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camarozl11 · 07-12-2012, 10:23 PM

hey everybody! i wanted to know if you guys think the zl1 would be a good daily driver.

KKreme15 · 07-12-2012, 10:37 PM

I want to drive mine everyday

alex33x · 07-12-2012, 10:40 PM

I wouldn't first putting too many miles will drive the value of the car down and second the gas would be too expensive.

camarozl11 · 07-12-2012, 10:59 PM

thanks good point

firecross91 · 07-12-2012, 11:02 PM

Only two reasons why mine will not be a daily drive 1) It's black and impossible to keep clean and 2) We have snow. If I lived in an Cali and had another color I'd be all about daily driving. My DD is a 2005 Titan 4X4 off road and towing package. It gets much less MPG even when you factor in the diff. between the grades of gas.

camarozl11 · 07-12-2012, 11:11 PM

i live in California so it does not snow here. i don't mind washing my car if it where black,red,yellow ect... so besides that anything else? by the way i dont have a zl1, just wanted to know if i did get one.

thanks

KKreme15 · 07-12-2012, 11:12 PM

If gas money isn't a problem, it's a great daily

Vette TPI · 07-13-2012, 12:00 AM

It's the best daily driver! Better than shelby it has been rated! If I could even afford that car I would drive it everyday. But I'm looking at 2007 Z06's, not that I can afford one now. But who's to say it won't be later

69NMYSS · 07-13-2012, 12:05 AM

It's my DD and its awesome. Makes going to work a blast

camarozl11 · 07-13-2012, 01:13 AM

thanks so how is it in bad streets? because in California all the streets are bad. is it hard to shift? i heard it is in the Shelby gt500. does it get shacky in the inside when driving?

DangerZL1 · 07-13-2012, 04:51 AM

In tour mode it rides better than an SS. It also does really well in the rain. The tires are going to be one of the biggest expenses in owning the car since I doubt they'll last very long being a soft compound super car tire. Also, they aren't supposed to be driven in temps below 40. Overall, it's still a Camaro with a supercharger and a wonderful suspension, so of course it's a great daily driver if you can afford the car, gas, tires, insurance, and depreciation.

camarozl11 · 07-13-2012, 04:56 AM

thanks i really appreciate it!

BlackedOutZL1 · 07-13-2012, 05:32 AM

best DD i could think of. I'd rather have this as a DD than the 08 vette i traded in for the ZL1. Camaro has more clearance (have not scraped yet), more power, better handling and ride.

ZL1 TIBS · 07-13-2012, 05:50 AM

My ZL1 is my daily driver now and will be for the forseeable future. I have a set of SS wheels that I will put all season tires on for the winter here in Philly. I know it will kill resale value, but that's not what I bought it for. Any way I got my 68 Camaro for a toy.

07-12-2012, 10:23 PM	#1
camarozl11 Drives: camaro zl1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: LA california Posts: 13	would the camaro zl1 be a good daily driver? hey everybody! i wanted to know if you guys think the zl1 would be a good daily driver.

07-12-2012, 10:40 PM	#3
alex33x Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 688	I wouldn't first putting too many miles will drive the value of the car down and second the gas would be too expensive. __________________ Devliered July 20, 2012

07-13-2012, 12:00 AM	#8
Vette TPI Drives: 1987 Corvette TPI Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Littleton Posts: 549	It's the best daily driver! Better than shelby it has been rated! If I could even afford that car I would drive it everyday. But I'm looking at 2007 Z06's, not that I can afford one now. But who's to say it won't be later __________________

07-13-2012, 12:05 AM	#9
69NMYSS Drives: '69 Camaro SS and '12 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: CA Posts: 1,274 View My Garage	It's my DD and its awesome. Makes going to work a blast __________________

07-13-2012, 05:32 AM	#13
BlackedOutZL1 Boss Killer Drives: 2012 ZL1, Black, A6 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: East Longmeadow, MA Posts: 78 View My Garage	best DD i could think of. I'd rather have this as a DD than the 08 vette i traded in for the ZL1. Camaro has more clearance (have not scraped yet), more power, better handling and ride. __________________ 1100 : 2-6-12 Order placed at dealership, QDQS6G 2000 : 4-21-12 Oder accepted by GM 2500 : 4-24-12 Order preferenced. Order pulled into production 3000 : 4-25-12 Order accepted by production control 3300 : 5-10-12 Order scheduled for production 3400 : 05-15-12 - Order Broadcast (internal plant paperwork order produced) 3800 : 5-23-12 - Order produced VIN 1477 4000 : 5-23-12 - Vehicle available to ship 4150 : 5-23-12 Invoiced (order is invoiced to the dealer) 4200 : 5-26-12 Bayed waiting transport 5000 : 6-6-12 Delivered to dealer

07-12-2012, 10:37 PM	#2
KKreme15 Drives: C6 Z06 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dayton, MD Posts: 1,645	I want to drive mine everyday

07-12-2012, 10:59 PM	#4
camarozl11 Drives: camaro zl1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: LA california Posts: 13	thanks good point

07-12-2012, 11:02 PM	#5
firecross91 Drives: ZL1 #1691 Black on black. Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: WNY Posts: 522	Only two reasons why mine will not be a daily drive 1) It's black and impossible to keep clean and 2) We have snow. If I lived in an Cali and had another color I'd be all about daily driving. My DD is a 2005 Titan 4X4 off road and towing package. It gets much less MPG even when you factor in the diff. between the grades of gas.

07-12-2012, 11:11 PM	#6
camarozl11 Drives: camaro zl1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: LA california Posts: 13	i live in California so it does not snow here. i don't mind washing my car if it where black,red,yellow ect... so besides that anything else? by the way i dont have a zl1, just wanted to know if i did get one. thanks

07-12-2012, 11:12 PM	#7
KKreme15 Drives: C6 Z06 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dayton, MD Posts: 1,645	If gas money isn't a problem, it's a great daily

07-13-2012, 01:13 AM	#10
camarozl11 Drives: camaro zl1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: LA california Posts: 13	thanks so how is it in bad streets? because in California all the streets are bad. is it hard to shift? i heard it is in the Shelby gt500. does it get shacky in the inside when driving?

07-13-2012, 04:51 AM	#11
DangerZL1 Drives: 2023 Black ZL1 Auto Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: FEMA Region 4 Posts: 2,935	In tour mode it rides better than an SS. It also does really well in the rain. The tires are going to be one of the biggest expenses in owning the car since I doubt they'll last very long being a soft compound super car tire. Also, they aren't supposed to be driven in temps below 40. Overall, it's still a Camaro with a supercharger and a wonderful suspension, so of course it's a great daily driver if you can afford the car, gas, tires, insurance, and depreciation.

07-13-2012, 04:56 AM	#12
camarozl11 Drives: camaro zl1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: LA california Posts: 13	thanks i really appreciate it!

07-13-2012, 05:50 AM	#14
ZL1 TIBS Drives: 1968 Camaro, 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Aston, PA Posts: 398	My ZL1 is my daily driver now and will be for the forseeable future. I have a set of SS wheels that I will put all season tires on for the winter here in Philly. I know it will kill resale value, but that's not what I bought it for. Any way I got my 68 Camaro for a toy.