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Smokye · 09-01-2012, 01:51 PM

Okay so looking for opinions. Just purchased a 2013 Camaro 2SS M6. Dealership offered to drive the car 3hrs to my house should I let them deliver it and run the risk of some random guy running it to hard or should I just be safe and go and pick it up. I'll admit I'm not that great of driver when it comes to driving man. Trans. Being that this is my first M vehicle. What would you do?
Thanks in advance for the comments..

Blackkaz04 · 09-01-2012, 01:53 PM

pick it up....! no question.

twr0912 · 09-01-2012, 01:55 PM

Go get it! I remember picking mine up and the smell of the new exhaust is something you can't get back...Don't risk someone screwing up ur new car

tonyko1 · 09-01-2012, 02:00 PM

You will never get another chance to spend that amoung of time learning how to shift.

Also, before you take delivery, see if you can find a friend, a good friend, that can teach you how to shift with their car. Now, if you are a good friend, you will pony up on his clutch should you fry it. But you shouldn't. You can also ask the dealership to have someone there very experienced with a manual, hopefully with a Camaro, show you the ropes.

I have an automatic, L99, V8, and the last rig I had with a manual was a 1969 F-100 Ford pickup with a 390cu.in big block V8, and it was a 4 speed with a "creeper" gear. Jogging that memory now makes me realize why I was adament about an automatic, but there are times I do wish I went manual, but that is what the paddle shifters are for I guess.

Good luck, you can do it guy!

Redliner1960 · 09-01-2012, 02:02 PM

Pick it up... my son recently learned a manual after about 1 1/2 hrs of practice.
If you have some experience already you'll be fine!

2010 SSRS · 09-01-2012, 02:09 PM

Definitely pick up your new Camaro

Smokye · 09-01-2012, 02:10 PM

Lol thanks for the comments, btw Iv been practicing on a friends 1992 Saturn. I'm sure it's not the same tho. Guy who works with me just purchased a 2012 v6 M6 hopefully he will let me give it a run.

stmbtwilli · 09-01-2012, 02:11 PM

Pick It UP. Trust no one!!!!!!

tazz3 · 09-01-2012, 02:12 PM

i would pick it up my self. the guy will beat on it and congrats on your new car

Smokye · 09-01-2012, 02:14 PM

Thanks and yes I will go and pick it up.

Bodih · 09-01-2012, 02:20 PM

Take your friend with stick experience along for the pick-up. He can give you the pointers, and take over if you still don't feel comfortable yet. At least you'll be in the car for the delivery. Don't let some slicked-down newbie dealer be the one to break-in (or down) your car...

qtr-camaro ss · 09-01-2012, 02:24 PM

pick it up .. dont let them drive it

Bad@ssCamaro · 09-01-2012, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokye

Lol thanks for the comments, btw Iv been practicing on a friends 1992 Saturn. I'm sure it's not the same tho. Guy who works with me just purchased a 2012 v6 M6 hopefully he will let me give it a run.

Stick is a stick is a stick, the principle is the same, just different feel. With practice, you'll be fine. Just make sure you're light on the throttle until you've become more confident. Good luck.

lurker · 09-01-2012, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tazz3

i would pick it up my self. the guy will beat on it and congrats on your new car

A lot of the guys that run transport are old dudes with nothing else to do. They get to drive a LOT of cars. They don't give two shits about a new Camaro any more than they do a Malibu.

Smokye · 09-01-2012, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bad@ssCamaro

Stick is a stick is a stick, the principle is the same, just different feel. With practice, you'll be fine. Just make sure you're light on the throttle until you've become more confident. Good luck.

Thanks I'll need it it

Smokye · 09-01-2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lurker

A lot of the guys that run transport are old dudes with nothing else to do. They get to drive a LOT of cars. They don't give two shits about a new Camaro any more than they do a Malibu.

My salesman said he would drive it down he's around 25 or so

JoansDriver · 09-01-2012, 06:04 PM

I'd pick it up.

heymatt · 09-01-2012, 08:02 PM

Been there.
Went and picked it up! Best decision, after deciding to buy the car!

GVA 45TH 2SS · 09-01-2012, 08:07 PM

Pick it up.
My car came from Sumter, SC.
I let the dealer deliver, thats 140 miles I will never get back.
Who knows what the driver was doing to the car.

pooch · 09-01-2012, 08:09 PM

By the time you get home you'll be an expert shifter. Pick it up.

ZL-Bee · 09-03-2012, 02:55 PM

If it's only 3 hours out you're better off picking it up. Gives you a chance to bond with the car and love it that much more.

1SSFever · 09-03-2012, 03:42 PM

Tell them you want it brought on a flatbed.

oldfriend · 09-03-2012, 04:02 PM

Let me know when and i can drive that B....home for you .

CPCNY · 09-03-2012, 04:40 PM

The dealer I bought mine from delivered it, 1-1/2 hour drive. Two 70 something year old guys showed up with it. I threw them $20 a piece and saved myself a half day. Granted my car was used but the guys delivering your car aren't going to beat on it. It's up to you whether you want to take the maiden voyage or not.

09-01-2012, 01:51 PM	#1
Smokye Drives: 2013 SW 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 305 View My Garage	To deliver or Not to deliver that is the ??? Okay so looking for opinions. Just purchased a 2013 Camaro 2SS M6. Dealership offered to drive the car 3hrs to my house should I let them deliver it and run the risk of some random guy running it to hard or should I just be safe and go and pick it up. I'll admit I'm not that great of driver when it comes to driving man. Trans. Being that this is my first M vehicle. What would you do? Thanks in advance for the comments..

09-01-2012, 02:02 PM	#5
Redliner1960 Drives: 2012 2LT/RS White w/Orange Stripes Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 146	Pick it up... my son recently learned a manual after about 1 1/2 hrs of practice. If you have some experience already you'll be fine! __________________ Posting from Canton, Ohio - Home of the Football Hall of Fame CAI Cold Air Intake, RX Catchcan, Pro Art Vinyl Front and Rear, MRT V-2 Axleback Exhausts Team LLT - Proud Member of NEOCC

09-01-2012, 02:09 PM	#6
2010 SSRS R.I.P. jesserayjames Drives: 2010 IOM 2SSRS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warwick,RI Posts: 111,916 View My Garage	Definitely pick up your new Camaro __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

09-01-2012, 02:11 PM	#8
stmbtwilli Drives: 2SS 45th Edition Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 167	Pick It UP. Trust no one!!!!!! __________________

09-01-2012, 02:20 PM	#11
Bodih I Got My Orange Crush Drives: it like I stoles it... Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,859	Take your friend with stick experience along for the pick-up. He can give you the pointers, and take over if you still don't feel comfortable yet. At least you'll be in the car for the delivery. Don't let some slicked-down newbie dealer be the one to break-in (or down) your car... __________________ My love is in league with the freeway. Its passion will ride, as the cities fly by, and the tail-lights dissolve in the coming of night. ~Robert Plant - Big Log~

09-01-2012, 01:53 PM	#2
Blackkaz04 Drives: 2010 IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: valdosta, Ga Posts: 439	pick it up....! no question.

09-01-2012, 01:55 PM	#3
twr0912 Drives: 2010 SIM 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: De Leon, Texas Posts: 31	Go get it! I remember picking mine up and the smell of the new exhaust is something you can't get back...Don't risk someone screwing up ur new car

09-01-2012, 02:00 PM	#4
tonyko1 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible, IBM Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 893	You will never get another chance to spend that amoung of time learning how to shift. Also, before you take delivery, see if you can find a friend, a good friend, that can teach you how to shift with their car. Now, if you are a good friend, you will pony up on his clutch should you fry it. But you shouldn't. You can also ask the dealership to have someone there very experienced with a manual, hopefully with a Camaro, show you the ropes. I have an automatic, L99, V8, and the last rig I had with a manual was a 1969 F-100 Ford pickup with a 390cu.in big block V8, and it was a 4 speed with a "creeper" gear. Jogging that memory now makes me realize why I was adament about an automatic, but there are times I do wish I went manual, but that is what the paddle shifters are for I guess. Good luck, you can do it guy!

09-01-2012, 02:10 PM	#7
Smokye Drives: 2013 SW 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 305 View My Garage	Lol thanks for the comments, btw Iv been practicing on a friends 1992 Saturn. I'm sure it's not the same tho. Guy who works with me just purchased a 2012 v6 M6 hopefully he will let me give it a run.

09-01-2012, 02:12 PM	#9
tazz3 Drives: 2012 camaro Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: east islip ny Posts: 229	i would pick it up my self. the guy will beat on it and congrats on your new car

09-01-2012, 02:14 PM	#10
Smokye Drives: 2013 SW 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 305 View My Garage	Thanks and yes I will go and pick it up.

09-01-2012, 02:24 PM	#12
qtr-camaro ss Drives: Orange CAMARO SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Mclean, VA Posts: 354 View My Garage	pick it up .. dont let them drive it

09-01-2012, 06:04 PM	#17
JoansDriver Hoser Orange Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Victoria BC Posts: 487	I'd pick it up.

09-01-2012, 08:02 PM	#18
heymatt Drives: 2012 IBM 2SS Vert. Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Tequesta, Fl. Posts: 469	Been there. Went and picked it up! Best decision, after deciding to buy the car! __________________ LS3/M6 K&N, VMAX throttle body, RX Catch Can, skip shift eliminator, DT shorties and Solo HFC, DRL harness and 5K LED DRL, ZL1 rear sway, waiting on front links!

09-01-2012, 08:07 PM	#19
GVA 45TH 2SS KNGTFALL Drives: 2012 2SS 45th edition Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: (Near) Charlotte, NC Posts: 258	Pick it up. My car came from Sumter, SC. I let the dealer deliver, thats 140 miles I will never get back. Who knows what the driver was doing to the car.

09-01-2012, 08:09 PM	#20
pooch Drives: 2013 2SS Dusk convertible Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: St. Augustine Fl Posts: 213	By the time you get home you'll be an expert shifter. Pick it up.

09-03-2012, 02:55 PM	#21
ZL-Bee Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: York, PA Posts: 578	If it's only 3 hours out you're better off picking it up. Gives you a chance to bond with the car and love it that much more.

09-03-2012, 03:42 PM	#22
1SSFever Drives: 2012 1SS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: home Posts: 250	Tell them you want it brought on a flatbed.

09-03-2012, 04:02 PM	#23
oldfriend Drives: 2010 SS BLK IO interior Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 3238' 41"N. 1655'41"W Posts: 5,652 View My Garage	Let me know when and i can drive that B....home for you . __________________ 2010 BLK 2SS RS IOM

09-03-2012, 04:40 PM	#24
CPCNY Drives: 2010 2SS/RS, VR ext/Blk Int Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Baldwinsville, NY Posts: 49	The dealer I bought mine from delivered it, 1-1/2 hour drive. Two 70 something year old guys showed up with it. I threw them $20 a piece and saved myself a half day. Granted my car was used but the guys delivering your car aren't going to beat on it. It's up to you whether you want to take the maiden voyage or not.