Hey everyone

Just thought I'd drop in and introduce myself, as I'll likely be frequenting this forum a bit now for the next few years...

I just bought a '94 Z28 (350) 6 Speed Black T-Top to use as a daily driver.

I'll be honest in saying that I'm normally a "euro" guy, and I wasn't even considering anything other than something from Germany as a DD... until I had an epiphany and came to the following conclusion:

1) A Daily Driver needs to be RELIABLE

2) A Daily Driver needs to be FUN

3) A DD needs to be AFFORDABLE TO MAINTAIN

And the bottom line, folks, is that there is NOTHING in the Euro-world that matches all three of those criteria...

Euro cars that are FUN are not affordable to maintain.

Euro cars that are RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE are simply not "fun". Unless you consider a gutless BMW 318i 4 cylinder to be "fun", which I do not.

When it comes to German cars... there's no compromise. Either you buy something practical and boring, or something fun and expensive to maintain.

Which, to make a long story short, is why when I stumbled across an ad for the Camaro... I had a light-bulb moment and came to my senses. A big-block Camaro T-Top 6 Speed would be fun AND affordable to maintain!

And I've only driven it for a few days now (just bought it), but I feel that I'm correct in my assumption - especially when I look at the cost of parts, labour, etc.

I'm looking forward to having several years of fun in my new "redneck rockstar" cruiser

Cheers,

Chris

P.S. As a point of reference:

My previous "daily" was a 2002 BMW M3 Coupe 6M, which was awesome, but I sold it to buy a 2002 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo (with 610 HP, previous owner invested $30K)... and it's a hell of a car.

But it's a hell of a lot to maintain. I've only had the damn thing (the Porsche) for 2 months and I've already shelled out $10K on repairs (electrical issue with VarioCam, boost pressure issue, tires, etc). It's insane.

Fun, but insane.

This way I can drive the Camaro on weekdays and enjoy my barely-legal Turbo on the weekends

 

Welcome! Nice intro. Some cars are good for some things but not good at other things.

I'd like to see some pics of what you picked up!

 

I also drive a 95 Z28 as my DD, it's a T-Top car with a 6-speed tranny. The car is awesome. In the year that I've owned it, I spent 400 bones to replace the waterpump, that's it! I'll tell you another great thing about it, that it is paid for!

 

Welcome, nice cars you have there and would love to see some pics too.