I was just wondering...... - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

alyssasdad · 08-07-2012, 07:48 AM

Is there any ZL1 owners out there that are happy with their ZL1? I mean after all, with the countless threads and posts of how bad the ZL1 does in the 1/4 mile,and even though all the mags picked the ZL1 as the better car even though the GT500 is faster. And how all the "experts"(

) are telling us how bad the car sucks and how bad the trap times are,and how much better the GT 500 is......how could I still be in love with my slow heavy piece of crap.

.......... WELL, I AM!!!!!! I LOVE MY CAR, I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT MY CAR!!!!! I used to drag race a lot when I was younger and Ive had MANY fast cars.Ive had faster cars in the 1/4 mile(87 Buick,Grand National - 10.86 with drag radials!!) My ZL1 has not been raced,and will never see the track. To all the GT500 lovers out there... I love this car as well, Id love to be able to have one sitting right next to my ZL1!! Anyway, I just wanted to see if there were any other ZL1 owners out there who still love their car. Because God knows,if you read many of the posts on this site,it would sure be hard to tell. All I know is that I LOVE MINE!!!

SlingShot · 08-07-2012, 08:22 AM

I'm friggin ecstatic about this car. It's to the point when I do drive my SS now, I really don't enjoy it.

I don't give a crap about tracking or track times. I use mine for pleasure driving, going from point A to point B (taking the scenic route of course) ... There is nothing I don't like about the Z, and this car is a beast from a 45 roll.

1968SS/RS · 08-07-2012, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alyssasdad

Is there any ZL1 owners out there that are happy with their ZL1? I mean after all, with the countless threads and posts of how bad the ZL1 does in the 1/4 mile,and even though all the mags picked the ZL1 as the better car even though the GT500 is faster. And how all the "experts"(

) are telling us how bad the car sucks and how bad the trap times are,and how much better the GT 500 is......how could I still be in love with my slow heavy piece of crap.

.......... WELL, I AM!!!!!! I LOVE MY CAR, I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT MY CAR!!!!! I used to drag race a lot when I was younger and Ive had MANY fast cars.Ive had faster cars in the 1/4 mile(87 Buick,Grand National - 10.86 with drag radials!!) My ZL1 has not been raced,and will never see the track. To all the GT500 lovers out there... I love this car as well, Id love to be able to have one sitting right next to my ZL1!! Anyway, I just wanted to see if there were any other ZL1 owners out there who still love their car. Because God knows,if you read many of the posts on this site,it would sure be hard to tell. All I know is that I LOVE MINE!!!

I'm with you! I love my ZL, really dont care how heavy it is or if its slower than another car................ All I know is they look awsome sound great right off the show room floor! Its a great base to start with if you want to mod the hell of it and make it a rocket ship. After all for street driving its hard enough to use the 580HP with out getting in trouble

. Just my opinion, I have loved camaros since I was 4yrs old my parents had a 1968 SS/RS burnt orange black vinyl top 350 4 speed black interior cragar ss rims........ that started my love affair for the car!

1968SS/RS · 08-07-2012, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlingShot

I'm friggin ecstatic about this car. It's to the point when I do drive my SS now, I really don't enjoy it.

I don't give a crap about tracking or track times. I use mine for pleasure driving, going from point A to point B (taking the scenic route of course) ... There is nothing I don't like about the Z, and this car is a beast from a 45 roll.

hell yeh!

toddsZL1 · 08-07-2012, 08:51 AM

#1645 is with you 100%

alyssasdad · 08-07-2012, 09:07 AM

Thanks guys!! Awesome!!!

affox83 · 08-07-2012, 09:31 AM

Agreed, all the way. You know, from what the magazines say, a Lamborghini Aventador is faster in a quarter-mile than the GT500...

It might not be the fastest thing out there, but I haven't had a single passenger that didn't outright gasp and get the deer-in-headights look when I floor it, much less the dents in my door handles when I fling it enthusiastically (maybe a little too...nah) around a corner. To go faster in a stright line all you need is more power or less weight or a combination of both, combined with a nice amount of more cash.

The only thing I regret is not being able to buy one sooner.

G-Oil Guy · 08-07-2012, 09:34 AM

I love my mean machine.

cosmoZL1 · 08-07-2012, 10:07 AM

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'll put my ZL1 up against any car made today. May not be the fastest, etc. For the most beautiful, best all around car that does everything well? It's the ZL1!!

BamaPam165 · 08-07-2012, 10:12 AM

Even though the articles keep comparing The ZL1 to the Ford....there is NO comparison to me or my husband, in our opinions. My husband has owned 3 Camaro's over the years and other than the '72 Challenger he had when he was 20, he has preferred Chevy products over any other muscle car! We even owned a Mustang Cobra for a few years, but it just didn't give us that feeling we have with the ZL1 now. We love this car, the design, the power, the look and feel of it is superb! And the sound - I keep referencing the Fox News review about this car - the "epic burble"!!!! I love the way it sounds idling and shifting the gears, it has not disappointed me at all. People look at it in passing and you can see them turning their head around trying to see another glimpse of "what was that" that just passed me. Anyway, I could rave about every part of this car all day long....I too love this car. Let'em keep comparing, who cares?! We know what we have and we know what we like!!

ZL1 Heaven.... And I wish we had 2 in the garage...his and hers!

AZ-ZL1 · 08-07-2012, 10:55 AM

Love my Z. It's everything expected and...

There is really nothing slow about a 12 second car. It's a challenge to stay under any speed limit with the power and quickness it has, stock.

DangerZL1 · 08-07-2012, 11:25 AM

If anyone likes Camaros, they'll love the ZL1. It really is distinguished from the SS, but it should be, since it has a higher price. It rides and handles better than anyone probably expected it to.

srt0739 · 08-07-2012, 11:38 AM

Love my ZL1 and I get sooo many compliments out on the streets! :party0038:

Irishblackcoffee · 08-07-2012, 11:45 AM

Hell yea, i'm with you also. Order # QMJWDM.
2013 ZL1, GBE, M6
Can't wait to get mine.

Godsplumber · 08-07-2012, 11:59 AM

I love mine, every thing about it. Its the best car i have ever driven hands down. Love the way it sounds, drives, looks. It is perfect. Only people complaining about them dont have one. Simple as that.

THR ZL1 #1 · 08-07-2012, 12:31 PM

An amazing car . . . but some of the crap that gets posted is silly . .

RJ111 · 08-07-2012, 12:37 PM

I love mine,and after the CAI,pulley,and tune,I'm sure I will love it even more.

KD Innovations · 08-07-2012, 12:41 PM

Mine does great.

alyssasdad · 08-07-2012, 02:06 PM

Thanks for all the relpies guys!!!

alyssasdad · 08-07-2012, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godsplumber

I love mine, every thing about it. Its the best car i have ever driven hands down. Love the way it sounds, drives, looks. It is perfect. Only people complaining about them dont have one. Simple as that.

You are so right. When I start reading all the posts of people arguing back and forth,and people just putting the ZL1 down(I love the way some try and do it nicely)and then I look at the posters....... They dont even own a ZL1... or a GT500 for that matter!!!! Some dont even own a camaro at all!!!!!!

Give me a break!!!!

BonestockZL1 · 08-07-2012, 02:13 PM

I took mine to work this morning, and it was finally not 100% humidity. Nice and cool when I punched it and holy hell I hit 110 in a blink of an eye! Best money I ever spent!!

Zikma · 08-07-2012, 02:25 PM

I hate it....

because it is so d@mn fun to drive and......
I am certain I will soon get caught (25 years driving and not a single speeding ticket)

Zee-Ell-One · 08-08-2012, 01:44 AM

I don't even have possesion of mine yet (any day now) and I love it more than life itself. I've never been more excited about anything in my entire 44 years of life.

:party0038:

2SSJIM · 08-08-2012, 02:16 AM

I absolutely love my ZL1! It handles great, it looks mean and it gets the stares every where I go. It has been and will remain the best and most technologically equipped car I have ever owned.

CAM....ZL1 · 08-08-2012, 06:59 AM

I have 4100 mi. on mine, and every one has been a pleasure.
The car is great, every day I get home from work my ten year old son
says dad can we go for a ride. He wants the nannies off and wants
me to paddle shift...why... well I'll tell ya, add a Airaid cai, 90mm
ported tb, and have it tuned ( mine by Torq perf. ) and OMG .That's
all it really needs and the reliability is still there. I can floor it if you
want to throw some smoke, run it to about 5500 rpm's tap shift and
it will lay some more rubber, then 5500 rpm's again and will get you a
good hard chirp in 3rd. the power increase is unbelieveable, just those
small mods will net you around 660 base hp and you can deffinately
notice the diff.

I LOVE IT, MY SON LOVES IT, MY WIFE IS SCARED OF IT.
EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN FOR A RIDE LOVES IT.
EVERYONE THAT SEE'S IT LOVES IT.
HELL WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE.

08-07-2012, 08:22 AM	#2
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 6,238	I'm friggin ecstatic about this car. It's to the point when I do drive my SS now, I really don't enjoy it. I don't give a crap about tracking or track times. I use mine for pleasure driving, going from point A to point B (taking the scenic route of course) ... There is nothing I don't like about the Z, and this car is a beast from a 45 roll. __________________

08-07-2012, 09:07 AM	#6
alyssasdad Go VOLS!!!!! Drives: ZL1 #1344 VR, M6 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ardmore,Al. Posts: 257	Thanks guys!! Awesome!!! __________________ 1.GOD 2.Family 3.Camaro........& the TENNESSEE VOLS!!!

08-07-2012, 09:34 AM	#8
G-Oil Guy 6213112515211052351225 Drives: Zoe the ZL1, 2012 Frontier Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Montoursville, PA Posts: 5,538	I love my mean machine. __________________ I don't know where I belong. I don't know where I went wrong

08-07-2012, 10:07 AM	#9
cosmoZL1 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Silver Ice Metallic, 6 spd Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: The Wild Wild West!! Posts: 293	I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'll put my ZL1 up against any car made today. May not be the fastest, etc. For the most beautiful, best all around car that does everything well? It's the ZL1!! __________________ All my life I've been an Adrenalin Junkie.To some thats a bad thing.But? My bucket list is very short, very short indeed

08-07-2012, 12:37 PM	#17
RJ111 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Gastonia, N.C Posts: 236	I love mine,and after the CAI,pulley,and tune,I'm sure I will love it even more. __________________ 2013 Camaro ZL1,Victory Red # 441....SOLD 2013 Camaro ZL1, Summit White # 3071 Rotofad Cai,Rotofab Reservoir. Trueforged 20/20 Competitions Satin Black centers Gloss Black lips Nitto Invo 295/35/20 Nitto Invo 315/35/20

08-07-2012, 07:48 AM	#1
alyssasdad Go VOLS!!!!! Drives: ZL1 #1344 VR, M6 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ardmore,Al. Posts: 257	I was just wondering...... Is there any ZL1 owners out there that are happy with their ZL1? I mean after all, with the countless threads and posts of how bad the ZL1 does in the 1/4 mile,and even though all the mags picked the ZL1 as the better car even though the GT500 is faster. And how all the "experts"() are telling us how bad the car sucks and how bad the trap times are,and how much better the GT 500 is......how could I still be in love with my slow heavy piece of crap........... WELL, I AM!!!!!! I LOVE MY CAR, I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT MY CAR!!!!! I used to drag race a lot when I was younger and Ive had MANY fast cars.Ive had faster cars in the 1/4 mile(87 Buick,Grand National - 10.86 with drag radials!!) My ZL1 has not been raced,and will never see the track. To all the GT500 lovers out there... I love this car as well, Id love to be able to have one sitting right next to my ZL1!! Anyway, I just wanted to see if there were any other ZL1 owners out there who still love their car. Because God knows,if you read many of the posts on this site,it would sure be hard to tell. All I know is that I LOVE MINE!!! __________________ 1.GOD 2.Family 3.Camaro........& the TENNESSEE VOLS!!!

08-07-2012, 08:51 AM	#5
toddsZL1 Drives: 2012 ZL1 IOM#1645 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: SHAWANO,WI Posts: 344	#1645 is with you 100%

08-07-2012, 09:31 AM	#7
affox83 MSEE in Progress Drives: '12 ZL-1 #1011 Join Date: May 2012 Location: South Weber, UT Posts: 57	Agreed, all the way. You know, from what the magazines say, a Lamborghini Aventador is faster in a quarter-mile than the GT500... It might not be the fastest thing out there, but I haven't had a single passenger that didn't outright gasp and get the deer-in-headights look when I floor it, much less the dents in my door handles when I fling it enthusiastically (maybe a little too...nah) around a corner. To go faster in a stright line all you need is more power or less weight or a combination of both, combined with a nice amount of more cash. The only thing I regret is not being able to buy one sooner.

08-07-2012, 10:12 AM	#10
BamaPam165 Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Springville, AL Posts: 47 View My Garage	Even though the articles keep comparing The ZL1 to the Ford....there is NO comparison to me or my husband, in our opinions. My husband has owned 3 Camaro's over the years and other than the '72 Challenger he had when he was 20, he has preferred Chevy products over any other muscle car! We even owned a Mustang Cobra for a few years, but it just didn't give us that feeling we have with the ZL1 now. We love this car, the design, the power, the look and feel of it is superb! And the sound - I keep referencing the Fox News review about this car - the "epic burble"!!!! I love the way it sounds idling and shifting the gears, it has not disappointed me at all. People look at it in passing and you can see them turning their head around trying to see another glimpse of "what was that" that just passed me. Anyway, I could rave about every part of this car all day long....I too love this car. Let'em keep comparing, who cares?! We know what we have and we know what we like!! ZL1 Heaven.... And I wish we had 2 in the garage...his and hers!

08-07-2012, 10:55 AM	#11
AZ-ZL1 Dry Heat My @ss Drives: 2012 ZL1 SUMMIT WHITE Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Chandler, Arizona Posts: 598	Love my Z. It's everything expected and... There is really nothing slow about a 12 second car. It's a challenge to stay under any speed limit with the power and quickness it has, stock.

08-07-2012, 11:25 AM	#12
DangerZL1 Drives: Accord Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Memphis, TN Area Posts: 1,760	If anyone likes Camaros, they'll love the ZL1. It really is distinguished from the SS, but it should be, since it has a higher price. It rides and handles better than anyone probably expected it to.

08-07-2012, 11:38 AM	#13
srt0739 Drives: 2012 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 39 View My Garage	Love my ZL1 and I get sooo many compliments out on the streets! :party0038:

08-07-2012, 11:45 AM	#14
Irishblackcoffee Drives: 13 1LE CRT M6 NAV NPP Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Boaz, AL Posts: 157 View My Garage	Hell yea, i'm with you also. Order # QMJWDM. 2013 ZL1, GBE, M6 Can't wait to get mine.

08-07-2012, 11:59 AM	#15
Godsplumber Drives: 2012 ZL1,Victory Red Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Gilbert, Az Posts: 400 View My Garage	I love mine, every thing about it. Its the best car i have ever driven hands down. Love the way it sounds, drives, looks. It is perfect. Only people complaining about them dont have one. Simple as that.

08-07-2012, 12:31 PM	#16
THR ZL1 #1 Perma Grinning Drives: 2012 Tom Henry Racing ZL1 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Schaumburg, IL Posts: 322	An amazing car . . . but some of the crap that gets posted is silly . .

08-07-2012, 12:41 PM	#18
KD Innovations Drives: 2012 ZL1, 2009 CTS-V Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Staging Lanes Posts: 441	Mine does great.

08-07-2012, 02:06 PM	#19
alyssasdad Go VOLS!!!!! Drives: ZL1 #1344 VR, M6 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ardmore,Al. Posts: 257	Thanks for all the relpies guys!!! __________________ 1.GOD 2.Family 3.Camaro........& the TENNESSEE VOLS!!!

08-07-2012, 02:13 PM	#21
BonestockZL1 Drives: 2012 ZL1 Camaro Join Date: May 2012 Location: PA Posts: 175	I took mine to work this morning, and it was finally not 100% humidity. Nice and cool when I punched it and holy hell I hit 110 in a blink of an eye! Best money I ever spent!! __________________

08-07-2012, 02:25 PM	#22
Zikma Drives: ZL1 2012 # 721; 2013 Tahoe Z71 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Marshfield, Wisconsin Posts: 104 View My Garage	I hate it.... because it is so d@mn fun to drive and...... I am certain I will soon get caught (25 years driving and not a single speeding ticket)

08-08-2012, 01:44 AM	#23
Zee-Ell-One Yooz gotta B freekin kidn Drives: 2013 6mt ZL1#826 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ventuky Ca. Posts: 192	I don't even have possesion of mine yet (any day now) and I love it more than life itself. I've never been more excited about anything in my entire 44 years of life. :party0038: __________________ The Zeldabeast! A True Thoroughbred Road Warrior!

08-08-2012, 02:16 AM	#24
2SSJIM Drives: CRT ZL1 #1400 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: AZ. Posts: 858	I absolutely love my ZL1! It handles great, it looks mean and it gets the stares every where I go. It has been and will remain the best and most technologically equipped car I have ever owned.

08-08-2012, 06:59 AM	#25
CAM....ZL1 Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: BENTON, IL. Posts: 634	I have 4100 mi. on mine, and every one has been a pleasure. The car is great, every day I get home from work my ten year old son says dad can we go for a ride. He wants the nannies off and wants me to paddle shift...why... well I'll tell ya, add a Airaid cai, 90mm ported tb, and have it tuned ( mine by Torq perf. ) and OMG .That's all it really needs and the reliability is still there. I can floor it if you want to throw some smoke, run it to about 5500 rpm's tap shift and it will lay some more rubber, then 5500 rpm's again and will get you a good hard chirp in 3rd. the power increase is unbelieveable, just those small mods will net you around 660 base hp and you can deffinately notice the diff. I LOVE IT, MY SON LOVES IT, MY WIFE IS SCARED OF IT. EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN FOR A RIDE LOVES IT. EVERYONE THAT SEE'S IT LOVES IT. HELL WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE.