For these cars, you'll always be able to find something (aftermarket support for the 6th gen Camaro hasn't tanked, at least not that I am aware of).
I honestly couldn't care less. The 1LE is a great performing package, and we've known that for a while now. The problem is that the rest of the car is garbage. The interior design sucks and the visibility is worse. Who thought it was a good idea to have the AC vents blasting on your right hand?!? Not that I care about trunk space and all that, but have you seen the pathetic trunk opening on the Camaro? You'd be hard pressed to put a laptop through the opening. It's honestly laughable. There's a reason why the Mustang is killing the Camaro in the sales department, despite being the lesser performing car--it's simply a better car in virtually every other aspect. Stuff like trunk access and visibility matters to a LOT of people.
I also prefer the way the Mustang drives. While I can't speak for the 18 (I have a 15), the gearing in the cars is night and day. The LT1 is a great engine and has a ton of torque, but that makes it boring to drive on the street, IMO. You can honestly drive the car in 3rd gear and never have to shift. I prefer to rev up through the gears and rev-match down shifts and all that. To me, it makes the car more fun and engaging to drive. Other people are after pure numbers, and that's okay too. They can buy the 1LE.
Having a slower car from the factory just means you get to have more fun modding the car anyway!
That was my experience too. On one hand, Mustang has better visibility than Camaro. No bout a doubt it. But the Camaro’s visibility is more than adequate for how the car is used. On the other hand, Camaro V8s have better overall performance than comparable Mustang V8s. But Mustang V8s (at least PP equipped) have more performance capability than I can max out. For most buyers it really should come down to what are your priorities. Each car is more than adequate in all areas, and excel in specific areas.
Which 1LE version? There are more than one. 4cyl, 6cyl, base v8 and scv8. Anybody owning any of those could say they own a 1LE.
SS 1LE would be a fair assumption.
Very certain that won’t happen. SS had a very loose definition in the ‘90s / ‘00s. Back then it basically could apply to the highest performance trim of any Chevy model. 1LE is much better defined. It is tied to an old RPO that was only available on Camaro. Just like Z/28 and ZL1 started off as Camaro RPO codes. There was a time when Z/28 got bastardized into Z/24 and Z/71 codes for other Chevy vehicles, but that won’t happen under current company and marketing leadership.
I took the camaro for one test drive. When I realized I had to stop 100 feet before the intersection to be able to see any stoplights without tilting my head over and ducking down, I returned it.
EXACTLY my point. As for the needing to stop far away from the stop light, that's not a universal issue. It depends a lot on how the intersection is constructed. Most intersections present ZERO issues in my Camaro. I had an HHR that had much worse stoplight visibility issues than my Camaro has ever had. There are some intersections where the stoplights are placed where the view is compromised. I simply pull up to where I can still see the GREEN light. No need to see the YELLOW or the RED if I am stopped. In these situations I look around and....SHOCKER!!!....I'm lined up exactly with whomever is to my left or right. They can probably see the RED and the YELLOW. I can't. Don't care, since I don't need those lights.
If March sales are any indication, the Mustang price increase hasn't had much impact on its sales, and Camaro sales continued to fall.
I agree with some points and disagree with others. I think we'll see in time how sales will go. I do think we'll see some changes. But I think it isn't just a matter of people not liking the Camaro. I think there are several things contributing to the lack of sales. What you mentioned about the Chevy guys sending you away and the Ford guys offering you a test drive and 50 bucks, that says a lot about how willing Ford is to unload a GT and how stubborn the Chevy guys are. Ford gets people in the driver's seat and they offer test drives and even let people take the car home. One dealership offered to let me take the car for the weekend. A friend of mine, they let hey take the car for an entire week. Chevy dealerships aren't doing that at all. They let you sit in it and that's about it. They need people to be in the car driving it for 20 minutes or more or even for an entire day so they can see that the driveability thing is a non-issue. Sitting in the car for 5 minutes isn't going to do that. They need more incentives. 50 bucks, 25 bucks, lunch, a damn candy bar, lol, they need to start being more customer friendly. If they did then I think that would increase their sales substantially. People will buy the car if you put them in it. If you send them to the competition then they will never come back.
I get that. But if you're flat-out not interested in any of their other cars (except possibly a Corvette) why should you be forced to drive something that there's about zero chance of you buying at this point? All that does is waste everybody's time.