People who don't drive their camaro's..!!

[roorback]

I drive through a lot of traffic and have a semi-long commute so the Maro sits. I certainly wish I had time to drive it more than I do. I never meant for it to be a garage queen but I only get to about 1200-1500mi/yr. I certainly wish I had the exciting car on my commute but with every door ding and time I fill up the 4cyl I feel ok.

[OrangeVert]

1.) how can you go so long not driving it?

Dead tired every night after work. I've lived long enough to know I would do something stupid if I tried to drive it, clean it, or work on it then. The perils of middle age - got the nice stuff, but am too tired to enjoy it!

2.) what's the reason?

Working 10 hour days with 2 x 1.25 hour commute. And too many other things to spend time on. That's the real problem!

3.) doesn't bother you when you see another camaro driving by and you're not!?

Nope. Makes me look forward to the weekend and driving mine if it's between April and November and not going to rain. Otherwise it stays garaged! Didn't spend $41,300 to have it deteriorate - no matter what it is or isn't worth.

Originally Posted by BeckyD@RodgersChevrolet

I love the fact that after almost 3 years, it still smells
new when I get in

Yay, Becky - me too. Way cool!

Originally Posted by J666

You only live once. Are some of you going to be happy you kept miles off of your Camaro when you are laying on your death bed?

Yes. What I will remember in the nursing home, if I still have my mind, is the new car smell that lasted many years. I drive a 300k+ mi '93 Toyo Hilux (my kid who's old enough to vote & almost old enough to drink. We can't have kids, so I have cars and pinball machines) to take the brunt of commuting and bake all day in my company's parking lot. 500k or bust! :-)

[kjm18]

mine is a daily driver, but i would like to get a little beater to get around when the weather sucks.

[gml1998]

We don't drive ours much.7900 miles in 2 years.
But every time we drive it its like driving it for the first time.

[cb2011rs]

Originally Posted by Atlas

I bought mine two years ago and drive the sh*t out of it. Hell, I paid 30k for this damn car, you bet your ass I'm going to get my moneys worth. This thing isn't going to collect value. I mean, it's no Daytona or Dino. As far as gas mileage goes, I won't even complain. My best friend daily drives his 2011 Grand Sport. His commute involves a near two hour drive one way, and a four hour drive home on the weekends. Why does he do it? Same reason my other friends with turbo rotary's that burn gas and oil like that sh*t is going on sale, daily drive theirs. We don't name our cars. There is no carpet in our garage. We aren't getting any younger and neither are our vehicles. We're car enthusiasts, not collectors. Don't get me wrong, I take care of my car, I love that thing. But I'll be damn if it turns into a giant diecast model.

I like the way you think . Great post ....

[Jrichards73]

Working 10-12 hours a day, have a company vehicle, bought Camaro because I wanted it. Makes it easy to not give 2 s#!ts what gas prices are. Even when I see people in Camaro's when I'm in mine they just keep going. Maybe it is because I'm almost 40 but no one cares what I'm driving. The high school kid in me bought it.

[two_wheel_mayhem]

Originally Posted by PQ

FTR Got mine in June 2009 too. hahaha

Earlier this evening.

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62000
Very impressive sir... Is that the record on the site?

[PQ]

Originally Posted by two_wheel_mayhem

62000
Very impressive sir... Is that the record on the site?

Not even close.

I think I remember seeing a 90+k person.

Not sure though.

[mikel441]

Originally Posted by ny27la

WHY!!!!??

I see so many people posting on how they rarely drive their camaro and I'm just wondering ..

1.) how can you go so long not driving it?

2.) what's the reason?

3.) doesn't bother you when you see another camaro driving by and you're not!?

1. I have other toys. And other things to comsume my time.

2. I haven't had time to "go for a drive" lately. And the car is not a DD.

3. Nope....

[two_wheel_mayhem]

I got 8800 on mine and had it 3 years. Pretty good for me. I live in an area that everything is close

My truck is the only vehicle I own that I can drive and be satisfied with driving in any sort of law abiding behavior. It sees about 6000 miles per year.

I also put about 5000 miles per year on my bikes, then there's the hundreds of customer bikes I ride each year, and work..working around the house, being a 40 year old homebody trying to stay out of trouble.

[Emig5m]

I've been in both shoes so I understand both sides. I started out as the guy who kept the nice stuff home and drove a beater to work worried about the nice vehicle racking miles, getting dirty, iffy parking, wanting to keep it as pristine as it is now a 100 years from now, etc.etc. But then I had a total 180 degree change in heart. It came down to I was just miserable driving a beater that I hated driving everyday and not driving the nice mint one that I loved to drive, had pride for, was enthusiastic about, that got attention, was the current generation in style, etc...

Some people hate their commute to work, and mine is 29mi/45 minutes one way. But with a nice vehicle that I'm enthusiastic about driving I actually look forward to my drive to and from work. That 45 minutes feels like 15 minutes. I look forward to my commute. I'm glad it's 45 minutes one way because I get to enjoy a new Camaro 90 minutes a day! I get to enjoy the comments on the car on a daily basis while the car is still in style! Once these cars go out of style, you'll wish you had lived it up while they where still the hot thing!

Now I'm the 100% opposite of how I used to be. Now when I buy a new vehicle the old one is the one that gets to take a brake and the new one is the new daily driver. I'm paying good money for this car, I love driving it, why not make every day a better day by driving it? I'm not the type of person to just up and go on a joy ride wasting gas for no apparent reason. If I'm driving somewhere, it's for a reason, to go to work, grab groceries, etc.. and I don't want to just drive a nice new hot Camaro every now and then on a pointless Sunday cruise. I get to take it on a nice long Sunday drive and enjoy it on a daily basis!!! Can't get no better than that!!!

But I really can't knock the other camp, I've been there so I understand it's a nice car that they don't want wear and tear on and want it showroom pristine every time they get in it. I was 100% like that with my first Lightning. It got totaled with only 11,000 miles on it. Yay for saving it, lol. So glad I wasn't like that with my second Lightning because now it doesn't get the attention that it used to get and I'm also super bored with it after owning it for six years now. So glad I didn't save it for now and used it back when I was an actual fanatic about it and the vehicle was an attention getter! I got to live up the Lightning in it's heyday! If I would of saved it for now, what would of been the point? I don't care about that vehicle now, just like I wont care about this Camaro six years from now when the next new hottest one will be in my driveway and be enjoyed on a daily basis!

Do you guys really think that six years from now you're still going to be as enthusiastic over this generation of Camaro as you are now? A new Gen, new style, higher tech, more power, etc. will be out and you'll either be trading in or selling to the guys who couldn't afford a new one now and you'll probably have wished you had lived it up more while it was still in it's heyday! Take it from somebody who's been there, done that, don't save it!! Use it for what it's worth NOW!!

Ok well, save it if it makes you happy! It's your car, do whatever with it that makes you happy, lol...

[crateish]

I drive mine every damn day. Sport mode rocks. 10.5k in the first 8 months.

Drive or Die!

[crateish]

Originally Posted by PQ

FTR Got mine in June 2009 too. hahaha

Earlier this evening.

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Beautiful. Built to DRIVE!

[Emig5m]

Originally Posted by Ronin_2SS

filmed in april 2012

currently have 52200 miles. and i dont plan on stopping

Now that's what owning a 2SS is all about! Nice vid, good work!