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josh1147 · 12-24-2008, 10:26 AM

I've got a story that I'm sure some can relate to......and it sums up why for me, this new Camaro will be a dream come true. (Plus I could care less what anyone else thinks!)

I was 15 and had been working for the past 2 years to save every dime/penny that I could to buy my first car when I turned 16. Unlike many of my friends, I had to buy my own car as my parents couldn't afford to....not that I expected them to.

I searched high and low and eventually came across a 1973 SS Camaro. The price was perfect for my budget, $2300. We went to see it and the guy explained all of the work he'd put into it down to every nut, bolt, body panel, drivetrain, and part on the car. This was so cherry and he'd built it just like I would have but he was having to part with her due to the impending birth of a child.

My dad and I got in and took it for a test drive....wow, what a beast. The engine was incredible and she drove like a dream. But then I screwed up.....

We were sitting at a stop light and a mid-sixties vette pulls up next to us....revs his engine....and we both dropped the hammer at the green. I blew the doors off of that vette but as I turned to look at my Dad with an ear to ear grin, I knew then that I was not getting this car.

Needless to say I pleaded for forgiveness over the next couple days and when I finally got him to agree to letting me have it, we called and the guy had already sold it. I've spent the last 20 years regretting that moment but I'm sure also that I probably wouldn't have survived that car either if I had bought it.

Flash forward to today.....a bit wiser, mature, and more capable driver at 35. I've taken several formal driving schools and now understand how to control a vehicle and that there is a "time/place" for driving like a bat out of hell.

Now I'm sure that you'll catch me performing the occasional burnout, power launch, and heads up with a few muscle cars.....but when I really want to get on it, I'll just head to the track.....and will be looking mighty fine in my new 2010 SS/RS CGM Camaro!!

12-24-2008, 10:26 AM	#8
josh1147 Delivered 29June09 Drives: Early Order Camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 411 View My Garage	I've got a story that I'm sure some can relate to......and it sums up why for me, this new Camaro will be a dream come true. (Plus I could care less what anyone else thinks!) I was 15 and had been working for the past 2 years to save every dime/penny that I could to buy my first car when I turned 16. Unlike many of my friends, I had to buy my own car as my parents couldn't afford to....not that I expected them to. I searched high and low and eventually came across a 1973 SS Camaro. The price was perfect for my budget, $2300. We went to see it and the guy explained all of the work he'd put into it down to every nut, bolt, body panel, drivetrain, and part on the car. This was so cherry and he'd built it just like I would have but he was having to part with her due to the impending birth of a child. My dad and I got in and took it for a test drive....wow, what a beast. The engine was incredible and she drove like a dream. But then I screwed up..... We were sitting at a stop light and a mid-sixties vette pulls up next to us....revs his engine....and we both dropped the hammer at the green. I blew the doors off of that vette but as I turned to look at my Dad with an ear to ear grin, I knew then that I was not getting this car. Needless to say I pleaded for forgiveness over the next couple days and when I finally got him to agree to letting me have it, we called and the guy had already sold it. I've spent the last 20 years regretting that moment but I'm sure also that I probably wouldn't have survived that car either if I had bought it. Flash forward to today.....a bit wiser, mature, and more capable driver at 35. I've taken several formal driving schools and now understand how to control a vehicle and that there is a "time/place" for driving like a bat out of hell. Now I'm sure that you'll catch me performing the occasional burnout, power launch, and heads up with a few muscle cars.....but when I really want to get on it, I'll just head to the track.....and will be looking mighty fine in my new 2010 SS/RS CGM Camaro!!