Help Please!!! About to buy my first Camaro!

[coryrulez9]

I am also from Columbus Ohio. You can get a BRAND NEW LS for just a couple grand more. You don't need snow tires if you have the all season 18" tires the LS comes with. Now when I used to live in Cleveland....snow tires would be a must. The only difficult part for me is when you are first trying to get going in icy situations. Can turn off the traction control briefly to get going but then turn it right back on. It takes a little adjustment from driving front wheel drive vehicles but its not any more difficult imo.

[andreythedon]

Just got my 11' 1ss for 21,500 after all taxes and fees. I had to drive 2 hours for it though...Just be patient. Dealer was tired of waiting and I had waited plenty..win win (at least a win for me). Just do a good test drive..More than the 2 miles they like for you to do.

[Destructo09]

Get the SS, even if it's a 1SS, you will be much happier, especially if your dream has been to own an American muscle car. Every american muscle car has been a V8, it's just not a true muscle car with a V6.

I paid 25k for a 2SS one year ago, I couldn't imagine paying over 20k for a 2010 V6 when you can find an SS for not much more.

[rebelyell22]

Originally Posted by Destructo09

Get the SS, even if it's a 1SS, you will be much happier, especially if your dream has been to own an American muscle car. Every american muscle car has been a V8, it's just not a true muscle car with a V6.

I paid 25k for a 2SS one year ago, I couldn't imagine paying over 20k for a 2010 V6 when you can find an SS for not much more.

Yea, I got my 2011 2ss in October of last yr and it was 25k with 28k miles. No way I would get a v6

[Machinehead]

Got a 2012 ls with 28k for 15.9k. The LS is a great bargain.

[thkfast]

Autotrader.com is a great place to shop to get a feel for what people nationwide are asking for similar cars.

Never buy an extended warranty...you're giving someone $$$ up front in case something breaks that may never break! Instead, bank that $$$ in case something DOES break!

Regarding snow tires, if your region gets snow, buy some take-off steel wheels and put dedicated snow tires on them!

Good luck, keep us posted.

[xnuyokr]

I bought my 2012 1LT convertible with 19,000 miles for $25,000 from a dealer a year ago, and the factory warrenty is good for another two months. I think you can do much better then the deals you have mentioned.

[FloridaBill]

Here we go with the V6 bashers.... Get the car that's right for you, the V6 has enough HP to land you in jail. A V8 won't make your dick any bigger despite what you read here. It might make you a bigger dick though....

[Baldwin feeder]

Originally Posted by FloridaBill

Here we go with the V6 bashers.... Get the car that's right for you, the V6 has enough HP to land you in jail. A V8 won't make your dick any bigger despite what you read here. It might make you a bigger dick though....

Exactly though I do love my SS, I originally wanted a 1LS. There is nothing wrong with having a LFX. I just say test drive them both a V6 and V8 if there is any doubt in your mind of what you want. If you know what you want do not let anybody talk you out of it.

I wouldn't try to get an extended warranty personally on a 4 or 5 year old car. Those warrenties tend to be too expensive for me to justify the cost especially since I tend to be a DYIer.

[Destructo09]

Originally Posted by FloridaBill

Here we go with the V6 bashers.... Get the car that's right for you, the V6 has enough HP to land you in jail. A V8 won't make your dick any bigger despite what you read here. It might make you a bigger dick though....

I didn't really see anybody bash the V6, but for the prices he mentioned for a couple more grand he could get an SS.

The V6 isn't bad, but when the price is so close why wouldn't you get the SS?

[Destructo09]

Originally Posted by Baldwin feeder

Exactly though I do love my SS, I originally wanted a 1LS. There is nothing wrong with having a LFX. I just say test drive them both a V6 and V8 if there is any doubt in your mind of what you want. If you know what you want do not let anybody talk you out of it.

I wouldn't try to get an extended warranty personally on a 4 or 5 year old car. Those warrenties tend to be too expensive for me to justify the cost especially since I tend to be a DYIer.

Aftermarket warranties, especially third party ones are a complete waste of money. You'll pay 2 or 3k for the warranty and almost no chance you'll ever get the money out of it. The likely hood of you needing a new motor inside 200k miles is very low assuming you maintain it properly.

The bad thing with 3rd party warranties is that they make you prove the issue wasn't neglect or anything, they look for any excuse not to recover a repair. I've seen some pretty bad stories of people having to fight tooth and nail just to have something major covered. They make their money by not paying for repairs.

[dklowrider]

Originally Posted by Destructo09

The V6 isn't bad, but when the price is so close why wouldn't you get the SS?

Because the V6 gets much better gas mileage. No, wait a minute, never mind.

[FloridaBill]

Originally Posted by Destructo09

I didn't really see anybody bash the V6, but for the prices he mentioned for a couple more grand he could get an SS.

The V6 isn't bad, but when the price is so close why wouldn't you get the SS?

I had the option to buy an SS but chose color and options over the 2 extra cylinders. It's all about personal preference and maybe some people aren't buying a Camaro to race it. Trust me, I can exceed the speed limit.

I've probably gotten more compliments because of the color, than about the size of the engine.

The bottom line is we all love our cars, that's why we are here.

[Rocky1974]

Originally Posted by tritus

First of all I would like to thank anyone who will take a quick second to help me out. I have been reading the forum and doing a lot of research but still have a lot of questions about my potential future car! I grew up in Europe and owning an American muscle car has always been my dream even though I can only afford the v6 it is about to come true.(yes v6 is still a muscle car for me since I used to own a 1.4 L vw polo).

I found a couple good 2010 2LT RS v6's in my price range, the owners are asking around $20k and I was wondering if that is a little too expensive btw cars are under 30 k miles but no warranty. (KBB around 20 too but I am not sure if I am suppose to pay the kbb value)

Second question is can a get a gm extended warranty on the car even though its original warranty is expired and how much would that cost me for a 5 year/60k miles warranty assuming the car has 20 k miles on it and it is a 2010.

Third question: is there anything specific that I should be looking for as far as the recall fixes go or any other chronic issues that may the car have.

And my biggest concern is I will be moving to Columbus Ohio and my Camaro will be my daily driver. Are snow tires a must?

If there is anything else that I should know about a 2010 v6 Camaro I would really appreciate the input. This is my dream car and I have been saving up for it for quite some time!

Appreciate the help!

Do an AutoTrader search. I did one a couple of weeks ago for a friend of mine who's looking for a 5th gen RS, for 20k or less. I was surprised at the number of low mileage one's that I found for less than 20k and I was just searching for red/burgundy one's, less than 200 miles away.

I don't think you will be able to get a GM extended warranty on a car after it's standard warranty has expired. Your only option will be to purchase a aftermarket/3rd party warranty. Most of them are just an insurance policy. You pay for covered repairs and they reimburse you, minus any deductible.

The early '10s were famous for loose spoilers, but I think they all would have been fixed by now or they would fallen off.

You're definitely going to be dealing with snow in Columbus, Ohio, so I'd say you're going to need snow tires, or at least all-season tires.