Should you WAIT or BUY? 2018 Camaro SS Convertible - Raiti’s Rides

[@dannypitassy]

Obviously I'm a mustang guy now, but I test drove a Camaro 2ss 1LE. For me it just had waaaaaaay to many ZONKS against it. But if someone gave me that as a rental, I would enjoy it still. I hope you two had fun on your vacation to California!

[@RaitisRides]

dannypitassy i would like to drive a 1LE! I’m curious about how it handles. We had a blast in Cali! Thanks😊👍🏻

[@iaj7517]

Nice review! Especially having your wife by your side. She added a very nice feel to your review. I plan on getting a 2ss vert and having my wife drive along. Great work from both of you! Thanks for posting! God bless you both!

[@lastwhtknight3002]

3 yrs later Joe u r a LEGEND!

[@arcturusindustries1014]

You have some of the best reviews I’ve seen

[@kjchicago1]

Holy Cow! Look at that Camaro Engine! Boy, oh boy! It's got some power and giddy-up!

[@RaitisRides]

Oh yes it does!

[@lorikayegiv]

Awesome job Joe. I love your style and I for one am glad you keep it real. Thanks for doing what you do! I’m a big fan.

[@RaitisRides]

Lori Givens thanks for watching and your great support!

[@loriraiti4924]

That was FUN! You do such an amazing job!!!

[@RaitisRides]

Lori Raiti wait until I put your video up!👍🏻

[@doubleg8999]

What a blast! Been waiting for your thoughts on driving the camera and this was a blast to watch. Great review as always Joe! Love your style and how you are so consistent and reliable. Real guy doing real reviews! Thanks for keeping it real

[@djstrick100]

I rented a black 2018 ss Camaro from Enterprise and drove it from Inglewood to San Francisco. I was shocked as well. Mines was a hardtop. The convertibles they had at the time sported bald tires on the front. Apparently they rotated the tires. I learned from a friend who owns one that if you press the traction control button twice, waiting about a second in-between, it activates competition mode. The car turns into a beast. But don't drive on the highway in competition mode. It sucks gas ridiculously in competition mode, not so much in touring mode. Nice video. Thanks for sharing.

[@RaitisRides]

No problem, I really appreciate you watching! Thank you so much for sharing your personal experience with the car!

[@Mypainfullyaveragelife]

Balboa park in san diego is a good spot to film except the planes. I've been stationed in san diego 5 of my 10 years so far and loved it! I'm in Japan now and this is a mecca if you ever want to come out.

[@RaitisRides]

NICKY MGTV it is such a beautiful area, but you are right, there are a lot of planes. I would LOVE to come to JAPAN. What city are you in?

[@ChicagosM0stWanted]

With the market the way is today..... I'm forever pleased I didn't choose to wait! 😉 Love my 2SS Convertible...

[@LifeisGood2018]

I bought the 2019 SS for the 10 speed automatic base platform and planning a twin turbo mod

[@RaitisRides]

Now that is going to be one wild setup!

[@killertrigger5030]

My dream car

[@RaitisRides]

You can make it happen!

[@lastwhtknight3002]

Mine too!

[@keithb7240]

I have a black on black camero ss 2018 convertible i 💘 it

[@lastwhtknight3002]

damn!

[@jorgeirizarry5971]

Congratulations on your 1,000,000 total views!! Like always outstanding review!!

[@RaitisRides]

jorge irizarry thank you for noticing that! I really am just speechless. It’s only been 7 months since I started the channel.😊👍🏻

[@kjchicago1]

Here is the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro SS with OnStar(and a convertible to boot)

[@RaitisRides]

Yes you are correct!

[@kjchicago1]

And it also has Sirius XM Radio

[@RaitisRides]

So very true thank you for sharing that!

[@moneyparhar]

Flowtie is not for horsepower it was for cooling and better air flow for radiator

[@RaitisRides]

911 H20Cooled you are right! Which allowed for more horsepower.😉

[@patrickmatias746]

That t shirt is awesome😎😎😎😎, and the car is kickass

[@DR-di1yr]

Great review. I like it a lot

[@RaitisRides]

I really appreciate you letting me share it with you!

[@andersonrodriguez8258]

Ford should come with more hardcore mustangs versions tbh

[@RaitisRides]

Anderson Rodriguez I totally agree! Get ready they are coming!

[@andersonrodriguez8258]

Raiti's Rides like the camaro has the track one forgot the name, the mustang look to simple to innocent mustang gotta make better designs that stand outs like The camaro ZL1 1LE I thinks that’s the track focus one they should take ideas from that

[@RaitisRides]

Anderson Rodriguez you’re 💯 correct! The GT350R is their track beast. It just doesn’t have the power of a ZL1.

[@andersonrodriguez8258]

Raiti's Rides tbh it doesn’t stand out like the camaros are at the moment

[@RaitisRides]

Anderson Rodriguez the sound of the GT350 stands out! It makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

[@dylanchalmers6231]

@Raiti's Rides they do make axle back exhaust for the dual tip exhaust aswell as air intake systems. that will unleash some bald eagles for sure.

[@RaitisRides]

Thank you for sharing your input and perspective! I really appreciate you watching!

[@jrelgran1on1]

Its a base model SS so the plastics are fine with me.

[@michaelcloyd2495]

I'm buying it

[@kobbetop]

I agree, the 2019 looks weird. It has a Renault face on it now and that is just wrong. If you don’t believe me, google Renault Captur ;-)

[@RaitisRides]

Kobbetop oh I totally see it!

[@alphazoomii9408]

Yea the car has serious blind spots. Dont like rims or the spoiler, rather have a elegant lip instead.

[@RaitisRides]

alphazoom II I love the spoiler in the SS 1LE!👍🏻

[@alphazoomii9408]

Yea...Exactly. Much better....

[@RaitisRides]

alphazoom II 👍🏻

[@kjwong4730]

That’s cool, review of the rental car. I like it.

[@RaitisRides]

KJ Wong hey why not right? 😂

[@mikejautosandstuff3349]

The SS camaro is 4 seconds O-6O it's not 4.5 OR 4.7 seconds. The 15-17 mustang GT automatic is 4.5 seconds. Lol.

[@RaitisRides]

Mike J Autos and stuff is that for the automatic convertible?

[@mikejautosandstuff3349]

Raiti's Rides there really no penalties for having a convertible for 0-60. Automatic transmission 8 speed.

[@RaitisRides]

Well great then! Thank you for the additional info! :-)

[@thefitnesslife4988]

Mike J Autos and stuff Yeah he was taking about the 5th gen lol. 4.7 secs.

[@Luk3W]

Cool review 👌

[@RaitisRides]

Thank you so much for taking to time to say that!

[@MultiplexityGaming]

It's annoying that even in 2020 ford still using a latch to drop the top on mustangs. Camaros let you do it with the key fob.

[@RaitisRides]

I know how you feel!

[@Everpresnt]

Love the vid. Correct me if I’m wrong but I test drove a convertible and it appears that it has much less head room space. Also I feel it prohibits the visibility even more if the roof is not down. Also with the center screen with the roof up I feel it keeps sun glare out that much more. I plan on getting an ss or a challenger in the near future so if I get an ss it’ll definitely be a hard top.

[@RaitisRides]

Everpresnt DG for me hard Top is the way to go. You hit the nail on the head. When the top is down life is great. When the top is up things change. The rear window is so small, and there is less headroom. Good luck with your decision.😊

[@Mis_guidedz]

Waited, bought now

[@RaitisRides]

That is so awesome!

[@kjchicago1]

Do A Review on the 2019 Chevy Corvette Stingray

[@RaitisRides]

I will try to get to together for you! I am in the process of making contact with a local Chevrolet dealership so that I can do some reviewing there.

[@DorianDavisddd]

Y’all should work together full time. I like both of your perspectives

[@kjchicago1]

Gotta Love That American Muscle

[@RaitisRides]

There is no replacement for displacement!

[@kjchicago1]

Let's see you do the 2018 Chevy Equinox

[@RaitisRides]

kjchicago1 I will try to get it done this weekend!

[@constantbuzz]

Don't roll it, or drive crazy where rolling is more likely to happen, and be super cautious on roads that have a downward incline off to the side- as of November, 2018, not seeing one aftermarket company that makes a roll bar for this generation of convertible Camero.

[@RaitisRides]

I really appreciate you being concerned and reaching out. You are right though, there are no aftermarket rolls bars for these cars!

[@jimschwindt8829]

@@RaitisRides Problem solved! rpmrollbar.com/camaro-sixth-generation/

[@jimschwindt8829]

@Big Smoke No they are still functional, just have to be VERY flexible to get into them!

[@bklenster123]

Love your reviews, but a flow-tie absolutely does not increase horsepower. However, you can stick a Twinkle in it.

[@thefitnesslife4988]

Damm man what do you expect the upper dash to be made out of? Marble??

[@RaitisRides]

No, but what they have used compared to other cars in it's segment is not that great.

[@terrellratliff2229]

That ,Red, Go Hard I Will Driver That, And Go Hard 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@terrellratliff2229]

That. Red ,Go Hard I Will Driver That, And, Go Hard 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@kgthegreatone943]

You are a lucky man ! Gotta love american muscle

[@RaitisRides]

kg the great one thank you sir! I count my blessings everyday!😊🙏🏻

[@oscarsanchez9336]

Hey I love your videos and I have a question the 2018 camaro 2ss have transmission problem

[@larryz3985]

Gm has 2018 ss camaro at 4.0 seconds what drop in time? I guess because of extra weight with convertible? Usually is only couple tenths..

[@MManifestOfficial]

Is the coupe much faster than the convertible I’m looking into getting a SS soon and would like to know!

[@RaitisRides]

Not really but it handles better.

[@kjchicago1]

If you were down to your last dollar(or last thousand dollars)would you buy this Camaro SS Convertible or wait?

[@RaitisRides]

I am going to wait on that!

[@yapdonavan128]

Joe you mentioned San Diego on your review .. we you in California,? This is a late question . . Maybe you could come to San Diego and review my 2022 LT1 RS igot 4000 miles

[@jamesjensen5226]

I just bought a 2018 1 ss watching a lot of videos with these youtubers I don't know where they are getting their information from on 0 to 60 times but it's not correct

[@RaitisRides]

Thank you for your input and perspective! I really appreciate you watching!

[@jrelgran1on1]

What times are you getting?

[@kjchicago1]

How about you do the Cadillac XT4 Crossover?

[@RaitisRides]

Hmmmmm! I will put something together for you!

[@amill1563]

Let me know if you're up near Sacramento.

[@RaitisRides]

amill1563 will do sir! Would love to met up one day!👍🏻

[@kjchicago1]

Who thinks this Camaro SS is a hit?

[@RaitisRides]

It's a nice car but the new Camaro SS is hideous!

[@jdrracer]

I would rather have a mustang!

[@RaitisRides]

jdrracer I could understand.

[@salahsalah315able]

how mutch to my country

[@lastwhtknight3002]

Ask your King.

[@johnsmith3735]

If you get a 1 SS the interior looks like shit.

[@RaitisRides]

Thanks for sharing your input and perspective! I appreciate you watching!

[@krtjay]

Look like bumblebee ** but Ik what you mean lol Edit:Ik I’m super late tho lol

[@Braglemaster123]

She’s too logical Joe ‘