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Soloshawn · 06-16-2012, 01:03 PM

Two days ago I was driving to a business that was only 15 minutes away that took me through a state 4 lane highway in the city of Bothell and then went on a 8 second burst on the freeway before my turnoff. What was strange was as I was minding my own business driving at 40 mph (posted 35 mph) this medium sized 4 door Chevrolet comes whizzing by me on my left side with the passenger (about late 20's early 30's) halfway stuck out the car yelling at me with a big smile screaming that he loves my car. Then they came back and did it again. I didn't know whether to be flattered or not, so I tapped down to 2nd gear and gave it a boost so they could hear my Corse Cat backs. At age 56 people still think I'm cool. Thank God for a Camaro.

Monchy36 · 06-16-2012, 01:08 PM

Cool!!!

BreakingBad · 06-16-2012, 01:33 PM

Ironically something very similar happened to me, I was joy riding on my usual loop through town/over a bridge or two (Pittsburgh) and on my way to the south side this jerkoff (yes, jerkoff) was behind me swerving lanes, no turn signals, going fast, then slow...CRAZY driving basically.

If you know pittsburgh, in Oakland there is literally a spot on Fifth Ave. that has like 5 lanes going the same direction (in front of Pitt campus) - dude was gliding across all 5 for no reason.

So he catches up to me on my right, and is riding my ass for like a quarter mile...I have to watch my back for various unnamed reasons, so I literally had my hand on the glove box ready to grab the smith and wesson in the event that this was a carjacking or some bullshit you know? I suddenly brake, I was going ~40 and instantly down to 15...and the guy does the same, approaches my passenger window and says 'BADASS CAR MAN!' - no teeth, looked like a meth addict to be honest. I said 'Thanks' and bolted across the bridge.

Frank in MD · 06-16-2012, 01:39 PM

I have to ask, why brake check a guy that's driving erratically?

BreakingBad · 06-16-2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Frank in MD

I have to ask, why brake check a guy that's driving erratically?

He was in the right hand lane, I was in the left, no fear of rear ending. Sudden changes in driving patterns helps determine if I have a tail

Dooley · 06-16-2012, 02:21 PM

5th Gen Camaros tend to either attract really cool people or total jackholes. There's not much in between.

RADAR · 06-16-2012, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dooley

5th Gen Camaros tend to either attract really cool people or total jackholes. There's not much in between.

DroptopZ · 06-16-2012, 04:08 PM

How come I never see you? I'm in Bothell, too.

Lee123 · 06-16-2012, 06:34 PM

There's something about this car that people love. It's had more compliments from a wider variety of people in 6 months than all my past cars combined. The oldest was a guy about 80 with only half his teeth in a beat up pickup and the youngest are children. Actually the very youngest was a 3 or 4 year old boy in a parking lot who swiveled his head around like an owl as his mom lead him past the car by the hand. He was too little to say anything much.

Bothell's a nice place. Used to live there.

2xSSRS · 06-16-2012, 08:08 PM

I was sitting at a red light. Pouring down rain. A guy turns right and stops next to my driver side and rolls down his window. It's pouring rain. I thought he might be looking for directions. I roll down my window, just a little. Did I mention it was pouring Dow rain? Anyway, he says " beautiful car man". I said thanks and rolled my window back up. Did I mention it was pouring down rain?

Soloshawn · 07-01-2012, 01:21 PM

More weird reactions. I was at my local supermarket and the 17 year old bag boy and I were discussing how he his used BMW was totaled by someone driving into him and what car he would get next. He refers to me as Camaro man. His whole family owns BMW's so I couldn't convince him to change. meanwhile a man in his late 50's to early 60's walks by semi shouting how he loves my car. Then a few seconds later in the same tone he walks again towards us from the opposite direction telling me what a great car I have and mentions he was so distracted that he walked by his car which was parked right next to me and was a newer Cadillac (not the fast one though).
Then last night I was with my parents on their 57th wedding anniversary and we went to one of Seattle's most expensive, 65 year old, highly reviewed, with a dress code over all those years restaurants called "Canlis." I park my car personally without the valets because I need disabled parking because of my fixed titanium wheelchair. After the dinner I find a brand new convertible black Dodge Viper that i asked the valets to move so that I could get into my car. Now these teenage valets have seen the most expensive cars in the city and what do they tell me. "I have never seen an "SS" Camaro before and it is so cool looking. I know what a woman feels like after a breast enhancement. Stop looking at my car and look at me!

Dooley · 07-01-2012, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Soloshawn

More weird reactions. I was at my local supermarket and the 17 year old bag boy and I were discussing how he his used BMW was totaled by someone driving into him and what car he would get next. He refers to me as Camaro man. His whole family owns BMW's so I couldn't convince him to change. meanwhile a man in his late 50's to early 60's walks by semi shouting how he loves my car. Then a few seconds later in the same tone he walks again towards us from the opposite direction telling me what a great car I have and mentions he was so distracted that he walked by his car which was parked right next to me and was a newer Cadillac (not the fast one though).
Then last night I was with my parents on their 57th wedding anniversary and we went to one of Seattle's most expensive, 65 year old, highly reviewed, with a dress code over all those years restaurants called "Canlis." I park my car personally without the valets because I need disabled parking because of my fixed titanium wheelchair. After the dinner I find a brand new convertible black Dodge Viper that i asked the valets to move so that I could get into my car. Now these teenage valets have seen the most expensive cars in the city and what do they tell me. "I have never seen an "SS" Camaro before and it is so cool looking. I know what a woman feels like after a breast enhancement. Stop looking at my car and look at me!

I don't know how to react to that post. I feel weird after reading it.

AdamZ · 07-01-2012, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Soloshawn

Two days ago I was driving to a business that was only 15 minutes away that took me through a state 4 lane highway in the city of Bothell and then went on a 8 second burst on the freeway before my turnoff. What was strange was as I was minding my own business driving at 40 mph (posted 35 mph) this medium sized 4 door Chevrolet comes whizzing by me on my left side with the passenger (about late 20's early 30's) halfway stuck out the car yelling at me with a big smile screaming that he loves my car. Then they came back and did it again. I didn't know whether to be flattered or not, so I tapped down to 2nd gear and gave it a boost so they could hear my Corse Cat backs. At age 56 people still think I'm cool. Thank God for a Camaro.

So you were going 40 in a 35...dropped to second and gave her a "boost". A in a camaro it goes 40-60 in what maybe 2.5 seconds? Ha I believe you may have been speeding brother

Soloshawn · 07-01-2012, 11:21 PM

I slowed down first and then gave it a micro boost. So yes I did speed. Not the first or last time. I'm just amazed on how many people look at my Camaro when more exotic csrs are around. When I first got the car I was at a Italian restaurant and there were 10 Dodge Vipers in the parking lot for some meeting of their secret society. 1/2 of them came out to look at my car and oogle over it. What the heel is going on?

06-16-2012, 01:03 PM	#1
Soloshawn Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kenmore, Washington Posts: 191	Strange Day! Two days ago I was driving to a business that was only 15 minutes away that took me through a state 4 lane highway in the city of Bothell and then went on a 8 second burst on the freeway before my turnoff. What was strange was as I was minding my own business driving at 40 mph (posted 35 mph) this medium sized 4 door Chevrolet comes whizzing by me on my left side with the passenger (about late 20's early 30's) halfway stuck out the car yelling at me with a big smile screaming that he loves my car. Then they came back and did it again. I didn't know whether to be flattered or not, so I tapped down to 2nd gear and gave it a boost so they could hear my Corse Cat backs. At age 56 people still think I'm cool. Thank God for a Camaro.

06-16-2012, 01:08 PM	#2
Monchy36 ZLT!!! COTW (8/5/13) Drives: 2011 IOM 1LT RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Slatington, PA Posts: 4,773	Cool!!! __________________ My Journal:http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213787

06-16-2012, 01:33 PM	#3
BreakingBad MAGA Drives: 2015 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 320 View My Garage	Ironically something very similar happened to me, I was joy riding on my usual loop through town/over a bridge or two (Pittsburgh) and on my way to the south side this jerkoff (yes, jerkoff) was behind me swerving lanes, no turn signals, going fast, then slow...CRAZY driving basically. If you know pittsburgh, in Oakland there is literally a spot on Fifth Ave. that has like 5 lanes going the same direction (in front of Pitt campus) - dude was gliding across all 5 for no reason. So he catches up to me on my right, and is riding my ass for like a quarter mile...I have to watch my back for various unnamed reasons, so I literally had my hand on the glove box ready to grab the smith and wesson in the event that this was a carjacking or some bullshit you know? I suddenly brake, I was going ~40 and instantly down to 15...and the guy does the same, approaches my passenger window and says 'BADASS CAR MAN!' - no teeth, looked like a meth addict to be honest. I said 'Thanks' and bolted across the bridge. __________________ “Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live without government interference. Government cannot create a world without risks, nor would we really wish to live in such a fictional place. Only a totalitarian society would even claim absolute safety as a worthy ideal, because it would require total state control over its citizens’ lives. Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons.” - Ron Paul

06-16-2012, 01:39 PM	#4
Frank in MD Raining Blood Drives: 2014 SS Performance Sedan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: facebook Posts: 2,682	I have to ask, why brake check a guy that's driving erratically? __________________ Ordered 1/9/12 - Born 2/3/12 - Delivered 2/21/12 - '12 1SS/RS Summit White - TRADED. 2014 SS Performance Sedan #2974 - Red Hot 2 - S/R. & Spare. Built 01/09/14 #238 of 291 as configured

06-16-2012, 04:08 PM	#8
DroptopZ I'm your huckleberry... Drives: '10 2SS/RS, '88 IROC vert Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 548	How come I never see you? I'm in Bothell, too. __________________ '88 IROC-Z vert (14.9 @ 92.3) // '10 2SS/RS LS3 - 423 RWHP, 418 RWTQ

06-16-2012, 02:21 PM	#6
Dooley Account Suspended Drives: Camaro Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Posts: 213	5th Gen Camaros tend to either attract really cool people or total jackholes. There's not much in between.

06-16-2012, 06:34 PM	#9
Lee123 Drives: 2012 2SS M6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 768	There's something about this car that people love. It's had more compliments from a wider variety of people in 6 months than all my past cars combined. The oldest was a guy about 80 with only half his teeth in a beat up pickup and the youngest are children. Actually the very youngest was a 3 or 4 year old boy in a parking lot who swiveled his head around like an owl as his mom lead him past the car by the hand. He was too little to say anything much. Bothell's a nice place. Used to live there. __________________ 2012 2SS Convertible Magnuson, Headers, Cam, JRE Tune. 563 HP.

06-16-2012, 08:08 PM	#10
2xSSRS Drives: 2017 SS Black on Black A8 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 974	I was sitting at a red light. Pouring down rain. A guy turns right and stops next to my driver side and rolls down his window. It's pouring rain. I thought he might be looking for directions. I roll down my window, just a little. Did I mention it was pouring Dow rain? Anyway, he says " beautiful car man". I said thanks and rolled my window back up. Did I mention it was pouring down rain? __________________

07-01-2012, 01:21 PM	#11
Soloshawn Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kenmore, Washington Posts: 191	More weird reactions. I was at my local supermarket and the 17 year old bag boy and I were discussing how he his used BMW was totaled by someone driving into him and what car he would get next. He refers to me as Camaro man. His whole family owns BMW's so I couldn't convince him to change. meanwhile a man in his late 50's to early 60's walks by semi shouting how he loves my car. Then a few seconds later in the same tone he walks again towards us from the opposite direction telling me what a great car I have and mentions he was so distracted that he walked by his car which was parked right next to me and was a newer Cadillac (not the fast one though). Then last night I was with my parents on their 57th wedding anniversary and we went to one of Seattle's most expensive, 65 year old, highly reviewed, with a dress code over all those years restaurants called "Canlis." I park my car personally without the valets because I need disabled parking because of my fixed titanium wheelchair. After the dinner I find a brand new convertible black Dodge Viper that i asked the valets to move so that I could get into my car. Now these teenage valets have seen the most expensive cars in the city and what do they tell me. "I have never seen an "SS" Camaro before and it is so cool looking. I know what a woman feels like after a breast enhancement. Stop looking at my car and look at me!

07-01-2012, 11:21 PM	#14
Soloshawn Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kenmore, Washington Posts: 191	I slowed down first and then gave it a micro boost. So yes I did speed. Not the first or last time. I'm just amazed on how many people look at my Camaro when more exotic csrs are around. When I first got the car I was at a Italian restaurant and there were 10 Dodge Vipers in the parking lot for some meeting of their secret society. 1/2 of them came out to look at my car and oogle over it. What the heel is going on?