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Saffir3 · 01-18-2024, 11:42 AM

Within the next week i am going to buy a 2014, 1SS 1LE. It has 92,000 miles and its going for $17,000. Its in really good condition and it has all the 1LE things the strut tower brace, suede sterring wheel the 20" ZL1 rims. What do i need to know, is the price too much. Is it too much power for me. (I drive a v6 camaro)

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 01-18-2024, 01:03 PM

That’s a great price for a 1LE honestly. Congratulations! Did you find it in ABQ? It’s not stolen is it lol??! I live in the farm town 505 as well. Change all the fluids once you get it and you should be good. The LS3/tr6060 is a pretty strong combo but not completely bullet proof. That’s where the mod fever comes i!

I can’t help you with whether it is too much power or not but if you just take it easy and get to know the car before really getting after it you will likely be fine.

The_bald_eagle_machine · 01-18-2024, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Saffir3

Within the next week i am going to buy a 2014, 1SS 1LE. It has 92,000 miles and its going for $17,000. Its in really good condition and it has all the 1LE things the strut tower brace, suede sterring wheel the 20" ZL1 rims. What do i need to know, is the price too much. Is it too much power for me. (I drive a v6 camaro)

Is it auto or manual? I think in stock form the v8 is very manageable. If its Manual and your scared of it, just keep the traction control on until you feel comfortable. I think for a 14' 1le the price isn't that bad.

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 01-18-2024, 01:19 PM

5th Gen 1LEs were only available as a manual transmission. That’s why they got the 3:91 gears, because the 6060 in them had different ratios specifically for road course racing, than the normal SS 6060.

The_bald_eagle_machine · 01-18-2024, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Aqua Blue RS/SS

5th Gen 1LEs were only available as a manual transmission. That’s why they got the 3:91 gears, because the 6060 in them had different ratios specifically for road course racing, than the normal SS 6060.

I didn't know that they only came in a manual.

Ahh... Shit for 17k I would buy it. That is a good price. As long as it doesn't have any major issues I would take it and run.

ariZona28 · 01-18-2024, 01:49 PM

92K? Just gettin' broke in! Great price. Fantastic cars. Perfect power level for a DD or hobby car. Post pics after purchase.

redcoats1976 · 01-18-2024, 02:18 PM

its not like you have to keep the gas pedal floored all the time,just use what you want.

The_bald_eagle_machine · 01-18-2024, 02:28 PM

I bought my 11' Camaro SS after owning a 200hp 87 Trans Am GTA. I can tell you that in stock form, the SS was fun, but it left me wanting more power almost immediately. Its fairly tame, and the car being as heavy as it is. Even when you are being "dumb" it is very easy to control. My car now has a blower on it making 530rwhp and I still feel like its hard to "lose control" altough at this point in the game I have quite a bit of suspension upgrades.

That being said the 1LE does have a better stock suspension then the SS and although the gearing is different. Just don't give it the beans the first time you get in it. My rule of thumb is to drive a new car for atleast a week or two before I try to test it hard. haven't put my car in a ditch yet.

The Camaro clutch pedal is probably my biggest gripe and still is to this day. My trans am although it was from 30 years ago and alot less power, was so smooth. Even when I did my ls swap to a t56 magnum with a mcleod clutch the engagement was butter smooth. The Camaro clutch kinda grabs all of a sudden and takes a little getting used to.

CamaroDreams76 · 01-18-2024, 03:33 PM

One major thing after getting the 1LE. Never call it a "mero". The price is pretty fair given the mileage. Are there any upgrades done to it already?

To make sure its a real 1LE, check the trunk, under the mat on the left side there's a RPO sticker. You should see FE6 and 1LE on that sticker. Another thing is the steering shaft is white. Some things that can't be faked.

Power is totally subjective. You have to have a respect for the power it does have. Any car can get you in troublesome situations. No respect of a cars power or capability leads to it being crashed.

acutron42 · 01-18-2024, 03:44 PM

^^^^ Excellent advice on checking the rpo sticker.

1JEWLDSSRS · 01-18-2024, 04:47 PM

Awesome find!! If in fact that it is a real 1LE, that's a really fair price. I'd buy it unless it had some obvious problems. As mentioned, change all the fluids to freshen it up from there. And as for the "too much" power, just drive the car as a normal human being would, get to know the car and what it has, and can do before you go off on any tangents. The driver has limits, and so dos the car, just don't go past them and you will be fine. Sbatch it up before someone else does!! Good luck.

morepowerjoe · 01-19-2024, 10:53 PM

Is it just me or are 5th gen prices down at the moment? Heck last year you couldn't even find a V8 for less than $20k with hardly under 100k miles. But that is a fantastic deal I would jump all over that.

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 01-19-2024, 10:57 PM

I hope so I want to buy another one lol.

yodaslim · 02-03-2024, 11:24 AM

Sounds like a good deal, but I'd get a Carfax on it to check it's history for accidents, number of owners, etc.

Also, you might want to check to see if you can get the window sticker from GM from here: https://cws.gm.com/vs-cws/vehshop/v2...NAAED8RG123378

Just replace your the example VIN # with the one you want at the end. Not entirely sure if this tool will work with older vehicles though.

01-18-2024, 11:42 AM	#1
Saffir3 BBL-BEE Drives: Bright Yellow SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: ABQ / 505 Posts: 30	Help with buying a 1SS 1LE Within the next week i am going to buy a 2014, 1SS 1LE. It has 92,000 miles and its going for $17,000. Its in really good condition and it has all the 1LE things the strut tower brace, suede sterring wheel the 20" ZL1 rims. What do i need to know, is the price too much. Is it too much power for me. (I drive a v6 camaro) __________________ I'm New Here, Sorry For Stupid Questions!

01-18-2024, 01:03 PM	#2
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,695	That’s a great price for a 1LE honestly. Congratulations! Did you find it in ABQ? It’s not stolen is it lol??! I live in the farm town 505 as well. Change all the fluids once you get it and you should be good. The LS3/tr6060 is a pretty strong combo but not completely bullet proof. That’s where the mod fever comes i! I can’t help you with whether it is too much power or not but if you just take it easy and get to know the car before really getting after it you will likely be fine. __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

01-18-2024, 01:19 PM	#4
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,695	5th Gen 1LEs were only available as a manual transmission. That’s why they got the 3:91 gears, because the 6060 in them had different ratios specifically for road course racing, than the normal SS 6060. __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

01-18-2024, 01:49 PM	#6
ariZona28 Give speed a chance Drives: 2015 Camaro 2LS, 2015 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 2,234	92K? Just gettin' broke in! Great price. Fantastic cars. Perfect power level for a DD or hobby car. Post pics after purchase. __________________ 2LS: a TREMENDOUS machine. Z/28: it's a BIT MORE POWERFUL, of course.

01-18-2024, 02:28 PM	#8
The_bald_eagle_machine Anthony S Drives: 2011 chevrolet camaro 2ss/rs Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Chiefland, FL Posts: 842	I bought my 11' Camaro SS after owning a 200hp 87 Trans Am GTA. I can tell you that in stock form, the SS was fun, but it left me wanting more power almost immediately. Its fairly tame, and the car being as heavy as it is. Even when you are being "dumb" it is very easy to control. My car now has a blower on it making 530rwhp and I still feel like its hard to "lose control" altough at this point in the game I have quite a bit of suspension upgrades. That being said the 1LE does have a better stock suspension then the SS and although the gearing is different. Just don't give it the beans the first time you get in it. My rule of thumb is to drive a new car for atleast a week or two before I try to test it hard. haven't put my car in a ditch yet. The Camaro clutch pedal is probably my biggest gripe and still is to this day. My trans am although it was from 30 years ago and alot less power, was so smooth. Even when I did my ls swap to a t56 magnum with a mcleod clutch the engagement was butter smooth. The Camaro clutch kinda grabs all of a sudden and takes a little getting used to. __________________ Follow me on instagram @The_bald_eagle_machine https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=600181 Mods: Texas Speed 2 inch headers, high flow cats, and X-pipe. Custom mid-pipe, Borla Xr1 mufflers. Torqstorm Supercharger, 3.1" pulley, ZL1 fuel pump. MGW Shifter, Mcleod RST clutch, Tick master cylinder and Tick Billet bushing reinforced slave cylinder. DSS One-piece 3.5" Driveshaft, Metco Driveshaft safety loop, BCRacing Coilovers. BMR Poly Diff bushings, Poly Rear cradle bushings, Sub-frame connectors, Lower control arms, camber arms, and toe links.

01-18-2024, 02:18 PM	#7
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	its not like you have to keep the gas pedal floored all the time,just use what you want.

01-18-2024, 03:33 PM	#9
CamaroDreams76 Tri-County Camaro SWFL Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South West FL Posts: 3,079 View My Garage	One major thing after getting the 1LE. Never call it a "mero". The price is pretty fair given the mileage. Are there any upgrades done to it already? To make sure its a real 1LE, check the trunk, under the mat on the left side there's a RPO sticker. You should see FE6 and 1LE on that sticker. Another thing is the steering shaft is white. Some things that can't be faked. Power is totally subjective. You have to have a respect for the power it does have. Any car can get you in troublesome situations. No respect of a cars power or capability leads to it being crashed. __________________ Just bolt ons........ https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343023

01-18-2024, 03:44 PM	#10
acutron42 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS AGM Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: WNY Posts: 733	^^^^ Excellent advice on checking the rpo sticker. __________________ 2013 2SS GPI built & tuned 415, spec'd by Andrew Cammer. GPI ported intake/tb/heads, Tooley springs, CHE trunnions, Callies rotating assembly, Diamond pistons, GPI SS3 VVT, ATI 10% ud damper, Circle D 3800, Kooks ceramic coated lt's with green cats, Mishimoto rad & oil cooler, Derale trans cooler, Holley efi rails.

01-18-2024, 04:47 PM	#11
1JEWLDSSRS Drives: 2011 SS-RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 11,442	Awesome find!! If in fact that it is a real 1LE, that's a really fair price. I'd buy it unless it had some obvious problems. As mentioned, change all the fluids to freshen it up from there. And as for the "too much" power, just drive the car as a normal human being would, get to know the car and what it has, and can do before you go off on any tangents. The driver has limits, and so dos the car, just don't go past them and you will be fine. Sbatch it up before someone else does!! Good luck. __________________ TSP STAGE 3 CAM,231/246 @112 LSA 614/641 LIFT, CIRCLE D 5C-4200-4500 CONVERTER,LOD INTAKE.CORSA EXHAUST. DSS 1 PC DS. PEGASUS SOLID CRADLE MOUNTS. 486RWHP/475RWTQ.LOTS MORE.

01-19-2024, 10:53 PM	#12
morepowerjoe Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro l99 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,105	Is it just me or are 5th gen prices down at the moment? Heck last year you couldn't even find a V8 for less than $20k with hardly under 100k miles. But that is a fantastic deal I would jump all over that. __________________ DSS FX Forged Pistons, Eagle ESP L19 Forged Rods, ARP Head and Main Studs, TSP PRC 260 CNC Ported Heads milled .030, Cometic .040 Head Gaskets, GPI SS3 VVT Camshaft, GM Performance Racing Lifters, CHE Trunnions , Molly Pushrods, Melling 10355HV Oil Pump, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Fast LSXR Intake Manifold, Nick Williams 103 TB, TSP 1 7/8" Longtubes with 3" TSP Exhaust, ZL1 Fuel Pump, Mishimoto Radiator, Mishimoto Oil Cooler, Tru Cool 40k Tranny Cooler, 3600 Circle D Converter, Fluid Dynamics Balancer Build Thread https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609817

01-19-2024, 10:57 PM	#13
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,695	I hope so I want to buy another one lol. __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

02-03-2024, 11:24 AM	#14
yodaslim Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 23	Sounds like a good deal, but I'd get a Carfax on it to check it's history for accidents, number of owners, etc. Also, you might want to check to see if you can get the window sticker from GM from here: https://cws.gm.com/vs-cws/vehshop/v2...NAAED8RG123378 Just replace your the example VIN # with the one you want at the end. Not entirely sure if this tool will work with older vehicles though. __________________ 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS (My first baby and now my weekend car) 2023 Chevrolet Silverado Custom 4WD (Negotiated $10K off, I brag about every chance I get)