For those of you planning on buying the V8..

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03-09-2008 | 11:49 AM

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Grape Ape

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Originally Posted by Bradl1982

Hell yes I will. It's just going to be my fun car, I will drive my VW golf to work and back to save on gas.

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Originally Posted by 90 Z28SS

Im not gonna worry about gas mileage . My new Camaro(if I buy one) is going in the garage next to my 94 Z28 . My Cobalt SS will remain the daily driver/work car/winter beater .

You guys might want to run the numbers and see if the lower insurance expense (one fewer cars) plus the lower payments (due to a trade in) don't outweigh the cost of the extra gas. Or at least get you close enough that the pleasure of driving your Camaro is worth a few extra bucks a month.

03-10-2008 | 09:50 PM

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da808n

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Fuel managment,corn feeder what ever u wanna call it,I drive a Silverado 1500 5.3 daily,my wife drive a 2nd Gen Denali 6.0, I've been driving V8's since high school,1st car was a 2nd Gen camaro,till it broke down

03-11-2008 | 12:45 AM

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BlackMac8

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After watching what Ed had to say about the V8 engine shutting down half of the cylinders, I don't think fuel consumption will be too big of an issue.

03-11-2008 | 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackMac8

After watching what Ed had to say about the V8 engine shutting down half of the cylinders, I don't think fuel consumption will be too big of an issue.

you do know that doesn't help all that much, right?

03-11-2008 | 02:51 AM

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BlackMac8

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Originally Posted by TrickStang37

you do know that doesn't help all that much, right?

every little bit helps. but I get what u'r saying. I for one don't think I'll be worrying about my gas mileage when I'm driving the car I've been waiting on for about 2 & 1/2 years, but to each his own.

Not refering to you. I can't believe how most people are nit picking the pre-pro, like the car hasn't been out of production for 5 or 6 yrs. Ya'll ought to be happy ur getting the camaro back. Cuz I am.

03-11-2008 | 10:57 PM

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kinyu

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I'm not going to worry about it too much. With hope, when it hits $4 a gallon, less people will drive, leaving more room for me and my orange 5th.

03-11-2008 | 11:00 PM

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Dragoneye

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"For those of you planning on buying the V8..."

..."Can I have a ride in it??"

/nuffsaid.

03-13-2008 | 10:05 AM

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jg95z28

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Originally Posted by robvas

Some of you guys are really snowballed regarding E85

Anyway, I see plenty of people driving full-size trucks every day, a V8 Camaro can't be any worse on gas than that. So I don't think it'll be a huge problem.

Lets just say the Camaro gets 18/27 mpg....similar to what guys get with the GTO. Lets say you spend $60 a week on gas, that's $2,600. Do you know what kind of car you'd have to drive to get 36/54 mpg?? And that's only going to save you about a hundred bucks a month on gas.

Excellent post! I currently drive a 2002 Tahoe (4.3L) as a daily driver. I am considering a new Malibu as a replacement to save money on gas. However even at $4/gal, the savings from the mpg difference doesn't even cover what my payments would be for the Malibu.

03-13-2008 | 08:39 PM

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ForYourMalice

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Originally Posted by Dragoneye

"For those of you planning on buying the V8..."

..."Can I have a ride in it??"

/nuffsaid.

Hilarity ensues.

03-13-2008 | 10:22 PM

#85

krazzycowgirl

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lol I am not worried about gas prices, Everything on my place All but the Cav has a V8 in it, Hell my husbands daily driver is a 00 vette, that gets 30mpgs.

Nope not worried at all.