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lbls1 · 01-10-2015, 07:00 PM

U bet your bottom dollar it will be. If you haven't experienced a v8 car, now is the best time to get one. If your commute or car budget situation is a non-issue, then take advantage of the abundance of Camaro v8s that we have and pick up a nice looking example.

DP Valentino · 01-10-2015, 11:21 PM

My 2010 Camaro V6 is an upgrade to me from a 2003 Monte Carlo SS at the moment due to finances at the time. But I did have a 1986 Monte Carlo with a 350 V8 Engine 400 Turbo Transmission, and true-dual exhaust in there. So been felt the difference in a V8 from a V6. So when I do drive a SS it want surprise me that much due to the fact I have had a V8. I will just look at it as another fun car to drive and mod!

GR8WHITE1 · 01-11-2015, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DP Valentino

My 2010 Camaro V6 is an upgrade to me from a 2003 Monte Carlo SS at the moment due to finances at the time. But I did have a 1986 Monte Carlo with a 350 V8 Engine 400 Turbo Transmission, and true-dual exhaust in there. So been felt the difference in a V8 from a V6. So when I do drive a SS it want surprise me that much due to the fact I have had a V8. I will just look at it as another fun car to drive and mod!

Don't take this the wrong way but in no way would I compare that 86 monte carlo to an ss. I bet your v6 would blow that thing away. My first car was an 82 mustang 5.0 H.O. and that thing was 157hp and 240tq and has zero in common in terms of driving characteristics with a current pony car lol and would have been blown away by your v6.

*SSE 4 2SS* · 01-11-2015, 12:16 AM

Let me repost an earlier post I made...

To everyone else... We do not tolerate inter-model bashing... Helpful comments are appreciated, self obsessed comments are not... This is a family of Camaro owners and we appreciate all models.

I've cleaned this thread up for the benefit of the OP, and issued a few infractions. Any further bashing will lead to more infractions.

Nothing has changed... I made the comment and followed through with it...

If you feel the need to bash on any model or level of Camaro on this site... Please Note... We do not tolerate it...

Don't come in here stirring the pot hoping to get the thread deleted... You might find yourself the deleted one... your post, then maybe your privledges to visit and post on this site...

Redslayer15821 · 01-11-2015, 05:50 AM

If you cannot afford the 2SS then the 2LT RS is the better car unless you plan to hit the drag strip weekly. You'd be giving up to many features for a second off your straight line quarter mile which doesn't equate to day to day comfort and enjoyability, if it were all about speed we'd all drive Toyota supra's lol styling quality and features be damned haha.

2010SLVRBULIT · 01-11-2015, 06:14 AM

back in 2010, test drove an auto SS, wasn't impressed(low octane fuel, don't know). Felt my six more responsive. M6 SS if you like the control. But early models had their share of problems as well. Get new if you can afford it.

Angrybird 12 · 01-11-2015, 07:45 AM

You may want to buy one of the Vitesse throttle controllers for your car and try it before trading. I have been reading a lot of good things about it and I have ordered one myself. Plus if you still want a V8 you can swap it over and even improve it. Cheap to test since it's only $179 plus shipping.

Gen_Nick3.8 · 01-11-2015, 08:23 AM

I had a Genesis Coupe V6, Raced many Camaro V6 and smoked them all pretty bad. Now having a SS 1LE I find that it was a huge upgrade in power.

BluePhoenix · 01-11-2015, 11:31 AM

I owned an 80's Monte Carlo V8 and it definitely wasn't a car you would compare with a new Camaro at all. That's a 200HP V8 in a 4000lb car vs a 426HP V8 in a 3900lb car. Even the V6 5th gen is quicker than a standard GBody Monte V8 or Monte Carlo SS. Especially since most G-Body Monte Carlo's had a 305 in them.

CCMADONNA · 01-11-2015, 11:45 AM

get the best Camaro you can afford.

for me it was the SS, no matter how much my 31 yr old son pleaded, I was not going to spend an extra 18K on the ZL1.

you say your difference is 5K -- ask yourself if that is a reasonable amount. If it is, go for it!

Rocky1974 · 01-11-2015, 12:32 PM

Hey.....I've been told my last post crossed the line.
If I hurt anybody's feeling's or offended anybody, I'm truly sorry and I apologize.
I'm not on here to offend or hurt anyone's feelings, but maybe I get carried away sometimes.
With all that said, consider this:
I have a buddy who has V6 Camaro. I've driven it and found it to be impressive.
I have a V8 Camaro and it's more impressive.
I have another buddy who has a ZL1 Camaro. I've driven it and found it to be even more impressive.
I've not driven a Z/28, but based on everything I've read, I'm sure it's even more impressive.
Buy which ever model that you feel you can afford to purchase and operate.
You really can't go wrong with any of them.

Josh.Duncan · 01-11-2015, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rocky1974

Hey.....I've been told my last post crossed the line.
If I hurt anybody's feeling's or offended anybody, I'm truly sorry and I apologize.
I'm not on here to offend or hurt anyone's feelings, but maybe I get carried away sometimes.
With all that said, consider this:
I have a buddy who has V6 Camaro. I've driven it and found it to be impressive.
I have a V8 Camaro and it's more impressive.
I have another buddy who has a ZL1 Camaro. I've driven it and found it to be even more impressive.
I've not driven a Z/28, but based on everything I've read, I'm sure it's even more impressive.
Buy which ever model that you feel you can afford to purchase and operate.
You really can't go wrong with any of them.

I agree! It all comes down to what it is being used for. Would I want a Z/28 as a DD? HECK NO! Gas would be outrageous lol me for instance. I do 300-500 miles every week it seems like. The V6 was the best choice for me. When my commuting is less I'll get a V8. OP, get what you are comfortable with and can afford. All of them are nice and all say CAMARO on the side...unless you remove that like I did lol

2014 1LT/RS
Mods: K&N Cold Air Intake, BMR Strut Tower Brace, MRT V1.0 Axle-Back Exhaust, LG Motorsports ZR28 Black Wheels

GR8WHITE1 · 01-11-2015, 02:00 PM

Personally never understood people that buy these high horsepower cars as daily drivers unless I literally lived 5 miles from work, even then I'm married with two kids and still wouldn't do it. Imo they are truly not practical for 95% of people as a dd. That's why I daily drive a honda accord and can do whatever I want to the camaro with no excuses of "well I don't wanna do that cause its my daily driver". Hell I don't daily my 1LE but still put 12k miles on it this year, if I drove it to work it would already have over 30k miles. If it was a weekend car V8 for sure, daily driver buy a honda and still get a V8. All depends on your preference. My buddy drives an auto V6 camaro gen4 and his wife drives a 2000 gt mustang 5sp. He could care less about a V8 and can't drive stick anyways lol.

1hevy_chevy · 01-11-2015, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KaBoom1701

Just do what I did and skip the V8 and go for the ZL1!

This is what I wanted to do. I have a v6 and I've been wondering if I should go 2016 SS, 2015 1le or get a 13 zl1. Ive been looking at Z's and they go for around the same price as a 2015 1le goes fully loaded for around here The problem is I think insurance will royally rape me. :/

01-10-2015, 07:00 PM	#99
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,073	U bet your bottom dollar it will be. If you haven't experienced a v8 car, now is the best time to get one. If your commute or car budget situation is a non-issue, then take advantage of the abundance of Camaro v8s that we have and pick up a nice looking example. __________________ '02 CAMARO SS SOM; 5.7L LS1/FLS6B '08 TBSS AWD Black Granite Metallic '15 Malibu LTZ 2LZ Turbo *'14 CAMARO ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic* '25 Silverado 1500 High Country 6.2L

01-10-2015, 11:21 PM	#100
DP Valentino Drives: 2010 CGM Chevrolet Camaro LS Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 510	My 2010 Camaro V6 is an upgrade to me from a 2003 Monte Carlo SS at the moment due to finances at the time. But I did have a 1986 Monte Carlo with a 350 V8 Engine 400 Turbo Transmission, and true-dual exhaust in there. So been felt the difference in a V8 from a V6. So when I do drive a SS it want surprise me that much due to the fact I have had a V8. I will just look at it as another fun car to drive and mod! __________________ 2010 Chevrolet Camaro CGM LS - Performance Mods: "Everything I can get bolt-on wise to make it run good!" Exterior Mods: "Everything I can get to make it look good!" Interior Mods: "Everything I can get to make it look good!"

01-11-2015, 12:16 AM	#102
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,812	Let me repost an earlier post I made... *To everyone else... We do not tolerate inter-model bashing... Helpful comments are appreciated, self obsessed comments are not... This is a family of Camaro owners and we appreciate all models.* I've cleaned this thread up for the benefit of the OP, and issued a few infractions. Any further bashing will lead to more infractions. Nothing has changed... I made the comment and followed through with it... If you feel the need to bash on any model or level of Camaro on this site... Please Note... We do not tolerate it... Don't come in here stirring the pot hoping to get the thread deleted... You might find yourself the deleted one... your post, then maybe your privledges to visit and post on this site... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

01-11-2015, 07:45 AM	#105
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,546	You may want to buy one of the Vitesse throttle controllers for your car and try it before trading. I have been reading a lot of good things about it and I have ordered one myself. Plus if you still want a V8 you can swap it over and even improve it. Cheap to test since it's only $179 plus shipping. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

01-11-2015, 11:31 AM	#107
BluePhoenix Drives: 23 Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hanover, PA Posts: 3,377	I owned an 80's Monte Carlo V8 and it definitely wasn't a car you would compare with a new Camaro at all. That's a 200HP V8 in a 4000lb car vs a 426HP V8 in a 3900lb car. Even the V6 5th gen is quicker than a standard GBody Monte V8 or Monte Carlo SS. Especially since most G-Body Monte Carlo's had a 305 in them. __________________ 2023 Camaro 2SS 1LE, A10, Summit White, 1100 - 3/23/2023 2000 - 3/27/2023 3000 - 3/28/2023 3000 - 4/04/2023 — 4/24 TPW 3400 - 4/12/2023 — 4/24 TPW 3800 - 4/28/2023 - Delayed ETA VIN: 1G1FH1R73P0145237 5/10/2023 - ETA 5/27/2023 5000 - 5/30/2023 6000 - 6/3/2023 2024 GMC Sierra 1500

01-11-2015, 05:50 AM	#103
Redslayer15821 Drives: 2017 2SS (50th Anniversary) Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 85	If you cannot afford the 2SS then the 2LT RS is the better car unless you plan to hit the drag strip weekly. You'd be giving up to many features for a second off your straight line quarter mile which doesn't equate to day to day comfort and enjoyability, if it were all about speed we'd all drive Toyota supra's lol styling quality and features be damned haha.

01-11-2015, 06:14 AM	#104
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,524 View My Garage	back in 2010, test drove an auto SS, wasn't impressed(low octane fuel, don't know). Felt my six more responsive. M6 SS if you like the control. But early models had their share of problems as well. Get new if you can afford it.

01-11-2015, 08:23 AM	#106
Gen_Nick3.8 Drives: 22 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 345	I had a Genesis Coupe V6, Raced many Camaro V6 and smoked them all pretty bad. Now having a SS 1LE I find that it was a huge upgrade in power.

01-11-2015, 11:45 AM	#108
CCMADONNA Drives: 2014 SW 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,681 View My Garage	get the best Camaro you can afford. for me it was the SS, no matter how much my 31 yr old son pleaded, I was not going to spend an extra 18K on the ZL1. you say your difference is 5K -- ask yourself if that is a reasonable amount. If it is, go for it! __________________ 2014 2SS/RS VERT L99 SUMMIT WHITE AIRAID CAI BORLA ATAK CAT-BACK EXHAUST ELITE ENGINEERING CATCH-CAN RANGE AFM-DELETE MODULE HUPER OPTIK 40 CHROME PEDALS PREMIUM FLOOR MATS PREMIUM CARGO MAT DEDICATED 32GB iPHONE HD[/I][/B][IMG][/IMG]

01-11-2015, 12:32 PM	#109
Rocky1974 Drives: 2010 RJT 2SS M6 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Garrison,KY Posts: 1,548 View My Garage	Hey.....I've been told my last post crossed the line. If I hurt anybody's feeling's or offended anybody, I'm truly sorry and I apologize. I'm not on here to offend or hurt anyone's feelings, but maybe I get carried away sometimes. With all that said, consider this: I have a buddy who has V6 Camaro. I've driven it and found it to be impressive. I have a V8 Camaro and it's more impressive. I have another buddy who has a ZL1 Camaro. I've driven it and found it to be even more impressive. I've not driven a Z/28, but based on everything I've read, I'm sure it's even more impressive. Buy which ever model that you feel you can afford to purchase and operate. You really can't go wrong with any of them. __________________ 2010 RJT 2SS M6, Kooks Long Tubes, NPP Exhaust, CAI Cold Air w/Jannetty Scoop, RotoFab Washer Bottle, Elite Engineering Catch Can, MGW Shifter w/ZL1 Shaft and Knob, 2015 SS Sedan Steering Wheel and Air Bag, 2012 Heater Hose Conversion, 2012 Power Seat Conversion, RS Head Lights,Gen5DIY RS Conversion Harness, LED Fog Lamp Bulbs, Backup Camera Kit, NLP Spoiler, SLP Splitter, ZL1 Rockers and Diffuser, Color Matched Shark Fin, RS Roof Mouldings, Painted White Stripes, WCC LS3 Emblems, Heritage Grille and Blacked Out Tail Light Panel w/Retro SS Emblems, 416 RWHP, 411 RWT, Tuned by BlueCat.

01-11-2015, 02:00 PM	#111
GR8WHITE1 Drives: camaro Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: ca Posts: 431	Personally never understood people that buy these high horsepower cars as daily drivers unless I literally lived 5 miles from work, even then I'm married with two kids and still wouldn't do it. Imo they are truly not practical for 95% of people as a dd. That's why I daily drive a honda accord and can do whatever I want to the camaro with no excuses of "well I don't wanna do that cause its my daily driver". Hell I don't daily my 1LE but still put 12k miles on it this year, if I drove it to work it would already have over 30k miles. If it was a weekend car V8 for sure, daily driver buy a honda and still get a V8. All depends on your preference. My buddy drives an auto V6 camaro gen4 and his wife drives a 2000 gt mustang 5sp. He could care less about a V8 and can't drive stick anyways lol.