Is it better to buy a new ZL1 or a used with some bolt ons ? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

gen=5 · 09-08-2013, 05:20 PM

What would you do, or of done ? If you had a chance to buy a new ZL1 or would you buy a used low mile under 4k miles on it with a bunch of bolt on's and its a vert. It has the normal pulley's headers,rotofab ,GT9 cam ,tuned ,and a bunch of carbon fibers add ons,along with all the trim blacked out in carbon. its 59 out the door where as its 65k to 68k for a new vert or about 58 to 60k for a new hard top out the door.
Is that new car smell along with having all the stock parts worth the extra 5-8k plus the extra 10k to get all the same work done if i choose to do so.
The fact that someone installed a cam sort of worried me that the warranty might me gone,and if i ever sold it i couldnt put it back to stock.
So tell me what would you of done ? its black on black...I wanted the dark red really bad but man was it worth the almost 20k ?

SlingShot · 09-08-2013, 05:23 PM

Depends if factory drive train warranty is important to you or not. If you want the warranty then go new ...

ex-SS-ve · 09-08-2013, 05:32 PM

I would pass. that would be just the luck to buy it and something go wrong with it..

Expunge · 09-08-2013, 05:33 PM

Depends on what you want. With a vert there are really only 3 or 4 months in Houston per year where you will enjoy it with the top down, plus it is a little bit more in upkeep.
With a coupe you don't have those worries.

Bottom line get what you like the most and have no regrets.

cam99 · 09-08-2013, 06:45 PM

I've been burned to many times on buying modded cars. I'd buy a stock one and mod it myself. My .02

lbls1 · 09-08-2013, 08:53 PM

It has to be new for me (it can be dealer stock depending on the deal). The zl1 is a bit expensive to settle for second hand IMO; On the other hand, if you can score one at a great deal and lightly used then it may be worth a look-see.

IMPERIALBLUE2SS · 09-08-2013, 09:46 PM

Probably modded up and then sat in the garage till the owner decided he wanted something else. Will the dealer give you a warranty? If they can't price should be substantially lower. Who knows may have been modified by Lingenfelter , or Hennessy. Drive it, take it to a reputable shop you deal with and have them look it over ( not the dealer ). My 2010 IBM 2SSRS had 2743 miles on it when I purchased it 2 mos ago. Original owner bought it and it sat in his garage, until I bought it. People buy these cars just to look at them, or until something else excites them. Then it's on to the next. All those mods, low mileage, I'd be all over it like stink on poop! But that's me. Get the vin and do a search will probably answer a lot of questions you have and put your mind at ease, may even be able to contact original owner.

FINALLYSATISFIED · 09-08-2013, 10:44 PM

I bought a used ZL1 that had been previously modded from a member here. It was at a local dealership but he returned it to stock form along with the tune. The dealership didnt know and they made it a CPO. Needless to say I sold it recently. However I didn't have any issues with it when I took possession of it. I had gotten a great deal on it when I bought it.

ZL1s are fairly cheaper then when first released. You can get a 2012 for about $46-49k now and high mileaged 2013 for almost the same as well.

rvnmaniac · 09-09-2013, 11:30 AM

Personally i wouldn't buy a modded used vehicle. Unless i personally knew the owner.

Oneslowz28 · 09-10-2013, 07:10 AM

Warranty is gone. Stick with an unmodded car and play with it to your liking. Warranties are nice to have on any vehicle north of 40k. I do a lot of work on my own vehicles to know the value of a warranty. Plus everyone likes wholesome girl next store not the Wh#@r* down the block, wait depends what you are into...

orangejuice · 09-10-2013, 07:27 AM

I would just buy new. You really aren't saving all that much by buying used/low mileage and the warranty is a huge deal to me.

*radz28* · 09-10-2013, 09:14 AM

It would depend on who owned and tuned the car...

yellow69z28rs · 09-10-2013, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by radz28

It would depend on who owned and tuned the car...

I agree.
Also its hard to pass up a deal on one of these cars, they are so dang dependable even with the mods.

Tyler H · 09-11-2013, 08:15 AM

Do ya prefer that new car untouched feeling or do ya want that who knows who rat bagged this car before I got it feeling. A few bucks saved on a used ZL1 but new is new and the feeling is worth the extra bucks! Compare it to a fresh run of untouched powder or the first tee time of the day. Just way more times multiplied!! BUY A NEW one!

09-08-2013, 05:20 PM	#1
gen=5 Drives: 13 ZL1 vert blac fastlane/LPE 750 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: houston Posts: 1,312 View My Garage	Is it better to buy a new ZL1 or a used with some bolt ons ? What would you do, or of done ? If you had a chance to buy a new ZL1 or would you buy a used low mile under 4k miles on it with a bunch of bolt on's and its a vert. It has the normal pulley's headers,rotofab ,GT9 cam ,tuned ,and a bunch of carbon fibers add ons,along with all the trim blacked out in carbon. its 59 out the door where as its 65k to 68k for a new vert or about 58 to 60k for a new hard top out the door. Is that new car smell along with having all the stock parts worth the extra 5-8k plus the extra 10k to get all the same work done if i choose to do so. The fact that someone installed a cam sort of worried me that the warranty might me gone,and if i ever sold it i couldnt put it back to stock. So tell me what would you of done ? its black on black...I wanted the dark red really bad but man was it worth the almost 20k ?

09-08-2013, 05:23 PM	#2
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	Depends if factory drive train warranty is important to you or not. If you want the warranty then go new ... __________________

09-08-2013, 06:45 PM	#5
cam99 Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: pittsburgh area Posts: 1,426	I've been burned to many times on buying modded cars. I'd buy a stock one and mod it myself. My .02 __________________ 2012 CTF ZL1-stock 2012 ZL1 (sold) JRE 75rwhp kit catless ported lsa TB 11.04 @ 128.35 on hoosier drs and skinnies @ PRP with 1100DA

09-08-2013, 08:53 PM	#6
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,021	It has to be new for me (it can be dealer stock depending on the deal). The zl1 is a bit expensive to settle for second hand IMO; On the other hand, if you can score one at a great deal and lightly used then it may be worth a look-see. __________________ '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*

09-10-2013, 07:27 AM	#11
orangejuice H1 OFCR Drives: 2013 ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Shelby Twp., Michigan Posts: 1,320 View My Garage	I would just buy new. You really aren't saving all that much by buying used/low mileage and the warranty is a huge deal to me. __________________ Corsa Rotofab BBK ZL1 Hood/Fascia AAC Afterburners/Sidemarkers Havoc Black Chrome 5% Tint/20% Smoked Taillights

09-08-2013, 05:32 PM	#3
ex-SS-ve Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 763	I would pass. that would be just the luck to buy it and something go wrong with it..

09-08-2013, 05:33 PM	#4
Expunge Drives: 2013 ZL1 M6, '99 Tahoe 2Dr Sport Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: South of Houston, TX Posts: 890 View My Garage	Depends on what you want. With a vert there are really only 3 or 4 months in Houston per year where you will enjoy it with the top down, plus it is a little bit more in upkeep. With a coupe you don't have those worries. Bottom line get what you like the most and have no regrets.

09-08-2013, 09:46 PM	#7
IMPERIALBLUE2SS Drives: 2010 imperial blue LS3 M6 2SSRS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Virginia beach Virginia Posts: 210	Probably modded up and then sat in the garage till the owner decided he wanted something else. Will the dealer give you a warranty? If they can't price should be substantially lower. Who knows may have been modified by Lingenfelter , or Hennessy. Drive it, take it to a reputable shop you deal with and have them look it over ( not the dealer ). My 2010 IBM 2SSRS had 2743 miles on it when I purchased it 2 mos ago. Original owner bought it and it sat in his garage, until I bought it. People buy these cars just to look at them, or until something else excites them. Then it's on to the next. All those mods, low mileage, I'd be all over it like stink on poop! But that's me. Get the vin and do a search will probably answer a lot of questions you have and put your mind at ease, may even be able to contact original owner.

09-08-2013, 10:44 PM	#8
FINALLYSATISFIED Est.1775 Drives: '15 Challenger Hellcat (sold) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,502	I bought a used ZL1 that had been previously modded from a member here. It was at a local dealership but he returned it to stock form along with the tune. The dealership didnt know and they made it a CPO. Needless to say I sold it recently. However I didn't have any issues with it when I took possession of it. I had gotten a great deal on it when I bought it. ZL1s are fairly cheaper then when first released. You can get a 2012 for about $46-49k now and high mileaged 2013 for almost the same as well.

09-09-2013, 11:30 AM	#9
rvnmaniac Drives: 2012 M6 ZL1. 2019 Altima.07 FJR1300 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MD Posts: 665	Personally i wouldn't buy a modded used vehicle. Unless i personally knew the owner.

09-10-2013, 07:10 AM	#10
Oneslowz28 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro ZL1 #1265 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: McHenry, IL Posts: 595	Warranty is gone. Stick with an unmodded car and play with it to your liking. Warranties are nice to have on any vehicle north of 40k. I do a lot of work on my own vehicles to know the value of a warranty. Plus everyone likes wholesome girl next store not the Wh#@r* down the block, wait depends what you are into...

09-10-2013, 09:14 AM	#12
radz28 Petro-sexual Drives: Ultra-Grin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crazy Coast Posts: 15,192 View My Garage	It would depend on who owned and tuned the car... __________________ '20 ZL1 Black "Fury" A10, PDR, Exposed CF Extractor Magnuson Magnum DI TVS2650R // RFBG // Soler 103 // TooHighPSI Port Injection // THPSI Billet Lid // FF // Katech Drop-In // PLM Heat Exchanger // ZLE Cradle bushings // BMR Chassis-Suspension Stuff // aFe Bars // Diode Dynamics LEDs // ACS Composites Guards // CF Dash // Aeroforce // tint // other stuffs

09-11-2013, 08:15 AM	#14
Tyler H XLR8TNG Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Calgary,Ab Posts: 371	Do ya prefer that new car untouched feeling or do ya want that who knows who rat bagged this car before I got it feeling. A few bucks saved on a used ZL1 but new is new and the feeling is worth the extra bucks! Compare it to a fresh run of untouched powder or the first tee time of the day. Just way more times multiplied!! BUY A NEW one!