Horrors of a camaro in C. America - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

camslambam · 12-01-2011, 10:15 AM

Camaro is lowered 1.5"... :(. This is the road I have to take just to get into my office parking lot.... About 60% of the roads here are like this... I have to go about 3-4mph.

Use to have my own VIP double parking spot... Government institution took over half the build... This is what I'm stuck with for parking. Doesn't seem so bad but I am about 2inches away from the pillar to avoid the grey car bashing my door, which it has multiple times.

American pickups and SUVs simply won't fit in parking spots here. They are made for small Japanese cars. My car hardly fits in regular spots. I'm angled towards the greens cars spot just to make some room... :(

Example of traffic when I go home. I'm only 5 miles from my office but it takes me 1hr 30mins to get there.... People here are very creative. There's a 4 lane highway about 3 miles long and somehow people make 6-7 lanes out of it. On bridges there 2 lanes and people make 3 somehow.... I haven't been run into but people see my car and assume I won't drive aggressively (which they assume correctly) and they throw their cars into your lane to cut across causing you to jam on brakes.

Chevrolet dealership here doesn't even know how to fix tail lights or change brake pads on a camaro (lol).

There's 7 camaros in this whole country.. 2 superchaged, my n/a, 2 SS and 2 LT. Mine is the only DD that I know of..

:(

DuhKoDuh · 12-01-2011, 10:18 AM

where are you from?
come to texas, you're guaranteed to see 23 a day!

AngelSpeedFreak · 12-01-2011, 10:19 AM

At least you get to see that nice ocean

camslambam · 12-01-2011, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelSpeedFreak

At least you get to see that nice ocean

Actually that's where the sewage is dumped.

There is no sewage treatment facilities so they dump it all into the bay. The water is murky brown and if you're close enough you can smell it.

NoSloSS · 12-01-2011, 10:22 AM

Sounds like the stories my wife tells me about Colombia with the water situation.

bkscott · 12-01-2011, 10:25 AM

You just made me very grateful to be living in the U.S. If I were you I would raise my car about .5 of an inch.

camslambam · 12-01-2011, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bkscott

You just made me very grateful to be living in the U.S. If I were you I would raise my car about .5 of an inch.

I'm going to buy coilovers and raise it a bit... It's unbearable.

liquidsmoke · 12-01-2011, 10:28 AM

why lower your car when you already know all the roads you take are crap?

camslambam · 12-01-2011, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by liquidsmoke

why lower your car when you already know all the roads you take are crap?

It was lowered when I lived in Montana. Never meant to bring it back but at time to come back after college and work I just couldn't sell her. Had too much value to me. So I brought her back and decided to bite the dust.

proxemics · 12-01-2011, 10:37 AM

you need another car

camslambam · 12-01-2011, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by proxemics

you need another car

I'm considering it...

Cam is going in as soon as it gets here (sometime next week) and a 100 shot will follow soon after.

BowtieBelle · 12-01-2011, 10:48 AM

Buy a beater, for real.

NYJETSFAN · 12-01-2011, 10:50 AM

Too bad bro.. I think you need to invest in a jeep..

camslambam · 12-01-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ark5thGenGirl

Buy a beater, for real.

There's a 33% car tax here... A decent beater here is about $25k....

12-01-2011, 10:15 AM	#1
camslambam Account Suspended Drives: 2010 SS, 06 SRT10 Ram Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: C. America Posts: 1,658	Horrors of a camaro in C. America Camaro is lowered 1.5"... :(. This is the road I have to take just to get into my office parking lot.... About 60% of the roads here are like this... I have to go about 3-4mph. Use to have my own VIP double parking spot... Government institution took over half the build... This is what I'm stuck with for parking. Doesn't seem so bad but I am about 2inches away from the pillar to avoid the grey car bashing my door, which it has multiple times. American pickups and SUVs simply won't fit in parking spots here. They are made for small Japanese cars. My car hardly fits in regular spots. I'm angled towards the greens cars spot just to make some room... :( Example of traffic when I go home. I'm only 5 miles from my office but it takes me 1hr 30mins to get there.... People here are very creative. There's a 4 lane highway about 3 miles long and somehow people make 6-7 lanes out of it. On bridges there 2 lanes and people make 3 somehow.... I haven't been run into but people see my car and assume I won't drive aggressively (which they assume correctly) and they throw their cars into your lane to cut across causing you to jam on brakes. Chevrolet dealership here doesn't even know how to fix tail lights or change brake pads on a camaro (lol). There's 7 camaros in this whole country.. 2 superchaged, my n/a, 2 SS and 2 LT. Mine is the only DD that I know of.. :(

12-01-2011, 10:18 AM	#2
DuhKoDuh Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS (Black) L99 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Pilot Point, Texas Posts: 2,185	where are you from? come to texas, you're guaranteed to see 23 a day! __________________ Follow me on Instagram @C7Corvettes

12-01-2011, 10:19 AM	#3
AngelSpeedFreak Most hated in NM.... Drives: Sold the 6POINT2, went to a 50THZ06 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,904	At least you get to see that nice ocean __________________

12-01-2011, 10:25 AM	#6
bkscott Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Posts: 1,608 View My Garage	You just made me very grateful to be living in the U.S. If I were you I would raise my car about .5 of an inch. __________________ 94 Firebird Formula (Drowned 08/30/05) 2010 IBM 2SS/RS 6M Arrived 3/25/10. ADM CAI, Borla Type S Cat Back, VMAX Ported TB, LG Short Throw Shifter, 1LE Shocks, Hotchkis Sway Bars, Whiteline Cradle Bushing Inserts, Custom Powdercoated ZL1's ,Michelin Pilot Supersports, Stainless Power Headers, Solo J Pipes, AAC LED Sidemarkers, ZL1 Rockers, SLP Splitter, ADM Stage II Cam,ZL1 Diffuser,Vitesse Throttle Controller.

12-01-2011, 10:28 AM	#8
liquidsmoke Two Miles An Hour Drives: SIM 2LT RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: chicago Posts: 1,209	why lower your car when you already know all the roads you take are crap? __________________ expect nothing, but take everything

12-01-2011, 10:22 AM	#5
NoSloSS BUMBLWHO Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Evans, GA Posts: 275 View My Garage	Sounds like the stories my wife tells me about Colombia with the water situation.

12-01-2011, 10:37 AM	#10
proxemics Drives: 09 shelby GT500 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: saudi Arabia Posts: 162	you need another car __________________ 2005 honda accord DD 2009 shelby GT500 1990 LS1 foxbody.Sold 1996 mustang GT.Sold 1994 corvette.Sold 2000 mustang.Sold 1987 camaro Z28.Sold 1985 Supra.Sold 2008 mustang GT.Sold

12-01-2011, 10:48 AM	#12
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,876 View My Garage	Buy a beater, for real. __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

12-01-2011, 10:50 AM	#13
NYJETSFAN El Hefe Drives: Black Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,067	Too bad bro.. I think you need to invest in a jeep..

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