Im getting somewhat frustrated as of late. Ive landed a decent job out of college so Im not broke finally for once in my life. Also, I'll be making my very last payment on my car in the next month (wahooooo!). Shes a 30th anniversery z28 with about 83,000 miles on her in good shape. Ultimately, I dont think I'll ever sell it. I would like to buy somehting more updated in the next year or so though. But what the hell is out there in the newer car market!?!?!? Absolutely nothing!!!! Im now looking at Ford Lightnings and 2004 cobras!?!?!?! These are great cars, but they're Fords and I never thought Id have to go there. I was interested in the GTO for a bit, but I just cant get very excited about the exterior. It looks way too much like a grand am/grand prix. Ive only owned camaros and I wish it could stay that way (until Im making really big bucks ofcourse). So is there anything else out there or on the way that Im just overlooking?

 

SRT-8 Charger?

 

Price range?

 

Lose the back door, drop the weight, and I'll take er' home. I really like the idea of a 425 hp hemi, but even with that much power its pretty slow. Guess I'll have to keep crossing my fingers for the 5th gen. Just didnt want to have to wait that long to start thinking about my next ride. 04' cobra keeps calling my name from the dark side

 

I think upper 20k is my about my limit. Maybe 30k if I could absolutely fall in love with something.

 

Dont hold your breathe for the 5th gen, remember 2009/2010 most likely...



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If you can go used, CTS drives great, also plenty of C5's in that range now.

 

I also dont want anything brand new. 03's to 04's or wait a bit for an 05'.

 

http://www.edmunds.com
Look in the used car section.

 

A used vette did cross my mind. I didnt mean the SRT-8s were slow, slow. Just for that much power I thought they didnt test well at the track?

 

Ya, but there is really nothing on the market is what Im saying. Like I said, 04 cobra is about the closest thing to fittin the bill right now.

 

I had a 2000 vette, and an '04 CTS, and they both were really nice cars, much more refined than the F4.

 

You could wait for the GT500.

 

True, I forgot what the price range was gonna be on those?

 

Depends on what the "bill" is. If it's 2dr rwd V8, your options are limited. If you don't have any particular needs (truck/doors/etc), there are quite a few options.

- Mitsu Evo, Subaru WRX and STi
- SRT-4, Cobalt SS, Ion RL
- If you're shopping Mustangs, also look at the Mach1s.
- C5, RX-8, 350Z, G35, CTS, Solstice, MX5
- And on and on...

If I were you (and I'm in similar shoes myself) with new-found income and a car that was freshly paid off, I'd enjoy not having a car payment for a while, start putting money in the bank, and wait until something screamed "gotta have it." You'll have a nice deposit in a couple years and maybe you can keep up the Camaro tradition. Why buy something you don't have to and aren't really impressed with just to be buying something?