3rdRGR
Well-Known Member
If I could have found a non-former rental car that turned out to be such a unicorn (2019 2SS with Either Gray color, quad exhaust with the Gray interior), that's what I would have gotten. Unfortunately everyone who has one of these, keeps them. I looked for over a month checking the used internet car sites nationwide on the daily. Bubkiss! I even was willing to sacrifice the quad exhaust in the end for that awesome Gray interior, but again, there would be like 4 nationwide and all four were former rental cars and none had the quad exhaust. So I flat got lucky and the 2018 Roush RS2 popped up for sale in Louisville, 2 hours from me and they made me an awesome deal on my trade in. Would I have liked memory seats and power tilt (like I had in my freaking 9 year old Infiniti G37x), sure. Can I live when I look back at this bad ass ride? Hell yes! When I was buying mine, they had a used ZL1 which had the Recaro Alcantara seats and though they looked sweet, man they were like sitting in Fred Flintstones car! The interior bits were quite ho hum IMO. I think we all naturally find the good in cars we love and minimize the bad. If you want the Camaro, I'd certainly advise going with the 2SS because you lose a metric crap ton of features from the 2SS to the 1SS, and if you are ok with the black interior, you can probably find one with the active exhaust which just looks much better IMO. Good luck man and above all else be happy with what you pay for!I've had both and honestly loved my '19 GT manual. I know the manual gets criticized in the Mustang but I seriously found it a joy to shift.
What I didn't like was the crazy grinding noises that seem to get more prevalent throughout the rev rang in 2nd and 3rd gear. Also had annoying dash rattle after week 1. I sold the Mustang early on since didn't' want to deal with the potential headaches and grinding noises were scaring me and I got the GT dirt cheap. (<$30K).
Test drove a '19 Camaro SS manual and liked it but the gearing was too tall IMO, especially 5th and 6th. Test drove the A10 and was super impressed. Smoother than the A10 Mustang GTs I tested for sure. The only knock on the Camaro SS is visibility. Islands and curbs at low speeds, you have to peer your neck some.
Aside from that, the SS feels considerably sportier and handles better than the GT (non PP version) and I think it looks meaner as it sits lower and has a more aggressive hood. I also like that even the base 1SS Camaro has a big screen, Apple Car Play/Android auto standard, and full power seats. The seats fit me better too for whatever reason. The GT's lumbar always seemed too aggressive even when in its lowest setting.
But I'd have kept my GT if it didn't make the annoying sounds and been fine with it.
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