What kind've LS1 Camaro should an 18 year old get?
 

Hi. I'm bored of my durango and am looking to get something fast/more fun to drive. Any suggestions for when i'm shopping around? I'm really inexperienced in looking around at these types of cars.
Thx

Im 19, and got a '99 Camaro SS ..... and get a ton of looks (if youre into that) does get to be a little bit too much.... find myself having to avoid a$$holes on the road that like to cut you off and want to race you every other stop light.... but all I do is look the other way, and pretend that they arent there (not a street racer) ... both are great looking cars ... I wouldnt of minded a Dark Blue Metallic Camaro Z28 with Ground effects ;)

Camaro SS pics

ive had my car since i was 18, its great.
any kind of ls1 you will be happy with.

how much did your SS cost?

OK I GOT MY 98 Z28 WHEN I WAS 17 AND LET ME TELL YOU ITS AWESOME. I LOVE IT. AND I DON'T GE AS MANY RACES A WHAT WAS SAID ABOVE. THE IMPORTS KNOW BETTER BECAUSE I SOUND SCARY AND THE OLD PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAN CARS HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO. YOU CAN GET GREAT DEAL ON A 98. WHO WOULDA THUNK THAT I'D BE 18 WITH CAR OF LESS THAN 93(BRIGHT PURPLE METALIC) WITH 300+ HP I LOVE IT...JUST GET ANY LS1 IN YOUR BUDGET:bow: :bow: :bow:

Wow, when i was 18 i had a Chevy Citation:(
Good luck on your purchase.
If you can afford it, go for a 01, or 02, they make a little bit more power.

I bought my 98 z28 before I turned 17 I'm 18 and I love the car. The imports stay away after a few races and it feels great to pull into a hangout and look and see everyone staring and talking about your car. I love my car everyone in the surrounding towns knows me as the kid with the cowl hood on the z28. Personally, I love just goin down the highway cruisin, and the car def has balls to back talk up bottom line i couldn't b any happier the only thing that would make me happier is more mods :D get a Z28 or SS believe me you won't regret it if your lookin for a car that looks good with an engine 2 back it up

get what you can afford.
if you can find a vette/SS/ws6/firehawk, go for it, but you will find lower prices on a z28, or trans am.

insurance is gonna kill you...for the obvious reason you mentioned above (age) but price it out, and if you can swing a ls1, then go for it...but i will warn you...the speed gets addicting and you will wanna start putting mods on it...and thats where it will really start hitting the wallet!

if money isnt an issue, i would say get a 2001 or 2002 fbody...newer, supposely a bit faster (all relative) and will have lower miles for the most part. if money is an issue, then you will wanna stick around a 98 or 99 fbody.


goodluck and let us know what you find!

dave

Im 19 and have my Black 2000 slp tuned ss, Wings west body kit, commando wing, rksport solar wing, Corbeau A4 seats, corbeau harness's, K&n filter system, slp loud mouth exhaust, slp y-pipe, hooker headers, ls6 intake manifold, Nitto nt555r's, and Built tranny and lots of zaino. And just beat a rt/10 viper, and stick with a gts final edition, I get tons of looks and am known for the car, depending on where you live get what know one has. Possibly a trans am ws6? or maybe a SS or a Z28

im 17 with a 02 vert WS6. Every light there is a race it seems around here O_o. i walk into the gas station and 50 people ask me if i wanna run... and out of the 50, 49 of them aren't worth my time. I am happy wit my car, but i kinda wish i waited for that perfect SS (6 speed, pewter vert, w/ dark leather). :)

get what u can afford, and what u know u will like =)

i had little money so i got a used '98 z28

it had 19,700 miles and i re-financed it three times b4 getting it at 5% at a federal credit union.
put down a big downpayment. your monthly payments will be lower.

i wish it were a '02, but it looks like a '02 and the payments are 227/month

now i can still afford to eat 3 times/day :D

good luck and drive it with respect :)

I got my '98 SLP modded SS when I was 20 (last summer). It had 14K on the clock and I got it for 16.5K....I had an LT1 before that. Both are great cars....but ya can;t deny the power and looks ya get in an LS1 SS...especially with the Navy Blue Metallic and the chrome ZR1's :cool:

I also hate when people do that. The whole time i've had the car, i've only raced twice. The first was against a Z and I ended up loosing due to me not paying attention to the light. (I went about 70 or so on a 50) The second time was against a Mach 1 only because I wanted to see how they would do against a LS1. (I ended up winning by about two and a half car lengths. Went up to a little above 90 in a 60).

:bs:

Would you happen to have N20 as well?