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EMB135Driver · 10-06-2009, 10:22 PM

After playing some golf today I was passing the local Chevy Dealer, and what to my wondering eyes should appear but a 2010 Camaro 2SS in Imperial Blue Metalic.....with ground effects, sunroof, and white rally stripes.....6 speeed manual even....WOW.

A couple hours later my buddy is driving my truck away and I'm cruising off the lot in the sweetest looking Camaro I have seen yet. Pics tomorrow if I can pry myself away from driving.

Anyone on the fence about this car needs to get it.....the perma-grin when you drive it is worth a lot, and I think it has staved off a mid-life crisis for at least a few years.

PS...I'm 36 so it might be a little early, but this thing does knock about 15 years off the clock.....an amazing machine....I'm thinking about pulling a Paul Revere and going out for a midnight ride.....I love the HID lights.

ss.yes! · 10-06-2009, 10:29 PM

Nice... congrats! I am only in my 30s but when I saw the new Camaro I knew I had to have it or face an early midlife crisis!

Number_9 · 10-06-2009, 10:35 PM

Gotta love the power of that color combination!

SirBrad · 10-06-2009, 10:38 PM

Congrats.

I knew I had to do something big for myself when I turned 30 in May. So I bought a Camaro.

JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 10-06-2009, 10:44 PM

Very Nice!!! Congrats on you your new Camaro!!!
Hope you won some money on the course....or the 19th hole wasn't too long!
Either way.....You will Love Your Car!
Your's is a beautiful color combo! Need Pics!

Sinergy · 10-06-2009, 10:45 PM

I swear, not one day has gone by in three months of owing this beast, someone has not complemented it.

Sir Nuke · 10-07-2009, 07:22 AM

Well I am 52, and its makes me feel like I am 18 again, That is when I bought my first Camaro with the help of my Dad, it was an RS, its the only Camaro I ever had before this one, and had to sell it after 8 years as I had my 2 child on the way, and needed something more "family" like. NOW, I can get back to my roots, and Chevy made a Camaro that is SOOO much better than the first one I had. SO I HAD to get an RS. When I took it to my Dads house for the first time and showed it to him, and I told him that it was all because of him introducing ME to the breed, it brought a tear to his eye and I gave him a big hug.

01pewterz28 · 10-07-2009, 07:24 AM

I turned 34 back in August (on the 27th) and I finally gave in last Monday and ordered one I could not take it anymore

Inferno Orange 2SS-RS · 10-07-2009, 07:27 AM

I bought mine 2 days before my 50th birthday. I bought my first Camaro in 1979 when I was 20. My theme song should be Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days"

Number_9 · 10-07-2009, 07:34 AM

Mom had a 67' when I was a baby. Dad had a 77' Z28 when I was in grade school... all my buddies seemed to get them when I was a teenager (while I was driving a 1974 Gran Torino with three 15" rims and one 14") and all the while I was dreaming of the day when I would have my own. I knew the color combination I would get when I was 12. Finally I got mine... Turned 40 in January... had already ordered the car and was just waiting. Definitely a well-earned 40th birthday gift to myself.

My wife calls it a mid-life crisis. I think it takes us this long to get things in our life (finances, family and work) to a place where we can finally and *almost* responsibly fulfill a dream.

HDDAN · 10-07-2009, 07:39 AM

No one needs to have a "mid life crisis". Just never grow up like I did. I am 63 and have been driving Camaros for years. I have been a motorcyclist since high school and still am. I am the old guy that will be in the next lane to you at the drag strip. For a real fun time without cops go to your local street night. Enjoy your Camaro. These gen 5 cars are spectacular.

1badSS/RS · 10-07-2009, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

Well I am 52, and its makes me feel like I am 18 again, That is when I bought my first Camaro with the help of my Dad, it was an RS, its the only Camaro I ever had before this one, and had to sell it after 8 years as I had my 2 child on the way, and needed something more "family" like. NOW, I can get back to my roots, and Chevy made a Camaro that is SOOO much better than the first one I had. SO I HAD to get an RS. When I took it to my Dads house for the first time and showed it to him, and I told him that it was all because of him introducing ME to the breed, it brought a tear to his eye and I gave him a big hug.

Very nice story. I'm sure your dad is proud.

Michael_Js · 10-07-2009, 08:56 AM

Congrats!! Mid life crisis?

Naw! My new Camaro is my 50th birthday present to myself (not 50 until next March). My first ever new car was a 1982 Camaro RS! Black

Enjoy it! And, BTW, it's not a crisis - it's an exploration in life...a revelation...a new awaking. Heck, after working for so long, I wanted something for myself and I'm loving it!

Camaro509 · 10-07-2009, 08:58 AM

Only midlife crisis would be if you didn't get it, that would have been a crisis!
Congrats on the ride! I agree with you about the HID's, love driving mine
at night almost as much as during the day.

10-06-2009, 10:22 PM	#1
EMB135Driver Jedi Master Drives: Boeing 757/767+2010 IBM 2SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangor, ME and Palm Coast, FL Posts: 1,121	Possible Midlife Crisis After playing some golf today I was passing the local Chevy Dealer, and what to my wondering eyes should appear but a 2010 Camaro 2SS in Imperial Blue Metalic.....with ground effects, sunroof, and white rally stripes.....6 speeed manual even....WOW. A couple hours later my buddy is driving my truck away and I'm cruising off the lot in the sweetest looking Camaro I have seen yet. Pics tomorrow if I can pry myself away from driving. Anyone on the fence about this car needs to get it.....the perma-grin when you drive it is worth a lot, and I think it has staved off a mid-life crisis for at least a few years. PS...I'm 36 so it might be a little early, but this thing does knock about 15 years off the clock.....an amazing machine....I'm thinking about pulling a Paul Revere and going out for a midnight ride.....I love the HID lights. __________________ Last edited by EMB135Driver; 10-06-2009 at 11:17 PM.

10-06-2009, 10:35 PM	#3
Number_9 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Trophy Club, TX Posts: 1,464 View My Garage	Gotta love the power of that color combination! __________________

10-07-2009, 07:22 AM	#7
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,454 View My Garage	Well I am 52, and its makes me feel like I am 18 again, That is when I bought my first Camaro with the help of my Dad, it was an RS, its the only Camaro I ever had before this one, and had to sell it after 8 years as I had my 2 child on the way, and needed something more "family" like. NOW, I can get back to my roots, and Chevy made a Camaro that is SOOO much better than the first one I had. SO I HAD to get an RS. When I took it to my Dads house for the first time and showed it to him, and I told him that it was all because of him introducing ME to the breed, it brought a tear to his eye and I gave him a big hug. __________________

10-07-2009, 07:24 AM	#8
01pewterz28 #TeamBeckyD Drives: 2017 HBM 2SS Convertible A8 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 10,496 View My Garage	I turned 34 back in August (on the 27th) and I finally gave in last Monday and ordered one I could not take it anymore __________________ #TeamBeckyD FIFTY HBM 2SS VERT

10-07-2009, 07:27 AM	#9
Inferno Orange 2SS-RS US Army Retired Drives: IOM 2SS-RS - A6 (L99) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 655 View My Garage	I bought mine 2 days before my 50th birthday. I bought my first Camaro in 1979 when I was 20. My theme song should be Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days" __________________ SMKIN SS

10-06-2009, 10:29 PM	#2
ss.yes! Drives: '98 Camaro V6, '10 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 49	Nice... congrats! I am only in my 30s but when I saw the new Camaro I knew I had to have it or face an early midlife crisis!

10-06-2009, 10:38 PM	#4
SirBrad The Captain Drives: 2010 2LT/RS SIM Join Date: May 2009 Location: Freehold, NJ Posts: 1,499	Congrats. I knew I had to do something big for myself when I turned 30 in May. So I bought a Camaro.

10-06-2009, 10:44 PM	#5
JoeP@TeamBeckyD Drives: SS,PaceCar,ZL1,1LE,C7Z51,Z06,17-ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit, Mich Posts: 68,623	Very Nice!!! Congrats on you your new Camaro!!! Hope you won some money on the course....or the 19th hole wasn't too long! Either way.....You will Love Your Car! Your's is a beautiful color combo! Need Pics!

10-06-2009, 10:45 PM	#6
Sinergy Drives: em crazy. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Right here Posts: 305	I swear, not one day has gone by in three months of owing this beast, someone has not complemented it.

10-07-2009, 07:34 AM	#10
Number_9 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Trophy Club, TX Posts: 1,464 View My Garage	Mom had a 67' when I was a baby. Dad had a 77' Z28 when I was in grade school... all my buddies seemed to get them when I was a teenager (while I was driving a 1974 Gran Torino with three 15" rims and one 14") and all the while I was dreaming of the day when I would have my own. I knew the color combination I would get when I was 12. Finally I got mine... Turned 40 in January... had already ordered the car and was just waiting. Definitely a well-earned 40th birthday gift to myself. My wife calls it a mid-life crisis. I think it takes us this long to get things in our life (finances, family and work) to a place where we can finally and almost responsibly fulfill a dream. __________________

10-07-2009, 07:39 AM	#11
HDDAN Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS 2007 HD FLSTC Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Boston MA Posts: 1,510	No one needs to have a "mid life crisis". Just never grow up like I did. I am 63 and have been driving Camaros for years. I have been a motorcyclist since high school and still am. I am the old guy that will be in the next lane to you at the drag strip. For a real fun time without cops go to your local street night. Enjoy your Camaro. These gen 5 cars are spectacular.

10-07-2009, 08:56 AM	#13
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: 5,299 View My Garage	Congrats!! Mid life crisis? Naw! My new Camaro is my 50th birthday present to myself (not 50 until next March). My first ever new car was a 1982 Camaro RS! Black Enjoy it! And, BTW, it's not a crisis - it's an exploration in life...a revelation...a new awaking. Heck, after working for so long, I wanted something for myself and I'm loving it! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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;

10-07-2009, 08:58 AM	#14
Camaro509 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Black Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,085	Only midlife crisis would be if you didn't get it, that would have been a crisis! Congrats on the ride! I agree with you about the HID's, love driving mine at night almost as much as during the day. __________________ Understeer, Oversteer, Wheel Alignment (Camber etc), Torque, Horsepower, Camaro Fold for team 11108 to help find a cure! Folding@home Stanford's Research DC Program.

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