Knowing what you know now...would you...?

JBones81 · 02-25-2018, 01:47 AM

Just thinking about how much I've learned in the year and a half since I bought the 2016 SS. Loved it, but wanted a more performance oriented ride, so I bought the 1LE. I love it also...but knowing what I know now about these cars, and seeing so many combos of colors/options/mods, etc, part of me wishes I had just bought a nightfall gray 1ss a8 then did a blower, exhaust, tune, and tires.

Know what I mean? What would you buy if you had it to do all over again?

enzia35 · 02-25-2018, 02:11 AM

Get the 2SS package.

Johnwon · 02-25-2018, 06:35 AM

I'd get MRC. I got everything else that I wanted on the car when I bought it. As a semi-solution, I went away from the stock tires which helped with the ride and road noise. I went with the SS at the time so that I would not feel the need to mod the car other than some graphics and that has been the case.

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2016SS · 02-25-2018, 07:16 AM

ZL1 but this is happening I signed the papers yesterday now I can sleep at night! Ha ha

Soleil · 02-25-2018, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JBones81

.....Know what I mean? What would you buy if you had it to do all over again?

I think I did it right. Bought a 50 Anniversary 2SS with MRC and NPP and all other stuff. I would do it again.

Driski · 02-25-2018, 07:48 AM

Got the 2SS Loaded and love it. But knowing what I know... I would try to convince my wife we need the ZL1. More HP please.

hotlap · 02-25-2018, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JBones81

Just thinking about how much I've learned in the year and a half since I bought the 2016 SS. Loved it, but wanted a more performance oriented ride, so I bought the 1LE. I love it also...but knowing what I know now about these cars, and seeing so many combos of colors/options/mods, etc, part of me wishes I had just bought a nightfall gray 1ss a8 then did a blower, exhaust, tune, and tires.

Know what I mean? What would you buy if you had it to do all over again?

I bought a 2016 nightfall gray 2SS A8 NPP MRC and am regretting the A8 due to the torque converter shudder issue. Mine was fixed but I’m not convinced they have a long term solution. See ask Al poll this month.

I’m actually going the other direct and am talking to a deal now about trading for a 2SS 1LE in black. Not 100% sure yet.

gpskinzhut · 02-25-2018, 07:58 AM

ZL1 but I’m plenty happy with the 2SS

rjacobs · 02-25-2018, 08:10 AM

If I hadnt bought my ZL1 10 speed auto I would be in a C7 Z06 manual.

I dont trust the A8 that much...

RCF · 02-25-2018, 08:57 AM

Yeah, I think I would have (2SS, NGM, MRC, NPP, no sunroof - searched and searched til I found one)... maybe would have held out for the A10. But honestly, have had no issues with my A8... and it's a very small percentage that have had issues with the A8 (always sounds worse on Internet forums than it is on the whole, have learned this after 20yrs of participating on various forums). As for the A10, I can't imagine all the shifts. And would love to have the M6 IF i didn't drive in so much traffic - been there, done that!

While the HP of the ZL1 was tempting, a supercharged Camaro was not for me - great for the guys that like it, but for me I want a NA motor in an American sports/muscle car. I'll mod if/when I decide I "need" more power. I'm 46 & have been a Camaro fan since I was 7-8yrs old, so I thought about buying one since the 5th gens came out - even rented one for a weekend, but wasn't as impressed as I thought I would be. So waited a few years and thought about buying a used one to mod. But then drove a 6th gen and it was all over but the paperwork! Haha

L78toLT1 · 02-25-2018, 09:02 AM

Love my car and have no regrets. If doing over i may have looked a little harder for a krypton green 1le.

Grumpy1 · 02-25-2018, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjacobs

If I hadnt bought my ZL1 10 speed auto I would be in a C7 Z06 manual.

I dont trust the A8 that much...

You and I think alike, all the way down to the hyper blue.
Happy with my choice and no regrets.......

blazzin1 · 02-25-2018, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Driski

Got the 2SS Loaded and love it. But knowing what I know... I would try to convince my wife we need the ZL1. More HP please.

Exactly my thoughts too!!!! Other than that, I wish that I would NOT have paid for the NPP exhaust! I’m just going to end up changing it anyway!!!

Gray50 · 02-25-2018, 10:13 AM

I bought a CPO 2SS Fifty with NPP and a few other things. Having put 4k miles on it in the last few weeks (I like to take new (to me) vehicles on shake down road trips when I first get them), there are only a few things that come to mind for an "if I knew then that I know now" type of question.

1) I'm glad I got the NPP exhaust. It can be quiet(ish) when I want it to be (i.e. not wake up the neighbors when I start it in the garage, leaving for work at 6 AM).

2) I should've paid more attention to the RPO codes to make sure this one had MRC. Although, the suspension that came on it is fine. I just keep wishing this one had a "comfort" mode for some of the rougher streets in the area. I haven't driven one with MRC, though (and I plan to keep it that way for now), so I'm not sure what I'm REALLY "missing."

3) Opening the sunroof (which had been a must-have on most of the vehicles I've had in the last dozen-plus years) has barely crossed my mind. So, if I were to get another one, I'd probably consider skipping the sunroof.

02-25-2018, 01:47 AM	#1
JBones81 Drives: 22 ZL1, 18 RS3, 22 M3P Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 936 View My Garage	Knowing what you know now...would you...? Just thinking about how much I've learned in the year and a half since I bought the 2016 SS. Loved it, but wanted a more performance oriented ride, so I bought the 1LE. I love it also...but knowing what I know now about these cars, and seeing so many combos of colors/options/mods, etc, part of me wishes I had just bought a nightfall gray 1ss a8 then did a blower, exhaust, tune, and tires. Know what I mean? What would you buy if you had it to do all over again? __________________ 2022 ZL1 - M6, Wrapped, Tinted, Rotofab intake, MBRP AxleBack, Lots of BMR rear suspension components 2022 Tesla Model 3 Performance 2018 Audi RS3 - Many mods & e85 Instagram - @JBsCars

02-25-2018, 02:11 AM	#2
enzia35 Drives: '16 Garnet Red 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 3,450	Get the 2SS package. __________________ '16 Camaro 1SS '18 Miata GT Gone: '01 Camaro, '14 Camaro, '90 Miata

02-25-2018, 07:16 AM	#4
2016SS Drives: 2016 Summit White 2SS Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Ontario Posts: 423	ZL1 but this is happening I signed the papers yesterday now I can sleep at night! Ha ha __________________ 2003 Cadillac CTS Sold 2006 Nissan 350Z Sold 2008 Cobalt SS/TC Sold 2016 Camaro 2SS Summit built 3/28/16 delivered 2018 Camaro ZL1 cancelled by GM 😡 2019 Corvette 2lt Z51

02-25-2018, 07:48 AM	#6
Driski Drives: 2016 Camaro Convertible 2SS Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mass Posts: 756	Got the 2SS Loaded and love it. But knowing what I know... I would try to convince my wife we need the ZL1. More HP please. __________________ 2SS Convertible, MRC, NPP, A8, Garnet Red, Blk Bowties GM CAI, Ported TB, Kooks Headers, E85

02-25-2018, 07:58 AM	#8
gpskinzhut Drives: 2017 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,960 View My Garage	ZL1 but I’m plenty happy with the 2SS __________________ 2017 ZL1 A10 2017 2SS M6: (SOLD) \|\| 2014 2LT Convertible: (SOLD) \|\| 2010 2LT M6 Supercharged:(SOLD) \|\| 1987 IROC-Z 5.0 M5: (SOLD)

02-25-2018, 06:35 AM	#3
Johnwon Drives: 2016 Mosaic Black 2SS, NPP, A8. Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 285	I'd get MRC. I got everything else that I wanted on the car when I bought it. As a semi-solution, I went away from the stock tires which helped with the ride and road noise. I went with the SS at the time so that I would not feel the need to mod the car other than some graphics and that has been the case. Sent from the mobile client - Forum Talker

02-25-2018, 08:10 AM	#9
rjacobs Drives: none Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Dallas, tX Posts: 248	If I hadnt bought my ZL1 10 speed auto I would be in a C7 Z06 manual. I dont trust the A8 that much...

02-25-2018, 08:57 AM	#10
RCF Drives: '17 2SS, NGM, MRC, DPP; '19 F150 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Katy (Houston), TX Posts: 440	Yeah, I think I would have (2SS, NGM, MRC, NPP, no sunroof - searched and searched til I found one)... maybe would have held out for the A10. But honestly, have had no issues with my A8... and it's a very small percentage that have had issues with the A8 (always sounds worse on Internet forums than it is on the whole, have learned this after 20yrs of participating on various forums). As for the A10, I can't imagine all the shifts. And would love to have the M6 IF i didn't drive in so much traffic - been there, done that! While the HP of the ZL1 was tempting, a supercharged Camaro was not for me - great for the guys that like it, but for me I want a NA motor in an American sports/muscle car. I'll mod if/when I decide I "need" more power. I'm 46 & have been a Camaro fan since I was 7-8yrs old, so I thought about buying one since the 5th gens came out - even rented one for a weekend, but wasn't as impressed as I thought I would be. So waited a few years and thought about buying a used one to mod. But then drove a 6th gen and it was all over but the paperwork! Haha

02-25-2018, 09:02 AM	#11
L78toLT1 Drives: Hyper Blue 2016 2SS 6M Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: North Ga Posts: 1,787	Love my car and have no regrets. If doing over i may have looked a little harder for a krypton green 1le. __________________ Baby Blue 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS/6m/MRC/NPP/Silver Rally stripes/ZL1 wheels & brakes/GForce DS and axles/ZLE Cradle Bushings/FE4 ARB front & rear/SEMA Grill/Rotofab dry/95mm TB/Magnuson 2300/Full LT4 fuel system/JMS boost-a-pump/E85 Sensor/Ported CID heads from LME/Cammotion PD cam/Thompson Motorsports forged shortblock/catted Kooks 1 7/8 headers /JRE remote tuned

02-25-2018, 10:13 AM	#14
Gray50 Intentionally left blank. Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS Fifty Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: North Texas Posts: 47	I bought a CPO 2SS Fifty with NPP and a few other things. Having put 4k miles on it in the last few weeks (I like to take new (to me) vehicles on shake down road trips when I first get them), there are only a few things that come to mind for an "if I knew then that I know now" type of question. 1) I'm glad I got the NPP exhaust. It can be quiet(ish) when I want it to be (i.e. not wake up the neighbors when I start it in the garage, leaving for work at 6 AM). 2) I should've paid more attention to the RPO codes to make sure this one had MRC. Although, the suspension that came on it is fine. I just keep wishing this one had a "comfort" mode for some of the rougher streets in the area. I haven't driven one with MRC, though (and I plan to keep it that way for now), so I'm not sure what I'm REALLY "missing." 3) Opening the sunroof (which had been a must-have on most of the vehicles I've had in the last dozen-plus years) has barely crossed my mind. So, if I were to get another one, I'd probably consider skipping the sunroof. __________________ Last edited by Gray50; 02-25-2018 at 11:40 AM.

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