[Vamonos]

Tommcd24. Wow that car is stunning! V8 conv blue with stripes and white seats !!!
Do they get stained easy? Or show when u wear blue jeans?

[JoeCamaro444]

Originally Posted by Plasar

JoeCamaro444: simply fantastic, great pic, pointed towards the road ready for a Fall drive in the woods!

Much appreciated! Thank you 🤘🏼😎

[mrgoodwrench]

So...we are in a unique situation - we own both in the 2020 config - I have a 2SS - she has a 2LT/RS.

I would say that according to her - the SS seems lighter - to me the 2LT seems heavier. lol

If you go with the 6 - go for the 3LT package - it would give you the best of the interior (tilt mirrors when reversing - backup alarms - memory seats and such). I have all that in he 2SS and when I jump in her 2LT to go out - I resent the fact that she doesnt have the tilt mirrors and memory seats - real conveniences

Drivability - the V-8 is hands down better than the V-6 in terms of all the stuff you DONT see (brakes/extra options) but mileage - I get 27 on the highway - she gets 29. Realistically - on a 500 mile round trip to see my dad last weekend - I got 24 MPG at around 75 mph - when we did the trip in her car - it was about 1 mpg more.

We both have the leather - easier cleanup BIT hotter here in FL..Also - both have the A10 transmission - nice setup with the paddle shifters...

Skip the internal navigation and use the Google Maps from your phone - more accurate in regards to realtime traffic delays vs the static map in the car nav. I have that but am using the google maps - save a few $$$ there...

It will come down to how much do you want to spend - my car was about $10k more than hers (bought both together) and then live with YOUR decision since you are paying for it...

Good Luck!

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by mrgoodwrench

So...we are in a unique situation - we own both in the 2020 config - I have a 2SS - she has a 2LT/RS.

I would say that according to her - the SS seems lighter - to me the 2LT seems heavier. lol

Heh, that V8 torque can hide a lot of weight until you want to take a corner fast, of course .

That said, the 2SS isn't that much heavier than the 2LT, the difference is ~300 pounds, which a pro would definitely notice, but it isn't obvious on the street, especially with the extra power.

[TP2SS]

Vamonos,
You mentioned leather as a must-have. You can narrow your search results by excluding the 1SS as IIRC, leather is not an “option” on a 1SS. If you wanted leather in an SS, you had to get a 2SS, period.
When I was looking, my must-haves were leather (anything but black…not a good color to have on a vert interior that’s going to soak up sun/heat!), NPP, and MRC (although I could have dropped that one if I found the “right” car). Luckily I found a 2SS with all the bells and whistles, and it only had 1880 miles on it, in Dec 2019!
Good luck in the search!

[GXP08jrf]

Originally Posted by TP2SS

Vamonos,
You mentioned leather as a must-have. You can narrow your search results by excluding the 1SS as IIRC, leather is not an “option” on a 1SS. If you wanted leather in an SS, you had to get a 2SS, period.
!

There's the option of getting a 1SS for the right price and adding a leather kit after the fact. You wouldn't get heated or cooled seating, of course, but you'd get to pick your colors. There's a couple companies out there that make quality kits in the $1000 range (installation extra), with a lot of personalization available.

I was considering this upgrade as an option in my search, but soon realized I wanted cooled seats and HUD, so I needed a 2LT (or 2SS) at minimum with standard leather. I think there's a recent post somewhere of someone adding a Katzkin kit to their Gen6 (couldn't find the thread, but I didn't look very hard. EDIT: found the thread > https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...hlight=katzkin). I added a Kit to my Sierra several years back and was extremely happy with it, took a fair amount of work to install, though.

To the OP's original post. I didn't shop V8's at all, for the creature comforts I wanted, the 2SS was way over budget. I ended up with a 2LT V6 and haven't been disappointed: 95% of the time I'm unable to use what the V6 has to offer because of slower traffic in front of me. I'm sure carrying an extra two cylinders that I wouldn't be able to use would make me more frustrated. And for that matter, I test drove a Turbo4 and actually preferred it to the V6 (both A8s). The L4 seemed more "punchy" off the line to me.

[xandee]

i decided to get the 2018 2lt v6 because i wanted all the convenience and safety feature the car have to offer and drive it to just cruise around. in my case i did not need the v8 power to do any of that. 335 hp is plenty. i did test drove the v6 rs/2ss/and the zl1 before i made my decision, but like GXP08jrf said, 95% of the time, you wont even be able to use that v6 power (and i am just talking about street driving/ cruising).
so in the end, paid my 2lt in cash and just got the following items along the way which i think you might want to consider.
= windscreen
= afm disabler
= mods4cars top module
= CAI
= exhaust (if you dont have npp)
= side skirts and the front
= maybe a hash and stripes
= and maybe a dash cam

highly recommend that you do a test drive so you can have a better feel on how much power do you want that will satisfy your need.

[Vamonos]

Bravo!! Excellent points... Xandee, your so right, to add to this going to work is always at night so I definitely won't be speeding with deer and downed trees on the way to work..
So I think I got the car picked out then. Only thing it doesn't have is the NPP exhaust. But it's a 3lt I think 6speed red&black leather RS..

Thanks again.

[tommcd24]

Originally Posted by Vamonos

Tommcd24. Wow that car is stunning! V8 conv blue with stripes and white seats !!!
Do they get stained easy? Or show when u wear blue jeans?

Thank you!

No issues yet, but I've only had it for 5 months (mostly winter months) and only 1,200 miles on it so far. I've had a couple of vehicles with light tan seats though and never had problems. Of course, all were leather seats, including the Camaro, so that naturally helps with cleanup if I should happen to spill a drip of coffee or something like that.

[tommcd24]

Originally Posted by mrgoodwrench

... mileage - I get 27 on the highway - she gets 29. Realistically - on a 500 mile round trip to see my dad last weekend - I got 24 MPG at around 75 mph - when we did the trip in her car - it was about 1 mpg more.

I found this very interesting RE: the mileage differences. I was wondering about that since I had been targetting the V6, but ended up getting the V8. In my head I was guessing this to be more in the 3-5 mpg difference. Nothing scientific, just a guess. Hearing it is only 1-2 mpg difference is cool, makes me happier that I have the V8, even if I will rarely use that extra power.

I've had limited miles on the car, but I had an interesting "experiment" last week when I took my convertible into Minneaplis for an event on a day with sustained 25-30mph winds out of the west. The drive was about 75 miles each way, most of it cruise control driving at 65mph. On the way to the event (driving east) I hit 33.7mpg as a high 50-mile average. On the way home, now driving west (into the wind), my 50-mile average was 24-25mpg.

Prior to that trip my 50-mile high avg was 28mpg or so, so that wind was a 4-5mph bonus or hindrance depending on my direction. Both ways were top-up as it was only around 40*.

ETA: the trip to Minneapolis was about 75 miles each way, mostly cruise control driving at an average speed of 65.

[xandee]

Originally Posted by Vamonos

Bravo!! Excellent points... Xandee, your so right, to add to this going to work is always at night so I definitely won't be speeding with deer and downed trees on the way to work..
So I think I got the car picked out then. Only thing it doesn't have is the NPP exhaust. But it's a 3lt I think 6speed red&black leather RS..

Thanks again.

' just glad to be able to help out. mine also did not have the npp. even without npp it still does sound good.i did however did a muffler delete and installed the magnaflow axle back race series to make it sound a little better (just my opinion).
goodluck and happy cruising.

[TP2SS]

Xandee,
Whose splitter and skirts are those?
Damn those look good!
I really want to get a set and looking at C7 Carbons as they appear to have the best quality. I’m a little skeptical about the lower priced ones from EOS.

[Plasar]

Originally Posted by xandee

i 335 hpis plenty. i did test drove the v6 rs/2ss/and the zl1 before i made my decision, but like GXP08jrf said, 95% of the time, you wont even be able to use that v6 power...

You’re driving it wrong.

https://youtu.be/f2TDks-iKQM

Congrats Xandee.

[arpad_m]

Originally Posted by TP2SS

Xandee,
Whose splitter and skirts are those?
Damn those look good!
I really want to get a set and looking at C7 Carbons as they appear to have the best quality. I’m a little skeptical about the lower priced ones from EOS.

They definitely look C7 Carbon to me. I have their side skirts and experimented with the same splitter, too, but didn't like it in the end.