Just Drove My First 1LE! - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

asommers · 01-17-2013, 06:33 PM

Hello, I've been coming to Camaro5 almost daily for years now just to get the most up to date information on Camaro's that I have been really excited about. I checked every day (sometimes multiple times) during the ZL1's development (even back when we thought it was going to be called the Z/28) . I'm a 23 year old and am fresh out of college so I don't have a Camaro yet so I never bothered to join the site but GM performance cars have always been my passion. Once I graduated college last May, I decided not to persue a job with my business/sport management/marketing degree and instead applied at a Chevy dealer about 30 mins from where I live because they are Colorado's #1 Corvette dealer.
It has been an awesome 6 months here at Purifoy Chevrolet, the next best thing to testing cars for Motor Trend! I've driven countless Camaro SS's, Z06's, Grand Sports, a '12 CTS V sedan, a Lotus Exige, a '63 split window, a '71 LS5 Vette, a '96 Grand Sport, a '08 GT500, a Crystal Red Manual ZL1, Callaway Corvettes and Camaros, and I have been lucky enough to drive three different examples of the greatest car ever built; the Corvette ZR1!

Here is the first 1LE at a dealership in Colorado, a 2SS RS 1LE in Inferno Orange example and I love it! The 1LE package makes all the difference to the SS, I absolutely love the new shifter and it got as many looks on my test loop as any car I've driven! Congratulations to anyone lucky enough to actually own one of these bests!
I finally have something to post about so I joined today and I'm very happy to be here, enjoy the pics! Can't wait for the LS7 Camaro!!!
Sorry for any spelling errors! My work computer won't let me install the ABC check feature :(

scubadoo7 · 01-17-2013, 07:02 PM

Ok, now it's your turn to buy one...lol. I sure enjoy driving mine. Thanks for posting!

FINALLYSATISFIED · 01-17-2013, 07:07 PM

Memories, memories...:(

Midnight Rat · 01-17-2013, 07:45 PM

Should have been driving the car with the factory mats and not the premium mats.

menendez1293 · 01-17-2013, 07:53 PM

Does your dealer just let the sales people take the cars out for a test drive when they get them in?

The Stig · 01-17-2013, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menendez1293

Does your dealer just let the sales people take the cars out for a test drive when they get them in?

LikaRokBowTie · 01-17-2013, 08:27 PM

You soiled the floormats that's good for a least another 1500 off msrp

jj

Dtowndog420 · 01-17-2013, 09:10 PM

I love this car!

Monte Mac · 01-17-2013, 09:26 PM

That's what mine will look like!

I agree though seems a little disrespectful to the future owners to go on test drives like this. Especially with the accessories installed

Oh, and welcome to the site!

SumWhite1LE · 01-17-2013, 09:31 PM

I dont know about you guys, But being the first one in Oklahoma to have a 1LE the dealership or I wasn't allowed to drive my car until the ink was dry ..

L99CAMA2011 · 01-17-2013, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FINALLYSATISFIED

Memories, memories...:(

You're like the first person to sell their 1LE aren't you.

yotaman96 · 01-17-2013, 09:50 PM

I see a WS6.

Firerader · 01-17-2013, 09:56 PM

Nice car! Oh!

SSm1le · 01-17-2013, 10:26 PM

Great article and welcome. Just paid for my IOM 1LE today, arrives at the dealer on Tuesday

01-17-2013, 07:02 PM	#2
scubadoo7 Airborne Recondo Drives: Crystal Red 2SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Fairfax Station Va. Posts: 864	Ok, now it's your turn to buy one...lol. I sure enjoy driving mine. Thanks for posting! __________________

01-17-2013, 08:27 PM	#7
LikaRokBowTie Drives: 221SS1LE Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: on your 6 Posts: 990	You soiled the floormats that's good for a least another 1500 off msrpjj

01-17-2013, 09:26 PM	#9
Monte Mac Drives: 13 1LE, 17 Sierra, 84 MonteSS, Join Date: May 2009 Location: Deaborn Heights, MI Posts: 454 View My Garage	That's what mine will look like! I agree though seems a little disrespectful to the future owners to go on test drives like this. Especially with the accessories installed Oh, and welcome to the site! __________________ [B]Ordered 3/8/13 TPW 4/15/13 Built 4/15/13 Bayed 4/18/13 Released from QC HOLD 5/22/13 PERMAGRIN INSTALLED 5/30/13

01-17-2013, 09:50 PM	#12
yotaman96 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS1LE 2000 Trans Am WS6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 2,955 View My Garage	I see a WS6. __________________ 2017 Krypton Green SS 1LE Magnacharged 2000 Trans Am WS6 manual trans 2002 Trans Am 2015 Ram Crew Cab Cummins

01-17-2013, 09:56 PM	#13
Firerader Drives: 2017 50th Anniversary/Hennessey Join Date: May 2012 Location: Roanoke, Tx Posts: 130	Nice car! Oh! __________________ 2013 2SS/RS 1LE.

01-17-2013, 06:33 PM	#1
asommers Drives: Company Cars Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 13	Just Drove My First 1LE! Hello, I've been coming to Camaro5 almost daily for years now just to get the most up to date information on Camaro's that I have been really excited about. I checked every day (sometimes multiple times) during the ZL1's development (even back when we thought it was going to be called the Z/28) . I'm a 23 year old and am fresh out of college so I don't have a Camaro yet so I never bothered to join the site but GM performance cars have always been my passion. Once I graduated college last May, I decided not to persue a job with my business/sport management/marketing degree and instead applied at a Chevy dealer about 30 mins from where I live because they are Colorado's #1 Corvette dealer. It has been an awesome 6 months here at Purifoy Chevrolet, the next best thing to testing cars for Motor Trend! I've driven countless Camaro SS's, Z06's, Grand Sports, a '12 CTS V sedan, a Lotus Exige, a '63 split window, a '71 LS5 Vette, a '96 Grand Sport, a '08 GT500, a Crystal Red Manual ZL1, Callaway Corvettes and Camaros, and I have been lucky enough to drive three different examples of the greatest car ever built; the Corvette ZR1! Here is the first 1LE at a dealership in Colorado, a 2SS RS 1LE in Inferno Orange example and I love it! The 1LE package makes all the difference to the SS, I absolutely love the new shifter and it got as many looks on my test loop as any car I've driven! Congratulations to anyone lucky enough to actually own one of these bests! I finally have something to post about so I joined today and I'm very happy to be here, enjoy the pics! Can't wait for the LS7 Camaro!!! Sorry for any spelling errors! My work computer won't let me install the ABC check feature :( Attached Images Last edited by asommers; 03-17-2015 at 10:58 PM.

01-17-2013, 07:07 PM	#3
FINALLYSATISFIED Est.1775 Drives: '15 Challenger Hellcat (sold) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,502	Memories, memories...:(

01-17-2013, 07:45 PM	#4
Midnight Rat Drives: SS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 1,829	Should have been driving the car with the factory mats and not the premium mats.

01-17-2013, 07:53 PM	#5
menendez1293 Emerald Coast Camaros Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tallahassee FL Posts: 9,687 View My Garage	Does your dealer just let the sales people take the cars out for a test drive when they get them in?

01-17-2013, 09:10 PM	#8
Dtowndog420 Drives: SBM 09 G8 GT/RH 15 SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dallas,Tx Posts: 258	I love this car!

01-17-2013, 09:31 PM	#10
SumWhite1LE King of All Drives: 2014 Summit White Z28 #275 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 202	I dont know about you guys, But being the first one in Oklahoma to have a 1LE the dealership or I wasn't allowed to drive my car until the ink was dry ..

01-17-2013, 10:26 PM	#14
SSm1le Drives: Roxanne('13 2SS 1LE) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 65 View My Garage	Great article and welcome. Just paid for my IOM 1LE today, arrives at the dealer on Tuesday