What's /o/'s opinion on the Chevrolet SS?

>>15594685

Not available in canadia

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good car

I would rather have a charger SRT 392 though for the money

Must be a great car because wasn't designed in Detroit.

>>15594710
>automatic only
SS is objectively better anyways because it's Australian

great car but its not cheap either.
would drive one with the 6 speed and magnetic shocks.

one hell of a sleeper

>>15594710
>I prefer a massive pigfat boat instead of a proper sports sedan with a manual transmission

>>15594751
> I'm going to bawl like a baby because someone likes something I don't.

Niche vehicle without a niche market. Would rather that GM had made the Caprice available to civilians.

That car is a Holden

It's a great car and worth its price, but I would have a hard time choosing it over a low miles used cars v

>>15594833
And since when are large V8 sedans a niche market?

>>15594928
October, 1973.

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>>15594685
You mean the Holden?

I'm considering buying one.

I need something comfy, but unfortunately they only have the automatic ones available in my area. Would it still be worth considering over a Charger or Taurus SHO?

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You mean Chevrolet Omega?

>>15595004
:'(

>>15594740
>>15594751
The SS was originally sold as automatic only.

>>15595052
so get a newer one.
just like the GTO, the early ones got the LS1 and wood for brakes.

>>15595031
Yes. 6L80 is great with a trans tune.

>>15595022
>>15595022
I wish they just sold holdens in the us not this rebadge bullshit

>>15594685

I drove one like 5 months ago. Tbh, it wasn't that great. I agree with >>15594710 honestly. The SS just wasn't as well put together, and it didn't feel fast. Don't get me wrong, it was fast, it's just that the Charger was a more thrilling experience. (I'd also like to point out that if you go somewhere, people know what the SRT is, and chicks dig it, whereas the SS just looks like a weird Malibu.

>>15595184
>people know what the SRT is
Who gives a shit about recognition value and brand identity?

>>15595147
they LITERALLY take the same car and put a chevy badge on it

you can just buy a holden one and stick it on

>>15594685
On the topic of sport sedans, would a V6 Challenger be something to consider buying? I'm concerned about repair costs and general price of something like a BMW or Mercedes, but I still want something fun and moderately fast that can haul my family or co-workers.

>>15595282
Charger, I mean.

>>15595287
test drive that bitch and see

>>15595189

I don't personally, except having to explain what my car is, but many people do. If you ever went out, you'd know that.

>>15595282

No. The V6 Challenger is a poser car. It's too heavy for anything, and needs the 5.7L as a base engine. The eight speed auto with cylinder deactivation means you can hit close to 30mpg highway and still have enough power to enjoy the car.

>>15595282
Absolutely not. Buying any muscle car with anything but a v8 is cancer.

>>15595441
Not a foxbody

>>15594685
I drove one, drove like an E39 M5. Big, but very well balanced and controllable. If I had money I'd probably buy one.

Good car. Too bad you can't buy any right now because
>GM quality

>>15595441
>Ecoboost

>>15594685

Not available in canadia land, sadly

>>15595881
It's not made by gm

>>15594685
cool only if you are changing the badges for holden ones

>>15594833
give it a few years and they will be, along with sweet police gear hooked up.

>>15595031
No

>>15595755
Especially a foxbody. Since the Mustang's introduction, the six cylinder version has always been positioned as a "secretary's car".

>>15595219
Do you think doing that would become like putting chev badges on commodores over here?

>>15594685
wish it had a holden badge instead, and at least paddle shifters

Pretty cool other then that

>>15598503
You can get all the Holden stuff (including the seats and steering wheel) through the dealer, and it does have paddle shifters.

>>15594685
I'd be interested in one if it wasn't $10k more expensive than the G8 GXP was new without being $10k better.

>>15594747
I've got magnetic shocks on my earlier model HSV, I honestly don't think they do a whole lot.

>>15598423
People do it to the GTO all the time. I imagine once the SS becomes affordable by millienials, it'll happen

I have never seen a road going one in real life, only pace car versions

>>15594833
The caprice is a luxury limousine version of the commodore/ss

>>15599684
I've seen a few. It looks like a slightly larger Cruze but the real give away is the diffuser in the rear.

>>15595184
>the SS just looks like a weird Malibu
For me, that's part of the charm. It's a semi-sleeper.

>>15594685
Gone from this world too soon.

>>15601406
Hopefully they'll put the SS's V8 in the ATS-V. That way its spirit will live on in an even better chassis, and the ATS-V will finally have a good engine