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1986 Chevrolet Camaro User Reviews

1986 Chevrolet Camaro Review Ratings

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Average Ratings from 52 reviews

  • Performance:4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 / 5
  • Appearance:4.5 out of 5 stars4.5 out of 5 stars4.5 out of 5 stars4.5 out of 5 stars4.5 out of 5 stars 4.5 / 5
  • Build Quality:4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 / 5
  • Overall:4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars 4.6 / 5

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PROS
"ride" 21 reviews
"power" 19 reviews
"speed" 11 reviews
"handling" 9 reviews
"body" 3 reviews
CONS
"fuel economy" 6 reviews
"power" 4 reviews
"brakes" 2 reviews
"interior" 2 reviews
"expensive car" 2 reviews

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Ranger762 writes:
1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC Z Review
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Fell In Love. — I only had the car for a very short time. Insurance at that time as young as I was in that year just killed me. I had to sell the car after only about 8 or 9 months. But I would love to get my hand on one that has been taken care of. The after market mods. are limitless. So is horsepower and speed. I was A Police officer during this time period (had to resign due to a knee injury) but these are the cars that we trained in on the high speed training course. 215HP may not seem like much. But with some minor rear end changes and advance the timing a little some after market air cleaners, headers, and you had what felt like a rocketship. And really I never had any problems that kept mine in the shop. I'ts like I always say take care of your car and it will take care of you. Terry

Owner for 0 years, 8 months

Miles Driven per Year:11,000

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Steve writes:
1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC Z Review
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everything

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insurance cost

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1986 Iroc Z — 1986 chevrolet camaro iroc z. it has a chevy 350, three angle valve job, zz4 roller cam, headman headers, edelbrock intake, rochester carb, the trans has a corvette servo assembly and has been built to crvette specs. it has 3 1/2 inch dynomax exhaust. pioneer sound system.. its a kick ass car

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

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MarKo writes:
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Good car For Speed

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No Reason

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Welll Good Car Butt Yeah!:) — Performance was Good Good Acceleration With A 8 In it Handling was Good At My Point of View:) Needed Repair On The Shaft!.. Aperance Was BLue Outside Black Interior With Gray Drop Kit! Gass Wassent that bad After awhile yes.. yes this car Was Fun To drive!:) It Was A Camaro RS 1986

Primary Use: Family transportation

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Casey writes:
1986 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Review
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sporty, V8, light weight, looks good

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low hp, typicly neglected by owners

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1986 Camaro Z28 Iroc — This car has been my favorite car of all time. I always dreamed of owning one since I was 5. I now have one, and am currently saving to rebuilt it. Even in near stock form, it ran low 15's with economy gears, and still got 22 mpg cruising. The tall gears propelled it to 160 before I ran out of gear. The stock 305 is typicly tossed aside by most people, but it is a good engine and made a lot of torque. 4 wheel disc brakes stopped it quick although it could use a little more rear bias for firmer stopping with less dive. Fun car to drive, easily rolled burnouts into second gear and sounds great with a loud exhaust. I always had heads turning but never got much attention from cops.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

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Ben writes:
1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC Z Convertible Review
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Sweet ride, sounds great, great show car, sunday driver, not much else to say

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none

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Probably One Of The Funnest Cars I Have Driven. — Off the line taken down to Cali, to get the convt. package on it. Extra $5000 for the conversion at time of purchase, not many done this way, b/c 87 was the year they brought the convt back.

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Sharrod writes:
1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC Z Review
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dynamic

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Needed rear disk brakes and 100 more horses.

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Z-28 — Received this from my Dad, brand spanking new in 1986. It was metallic blue with grey interior. I learned to do figure-eights and doughnuts in this car -- not only in the snow but on dry pavement too. It was a blast to drive. Gas was cheap then, maybe $ 0.70 cents for each gallon.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Byron writes:
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The power, engine, sound, and body.

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The interior and wiring.

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It's A Boss. — I love Camaros and this one is right up my alley. I love it's sound, it's engine, it's color, it's body, and the potential. I don't like how the previous owner treated it, but with a little blood, sweat, and tears, it's going to be a great machine.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

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Samson writes:
1986 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Review
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I loved the model square body camaro.

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I hated that the engine blew up within three months.

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I Really Miss Owning This Car At Least Having The Body To Keep. — It was great at acceleration, good at braking, and handling was ok. It needed a couple things done to the engine that I never paid to get fixed. It had an ok interior. I had racing gauges and steering wheel. The outside was not as swell. It had some dents and dings. The gas mileage was horrible and it needed work. I loved driving this car. It was fast and would burn the tires off easy with a loud roar.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Dalton writes:
1986 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Review
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it has t-tops and its a 5-speed

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that it isnt complete

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My Camaro — this is an amazing car to be driving anywhere. it only has a 305 manual. it has an aftermarket stereo, and i will be putting some more money in it eventually, but that is hard to come by these days.

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Brad writes:
1986 Chevrolet Camaro Base Review
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Sweet ride!

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none

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If You Can Get One In Great Shape, With Low Miles... Do It — 86 Berlinetta... 305hp. My first Camaro... after my first drive, I was hooked on Camaro for good. I got this car on a flat bed trailer. It was rusted and the interior was junk. It had 30k original miles on it. My dad and I restored it to the picture you see... this car was flawless after we were done. Unfortunatly, I lost this car in a house fire the second year I owned it. As for the car, extremely fun to drive!

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Cost $3,945 Average Instant Market Value $6,426 Average Instant Market Value $10,865 Average Instant Market Value
Gas Mileage (highway) 29 26 22
Horsepower 88 88 230
Front Leg Room (inches) 42.0 41.0 42.0

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2010 Chevrolet Camaro Reviews

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2002 Chevrolet Camaro Reviews

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