03-12-2019, 07:49 PM | #29 |
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I actually don’t see that many for sale, especially at my price point.
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03-12-2019, 08:44 PM | #30 | |
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03-12-2019, 08:47 PM | #31 |
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Think it has to do with it being a manual transmission. I did a search of available Camaros new and used and there was more manual’s for sale used than new and the reverse for the automatics. I believe people want to relive their muscle car past buy a stick shift and then hate it in real life.
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As KingLT1 stated, unless you are tracking the car, SS is a better choice. Even if you are tracking the car, SS is still a pretty solid choice. On top of that, if you live in an area where it will likely see really cold temps or snow, or you don't have a second vehicle that can pick up the slack when driving the 1LE is a little nerve tingly, you're better off with an SS. Even then, most of us put our SS's away for much of the winter. I have a second car, so my SS sits when the weather is not to my liking. If I had a 1LE, it would sit even more often.
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03-12-2019, 09:22 PM | #34 | |
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03-12-2019, 10:21 PM | #35 | |
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Sits in the garage half the year, don't drive in bad weather the other half. Great looking and performing car, but not ideal for every day driving. I personally have a beater as a daily. |
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That being said, I would at least drive both prior to purchase to know for sure.
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03-13-2019, 10:54 AM | #37 |
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guess, don't understand how the ss 1le wouldn't be any worse a DD than a non-1le ss. I mean you can spec a ss close to a 1le, right?
I can see the case of buying more than you have the opportunity to use, and it just feels wrong to have something so capable sit there... but again the same could be true for a non-1le ss. |
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With that being said, I went from my 2016 2SS A8 to my 2018 1SS 1LE and I love every second of it. I think the only thing that would have made this car better to me, is the A10–and I love manual transmissions.
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03-13-2019, 11:10 AM | #39 | |
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That’s for SS. The 1LE has the same tire, only significantly wider and with lower profile. That amps up all that is good (and bad) about the tires on the SS. Being wider also pushes the outer edge of the tires out beyond the fenders and the sticky tread picks up small debris and flings it onto the body. Easily remedied with rock guards, but still a nuisance. The suspension on the 1LE is a little tighter and more firm than a non-1LE, so road feel is a bit more transparent. Not necessarily a bad thing, depending on where and how you’re driving it, but for some it can be a little bit much. To be honest, I considered a 1LE and would have had no qualms about driving it the same as I do my SS, but two things moved me off the 1LE. I LOVE the Fifty package. Wasn’t available for 1LE. And I had decided early on I was gonna have a convertible. Not available for 1LE. Ironically, convertible is available for ZL1, but not for 1LE at any trim level.
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03-13-2019, 11:10 AM | #40 |
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SS 1LE is the best car I've ever driven, and I love driving mine as much as possible. It's very entertaining. If I were to trade it in on a regular car (or even a non SS 1LE Camaro), I'd be bored to death with it. Life is too short to drive bored.
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03-13-2019, 11:17 AM | #41 |
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probably because they got it figured out they never gonna track it and got something else instead lol no idea?
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03-13-2019, 11:24 AM | #42 |
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I daily drive my 1LE in Indiana. I installed the Bridgestone 980AS's and haven't looked back. I have the ability to work from home whenever I need to but I have been on the highway in snow without any issues having the All-Season tires. I daily drove a 12' Roush Stage 3 Mustang with 700'ish HP with Continental all seasons for 3 years before this car and my job then required me to travel the State to different Hospitals throughout the year. I've never understood the idea of buying a car and letting it sit in the garage, esp since they depreciate so rapidly, and you only live once. I am; however, looking forward to taking advantage of someone with this mentality in the next 2 years when the 2020 GT500 comes out and all the low mileage 13-14 GT500's flood the market.
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