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fredz · 01-17-2019, 03:44 PM

thanks to all. I am thrilled and can't wait and remember, I have had them all!!! But this equates to a beast I have not had before ...mixing the past incredible power with todays modern conveniences. I will have my radar/laser installed immediately. It saves brain cells.....keeps me a good boy for the most part.
.....................but I hear that little devil on my shoulder!!!!

fredz · 01-17-2019, 04:38 PM

much to my surprise, I came upon this video while jonesing on the youtube videos of the Zle.......https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...D&&FORM=VRDGAR

witenite · 01-17-2019, 09:36 PM

Awesome ride. Congrats!

PDXSSCE · 01-17-2019, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayjellyfish212

Sick ass car! No need to do anything to it! Drive it like you stole it!!!

There is something to be done... remove the Gateway dealership decal.

gm2376 · 01-18-2019, 08:15 AM

drives me nuts when dealers put there stupid stickers on a new car

fredz · 01-18-2019, 09:12 AM

Wanted to keep it on so I can remember the experience!!!��
It goes immediately!
Hey, while I’m here and you guys are so helpful, the dealer gave a value pack.....
(The gateway package is your life time warranty on tint, window chips, paint sealent and door guards that’s added to our of our vehicles.)
What issues do we have with our paint? I’ve heard it’s brittle and chips. The sealer sounds like what my detailer uses to protect paint and durability.
Thanks
Fredz

InFiD3ViL · 01-18-2019, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gm2376

drives me nuts when dealers put there stupid stickers on a new car

Mine had Auto Nation stuff ALL over the car, in the door jambs, on each window, etc.

The window and door stuff was all 'anti-theft' stuff. Anti-theft stickers...

Damn. Just amazing.

Congratz man. That is many people's dream car.

Moto-Mojo · 01-18-2019, 09:55 AM

I MIGHT even take that car over my 5th Gen!

marklsx · 01-18-2019, 09:11 PM

That car looks like it's going to kick someone's ass. Beautiful ride!

fredz · 01-18-2019, 10:31 PM

thanks...........had such a problem getting squared away from dealer to me...........just a pisser. Finally, it will be here tomorrow, 1/19, and I am pumped! It's probably kick my ass first!!!!
Ok, quick questions for you.
I know this is the wrong forum but since I am here.......

1. Why doesn't more owners bring up the drive mode options to open the butterfly in the exhaust that is an option, vs pulling a fuse etc? It does the exact same thing, i believe and it is on the menu!!
2. should I still choose to go louder.....is there a nice easy and resonable procedure to get the sound vs putting a whole new exhaust system? Not up for modifying it that much.

thanks. fredz

silversleeper · 01-19-2019, 01:18 AM

There are different tones with various mufflers and headers and resonators and cat delete pipes combos.
A cat delete with resonators and NPP open flap fuse pull is TOO LOUD. Under light acceleration it isn't too bad but normal pulling away from a light or more enthusiastic go pedal makes too much noise. Every idiot around you wants to race you and race past you in their slow beat up 4cyl camry's, pickups and whatever vehicle $1000 can buy.

CHRISCAM · 01-19-2019, 01:39 PM

Hey Fredz, congrats on a beautiful and sinister-looking ZL1! I was curious about where you purchased it and how the transaction went, fees & registration-wise.
Looks like you're located here in SoCal in Hermosa Beach, correct? You purchased the car in AZ.
Was the dealer in AZ able to process the registration and pay the fees for registration in CA? Just curious, because I'm looking at some potential purchase options from AZ dealers, but I didn't want to get stuck having to pay AZ and CA DMV fees. Let me know.

Cheers,
Chris

fredz · 01-19-2019, 02:16 PM

Hey, Chris. I will give you the honest and factual answer. I will try to keep it as brief as possible.
I looked everywhere here in So Cal. Not great luck in great pricing. Found one in Ariz and texted them and they got back immediately. Owner, J , was the call. I went thru all possible reductions I could get as I was paying cash. Got a lot of great discounts..all fair and reasonable. (pm me and i will detail rather than here) As it was around 1/7 i wanted the car as fast as possible! I planned to fly out, buy and drive home. Was told because of local fees, it was same price to have it shipped so I went that route.
Well, as it turned out...the delays were endless and painful. I said email pics of paperwork so I can review and then just sign upon receiving Fedex. Getting email took another day for some nutty reason, and the car was on order to be shipped. I wanted a confirmed date so i could be ready. Owner's son, J2, got in the mix to help. At first it was always 'I will do everything and anything to keep the pace." Then it just didn't move expeditiously! a few days turned into a week, I had wired my $66k so to help speed things up, which it didn't! On top of this.....I had the finance guy call me to go over details to validate everything. Then, he says...'now I want to let you know the warranty says LIMITED coverage for both the 3/36 and 5/60. He explained only defective, misinstalled, or ?? was covered. Anything else was up for interrpretation. I have bought tons of cars but I admit, this being a very special car, maybe I needed to pay attention to this. Got off phone, called my dealer and wrencher pals and they called BS. So, as all car warranties go...bumper to bumper on 3/36 and PowerTrain on 5/60.
So talked to finance guy and just let him hang hisself by trying to upsell me an Estended W. I got off and called J2. Told him his guy is flat out lying and he agreed and said he would handle things and get Fin guy off my order.
Now we are a week away from original date , Thurs 1/17 was ship date, and here we are on Tues and no papers. Wed I get them, wrong address, but get them , sign them, and Fedex back ASAP. I said you'll have them tomorrow, Thurs, so keep my ship date in tact. Everyone promised but no one followed up. Finally, I pressed for driver's cell to see where it was. J2 gave it to me and all seemed fine. I call Driver Andy to see where he is and he said Los Vegas. I asked how in the heck could he get me my car from LV as it was 3:00 pm. He said he wasn't scheduled to get it to me until Sat. SO NOW I AM IN SEMI RAGE MODE. Turns out, dealer called a broker, then they called the shipper and they got the schedule to driver. Noone told anyone of this so they all either knew and lied, didn't know and were caught off guard, or just inadequate.
I sent a joint text, telling them the story, told them dissappointment was behind as car is on for Sat. but they totally screwed up an otherwise good transaction. NO REPLY as yet. I also had finance guy in the group text and said " my suggestion to you is NEVER EVER tell someone what you told me which is total bullshi#. You lied and that is not something a lot of people are going to appreciate!! BOZO!
However, the dealership gave a good price, stuck by their word so in 1/2 hour I am meeting the driver and get my car, Hallaluha!!
They did not tax me nor register me. I have to do that in Cali. I have appointment later this month. will be an ugly 10 %. I did this whole thing 11/2 years ago when I bought my GT350. one day paperwork, flew out and drove home.
BTW....i did pay Ariz taxes on my 350 but only paid the diff here in calif. So you don't get hammered twice.
Long story, bad in some ways and great in others. Car price was better by about 3k.
hope that helps...............Im off to drive it like i stole it.

CHRISCAM · 01-19-2019, 03:41 PM

Thanks for the reply. Yikes! That was a nightmare experience getting the car to you! Good to hear that it arrived OK and you can now enjoy it.
I was under the impression that perhaps out of state dealerships might still be able to connect with CA DMV and get the car registered in CA from their location, but I guess it's just not that simple.
Oh well, I guess I'll just have to keep my eye out for better pricing here in CA. I hope to be able to come back on this site in the near future with my own 'celebratory lap' in my (hopefully low mile) 5th gen.

01-17-2019, 09:36 PM	#17
witenite Drives: 2010 2SS non RS Join Date: May 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,253 View My Garage	Awesome ride. Congrats! __________________

01-18-2019, 08:15 AM	#19
gm2376 Drives: 2010 Black 2ss Camaro SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rochester Hills, MI Posts: 1,060	drives me nuts when dealers put there stupid stickers on a new car __________________ ZL1 10 spokes,Dart 388,ECS Supercharger 2200x, E85 Flex Fuel sensor, Dart 388 , B&M Tranny Cooler, Vigilante 4000 Triple Disc TC,Katech Ported Heads, Texas Speed Sheet Metal Intake, ECS Big Blower Cam,ID 1700s, Fore Triple Pumps, E85,ATI Super Dampner, KW V3 Coilovers, Pfadt front and rear sway bars,Pfadt Trailing arms and toe rods,ZL1 Rear Diff, RPM 6l90e level 10 Tranny, SW Long Tubes no cats,Nick Williams Boosted 102mm TB, Dr Phil Tune,Borla Atak

01-18-2019, 09:55 AM	#22
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,971	I MIGHT even take that car over my 5th Gen! __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

01-18-2019, 09:11 PM	#23
marklsx Drives: 2014 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: MA Posts: 103	That car looks like it's going to kick someone's ass. Beautiful ride! __________________ 2014 1SS - BTR Stg3, GMPP CNC Heads, Kooks LTs & cats, Magnaflow 2.5" Street w/Res X, Z28 CAI

01-17-2019, 03:44 PM	#15
fredz Just another car Jones! Drives: black zl11le Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Hermosa Beach Posts: 95 View My Garage	thanks to all. I am thrilled and can't wait and remember, I have had them all!!! But this equates to a beast I have not had before ...mixing the past incredible power with todays modern conveniences. I will have my radar/laser installed immediately. It saves brain cells.....keeps me a good boy for the most part. .....................but I hear that little devil on my shoulder!!!!

01-17-2019, 04:38 PM	#16
fredz Just another car Jones! Drives: black zl11le Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Hermosa Beach Posts: 95 View My Garage	much to my surprise, I came upon this video while jonesing on the youtube videos of the Zle.......https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...D&&FORM=VRDGAR

01-18-2019, 09:12 AM	#20
fredz Just another car Jones! Drives: black zl11le Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Hermosa Beach Posts: 95 View My Garage	Wanted to keep it on so I can remember the experience!!!�� It goes immediately! Hey, while I’m here and you guys are so helpful, the dealer gave a value pack..... (The gateway package is your life time warranty on tint, window chips, paint sealent and door guards that’s added to our of our vehicles.) What issues do we have with our paint? I’ve heard it’s brittle and chips. The sealer sounds like what my detailer uses to protect paint and durability. Thanks Fredz

01-18-2019, 10:31 PM	#24
fredz Just another car Jones! Drives: black zl11le Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Hermosa Beach Posts: 95 View My Garage	thanks...........had such a problem getting squared away from dealer to me...........just a pisser. Finally, it will be here tomorrow, 1/19, and I am pumped! It's probably kick my ass first!!!! Ok, quick questions for you. I know this is the wrong forum but since I am here....... 1. Why doesn't more owners bring up the drive mode options to open the butterfly in the exhaust that is an option, vs pulling a fuse etc? It does the exact same thing, i believe and it is on the menu!! 2. should I still choose to go louder.....is there a nice easy and resonable procedure to get the sound vs putting a whole new exhaust system? Not up for modifying it that much. thanks. fredz

01-19-2019, 01:18 AM	#25
silversleeper Big Crow Drives: '13 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: California Posts: 1,483	There are different tones with various mufflers and headers and resonators and cat delete pipes combos. A cat delete with resonators and NPP open flap fuse pull is TOO LOUD. Under light acceleration it isn't too bad but normal pulling away from a light or more enthusiastic go pedal makes too much noise. Every idiot around you wants to race you and race past you in their slow beat up 4cyl camry's, pickups and whatever vehicle $1000 can buy.

01-19-2019, 01:39 PM	#26
CHRISCAM Drives: 2013 Summit White 2SS/1LE Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: SoCal Posts: 118	Hey Fredz, congrats on a beautiful and sinister-looking ZL1! I was curious about where you purchased it and how the transaction went, fees & registration-wise. Looks like you're located here in SoCal in Hermosa Beach, correct? You purchased the car in AZ. Was the dealer in AZ able to process the registration and pay the fees for registration in CA? Just curious, because I'm looking at some potential purchase options from AZ dealers, but I didn't want to get stuck having to pay AZ and CA DMV fees. Let me know. Cheers, Chris

01-19-2019, 02:16 PM	#27
fredz Just another car Jones! Drives: black zl11le Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Hermosa Beach Posts: 95 View My Garage	Hey, Chris. I will give you the honest and factual answer. I will try to keep it as brief as possible. I looked everywhere here in So Cal. Not great luck in great pricing. Found one in Ariz and texted them and they got back immediately. Owner, J , was the call. I went thru all possible reductions I could get as I was paying cash. Got a lot of great discounts..all fair and reasonable. (pm me and i will detail rather than here) As it was around 1/7 i wanted the car as fast as possible! I planned to fly out, buy and drive home. Was told because of local fees, it was same price to have it shipped so I went that route. Well, as it turned out...the delays were endless and painful. I said email pics of paperwork so I can review and then just sign upon receiving Fedex. Getting email took another day for some nutty reason, and the car was on order to be shipped. I wanted a confirmed date so i could be ready. Owner's son, J2, got in the mix to help. At first it was always 'I will do everything and anything to keep the pace." Then it just didn't move expeditiously! a few days turned into a week, I had wired my $66k so to help speed things up, which it didn't! On top of this.....I had the finance guy call me to go over details to validate everything. Then, he says...'now I want to let you know the warranty says LIMITED coverage for both the 3/36 and 5/60. He explained only defective, misinstalled, or ?? was covered. Anything else was up for interrpretation. I have bought tons of cars but I admit, this being a very special car, maybe I needed to pay attention to this. Got off phone, called my dealer and wrencher pals and they called BS. So, as all car warranties go...bumper to bumper on 3/36 and PowerTrain on 5/60. So talked to finance guy and just let him hang hisself by trying to upsell me an Estended W. I got off and called J2. Told him his guy is flat out lying and he agreed and said he would handle things and get Fin guy off my order. Now we are a week away from original date , Thurs 1/17 was ship date, and here we are on Tues and no papers. Wed I get them, wrong address, but get them , sign them, and Fedex back ASAP. I said you'll have them tomorrow, Thurs, so keep my ship date in tact. Everyone promised but no one followed up. Finally, I pressed for driver's cell to see where it was. J2 gave it to me and all seemed fine. I call Driver Andy to see where he is and he said Los Vegas. I asked how in the heck could he get me my car from LV as it was 3:00 pm. He said he wasn't scheduled to get it to me until Sat. SO NOW I AM IN SEMI RAGE MODE. Turns out, dealer called a broker, then they called the shipper and they got the schedule to driver. Noone told anyone of this so they all either knew and lied, didn't know and were caught off guard, or just inadequate. I sent a joint text, telling them the story, told them dissappointment was behind as car is on for Sat. but they totally screwed up an otherwise good transaction. NO REPLY as yet. I also had finance guy in the group text and said " my suggestion to you is NEVER EVER tell someone what you told me which is total bullshi#. You lied and that is not something a lot of people are going to appreciate!! BOZO! However, the dealership gave a good price, stuck by their word so in 1/2 hour I am meeting the driver and get my car, Hallaluha!! They did not tax me nor register me. I have to do that in Cali. I have appointment later this month. will be an ugly 10 %. I did this whole thing 11/2 years ago when I bought my GT350. one day paperwork, flew out and drove home. BTW....i did pay Ariz taxes on my 350 but only paid the diff here in calif. So you don't get hammered twice. Long story, bad in some ways and great in others. Car price was better by about 3k. hope that helps...............Im off to drive it like i stole it.

01-19-2019, 03:41 PM	#28
CHRISCAM Drives: 2013 Summit White 2SS/1LE Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: SoCal Posts: 118	Thanks for the reply. Yikes! That was a nightmare experience getting the car to you! Good to hear that it arrived OK and you can now enjoy it. I was under the impression that perhaps out of state dealerships might still be able to connect with CA DMV and get the car registered in CA from their location, but I guess it's just not that simple. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to keep my eye out for better pricing here in CA. I hope to be able to come back on this site in the near future with my own 'celebratory lap' in my (hopefully low mile) 5th gen.