Should I still buy that new Camaro? It shows us "what Detroit can do"

[specimenfred1984]

Things like lose $80 billion in 5 years, continue to produce SUV pieces of crap, lie to Congress, pump out tons of anti-union propaganda and fly around in private jets.

[ddeclue]

1. I would if I felt safe about my job.

It's not the cars they build it's whether I can afford to buy anything and whether I trust my job to be around tomorrow.

Doug D.

[angstlessk]

2. no, instead invest in mortgage backed securities,.go ahead..I double dare ya!

[sakabatou]

3. Possibly

but the real question is, "Is it a 'bitchin' Camaro?"

[LuvNewcastle]

4. Is that a "Dead Milkmen" reference?

I haven't thought about them in years.

[sakabatou]

5. Yep

- Hey Jack, what's happenin'?
- I don't know.
- Well uh, rumor around town says you might be thinkin' 'bout goin' down to
the shore.
- Uh, yeah, I think I'm gonna go down to the shore.
- Whadda ya gonna do down there?
- Uh, I don't know, p-play some video games, buy some Def Leppard t-shirts.
- Don't forget your Motley Crue t-shirt; y''know all proceeds go to get their
lead singer out a' jail.
- Uh huh.
- Can't wait to go down. Hey uh, were ya gonna check out the sand bar while
you're down there?
- Uh, what's the Sand Bar?
- Ah, it's a place that lets sixteen year-old kids drink.
- Ah, cool.
- Ya hey, guess who's gonna be there?
- Uh, who?
- My favorite cover band, Crystal Ship.
- Wow.
- Yeah, they do a Doors show, you'd be really impressed, in fact, it goes a
little like this:

Love me two times baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times girl
Cause I got AIDS
Love me two times baby,
once for tomorrow,
once cause I got AIDS

- Uh...
- Pretty good Jim Morrison impersonation there. I hope those guys have a
good sense a' humor and don't take us into court.
- Uh, what's the court?
- Never mind that, the important thing heree...
- You mean the People's Court.
- The... Now, that's another story. The important thing here is that we get
to the part where you ask me how I'm gonna get down to the shore.
- Oh, how you gettin' down to the shore?
- Funny you should ask, I've got a car now..
- Ah wow, how'd ya get a car?
- Oh, my folks drove it up here from the Bahamas.
- You're kidding!
- I must be, the Bahamas are islands. Okay,, the important thing here is
that, uh, you ask me what kinda car it is.
- Uh uh, what kinda car do ya' got?
- I've got a bitchin' Camaro...

(1.2.3.4)
Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
I ran over my neighbors
Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
Now I'm in all the papers

My folks bought me a bitchin' Camaro
With no insurance to match
So if I happen to run you down
Please don't leave a scratch

I ran over some old lady
One night at the county fair
And I didn't get arrested
Because my dad's the mayor

Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
Donuts on your lawn
Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
Tony Orlando and Dawn

When I drive past the kids
They all spit and cuss
Cause I've got a bitchin' Camaro
And they have to ride the bus

So you'd better get out of my way
When I come through your yard
Cause I've got a bitchin' Camaro
And an Exxon credit card

Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
Hey man where ya headed?
Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
I'm drunk on unleaded!

[Arctic Dave]

12. The cerebral music of my younger days. :)

[silverojo]

14. Doctor Demento-o-o, Doctor Demento-o-o....

The glory days of radio!

[sakabatou]

15. As long as it's not Doctor Rockso

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=533_egKX09o

[specimenfred1984]

6. No, it looks like a Mustang

I looked it up about a week ago and the whole car-buying scenario of instant devaluation, parts ripoffs, gas price-gouging, company going out of business etc...went through my mind. There are plenty of other fast cars around at the same price or better that look a lot better, are more reliable and have better resale value.

[LuvNewcastle]

9. Get a new Charger instead.

That's a pretty hot car.

[Iggo]

7. All Camaros are bitchin by definition, dude.

Stone.

[Historic NY]

8. I'd buy one but I need a crossover SUV.

[flvegan]

10. It depends. What are you looking to get from your new car?

[specimenfred1984]

11. I was just being sarcastic, a while back there was a spammer...

hyping the new Camaro and loving NASCAR and saying how the new car "shows what Detroit can do". Then today the CEO gets canned for being such a loser so it seemed like a good time for sarcasm. I'll be looking for a good gas mileage car next year, likely a smaller hybrid, the last round of pure criminal gas-price gouging really got to me.

[corruptmewithpower]

13. Buying a new car is crazy.

I used to be crazy and bought a new car, a 1999 Avalon. Since then, I've had the thing serviced as recommended every three thousand miles. It's got 127000 miles, the air conditioning is still ice cold, the only nonscheduled service I've had was a replacement battery, and I live in San Diego, so the car will never have rust. I think I'll drive this thing forever. I think I'm over the craziness of youth.