How to deal with the wait? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

mwayne7571 · 01-08-2011, 07:55 AM

Ok I know I will be a future Camaro owner soon...Just wondering how People deal with the wait.....Its looking like around the Spring time before I acheive my ULTIMATE GOAL of having my own Camaro. Camaro5 is Awesome but VERY CRUEL at the sametime...lol.....

u1-2go · 01-08-2011, 08:05 AM

SEX, DRUGS and ROCKIN ROLL

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01pewterz28 · 01-08-2011, 08:08 AM

Not a whole lot I can tell you visiting the message board, dealerships, and car shows made it worse. Your only hope is that you have a very busy work schedule or busy daily life to keep your mind off the car if not your screwed.

I was going to wait until the 2011 cars came out (this was back in April 2009) well that lasted until October 2009 when I gave in and picked one up. I am again in the same situation with the Camaro convertible buy now or wait until 2012 right now I am holding off for 2012.

Sean

SlingShot · 01-08-2011, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by 01pewterz28

Not a whole lot I can tell you visiting the message board, dealerships, and car shows made it worse. Your only hope is that you have a very busy work schedule or busy daily life to keep your mind off the car if not your screwed.

I was going to wait until the 2011 cars came out (this was back in April 2009) well that lasted until October 2009 when I gave in and picked one up. I am again in the same situation with the Camaro convertible buy now or wait until 2012 right now I am holding off for 2012.

Sean

I have to agree with Sean ... Hanging out here is a double edge sword for sure. And we are kicking around some of the same things. We are thinking about trading the wife's car in a on a Z when they are released ...

Number 3 · 01-08-2011, 08:42 AM

just hang out here. Yes it can be cruel at times to hear from people who HAVE their cars, but at least you are among friends. And almost everyone here had to wait for their cars too.

But I hope the wait is short and you post pictures when take possesion.

myold88 · 01-08-2011, 08:56 AM

I ordered my Camaro in June 09 and I finally got it August 21. The wait was long and seemed endless but now I look back on it as "the good old days". There were dozens and dozens of us waiting at the same time and camaro5 seemed much more active than it is now...Cruel no, EXCITING yes.
Harry Chapin said it best: "It's the going, not the getting there that's best".

heRS · 01-08-2011, 10:36 AM

We'll help you wait!

upflying · 01-08-2011, 10:45 AM

Use the wait to sell the car you are replacing the Camaro with.
Use the wait to gather accessories and mods.
Use the wait to save up money for the down payment.
Use the wait to search for a car loan.
Use the wait to shop for insurance.
Use the wait to clean out the garage where the Camaro will be parked.

montreal2010yellow · 01-08-2011, 01:30 PM

While I waited to find the exact Gen5 that I wanted to buy used, I staged this in my TV room - Corvette diescast collection and looked at it as often as I could

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1BADLS3 · 01-08-2011, 01:33 PM

In the few days that it took to get my car (after being promised it would arrive the next day), I spent a lot of time arguing with the dealer on the phone. That certainly passed some time.

CUPRA · 01-08-2011, 01:36 PM

Get your wife pregnant...

That's what happened with us! Ordered my Camaro, 10 days later, found out that my wife was pregnant. Certainly gave us something to think about OTHER than the Camaro.

Funnily enough, the wait wasn't so bad when you have a whole bunch of other stuff to worry about!

04Ram2500Hemi · 01-08-2011, 06:23 PM

If you think the wait is bad (mine was 7 weeks from order to delivery) try putting it away for winter and then having to walk by it every day when you get into your truck! The way our winter has been, if I get to turn the key on it in March I'll be lucky. It's been two months since I drove my Camaro last, and knowing there is another two months to go sucks!

ya boy willz · 01-08-2011, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 01pewterz28

Not a whole lot I can tell you visiting the message board, dealerships, and car shows made it worse. Your only hope is that you have a very busy work schedule or busy daily life to keep your mind off the car if not your screwed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 04Ram2500Hemi

If you think the wait is bad (mine was 7 weeks from order to delivery) try putting it away for winter and then having to walk by it every day when you get into your truck! The way our winter has been, if I get to turn the key on it in March I'll be lucky. It's been two months since I drove my Camaro last, and knowing there is another two months to go sucks!

That stinks man. I couldn't imagine having to do that, I'd go crazy.

Hemlawk · 01-08-2011, 06:30 PM

OP, I'll kill you! I've been waiting 2 years!

Ordering this week, so I have to wait another 2 months...

Best way to kill time without the anxiety? Stop surfing Camaro5... Honestly, I stopped reading the forum helped me forget that I couldn't get a Camaro yet. Just saved silently...

01-08-2011, 07:55 AM	#1
mwayne7571 Drives: White 2lt rs Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Nederland Texas Posts: 64	How to deal with the wait? Ok I know I will be a future Camaro owner soon...Just wondering how People deal with the wait.....Its looking like around the Spring time before I acheive my ULTIMATE GOAL of having my own Camaro. Camaro5 is Awesome but VERY CRUEL at the sametime...lol.....

01-08-2011, 08:05 AM	#2
u1-2go Death Box ... no problem Drives: 2LT-RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sarasota Posts: 57	SEX, DRUGS and ROCKIN ROLL + = __________________ u1-2go When passion rules the game, I get on the road and learn to play.

01-08-2011, 08:08 AM	#3
01pewterz28 #TeamBeckyD Drives: 2017 HBM 2SS Convertible A8 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 10,494 View My Garage	Not a whole lot I can tell you visiting the message board, dealerships, and car shows made it worse. Your only hope is that you have a very busy work schedule or busy daily life to keep your mind off the car if not your screwed. I was going to wait until the 2011 cars came out (this was back in April 2009) well that lasted until October 2009 when I gave in and picked one up. I am again in the same situation with the Camaro convertible buy now or wait until 2012 right now I am holding off for 2012. Sean __________________ #TeamBeckyD FIFTY HBM 2SS VERT

01-08-2011, 08:42 AM	#5
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,286 View My Garage	just hang out here. Yes it can be cruel at times to hear from people who HAVE their cars, but at least you are among friends. And almost everyone here had to wait for their cars too. But I hope the wait is short and you post pictures when take possesion. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

01-08-2011, 08:56 AM	#6
myold88 Drives: SUMMIT WHITE 2SS/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 2018: Lakewood Ranch, Fl. Posts: 8,163 View My Garage	I ordered my Camaro in June 09 and I finally got it August 21. The wait was long and seemed endless but now I look back on it as "the good old days". There were dozens and dozens of us waiting at the same time and camaro5 seemed much more active than it is now...Cruel no, EXCITING yes. Harry Chapin said it best: "It's the going, not the getting there that's best". __________________

01-08-2011, 10:36 AM	#7
heRS Raised by Wolves Drives: IBM 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 5,980 View My Garage	We'll help you wait! __________________ Tori click the sig pic to view my build thread

01-08-2011, 10:45 AM	#8
upflying Drives: '86 Monte Carlo SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,119	Use the wait to sell the car you are replacing the Camaro with. Use the wait to gather accessories and mods. Use the wait to save up money for the down payment. Use the wait to search for a car loan. Use the wait to shop for insurance. Use the wait to clean out the garage where the Camaro will be parked.

01-08-2011, 01:30 PM	#9
montreal2010yellow Drives: 2 LT/RS YELLOW, AUTO., VIN NO. 602 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LAVAL (10 min. north of Montreal), CANADA Posts: 3,526 View My Garage	Get diecasts While I waited to find the exact Gen5 that I wanted to buy used, I staged this in my TV room - Corvette diescast collection and looked at it as often as I could

01-08-2011, 01:33 PM	#10
1BADLS3 Drives: Sold: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: United States Posts: 1,896	In the few days that it took to get my car (after being promised it would arrive the next day), I spent a lot of time arguing with the dealer on the phone. That certainly passed some time.

01-08-2011, 01:36 PM	#11
CUPRA Drives: '21 Bronco OBX/'18 Jeep GC Altitude Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Keller, TX Posts: 1,413 View My Garage	Get your wife pregnant... That's what happened with us! Ordered my Camaro, 10 days later, found out that my wife was pregnant. Certainly gave us something to think about OTHER than the Camaro. Funnily enough, the wait wasn't so bad when you have a whole bunch of other stuff to worry about! __________________ Order Placed: 04/30/22 Order Accepted: 10/18/22 TPW: 11/07/22 Built: 11/18/22 VIN received: 11/19/22 On a Train: 02/27/23 ETA: TBD 2023 Camaro 2SS Convertible/M6/Shadow Grey Metallic/Adrenaline Red Interior/Carbon Flash Wheels/NPP

01-08-2011, 06:23 PM	#12
04Ram2500Hemi Drives: 04 Ram 2500 & 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missoula, Montana Posts: 1,301	If you think the wait is bad (mine was 7 weeks from order to delivery) try putting it away for winter and then having to walk by it every day when you get into your truck! The way our winter has been, if I get to turn the key on it in March I'll be lucky. It's been two months since I drove my Camaro last, and knowing there is another two months to go sucks!

01-08-2011, 06:30 PM	#14
Hemlawk AwesomeBillDawesonville Drives: CGM 2SS/RS =) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 2,067	OP, I'll kill you! I've been waiting 2 years! Ordering this week, so I have to wait another 2 months... Best way to kill time without the anxiety? Stop surfing Camaro5... Honestly, I stopped reading the forum helped me forget that I couldn't get a Camaro yet. Just saved silently... __________________ Order placed on 1/13/11 - Purchased 2/22/11 2SS/RS CGM

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