Hey everyone my names Jeremy ND I was recently driving a 2004 Volkswagen gti wich was totaled in a accident.. I'm thinking of hopping into a 1997 Camaro is there anything I should know or look at? Better model year? Engine differences by year? I'm new to the muscle scene

 

Welcome. Everything pretty much depends on what you want out of it. 97-02 v6 is the 3.8 which many prefer over the 3.4 in the 93-96 v6. If you're going v8 then 93-97 is lt1 and 98-02 is ls1, many prefer ls1 due to the opti issues in the lt1 but many don't like the "catfish" styling of 98-02

 

Like garner said, they all have something some like or don't like, I like the 93-97 bodies myself as far as Gen IV's. Gen I's are the best, good luck on that though, most Gen II's are well abused and Gen II's, well anyway. IV's are the easiest to get parts for and are, in my opinion, not difficult to work on. So there you go. Welcome to the "club" there are a lot of people on here that know there stuff. Enjoy!

 

Welcome to the forum. Best bet is to do some research and then ask specific questions in the tech section.

 

Hello Jeremy and welcome to the forum. Im in Casselberry, FL and Im sure there is something around the area for sale. Check out craigs list. I see a while lot of camaros on there.

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

I found a 1997 v6 Camaro going for 3000.. I been haggling the guy down to 2000 hopefully he takes it

 

Aw, no V8 Camaro?

 

Not any post I have seen or seen doing local searches.. Is the v8 alot better ND faster? @buffalo02Z28

 

Heck yes it is better and much faster! The V8 models in 1997 put out 285 horsepower while the V6 put out 200 horsepower I think. The V6 models also got drum brakes in the rear while the V8s got disks all the around. The V8 models will be more expensive though, so buy whatever suits your budget and do more research in order to get what you really want.