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vegas girl · 03-07-2016, 07:52 AM

I don't have the luxury to "avoid" the freeways. And yes mine is my daily driver....365 days a year. Has some chips...yes I can see them. BUT every single day someone compliments me on my gorgeous car.

lukesparksoff · 03-07-2016, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by gzobian

I'm with you OP. I never do freeways. My car is over 3 yrs old now, with 8,800 miles and is pristine. I have XPEL all over the front as well as various strategic locations. I drove back from a show in OH last year, never entered a freeway. Added an hour to our ride home, but all back country roads, just me, the wife and the howl of the NPPs. I either trailer it if it's a big show I really want to attend or just stay around and drive side streets and back roads every summer weekend.

Holy Crap 8,800 miles .I only drive my car only in warm weather ,never in the rain ,and only on weekends. I put 4000 a year on my car. Just looking at my car in the garage is not acceptable. Opening it up on the freeway is what I brought it for. Having fun is what it's all about.

hrpiii · 03-07-2016, 08:22 AM

I have a clear bra for a reason. I am cruising every highway/freeway without any worries. I'm in Indy, driven to TX, GA, NC coast (multiple times), MI, LA...no rock chips in the paint.

I know (and accept) people that just drive a few hundred miles a year. It's their car, they paid for it, and can drive it when they want.

But me, if I have a chance to drive it, especially on long trips, I'm going. I have never had a vehicle that is so comfortable to take on long trips. I purchased mine to drive and enjoy as much as I can.

paul84043 · 03-07-2016, 08:24 AM

Every major ding my cars have ever received happened in the local grocery store parking lot.
It you're incapable of driving on the freeway or it scares you, then by all means, stay off of it.

49ersXXIX · 03-07-2016, 08:59 AM

i rather drive on the highway over city streets.

Pace · 03-07-2016, 09:21 AM

Funny - I was like this when I first got my car. The Vineyards out East on Long Island all have rocky driveways and I was always worried about kicking up rocks in the gills. So I would never drive my Camaro out that way. Its a really nice drive once you get past the traffic for the outlets.

Then I thought wait - if I want to keep this car for 30 years...I would be close to 70. The car will need a paint job by then anyway. So what the hell...been driving to the Vineyards since and enjoying the ride with my wife. At some point you have to enjoy the car...cant take it with you!

qcman · 03-07-2016, 09:33 AM

I guess I fall in the middle. My car is not a DD I have a company truck for that. It is garaged during the winter as it is harsh where I live. I figure either this week or next it will start to come back out. I do drive on the freeway if that is the best route to take and my car hasn't shown any ill effects from that so far. I did have a windshield replaced due a rock hit but it was on a regular sideroad that it happened on.

My car was damaged once when I forgot I had parked beside a median and then drove out over it lol as I was apparently thinking with the wrong head that night!

But its fixed and it is fine and stuff happens. I am very picky about where its parked though as parking lots are the worst place for damage I've found.

LT1Zob · 03-07-2016, 09:43 AM

To each their own my friends. And by the way, no delusions of it making me rich one day.

jcampos · 03-07-2016, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Homeless Man

You have a base model Camaro not a Bugatti

LMAO, savage as F**K!

CapeCruisin · 03-07-2016, 12:11 PM

Used to be just like you OP. Now my Camaro is my DD. Man its friggin' awesome.

Moto-Mojo · 03-07-2016, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by CapeCruisin

Used to be just like you OP. Now my Camaro is my DD. Man its friggin' awesome.

Your avatar looks like a day at the 'friggin'' beach!

ravensjeff · 03-07-2016, 03:19 PM

Guess I'm just as bad since I don't drive mine in the rain. But I have 2 other nice cars and a Harley; I try to spread the miles out across 'em.

Rahjeir · 03-08-2016, 09:50 PM

I've gone thru 1 windshield already at 6k miles. The windshields are cheap and the paint is cheap. I'm still going to blow down the highway. All damage can be fixed, these cars are about the thrill.

weaverkb · 03-09-2016, 04:46 AM

I have a base model as well and took it out on the interstate less than an hour after buying it...it's meant to be driven.

03-07-2016, 07:52 AM	#43
vegas girl Drives: 2013 2LT/RS BRM convertible Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Sin City Posts: 352 View My Garage	I don't have the luxury to "avoid" the freeways. And yes mine is my daily driver....365 days a year. Has some chips...yes I can see them. BUT every single day someone compliments me on my gorgeous car. __________________ 2013 2LT/RS BRM Convertible

03-07-2016, 08:59 AM	#47
49ersXXIX Take me back to 1994 Drives: 2010 CAMARO 2SS/RS SUMMIT WHITE Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Francisco Posts: 365	i rather drive on the highway over city streets. __________________ flickr.com/ninen9nestudios

03-07-2016, 09:21 AM	#48
Pace Lifestyle = Deathstyle Drives: 11 SIM 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 686	Funny - I was like this when I first got my car. The Vineyards out East on Long Island all have rocky driveways and I was always worried about kicking up rocks in the gills. So I would never drive my Camaro out that way. Its a really nice drive once you get past the traffic for the outlets. Then I thought wait - if I want to keep this car for 30 years...I would be close to 70. The car will need a paint job by then anyway. So what the hell...been driving to the Vineyards since and enjoying the ride with my wife. At some point you have to enjoy the car...cant take it with you! __________________ 11 2SS/RS

03-07-2016, 09:33 AM	#49
qcman Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RDP Tuned L99 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada eh? Posts: 1,889	I guess I fall in the middle. My car is not a DD I have a company truck for that. It is garaged during the winter as it is harsh where I live. I figure either this week or next it will start to come back out. I do drive on the freeway if that is the best route to take and my car hasn't shown any ill effects from that so far. I did have a windshield replaced due a rock hit but it was on a regular sideroad that it happened on. My car was damaged once when I forgot I had parked beside a median and then drove out over it lol as I was apparently thinking with the wrong head that night! But its fixed and it is fine and stuff happens. I am very picky about where its parked though as parking lots are the worst place for damage I've found. Last edited by qcman; 03-07-2016 at 09:51 AM.

03-07-2016, 09:43 AM	#50
LT1Zob Drives: 23 LT1 / 19 Z06 / after 6 5th gens Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: MI Posts: 1,992 View My Garage	To each their own my friends. And by the way, no delusions of it making me rich one day. __________________ "Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you"

03-07-2016, 08:22 AM	#45
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,529	I have a clear bra for a reason. I am cruising every highway/freeway without any worries. I'm in Indy, driven to TX, GA, NC coast (multiple times), MI, LA...no rock chips in the paint. I know (and accept) people that just drive a few hundred miles a year. It's their car, they paid for it, and can drive it when they want. But me, if I have a chance to drive it, especially on long trips, I'm going. I have never had a vehicle that is so comfortable to take on long trips. I purchased mine to drive and enjoy as much as I can.

03-07-2016, 08:24 AM	#46
paul84043 Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lehi, Utah Posts: 1,349 View My Garage	Every major ding my cars have ever received happened in the local grocery store parking lot. It you're incapable of driving on the freeway or it scares you, then by all means, stay off of it.

03-07-2016, 12:11 PM	#52
CapeCruisin Daily Driver 24/7 365 Drives: '15 CRT 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 827	Used to be just like you OP. Now my Camaro is my DD. Man its friggin' awesome. __________________ NPP Fuse Pull, Z28 CAI = Previous Rides: 2005 Magnum R/T A5 CAI, Cat-Back 2014 RRM Camaro 1LT/RS A6/NPP CAI Follow Me On Instagram!

03-07-2016, 03:19 PM	#54
ravensjeff 100% Chevy & Harley Man Drives: 2010 2SS: Blown LSX 376-B15 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eldersburg,MD Posts: 2,211 View My Garage	Guess I'm just as bad since I don't drive mine in the rain. But I have 2 other nice cars and a Harley; I try to spread the miles out across 'em. __________________ LSX 376-B15, TVS2300 SC, Harland Sharp Rockers w/ Trunion Bearings, ATI Balancer/keyed, AR LT Headers/Borla Catback Exhaust, DSS 1400 HP Axles, DSS aluminum driveshaft, 3.70, Hotchkis Springs/Sway bars, Forgeline SO3P Aluminum Wheels (20x9.5 F/20x11 R)w/ Hidden Titanium Hardware, Nitto NT05 Tires (27540ZR20 F/31535ZR20 R), Billet LPE brake/gas pedals, Escort 9500ci Radar Detector Laser Jammer, Roto Fab CAI with Ice Silver box, Carbon fiber tube/MAF Housing Assy, LPE Aluminum coil covers, SS9 Sleeper Fiber Glass Hood (ACS), Carbotech 1521 ceramic brake pads, Elite catch can.

03-08-2016, 09:50 PM	#55
Rahjeir Drives: 2014 1LT w/RS Summit White Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New Jersey Posts: 87	I've gone thru 1 windshield already at 6k miles. The windshields are cheap and the paint is cheap. I'm still going to blow down the highway. All damage can be fixed, these cars are about the thrill.

03-09-2016, 04:46 AM	#56
weaverkb Drives: 2015 2LS Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Florida Posts: 11	I have a base model as well and took it out on the interstate less than an hour after buying it...it's meant to be driven.