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justdenny · 11-27-2010, 02:36 PM

I want to wish everyone a belated Happy Thanksgiving, and tell you how I spent my holiday. I picked up my car Wednesday afternoon and brought it home, then went to work in my girlfriend's Honda Civic. Thursday, we went for a short drive after I activated Onstar, so they could show me the Directions/Connections thing. Showed off the car to the skeleton staff at work, then drove into town to try and get comfortable driving it in traffic. I've been driving my gf's Civic for over a year, so shifting is, as you might imagine, significantly different. She suggested we drive west out the 299, a road we'd never been on being recent transplants to this area, so we did. You can Google map it of you like..lots of "S" turns and near 180s through the mountains..very cool. We went about 120 miles round trip, mostly after dark...deer and traffic. Turned around just past Weaverville and came home. The gf complained a few times about how I should slow down, as I was throwing her into the middle of the car and against the door, but, overall, she seemed excited. On the way back, she was quieter than usual, so I finally asked her if she was OK. Her response "My palms are sweating!" I apologized for making her nervous, but I wanted to check my limitations as well as the car's. She replied "I'm not nervous, this is exhilarating! It's like a roller coaster. My car could never do this. I can't believe how exciting this is! What an awesome car! You scared me once or twice, but now it's just great!" I just laughed, and realized that I hadn't yet quit smiling since we first headed out of Redding. Every time I figured out something new on the radio, or the DIC, or any new feature, I just said "What a GREAT f***ing car!" Anyway, she's in the garage now, which I spent Friday cleaning out for her, and the gf is, surprisingly...more excited every time I open the garage door than I am. I'm 57, by the way, and she's 47..fun for an old guy. Anyway, that was my holiday...hope you all had a good day, too!

camaroitalia · 11-27-2010, 02:44 PM

cool story! congrats on the car, i love it.. It made me laugh when u said your age lol i was expecting a teen lol

JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 11-27-2010, 02:49 PM

That's fantastic justdenny!! Beautiful color and lucky you the gf is just as excited

Have a great time and find more of those twisty roads

DaddySS · 11-27-2010, 02:51 PM

Great story....making us old guys proud!! The car is gorgeous, your GF sounds great, all in all I'd say you're a lucky guy!!

Thanks for taking the time to post!

shank0668 · 11-27-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by camaroitalia

cool story! congrats on the car, i love it.. It made me laugh when u said your age lol i was expecting a teen lol

Me too

Cool story. Hope you enjoy your car!

Orange Krate · 11-27-2010, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justdenny

...Every time I figured out something new on the radio, or the DIC, or any new feature, I just said "What a GREAT f***ing car!" ... I'm 57, by the way, and she's 47..fun for an old guy. Anyway, that was my holiday...hope you all had a good day, too!

Siskell and Ebert give you two thumbs up! Great story and ready for an epic movie! Chick Flick?...Uh...no.

Congrats on buying one of the finest cars on the road and a great color too. be safe and Happy Trails!

Cheesehead1 · 11-27-2010, 03:07 PM

ConGrats on the new ride!!

Michael_Js · 11-27-2010, 03:11 PM

Excellent write-up!

Congrats and keep enjoying her!

Oh, you ain't old!

GJG · 11-27-2010, 03:11 PM

how can we fully evaluate this story without pics of the gf???????

super60 · 11-27-2010, 03:35 PM

Congratulations and Thank You from your Camaro Build Team in Oshawa

Enjoy the Ride

Mike Judge
Super60

VR Baron · 11-27-2010, 03:44 PM

Just got to love the twisty roads in SoCal ! Keep enjoying!!

Caspers2SSRS · 11-27-2010, 04:22 PM

Great Story and Welcome aboard the Gen5 Soul Train............tickets are non- refundable and of course no one wants a refund. :-)

blackknight · 11-27-2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GJG

how can we fully evaluate this story without pics of the gf???????

agreed, pics or it didnt happen!

LoL jk. when i first got my camaro, my girlfriend (now ex-gf) reacted similarly.

ROBOSSRS · 11-27-2010, 06:39 PM

Let's face it, these cars are for geezers too! Being a young 54 yrs old and finally being able to afford a Camaro, I love it !

11-27-2010, 02:36 PM	#1
justdenny Drives: 2011 RJT 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 156	My first drive..long post...you've been warned...don't flame me for it later..LOL I want to wish everyone a belated Happy Thanksgiving, and tell you how I spent my holiday. I picked up my car Wednesday afternoon and brought it home, then went to work in my girlfriend's Honda Civic. Thursday, we went for a short drive after I activated Onstar, so they could show me the Directions/Connections thing. Showed off the car to the skeleton staff at work, then drove into town to try and get comfortable driving it in traffic. I've been driving my gf's Civic for over a year, so shifting is, as you might imagine, significantly different. She suggested we drive west out the 299, a road we'd never been on being recent transplants to this area, so we did. You can Google map it of you like..lots of "S" turns and near 180s through the mountains..very cool. We went about 120 miles round trip, mostly after dark...deer and traffic. Turned around just past Weaverville and came home. The gf complained a few times about how I should slow down, as I was throwing her into the middle of the car and against the door, but, overall, she seemed excited. On the way back, she was quieter than usual, so I finally asked her if she was OK. Her response "My palms are sweating!" I apologized for making her nervous, but I wanted to check my limitations as well as the car's. She replied "I'm not nervous, this is exhilarating! It's like a roller coaster. My car could never do this. I can't believe how exciting this is! What an awesome car! You scared me once or twice, but now it's just great!" I just laughed, and realized that I hadn't yet quit smiling since we first headed out of Redding. Every time I figured out something new on the radio, or the DIC, or any new feature, I just said "What a GREAT f***ing car!" Anyway, she's in the garage now, which I spent Friday cleaning out for her, and the gf is, surprisingly...more excited every time I open the garage door than I am. I'm 57, by the way, and she's 47..fun for an old guy. Anyway, that was my holiday...hope you all had a good day, too! Attached Images __________________

11-27-2010, 02:44 PM	#2
camaroitalia Go Harder Than Baltimore! Drives: 2010 CGM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore Posts: 3,835	cool story! congrats on the car, i love it.. It made me laugh when u said your age lol i was expecting a teen lol __________________

11-27-2010, 03:07 PM	#7
Cheesehead1 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 160	ConGrats on the new ride!! __________________ CAI Inductions Cai, GHL Catback, MGW shifter, Phadt Trailing arms, 20% tint, Skip shift elim, Heritage grill, Black tail light bezels. best time 12.85 @ 110 2.04 60'

11-27-2010, 03:11 PM	#8
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,298 View My Garage	Excellent write-up! Congrats and keep enjoying her! Oh, you ain't old! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

11-27-2010, 03:11 PM	#9
GJG Drives: 2SS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaumont, Tx Posts: 871 View My Garage	how can we fully evaluate this story without pics of the gf??????? __________________ Sleep well America.....my MARINE has your back......

11-27-2010, 02:49 PM	#3
JoeP@TeamBeckyD Drives: SS,PaceCar,ZL1,1LE,C7Z51,Z06,17-ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit, Mich Posts: 68,623	That's fantastic justdenny!! Beautiful color and lucky you the gf is just as excited Have a great time and find more of those twisty roads

11-27-2010, 02:51 PM	#4
DaddySS Kept The Faith Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Convertible Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bergen County, New Jersey Posts: 418	Great story....making us old guys proud!! The car is gorgeous, your GF sounds great, all in all I'd say you're a lucky guy!! Thanks for taking the time to post!

11-27-2010, 03:35 PM	#10
super60 Built with Pride "Oshawa" Drives: 2011 Chev Silverado Z71 Crew Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Camaro Build Team , Oshawa Posts: 1,445	Congratulations and Thank You from your Camaro Build Team in Oshawa Enjoy the Ride Mike Judge Super60 __________________ In Memory of Dawson Ellert .

11-27-2010, 03:44 PM	#11
VR Baron SoCal Camaro5 Race Team Drives: 2021 Shadow Grey Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SO CAL Posts: 14,359	Just got to love the twisty roads in SoCal ! Keep enjoying!!

11-27-2010, 04:22 PM	#12
Caspers2SSRS Caspers2SSRS Drives: Summit White 2010 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere north of a midlife crisis. Posts: 2,865	Great Story and Welcome aboard the Gen5 Soul Train............tickets are non- refundable and of course no one wants a refund. :-)

11-27-2010, 06:39 PM	#14
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	Let's face it, these cars are for geezers too! Being a young 54 yrs old and finally being able to afford a Camaro, I love it !

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