Camaro or Firebird???

[somnv]

I am contemplating buying a Chevy Camaro or a Pontiac Firebird and need some advice. I live in Scotland and am a little worried about when things go wrong, how easy are they to fix and get parts for. The era of car I would be interested in is late 80's early 90's.

Has anyone has any experience with either a Camaro or Firebird of this age?

If imported from the States, do any alterations need to be made to the cars?

Any experiences/advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
Norm

[somnv]

Thanks guys, I am beginning to think it might be best to just decide on Firebird of Camaro by which one I find! I think they both look awesome.

What sort if mpg do you guys get with a V8? Any 0-60 figures?

Obviously they are gonna be pretty hard to come by in the UK but it's just a case of keeping an eye out. Need to test drive one first just to see if I even like them! Are they quite spacious on the inside? The reason I ask is that I am 6'7 and some sporty cars are a bit cramped for me!

Do you think reliabilty to comparable to most European cars?

[somnv]

Pezz, not managed to test drive one as yet. Living in the Scottish Borders I do find most are down south so will have to travel down at some stage.

To be honest, I think my best bet would be to hold off until spring time because I wouldnt really want to drive it over winter plus I am going to have to try to organise somewhere to keep it as my garage is full. Might be able to rent some space locally.

If anyone happens to live around the Borders area with a Camaro or Firebird and wouldnt mind me coming to have a look and a banter about them, that would be cool.

Cheers