Well it's official...my 5th Gen is gone - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

caverman · 01-16-2015, 09:38 PM

Yep, after almost 5 years of ownership I had to let her go yesterday. Work issues came up and I went from working 100% at home to commuting almost 60 miles a day to work. I decided it just didn't make sense to have two toys and my '69 isn't going anywhere. As much as I hated to see her go it's just the smart thing to do. Instead of sitting in my garage rarely being driven any more I was able to pay off most of my wife's car and will be car payment free in a couple months.

I know I will look back and regret selling the car. I can't tell you how many times people come up to me when I have my '69 at a car show and tell my how they had or their dad used to have a 1st Gen. That will eventually be me with my 5th Gen. Unfortunately you just can't keep them all.

I do plan on getting another one some day. It will just be a few years down the road. My goal is to get my house paid for within the next 5 years and then I can look at what my options are at that point. Maybe the 7th Gen will be on it's way out by then or I might have to break down and try a Corvette Stingray.

Anyway, I loved coming here and learning and contributing info about the 5th Gen. I will still check back in every now and then but not nearly as often as I used to.

Party on my friends and enjoy them while you have them.

31B · 01-16-2015, 09:42 PM

Too bad man. Good luck in your future endeavors, and you are always welcome here!

96MrBass · 01-16-2015, 09:52 PM

Well you still have one toy and having the roof over your head paid for is a very nice feeling. Good luck to you and your family.

mariojmoe · 01-16-2015, 10:23 PM

I feel you op, I'm in a similar situation and am having (choosing) to sell my cars except one for a house. Being mature sucks lol.

SS PANTHER · 01-16-2015, 10:44 PM

I'm surprised you let your car go. It was a good looking Camaro that was setup nicely and I could tell by your posts and garage that you are a true Camaro aficionado. Good luck going forward.

rontammy0 · 01-16-2015, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mariojmoe

I feel you op, I'm in a similar situation and am having (choosing) to sell my cars except one for a house. Being mature sucks lol.

Not really....after you buy your house pay it down for a few years then you can look into getting some new toys

Q'smuscle · 01-17-2015, 12:56 AM

Sorry to hear! But you'll always be able to have another one! But what don't understand is that you said that you can't have two toys, so what was your 5th Gen since you worked from home?

Red2014SS · 01-17-2015, 05:50 AM

Good luck in the future. Life is full of tough choices. You'll be back!

ROBOSSRS · 01-17-2015, 06:02 AM

Bye, bye.

NYCamOwner · 01-17-2015, 06:13 AM

Good luck with the commute, and make sure you keep a new Camaro in your future..

freddyD · 01-17-2015, 08:22 AM

good luck!Times change things change-maybe you will come back one day.

stoopid · 01-17-2015, 08:54 AM

Should have bought the V6.

caverman · 01-17-2015, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SS PANTHER

I'm surprised you let your car go. It was a good looking Camaro that was setup nicely and I could tell by your posts and garage that you are a true Camaro aficionado. Good luck going forward.

It was extremely hard to let it go but I had to step back and look at my financial situation as a whole. It just didn't make sense to have the car sitting in the garage and rarely being driven. My '69 Camaro is my weekend car so the 5th Gen was getting to where it just didn't get driven at all. If I didn't have my '69 the situation would be completely different.

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Originally Posted by Comrando

Sorry to see you go, I always enjoyed your posts. but you do what you have to do.

Hope to see you back soon.

Thanks! I enjoyed being here and learning and working on the 5th Gen.

One thing this car helped with was to give me an opportunity to work hand-in-hand with my dad. He has a 1500 sq ft shop in the back of his house which is where a majority of the mods were done by the two of us. He would always complain as to not understanding why I was always changing something on a new car but then he was always the one there lending a hand and coming with me to the race tracks and car shows. Truly memorable moments that will last with the both of us forever.

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Originally Posted by Q'smuscle

Sorry to hear! But you'll always be able to have another one! But what don't understand is that you said that you can't have two toys, so what was your 5th Gen since you worked from home?

My 5th Gen was technically my daily driver but since I worked from home and only went places fairly local I only put 4k miles a year on the car but drove it whenever I could.

Now that I'm commuting I wasn't willing to drive it daily to and from work. At that point it became only a toy and I had to make myself find a time to drive the car every couple weeks.

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Originally Posted by stoopid

Should have bought the V6.

In a way that's true but it would have had to be a Auto V6 because of all the stand still traffic I have to sit through. That would be an absolute no go for me. Funny thing is that when I was initially looking at 5th Gens I was thinking about getting a V6 in a manual. It was my wife that said no way....we will never be have without the V8. No argument there.

KaBoom1701 · 01-17-2015, 10:26 AM

Five years into the loan....

Only 60 miles commute to work....

Could have de-moded a few things and used the 1-4 AFM shifts and been just fine...

Just my two cents....

01-16-2015, 09:38 PM	#1
caverman Drives: '69 SS Convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 7,111	Well it's official...my 5th Gen is gone Yep, after almost 5 years of ownership I had to let her go yesterday. Work issues came up and I went from working 100% at home to commuting almost 60 miles a day to work. I decided it just didn't make sense to have two toys and my '69 isn't going anywhere. As much as I hated to see her go it's just the smart thing to do. Instead of sitting in my garage rarely being driven any more I was able to pay off most of my wife's car and will be car payment free in a couple months. I know I will look back and regret selling the car. I can't tell you how many times people come up to me when I have my '69 at a car show and tell my how they had or their dad used to have a 1st Gen. That will eventually be me with my 5th Gen. Unfortunately you just can't keep them all. I do plan on getting another one some day. It will just be a few years down the road. My goal is to get my house paid for within the next 5 years and then I can look at what my options are at that point. Maybe the 7th Gen will be on it's way out by then or I might have to break down and try a Corvette Stingray. Anyway, I loved coming here and learning and contributing info about the 5th Gen. I will still check back in every now and then but not nearly as often as I used to. Party on my friends and enjoy them while you have them. __________________ *-2010 Camaro* 2SS \| M6 \| VR w/White Stripes \| 1 3/4" KOOKS - 3" Magnaflow \| LPE 3.91 gears \| ADM tuned \| Halltech w/ADM Scoop \| Spohn/BMR Trailing Arm/Toe Rod \| BC Coilovers\| Pedders FE4 ZL1 swaybars \| Cradle/Diff/Radius Rod bushings \| VMax TB \| Morimoto Projectors \| MGW shifter \| Red Calipers Build Journal

01-16-2015, 09:52 PM	#3
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01-17-2015, 05:50 AM	#8
Red2014SS Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,421	Good luck in the future. Life is full of tough choices. You'll be back! __________________ 2014 2SS/RS, L99, SW LTH w/HF Cats, GMPP Ex. Z/28 CAI, FR41s in PVD Black Chrome, Recaros, Pfadt Sway 377hp, 383tq 12.739@110.44 MPH

01-17-2015, 06:13 AM	#10
NYCamOwner "Katy" Drives: 2014 2LT A6 'Vert Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Western New York Posts: 1,076 View My Garage	Good luck with the commute, and make sure you keep a new Camaro in your future.. __________________ 2014 Black 2LT Convertible Elite Engineering Catch Can, Vitesse Throttle Controller, CAI Cold Air Intake Possible next mods: Throttle Body Exhaust Upstate C5 Member No, that is not me in the avatar..... I just love hot girls and hot cars.... or hot girls IN hot cars....

01-17-2015, 10:26 AM	#14
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	Five years into the loan.... Only 60 miles commute to work.... Could have de-moded a few things and used the 1-4 AFM shifts and been just fine... Just my two cents.... __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

01-16-2015, 09:42 PM	#2
31B Drives: 2014 Black 1SS A6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Cameron, NC Posts: 659	Too bad man. Good luck in your future endeavors, and you are always welcome here!

01-16-2015, 10:23 PM	#4
mariojmoe Account Suspended Drives: C7 Z06 manual, 18 Zl1 manual, etc Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Spring Texas Posts: 1,488	I feel you op, I'm in a similar situation and am having (choosing) to sell my cars except one for a house. Being mature sucks lol.

01-16-2015, 10:44 PM	#5
SS PANTHER Drives: 2013 SS Supercharged Convertible Join Date: May 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,714	I'm surprised you let your car go. It was a good looking Camaro that was setup nicely and I could tell by your posts and garage that you are a true Camaro aficionado. Good luck going forward.

01-17-2015, 12:56 AM	#7
Q'smuscle Account Suspended Drives: 2011 Camaro VR 2SS/RS & Impala Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Riverside,ca Posts: 5,342 View My Garage	Sorry to hear! But you'll always be able to have another one! But what don't understand is that you said that you can't have two toys, so what was your 5th Gen since you worked from home?

01-17-2015, 06:02 AM	#9
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	Bye, bye.

01-17-2015, 08:22 AM	#11
freddyD Drives: 2020 rally green rs Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 1,159	good luck!Times change things change-maybe you will come back one day.

01-17-2015, 08:54 AM	#12
stoopid Drives: 4 wheels Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: anyplace, USA Posts: 1,177	Should have bought the V6.