by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 11/28/2017 at 21:44
by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 11/28/2017 at 21:44
Tags: Chevrolet SSR
STARS: 6
Part of me wants to go ahead and grab a manual LS2 Chevy SSR while they are under $30,000. I know it sounds crazy (and fitting with me) but I think this spec will be going for $40,000 at the bottom end within the next 5 years. Maybe more if they end up appearing in some movie/Netflix series or as a Doug car. Either way, if I could grab one for under $26,000 I don’t think I’d lose any money.
A 29 year old man driving an SSR seems like a pretty unique picture. But who better than me to model it? I am that guy!! Plus, a RWD hardtop convertible ute with a supercharged LS2 and Tremec 6MT that could likely leave me a few grand richer would be...nasty.
Pretty sure there’s a TORSEN diff too. I need to look into this more.
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Random thing, I want a convertible because I have always wanted to wear the old aviator gear while driving.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
11/28/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 1
Low mileage examples will command a premium, so you wouldn’t be able to drive it much. As for appreciation, I gave up trying to guess long ago.
"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
11/28/2017 at 21:58, STARS: 0
Well the market seems to be bottoming out. Id only drive on the weekends and for fun so that would barely be 2,000 to 3,000 miles a year.
"Milky" (jordanmielke)
11/28/2017 at 21:59, STARS: 6
Yea! The 2 door, 2 seat, 400hp, manual, RWD, convertible, under $30k, chevy is great.
... oh wait.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
11/28/2017 at 22:01, STARS: 4
if it were me I wouldn’t bet on SSRs holding their value, much less appreciating, but I guess stranger shit has happened in this world.
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
11/28/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 1
Yeah I’ll take my convertible pickups to be of the Dodge Dakota variety.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
11/28/2017 at 22:18, STARS: 4
Then you’re that guy ...
"Tapas" (tapas)
11/28/2017 at 22:24, STARS: 1
North Freeway Hyundai n Houston has a large inventory of them :)
"AfromanGTO" (afromangto)
11/28/2017 at 22:29, STARS: 1
They aren’t 400hp LS2s.... They are detuned from the factory. They have a different cam than the rest of the LS2s. A cam swap, LS3 heads, and a LSA blower on top. ;)
"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
11/28/2017 at 22:32, STARS: 1
I think these were still at 390 hp and I know the final year manuals were 400 hp.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
11/28/2017 at 22:42, STARS: 1
DOOOOOO IIIIIIIIT
"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
11/29/2017 at 00:04, STARS: 1
Exhibit A: Nissan Murano Crosscabriolet.
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
11/29/2017 at 09:23, STARS: 0
Get a Vette. The SSR has lots of unique parts that already are being discontinued. I had a customer who looked for an OE wheel before having to get an entire set of aftermarket ones because he couldn’t even find a used wheel to match his. If you do get an SSR you need to get a second one as a parts car. One important interior piece the heating and a/c control being discontinued has pissed off more that one person who has called me for a price.