Is this 1999 Chevy Camaro SS a super steal for $29,500? – Jalopnik

According to the seller, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Camaro SS/SLP “has never seen rain and never had a shoe worn in it.” Let’s take a look at what such a sheltered lifestyle could reasonably be worth.

When discussing Volvo as a car manufacturer, the term ‘risk taker’ does not often come up. As a company with somewhat limited resources (and Swedish), Volvo’s modus operandi has long been a stoic adherence to the tried and tested. Wild hair does not need to be applied. Occasionally, however, the company has gone a little crazy, as evidenced by the 1973 P1800ES we looked at yesterday. That long-roof sports GT looked like no other Volvo before or since and featured an all-glass tailgate that was unique for its time and continues to impress to this day.

Our candidate combined that trait with what seemed like a solid overall appearance and the promise of decent mechanical performance. Based on the comments, the only thing missing was a great price. At $22,000, most of you felt the Volvo wasn’t your thing on the P1800, and dropped the bomb on it in the form of a narrow 56% ‘No Dice’ loss.

These days, two-door Volvos of any kind are but a memory, and the only real pony car left standing is the OG, Ford’s evergreen Mustang. All others have fallen by the wayside, ruined by the car-buying public’s shift toward crossovers and SUVs. In the case of Chevy’s Camaro, that death was extra bitter because, like a horror movie villain, it took two attempts to kill him.

That’s not to say Chevy didn’t try in college (and might even try again). And as evidenced by today’s 1999 Camaro SS/SLPthat effort paid off for buyers. Together with the Z28, the SS earned its name in the form of an LS1 aluminum V8 under the hood. The 5.7-liter pushrod engine, carried over from the Corvette, was officially rated at 305 horsepower, although dyno figures have indicated that this is a very conservative estimate to avoid the Camaro stepping on the Corvette’s toes. This car has some performance upgrades from Street Legal Performance (dual exhaust, Bilstein dampers and springs, etc.) that give it an even bigger advantage.

Not-so-subtle SS badges adorn each of the plastic front fenders, sharing space with Chevy’s bowtie emblem below the right taillight on the fuselage. The top appears to be in excellent condition and features a glass rear window, although there are blind spots that obscure visibility as there was no room for windows behind the door glass. The seller doesn’t say whether or not the car will be sold with the ridiculous “HAULN A” vanity plates, but you can certainly hope so.

A look under the car’s sills reveals a standard, surprisingly clean chassis, befitting a car that has been well cared for and has only 44,500 miles on the odometer. We don’t get to see the interior in all its glory, but the photos taken show sheepskin covers protecting the leather on the front buckets. Everything about the car is said to be in like-new condition, so we can assume we won’t be pulling the wool over our eyes. Maintenance data is available and conveniently converted to PDFs.

What’s your opinion on this Camaro for that kind of money? Is that an appropriate expense for a car of such caliber and in such condition? Or for that question: is this an SS that doesn’t buzz?

You decide!

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