[N Camarolina]

Originally Posted by Maverick ZL1

I was going to buy a 2022 Camaro LT1 for around $27,000 USD, however today I got in my email a new listing for a 2022 Camaro 1SS 1LE for around $35,000 USD in a color I prefer.
I've read that most people say to get the 1LE performance package because it gives you a lot of bang for your buck.
I would like the mag-ride dampers, the valved performance quad exhaust, the look of the forged wheels, so I'm now leaning towards the 1SS 1LE for $8,000 more.
Any thoughts?

$35,000 sounds like quite a deal for an SS 1LE unless prices have taken a dive over the winter. You might like the creature comforts of the 2SS a bit better, but it in no way changes the "muscle car feel" you are searching for. And to boot, you have another track car if you want.

[Vaska]

Originally Posted by Maverick ZL1

I would never buy a vehicle that's been in an accident.

That one was all cosmetic and it looks like a ZL1 1LE front end conversion was completed instead of replacing original ZL1 bumper. Makes no difference if the parts coming off are wrecked or intact. It's all physiological.

Doesn't appear you can afford a $80k ZL1 if you're cross shopping a LT1 and SS1LE anyway.

[Exia]

If you're looking for ZL1s I wouldn't get an LT1. Its not just the performance, the entire vehicle is different inside and out.

I also would not slap a supercharger on it. The ZL1 will retain the value you purchased it at. The LT1, especially with the supercharger, will not. You won't retain the money you spent supercharging it and it will be a tougher sell if you ever want to get rid of it. Adding the supercharger also will not make it as good as a ZL1. There's more to the car than just the supercharger, you will need upgraded wheels, tires, brakes to start. You also don't have the e-diff or PTM modes.

If you can't stomach ZL1 prices, buy a 2SS it will give you the same tech. If you go SS1LE you will have everything a ZL1 has except for the supercharger.

[Maverick ZL1]

Originally Posted by Vaska

That one was all cosmetic and it looks like a ZL1 1LE front end conversion was completed instead of replacing original ZL1 bumper. Makes no difference if the parts coming off are wrecked or intact. It's all physiological.

Doesn't appear you can afford a $80k ZL1 if you're cross shopping a LT1 and SS1LE anyway.

My friend, money is no object for me.
This car will be a stop gap until GM decides to put a proper manual transmission into the C8 Corvette Z06 with that screaming, flat plane crank V8 that sounds like a Ferrari.
Tremec recently announced that they have built a 6-speed manual transmission that bolts right up to the C8 Corvette V8 engine, so it's just a matter of time.
So many of us are waiting for the manual C8 Corvette.

[Maverick ZL1]

Originally Posted by Exia

If you're looking for ZL1s I wouldn't get an LT1. Its not just the performance, the entire vehicle is different inside and out.

I also would not slap a supercharger on it. The ZL1 will retain the value you purchased it at. The LT1, especially with the supercharger, will not. You won't retain the money you spent supercharging it and it will be a tougher sell if you ever want to get rid of it. Adding the supercharger also will not make it as good as a ZL1. There's more to the car than just the supercharger, you will need upgraded wheels, tires, brakes to start. You also don't have the e-diff or PTM modes.

If you can't stomach ZL1 prices, buy a 2SS it will give you the same tech. If you go SS1LE you will have everything a ZL1 has except for the supercharger.

I'm really not buying the Camaro for the tech, I'm buying it for the 6.2 V8 and sweet shifting Tremec manual transmission experience.
And since I won't be tracking it, I'm not sure I need to get the SS with the 1LE track performance package, might be a waste for me, although I do like the forged wheel design.
I did test drive a Mustang GT and didn't care for the manual transmission at all, however the Mustang Mach 1 did have the better Tremec manual transmission.

[Vaska]

Originally Posted by Maverick ZL1

My friend, money is no object for me.
This car will be a stop gap until GM decides to put a proper manual transmission into the C8 Corvette Z06 with that screaming, flat plane crank V8 that sounds like a Ferrari.
Tremec recently announced that they have built a 6-speed manual transmission that bolts right up to the C8 Corvette V8 engine, so it's just a matter of time.
So many of us are waiting for the manual C8 Corvette.

Life is too short to wait on hypotheticals.

In any case, you should look for a LT1 with the manual and recaros. That's really all you need for a street driven Camaro. I had a 1LE and all the track stuff wasn't really worth it. This was back in 2020 however when you could pick up a low-mileage, two year old 1LE in the mid-$30s.

[m6-lt1]

If money truly is no problem get a ZL1. It is a FAR more exciting car than an LT1/SS/SS 1LE.

If you’re sticking to LT1 power then I’d just get a 2SS. The bumper looks better and having all the tech features are nice. I know you said you don’t care about that but I’m sure you’ll appreciate the heated seats and steering wheel in Canada. Plus the gauge cluster in the LT1 looks like something out of a Chevy Trax. That would bother the crap out of me since that’s the thing you look at the most.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by m6-lt1

If money truly is no problem get a ZL1. It is a FAR more exciting car than an LT1/SS/SS 1LE.

If you’re sticking to LT1 power then I’d just get a 2SS. The bumper looks better and having all the tech features are nice. I know you said you don’t care about that but I’m sure you’ll appreciate the heated seats and steering wheel in Canada. Plus the gauge cluster in the LT1 looks like something out of a Chevy Trax. That would bother the crap out of me since that’s the thing you look at the most.

Now that's a situation where the digital gauge cluster I posted about yesterday would make a ton of sense. That said, you're quite right about the 2SS, it has many more useful features that one appreciates more and more over the course of ownership.

[SS_Don]

Originally Posted by arpad_m

That said, you're quite right about the 2SS, it has many more useful features that one appreciates more and more over the course of ownership.

Agreed.