06-02-2014, 03:13 PM | #1 |
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questions for those who daily drive your 5th gen
Im looking at getting a new ss 5th gen. I would be daily driving the car, about 80 miles a day.
How are these cars holding up with high miles? I would be getting a ss, which transmission is holding up best to high miles? I dont care if i have auto or manual. Does the 6.2 require premium gas? Is anybody out of warranty and needed major repairs? I live in a area that sees snow, obviously i wont be driving the camaro in anykind of accumulated snow but it might see some early and late season flurries, what all season tires have people had experience with? Still on winter weather, i live where roads are treated with a ridiculous amount of road salt and ice chemicals, has anybody applied any corrosion or rust treatment to the frame and under carriage? My last gm was a pontiac g6 with a sunroof, the sunroof leaked like a sumbish, every rain storm i had a lake on the passenger floor, do the camaro sunroofs leak? My car will remain stock except for a catback or axel back exhaust so im not worried about any mods. Has anybody here had a v6 then upgraded to a ss? How much did your car insurance jump? I am a 29 year old male with zero accidents and zero tickets for comparison. Thanks for your answers, hopefully soon ill be sharing pics of my new car. |
06-02-2014, 03:17 PM | #2 |
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I used my 2010 2LT/RS as a daily driver I did 133 miles per day I filled up every 4 days, figure your SS will fill up every 3 days and yes you will need to run Premium gas.
I now have 73k on my car and she is going strong.
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06-02-2014, 03:25 PM | #3 | |
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Drives: 2011 RJT 2LT/RS Join Date: Apr 2011
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06-02-2014, 03:26 PM | #4 | |
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See my responses in Red below.
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Cosmetic: ZL1 front w/mailslot, painted stripes, powdercoated SS rims, tow hook, and full chrome delete Suspension: Pfadt subframe bushings, Pfadt rear UCA bushings, Z28 Upper control arms, Spohn trailing arms with BMR trailing arm & differential bushings, ZL1 Toe Rods and springs, Prothane radius arm inserts & steering rack bushing, Pfadt Sport front sway, FE4 conversion w/ DS rear sway, Pfadt strut brace Drivetrain: RMCR tune, CAI intake, Kooks headers, hi-flo cats & exhaust, VMAX TB, ZL1 fuel pump, LSR Tri-Ax shifter Bumblebee Racecar Build |
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06-02-2014, 03:51 PM | #5 |
KaBoom1701
Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012
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Theses cars are bullet proof.
I've got 27+K on my 2LT RS (+all the mods listed below) and it drives great.
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06-02-2014, 04:11 PM | #6 |
Captain Gingerbeard
Drives: 2012 IOM RS/SS 6MT Join Date: Feb 2013
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I daily drove my SS through one single winter. A good set of snow wheels/tires (I went with 19" because there were better tire options than sticking with 20") and it did amazingly. I was very surprised. I'm pretty sure the near 50/50 weight distribution helped considerably. I didn't bother with corrosion resistance - I washed it almost daily, though. haha MN-DOT reeeeally likes their salt/chemicals in the winter.
Yeah, the 6.2 requires premium, but it actually gets pretty good mileage for being a 430hp V8. I was able to see 25-26 average on my commute. No leaks from my sunroof or trunk. I have heard of people bumping the sunroof drain lines loose from the trunk opening area, though, and then it will channel the sunroof drain into your trunk. I check mine every time I load up the trunk with a lot of junk, just because I'm paranoid. It's very easy to do and literally only takes a second or two. As far as reliability goes - the LS is NOT a new engine. Durability tested through and through. I've seen LS-derivatives in the pickups with well over 300,000 miles and still running strong. And the manual transmission is a Tremec T6060, which has been around for 15-20 years as well. Pretty sure all the major components are very tried and true. |
06-02-2014, 04:11 PM | #7 |
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Only problem I have is having to wash every other day.
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06-02-2014, 04:25 PM | #8 |
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Drives: 2011 1SS/RS VR/BLK A6 Join Date: Jan 2011
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I DD mine. 40k miles. The full extent of any and all repairs i have ever had thus far is. A turn signal blew out. The AC belt slipped and took out the drive belt with it. The belt i'm sure had a lot more to do with me at the track, hard launching , burnouts, donuts and general fun than anything else. Hell, i'm shocked they even lasted 38k miles lol. Also have replaced tires twice. See above for reasons why. In the end i lost a bulb in 40k miles.
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06-02-2014, 04:33 PM | #9 | |
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06-02-2014, 04:37 PM | #10 |
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Forgot. If you plan to stay stock with an auto then forget any exhaust work unless you either use a range device or get the AFM tuned out. Otherwise you will want to kill yourself listening to that annoying noise coming out of the car. The stock exhaust kills most of the horrible noises.
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06-02-2014, 05:00 PM | #11 |
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: May 2011
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I went from a Ford fusion to a camaro ss... wait for it.... ins went up 12 a month. I live in nj, so imho... I get it the worst/close to it as far as prices go.
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06-02-2014, 05:10 PM | #12 |
Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS IOM Join Date: Oct 2012
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Said it already -
Does the 6.2 require premium gas? Yes - one thing I didn't think of when buying was I went from a Mazda 3 - $40-$50 every 2 weeks in gas, to the SS which is $80 every week driving the same distance (500 kms). Its not the premium gas - its the V8. I use my car for work, not just getting to and from, but am out and about during the day as well. I'm not driving the distance you would be on a daily basis, but do some once in a while. If I was daily, I would think twice about an SS as a DD, unless - the gas isn't an issue. Increase the amount in the summer as there are some days that just call for a long, scenic drive and gas prices naturally increase. |
06-02-2014, 05:17 PM | #13 |
Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS IOM L99 Join Date: Jun 2013
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I personally love my SS as a daily driver. Totally get excited everytime i wake up for my commute. 60K miles and going strong.
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06-02-2014, 05:54 PM | #14 |
'It's an experiment'
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I DD mine -- 2011 2SS 36K, 80+ miles a day since I got it in April '14. Premium (93). I've done some upgrades too (see my garage), and I do love it! I'm averaging 22 mpg (I had a Durango before and it was averaging 17 mpg!) so I actually have better MPG! Not seeing the '25' mpg even though I have an A6 (and no, I don't really 'race' it ;o).
Yep, have to do the 'every other day' wash too -- oh darn... ;o) -Don |
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