.7 TPI peaked at 245bhp for the last two years of production. Torque is a healthy 450+ Nm. The engine is basically the same from the C4 Corvette albeit with iron heads.

I'm a youth and i still don't know what a newton meter is in terms of power. whats 450+ in lbsft?

[quantum_man]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

hmmmmm now we're talking!!! Mind you, I reckon £5,000 is a little steep for that black Camaro, be interesting to talk offers... It's prob a lot less stressed than the Corvette too?

[IROC-Z]

R300will said:

I'm a youth and i still don't know what a newton meter is in terms of power. whats 450+ in lbsft?

I quoted Nm because I thought no one would understand lbsft It's around 345lb/ft.

[R300will]

IROC-Z said:

R300will said:

I'm a youth and i still don't know what a newton meter is in terms of power. whats 450+ in lbsft?

I quoted Nm because I thought no one would understand lbsft It's around 345lb/ft.

i was taught metric but we didn't do torque in school much, i learnt torque from evo and top gear and it was lbsft

[vixen1700]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C264503

Up your budget a little and go for a proper bit of American V8 muscle.

Just look at that engine bay, and it's a manual.

[IROC-Z]

quantum_man said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

hmmmmm now we're talking!!! Mind you, I reckon £5,000 is a little steep for that black Camaro, be interesting to talk offers... It's prob a lot less stressed than the Corvette too?

An excellent alternative. Better handling but not a great deal more power for that year. The advert is a bit odd thought, a 1994 'G' reg???? By twinport they must mean Tune Port Injection. It's too old to be an LT1 car.

[quantum_man]

IROC-Z said:

An excellent alternative. Better handling but not a great deal more power for that year. The advert is a bit odd thought, a 1994 'G' reg???? By twinport they must mean Tune Port Injection. It's too old to be an LT1 car.

They prob don't know what it is!! But a poor advert could be an advantage to a savvy buyer! I'm guessing the mileage is astronomical too, plus... THAT interior!?!