2002 Camaro SS values?
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2002 Camaro SS values?
Hi,
I'm new to the F- Body, I'm looking at a 2002 SS.
Car has 160k, new OEM shocks, new drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads, SLP lid and exhaust, subframe connectors, and is a automatic. Car looks good, has new tires all around 245 upfront and 315 on the back. Paint is decent for a 12 year old car and the interior has one small tear on the drivers side, dash is not cracked either.
Flaws, has a rather hard 1-2nd shift, owner claims it's not a shift kit and has done it for the last year and half he's owned it. It also has a warm start issue, it cranks and will not start the first try but will start up almost always on the second try.
Price for the car? I plan on driving it but not making it a daily. Thanks.
I'm new to the F- Body, I'm looking at a 2002 SS.
Car has 160k, new OEM shocks, new drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads, SLP lid and exhaust, subframe connectors, and is a automatic. Car looks good, has new tires all around 245 upfront and 315 on the back. Paint is decent for a 12 year old car and the interior has one small tear on the drivers side, dash is not cracked either.
Flaws, has a rather hard 1-2nd shift, owner claims it's not a shift kit and has done it for the last year and half he's owned it. It also has a warm start issue, it cranks and will not start the first try but will start up almost always on the second try.
Price for the car? I plan on driving it but not making it a daily. Thanks.
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$4-$$6k...
hi,
i'm new to the f- body, i'm looking at a 2002 ss.
Car has 160k, new oem shocks, new drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads, slp lid and exhaust, subframe connectors, and is a automatic. Car looks good, has new tires all around 245 upfront and 315 on the back. Paint is decent for a 12 year old car and the interior has one small tear on the drivers side, dash is not cracked either.
Flaws, has a rather hard 1-2nd shift, owner claims it's not a shift kit and has done it for the last year and half he's owned it. It also has a warm start issue, it cranks and will not start the first try but will start up almost always on the second try.
Price for the car? I plan on driving it but not making it a daily. Thanks.
i'm new to the f- body, i'm looking at a 2002 ss.
Car has 160k, new oem shocks, new drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads, slp lid and exhaust, subframe connectors, and is a automatic. Car looks good, has new tires all around 245 upfront and 315 on the back. Paint is decent for a 12 year old car and the interior has one small tear on the drivers side, dash is not cracked either.
Flaws, has a rather hard 1-2nd shift, owner claims it's not a shift kit and has done it for the last year and half he's owned it. It also has a warm start issue, it cranks and will not start the first try but will start up almost always on the second try.
Price for the car? I plan on driving it but not making it a daily. Thanks.
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No doubt, 160,000 miles is a TON. In pristine condition it might be worth $3500. In good, maybe $2500.
There is nothing special about that car. The current V6 Camaro is just about as fast. And it doesn't look like a catfish.
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Not even close. My 02 SS was faster than my 02 C5 stock for stock and was a lot more reliable.
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Curious as to how your Camaro was faster than your Vette. Both LS1s (and despite the many claims, both make the same flywheel hp) - was one auto and the other manual? Vette should have had a small edge in weight and aero.I still own my 1999 SS
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In a typical stoplight race from a dig, the SS was typically a bit faster - the solid rear puts the power to the ground better and is much easier to launch (barring a disaster with the 10 bolt).
At freeway speeds the vette was a bit faster - the launch is obviously not a factor and the speeds were high enough for the aero advantage to manifest itself.
Either way it was very close, and the new V6 camaro can't hold the 4th gen F-body's jock. They were great cars for what they were designed for...a low 13 second car for the everyman at a time when that was supercar performance.
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I should clarify, it did depend on the type of race. Both M6, and you're absolutely right, same exact LS1.
In a typical stoplight race from a dig, the SS was typically a bit faster - the solid rear puts the power to the ground better and is much easier to launch (barring a disaster with the 10 bolt).
At freeway speeds the vette was a bit faster - the launch is obviously not a factor and the speeds were high enough for the aero advantage to manifest itself.
Either way it was very close, and the new V6 camaro can't hold the 4th gen F-body's jock. They were great cars for what they were designed for...a low 13 second car for the everyman at a time when that was supercar performance.
In a typical stoplight race from a dig, the SS was typically a bit faster - the solid rear puts the power to the ground better and is much easier to launch (barring a disaster with the 10 bolt).
At freeway speeds the vette was a bit faster - the launch is obviously not a factor and the speeds were high enough for the aero advantage to manifest itself.
Either way it was very close, and the new V6 camaro can't hold the 4th gen F-body's jock. They were great cars for what they were designed for...a low 13 second car for the everyman at a time when that was supercar performance.
