Roadtrip in Victory Red Camaro SS w/ cloth interior! (Captured Test Fleet Car)

[Speedy1975]

Originally Posted by bobby35ny

Not to be picky, but YIKES the wire harness on the trunk lid, LOL

=Bobby

If you look at the pic there is a small rubber grommet over to the right. I'd bet that is where the loom will run in production.

[tfb]

Yes, the front licence plate does look like crap. But I think, depending on the province or state where you live when you put in your order, they put the bracket on at the factory? I would like to remove mine when i get the car at least until i get the first ticket from the cops. But just wondering how many holes are drilled in the bumper for the bracket?

[UCF w00t]

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

Well, you're obviously a Fan Boy, there's a lot of those on this site as is to be expected. Nothing wrong with that other than it prevents you guys from remaining objective.

Keep in mind it only takes once for someone to fubar your car. Non secured gas caps are a thing of the 80s.

You're right, I've become a fanboy. But I wasn't a fanboy of my truck when I bought it and it didn't even cross my mind being an issue. I just don't understand why someone would fubar your car by putting stuff in your gas tank when there's MUCH easier and costlier ways of accomplishing the same exact goal.

Oh and noone has said that it doesn't lock yet. I wouldn't be surprised if it is locked with the doors but we'll have to wait for confirmation on that.

[franknbeans]

Just stopping by to say thanks for all the info and pictures Heather. . . Keep us posted!

[cutter5002]

While we're talking about the gas cap, what about gas mileage? What type of MPG are you getting on the trip?

[Geno]

Originally Posted by Shifty 6

Geno,

Sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you and your family.

As far as the car goes...I think the halo's from the HID's look cool, BUT they are nothing in comparison to the visibility the HID's put out over the standard lights. I have driven next to cars with HID's and the color and pattern they put out is so much better. That is the main reason I am getting the RS package. I really don't care for the wheel color and that is about the only other thing you get with the SS. I would recommend it highly, I think you will be very happy.

Thank you Shifty 6!! I originally ordered the RS package but did NOT want summer tires and GM would not budge so I cancelled the RS package. I think the 19" tires will be fine and a set of SilverStar Ultra's should take care of the headlights.

[Badger]

Originally Posted by tfb

Yes, the front licence plate does look like crap. But I think, depending on the province or state where you live when you put in your order, they put the bracket on at the factory? I would like to remove mine when i get the car at least until i get the first ticket from the cops. But just wondering how many holes are drilled in the bumper for the bracket?

I am pretty sure the bracket gets shipped in the trunk of your car if you live in a state that requires a front plate...other than that it comes without the bracket from the factory FWIW

[stovt001]

A few general thoughts as I read through this thread:

A general gripe with GM (though not a dealbreaker) is their use of plastic covers everywhere in the engine bay. We've seen under the hood for a while now, but it just really hit me as I spent the entire morning yesterday under the hood of my wife's '04 Taurus wagon doing general maintenance with my father-in-law (he teaches auto-shop at a high school, and since school was out for the holidays we had his shop all to ourselves. Life is good ). Everything was easy to access and only covered if it had to be. Not so with GM cars and it drives me nuts.

I actually like the look of the gauges and radio stack. So I do come from a Cobalt so my standards are low, but I think it looks just fine. Also, Heather, nice choice on the music selection.

I'm excited to finally have XM built in to the radio. I've been without it for a few months as my aftermarket unit no longer sticks to my dash and I have yet to find something that will hold it there short of superglue.

These pics have convinced me to go for the 1SS. In the first pics we saw of cloth interiors the material did not look good, but this stuff looks great and seems to be high quality. That just saved me thousands and means I can get my Camaro a lot sooner! I will miss the 4 pack gauges (well, I'll miss oil temp and pressure, not so much voltage and tranny temps, and I do love the storage space it opens up, so we'll call that a push), the audio controls on the wheel, and the USB port, but I don't use bluetooth (no calls are made while I'm driving, period) and I'm fine with plugging an ipod in through the aux jack and setting a playlist so that's fine.

I'm also debating the merits of the RS package now. $1200 isn't much, but darker wheels and taillamps don't mean much to me. I do like the look of body colored roof ditch moldings and the look and added visibility of the HID headlights, but is it worth the $1200 bucks? Without the RS package I can easily get this car for under $30K after the initial rush dies down. Decisions...

I'm thrilled to see how much the trunk can fit. Unfortunately, just like my Cobalt coupe while the trunk is huge, fitting anything through the opening will be a pain. If we have to haul anything, we'll be taking the wife's wagon.

If the fuel door locks when the doors lock, then I love that method. It would probably take me a while to learn to remember to hit a button on the way out. Pushing it in from the outside to pop it open would be much easier. I just hope it locks with the doors or else I will have to go through the annoyance of a locking gas cap.

Thanks for the updates! This is the best development we've had yet- an SS in the hands of a forum member for a full roadtrip on their own and a play-by-play account. Trust me, if I saw a new Camaro driving down the highway I'd look just like the guy in the SS following.

[Captain Awesome]

I could care less if the gas cap locked or not. They could just as easily pop off the center caps of a wheel or two a lot more easily and if you even lost or broke one you would know they are a lot more expensive than gas is/was.

[2010_5thgen]

has their been any report of ambient lighting in these test cars? just curious if anyone has seen it work.

[Attorneyguy]

Originally Posted by diarmadhi

Gas door release mystery solved!

Nope. That's the carpet anchor. The Pontiac G8 has the same thing.

In fact, the Camaro looks nearly IDENTICAL to the Pontiac G8 in the brake/pedal area. Check out this pic of the G8 interior and compare it with the Camaro pic above...

http://www.hammen.net/bowman/gt_missing_pedal.jpg

[The Great KJ]

Originally Posted by lrc250

With your statement about people following you I think you had the appropriate song on the radio...Wanted Dead or Alive!

If I saw you traveling down the road I would have ran off the highway because I wouldn't be able to take my eyes off my next car.

[GTAHVIT]

Way to go Heather!

Very cool. Thanks so very much for all the information and pics!!!

[lakers]

where is reverse on the ss? far left or far right?