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Nitrosniffer · 06-05-2010, 03:03 PM

Here's my story:

I come from a Camaro family - Dad bought his 1970 Z28 on May 24, 1970, and still has it to this day. In the 1980's, I remember we had an IROC Z-28, which was sadly sold when my sister and I were deemed too big to fit in the backseat.
In 2007, I bought a Mazdaspeed 3 - this was before GM announced that the Camaro was coming back in 2010 (Doh!). I was seriously thinking that in 2011, I would pick up an LS or LT. Dad kept joking that if I won the lottery, he would buy me a 2010 SS.
Well, it turns out that I sort of won the lottery - got a job in Fort McMurray - this put me in a position where I could now afford to upgrade to the SS. Was I going to wait until 2011? NO!
So here I am today - the proud owner of a 2010 Camaro 2SS M6 in CGM. Proud to finally be part of the Camaro community!

yzfmik · 06-05-2010, 03:47 PM

Awesome, congrats! That's cool that your dad has had his car for 40 years!! A friend of mine has a red MS3, fun little car.

2010 SSRS · 06-05-2010, 03:51 PM

congrats, those are two very nice Camaro's.

Bond · 06-05-2010, 04:02 PM

WOW! That's almost my story exactly!
lol

Dad bought a used 1971 Z28 in the summer of 1980 back in Corner Brook NL where I was raised. Years later (1993 exactly), he sold it.

However.. I had obsessed over it ever since.

Fast forward to 2006.
GM unveils the Camaro concept which gives me a new kind of motivation and goal to work toward. In the pursuit of my dreams, a year later I move to Fort McMurray with a big goal of purchasing my very own Camaro. Soon after, news on a production Camaro is confirmed, and finally, as of April, 2010, I am the proud owner of a 2010 Camaro SS/RS.

Lovin life!

Frank in MD · 06-05-2010, 04:04 PM

Cool story, sweet ride. Welcome to C5.

Nitrosniffer · 06-05-2010, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bond

WOW! That's almost my story exactly!
lol

Dad bought a used 1971 Z28 in the summer of 1980 back in Corner Brook NL where I was raised. Years later (1993 exactly), he sold it.

However.. I had obsessed over it ever since.

Fast forward to 2006.
GM unveils the Camaro concept which gives me a new kind of motivation and goal to work toward. In the pursuit of my dreams, a year later I move to Fort McMurray with a big goal of purchasing my very own Camaro. Soon after, news on a production Camaro is confirmed, and finally, as of April, 2010, I am the proud owner of a 2010 Camaro SS/RS.

Lovin life!

Gotta love Fort Mac! I'm one of those people who takes all of Alberta's money and spends it in BC, though :P

Michael_Js · 06-05-2010, 04:22 PM

Great! Congrats! Cool picture!

67Redux · 06-05-2010, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nitrosniffer

Gotta love Fort Mac! I'm one of those people who takes all of Alberta's money and spends it in BC, though :P

Thats alright I spend mine in Ontario. Gotta love 14 and 14.

Congrats on the car, very nice.

Ravirn · 06-05-2010, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nitrosniffer

Gotta love Fort Mac! I'm one of those people who takes all of Alberta's money and spends it in BC, though :P

Congrats on your purchase!!!!

Seriously? Wow. How's that 12% HST working for ya?

Too bad, if you'd kept your money in Alberta... you'd have 5% GST (no PST) on your purchases instead of 12%. Oh, and the HST is applied to EVERYTHING!... whereas the GST is restricted... hmmm...

Too bad. But hey, if you're into paying the government a heckuvalot of extra money unnecessarily... BOOYA!

Facetious.. maybe...

But Alberta does balance it's budget. Even in today's economy.

Ravirn · 06-05-2010, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67Redux

Thats alright I spend mine in Ontario. Gotta love 14 and 14.

Congrats on the car, very nice.

aaaaamd the same to you.

How's that HST? <GRIN>

Nitrosniffer · 06-05-2010, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ravirn

Serioulay? Wow. How's that 12% HST working for ya?

Too bad, if you'd kept your money in Alberta... you'd have 5% GST (no PST) on your purchases instead of 12%. Oh, and the HST is applied to EVERYTHING!... whereas the GST is restricted... hmmm...

Too bad. But hey, if you're into paying the government a heckuvalot of extra money unnecessarily... BOOYA!

Facetious.. maybe...

But Alberta does balance it's budget. Even in today's economy.

Offset by the fact that I get a $1200 income tax rebate every year, because I am overpaying my BC taxes, thanks to the fact that AB tax is deducted. Thanks for asking! :P

Ravirn · 06-05-2010, 05:24 PM

$1200? That's great!

My wife and I will take our $4569 and go wild. Plus our cheque sent out from the provincial government every tax time ($150 x 2). Not much added, but still... it's nice.

<GRIN>

...and there's a reason why the B.C. and Ontario people are filing to repeal the HST. HST on EVERYTHING? Seriously?

daphatgrant · 06-05-2010, 05:25 PM

Congrats! Welcome to C5 and beautiful cars man

. You'll have to get more pics later

.

severianb · 06-05-2010, 05:27 PM

That is an awesome picture. You even got the same paint and stripes. I LOVE IT! Father & son time like that makes for some of the fondest memories.

06-05-2010, 03:03 PM	#1
Nitrosniffer 40 Years Later Drives: 2010 2SS Camaro w/ RS - CGM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Burnaby, BC, CANADA Posts: 70	Thanks to the Alberta Oil Sands, 1 more Camaro Owner! Here's my story: I come from a Camaro family - Dad bought his 1970 Z28 on May 24, 1970, and still has it to this day. In the 1980's, I remember we had an IROC Z-28, which was sadly sold when my sister and I were deemed too big to fit in the backseat. In 2007, I bought a Mazdaspeed 3 - this was before GM announced that the Camaro was coming back in 2010 (Doh!). I was seriously thinking that in 2011, I would pick up an LS or LT. Dad kept joking that if I won the lottery, he would buy me a 2010 SS. Well, it turns out that I sort of won the lottery - got a job in Fort McMurray - this put me in a position where I could now afford to upgrade to the SS. Was I going to wait until 2011? NO! So here I am today - the proud owner of a 2010 Camaro 2SS M6 in CGM. Proud to finally be part of the Camaro community! Last edited by Nitrosniffer; 06-05-2010 at 03:26 PM.

06-05-2010, 03:47 PM	#2
yzfmik Drives: '10 Summit White 2LT M6 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 217	Awesome, congrats! That's cool that your dad has had his car for 40 years!! A friend of mine has a red MS3, fun little car. __________________ '10 Summit White 2LT M6, 5% Tint

06-05-2010, 03:51 PM	#3
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	congrats, those are two very nice Camaro's. __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

06-05-2010, 04:02 PM	#4
Bond Heritage Hanger Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS, Black. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,152	WOW! That's almost my story exactly! lol Dad bought a used 1971 Z28 in the summer of 1980 back in Corner Brook NL where I was raised. Years later (1993 exactly), he sold it. However.. I had obsessed over it ever since. Fast forward to 2006. GM unveils the Camaro concept which gives me a new kind of motivation and goal to work toward. In the pursuit of my dreams, a year later I move to Fort McMurray with a big goal of purchasing my very own Camaro. Soon after, news on a production Camaro is confirmed, and finally, as of April, 2010, I am the proud owner of a 2010 Camaro SS/RS. Lovin life! __________________ Keeping The Spirit Alive!

06-05-2010, 04:04 PM	#5
Frank in MD Raining Blood Drives: 2014 SS Performance Sedan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: facebook Posts: 2,683	Cool story, sweet ride. Welcome to C5. __________________ Ordered 1/9/12 - Born 2/3/12 - Delivered 2/21/12 - '12 1SS/RS Summit White - TRADED. 2014 SS Performance Sedan #2974 - Red Hot 2 - S/R. & Spare. Built 01/09/14 #238 of 291 as configured

06-05-2010, 04:22 PM	#7
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,299 View My Garage	Great! Congrats! Cool picture! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

06-05-2010, 05:24 PM	#12
Ravirn Account Unaccounted for Drives: Black SS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,703	$1200? That's great! My wife and I will take our $4569 and go wild. Plus our cheque sent out from the provincial government every tax time ($150 x 2). Not much added, but still... it's nice. <GRIN> ...and there's a reason why the B.C. and Ontario people are filing to repeal the HST. HST on EVERYTHING? Seriously? __________________ WARLOCK (Black 2SSRS LS3) - A work in progress.

06-05-2010, 05:25 PM	#13
daphatgrant June '10 Drives: '10 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Upstate NY (FingerLakes) Posts: 2,395	Congrats! Welcome to C5 and beautiful cars man . You'll have to get more pics later . __________________ RJT, 2SS/RS, M6, Black Int, Sunroof. (Click above image to learn about UpstateC5)

06-05-2010, 05:27 PM	#14
severianb Drives: Civic Si Join Date: May 2010 Location: Maine Posts: 33	That is an awesome picture. You even got the same paint and stripes. I LOVE IT! Father & son time like that makes for some of the fondest memories. __________________ 1987 Porsche 928s4 -set land speed record for a production car 1996 Eagle Talon TSi AWD - 12.7sec quarter mile 2008 Civic Si sedan - fun daily driver 5th Gen Camaro LS3... still researching, deciding on upgrades and color, etc.

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