[ste1n]

I had a 2019 2SS with A10, NPP, MRC, Sunroof, white interior, white rally stripes. Window sticker was $49K

If I get another one it would be a 1SS A10 with 1LE package. Nothing else. Extra stuff on 2SS is nice but I can definitively live without bose, heated-cooled seats, heated steering wheel, ambient lighting and fancy door sills.

[Wyzz Kydd]

Originally Posted by BLU

1SS with NPP and MRC. Regret not getting the 1LE package.....Still regretting after 2 years. Otherwise, the car is pretty awesome despite the annoying rear bumper cover flaring out when it's hot out.

I regretted it right up until the point I traded in my '16 1SS for an '18 1SS 1LE. Then the regret went away.

[snekk]

I bought a 2SS with no fun options in February and thought I'd convinced myself that I didn't need a 1LE since I already have an Auto X/Track car (signature).

I thought wrong, took it back to the dealer after 3 days, in order to unwind the deal they kept $2500 but I think it was worth it. I've had the wrong car before and it was always a nagging thing in the back of my mind whenever I drove it.

Over the last weekend I closed on my 1SS 1LE. I do miss some of the creature comforts from the 2SS like heated/cooled seats (although the Recaro's are amazing), and the interior lighting accents but this 1LE is absolutely the right car for me. 0 regret now.

[JDaniels609]

This threads really got me thinking if I should add MRC to my order while I still can…

[CamaroSSStlfan]

Originally Posted by ste1n

I had a 2019 2SS with A10, NPP, MRC, Sunroof, white interior, white rally stripes. Window sticker was $49K

If I get another one it would be a 1SS A10 with 1LE package. Nothing else. Extra stuff on 2SS is nice but I can definitively live without bose, heated-cooled seats, heated steering wheel, ambient lighting and fancy door sills.

Sun roof and NPP are a waste of money. If you're going to slap aftermarket mufflers on the thing like most enthusiast do why spend on the money on NPP? Cooled seats are nice for the southwest FL summers.


My 2016 2SS came loaded except for MRC and sun roof.



I wanted a 2020 LT1 with just the A10, nothing else. You coudl get them for about 34k at some dealers but they were all the way up around i4 like Stingray and Orlando area. I would have got the LT1 just A10 and slapped on after market exhaust.


I don't care for NPP because I keep mine open all the time. I like it loud. I don't care what others thing.

[wheelman89]

Personally for me I wish I had a 2SS for the better stereo. The one that comes with my 1SS 1LE is trash. Also wouldn't give up NPP for anything, I love the adjustability of being able to control when it opens. Sunroof would be nice but I'm ok without it, I do like the roofline you get with no sunroof.

[hotlap]

I've owned three gen6 Camaros. The 2SS was a must because I like HUD, heated steering wheel, heated/ventilated seats, etc. The extra luxury is worth the additional 8 pounds and cost. The other musts are NPP exhaust and black suede knee bolsters.

• One was an A8 and the other two M6. I loved the A8 performance shift mode and crisp upshifts under full throttle but the love ended when the torque converter shudder came. The M6 is more fun. The A8 was faster.
  
• Two had Magnetic Ride Control, one did not. I like it but not a must on the SS trim unless you drive on a lot of bad roads ...it smooths them out very well.
  
• Two had/have Navigation, one did not. Its worth the money to have the directions shown on the HUD.
  
• Two had/have side skirts. One had the GM splash guards. The side skirts do a better job of preventing stone damage ahead of the rear tires.
  
• Two had alcantara steering wheel, one did not. I like this a lot and its easy to keep clean ...if you are a clean person. The Hot Wheels had alcantara on the dash. I like leather on it better.
  
• The third is a 1LE. I avoided this on the first two because of the extra cost associated with tire and brake maintenance. I love this package. Best value ever. My average fuel economy is ~1 mpg less ...I attribute to the CAI and bigger tires
  
• None had the standard SS rear spoiler so I guess Blade Spoiler is another must. The 2016 was the first factory built blade spoiler car. The design engineer congratulated me and commented on the aerodynamics.

These three cars have very different personalities. The 2016 was a gentleman's hot-rod. The 2018 Hot Wheels had an old school muscle car vibe. The 2020 1LE is a race car

2020
1LE
2SS
M6
CAI
Strut tower brace
Navigation
Foot Well Lighting
Carbon Fiber Shift Knob
Black Suede Knee Bolsters
Premium floor mats
Side Skirts gen2
Rally Green

2018
Hot Wheels
2SS
M6
NPP performance Exhaust
Black Suede Knee Bolsters
Premium floor mats
Crush Orange

2016
2SS
A8
Magnetic Ride Control
NPP performance Exhaust
Navigation
Foot Well Lighting
Blade Spoiler
Front Splitter Spoiler
Gray Split Spokes
Black Suede Knee Bolsters
Premium floor mats
Splash Guards
Nightfall Gray / Kalahari interior

[digitalfutur]

Buying most vehicles these days, but especially relatively low volume sports cars, is like how buying records used to be before digitization: You had to buy the whole album for 1-3 good songs...yes some albums had many good songs, but they were the exception overall.

So for Camaros, if there's some option you can't do without, you're going to get options you can't do with, and they all increase the price of the car.

My Mosaic Black metallic Camaro 1LT has just four options: V6, A8, RS package and a sunroof. Plus dealer installed accessories like illuminated sill panels, black bowties, an RS leather console cover, and tinted windows. Getting a 1SS meant a one-time $10K price increase and ongoing 40% higher gas cost (+20% for less mileage and +20% for premium). Did not pass the value test for my situation: no interest in tracking, even if I had the V8, and for day to day driving, the number of times you can take advantage of the V8's 1 second faster 0-60 time are minimal at best. I do get the appeal and history of the V8, but today's V6s are not far down the performance ladder as they were before the 2000s.

I agree with those who think the NPP exhaust is a waste of money if it's always left open anyway, so I got a Borla Atak axle back with black tips->something that you can't get OEM on any Camaro. Along with that I've done (or had the dealer do) a bunch of exterior and interior mods, from blacking out all the brightwork from and back, to installing the front fascia extension, to installing a piano black dash kit and contrasting garnet red trim pieces in the otherwise all black interior.

I don't have any regrets because I got the Camaro I wanted, and at a deal too good to pass up: $5K off MSRP with various offers/incentives and 0.9% financing for 6 years. That MSRP discount was effectively a no-haggle price, another bonus.

[Invertalon]

I got my 2SS with NPP and MRC. No regrets on anything, it's got everything I need/want and would order the exact same if I did it again.

MRC is just an awesome feature, as is NPP. Must haves IMO.

[Aow4321]

Originally Posted by FarmerFran

Is the MRC in the Camaro Gen6 like the Adaptive Bilstein in the Challenger?

Touring = normal-ish
Sport = F250
Track = Dump truck

I just came from a Scat Pack with the adaptive suspension and now have an SS 1LE... there is a bigger difference in the modes on the challenger but for me the challengers touring was too bouncy, track mode got extremely rigid though, shatter your teeth rigid... the 1LE MRC is as tight as the challengers track mode(a little more so) but soaks up the bumps so much better... not that I really minded the challengers suspension though I do miss that car lol

[FlukeSS]

Originally Posted by Some Random Guy

Hey team, new member here!

I’m getting close to ordering a Camaro after my BRZ was wrecked at a red light. Are there any features you regret skipping? I’m all over the place on potential builds, so here are the candidates:

2SS Coupe Manual Transmission and magnetic ride control (top candidate)
LT1 Convertible M/T and technology package
3LT Convertible M/T V6, Hd cooling/brake

I’ve never tracked a car, so I probably won’t track this one. I feel like the 2SS with the fancy rearview and the blindspot monitoring is worth it because I dodge the convertible tax I was paying on the other 2 for increased visibility.
That being said, I’d love input on what features you think are must-haves after some time with yours. Also, are there any much easier to do on your own? For instance, is the Magnetic ride or a similar aftermarket simple enough to install I can skip it from the factory?
Thanks for the insight/wisdom!

Only feature I regret is not having the ZL1 emblem for a modest additional $20,000.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by FlukeSS

Only feature I regret is not having the ZL1 emblem for a modest additional $20,000.

All is not lost, you have options

[zaimer]

Originally Posted by arpad_m

All is not lost, you have options

I was thinking.. that there was no feature that I had wished to have on my SS, other than it not being a ZL1. The car had everything, other than MRC. Sure, I would've liked having it but it was never there so it was never missed. My new car now has the adjustable suspension. Again, it is "nice" but not really a deal for me - I don't mind having a stiff suspension 100% of the time, so I rarely adjust anything.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by zaimer

I was thinking.. that there was no feature that I had wished to have on my SS, other than it not being a ZL1. The car had everything, other than MRC. Sure, I would've liked having it but it was never there so it was never missed. My new car now has the adjustable suspension. Again, it is "nice" but not really a deal for me - I don't mind having a stiff suspension 100% of the time, so I rarely adjust anything.

I'm like that, too, played with all the driving mode settings for a short while, then settled on the best tradeoff for the roads that I typically drive on.

The one thing I still change sometimes is actually the suspension, I either have it locked in tour for a) crappy roads and b) easier launch, or flip it back to auto so it firms up a bit in track mode but nowhere else.