It was only a matter of time before Chevrolet’s sleeper sedan made its way into the hands of Mr. Regular for a “Regular Car Review.”
Per the format, there’s plenty of off-shoot banter to fill the 11-minute-long video, but as always, there’s substance, too. During the review, a theme shows itself: the Chevrolet SS is what so many resto-mod owners aim to achieve.
Mr. Regular points to countless car show attendees who spend $60,000 to turn a classic Malibu, Impala and other vehicles into a modern car. Upgrades often include a modern LS engine swap, disc brakes, air conditioning—we all know the car.
Instead, the Chevrolet SS offers all of this for around $40,000 on the used market. Occasionally, the cars hover around their asking prices when new, but early examples have begun to fall into the $30,000 range. Though, early examples lack a manual transmission option, magnetic ride control and more.
Ultimately, the SS was just a car to fill an agreement between the General Motors mothership in Detroit, and Holden to keep the lights on at manufacturing plants for a few years longer. In the process, Holden and GM no doubt built a future cult classic.
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He makes fun of people that do exactly what he did to that original unmolested 1960 Falcon that he ruined, not that it was anything of any real collector value, but the irony is that when they restomod a Malibu, in many cases, the guy the built it got his hands dirty doing it, and paid for it with his own earned money, from real work. While he crowdsourced and got donated parts to restomod his car, and then paid got a mechanic to do it, also, its annoying to hear a guy that barely knows anything about cars, and that bought a bathroom caulk filled Honda Fit that leaks rain into it call another car a “GM piece of crap” this guy used to be funny, but the more popular he’s gotten, the more he’s started to suck.
So, when did they put a 6MT into the SS? When this came to life I remember it only had an auto, which made it a completely boring turd.
The 2nd year I think, I would wager that a 400hp RWD sedan with great balance and a ton of features would probably rate a little higher than “boring turd” …even with an automatic…….but you seem to have pretty lofty standards, what kind of exemplary exciting action machine do you drive?
In the landscape dominated by Crossovers, you are actually saying a RWD, V8 Sedan is boring cause of the Automatic?
that’s a bit of a stretch.
Well the SS Sedan is gone now.
And I suppose a Rav 4 or CRV with a 4 cylinder automatic are somehow exciting. Since when did a 400 HP RWD sport sedan turn into a “boring turd” with automatic?
It appears as if Mr. regular is in love. With the sound of his own voice.
Brand New 2017 SS at 20% off was the steal of a lifetime
Especially when you ordered the car and it’s in transit to the dealer when the 20% sale is announced. It’s better to be lucky than good.
SS is a great car
I have a 2017 SS automatic and it’s a fantastic car. It came stock with 415hp and 415lb/ft of torque. It has the LS3 engine which is superb and it welcomes mods. The manual became available in the 2015 model year, along with Standard MRC and the car handles like it’s on rails. So anyone who thinks it’s boring most likely hasn’t driven one. It’s one of the ultimate sleepers. I could go on and on…look it up on YouTube if you care.