Official INFERNO ORANGE METALLIC (IOM) Camaro Thread

[Chevy_cowboy]

Originally Posted by scoticus.rex

Welcome and glad you found what you were looking for. I gave a similar laundry list to my local dealer here in Virginia and they found a new 2013 in NJ which they went and got for me right around Christmas. Congratulations on your new IOM Camaro and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have thus far.

~Rex

Thanks. We looked around a bit for a new 2013 but didn't find any close to what we wanted, quite a few coupes but not much selection on convertibles left. We also kinda wanted the first year car, despite its problems and growing pains.

[Dznts]

Originally Posted by Chevy_cowboy

I spent the last week or so reading this thread from the beginning, and I'm proud to say, after a long wait, my wife and I finally IOM owners!

We'd planned to buy a 2010 coupe, and after renting a LS for a week in Hawaii 12/10 we were really sold on a new Camaro... but by then we'd heard a convertible was coming in 2011. So we decided to wait and order one in the spring of 2011. Well 2011 was a really bad year for us, medically, financially, emotionally, so the Camaro got put off a couple of years. By the time we'd recovered from all of that, they'd discontinued IOM, so we set out in search of a car fitting all the options we wanted with as few of miles as possible.

Since we weren't able to order it, we really didn't think we'd find the perfect car, so we made a list of must haves, and stuff that we could live without if it came to that, and started searching auto trader. Must haves: V8, RS package, IO interior, Manual tranny, Convertible, within 1000 miles of home. After 3 months of looking at autotrader just about daily, just checking new listings everyday, Feb 15th a new IOM 2SS popped up at a chrysler dealer about 350 miles from our home. I called them and ran through the list of options, every option we would have spec'd if we'd had the chance to order it from the factory was on the car except 2. IO floormats and the painted engine cover. Only 11,355 miles on the odometer, 1 owner and listed $700 under KBB.

It was snowing like crazy that week, so I gave the dealer $1000 deposit over the phone and made him promise not to sell it until I could see it. Finally got a couple nice days on 2/19 and we headed up there. I Found 3 or 4 minor rock chips on the car, a small scratch on a door edge and the drivers seat had some stains on the bottom part that looked like could be cleaned up(adam's leather cleaner took them right off). At that point we'd already shown our hand of how badly we wanted this car and it was priced cheaper than others we'd looked at that were missing options we wanted so I didn't even try to haggle, signed the paperwork and drove it home that evening. Within an hour of getting home I'd bought the IO floor mats and painted engine cover from ebay to finish out the car as we would have ordered it. Its bone stock at the moment, thats what we were looking for, would rather start fresh and make it our own.

We've had 2 really nice days in it and put about 500 miles on it so far. This car is everything we imagined it would be and more, could not be happier with it! To top it off, today is my wife and I's 10th anniversary, so we're getting ready to head out for a cruise in the car (top up unfortunately, its 38 degrees). I think I check the weather about 5 times a day looking for signs of spring!


Sorry for the long winded post.

Congrats!

[LoneStar]

[flyinlow89]

Just installed zta spoiler and took her out of storage. Slp splitter going on monday




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[cj04]

What lowering springs did you go with?

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[flyinlow89]

If you're asking me...I'm running Pfadt


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[cj04]

Originally Posted by flyinlow89

If you're asking me...I'm running Pfadt


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Car looks awesome what size are the rims?

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[SM0KE]

Originally Posted by flyinlow89

Just installed zta spoiler and took her out of storage. Slp splitter going on monday

Car looks great.
Snow is gross though.

[rtcat600man]

Winter mods almost complete. New R1 rotors, Hawks pads, Stainless steel lines, and Motul fluid is completed today. Other mods over the past week, has been polish, wax and glaze. Anvil spoiler installed. Few more things to complete tomorrow, and everything will be ready for this upcoming season.

[flyinlow89]

Originally Posted by cj04

Car looks awesome what size are the rims?

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Thank you. Wheels are stance sc5 20x9.5 and 20x10.5
For an inexpensive wheel I'm happy with them. Currently saving for forgeline ga3s


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[Aequitas & Veritas]

Awesome photos LoneStar!

[LoneStar]

Originally Posted by Aequitas & Veritas

Awesome photos LoneStar!

Thanks! I have a few more in my build thread, just thought I'd post my favorites of the set here.

[Rat]

More IOM for 2014!

[Dznts]

a few from this weekends car show. ended placing in the top 25 out of 300 entries.