1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS from North America - Comments

Replaced the alternator 4 times, starter twice, and spark plugs twice.

Engine head leaks oil.

Engine burns oil.

Both window motors quit almost at the same time.

Front brakes locked up the DAY I bought it.

Brake lines replaced twice.

Red wheels turned pink within a week and replaced under warranty 4 times, now still pink.

Car is somewhat fun when running. GM puts together a cheap product that stands up poorly over time. On top of that, they refuse to fix the things that should have been done correctly from the factory. I visited three different dealers trying to get things fixed under warranty and got extremely rude treatment from each of them. Will NEVER buy another Chevy because of this. Would recommend you not buy one either.

I own a 1991 Camaro RS. I love my car! It has style, performance, and girls love it too. If you don't buy a Chevy and you like to represent your country (as in only buying American cars), what are you left with, Ford, HA! Wow, lets buy a Mustang! So come on, at least use some common sense.

Thank you, I say Chevy for life.

I own a 1991 Camaro and LOVE IT! Sure, my window motors went out, but the car is 10 years old, and has carried me 180,000 miles. What do ya expect??? I have put $200 in my car in the past 5 years so I do believe that she has been worth her weight in gold. She still has style, and the engine, transmission and differential run the way they did the day I brought her home. I will never part with that car. Chevrolet is the only one that can provide consumers with a beautiful sportscar, at reasonable prices and OUTSTANDING quality. HA! I am still using my factory CD player! HA! HA! I'd like to see a Mustang that is 10 years old and has the mileage mine has. I'd run circles around it, and they might be able to get $500 out of it. I have just been offered $7000 for mine. I'd rather push a Chevy than drive a Ford!!! If you decide to purchase anything but a CHEVY, you'll be back. You'll see. One other?, did you buy it new? Perhaps it has just been ABUSED it's whole life!

Hey buddy.. When I got my '79 FORD Thunder bird it had 330,000 miles on it; now it has 360k. It was able to do 160 Miles per hour. It had no rattles at ALL. It used to be a cop car, and has ALWAYS been driven hard. The engine has been rebuilt twice but it is still original. I have an '87 Mercury Cougar with 280,000 miles on it. I am rebuilding the engine for the 1st time now. It is going to have a calculated 300 Bhp. It handles like it is on rails, it is very comparable to a Corvette. The fastest I have had this was 130 Mph. I also have an '84 Topaz with 290,000 miles on it and this one is FWD! I blew away Camaro 2.8's ALL THE TIME in that thing. The fastest I ever had it was 150 Mph. The '85 EFI engine has been over-bored.04" and that is the extent of the engine and transmission work.

My big old moose of a T-bird is almost done being rebuilt.. 500Bph out of a 5.0 with no turbo, nitrous, or blower. 10psi over-boost with a well designed inductive scoop. My goal is 200Mph; my calculator says 225Mph. Lets see your Camaro do that.

These comments are not surprising. They should reveal something about the car industry though. The American car industry knows that the most important time of a car is the first year or two of ownership. Also, they know what percentage of their cars will be lemons. The bottom line is that your chances of getting a problem vehicle are more with an American car than with an import. On the other hand, you'll usually pay a lot more for that.

Man, the Camaro is a great car! You are not going to get a T-Bird at 200mph, your just dreaming! The car will fly in the air before it reaches 150mph. Your Fords are not in the same class with the Camaros. Only reason your 84' Topaz beat a 2.8L Camaro, is that your car is not stock! Come over to my place and my Camaro RS will beat all your little Fords. Your little Ford can't hang with the big Chevy, Boy!!

Hey I just bought a chevy Camaro RS 1991 with T-tops. One thing I know is if you don't take of you car it will break on you. So one of the guys on this web site who was complaining about all the things he had to replace. Well you know that's just life. Get over it.

Also you have to replace the spark plugs at least once. Well another thing, if you replace the spark plugs when the car runs like crap, well you will have to replace them again. First get the car running again, then replace the spark plugs.

If you don't take of your stuff then it will break on you. CHEVY is ALL AMERICAN, not that Ford crap!

Chevy is all American and Ford isn't? Um.. like the Chevy Metro? The Chevy Sprint? the Chevy Tracker? The Chevy nova? Etc? How many really jerk off cars has Ford made? The Aspire and the Festiva? Come on.. they both have their imports. And to the other guy.. You would look pretty silly when I would beat your 2.8 camaro with my 2.3 Topaz. Oh.. The Topaz has changed again.. now it's got a t-bird Turbo coupe turbo kit. Umm.. it's got nearly 300Hp at 4000Rpm. Not bad, for a car that weighs only a ton. And My T-bird did go 160.. 2ce, then it stretched it's timing chain the 3rd time I tried.. but that won't happen again.. not with double rolers. Oh.. I re-did my cougar too! It now has 230Hp with only $530 of engine work. This is a 3.8CFI almost the ickiest 3.8... I've never had such luck with a chevy. Ya know, I work at a junk yard.. We got about 50 fords and close to 500 chevys there. Does that say anything about your 'beliefs'? I also did a survey of cars still on the road. I counted 25 chevy trucks, 23 Ford trucks and 10 Dodge trucks.. I counted 34 chevy cars, 31 Ford cars and 7 Dodge cars.. I also took note of 'noticeable damage' (Rust, impact dammage, smoke, etc) 15 Chevy trucks, 4 ford trucks, 1 Dodge truck, 27 Chevy cars, 9 Ford Cars and 5 Dodge cars All in a 40 minute survey on a local road in an industrial area of a nearby town (Hudson Wisconsin). Does this mean Chevy drivers are suckers? I won't say.

It's funny everyone mentions this and that. I own a 1991 Camaro RS V6. Everyone thinks it's slow. However what they don't know won't hurt them. Like the Charger, Nitris, that sorta thing. However I am not even going to claim that it can go 160. I think a lot of people know that's just a little off the wall. LS1 Camaro's, I am not even sure if they can go that fast. I am not into imports, but I also don't take them for granted because their 4 cyl. I know some of them are rockets. However I like the Chevy, because I have taken care of my Camaro. I love it, and also, I think it's the safer car. It's nice to be able to hydroplain, hit a ditch at 45 and only lose part of a ground effect. 118000 and still going strong with only a alternater. Long live my car and all other Camaros.

Since when is non stock a bad thing? You hit a ditch and only wrecked your ground effects.. You could have been less lucky, but - ground effects are commonly expensive.. And that 160 thing is no lie. All you gotta do is tweak the suspension and add a bunch of horsepower. And I am not saying that it wasn't a bit squirly at 160, it went straight as an arrow..

You mechanic types.. you can't seem to think outside of your box, like racers.. Of course a stock '79 T-bird couldn't go 160, I doubt it could go even 120 stock.. Consult the aftermarket, you will see that these "dreams" are closer to reality than you would ever imagine.. You can make anything go fast, but only a few cars are fun.. The '79 Thunderbird is one of them.

My little Topaz is going to be a give to my brother when I put the turbo kit on, it's an 84, so is he. And of course I wouldn't put it up against your buddies blower car, that would be stupid. But it sure is quick for a Topaz. I mean.. It's a Topaz that can do 140! Tell me that ain't somthing. That car deserves respect. Unlike the Camaros that usually look a lot faster than they actually are. I know lots of guys that are Camaro fans that brag when their cars break 16 seconds on the quarter.. That's just sick.

Enter the realm of hard-core modifications, and we will see eye to eye. "if it ain't custom, then it ain't a rod"..

Only one thing to say, Pinto... :)

I think that both chevy and ford have a great high performance car. There is no need to talk crap on chevy and no need to talk crap on ford. Honda, Toyota...that's a different story. But even still I have seen them beat pure american muscle. I have owned both camaro and a mustang, I loved both of those cars. my main concern is beating those 4 bangers who think they are hottsie tottsie because that have a coffee can for an exhaust and a system in the back. not beating another for or another camaro (even though its still fun and a little more tougher)