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White_SS/RS · 09-08-2013, 09:13 PM

First post here. I currently have a '12 2SS, which I love and have been gradually doing mods to but have always desired the 1LE. I have the chance to pick up a '14 1LE but I'd be taking a $7500 loss on my current Camaro. I figure I'd have 9k modding my '12 to the same level so should I pull the trigger on the '14?

IMPERIALBLUE2SS · 09-08-2013, 09:26 PM

Well if your gonna take a $7500 hit, and it would cost you $9000 to upgrade. I think the $1500 is a drop in the bucket to starting a payment book all over again. The 2014 is going to cost a lot more in the long run. So my honest opinion.... HELL TO THE NO!!

canecorso69 · 09-08-2013, 09:44 PM

Whew...thats a big nut to swallow there. Dont know if I could do that or not.

beany323 · 09-08-2013, 10:32 PM

i would probably suggest wait another year. thats a pretty big hit.

ss1letx · 09-08-2013, 10:56 PM

Thats a big hit, I love my 1LE I just dont know if I even love it that much. I had 6 years for a depreciation of 20k+ lost with 90k in miles on my old truck and that was a hard one to take to.

CrystalRedTintcoat · 09-08-2013, 11:36 PM

So if you wait another year then don't over mod your SS unless they are fully reusable and something you'd still want on the 1LE.

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Exigent · 09-09-2013, 04:33 AM

Taking a loss is always difficult to swallow but it's really about what you want and what you're willing to do to have it. You will lose $ either way, continuing to mod a 12Ss is a losing proposition from a financial standpoint and buying another depreciating asset, a 2014 1LE, is also a losing proposition.

It's about the enjoyment you get from the car, whichever one it turns out to be, just don't do something you can't afford - there will always be more cars!

White_SS/RS · 09-09-2013, 02:39 PM

Thanks for the input. I know eventually ill catch up on depreciation, just hope it's not 3 years down the road. I track my car and it would be nice to have the 1le. Doing mods to my current car doesn't help my situation any if I'm looking at a new car in a year or two. Just sucks when I know there's something out there that's designed for the track.

09-08-2013, 09:13 PM	#1
White_SS/RS Drives: 14 1LE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 1,567	Dilemma First post here. I currently have a '12 2SS, which I love and have been gradually doing mods to but have always desired the 1LE. I have the chance to pick up a '14 1LE but I'd be taking a $7500 loss on my current Camaro. I figure I'd have 9k modding my '12 to the same level so should I pull the trigger on the '14?

09-08-2013, 09:44 PM	#3
canecorso69 run ur car not ur mouth Drives: 2013 1LE Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Middletown, DE; Mayfield, NY Posts: 1,220	Whew...thats a big nut to swallow there. Dont know if I could do that or not. __________________ TSP headers, cat delete, x-pipe, atak, RPM custom cam and tune, Phfadt 1.25 springs, 15" Carlyle conversion, Nitrous Outlet, Procharger F1A-94, Meth inj

09-08-2013, 10:32 PM	#4
beany323 Drives: Camaro 2SS /RS/1LE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southern Cali. Posts: 1,566 View My Garage	i would probably suggest wait another year. thats a pretty big hit. __________________ "The fact the GT500 can barely beat a $37k car with 200 less horsepower speaks volumes. There are about a million mods you can do to a LS3 to make a Camaro do the 1/4 faster then a GT500." (Vroom.) Updated w/ Willow Springs: 1. Nissan GTR Track Pack 1:19.6 2. Ducati 1198 S 1:19.7 3. Nissan GTR 1:20.3 4. Corvette Z06 1:20.4 5. Audi R8 V10 Plus 1:22.0 6. Ferrari 458 Italia 1:22.3 7. CAMARO SS 1LE 1:22.7 8. Shelby GT 500 1:23.5 9. Mustang Gt Track Pack 1:25.8

09-08-2013, 11:36 PM	#6
CrystalRedTintcoat Drives: 2013 2SS 1LE NPP GBE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bay Area, online, & in my 1LE Posts: 2,667 View My Garage	So if you wait another year then don't over mod your SS unless they are fully reusable and something you'd still want on the 1LE. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD __________________ 2013 1LE NPP GBE Mods Track Days

09-08-2013, 09:26 PM	#2
IMPERIALBLUE2SS Drives: 2010 imperial blue LS3 M6 2SSRS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Virginia beach Virginia Posts: 210	Well if your gonna take a $7500 hit, and it would cost you $9000 to upgrade. I think the $1500 is a drop in the bucket to starting a payment book all over again. The 2014 is going to cost a lot more in the long run. So my honest opinion.... HELL TO THE NO!!

09-08-2013, 10:56 PM	#5
ss1letx Drives: 2013 Chevy Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: United States Posts: 108	Thats a big hit, I love my 1LE I just dont know if I even love it that much. I had 6 years for a depreciation of 20k+ lost with 90k in miles on my old truck and that was a hard one to take to.

09-09-2013, 04:33 AM	#7
Exigent Drives: 2003 Porsche 996tt Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 58	Taking a loss is always difficult to swallow but it's really about what you want and what you're willing to do to have it. You will lose $ either way, continuing to mod a 12Ss is a losing proposition from a financial standpoint and buying another depreciating asset, a 2014 1LE, is also a losing proposition. It's about the enjoyment you get from the car, whichever one it turns out to be, just don't do something you can't afford - there will always be more cars!

09-09-2013, 02:39 PM	#8
White_SS/RS Drives: 14 1LE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 1,567	Thanks for the input. I know eventually ill catch up on depreciation, just hope it's not 3 years down the road. I track my car and it would be nice to have the 1le. Doing mods to my current car doesn't help my situation any if I'm looking at a new car in a year or two. Just sucks when I know there's something out there that's designed for the track.