Traded my Mustang GT in for a 12' Camaro SS L99 Auto

Bummer. Hey gotta change ur name though!


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Bgoins said:

Bummer. Hey gotta change ur name though!


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LOL I was just thinking that!! But it is what it is. I'm known as 5.0ben here. As a Stang lover I will still visit this forum for the latest info and provide any advice or help that I can.

I sold my '12 SS for a '12 5.0. I thought the Camaro was horrible! To each their own.

You only live once. And its your car, your life. Enjoy !

5.0ben said:

Unfortunately I couldn't keep both. The 5.0 will be missed.

If this was gonna primarily be a drag car I would have kept the stang but as a daily driver I've surprisingly found the auto/paddle shift Camaro to be superior in the fun department. The runner up and close second was a 135i.

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are you feeling difficult to drive 5.0 in traffice ?

I've long wondered "where are paddle shifters for the Mustang?"...for crying out loud they have them on the new Taurus!

FivePoint.0 said:

I sold my '12 SS for a '12 5.0. I thought the Camaro was horrible! To each their own.

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I did test drive a 2010 manual SS and found the shifter to be in a strange position and the steering wheel fugly. The manual felt much weaker than the auto too somehow, I think due to the gearing.
The 12+ model interior is so much nicer than the 10-11 and the auto feels like a rocket.

I've owned a few F-bodies and drove a new SS. It just felt huge, and I felt like I was sitting in a low bathtub, and I'm 6-2. Just couldn't get past the interior as a whole, so off to the Ford dealer I went.

Nice drivetrain though, good luck with it.

2Manystangs said:

I've long wondered "where are paddle shifters for the Mustang?"...for crying out loud they have them on the new Taurus!

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Yeah if the 11' auto GT I had paddles I would have tuned it and kept it most likely.

Personally I am a Camaro lover, so good trade as far as I'm concerned. Paddle shifters are just a craze. I have a 2012 Chrysler 300S hemi with paddle shifters. I do use them but not much. Chrysler 5speed auto tranny sucks though, they are probably way more fun in a Camaro.
I'm restoring my 1966 GT in hopes of selling it and buying a 1968 SS.

randeez11 said:

You only live once. And its your car, your life. Enjoy !

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Thanks man :bigthumbsup

Glad you're happy with it. You're the first person I've ever known / talked to that went Mustang ---> Camaro and not the other way around. Walk to the beat of your own drum man, enjoy your ride.

Pics?

I don't understand the love for paddle shifters. It's a glorified automatic and shifts like one . . . and I don't find it fun at all. Manual or nothing.

Make no mistake, I think the Camaros are nice, just not with an auto tranny.

5.0ben said:

Yeah if the 11' auto GT I had paddles I would have tuned it and kept it most likely.

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Paddles are useless though. The ones in the Camaro have a delay that makes them a non issue to me. Paddles only work right on a dual clutch set up, not with a torque converter...

cidsamuth said:

I don't understand the love for paddle shifters. It's a glorified automatic and shifts like one . . . and I don't find it fun at all. Manual or nothing.

Make no mistake, I think the Camaros are nice, just not with an auto tranny.

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Especially considering the Camaro has the TR6060, not the junk MT-82. The MT-82 is why after a few manuals I went auto. Thankfully the 6R80 has been flawless.

I'm happy to say that I've never owned a Chevy and I never will. That's just me. I hope you enjoy your new Camaro. As long as you are happy that's all that matters. :bigthumbsup

cidsamuth said:

I don't understand the love for paddle shifters. It's a glorified automatic and shifts like one . . . and I don't find it fun at all. Manual or nothing.

Make no mistake, I think the Camaros are nice, just not with an auto tranny.

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I would have said the exact same thing before test driving the auto SS...
The paddles are very responsive enough for me and the auto pulls like a v8 should.
The manual felt slow (like a stock 3.31 5.0) and the shifter was in the wrong spot.

The auto camaro may be a couple ticks slower at the track than the 5.0 but it feels and seems much faster.

Lack of pull in the 5.0 especially in the low end bothered me to no end. People would ride in my car and always ask, is that it after I got on it?

glad you got what you wanted and its your money and your decision but switching because of some paddle shifters is whack man lol :yelwacko:

scott_0 said:

glad you got what you wanted and its your money and your decision but switching because of some paddle shifters is whack man lol :yelwacko:

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Lets clear this up.
I did not get the camaro for the paddle shifters. They are an added bonus that can occasionally break up the monotony of the auto.