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KEEP RT · 10-24-2010, 04:31 PM

Some of us aren't haters. We just know the meaning of hard work. Nothing has ever been given to me except for opportunity. Which we all have in the USA. I got my first job at 14 moving lawns and working on a dairy farm pitching sh!t. Farm life is 7 days a week. I spent 5 yrs. 11mo. in the USAF. started 2 businesses 1 of which is still doing well. I, just now at 48 feel that I deserve the New Camaro I own. All others were used except 2 p/u trucks for work. I worked both physically and mentally for all the vehicals I do and have owned. I feel that if any one wants to post that they got a new car ----COOL. But you don't have to post your age. All it does is piss others like me off. Congrats the best gift is wisdom. We love our children. Teach them honor, respect and value. Most of all respect.

mhood · 10-24-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by KEEP RT

you don't have to post your age. All it does is piss others like me off.

But you just posted your age. This sounds like a personal problem to me.

Murph0408 · 10-24-2010, 04:34 PM

i hear you but lets be real anybody can post their age if they want to

i mean yeah i get tired of these n00bs on here "yo i'm 16 bro i just got a 2ssRS don't be hating i worked mad hard for this shizzy right here"

camaroitalia · 10-24-2010, 04:40 PM

I really dont see why this shit matters anymore, age is a number. A Camaro is a Camaro. No matter what age you are, if your driving one, your cool in my book.

lets_go_bills · 10-24-2010, 04:43 PM

I agree with the OP.

Ject · 10-24-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by lets_go_bills

I agree with the OP.

MaddogZ28 · 10-24-2010, 05:06 PM

People should be happy that other people have some joy in their lives. People should not be jealous or angry because that other person's happiness came easier than theirs.

in the alternative, if you cant be happy for the kid that got a sweet 1st car when you got a beater (yours truly) or nothing as your first car then be happy for the kid's parents who got him the car. They probably worked hard for that money, and if they choose to spend their money on buying their kid their dream car (whether deserved or not) and giving them something they never had then I say good for them. Maybe seeing the joy in their kids' faces is what makes them happy.

mhood · 10-24-2010, 05:07 PM

Then out of curiosity, at what age is a Camaro owner old enough to post their age without offending you? Besides, I have known only a rare few people who earned their wealth...the vast majority that I am aware of inherited it.

2011 5.0 · 10-24-2010, 05:11 PM

I'm 44 over here and I had a few muscle cars when I was younger. Difference is I restored them myself and everything was not stock.. I learned the meaning of hard work for how long it took to build those cars... My personal fav still to this day is my '70 SS with a 351 cleveland in it.

CamaroSSRSL99 · 10-24-2010, 05:17 PM

I will be buying my son a new vehicle as a HS graduation present. WHY may you ask? Because I just retired from the military after 23 years of hard work. My kids saw my husband and I through our deployments (both of us served 23 years each), time away from home, and stressful situations. They never complained and they always supported the family. They are wonderful boys and it is the least I can do for them for supporting mine and my husbands career.

Also, they will work for the rest of their life. Why make them struggle when I can afford to give them a new vehicle? My son that is graduating enrolled to attend WYOTECH when he was only 16. He knows what he wants to do in life and never "expects" to receive anything. He is willing to work while he is in HS because he wants to earn his keep. I will let him work so that he can gain that experience. He has had a checking/savings account for a year. Some kids deserve what they get. My children sure as heck do.

Just my 2 cents....

MaddogZ28 · 10-24-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroSSRSL99

I will be buying my son a new vehicle as a HS graduation present.

Thats fine...just make sure he doesn't post on Camaro5 about it

razorduck · 10-24-2010, 05:26 PM

I have felt that some acquaintances' of mine have made some snide remarks about me buying a Camaro at my middle-age. That's fine and it really doesn't bother me. I have been blessed to be successful in the health care field and had the common sense to take advantage of the opportunities that that God and this great nation have given me. People only see the house that I live in now and the new Camaro rolling down the street. They don't see the very lean years of eating bologna sandwiches and scratching every cent together at the end of the month to pay bills. My wife and I couldn't afford to run the central heat/air very much for quite a while when we first got married and used fans and kerosene heaters while she worked and I got a college education (payed for out of my own pocket). So if people want to hate, go ahead, I know what we've been through to get where we are today...

Oh yes, and I walked to school uphill both ways in the snow!

CamaroSSRSL99 · 10-24-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MaddogZ28

Thats fine...just make sure he doesn't post on Camaro5 about it

He is his mothers son, he will be a C5 member.

KKreme15 · 10-24-2010, 05:32 PM

OP you're just making yourself sound like a bitter old man. If something that small irritates you, there's a bigger problem.
As I read this, I imagined you yelling "Get off my lawn!!!"
that is all.

10-24-2010, 04:31 PM	#1
KEEP RT Wonderfully Awful Idea Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Battle Ground, WA Posts: 1,456 View My Garage	The Age Old Question. AGE!!!! Some of us aren't haters. We just know the meaning of hard work. Nothing has ever been given to me except for opportunity. Which we all have in the USA. I got my first job at 14 moving lawns and working on a dairy farm pitching sh!t. Farm life is 7 days a week. I spent 5 yrs. 11mo. in the USAF. started 2 businesses 1 of which is still doing well. I, just now at 48 feel that I deserve the New Camaro I own. All others were used except 2 p/u trucks for work. I worked both physically and mentally for all the vehicals I do and have owned. I feel that if any one wants to post that they got a new car ----COOL. But you don't have to post your age. All it does is piss others like me off. Congrats the best gift is wisdom. We love our children. Teach them honor, respect and value. Most of all respect. __________________

10-24-2010, 04:40 PM	#4
camaroitalia Go Harder Than Baltimore! Drives: 2010 CGM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore Posts: 3,835	I really dont see why this shit matters anymore, age is a number. A Camaro is a Camaro. No matter what age you are, if your driving one, your cool in my book. __________________

10-24-2010, 04:43 PM	#5
lets_go_bills Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT/RS CGM M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 815	I agree with the OP. __________________ 2011 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT/RS Cyber Gray Metallic

10-24-2010, 05:17 PM	#10
CamaroSSRSL99 Heartbeat of America Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS, 1967 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wyoming Posts: 264	I will be buying my son a new vehicle as a HS graduation present. WHY may you ask? Because I just retired from the military after 23 years of hard work. My kids saw my husband and I through our deployments (both of us served 23 years each), time away from home, and stressful situations. They never complained and they always supported the family. They are wonderful boys and it is the least I can do for them for supporting mine and my husbands career. Also, they will work for the rest of their life. Why make them struggle when I can afford to give them a new vehicle? My son that is graduating enrolled to attend WYOTECH when he was only 16. He knows what he wants to do in life and never "expects" to receive anything. He is willing to work while he is in HS because he wants to earn his keep. I will let him work so that he can gain that experience. He has had a checking/savings account for a year. Some kids deserve what they get. My children sure as heck do. Just my 2 cents.... __________________

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10-24-2010, 04:34 PM	#3
Murph0408 Drives: 2LT Black '10 Camaro, 2000 Durango Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CT Posts: 373 View My Garage	i hear you but lets be real anybody can post their age if they want to i mean yeah i get tired of these n00bs on here "yo i'm 16 bro i just got a 2ssRS don't be hating i worked mad hard for this shizzy right here"

10-24-2010, 05:06 PM	#7
MaddogZ28 Drives: 2002 Camaro Z28, 2011 SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 219	People should be happy that other people have some joy in their lives. People should not be jealous or angry because that other person's happiness came easier than theirs. in the alternative, if you cant be happy for the kid that got a sweet 1st car when you got a beater (yours truly) or nothing as your first car then be happy for the kid's parents who got him the car. They probably worked hard for that money, and if they choose to spend their money on buying their kid their dream car (whether deserved or not) and giving them something they never had then I say good for them. Maybe seeing the joy in their kids' faces is what makes them happy.

10-24-2010, 05:07 PM	#8
mhood Orange Camaros Rule! Drives: 2010 1SS LS3 RS IOM Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,559	Then out of curiosity, at what age is a Camaro owner old enough to post their age without offending you? Besides, I have known only a rare few people who earned their wealth...the vast majority that I am aware of inherited it.

10-24-2010, 05:11 PM	#9
2011 5.0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 Mustang GT 5.0 "Kona Blue" Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Suffolk County, Long Island Posts: 293 View My Garage	I'm 44 over here and I had a few muscle cars when I was younger. Difference is I restored them myself and everything was not stock.. I learned the meaning of hard work for how long it took to build those cars... My personal fav still to this day is my '70 SS with a 351 cleveland in it.

10-24-2010, 05:26 PM	#12
razorduck Self Made Thousandaire Drives: 2011 SS/RS RJT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 323	I have felt that some acquaintances' of mine have made some snide remarks about me buying a Camaro at my middle-age. That's fine and it really doesn't bother me. I have been blessed to be successful in the health care field and had the common sense to take advantage of the opportunities that that God and this great nation have given me. People only see the house that I live in now and the new Camaro rolling down the street. They don't see the very lean years of eating bologna sandwiches and scratching every cent together at the end of the month to pay bills. My wife and I couldn't afford to run the central heat/air very much for quite a while when we first got married and used fans and kerosene heaters while she worked and I got a college education (payed for out of my own pocket). So if people want to hate, go ahead, I know what we've been through to get where we are today... Oh yes, and I walked to school uphill both ways in the snow!

10-24-2010, 05:32 PM	#14
KKreme15 Drives: C6 Z06 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dayton, MD Posts: 1,645	OP you're just making yourself sound like a bitter old man. If something that small irritates you, there's a bigger problem. As I read this, I imagined you yelling "Get off my lawn!!!" that is all.