firefighter1

Hey all!! As some of you know, i will be in the market for a new (old) car. I want something muscular, mean, and agreessive In my local autotrader there is both a 99 T/A and a 96 SS. Both have about 90,000miles, both are autos. I've only seen the T/A in person, but not the SS, since the dealer is a little further away from my place. I have yet to test drive the T/A, since i saw while i was on my way to work one day at a dealer. It would be my daily driver in the spring, summer and fall, but no winter. I fully understand that a test drive is mandatory, but for conversation sake, which one would you choose?

'Trust'

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I'd take the TA purely because its and LS1, if they were both LT1's then the SS because LT1 SS's are pretty rare compared to LS1's.

ThaLS1KidII

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96 SS's are definately sexy as hell, but I would prolly pick the LS1 car.

02SS#406

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I'm a Camaro guy, but I'd take the TA, no doubt. It's not even close...

J E T

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Depends if you want a rare car or not. Those LT1 SS's are going to be worth something someday if taken really good care of. Get which ever one you like the best, although LS1's are easier to work on, IMO.

Joel_SS

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Get the LS1 TA and do not look back

v8hunter

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For equal money I'd go for the 99 t/a. If the 96 is a good bit less money and you either like its style better or just have a better feel for it then the 96 really wouldn't be a bad choice either. Drive both before you make your own mind up though.

nomadnate

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99 T/A all the way. looks better goes faster

Sgt. Spuds

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96ss

Rare car, gonna be worth something if well taken care of, and looks 10x better than the ls1 T/A

Also, the LS1 only has 25 more HP over a stock lt1.

Ghostintheshell

Hmm, do you want grapefruit or a nice, juicey medium rare steak on the bbq?

The ls1 is the steak baby

'Trust'

iTrader: (24)

In your opinion. They do look good, but not that good, if thats the case its 20x better than the LT1 TA, by your standards, which i disagree the lt1 ws6 looks good, but not as good as an ls1 ta. In my opinion.

kolkid

IMO all LT1s are ugly as hell and cant be made to look good unless you do a front end conversion and an engine swap because the LT1 engine is ******* ugly as well... but yeah pick which ever one you like the most, but remember LS1s dont loose if they do then it was prolly not racing, the driver sucked, it was agaisnt another lsX, lol

v DaN 02

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ahh, rule of thumb says newer car over an older car... lol plust ls1 vs lt1.... get the ls1...

Dan

Ell Ess Won

lol @ LT1 SS.

The Sad

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Get the LS1, drop in stall converter, enjoy.

Reject

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LS1

Swang

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not stock. as theyre rated maybe but on a dyno an LS1 will kick its butt. id go ls1 because its quicker, but if you want the rare looks the SS will be a lil bit slower, but definitely a slick lookin ride. but if the money is equal...id go LS1

phantomzer0

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the 96 ss is not really that much slower. you guys make it seem like its going from night to day. the ls1 is not leaps and bounds faster. plus, if you want to stnad out from all of the ls1's, the 96ss is the way to go.

MountainMotor

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I'd go TA but it's all personal opinion in what you want. I've had both LT and LS engines and between a ram-air LT and LS there is not going to be a whole lot of speed difference but I'd lean toward the LS speed wise and they get better gas mileage too. I like the looks of the LS cars more than the LT cars personally.

J E T

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Why is everyone talking like the LT1 isn't a good engine? The LS1 is not that superior over the LT1 stock for stock. They both are very good engines. 0-60, they are about the same and then above that is where the LS1 shows its true power.

Whatever you decide on will be a good choice, IMO. You can't go wrong with either.