To drive or not to drive? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

FastInTheDesert · 09-12-2010, 09:15 AM

Two questions for the group:

#1 -Who do you graciously allow or even take a chance on letting them drive your Camaro?

#2 - Who absolutely does not get to drive your Camaro even though they may be close to you or otherwise potentially have some reason to drive the car?

For me:

#1 - I've let my 15-year old son drive my SS. In fact it was the first car he drove upon receiving his Learner's Permit. (I have though pushed quite a divot into the passenger side floorboard in trying to find a brake pedal on that side.)

#2 - Nobody outside of my wife and my son drive my SS; not even mechanics and service managers. If a test drive is needed, I drive and they ride.

LoneStar · 09-12-2010, 09:19 AM

I only let my parents drive my car! No brothers, friends, valet parking guy, or anyone else is allowed to drive! When I go to get an oilchange (since I'm not allowed to change it at my apartment) I'll let the service guy drive it to the back, but my blood pressure probably jumps up by 20 mmHg!!!

AlohaBR · 09-12-2010, 09:33 AM

Anybody who asks.

flyby · 09-12-2010, 09:45 AM

The only other person who has driven my car is the guy who is building it.

Darth_Emma · 09-12-2010, 09:49 AM

Since I got my new wheels, I'm afraid to let my husband drive it. He tends to hug the curbs too much.

The only people who drive it now are the guys at the motor sports shop who are tuning it.

heRS · 09-12-2010, 10:08 AM

I let my husband drive it on occasion, and no one else. I worry when he's gone and he knows it so he rarely asks. He flat asked me one day as he was driving and I was riding (looking for that same brake pedal that FastintheDesert was looking for) "Do I make you nervous or something?" I said "Yes, your driving DOES make me nervous because you spend TOO much time gazing off into the distance along the roadside looking for deer, tree's that need cut down, what kind of dead cars are hidden in trees, and so forth while you should be watching the road!!!" He had the audacity to look hurt, and I told him "YOU ASKED... was I supposed to lie?

Who does not get to drive my car? In particular, Jan, the neighbor. She asked if she could just back it out of my carport and pull it back in... just to see how it "feels". HUGE NO. Reminded her that I loaned her my pickup a couple of years back, when she was moving from the house across the road to the house next door. She backed out of my carport and turned the wheel too soon and bashed in my front fender.
Did she REALLY think I'd let her try that again in my new car?

sscamaro · 09-12-2010, 10:44 AM

Only my brother and brother-in-law have driven my SS. No one else gets a chance.

autobotaz · 09-12-2010, 11:06 AM

Not prepared to let anyone drive mine except for when it is in for service. On the other side, I am not one to ask to drive others vehicles.

Memphis SS · 09-12-2010, 11:16 AM

So far no one other than me. I'm sure at some point the wife will drive it but it's a weekend car so it only has about 150 miles on it right now

mth35115 · 09-12-2010, 11:19 AM

My wife, she bought me a 78 Malibu that does 7.0's in the 1/8 mile.

themossman · 09-12-2010, 11:20 AM

Anyone I trust.

Why?

Because I like to drive cars...and have a 'pay if forward' mentality...hopefully others will trust me to drive their 'cool' cars....

oldfriend · 09-12-2010, 11:29 AM

Allowed --------MY DAUGHTER -NOT EVER AT ALL her boy-friend

tdogg169 · 09-12-2010, 11:42 AM

Nobody. I laughed at my wife when she asked.

vinman · 09-12-2010, 11:42 AM

My cousin and her husband, because he is a millionaire and can afford to replace 10 of them at a moments notice

09-12-2010, 10:08 AM	#6
heRS Raised by Wolves Drives: IBM 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 5,980 View My Garage	I let my husband drive it on occasion, and no one else. I worry when he's gone and he knows it so he rarely asks. He flat asked me one day as he was driving and I was riding (looking for that same brake pedal that FastintheDesert was looking for) "Do I make you nervous or something?" I said "Yes, your driving DOES make me nervous because you spend TOO much time gazing off into the distance along the roadside looking for deer, tree's that need cut down, what kind of dead cars are hidden in trees, and so forth while you should be watching the road!!!" He had the audacity to look hurt, and I told him "YOU ASKED... was I supposed to lie? Who does not get to drive my car? In particular, Jan, the neighbor. She asked if she could just back it out of my carport and pull it back in... just to see how it "feels". HUGE NO. Reminded her that I loaned her my pickup a couple of years back, when she was moving from the house across the road to the house next door. She backed out of my carport and turned the wheel too soon and bashed in my front fender. Did she REALLY think I'd let her try that again in my new car? __________________ Tori click the sig pic to view my build thread

09-12-2010, 10:44 AM	#7
sscamaro Drives: 2010 2SS, 2017 Silverado LTZ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver,PA Posts: 3,195 View My Garage	Only my brother and brother-in-law have driven my SS. No one else gets a chance. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS Victory Red, MN6, 1-7/8 Kooks LT Headers, SLP Axle Back, Edelbrock E-Force S/C, ZL1 Fuel Pump, 72# Injectors, JRE fuel rail upgrade, Roto-Fab CAI, Elite Catch Can, Billet Hurst Shifter, DSS 1000HP axles, Spohn Trailing Arms, Toe Links, Lower Control Arms. Chrome American Racing Torq-Thrust wheels. 546/rwhp & 522/rwtq & 10.9# boost Tune by Jeremy Formato.

09-12-2010, 11:16 AM	#9
Memphis SS Drives: 2017 SS A8 Hyper Blue/White Stripes Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Arlington, TN. Posts: 1,874	So far no one other than me. I'm sure at some point the wife will drive it but it's a weekend car so it only has about 150 miles on it right now __________________ *2017 Camaro 2SS Hyper Blue* *2011 Camaro 2SS* *2004 Corvette CE SOLD* Last edited by Memphis SS; 09-12-2010 at 04:44 PM.

09-12-2010, 11:19 AM	#10
mth35115 Drives: 2010 Camaro rs/ss inferno orange Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 232	My wife, she bought me a 78 Malibu that does 7.0's in the 1/8 mile. __________________ HOT ROD SS MTH35115

09-12-2010, 11:20 AM	#11
themossman Apprehensive Optimist Drives: '10 SS/RS SIM Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: JAX Posts: 1,383	Anyone I trust. Why? Because I like to drive cars...and have a 'pay if forward' mentality...hopefully others will trust me to drive their 'cool' cars.... __________________ Car is for sale --->http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158486 Current Summary: Engine:Phase One-(All work by Vengeance Racing): Custom Cam, AR Headers, ported throttle body, ported intake, custom tune, dual valve springs, hardened push rods, under drive pulley, thermostat, Vararam CAI, C5R timing chain, Melling oil pump catch can, breather, MagnaFlow Sport Axle Back Suspension: Pfadt Sport Sway Bars, Pfadt drop springs Other: MGW Shifter, Custom Paint my build journal ---->http://camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30057

09-12-2010, 09:15 AM	#1
FastInTheDesert Drives: 2010 2SS RS Silver Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 36	To drive or not to drive? Two questions for the group: #1 -Who do you graciously allow or even take a chance on letting them drive your Camaro? #2 - Who absolutely does not get to drive your Camaro even though they may be close to you or otherwise potentially have some reason to drive the car? For me: #1 - I've let my 15-year old son drive my SS. In fact it was the first car he drove upon receiving his Learner's Permit. (I have though pushed quite a divot into the passenger side floorboard in trying to find a brake pedal on that side.) #2 - Nobody outside of my wife and my son drive my SS; not even mechanics and service managers. If a test drive is needed, I drive and they ride. __________________ Some current rides: '10 Camaro, 2SS/RS, L99, A6, MAGNACHARGER; '95 Dodge Viper (wife's), w/a handful of performance mods; '06 F150 KR 4X4; '99 F150 Some former rides: '95 Firebird Formula, LT1 w/mods, often ran 159mph on A3 Autobahn; '76 Camaro, 305 c.i. w/all of 140hp. Cars during my Army career: '95 Firebird (above); '84 Dodge Daytona Turbo (my 1st new car); '74 Gran Torino w/460 Police Interceptor; '73 Comet, 302 cu in, mild mods Others: '03 Jag S-Type R; '02 Jag XKR; '03 Mustang Cobra w/mods, 463 RWHP; '01 Audi TT Quattro; '03 F150 King Ranch 4X4; Yes, I've been blessed!

09-12-2010, 09:19 AM	#2
LoneStar Drives: 2011 IOM Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 3,446	I only let my parents drive my car! No brothers, friends, valet parking guy, or anyone else is allowed to drive! When I go to get an oilchange (since I'm not allowed to change it at my apartment) I'll let the service guy drive it to the back, but my blood pressure probably jumps up by 20 mmHg!!!

09-12-2010, 09:33 AM	#3
AlohaBR Drives: Camaros...is there anything else? Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Great Lake State Posts: 1,048 View My Garage	Anybody who asks.

09-12-2010, 09:45 AM	#4
flyby Drives: 2010 Silver SS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Glen Gardner, NJ Posts: 1,336 View My Garage	The only other person who has driven my car is the guy who is building it.

09-12-2010, 09:49 AM	#5
Darth_Emma Psssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh! Drives: under contruction Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 12,996 View My Garage	Since I got my new wheels, I'm afraid to let my husband drive it. He tends to hug the curbs too much. The only people who drive it now are the guys at the motor sports shop who are tuning it.

09-12-2010, 11:06 AM	#8
autobotaz Drives: Black 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 173	Not prepared to let anyone drive mine except for when it is in for service. On the other side, I am not one to ask to drive others vehicles.

09-12-2010, 11:29 AM	#12
oldfriend Drives: Fiat 500 E Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 32.7607/N. 16.95947/W Posts: 7,816 View My Garage	Allowed --------MY DAUGHTER -NOT EVER AT ALL her boy-friend

09-12-2010, 11:42 AM	#13
tdogg169 Drives: 2010 Rally Yellow 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 126	Nobody. I laughed at my wife when she asked. __________________

09-12-2010, 11:42 AM	#14
vinman The BBOMG fill-in husband Drives: 2015 2SS/RS 1LE AKA V1LE Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Elmira, NY Posts: 4,458 View My Garage	My cousin and her husband, because he is a millionaire and can afford to replace 10 of them at a moments notice

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