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8kids2hummers1camaro · 06-01-2010, 01:28 AM

Drive whatever you buy. But if you do actually want to count gas milage then no sense in messing around with an SS.

I own an SS and LOVE it! I drive it a GREAT deal but since I work from home and don't have to travel for work, my miles are not nearly what others do for work travel.

I'm adding an axle-back, a cold-air induction, and eventually a tune to get just a touch more performance with the objective of getting the best gas milage possible.....actually treating it as a game of just seeing what I can actually do to my SS to get more performance and gas milage.

Did you know putting a supercharger on an H2 can actually improve gas milage? :-)

2SSRSB · 06-01-2010, 01:44 AM

Pros - too many to list

Cons - 14 mpg (all city) if you care - I don't; skip shift (I need the eliminator); parking on the bottom floor of the garage to avoid door dings (but I would do that with any new car)

78camaro · 06-01-2010, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 2SSRSB

Pros - too many to list

Cons - 14 mpg (all city) if you care - I don't; skip shift (I need the eliminator); parking on the bottom floor of the garage to avoid door dings (but I would do that with any new car)

You're getting 14? I'm getting 12!

2SSRSB · 06-01-2010, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 78camaro

You're getting 14? I'm getting 12!

Part of my commute is downhill!

phenixdragon · 06-01-2010, 10:57 AM

I drive about 10 miles to and from work every night (I work nights) and 80-90% is freeway. But that small amount of time on the city streets causes me to get about 15 MPG and I am not speeding, reving up, or being in low gears. But mostly I don't care if I get 10 or less MPG. I have a bike that gets me 40 MPG and can do 180mph, which I mostly use and the Camaro sits.

joe h · 06-01-2010, 03:02 PM

Pros: Fun to drive, costs only a little more than a v6 Toyota or honda, costs less than any truck or suv on the road and gets equal or better gas mileage.

Cons: driving more miles will usually increases the chances of accidents, door dings, scratches, sun damage, hail storms, sand blasted by wind, theft, hit and run, wear to the interior, bug splats, rock chips.

Tires are f@!#ing expensive and cannot be rotated in anyway.

The SS model has no spare tire, so a blowout requires a tow. And I have yet to meet a tow company that is easy on a car.

Higher insurance premium if you don't have another car.

Faster depreciation.

Premium unleaded isn't cheap, and the car gets poorer gas mileage than its corvette cousin.

8qts of synthetic oil every 4,000 mile because the oil life indicator will switch to a severe schedule as a result of only driving 10 miles at a time.

78camaro · 06-01-2010, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 2SSRSB

Part of my commute is downhill!

I drive only about 2 mi. to and fro, but Bethesda traffic is terrible. I drive uphill--both ways!

BlackenedSS · 06-01-2010, 07:01 PM

I have about 1500 mi. on my SS all in trafic and I dont mind the skip shift at all. Infact, I kind of like it in traffic or just cruising around the neighborhood. The car doesnt really need 2nd and 3rd most of the time but when you need them they are there

3CamarosOnHand · 06-01-2010, 07:42 PM

For all those that post gas mileage as cons- I drive it 22 miles one way to work mostly highway but some city...the SS M6 actually gets BETTER gas mileage than my Jeep Grand Cherokee V6. Not my daily driver since I live in Upstate New York but would love it to be my DD

.

You WON'T be sorry in a SS hands down an AWESOME car!!

shinzon · 06-01-2010, 10:06 PM

Daily Driving is the ONLY way to really know the car. I have 4k in two months and I am going to drive the snot out of this thing. These cars will not be collectors despite everyones wishes...

Everything has it's momment in time. Revel in yours

tbss1 · 06-01-2010, 10:11 PM

Cons: worried about it getting hit, or scratched, people wanting to test you.

Pros: all the thumbs up, compliments, and the fact that you can out run
most car on the road.

hot ss · 06-01-2010, 10:15 PM

cops love camaros too. in a bad way.

i was pulled over last week for driving 3 km/hr too fast.
in the slow lane. he threatened me with careless driving.
i was using the paddle shift, and the throttle burps, so...
he accused me of speeding up to get away from him, when i was slowing down.

i usually like cops, but this guy needs to patrol security at teh city dump.

FutureCamaroOwner · 06-02-2010, 06:40 PM

Im not going to let how cops feel about a car deter me from getting my dream car lol

Rshep · 06-02-2010, 07:05 PM

its an SS therefore no downside.

06-01-2010, 01:44 AM	#58
2SSRSB Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Inferno Orange Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 155 View My Garage	Pros - too many to list Cons - 14 mpg (all city) if you care - I don't; skip shift (I need the eliminator); parking on the bottom floor of the garage to avoid door dings (but I would do that with any new car) __________________ 2010 2SS RS Born December 9, 2009

06-01-2010, 10:06 PM	#66
shinzon Night Fury Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Isle of Birk Posts: 747	Daily Driving is the ONLY way to really know the car. I have 4k in two months and I am going to drive the snot out of this thing. These cars will not be collectors despite everyones wishes... Everything has it's momment in time. Revel in yours Attached Images __________________ 2014 Black ZL1 - Toothless - Previous Lovers :2014 1LE , 2010 2SS RS,2004 GTO, 2000 Camaro SS x 2

06-01-2010, 10:11 PM	#67
tbss1 More then meets the eye! Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS 426 hp Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maui Posts: 584 View My Garage	Cons: worried about it getting hit, or scratched, people wanting to test you. Pros: all the thumbs up, compliments, and the fact that you can out run most car on the road. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS, M6, OBX 7/8" l/t headers, with high flow cats, MBRP full 3" exhaust, Whipple supercharger, 3.875 pulley, ID-1050X 1260CC injectors, JRE rough idle street blower cam kit, ZL1 fp, ZL1 fpcm, ZR1 3 bar map sensor, cold air intake, Richman 4.10 gears, BMR toe rods, trailing arms, f/r sway bars, f/r sway bar end links, BMR end link brackets, full BMR poly bushing including solid rear cradle bushings, BMR frame connectors and tunnel brace, f/r Hurst swaybar bushing brackets, Fluidamper, MGR shifter, and tune by Jannetty Racing.

06-01-2010, 10:15 PM	#68
hot ss Drives: aqua 2ss l99 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Edmonton Posts: 1,215	cops love camaros too. in a bad way. i was pulled over last week for driving 3 km/hr too fast. in the slow lane. he threatened me with careless driving. i was using the paddle shift, and the throttle burps, so... he accused me of speeding up to get away from him, when i was slowing down. i usually like cops, but this guy needs to patrol security at teh city dump. __________________ May your exhaust note, sing in harmony with your blower.

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06-01-2010, 01:28 AM	#57
8kids2hummers1camaro 8Kids2hummers1camaro Drives: 2010 2SS/RS IO, Gloss Stripe Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Nebraska Posts: 52 View My Garage	Drive whatever you buy. But if you do actually want to count gas milage then no sense in messing around with an SS. I own an SS and LOVE it! I drive it a GREAT deal but since I work from home and don't have to travel for work, my miles are not nearly what others do for work travel. I'm adding an axle-back, a cold-air induction, and eventually a tune to get just a touch more performance with the objective of getting the best gas milage possible.....actually treating it as a game of just seeing what I can actually do to my SS to get more performance and gas milage. Did you know putting a supercharger on an H2 can actually improve gas milage? :-)

06-01-2010, 10:57 AM	#61
phenixdragon Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 781	I drive about 10 miles to and from work every night (I work nights) and 80-90% is freeway. But that small amount of time on the city streets causes me to get about 15 MPG and I am not speeding, reving up, or being in low gears. But mostly I don't care if I get 10 or less MPG. I have a bike that gets me 40 MPG and can do 180mph, which I mostly use and the Camaro sits.

06-01-2010, 03:02 PM	#62
joe h Drives: victory red 2010 camaro 2ss/rs Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: bismarck, nd Posts: 125	Pros: Fun to drive, costs only a little more than a v6 Toyota or honda, costs less than any truck or suv on the road and gets equal or better gas mileage. Cons: driving more miles will usually increases the chances of accidents, door dings, scratches, sun damage, hail storms, sand blasted by wind, theft, hit and run, wear to the interior, bug splats, rock chips. Tires are f@!#ing expensive and cannot be rotated in anyway. The SS model has no spare tire, so a blowout requires a tow. And I have yet to meet a tow company that is easy on a car. Higher insurance premium if you don't have another car. Faster depreciation. Premium unleaded isn't cheap, and the car gets poorer gas mileage than its corvette cousin. 8qts of synthetic oil every 4,000 mile because the oil life indicator will switch to a severe schedule as a result of only driving 10 miles at a time.

06-01-2010, 07:01 PM	#64
BlackenedSS Drives: 2010 2SS Black on Black Camaro Join Date: May 2010 Location: Magnolia, TX Posts: 173 View My Garage	I have about 1500 mi. on my SS all in trafic and I dont mind the skip shift at all. Infact, I kind of like it in traffic or just cruising around the neighborhood. The car doesnt really need 2nd and 3rd most of the time but when you need them they are there

06-01-2010, 07:42 PM	#65
3CamarosOnHand Drives: 2010 SS/RS ABM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,432 View My Garage	For all those that post gas mileage as cons- I drive it 22 miles one way to work mostly highway but some city...the SS M6 actually gets BETTER gas mileage than my Jeep Grand Cherokee V6. Not my daily driver since I live in Upstate New York but would love it to be my DD . You WON'T be sorry in a SS hands down an AWESOME car!!

06-02-2010, 06:40 PM	#69
FutureCamaroOwner Drives: White 1SS/Black Stripes Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Albany Indiana Posts: 675	Im not going to let how cops feel about a car deter me from getting my dream car lol

06-02-2010, 07:05 PM	#70
Rshep Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 108	its an SS therefore no downside.