Quote (night_throne @ Aug 10 2017 05:52pm)
taken care of i bet the v8 would out live the v6 anyhow i see them run around here with 200K+ miles all the time
At $45,000, it's too far out of my reach. Plus, there's no fudging numbers, the v8 would mean about $260 to $400 more in fuel costs per year, and about the same amount of insurance premiums extra per year. That comes to $520 to $800 more per year just to operate the vehicle. Over 6 years, that would be about $4800 more.
I mean if you compare the sound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrs0oa-XIV4 <-- v6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJcjCwiZLqs <-- v8
The v8 sounds meaner, louder, faster. That's the plus side. The downside: You know when you take someone's voice, and speed it up, it sounds higher pitch and faster... and when you slow it down, it sounds lower pitch & slower? The v6 camaro sounds like the regular voice, a good voice... the v8 camaro sounds like you took the v6 camaro, and deepened the sound. Loose and low, not tight and low. Again, it's not bad, it's just not for me -- the v6 is the sound I like. Another big thing is when I'm on the road, I don't want to look or sound like an asshat (to normal people, I don't care about car enthusiasts). The v8 is lower and lowder, and so even if I accelerate at the exact same speed as the v6 (not fully flooring it), I'll draw more attention and make more noise. The v6, however, just hits that sweetspot. And the 4 cyl... it sounds bit bitchy, and kicks in at 3000 rpm's which means I'll also sound like a dick when I want to enjoy the HP in the engine, because I'll have to floor it to get the turbo going every single time.
Also, performance-wise, I don't know why I'd need to shave 0.2 seconds off a 0-60. Past about 87 miles/hour (140km/hour), I don't care about acceleration speeds -- I don't really go faster than that. I mean I wouldn't want the engine to struggle at that speed, but neither a v6 or v8 would.
I imagine people who say "v8 or you're a bitch" are one of two things:
- Kids who can't afford the v8 anyway.
or
- Kids who go to those car meetups / similar stuff, and love to compare & race their cars.
Quote (Subban @ Aug 10 2017 06:59pm)
Ugly ass car, get a fusion instead
Y tho? It's only $6500 CAD cheaper, and the interior is functional, but it's just... functional. Nothing fun about it, beyond not being a used crap car.
This post was edited by Canadian_Man on Aug 10 2017 08:40pm