2011 or 2012 SS? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Weezerj · 08-04-2011, 10:49 PM

So I can pull a 2011 off of a local lot or I can order the exact same car for about (only 2012) for about $900 more.

Advantages of the 2011 (to me): I can get it right away and I like the 2010/2011 steering wheel, plus an extra $900 to use towards mods

Advantages of the 2012: newer model year for value and the fe4 suspension upgrade, back up camera.

I would like to get your guy's opinions. I know that its hard for others to judge the fe4 suspension since its not really available to drive yet, but give me your best guess. Is it going to be worth the extra 900 bills and the wait?

SIM Curly · 08-04-2011, 10:53 PM

I think you could get more off the 2011 SS.

MaRoFreK · 08-04-2011, 10:53 PM

I bought a 2011 a couple weeks ago. Just because I wanted the interior.

bbiermanski · 08-04-2011, 10:53 PM

it will cost more then $900 to match the suspension unless your are planing on custome anyways.

Revo1 · 08-04-2011, 10:55 PM

11. You'll get a better deal, and you won't be stuck with that awful steering wheel...

enyce0387 · 08-04-2011, 11:00 PM

the only thing that would sway me in the direction to the 2012 is the suspension i know the backup camera is nice and im pissed that my antenna is black instead of cgm, but even though every write up talks crap about the steering wheel i personally love it vs the generic wheel from the cruze, door lock button on the door u get used to it in the center or just pull the handle twice, and i like my old school gauges. I bought my car almost 6 months ago and when the 2012 options came out i was upset about the suspension and the antenna and the back up cam but im happy i have the old school wheel and gauges and would get the 2011 again if i had the choice between that and the 2012.....o yea and they dont offer cgm anymore!!! <---always makes me grin

Moonpie · 08-04-2011, 11:00 PM

the only real advantage to the 2012 is the suspension, but it's also going to weigh more than the 2011.

2010 SSRS · 08-04-2011, 11:01 PM

2012, newer is always better

Weezerj · 08-04-2011, 11:01 PM

I told the lot with the 2011 the price I had for ordering the 2012 and $900 below is the best that they said they could do.

I may try to work them a little more this weekend, but honestly I'm not sure they will compete. To be fair, the 2012 price I am getting is invoice.....

Todd3544 · 08-04-2011, 11:03 PM

2012 Nuff said.. Unless of course you want a color in metallic.

dutchnrican · 08-04-2011, 11:16 PM

well, I was in almost the same position. I'm trading my 1LT in for a 2SS. I could of drove home in a 2011 (same year i already have) or ordered a 2012. I just ordered a 2012. Dealer said he would sell it to me for the same as the 2011 they had. So for the same price I get a car that's a year newer with a couple of new features. Plus it's built exactly the way I want and just for me. Justified my trade a little more lol.

is it really worth the wait? i think that's up to the person. for me it is. I'm not in any kind of rush. But I could of just as easily searched around for a 2011 that had the specifications I wanted and went home happy. I'd rather just wait for something I know I want then just get something to satisfy me now and later regret it. I think I would of regretted getting a 2011 the same time the 2012's were coming out.

Revo1 · 08-04-2011, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enyce0387

the only thing that would sway me in the direction to the 2012 is the suspension i know the backup camera is nice and im pissed that my antenna is black instead of cgm, but even though every write up talks crap about the steering wheel i personally love it vs the generic wheel from the cruze, door lock button on the door u get used to it in the center or just pull the handle twice, and i like my old school gauges. I bought my car almost 6 months ago and when the 2012 options came out i was upset about the suspension and the antenna and the back up cam but im happy i have the old school wheel and gauges and would get the 2011 again if i had the choice between that and the 2012.....o yea and they dont offer cgm anymore!!! <---always makes me grin

My eyes hurt.

B1G-AL · 08-04-2011, 11:30 PM

If you think the new suspension and back-up camera are something you would put to use, go for the 12 and order all the other options you want as well. If you don't think you'd use the back-up camera and aren't looking to corner at high speeds or drive on a track, buy the 11 and save yourself the $900 for title, registration, and inspection fees + mods

enyce0387 · 08-04-2011, 11:38 PM

let me rephrase 2011>2012......deep dish wheel, old school gauges> cruze wheel, generic gauges....o yea no more cgm '11 ftw

08-04-2011, 10:49 PM	#1
Weezerj Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS -- 02 Escalade Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 668 View My Garage	2011 or 2012 SS? So I can pull a 2011 off of a local lot or I can order the exact same car for about (only 2012) for about $900 more. Advantages of the 2011 (to me): I can get it right away and I like the 2010/2011 steering wheel, plus an extra $900 to use towards mods Advantages of the 2012: newer model year for value and the fe4 suspension upgrade, back up camera. I would like to get your guy's opinions. I know that its hard for others to judge the fe4 suspension since its not really available to drive yet, but give me your best guess. Is it going to be worth the extra 900 bills and the wait?

08-04-2011, 10:53 PM	#2
SIM Curly Drives: Silver 1LT 2011 camaro Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Decatur, Alabama and Troy, Alabama Posts: 1,846	I think you could get more off the 2011 SS. __________________

08-04-2011, 10:53 PM	#3
MaRoFreK Drives: IOM 1SS w/factory Hurst Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Buckhannon, West Virginia Posts: 721	I bought a 2011 a couple weeks ago. Just because I wanted the interior. __________________ "Success is following the pattern of life one enjoys most." Stainless works Catback with Flowmaster Single Chamber Mufflers, Vararam, Factory Hurst, SLP SS emblems, SLP Skip Shift

08-04-2011, 10:55 PM	#5
Revo1 Don't Like it? Suggit. Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 14,832 View My Garage	11. You'll get a better deal, and you won't be stuck with that awful steering wheel... __________________ "Tops off, tach up baby- loud and proud!" A Camaro lover from day one- 1996 3.8 V6 Camaro, to 1996 5.7 LT1 Camaro Z28, to the sold 2002 5.7 LS1 Camaro SS, and NOW, a [I]6.2 L99 VR 2SS/RS: XS Power stainless full exhaust, Airaid CAI, BMR drop springs and sways, custom tune by Cal Speed- 411rwhp

08-04-2011, 11:01 PM	#8
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	2012, newer is always better __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

08-04-2011, 10:53 PM	#4
bbiermanski Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Seattle Wa Posts: 57	it will cost more then $900 to match the suspension unless your are planing on custome anyways.

08-04-2011, 11:00 PM	#6
enyce0387 Drives: 2011 camaro 2ss/rs ls3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island NY Posts: 351	the only thing that would sway me in the direction to the 2012 is the suspension i know the backup camera is nice and im pissed that my antenna is black instead of cgm, but even though every write up talks crap about the steering wheel i personally love it vs the generic wheel from the cruze, door lock button on the door u get used to it in the center or just pull the handle twice, and i like my old school gauges. I bought my car almost 6 months ago and when the 2012 options came out i was upset about the suspension and the antenna and the back up cam but im happy i have the old school wheel and gauges and would get the 2011 again if i had the choice between that and the 2012.....o yea and they dont offer cgm anymore!!! <---always makes me grin

08-04-2011, 11:00 PM	#7
Moonpie Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS, Aqua Blue Metalic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Winston Salem Posts: 20	the only real advantage to the 2012 is the suspension, but it's also going to weigh more than the 2011.

08-04-2011, 11:03 PM	#10
Todd3544 Drives: 12 Camaro 2SS/RS, 11 Denali, 08 HD Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 157	2012 Nuff said.. Unless of course you want a color in metallic.

08-04-2011, 11:16 PM	#11
dutchnrican brevard Drives: 2012 Black 2SS/RS M6. Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: ny or fl Posts: 776	well, I was in almost the same position. I'm trading my 1LT in for a 2SS. I could of drove home in a 2011 (same year i already have) or ordered a 2012. I just ordered a 2012. Dealer said he would sell it to me for the same as the 2011 they had. So for the same price I get a car that's a year newer with a couple of new features. Plus it's built exactly the way I want and just for me. Justified my trade a little more lol. is it really worth the wait? i think that's up to the person. for me it is. I'm not in any kind of rush. But I could of just as easily searched around for a 2011 that had the specifications I wanted and went home happy. I'd rather just wait for something I know I want then just get something to satisfy me now and later regret it. I think I would of regretted getting a 2011 the same time the 2012's were coming out. __________________

08-04-2011, 11:30 PM	#13
B1G-AL Drives: 09 Bullitt, 08 H3 Alpha, Ram SS/T Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 511 View My Garage	If you think the new suspension and back-up camera are something you would put to use, go for the 12 and order all the other options you want as well. If you don't think you'd use the back-up camera and aren't looking to corner at high speeds or drive on a track, buy the 11 and save yourself the $900 for title, registration, and inspection fees + mods __________________

08-04-2011, 11:38 PM	#14
enyce0387 Drives: 2011 camaro 2ss/rs ls3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island NY Posts: 351	let me rephrase 2011>2012......deep dish wheel, old school gauges> cruze wheel, generic gauges....o yea no more cgm '11 ftw

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