There's a guy with a blue 1LE SS that I see all the time now. Turns out his ex lives a couple blocks from me, so he's back and forth with his daughter all the time.
I was out on my bike today, and saw him about to drive away, so I stopped to say hi.
"Got some time? Want to come for a ride?"
Do bears shite in the woods? YES.
He left me have one quick turn driving, just up one off-ramp, and being I don't know him well, I went VERY carefully.
As a passenger:
The car rides a lot better than something that handles like this should. The ride is much more compliant that I thought especially given the giant tires. Kudos to GM.
It pulls HARD. It doesn't give you quite the same sense of ferocity as the GT-R, but damned close. I'd love to feel a full-on pull in a ZL-1 or Z-06 - those must truly push your belt buckle against your spine.
The interior is maybe not as nice as some of the Germans, but 1000x better than the previous car. It's even a nice place to ride shotgun. The seats are comfy and supportive. The suede materials are very nice.
The visibility, or lack of, is intimidating the first time you're in the car, no doubt about it. The owner is used to it, and the mirrors work very well in capturing blind spots. As a first time passenger you really feel like you've got no idea of what's going on around you, then the front view blurs and poof, you're gone to another place in time and space.
A 5-min driving impression, done WAY WAY below the limits of the car:
The manual is way better than you'd expect from GM and bolted to a massive V-8. Beefy transmissions often shift poorly, this one goes "snick snick." Nice.
I expected the giant front tires to follow every groove - there is some tramlining, but not much.
The part I can't get over is the ride quality. I expected my teeth to be knocked out over every little imperfection. Not even close. I'd happily take the Camaro on a long road trip. It rides much nicer than my Miata AND corners much flatter. Progress marches on.
