Actual Value of PDR?

800MXZ · 08-15-2018, 10:39 PM

I hope it is OK to ask - I am closing later this week on a 2018 1SS 1LE, and I have a choice between two cars the same color that I want (Hyper) but one has PDR, one does not.

Now that people have been living with the PDR for a year, is it worth $1300 to you?

I understand for the application to track the car where it can be invaluable, but for me outside of two or maybe three low lever AutoX events a year, it would just be a traffic camera.

Would you spend the $1300 on it twice?

JonD · 08-15-2018, 10:47 PM

Yes!
Track cam, daily dash cam, film car roll race cam... the fun factor never ends

Tulsa_SS · 08-15-2018, 10:54 PM

Yes! The data you get with the video recording shows everything going on with the car. The Cosworth Toolbox is free. You can run videos in it side by side to compare your runs on screen.

R3ctivision · 08-15-2018, 11:03 PM

I'd say yes. It's cheap for what it is if you are into performance driving. Aftermarket telemetry is $$$. However, the image quality is very circa-2010 quality. That's fine I guess, the data for learning is more important.

I never use it on the street as a dash cam. More likely to incriminate myself than anyone else LOL

800MXZ · 08-16-2018, 04:46 AM

Thanks everyone

Boost Creep · 08-16-2018, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R3ctivision

I'd say yes. It's cheap for what it is if you are into performance driving. Aftermarket telemetry is $$$. However, the image quality is very circa-2010 quality. That's fine I guess, the data for learning is more important.

I never use it on the street as a dash cam. More likely to incriminate myself than anyone else LOL

lol
I've thought of that.
Something happens, accident I witness, and I hand over my SD card to the police, they have a blast calculating all my violations and forget why they have the card to begin with.

Move_Over · 08-16-2018, 06:53 AM

Worth double the money. That info on the cosworth is priceless!

Pollock · 08-16-2018, 06:59 AM

I have one. I have recorded every track session I have did and I have maybe watched 3 minutes of the video. So its kinda worthless for me. I dont have time or dont want to make time to watch. I dont watch tv either so...

6sigma · 08-16-2018, 07:30 AM

I had it on my 16 CTS-V and I'm not sure I'd spend $1300 on it again. I used it for track events and occasionally on the street, but it was mostly a novelty. The information is very impressive, and trying to reproduce what it does in the aftermarket would cost much more, but since I don't track that often and am not a pro racer, its actual value to me was questionable. If I had a choice of the exact same car with or without it, I would probably save the money (knowing that I would rarely use it). It is very cool though!

KCelsius · 08-16-2018, 07:43 AM

TLDR, it all comes down to if you're going to track your car since that's where this is most valuable.

On the flip side, you could possibly negotiate pricing of PDR if they only have vehicles with PDR built in and can't trade for one without.

Ryephile · 08-16-2018, 08:42 AM

It's completely worth the price if you're a track rat or data hound looking to understand the car and improve your driving.

Uncle Sam · 08-16-2018, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryephile

It's completely worth the price if you're a track rat or data hound looking to understand the car and improve your driving.

This, plus it is cool to have a record of driving at various tracks. "Yeah, I drove at Daytona ... blah, blah, blah ..."

Argument against: $1,300 is a lot of money for what is barely useful to some. It is well worth $1,300 for entertainment for me. Same can be said for the NPP exhaust; so worth $$$ for the fun of it but not necessary.

I'd save the money if I were you.

MATTY-1LE · 08-16-2018, 09:41 AM

PDR yes worth it, HUD, i never use that thing

MJP · 08-16-2018, 11:28 AM

It's worth it.. You don't have a silly GoPro abortion attached and hanging to your Rear View Mirror or Windshield frame making the interior of your ride look like the vehicles that were running around chasing Tornadoes in the movie Twister.
Speaking of Twister.....
I just watched Twister for the first time this past weekend.
Actress Helen Hunt?
Did she or did she not show an awesome rack in that movie?
That's all I remember about the Movie... Helen's well nourished physique and those dorks\nerds riding around with those wired up trucks.
Though, I think they won the Tornado fight. There was fairy tale music playing at the end of the movie.

08-15-2018, 10:39 PM	#1
800MXZ Drives: 18' 1SS 1LE Hyper Blue Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 8	Actual Value of PDR? I hope it is OK to ask - I am closing later this week on a 2018 1SS 1LE, and I have a choice between two cars the same color that I want (Hyper) but one has PDR, one does not. Now that people have been living with the PDR for a year, is it worth $1300 to you? I understand for the application to track the car where it can be invaluable, but for me outside of two or maybe three low lever AutoX events a year, it would just be a traffic camera. Would you spend the $1300 on it twice?

08-15-2018, 10:47 PM	#2
JonD Drives: 2018 SS 1LE Join Date: May 2018 Location: Arizona Posts: 292	Yes! Track cam, daily dash cam, film car roll race cam... the fun factor never ends __________________ 🌽 Sauced, 2018 SS 1LE - 123mph @ 5,000 DA ARH 2”x3” FULL System, Pray Ported MSD Intake Manifold, Pray Ported GM 95mm TB, RotoFab CAI, DsX e85 Kit, MightyMouse Catch Can, NicD Tune https://instagram.com/corn_sauced?ut...d=o0ako89uurwl

08-15-2018, 10:54 PM	#3
Tulsa_SS 2017 1SS 1LE Drives: 2017 1LE Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 63 View My Garage	Yes! The data you get with the video recording shows everything going on with the car. The Cosworth Toolbox is free. You can run videos in it side by side to compare your runs on screen. __________________ Tulsa SS 2017 1LE

08-16-2018, 08:42 AM	#11
Ryephile Hot Dog Drives: '17 1SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,937	It's completely worth the price if you're a track rat or data hound looking to understand the car and improve your driving. __________________ 2017 "M1SS1LE" in Hyper Blue w/PDR

08-16-2018, 09:41 AM	#13
MATTY-1LE Drives: 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Houston Posts: 211	PDR yes worth it, HUD, i never use that thing __________________ Current: 2018 1SS 1LE - stock Past: 2008 C6 - heads/cam/boltons 2005 GTO - cam/boltons

08-15-2018, 11:03 PM	#4
R3ctivision 1LE Convert Drives: 2018 ZLE Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 367	I'd say yes. It's cheap for what it is if you are into performance driving. Aftermarket telemetry is $$$. However, the image quality is very circa-2010 quality. That's fine I guess, the data for learning is more important. I never use it on the street as a dash cam. More likely to incriminate myself than anyone else LOL

08-16-2018, 04:46 AM	#5
800MXZ Drives: 18' 1SS 1LE Hyper Blue Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 8	Thanks everyone

08-16-2018, 06:53 AM	#7
Move_Over Drives: ISO ss 1le Join Date: May 2018 Location: FL Posts: 764	Worth double the money. That info on the cosworth is priceless!

08-16-2018, 06:59 AM	#8
Pollock LT4 M6 Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 1,249	I have one. I have recorded every track session I have did and I have maybe watched 3 minutes of the video. So its kinda worthless for me. I dont have time or dont want to make time to watch. I dont watch tv either so...

08-16-2018, 07:30 AM	#9
6sigma Drives: rally green LT1 manual Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Indiana Posts: 282	I had it on my 16 CTS-V and I'm not sure I'd spend $1300 on it again. I used it for track events and occasionally on the street, but it was mostly a novelty. The information is very impressive, and trying to reproduce what it does in the aftermarket would cost much more, but since I don't track that often and am not a pro racer, its actual value to me was questionable. If I had a choice of the exact same car with or without it, I would probably save the money (knowing that I would rarely use it). It is very cool though!

08-16-2018, 07:43 AM	#10
KCelsius Drives: 2018 Summit White 1SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 90	TLDR, it all comes down to if you're going to track your car since that's where this is most valuable. On the flip side, you could possibly negotiate pricing of PDR if they only have vehicles with PDR built in and can't trade for one without.

08-16-2018, 11:28 AM	#14
MJP Drives: 2018 Camaro 1LE Summit White Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: NH Posts: 187	It's worth it.. You don't have a silly GoPro abortion attached and hanging to your Rear View Mirror or Windshield frame making the interior of your ride look like the vehicles that were running around chasing Tornadoes in the movie Twister. Speaking of Twister..... I just watched Twister for the first time this past weekend. Actress Helen Hunt? Did she or did she not show an awesome rack in that movie? That's all I remember about the Movie... Helen's well nourished physique and those dorks\nerds riding around with those wired up trucks. Though, I think they won the Tornado fight. There was fairy tale music playing at the end of the movie.

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