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Originally Posted by el ess A
I cannot speak for others, but we certainly don't drive ours as much as we'd like. It's been a week sinceI mentioned we should take the drop top out. But, life gets in the way. There's ~2900 miles on the 2013 ZL1, and the 2010 SS has 14K on the clock, both bought new. There should be a law against that. About the only new car I'd want to own is a CT5-V Blackwing. Corvettes to me are meh, take 'em or leave 'em. Nothing about them says get in and drive me like the Camaro does, but if I can't even find the time to drive them...
I've decided they're like neglected children. You have to MAKE time to spend with them if you feel you need to be with them more. Good thing is, they still look virtually new, not a single door ding, and they even retain a bit of that "new car smell" believe it or not.
The unfortunate part is if you trade or sell for something else, you may find out you aren't really going to drive it any more than your current vehicle(s). So unless you're going for your DREAM CAR, I'd hesitate to sell/trade it if you still love it. I went from a low-mile 2002 Camaro SS to a 2013 ZL1 convertible because at the time, that was my "gotta have it" car. And I still love it. If there are issues with the car or you're bored to tears with it, see if you can fix the issues and make more time to spend with it, even if you can only drive it occasionally. MAKE time. Don't waste time. I can't believe it's been nearly 15 years since we got our first 5th gen. We've owned them longer than we owned our 2002 Camaros. Crazy how time slips away if you let it.
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In 1982, I was 10 years old and already passionate about cars. My uncle was shopping for a new car, so on a Sunday, my grandfather, dad, uncle and I went to a Chevy dealership. On the showroom floor, was a white Corvette with a dark red leather interior. I remember the window sticker being a shocking $21K and standing at the front of it, looking down the long hood, with its flared fenders, through the windshield, into the bucket seats, thinking it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
It instantly became my dream car and I pressed my uncle about it being the coolest car to drive. Unfortunately, he bought Datsun 280ZX instead. Through my adolescent and teen years, I longed for a 1980-82 C3. Thereafter, due to some circumstance or other, such as it wasn't the right time, it was impractical, etc., it didn't happen.
In 2015, when I was at the dealership, standing at the front of the Summit White Camaro with the Adrenaline Red interior, looking down the hood, through the windshield and into the bucket seats, the memory came flooding back. It was quite the coincidence - or destiny.
The Camaro is a significant improvement over the C3 - which is to be expected 30+ years later - and cost more than twice as much. It would be nice to own a C3, but I wouldn't trade my Camaro for it and once again, it doesn't make sense to have another car parked. Though, I agree with you, that we should
make time to drive them more often.