Actually, all Camaro's are know for that-the 4th generation Camaro (1993-2002) is the best of all of them in traction, but that doesn't mean much.  They have a real problem with weight distribution-the front weighs a lot and the rear next to nothing.  When taking tight turns fast they will lose control much easier than other cars.  Trust me, I have found this out the hard way (fortunately I wasn't hurt and neither was the car).  But yes, the back tires to tend to slide on turns.

Well, the only way to prevent this is rather simple-you need to add weight to the back of the car (basically, put more weight on the back axle).  To be honest, I have driven the car very hard and have only had that problem once-but it does happen earler than you would expect.  The best advice I can give, is if you get one-get a feeling for it on curves before you take them fast (basically, don't take your first hairpin turn at about 70-you'll have a problem).  As you slowly begin to take turns faster and faster-you begin to feel where taking it to far is (basically-you can feel it slowly start to slide around in the back).  But, if your really concerned about it-just put something heavy in the trunk-that should help some (plus, the trunk is much good for anything else anyway  ).  Also, another thing I have found that helps is to keep your gas tank rather full-that extra weight helps too. 

Another thing you should know about the Camaro before you think about buying one is it's handling in icy conditions.  I don't know where you're planning on moving to, but ice basically takes advantage of this problem and makes it worse.  I have driven it in icey weather with no problems at all, but I have seen Camaro's destroyed because of it.  Anyway, thats just something else to think about.

Personally, I prefer the eariler 4th generation model (1993-1997) over the later one (1998-2002).  I think it's a more areodynamic look since the front is more pointy-but the later one's have cooler looking front lights.  But, my opinion is a little bias since I have a 1996.  Personally, I have been planning on "upgrading" to an older Camaro in a few years (one reason because i like the early design better is why I'm not going for a newer one).  Actually, here's a pic of the one I want to get:

Anyway, I hope that helped a little (I know it was long)-but if you have any other questions let me know, maybe I can answer them

Yes, the Camaro has an optional 6-speed.  Unfortunately, I don't know a lot about manual.  If you want a car that you will be able to modify it's preformance and still have affordable insurance I reccomend going with the V6 verson (like mine).  I found that if you get the V6 as compaired to the 350 V8-you sacrifice some preformance but the insurance is a lot cheaper.  Plus, there are a lot of aftermarket parts avilable for the Camaro V6.  If you do decided to go with a V6-be sure and buy one that is 1995 or newer.  The reason for that is that from 1993-1994 they used the 3.4L V6 which was rated at about 160hp, starting in 1995 (and going through 2002) they changed to a 3.8L V6 which has 200hp.  So, I would get one that has a 200hp V6 because of insurance reasons-plus trust me, they are still fast  . 

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It's the same style body.  The interior is slightly different-4th gen Camaro's had minor interior changes throught the years-most notibly the gauges are a different color in 1993 than in 1996.   Mine is a 1996 V6 with an automatic transmission, this one is a 1993 350 V8 with an automatic-rated at about 290hp stock.  The paint kit on this one is unique because it was one of only about 650 Indy 500 pace car replicas that they made-and thats the reason I want to get one.  It is the 1993 pace car model.