[JT58]

Originally Posted by RickErnst

For me the V6 is plenty of power. I have no problem squealing the tires with reasonable go pedal, so I have no need for the SS. It even sounds pretty good IMO. Nowhere near what the SS and LTI sounds like, but they would probably just get me into trouble. I..

Agree on this. I can easily get into trouble and hit triple digits very fast. The SS had the advantage of getting up to traffic speeds of 30-60 MPH faster though with all of the low end grunt. But the V6 is a great engine and does have great sound, especially when you free it from the huge exhaust can back there. I have the MBRP axle back and it sounds real good now- throaty, howls up high in the RPM and has the nice burbles on deceleration. I don't think you can ever get sound with the 4 cylinder turbo but I could be wrong.

[Marco Falcone]

I have a 2018 2SS convertible. I saved and special ordered it as loaded as I could, (see my signature), since trying to add power and/or luxury options after the fact is probably more expensive and time consuming.

I considered a ZL1 convertible , but I did not, not NOT want a black/grey interior. I did drive one. It was awesome, but not hugely more than the 2SS. And for a daily driver with a kid on board a lot of the time, it seemed a bit much.

Anyway, I’ve had my 2SS convertible for 15 months. It has just over 14k miles on it.

I daily drive it. All year long. Rain or shine. It lives under a carport, as my garage is a gym/workshop.

I drive the kid to/from school in it. Take it on Costco runs. The weekly trips to the grocery store, to dry cleaners, etc. To the shooting range. From SF to LA and back. It gets washed by a good car wash/detail center every couple of weeks.

Very comfortable. VERY fun.

The only issue I’ve had was the rear differential groan that some Camaro and Corvette owners experience. Mine came on around 6k miles. My dealership handled it without a problem, and it hasn’t returned in over 8k miles.

The top goes up and down several times a day and has since it was delivered. We had a really rainy winter last year, and I drove the car almost every day anyway. And if it wasn’t raining or below 50 degrees, the top went down.

No leaks. No problems.

I’ve had ZERO issues with the top, tonneau, or the A8 transmission. I plugged a Range Device in at 500 miles to keep it in V8 mode all the time, followed the 1500 mile break-in to the letter, and did an oil and trans fluid change after break-in.

I also run the exhaust wide open all the time, put the Stabilitrak and Traction Control in Competition Mode, and keep the A8 transmission in the manual mode most of the time. I do this because it just sounds spectacular. On downshifts and lifting off the throttle the exhaust just makes the greatest burbles and gurgles and pops. It sounds more like an Exotic than a traditional muscle car. On the freeway or if I want to run hard, I drive in auto mode.

I LOVE the convertible and have zero regrets with the Camaro 2SS.

I drove the ‘18 Mustang GT PP convertible, an ‘16 Audi S5 convertible, a used Jaguar last-year XKR, and even a ‘15 Porsche 911 convertible. (Need even a small back seat for my 6 year old.)

The Camaro felt better in every way than all but the S5. But it felt just as good as the S5. And it outruns all of them in every direction.

Best advice is to drive a bunch of differently-optioned Camaro convertibles, and a few other performance convertibles in your price range.

Then buy the best-performing, most-optioned car you can squeeze.

I think you will find that a 2SS convertible is one of the best drop-top, nearly-an-exotic in performance sports cars you can buy for a reasonable amount of money.

Good luck!

[ac-427]

Originally Posted by ssmofo

Convertibles are for high school girls/

Very intelligent remark!

[toicy4ya]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate the time and effort you placed in offering your response. I would like to purchase an automatic. However, I have been reading about the dreaded shudder issues on the A8. Does anyone know if this issue it evident on the 2LT 4 cylinder turbo models? I would have preferred a V6 automatic but believe this is the model that is impacted by this issue. I don't want to invest 20-25k on a car only to have to deal with transmission and converter issues.

[chevybill]

This may be of no concern to the OP.
Convertibles are governed to a slower top end speed of around 150 mph.
Coupes are supposed to go 180 mph.

[c4racer]

Cause most people drive over 150 in these cars on public highways where the fastest speed limit is about half that....

[Blue_6.2]

Originally Posted by toicy4ya

Hey Guys,

shudder issues on the A8.

Right now the A10 is an SS/ZL1 $1600 option. Will it have shudder issues? Time will tell. The Ford version (10R80) is already the subject of a lawsuit.

The one TRUE, CERTAIN way to avoid auto transmission issues is to not have an auto transmission.


More Full Disclosure: My prior vehicle was a Colorado with an A8. The shuddering started around 2500 miles. I took it in to the dealer, they did the fluid swap and told me to drive it for a couple of weeks to see how it did. 2 hours after leaving the dealership a gentleman on his cell phone drove into my parked truck and laid waste to the back end of my Colorado. When it was finally rebuilt, there was no more shudder, but there was an amazing amount of "nervous gear hunting" as the transmission looked for the optimal gear to be in at any given moment.

I know what gear a manual transmission is in, I put it there.