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I did about twenty track days in 2017 with my '17 SS 1LE, got swept up in the crazy Corvette rebates at the end of that year and bought an '18 Grand Sport M7 1LT over the 17/18 winter. Did three track days in early 2018 with the Grand Sport and then sold it and bought another '18 SS 1LE and finished the 2018 season with another 10-12 track days using the 1LE. Here are my observations... The Grand Sport was probably 5% more performance for 30% more cost. It wasn't any more fun or rewarding to drive than the 1LE. I installed an MGW shifter in it because the factory shifter in the Vette was absolutely awful. I will say that the MGW turned it in to an even better shifting transmission than the stock 1LE. I would do another MGW for my '18 1LE but they don't make one yet for Gen6 Camaros. I unfortunately didn't sit in the Grand Sport with a helmet on before I purchased, to find at my first track day that at 6'2" my head contacted the roof, pretty badly. I had to pull my seat forward and ghetto-lean the back in order to drive it on track. That was way less than ideal. The Grand Sport is a quicker car, however it feels at times even more so because the perception of speed is more visceral since you are lower to the ground and have less vehicle around you. All in all I should never have gotten rid of the first 1LE and I'm thrilled to have another.
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01-31-2019, 04:45 AM | #77 | |
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01-31-2019, 09:34 AM | #78 |
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My first time ever on a track (Summit Point) I had a guy from the int solo group with a 350 in my group because his son was tracking for the first time. I was running a full two seconds faster by the second day of the event. Granted, driver ability comes into play; however, I had never been on a track before and this was his 9th track day just with that car so I would assume that was not the reason LOL.
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07-16-2021, 07:33 AM | #79 | |
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All 4 cars that you mentioned, are great choices Great description of your SS1LE and your GS, could you please share us also your driving experience of your ZL1 and Shelby GT350 compared to the other two sport cars that you own?
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I just would like to follow up on my C7 Corvette Z51 replacement. After seeing MT H2H of a 6th gen Camaro SS beating a BMW M4 (not the new one): https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/c...let-camaro-ss/ I went to my local Chevy dealer and bought a 6th gen Camaro 2SS with a 6MT. It has been a great choice, the car performs greatly, very close handling performance feeling compared to my previous Stingray, it just feels a little more heavy on the back when I switch lanes fast, but best of all is that it has a MT which provides a much better driver's involvement feeling, it is great, I enjoy it more than driving with my previous automatic transmission Corvette. After 20K miles it has showed me much better reliability that my C7 Corvette never had. Sincerely it doesn't have the exotic esthetical design of the Corvette, but I also like it. For sure the wearables: tires and brakes would be less expensive, the ones on the Corvette Z51 were very expensive to replace. For spirited driving and ocassional track time, the 6th gen Camaro SS is a great choice, it reminds me of my prior and also awesome 5th gen Camaro ZL1.
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07-16-2021, 11:42 AM | #82 |
go for the SS 1LE. If you need more power....10k will put you on par with the ZL1. The ride in the SS 1LE is amazing and it is not hard by any stretch. I am 60 years old with a bad back and that car was really smooth compared to my z/28.
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07-16-2021, 12:16 PM | #83 |
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I have had both a ZL1 and a 2SS 1LE. If you can swing it go for the ZL1. Either one is a good choice. I have another 2SS 1LE on order, but if I could make myself get rid of my 2019 Corvette Grand Sport I would get another ZL1.
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December bump.
Considering moving up to the ZL1 M6, love the look of satin steel. I'd have to wait about 5-6 months for a factory order, but with used prices being $10k more than what I paid for my SS1LE back in early 2020, it almost makes sense with low GM interest rates. If you were to keep a car long-term as a collectible and put low miles on it (not a DD), which would you go with? Insurance costs, gas, etc are all negligible. |
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