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avt12882 · 08-29-2010, 07:49 AM

I have had my Camaro for 14 months and after 2300 miles my car finally got rained on! Of course as soon as I got home it gave me an excuse to spend the afternoon in the garage detailing it.

talwell · 08-29-2010, 09:37 AM

Sounds a bit immature - trust me your car has been rained on prior to you getting it as well.

nards444 · 08-29-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by avt12882

I have had my Camaro for 14 months and after 2300 miles my car finally got rained on! Of course as soon as I got home it gave me an excuse to spend the afternoon in the garage detailing it.

garagelogic · 08-29-2010, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by talwell

Sounds a bit immature - trust me your car has been rained on prior to you getting it as well.

So true. It's not like the cars sit in an enclosed warehouse after being built. They sit out in an open lot until they are loaded on trucks/rail. Here's something else you need know, some of the cars get the piss driven out of them between the assembly line an the staging area.

Enjoy your car and keep it as pristine as you can, but don't sweat the small stuff. IMO, it takes some of the joy out of owning a car like the Camaro.

2010 Bumblebee · 08-29-2010, 10:22 AM

Mine never got rained on, until I bought it, maybe snowed on. I broke my thing about getting rained on one day after getting stuck in the rain. It's only water. I go out on nice days, but if it rains while I'm out, no big deal. The car actually responds well and feels very safe in the rain.

attymf · 08-29-2010, 10:34 AM

Yea, my car has never been anything but garaged. I've had it a year and only have 26 miles on it.....yeah right LOL

lets_go_bills · 08-29-2010, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by avt12882

I have had my Camaro for 14 months and after 2300 miles my car finally got rained on! Of course as soon as I got home it gave me an excuse to spend the afternoon in the garage detailing it.

You're gonna have a heart attack when you find out my Camaro is gonna be rained on and snowed on many times a year. Not to mention it might get some mud on it and probably a little dust too.

Nothing a little Zaino treament can't cure, though.

garagelogic · 08-29-2010, 10:56 AM

I look at it this way. When they are 70 years old, some people are going to sit around and tell stories to their grandchildren about the classic muscle car(s) they owned in the past. Do you want to be they guy who has a story that consists of washing/detailing the car and only getting it out on nice days for a quick cruise around the neighborhood, or do you want to be the guy who can tell stories about the time you took your car on a poker run, raced on a road course, took it to the competiton on the street/track, drove it in a driving snowstorm on drag radials, etc.?

I'll take the latter.

Hawk363 · 08-29-2010, 11:00 AM

LOL

Johnnyma45 · 08-29-2010, 11:28 AM

Buddy watch the Ultimate Factories Camaro episode...your Camaro has already been rained on for 8 minutes and 7600 gallons of water for the leak test. Probably took it through a machine wash after that. Moral is don't worry about it.

shawn18 · 08-29-2010, 12:17 PM

SlingShot · 08-29-2010, 12:19 PM

Hard to believe first time it got rained on ... We've had over 12" of rain here in the past week. Both of my cars get wet every time it rains. Also both my Camaros are made by Chevy not Peugeot. My cars are made to be driven in the elements, and actually handle very good when it raining ...

CHEVY ... "Like A Rock"

OUTATIME · 08-29-2010, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by garagelogic

I look at it this way. When they are 70 years old, some people are going to sit around and tell stories to their grandchildren about the classic muscle car(s) they owned in the past. Do you want to be they guy who has a story that consists of washing/detailing the car and only getting it out on nice days for a quick cruise around the neighborhood, or do you want to be the guy who can tell stories about the time you took your car on a poker run, raced on a road course, took it to the competiton on the street/track, drove it in a driving snowstorm on drag radials, etc.?

I'll take the latter.

ss=scuba steve · 08-29-2010, 01:09 PM

You live in south Florida and you worry about rain this time of year. LOL come on dude, I cant wash my car without it getting rained on the same day or if I'm lucky I'll make it a day or two. Keep it nice but it sounds like you aren't having nearly as much fun in that car as you should be. 14 months and 2300 ?

08-29-2010, 07:49 AM	#1
avt12882 Drives: 2010 camaro ss1 inferno orange Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: davie,fla Posts: 113	I'm crushed! I have had my Camaro for 14 months and after 2300 miles my car finally got rained on! Of course as soon as I got home it gave me an excuse to spend the afternoon in the garage detailing it.

08-29-2010, 10:22 AM	#5
2010 Bumblebee Drives: Transformers Edition Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mass Posts: 1,048 View My Garage	Mine never got rained on, until I bought it, maybe snowed on. I broke my thing about getting rained on one day after getting stuck in the rain. It's only water. I go out on nice days, but if it rains while I'm out, no big deal. The car actually responds well and feels very safe in the rain. __________________ The Yellow Camaro Club http://www.camaro5.com/forums/group.php?groupid=128 Northern Massachusetts & Southern New Hampshire Camaro Club http://www.camaro5.com/forums/group.php?groupid=127 The mother of all supercharger questions thread http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77958 My 2010 Camaro Review http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2025442#post2025442 2010 Transformer Edition Camaro L99 Auto

08-29-2010, 11:28 AM	#10
Johnnyma45 Former Camaro Owner Drives: 2011 Dodge Charger R/T Join Date: May 2010 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 604 View My Garage	Buddy watch the Ultimate Factories Camaro episode...your Camaro has already been rained on for 8 minutes and 7600 gallons of water for the leak test. Probably took it through a machine wash after that. Moral is don't worry about it. __________________ 6/9/10-3/30/11. RIP ROXY... :(

08-29-2010, 12:19 PM	#12
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	Hard to believe first time it got rained on ... We've had over 12" of rain here in the past week. Both of my cars get wet every time it rains. Also both my Camaros are made by Chevy not Peugeot. My cars are made to be driven in the elements, and actually handle very good when it raining ... CHEVY ... "Like A Rock" __________________

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08-29-2010, 09:37 AM	#2
talwell Drives: 1969 LS1 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Staten Island Posts: 1,061	Sounds a bit immature - trust me your car has been rained on prior to you getting it as well.

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08-29-2010, 10:56 AM	#8
garagelogic Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Shelby GT500 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,686 View My Garage	I look at it this way. When they are 70 years old, some people are going to sit around and tell stories to their grandchildren about the classic muscle car(s) they owned in the past. Do you want to be they guy who has a story that consists of washing/detailing the car and only getting it out on nice days for a quick cruise around the neighborhood, or do you want to be the guy who can tell stories about the time you took your car on a poker run, raced on a road course, took it to the competiton on the street/track, drove it in a driving snowstorm on drag radials, etc.? I'll take the latter.

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08-29-2010, 01:09 PM	#14
ss=scuba steve Drives: 2011 1SS Cyber Gray Metallic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: SoFla Posts: 863 View My Garage	You live in south Florida and you worry about rain this time of year. LOL come on dude, I cant wash my car without it getting rained on the same day or if I'm lucky I'll make it a day or two. Keep it nice but it sounds like you aren't having nearly as much fun in that car as you should be. 14 months and 2300 ?