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johndawg · 12-27-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by klatterblast

EASY you only got one life to live 2ssrs all the way baby

I agree! I didn't want to be in my car one day wish that I had the 2SS.

I'm very happy with my 2SS/RS...

motor1 · 12-27-2009, 08:59 PM

I test drove a LT and SS back to back and knew I would always regret it if I did not buy the SS. Dont get me wrong, the V6 is a great car. I only drive about 6000 miles a year and a lot of that comes from wekend trips so that was a factor as well. In addition I did not want leather. My only wish is that the CandC package was available on the 1SS. Regardless, they are all very nice Camaros.

dave7378 · 12-27-2009, 10:20 PM

I think the 2SS is the easy choice. Not only because of the v8 but also because of the Brembo brakes which I'm told drastically improve braking performance. Can't wait til mine arrives.

Alain · 12-27-2009, 10:26 PM

i test drove one with a v6 in the morning, that very same day i test drove one with a v8 and my decision was made. I went with a 1SS !!!! why don't you compromise and get a 1SS? it's right in the middle of both.

Rhetor · 12-28-2009, 10:56 PM

After reading this thread and you all's great advice and after calling my insurance guy . . . I found out that the 2SS RS will only cost me $40 more dollars in insurance over six months over what it would be for the 2LT RS.

So, it is a 2SS RS for me! I will have to get the automatic and the L99 instead of the L3 I really want . . . got a permanently gimpy left leg so I have to go automatic. :-(

I want to order a black one with a rally red stripe . . . but red stripes are not an option! Bummer! Yeah, I like the red with the black rally stripe . . .

But, are there great places a guy could buy the black SS and have an aftermarket red rally stripe add on? I have never done that before. I am in the Atlanta area.

Thanks for the help!

CamBoy1120 · 12-28-2009, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Alain

i test drove one with a v6 in the morning, that very same day i test drove one with a v8 and my decision was made. I went with a 1SS !!!! why don't you compromise and get a 1SS? it's right in the middle of both.

Well 1SS doesnt come with Boston Acoustic Speakers lol

Ivan @ Southwest Speed · 12-29-2009, 01:25 AM

The only other way I woulda gone was to order a 1SS stripper. But I'm glad that I didn't.

LOL,
Ivan

butterfingers · 12-29-2009, 01:39 AM

2LT/RS for all the right reasons

RJK350S10 · 12-29-2009, 01:42 AM

This is really a personal decision and can't be wrong as long as you are true to yourself and believe in your decision. For us it was easy, drove a 2LT and knew it was plenty for the street. Learned the hard way what too much power is like on the street, just couldn't be behave having all that bottled up energy under the right foot. Plus when I want to go fast I have my other baby!

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Originally Posted by Rhetor

Thanks for all the help . . . got my calculator out . . .

With what I am putting down, 93 premium gas instead of 87 octane, insurance difference, knowing I keep a car for at least 10 years, about 15,000 daily driving per year, the cost of driving a 2SS RS instead of the 2LT RS (both excellent cars) . . .

I figure it will cost me about $200 more a month to run the 2SS RS instead of the 2LT RS . . .

For those who ordered the 2SS RS instead of the 2LT RS . . . do you think it is worth $200 a month for the driving experience? Or, for those of you who went with the LT instead of the SS and have been driving your sweet ride for a while . . . are you happy with the trade off for 304HP instead of 426 HP?

Any decision we all make is a trade off . . . $200 a month in the pocket for other toys (I am not taking any food off the table) or 100 more HP for 10 years . . . tough choice! I figure you all who have already made your choice and have been driving it for a while will have the best advice!

Xp0gam3r · 12-29-2009, 01:51 AM

I got a 2LT/RS just incase starting from next year, I start driving her in the winter! and it gets really cold down here !

shawn18 · 12-29-2009, 01:59 AM

2SS for me but its your car get what you WANT!!! not need if you dont you may regret it

SRM · 12-29-2009, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by shawn18

2SS for me but its your car get what you WANT!!! not need if you dont you may regret it

Agreed. In an effort to save money I considered the 1SS, but at this stage of my life, and the fact that it is my daily driver, I went with the 2SS. I'm spoiled by all of the creature comforts.

ROD1 · 12-29-2009, 08:55 AM

Read the net RWHP is only 80 dif from the ss. Throw a cai to exh. tip system on it for what a ground effects pkg would cost ya and you can narrow that margine to about 35. Torque might be another story though.

orosa_83 · 12-29-2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by StealthMan

No I was just commenting on the Ops comments that he will be buying a Corvette later on..why not get the 2SS/RS now??

When I do get the Corvette it will not be my daily driver the Camaro will, and I am not planning to get the base Corvetter either. I paid for my Camaro cash, now I am saving for a big down payment on a Corvette. I am 26 now I am planning to have the Corvette before my 30th, so I even might be able to buy it cash as well, if God permits.

12-29-2009, 01:59 AM	#53
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motor1 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS/RS/M6.....no longer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 479 View My Garage	I test drove a LT and SS back to back and knew I would always regret it if I did not buy the SS. Dont get me wrong, the V6 is a great car. I only drive about 6000 miles a year and a lot of that comes from wekend trips so that was a factor as well. In addition I did not want leather. My only wish is that the CandC package was available on the 1SS. Regardless, they are all very nice Camaros.

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dave7378 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS IBM L99 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 124	I think the 2SS is the easy choice. Not only because of the v8 but also because of the Brembo brakes which I'm told drastically improve braking performance. Can't wait til mine arrives.

12-27-2009, 10:26 PM	#46
Alain Drives: 2016 Challenger Hellcat, 2018 ZL1LE Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 3,003	i test drove one with a v6 in the morning, that very same day i test drove one with a v8 and my decision was made. I went with a 1SS !!!! why don't you compromise and get a 1SS? it's right in the middle of both.

12-28-2009, 10:56 PM	#47
Rhetor Drives: My Other Car Is a Harley! (03 SERK) Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Posts: 90	After reading this thread and you all's great advice and after calling my insurance guy . . . I found out that the 2SS RS will only cost me $40 more dollars in insurance over six months over what it would be for the 2LT RS. So, it is a 2SS RS for me! I will have to get the automatic and the L99 instead of the L3 I really want . . . got a permanently gimpy left leg so I have to go automatic. :-( I want to order a black one with a rally red stripe . . . but red stripes are not an option! Bummer! Yeah, I like the red with the black rally stripe . . . But, are there great places a guy could buy the black SS and have an aftermarket red rally stripe add on? I have never done that before. I am in the Atlanta area. Thanks for the help!

12-29-2009, 01:25 AM	#49
Ivan @ Southwest Speed Drives: '15 Z06, '01 NBM SS, '97 SS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Posts: 12,161	The only other way I woulda gone was to order a 1SS stripper. But I'm glad that I didn't. LOL, Ivan

12-29-2009, 01:39 AM	#50
butterfingers Drives: Rally Yellow Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Frisco Posts: 588	2LT/RS for all the right reasons

12-29-2009, 01:51 AM	#52
Xp0gam3r Drives: '15 2SS 1LE; '10 2LT RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North York, ON Posts: 737	I got a 2LT/RS just incase starting from next year, I start driving her in the winter! and it gets really cold down here !

12-29-2009, 08:55 AM	#55
ROD1 Retired Drives: 2010 Camaro RS V6 #1301 DOB 3/23/09 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ithaca NY Posts: 2,563	Read the net RWHP is only 80 dif from the ss. Throw a cai to exh. tip system on it for what a ground effects pkg would cost ya and you can narrow that margine to about 35. Torque might be another story though.