New member with a new (to me) 2012 2SS

[rontammy0]

welcome......nice ride.

[Jackass]

Now that you got your new car for about two weeks , try to take a good night sleep !
Yeah , good luck with that , welcome to the C word

[IkoIko]

Congratulations on the 2012... my favorite year and transmission selection. Welcome to C5, glad you're hanging out.

[JCunningham]

yep 12 is the best year of the 5th gen.

[Spectacle13]

Originally Posted by IkoIko

Congratulations on the 2012... my favorite year and transmission selection. Welcome to C5, glad you're hanging out.

Originally Posted by JCunningham

yep 12 is the best year of the 5th gen.

This is what I heard from multiple people in different threads on this sub. I was looking at a '10 before this with 40k on it for about 5k less, but ended up catching this newly listed. It was at the top of my budget, but had much lower miles and was completely stock except for the shifter. So I jumped on it. Called the guy 4 hours after he listed it. Haha.

[Spectacle13]

Originally Posted by Jackass

Now that you got your new car for about two weeks , try to take a good night sleep !
Yeah , good luck with that , welcome to the C word

Yeah.... I've been trying to find where they put that dang magnet underneath the right side pedal.... was it only an option with the ls3?

[Spectacle13]

Originally Posted by 68rssscamaro

You can always change the shifter out to better fit your comfort/style. As for the bow ties I would check out River City. They do quality work


http://rivercitycreation.com/Single-...es-RCC-010.htm

I'm thinking about going with this Momo shifter, what do ya think?

http://www.andysautosport.com/produc...o__SUBKCA.html

[OrangeVert]

Originally Posted by Spectacle13

Thanks! I'm in love with it! It's completely unmolested except for a Hurst short throw. I like the short throw but I'm not a huge fan of the leather wrapped knob they used because it's oblong and makes me want to hold it horizontally instead of on top.

Anyone got an opinion, I'm thinking about swapping the bowties out for some polished ones to match the wheels. Thoughts?

That shifter is the optional one I believe. I've gotten used to it on my 2011, had to have the dealer replace it under warranty because the "H" in Hurst stuck out and was sharp enough on one point to cut an errant finger. Don't know what the non-Hurst looks like - does anyone know if the knob is the same?

I like the Hurst logo, wish it came with one on the back deck lid too. Guess I could always put one there.

[Mr. Stacy]

Nice car dude. That black.... looks sweet. Before I bought mine, I ran it through my buddy's indy shop to get checked out and he tried to get me to look at a '12 SS .... like his. Which, I believe by reading many, many posts on the subject, is largely considered the best model/year of the Gen5. So.... excellent find. Good luck.

[Spectacle13]

Originally Posted by Mr. Stacy

Nice car dude. That black.... looks sweet. Before I bought mine, I ran it through my buddy's indy shop to get checked out and he tried to get me to look at a '12 SS .... like his. Which, I believe by reading many, many posts on the subject, is largely considered the best model/year of the Gen5. So.... excellent find. Good luck.

I'm glad to hear that. What are the technical reasons though? What did they change/fix in '12?

[Mr. Stacy]

Originally Posted by Spectacle13

I'm glad to hear that. What are the technical reasons though? What did they change/fix in '12?

Basically, just addressed early model issues. A late '11 should have most of the fixes IIRC...

Good reading here...

http://www.hotrod.com/features/hrdp-...parts-failure/

[Spectacle13]

Originally Posted by Mr. Stacy

Basically, just addressed early model issues. A late '11 should have most of the fixes IIRC...

Good reading here...

http://www.hotrod.com/features/hrdp-...parts-failure/

Good reading indeed, answers a few of the questions I had on what lasted to what horsepower. Any articles on longevity of a mild supercharged engine like an LSA conversion?

[JCunningham]

the 12 got a better FE4 suspension, still has a CD player, has the dash insert. Door lock switch on the doors, Back up camera standard on 2LT and 2SS models. Im forgetting somethings. The 13s came with electronic steering which is a + and you still have the 4 tail lights but you lost the cd player and can only play mp3s. So I say the 12 is better than the 13 because of the cd player.

[Spectacle13]

Originally Posted by JCunningham

the 12 got a better FE4 suspension, still has a CD player, has the dash insert. Door lock switch on the doors, Back up camera standard on 2LT and 2SS models. Im forgetting somethings. The 13s came with electronic steering which is a + and you still have the 4 tail lights but you lost the cd player and can only play mp3s. So I say the 12 is better than the 13 because of the cd player.

Yeah, that radio sucks though, I'm really disappointed in the aftermarket options for having to replace your climate controls. I actually like the way chevy did our controls. I wish they would have thought about aftermarket stereos... they can't possibly have thought people were going to keep this half hearted system after listening to the quality of the "7 speaker Boston acoustics" system for 5 minutes.