SS lover
 

Hey Guys, I have always loved the Camaros since the 1st Gen. Ever since the 5th Gen got released and i seen bumble in transformers, I fell in love with the SS 10x more. My question is did anybody ever just want the SS Camaro specifically, I love all camaros V6's to the Zl1. But all i ever wanted was an Super sport, nothing more and nothing less. Just something about the super sport heritage and what it stands for that keeps me hooked. Just wondering if i was the only crazy one, who goals was to never get a Zl1. Seems like thats everybody's end goal of some sort lol. Also I love a naturally aspirated V8.... Music to my ears. Like i said i love all camaros though :hail:

I had only 2 pre-requisites when I went hunting for mine as a bare minimum...


Had to be a V8, had to be manual... everything else was icing on the cake. :)

I'm with him. Those were my goals. Then I found a low mile 2SS RS in mid winter that they wanted to get off the lot. Perfect car and perfect opportunity for a deal.

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I agree , I always loved the SS line . From the chevelles, trailblazer and etc. It was my dream car since high school.

Perfectly content with my SS!

First off, welcome to the forums! This is quite an interesting question for a first post!

I would say no, you're not crazy. Personally, I wanted an aqua blue metallic Camaro. It had to be a V8, I preferred a manual, but the color was everything. What I have is a SS, automatic, aqua blue metallic Camaro. My trade off for not getting a manual was that it was "supposed" to be my wife's daily driver. This lasted all of 2 months tops and then I got to commandeer the vehicle for myself. I've often thought about adding a supercharger, but after having added a cam this winter, I think that I may end up stopping where I'm at, at least for the foreseeable future with my second child on the way any day now. All that being said, if there was a factory aqua blue metallic ZL1 out there I probably would have pushed for it. The magnetic ride is enough to have me want a ZL1, but I really can't complain because my car is a comfortable road trip car.

As for heritage, yes the SS is more widely known, but do not discredit the heritage of the ZL-1. The original 69 1969 ZL-1 cars were beastly and held many drag racing records for many years. Big block power with small block weight. It was a hard combo to beat!

I guess I fit in that category. I doubt I’ll ever be able to use all of the capabilities of a stock SS - no need for anything more and I’m content. I’m going to get better shocks and maybe a cat back but no real performance upgrades. IMO, the Z28 and ZL1 are overkill for regular street use.

My plan was to get a brand new 5th gen while they still made them. Since I didn't want to sell my GTA, I got the V6 model. However, knowing that, I looked for a manual to make it more fun to drive.

Also, to some extent, I was thinking about the almost $5 a gallon gas that I was paying when I had my V8 Titan. So, I wanted something that would get better fuel economy as well.

If and when I ever decide I need more power like a V8, I'll get the Overkill stage 3 supercharger kit.:thumbsup:

I think the Zl1 is a super legendary car, and i respect it all around as well.

Yes, I was set on getting the SS as well. Like them all and could have bought any one I wanted; after checking them all out, even the refreshed versions that had just come out, the 'original' 5th Gen SS had and was everything I wanted .. still is. :happy0180:

Im a person who will never take my car to the track or anything like that. I might hit 125 on the highway every now and then, but thats the most "racing" i would be doing. So anything more then a SS is just useless in my situation, because it would be just wasted power.

V6 is plenty power for the street bro. I had 2 V6's before my SS, that v6 was so much fun and i still never got to use all the power it had. I had some good times in my RS man.

I swear bro all i wanted was a 5th Gen fully loaded 2ss. Nothing more nothing less. Wouldn't trade it for the world.

Agreed. Your car looks sick BTW!