so ive decided.....im keeping the batmobile - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

kryptonian · 07-28-2010, 09:01 AM

back story cliff notes: found out 5 months ago that my wife and i are going to have a boy in dec. i got the camaro in feburary thinking that we wont have a kid for another 5 years or so and by that time ill have a SUV or what not by then.....yeah right.

well the past month and a half ive been debating whether or not to trade her in for something famliy-ish.

wife tells me last night....keep the car, i think youre going to feel better once you hear your son tell his friends "my daddy has a cool car"

shes right.

thanks for reading.

Eric's Blue · 07-28-2010, 09:04 AM

Only SUV I would get is the Grand Cherokee SRT8

Scrappy Doo · 07-28-2010, 09:23 AM

That's cool you can keep it. Congrats!

gahammerle · 07-28-2010, 09:33 AM

First kid? Congrats!

Yep, with only one kid, the Camaro is still OK. Certainly easier to get car seats in & out of a 4 door, but you can still make it work fine in the Camaro.

My dad bought a new '64 Catalina 2+2 with 389 & 4 on the floor shortly before him & mom got married. He sold it when I was about 4. Still have a few memories of it and I wish he hadn't sold it. I remember him lamenting that he sold it many times too.

BTW, I have 4 kids (ages between 8 & 15) and the Camaro still works for us.

Of course, we do have an extended Trailblazer too.

PoorMansCamaro · 07-28-2010, 09:38 AM

Is that the only car you have? It's going to be a pain in the butt to get your kid in and out when the baby seat has to be rear facing. I know they have the removable seat, but for me, i had to replace that with a bigger car seat when she got a little bigger and they didn't have a removable one in a big enough size. Good luck, and congrats!

guiLT · 07-28-2010, 09:40 AM

Awesome! Congrats!

kryptonian · 07-28-2010, 09:58 AM

nah my wife has the elantra, so thank jeebus for that.

thanks everyone

CaniacFan · 07-28-2010, 10:11 AM

Great News.. Glad your wife has also joined us on the dark side...

Congrats on the new baby news too. I have four kids, youngest is 16 though (thank goodness - no patience left these days)..

Thankx for sharing.

kryptonian · 07-28-2010, 10:22 AM

haha the dark side! lol

yeah its my first kid. im uber excited!

Tessa · 07-28-2010, 12:50 PM

Congrats on the baby and getting to keep the car
(and have such a cool wife too)

07-28-2010, 09:01 AM	#1
kryptonian awsome! Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: lewisville, tx Posts: 143	so ive decided.....im keeping the batmobile back story cliff notes: found out 5 months ago that my wife and i are going to have a boy in dec. i got the camaro in feburary thinking that we wont have a kid for another 5 years or so and by that time ill have a SUV or what not by then.....yeah right. well the past month and a half ive been debating whether or not to trade her in for something famliy-ish. wife tells me last night....keep the car, i think youre going to feel better once you hear your son tell his friends "my daddy has a cool car" shes right. thanks for reading.

07-28-2010, 09:04 AM	#2
Eric's Blue Drives: Cybergray 1SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Temple - West GA Posts: 565	Only SUV I would get is the Grand Cherokee SRT8 __________________ "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's SS"

07-28-2010, 09:33 AM	#4
gahammerle Drives: 2010 Camaro LS M6 Inferno Orange Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lebanon, OH Posts: 1,672	First kid? Congrats! Yep, with only one kid, the Camaro is still OK. Certainly easier to get car seats in & out of a 4 door, but you can still make it work fine in the Camaro. My dad bought a new '64 Catalina 2+2 with 389 & 4 on the floor shortly before him & mom got married. He sold it when I was about 4. Still have a few memories of it and I wish he hadn't sold it. I remember him lamenting that he sold it many times too. BTW, I have 4 kids (ages between 8 & 15) and the Camaro still works for us. Of course, we do have an extended Trailblazer too. __________________ Gordy Injen CAI / Solo Mach-X LLT / Solo High-flow res-cats / Barton short shifter / RX Catch Can / RPI Gills / 35% tint / LED Footwell Lighting Front & Rear / Pedders Street 1 / Pedders steering rack bushing / SS struts / Pfadt drop springs / VMax Ported Throttle Body / Spohn Toe Rods / Spohn Trailing Arms / Trifecta Tune / MACE 25mm Intake Spacers Find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gahammerle

07-28-2010, 09:38 AM	#5
PoorMansCamaro Drives: Really Slow Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA Posts: 56,974	Is that the only car you have? It's going to be a pain in the butt to get your kid in and out when the baby seat has to be rear facing. I know they have the removable seat, but for me, i had to replace that with a bigger car seat when she got a little bigger and they didn't have a removable one in a big enough size. Good luck, and congrats! __________________

07-28-2010, 09:40 AM	#6
guiLT Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: 2001 Maxima Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 6,585 View My Garage	Awesome! Congrats! __________________

07-28-2010, 09:23 AM	#3
Scrappy Doo Drives: Callaway Rogue Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: W8n 4 Snow, Minnesota Posts: 4,738	That's cool you can keep it. Congrats!

07-28-2010, 09:58 AM	#7
kryptonian awsome! Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: lewisville, tx Posts: 143	nah my wife has the elantra, so thank jeebus for that. thanks everyone

07-28-2010, 10:11 AM	#8
CaniacFan Drives: '10 SS CGM #75,288, '14 Stingray Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,938	Great News.. Glad your wife has also joined us on the dark side... Congrats on the new baby news too. I have four kids, youngest is 16 though (thank goodness - no patience left these days).. Thankx for sharing.

07-28-2010, 10:22 AM	#9
kryptonian awsome! Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: lewisville, tx Posts: 143	haha the dark side! lol yeah its my first kid. im uber excited!

07-28-2010, 12:50 PM	#10
Tessa Mischief Managed Drives: 2SS/RS RJT with silver rallys Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southbound Posts: 8,179 View My Garage	Congrats on the baby and getting to keep the car (and have such a cool wife too) __________________

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