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bob2the2nd · 03-16-2009, 11:40 PM

So through out work today (like im sure most of you) i spent all day glued to this site and the new camaro website so pretty much everyone knew something was up today with the car

Story one starts off with one of the guys I work with just bought a new lancer and has been going on and on about how much he loves the car and he has about 2500 dollars worth of mods in the 2 months he has had it etc etc. So he tells me all of the time how I should just go out and by a new car and not wait for the camaro and how it will never get built. then he tells me he sees them all of the time out on the road and tells me Im obviously not that into the car because i dont see them (we figured out what he was really seeing was challengers). So finally today with the new website out I send him a link and after about 30 minutes playing around on it he comes by and asks "do you think i could trade in my lancer in a year and get a camaro? it has more horsepower and better gas mileage than my car"

Then around 2 this afternoon one of the other guys in the building walks by and sees my poster I got as a thank you package posted on the side of my cube and says "oh yeah ive seen one of those". Well like i said i have people telling me they see them all the time so im only half paying attention and then the guy says "yeah i saw it while they were doing high heat climate testing out in Arizona."

at this point my head just jerks around to the guy. So we spend the next 10 minutes talking about the car and he tells me about all of the testing he saw them doing, it was awesome, too bad he didnt have pictures. Buit finally i finished up and told him that the V6 gets 29 MPG on the highway and he says "and it still has over 300 HP, right?" "you better believe it" "hmm.... i might have to look into getting one of those"

final story of the day non camaro related. I live with 2 other guys and we go over to this 4th guys house to lift weights every other night or so. Luckily tonight it wasnt my turn to drive as about half way through lifting we get a knock at the door. Turns out some dumbass kid (couldnt have been older than 18) parked his manual truck up the hill on the side of the road from where we parked and he decided to just leave the truck in first gear and not use the emergency break

lets just say I dont think the honda fit did to well in crash testing.. because um.. DAMN it now looks like a stepped on bug with both head lights popped out to the side and hood pushed all the way back exposing the engine. personally i think it was karma for the guy buying a honda fit but i didnt say that.... well at least not yet

jeffny09 · 03-16-2009, 11:45 PM

cool

TJ91 · 03-17-2009, 12:39 AM

lol i hate hondas

Camarino · 03-17-2009, 12:42 AM

lmao, friggin hysterical day nice

cam2fst4u · 03-17-2009, 12:44 AM

cool story

Well another story(not funny, to me anyway) The dealer that I go to said that they only had 3 allocations. 2 were going to be the v6 and the other v8. They were taking a $2500 deposit to order it the way you wanted. No body had come in to order. I didn't/dont have the extra cash to put down but I told them that If they didn't get the deposit let me option it out like i would want it and even if when it came in i wasn't able to get it, its not like it was going to sit for very long. So tomorrow was the day that GM was picking up their order. This evening the salesman texts me "we got deposit"

I called him up and he told me that this guy put the deposit up left the car identical to what i wanted and when it comes in no PDI (well they are going to check the fluids but thats it) and he doesn't want to drive it.

He wants them to bring it to his garage on a roll back?

These cars are meant to be driven not put in a garage with a cover over them.sorry if it comes off as a rant and I know its his money but still............

Oh well.....One day

Gentry78 · 03-17-2009, 12:50 AM

funny story

MAROobsession · 03-17-2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ91

lol i hate hondas

i'll still love my honda. until i drive off the lot in a SS

New2010CamaroLover · 03-17-2009, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAROobsession

i'll still love my honda. until i drive off the lot in a SS

Mine has been nothing but good to me, i haven't had to do anything to it other than change oil, tires, brakes and windshield wipers in 5 years....... BUT, i will soon forget alllll about that when i drive away in my SS/RS

*DGthe3* · 03-17-2009, 09:25 PM

I got absolutely nothing done at work today. I spent all day catching up and filling people in on what I saw and heard in Oshawa yesterday.

03-16-2009, 11:40 PM	#1
bob2the2nd Drives: CGM 2LT RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: newark, de Posts: 542	stories of the day 2 camaro related :) So through out work today (like im sure most of you) i spent all day glued to this site and the new camaro website so pretty much everyone knew something was up today with the car Story one starts off with one of the guys I work with just bought a new lancer and has been going on and on about how much he loves the car and he has about 2500 dollars worth of mods in the 2 months he has had it etc etc. So he tells me all of the time how I should just go out and by a new car and not wait for the camaro and how it will never get built. then he tells me he sees them all of the time out on the road and tells me Im obviously not that into the car because i dont see them (we figured out what he was really seeing was challengers). So finally today with the new website out I send him a link and after about 30 minutes playing around on it he comes by and asks "do you think i could trade in my lancer in a year and get a camaro? it has more horsepower and better gas mileage than my car" Then around 2 this afternoon one of the other guys in the building walks by and sees my poster I got as a thank you package posted on the side of my cube and says "oh yeah ive seen one of those". Well like i said i have people telling me they see them all the time so im only half paying attention and then the guy says "yeah i saw it while they were doing high heat climate testing out in Arizona." at this point my head just jerks around to the guy. So we spend the next 10 minutes talking about the car and he tells me about all of the testing he saw them doing, it was awesome, too bad he didnt have pictures. Buit finally i finished up and told him that the V6 gets 29 MPG on the highway and he says "and it still has over 300 HP, right?" "you better believe it" "hmm.... i might have to look into getting one of those" final story of the day non camaro related. I live with 2 other guys and we go over to this 4th guys house to lift weights every other night or so. Luckily tonight it wasnt my turn to drive as about half way through lifting we get a knock at the door. Turns out some dumbass kid (couldnt have been older than 18) parked his manual truck up the hill on the side of the road from where we parked and he decided to just leave the truck in first gear and not use the emergency break lets just say I dont think the honda fit did to well in crash testing.. because um.. DAMN it now looks like a stepped on bug with both head lights popped out to the side and hood pushed all the way back exposing the engine. personally i think it was karma for the guy buying a honda fit but i didnt say that.... well at least not yet

03-16-2009, 11:45 PM	#2
jeffny09 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: new york Posts: 5,618	cool __________________ top 10 reason why real men drive stick. 10. A manual transmission is the ultimate in control 9. You can use automotive jargon and not sound like a total tool 8. You can't spell "manual" without "man" 7. Manual transmissions prove you can do more than one thing at a time 6. You can't drift in an auto 5. You can't pull fancy moves in an automatic 4. You get better fuel economy with a stick 3. You’ll never look like a chump if you can drive stick 2. Manual transmission cars are faster 1. Women like a guy who is good with his hands.

03-17-2009, 12:42 AM	#4
Camarino DrIvE iT LiKe Ya STOLE It Drives: 2005 Mustang, '68 Camaro Z28 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 1,007	lmao, friggin hysterical day nice __________________ Lol SILLY RICER WINGS ARE FOR PLANES! :flag1: :flag2: :flag1: :flag2:

03-17-2009, 12:44 AM	#5
cam2fst4u Drives: 08 SS trailblazer,08 Silverado Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: stanley va Posts: 6,268 View My Garage	cool story Well another story(not funny, to me anyway) The dealer that I go to said that they only had 3 allocations. 2 were going to be the v6 and the other v8. They were taking a $2500 deposit to order it the way you wanted. No body had come in to order. I didn't/dont have the extra cash to put down but I told them that If they didn't get the deposit let me option it out like i would want it and even if when it came in i wasn't able to get it, its not like it was going to sit for very long. So tomorrow was the day that GM was picking up their order. This evening the salesman texts me "we got deposit" I called him up and he told me that this guy put the deposit up left the car identical to what i wanted and when it comes in no PDI (well they are going to check the fluids but thats it) and he doesn't want to drive it. He wants them to bring it to his garage on a roll back? These cars are meant to be driven not put in a garage with a cover over them.sorry if it comes off as a rant and I know its his money but still............ Oh well.....One day Last edited by cam2fst4u; 03-17-2009 at 12:59 AM.

03-17-2009, 09:25 PM	#9
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	I got absolutely nothing done at work today. I spent all day catching up and filling people in on what I saw and heard in Oshawa yesterday. __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

03-17-2009, 12:39 AM	#3
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,033	lol i hate hondas

03-17-2009, 12:50 AM	#6
Gentry78 HOOK'EM Drives: 97 c1500/92 olds Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 5,279	funny story

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