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2012-1822 · 05-20-2013, 10:34 PM

Price looks good to me, i mean thats what they are asking, never pay asking price. Car looks good from here. Mileage is a good number. If you like the way the car looks, color and all, then give her a good test drive and bring her home.

Candr3535 · 05-20-2013, 10:40 PM

Not a wise decision, just my opinion. I just trade it a 2010 2ss all black with orange stripes and inferno interior with 4300 miles on it with all tinted windows and cai induction superchiped. Sunroof. Mint. I mean mint and I got 29500 on trade for a 2013 zl1 that list at 64000 and my payments are close to 800 a month at 2.9 percent. But I was not upside down on my SS I owed 19000. Don't make a mistake you will regret for a long time. I've done this before. Enjoy what you have till you level out money wise on the car you have. It's only a car and you have a nice car now. My opinion that's all good luck. Check out bennettchevy.com. The most honest dealer I've ever dealt with.

two_wheel_mayhem · 05-20-2013, 10:57 PM

I drove my 2LT RS for 3 years then traded it for a brand new 1SS for $10,000 + tax. While I had the 2LT I saved the extra money. People here said I got ripped off, yet they are telling you to go for it....weird.

Uileat · 05-20-2013, 10:57 PM

I would wait until I was a little more straight on the financial situation. You have a great car now and are just reaching too far for a first year SS. Pay down on your LT for a few years and maybe you can start looking when the 6th gens are out.

Patience

ksu04 · 05-20-2013, 11:11 PM

I'd say hold off, pay down what you got. You're going to be rolling a lot into a loan on a 3+ year old car...

SSeniorMoment · 05-20-2013, 11:12 PM

I'd keep the LT and pay down on the loan until you get decent equity for a new SS. $590/mo is pretty steep for a 2010 IMO.

gnturboray · 05-20-2013, 11:30 PM

It's a nice clean car, if you want it get it. There's always deals out there but they might not always fit your situation. If this deal works for you and you're comfortable with it go for it.

chad156 · 05-21-2013, 05:52 AM

Not bad! I picked up a 2010 2SS last week for $25.6 with 10K on the clock so you are in the ball park.

DRKS1D3 · 05-21-2013, 06:06 AM

Don't do it! If you're upside down in your current car, you're going to be upside in this SS too because they'll tack that extra money onto the price of this new one. Just pay down your V6 and wait a while. Why would you buy a V6 and then want to upgrade in ONLY 10 months? To me, it seems as if you should have just bought the SS in the first place.

You do NOT want to be buried in car debt!

t!mbo · 05-21-2013, 06:13 AM

Absolutely don't do it. You are already upside down and then trading for a more expensive car that is also older and more likely to need repairs makes no sense.

I understand the want of a SS, but there is no need, especially if you can't afford it!

HorsemenLC-SS · 05-21-2013, 07:00 AM

Reading all these posts and I know the majority ones are not what you want to hear. But keep in mind thisIis coming from people that have been there done that. From people that have actually spent and bought high dollar cars..... yeah sucks to be patient but thats good honest advice. Now if you want to look at it as f it im gonna be paying might as well pay for something im gonna really enjoy then you can do that as well. Have you ever thought about saving money then selling your current vehicle and paying off that loan then starting fresh? Might take longer but at least your payment wont be so high. Paying off your current loan will improve credit score therefore giving you a even better rate. Lowering monthly payments allowing you to save more money for those upgrades you know your gonna do..... my two cents.

christianchevell · 05-21-2013, 07:13 AM

I would wait also, and the 2010 you looked at would have been red jewel not crystal red as the color was not available in 2010...and I would get a manual not the automatic.............Want and time will help pay your car down and a newer car become used with a nice option like HUD...............

Fiveg56 · 05-21-2013, 07:26 AM

Seems like a good deal on the SS, but you are too far upside down to even consider that trade...$5,500 in rolled over negative equity is asking for trouble.

TPAJETSKI · 05-21-2013, 07:42 AM

580 a month is a little deceiving unless you also provide the term limit and interest. Nevertheless, 580 a month is used C5 vette money. I'd pass.

05-20-2013, 10:34 PM	#15
2012-1822 Drives: Black ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: City of Champions, Alabama Posts: 3,697	Price looks good to me, i mean thats what they are asking, never pay asking price. Car looks good from here. Mileage is a good number. If you like the way the car looks, color and all, then give her a good test drive and bring her home. __________________ Check out Alabama Camaros, for Camaro enthusiasts all around Alabama https://www.facebook.com/groups/1739...group_activity

05-20-2013, 10:57 PM	#17
two_wheel_mayhem Would rather be riding Drives: No car no more Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,750	I drove my 2LT RS for 3 years then traded it for a brand new 1SS for $10,000 + tax. While I had the 2LT I saved the extra money. People here said I got ripped off, yet they are telling you to go for it....weird. __________________ No dog in this fight anymore. 5th Gen owner 2009-2016.

05-20-2013, 11:11 PM	#19
ksu04 Drives: '13 ZL1, '14 Harley SGS Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 73	I'd say hold off, pay down what you got. You're going to be rolling a lot into a loan on a 3+ year old car... __________________ "...4.11 posi trac out back, 750 double pumper, edelbrock intake, bored over 30, 11 to 1 pop up pistons, turbojet 390 horsepower, we're talking some f*^ing muscle"

05-21-2013, 05:52 AM	#22
chad156 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: May 2013 Location: Southwest FL Posts: 44	Not bad! I picked up a 2010 2SS last week for $25.6 with 10K on the clock so you are in the ball park. __________________ 2010 Red Jewel Tint Coat 2SS LS3 \| CAI Intake \| Scoop \| Flowmaster American Thunder Cat Back Exhaust \| VMR 19x10 Sqaure Hoosier R6 Track Duty

05-21-2013, 06:06 AM	#23
DRKS1D3 Drives: '17 Corvette Grand Sport M7 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,748	Don't do it! If you're upside down in your current car, you're going to be upside in this SS too because they'll tack that extra money onto the price of this new one. Just pay down your V6 and wait a while. Why would you buy a V6 and then want to upgrade in ONLY 10 months? To me, it seems as if you should have just bought the SS in the first place. You do NOT want to be buried in car debt! __________________ MY RIDE: 2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT--TRIPLE BLACK, 7 SPEED MANUAL, VARARAM TCR-7 INTAKE, BORLA CATLESS X-PIPE, CARBON FIBER STAGE 2 AERO, MGW SHORT-THROW SHIFTER SOLD2011 TRIPLE BLACK SS CONVERTIBLE--6 SPEED MANUAL, MANY MODS, 455 RWHP/435 RWTQ DAD'S RIDE: 2012 ZL1 #1866--BLACK, 6 SPEED MANUAL, EXPOSED CF HOOD, POLISHED WHEELS, SUNROOF, ROTO-FAB INTAKE "Silly Americans, taking from the rich and giving to the poor only works in fairy tales. Success is earned here!".

05-20-2013, 10:40 PM	#16
Candr3535 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Triple Black Vert M6 #5591 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Galloway,NJ Posts: 747 View My Garage	Not a wise decision, just my opinion. I just trade it a 2010 2ss all black with orange stripes and inferno interior with 4300 miles on it with all tinted windows and cai induction superchiped. Sunroof. Mint. I mean mint and I got 29500 on trade for a 2013 zl1 that list at 64000 and my payments are close to 800 a month at 2.9 percent. But I was not upside down on my SS I owed 19000. Don't make a mistake you will regret for a long time. I've done this before. Enjoy what you have till you level out money wise on the car you have. It's only a car and you have a nice car now. My opinion that's all good luck. Check out bennettchevy.com. The most honest dealer I've ever dealt with.

05-20-2013, 10:57 PM	#18
Uileat Drives: 2011 IBM Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 47	I would wait until I was a little more straight on the financial situation. You have a great car now and are just reaching too far for a first year SS. Pay down on your LT for a few years and maybe you can start looking when the 6th gens are out. Patience

05-20-2013, 11:12 PM	#20
SSeniorMoment Drives: 2010 2SS/RS LS3 A6 IOM Join Date: May 2013 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,192	I'd keep the LT and pay down on the loan until you get decent equity for a new SS. $590/mo is pretty steep for a 2010 IMO.

05-20-2013, 11:30 PM	#21
gnturboray Drives: SIM 2010 2SS/RS LS3 LPE750 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Mckinney, Texas Posts: 764	It's a nice clean car, if you want it get it. There's always deals out there but they might not always fit your situation. If this deal works for you and you're comfortable with it go for it.

05-21-2013, 06:13 AM	#24
t!mbo Drives: 45th 2SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Atlanta Posts: 315	Absolutely don't do it. You are already upside down and then trading for a more expensive car that is also older and more likely to need repairs makes no sense. I understand the want of a SS, but there is no need, especially if you can't afford it! __________________

05-21-2013, 07:00 AM	#25
HorsemenLC-SS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS, 2005 CTS-V Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Las Cruces Posts: 51 View My Garage	Reading all these posts and I know the majority ones are not what you want to hear. But keep in mind thisIis coming from people that have been there done that. From people that have actually spent and bought high dollar cars..... yeah sucks to be patient but thats good honest advice. Now if you want to look at it as f it im gonna be paying might as well pay for something im gonna really enjoy then you can do that as well. Have you ever thought about saving money then selling your current vehicle and paying off that loan then starting fresh? Might take longer but at least your payment wont be so high. Paying off your current loan will improve credit score therefore giving you a even better rate. Lowering monthly payments allowing you to save more money for those upgrades you know your gonna do..... my two cents.

05-21-2013, 07:13 AM	#26
christianchevell old school chevy rodder Drives: 2021 zl1 a-10 WildCherry Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,622 View My Garage	I would wait also, and the 2010 you looked at would have been red jewel not crystal red as the color was not available in 2010...and I would get a manual not the automatic.............Want and time will help pay your car down and a newer car become used with a nice option like HUD............... __________________ 2021 Wild Cherry ZL1 A10, Sunroof, Data,Red Carbon Interior, Nav, RotoFab Big Gulp , Elite x2ultra, Borla ATAK, Driveshaft shop, BMR susp, Speed covers, intercoolers, ATI , 2650 MAG, DSX lid, 103 NW, TSP Longtubes & cats, LPE, 1le mods, ,LME cover, Katech pump and chain, Trunnions, BTR stage 2, LPE boostapump, Gforce, Speed eng , Granetteli, etc etc

05-21-2013, 07:26 AM	#27
Fiveg56 Drives: - Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: MN Posts: 1,654 View My Garage	Seems like a good deal on the SS, but you are too far upside down to even consider that trade...$5,500 in rolled over negative equity is asking for trouble.

05-21-2013, 07:42 AM	#28
TPAJETSKI Drives: Camaro Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 710	580 a month is a little deceiving unless you also provide the term limit and interest. Nevertheless, 580 a month is used C5 vette money. I'd pass.