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Originally Posted by Truck Norris
This video makes me want the SS a bit more but I'm still gonna wait a for a updated drivetrain which should make its way into this car like the LT-1, 8 speed auto and optional magnetic suspension. I'm just not gonna plunk down $50k on a new car with a 10 year old drive train. I honestly think a 2012'ish AMG C63 from Carmax w/ warranty would deliver more smiles per mile and cost the same then this LS3/6L80 combo. GM should of priced this similarly to the Camaro SS as it shares a lot of the same components.
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Several points but first, the "10 year old drive train" is what is in the car that drives this website. Do you make the same comment about the Camaro? Wouldn't buy it because it too has a 10 year old drive train?
Second, according to Kelley Blue Book a 2012 E65 AMG (the true competitor to the SS) will run you well over $70,000 with 20,000 miles. Yes a huge amount of awesome, but still a good new Malibu for winter driving above the SS. The C-class is a small car and competes with the ATS, not the CTS.
But continuing with CPO pricing and adding the options on the SS, a C63 will still run you $56,000. And if you want to continue comparing smaller cars a CPO M3 from 2012 will run you $64,000.
Yep you could go non CPO and save some bucks but if buying German I'd go CPO just for the warranty.
I hope you are correct and the LT1 with an 8 speed finds it's way here. But the LS3 is still in production for the Camaro for a couple of years and as it is very expensive to put a new powertrain in a car, I don't think we will see that until the Camaro moves away from the LS3 also. And I HOPE I'M WRONG!
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Originally Posted by Russo
I love the car, but GM went full retard on the "chrome trim"...
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