Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums - Camaro5.com
 
Roto-Fab
Go Back   Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums - Camaro5.com > General Camaro Forums > 5th Gen Camaro SS LS LT General Discussions


Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 06-13-2014, 10:31 PM   #1
Emig5m
100% Sport Møde
 
Emig5m's Avatar
 
Drives: '17 Civic SI + '04 SVT Lightning
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: NJ, USA
Posts: 753
Wink Well count me in the upgrade clan! (1lt/RS to 2SS/RS/Inferno Orange Interior!)

Been searching here and there since last summer for a deal I was comfortable with on a SS. I have test driven 8 SS's prior to today but couldn't get a deal on a car that I was comfortable/happy with. Also most SS's kinda felt sluggy on power. Ran into a lightly used 2010 2SS/RS with the Inferno Orange interior I wanted so bad on Autotrader and went down to take a look at it. They must of really wanted to sell it because they asked me to test drive it (some dealers wouldn't even let me test drive used ones).

The last one I test drove was a 2014 2SS/RS, same color and interior as I just bought but felt unimpressive on power and was out of my price range (well unless I wanted to sacrifice my Lightning but I wasn't comfortable with that at all).

So glad I found a lightly used loaded 2SS/RS with the Inferno Orange interior I wanted so badly and got in a price range I was comfortable with to take the trade in hit. OMG I love this car! I just want to keep going back out and driving it! Yea Mr. Automatic preacher turned to the dark side! 6 Speed manual baby!

Oh and, initial MPG cruising around easy on the DIC is only 2.3MPG average less than my V6. I'll do more tests on my way to work with the Torque app and I can get a direct comparison on the same route/miles. Was also afraid of the manual tranny for stop and go traffic and traffic lights (but it's so much more fun, heh, like a lot of people say- you feel more connected.) Well, I ran into nearly dead stop bumper to bumper traffic on the way home while witnessing a near wreck from the car in front of me not paying attention on the wet road and hammering the brakes at the last second for the nearly stopped traffic going off the road 3 TIMES and the manual didn't bother me at all. Haven't had a manual since my 1987 F150 which was my first and last vehicle with a manual. I feel right at home in the Camaro- it shifts so easy!

Inferno Orange interior to interiors is like the HIDs to the exterior is I don't normally like leather, but I love the look of the reddish orange to deal with it, lol. Here it is.... Only 11,000 miles on it!





My old car and new one together:
Emig5m is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 12:01 AM   #2
Emig5m
100% Sport Møde
 
Emig5m's Avatar
 
Drives: '17 Civic SI + '04 SVT Lightning
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: NJ, USA
Posts: 753
For those wondering about insurance, it's only $20.54/month more, not too shabby...
Emig5m is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 12:37 AM   #3
Camarolover85
Account Suspended
 
Drives: 2019 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Frederick, Colorado
Posts: 1,245
sweet man! Nice car! I was just test driving some SS's this past Monday and it felt more powerful but didn't seem too drastic. But than again I had a sales rep and it was rush hour traffic so I couldn't open her up much. Love the interior, you're making me jealous! haha! That's awesome on the insurance though. I traded in a corolla and bought a Camaro and my insurance went DOWN $30. i only pay $105 :big grin:

Enjoy the ride!
Camarolover85 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 01:04 AM   #4
jdsblueray2013
 
Drives: 2013 Camaro 2ssrs Blue Ray
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chi town, south suburbs
Posts: 612
Send a message via Yahoo to jdsblueray2013
Very sharp, you will love it. I sure do love my v8 rumble. Nothing like it, congrats!
jdsblueray2013 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 10:30 AM   #5
OrangeVert
"Catharine"
 
OrangeVert's Avatar
 
Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS-3 IOM/IO vert
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Southern NH
Posts: 2,129
Nice ride, OP. Orange is the new Orange! :-)
__________________
OrangeVert is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 11:21 AM   #6
anotherreject
 
Drives: no camaro
Join Date: May 2014
Location: PA
Posts: 61
I think i saw this car come up in my autotrader searches, sweet ride
anotherreject is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 12:00 PM   #7
myold88


 
myold88's Avatar
 
Drives: SUMMIT WHITE 2SS/RS CAMARO
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 2018: Lakewood Ranch, Fl.
Posts: 8,167
I've had the same combo for 5 years now. Plus an auto with the sunroof. You will love yours especially the stares,
comments and thumbs ups you will get. You will see that nothing turns heads like a clean Summit White Camaro.
__________________
myold88 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 12:15 PM   #8
2xSSRS

 
2xSSRS's Avatar
 
Drives: 2017 SS Black on Black A8
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Ohio
Posts: 974
That's a nice one.........
__________________
2xSSRS is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 12:49 PM   #9
MoeIv
 
MoeIv's Avatar
 
Drives: IOM 2SS/RS
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Qatar
Posts: 702
sweet! congrats enjoy it
MoeIv is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 04:20 PM   #10
Cody2399
 
Cody2399's Avatar
 
Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS, 2004 Dodge Ram 150
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Oregon
Posts: 574
Ugh so jealous. Congrats man! That is a beautiful car
__________________
Cody2399 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 04:51 PM   #11
Brandonmos
 
Brandonmos's Avatar
 
Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: kansas/ miami
Posts: 324
V6 vs. V8 thread..... *ding*..*ding*...... FIGHT!



:P I'm jk, congrats your gonna love evreyday so much more!
__________________
Killed so many water bottles that day...
Brandonmos is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 04:57 PM   #12
Stealthpanda
Thread Ender
 
Stealthpanda's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS L99
Join Date: May 2011
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 1,038
Quote:
Originally Posted by Emig5m View Post
For those wondering about insurance, it's only $20.54/month more, not too shabby...
Mine was $12 and change more a month, noticing you live in jersey too makes it that more legit. Nice color combo!
Stealthpanda is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 05:09 PM   #13
Emig5m
100% Sport Møde
 
Emig5m's Avatar
 
Drives: '17 Civic SI + '04 SVT Lightning
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: NJ, USA
Posts: 753
Quote:
Originally Posted by anotherreject View Post
I think i saw this car come up in my autotrader searches, sweet ride
Yea, I always search Autotrader for both new and used cars - It makes searching so much easier.

Now my problem is that his car is so nice that I don't want to take it to work because I have to park in a dust pit, put 60miles a day on it, and some of the back roads I have to drive on in PA to get to work are in such bad shape with all the potholes and loose broken asphalt pebbles I just don't want all that wear and tear on the car but it's so nice to drive, I dunno, lol.
Emig5m is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-14-2014, 05:11 PM   #14
MLAZ1990


 
Drives: 2012 black camaro 2LS
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 3,023
Nice! Really want an SS!!
MLAZ1990 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:37 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.