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Jophiel · 04-22-2010, 06:36 PM

Hey guys!
I'm back..

Backstory: I'm a freshman at UT who made a deal with my mom that if I got higher than a 3.5 GPA my first year she'd get me a new muscle car. I have a 3.9 GPA so yay, right? Since last September I've been dropping major hints at wanting a camaro.

Today. Apr 22, 2010.

I just turned 19! My mom wakes me up at 7:30 with a bunch of pictures of a badass, beautiful... mustang! I'm not an ungrateful kid, don't get me wrong. But i feel like a hypocrite. I used to talk shit about mustangs (not that they're ugly, just in comparison to camaros...) and glorfiy each and every camaro I saw on the road in anticipation of owning my own one day. Now, I'm the mustang owner.

Anywas, I havn't given up. I still want a camaro ls or 1lt. However, I need advice on how I should go about it. The reason my mom got the 2010 mustang instead of the 2010 camaro is because it was cheaper and she managed to get a 1.9% rate of interest (which is great).

I was thinking maybe I could work for a chevy dealership in order to pay for my car note myself (since mom's paying for the stang), get a discount for being an employee, and then trade in the stang for a camaro (hopefully I could even get a special deal for good grades? I'M DESPERATE HERE!)..

What do you guys think? I feel bad about not being as happy as I should after getting a brand new 2010 mustang but after idolizing camaros for so long and then ending up with a car I didn't like as much... I feel kind of lame. I feel like if I settle for the stang then I might as well give up on the camaro, ya know?

If anyone has good advice please help me out.

Edit: For those who care, I'm not sure about the specs. I'm still at UT until finals are over. I do know that it isn't GT and that it is V6 and automatic (however, I'm okay with v6 and auto although I know some of you guys can't stand that :P).

n!ght r!der · 04-22-2010, 06:43 PM

You can't win em all, at least you weren't ungrateful.. Hold on to that stang for a few years and then trade it in when you have the money.

BTW was it a GT?

Camaro Freak · 04-22-2010, 06:45 PM

Your mom must not like you very much. LOL

Taz_FL · 04-22-2010, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camaro Freak

Your mom must not like you very much. LOL

LMAO...now that was funny
seriously though, your mom bought you a mustang, drive it until you get out of college and then look into trading it in or whatever.

BackinBlackSS/RS · 04-22-2010, 06:51 PM

Child Abuse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darth_Emma · 04-22-2010, 06:54 PM

Drive the mustang, you lucky guy. Your priority right now should be getting through college and then getting a good job. Everything else in life will fall into place better if you do that. THEN you can get that Camaro.

You sound like a nice guy who works hard. Patience, my young padawan.

spi · 04-22-2010, 06:54 PM

keep the stang for now, get u a camaro when u can pay for it.

either way, atleast u got a new car

Darth_Emma · 04-22-2010, 06:58 PM

By the way, in college, I was driving my Dad's very old and abused AMC Hornet wagon that had a head light falling out because it was so rusty. My dad used liquid fiberglass to hold a 2x4 in the front fender so he could screw the headlight into the 2x4. Two years later, he gave it to me as a graduation gift. I sold it for $200 to pay for my books in grad school and went without a car in grad school.

You are a very fortunate young man. Count your blessings. I bet your parents are helping you pay for college too - count yourself as lucky on that count too. I'll stop here rather than tell you what I had to do to get through college...

TheClassicCarKid · 04-22-2010, 07:02 PM

um...trade it in and pay the difference. get the car you want.

Soundwave · 04-22-2010, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Drive the mustang, you lucky guy. Your priority right now should be getting through college and then getting a good job. Everything else in life will fall into place better if you do that. THEN you can get that Camaro.

Word to this. If you would have told me I was going to be driving an SS2/RS at 25 when I was 19, I would have laughed in your face...belligerently and also sadly lol. Hard work pays off man, get through school and THEN get even better than an LT/LS.

By the way, my parents bought me a Hyundai Santa Fe when I was 18...you're doing all right man.

RAdams · 04-22-2010, 07:11 PM

The title of this tread conveyed just enough disappointment to remind me of Charlie Brown

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ron10 · 04-22-2010, 07:20 PM

life is a bitch.

HondaPowered · 04-22-2010, 07:22 PM

it is better than my civic.... :P...... and congrats on keeping your high gpa. mine dropped rapidly here at UT.

DarkneSS · 04-22-2010, 07:22 PM

a GT or a v6?

V6 camaros are cheaper than the v6 mustangs i thought?

04-22-2010, 06:36 PM	#1
Jophiel Drives: None Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 14	I got a... Mustang?! Hey guys! I'm back.. Backstory: I'm a freshman at UT who made a deal with my mom that if I got higher than a 3.5 GPA my first year she'd get me a new muscle car. I have a 3.9 GPA so yay, right? Since last September I've been dropping major hints at wanting a camaro. Today. Apr 22, 2010. I just turned 19! My mom wakes me up at 7:30 with a bunch of pictures of a badass, beautiful... mustang! I'm not an ungrateful kid, don't get me wrong. But i feel like a hypocrite. I used to talk shit about mustangs (not that they're ugly, just in comparison to camaros...) and glorfiy each and every camaro I saw on the road in anticipation of owning my own one day. Now, I'm the mustang owner. Anywas, I havn't given up. I still want a camaro ls or 1lt. However, I need advice on how I should go about it. The reason my mom got the 2010 mustang instead of the 2010 camaro is because it was cheaper and she managed to get a 1.9% rate of interest (which is great). I was thinking maybe I could work for a chevy dealership in order to pay for my car note myself (since mom's paying for the stang), get a discount for being an employee, and then trade in the stang for a camaro (hopefully I could even get a special deal for good grades? I'M DESPERATE HERE!).. What do you guys think? I feel bad about not being as happy as I should after getting a brand new 2010 mustang but after idolizing camaros for so long and then ending up with a car I didn't like as much... I feel kind of lame. I feel like if I settle for the stang then I might as well give up on the camaro, ya know? If anyone has good advice please help me out. Edit: For those who care, I'm not sure about the specs. I'm still at UT until finals are over. I do know that it isn't GT and that it is V6 and automatic (however, I'm okay with v6 and auto although I know some of you guys can't stand that :P). Last edited by Jophiel; 04-23-2010 at 11:35 AM.

04-22-2010, 06:45 PM	#3
Camaro Freak Drives: 2010 IOM 2LT 334HP Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NC Posts: 1,586	Your mom must not like you very much. LOL __________________

04-22-2010, 06:54 PM	#7
spi Drives: 2010 Black 2SS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pittsburg, KS/ Joplin, MO Posts: 414 View My Garage	keep the stang for now, get u a camaro when u can pay for it. either way, atleast u got a new car __________________ 2010 CAMARO 2SS ORDERED OCT. 13,2008 DELIVERED JUNE 2, 2009 VIN# 2G1FK1EJ0A9106637

04-22-2010, 07:11 PM	#11
RAdams Car Guy Drives: '08 Mustang GT, '01 Isuzu VehiCROSS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 441	The title of this tread conveyed just enough disappointment to remind me of Charlie Brown : Attached Images

04-22-2010, 07:22 PM	#13
HondaPowered Drives: '09 Honda Civic LX Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Knoxville Posts: 562	it is better than my civic.... :P...... and congrats on keeping your high gpa. mine dropped rapidly here at UT. __________________ Saving up for a camaro. Dream camaro is either a 1/2SS with RS, black with red stripes, or red with white stripes. No rice with my order.

04-22-2010, 06:43 PM	#2
n!ght r!der That Guy Drives: really good Join Date: May 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 858	You can't win em all, at least you weren't ungrateful.. Hold on to that stang for a few years and then trade it in when you have the money. BTW was it a GT?

04-22-2010, 06:51 PM	#5
BackinBlackSS/RS Go Blue!!!!! Drives: 2012 Cruze LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,290	Child Abuse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

04-22-2010, 06:54 PM	#6
Darth_Emma Psssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh! Drives: under contruction Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 12,996 View My Garage	Drive the mustang, you lucky guy. Your priority right now should be getting through college and then getting a good job. Everything else in life will fall into place better if you do that. THEN you can get that Camaro. You sound like a nice guy who works hard. Patience, my young padawan.

04-22-2010, 06:58 PM	#8
Darth_Emma Psssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh! Drives: under contruction Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 12,996 View My Garage	By the way, in college, I was driving my Dad's very old and abused AMC Hornet wagon that had a head light falling out because it was so rusty. My dad used liquid fiberglass to hold a 2x4 in the front fender so he could screw the headlight into the 2x4. Two years later, he gave it to me as a graduation gift. I sold it for $200 to pay for my books in grad school and went without a car in grad school. You are a very fortunate young man. Count your blessings. I bet your parents are helping you pay for college too - count yourself as lucky on that count too. I'll stop here rather than tell you what I had to do to get through college...

04-22-2010, 07:20 PM	#12
ron10 Drives: 2010 2SS IOM L99 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: LOUISVILLE,KY.. Posts: 7,545	life is a bitch.

04-22-2010, 07:22 PM	#14
DarkneSS Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS 6MT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Westchester, New York Posts: 3,715	a GT or a v6? V6 camaros are cheaper than the v6 mustangs i thought?

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