The twisted road to a Red Hot SS order

LosAlamosAl · 04-02-2016, 08:32 PM

Greetings from northern New Mexico. I'll try and give you my story in bite-size pieces.

1. Owned a 2012 BMW M3 (V8 air breather). Love, love, loved it.
2. Warranty about to expire. $5K out of pocket for extended. Ouch.
3. Retired the nanosecond I hit 60. Yay!
4. Thought wife and I would enjoy vacations driving vs. flying (lots of free time).
5. Thought I had the fast cars out of my system.
6. Traded the M3 for a loaded 2016 X3. This event is now known as the "major brain fart".
7. Drove X3 for a month. "Nice" car (er, SUV).
8. Realized I did NOT have fast cars out of my system (60 is the new 40).
9. Went back to BMW. "Hey, can I trade this back on an M4?"
10. Drove the M4. Fast (especially with turbos at 7000 feet).
11. Can't get past the M4's lawnmower soundtrack.
12. My M3 sounded like a beast. This sounds like a Honda!
13. M4 is $82K. Dealer will take 2% off. Hosed on X3 trade (natch).
14. Good bye BMW. Hello Chevy.
15. Drive C7 Corvette. Awesome. Loved it. Expensive (but way more than 2% off).
16. Explored trading X3 for C7. Hosed on X3 trade (natch).
17. Channeling Risky Business: "Looks like we're keeping the X3!"
18. Can't afford two really expensive cars--bye, bye C7.
19. Salesman says offhandedly, "Have you considered the Camaro?"
20. Huh? No, why?
21. Internet and YouTube frenzy.
22. Drove SS.
23. Ordered Red Hot 2SS 10 minutes later

So, through no genius on my part, things are working out great. My wife gets the X3. She's happy. I trade her 2007 Audi A4 for the red SS (with manual, mag ride, perf exhaust). I'm happy that I seem to have luckily turned the brain fart of losing the M3 into a new adventure back in an American car.

I will lose 20% power up here at 7000 feet, but what I really like most in a car is the sound (my M4 was a screamer, the SS is all muscle) and accelerating (this is where the SS feels faster than the M3--torque). All else is secondary.

As I said, I'm retired but back working part time. I will lease the SS for 2 years (with a healthy down payment to get those payments down--I may decide I don't like working part time!). I'm not paranoid about American cars, I've had plenty that have been great (Trans Am, Ranger, Avalanche) but I am always leery of first model year--hence the 2-year lease. If the SS awesome, maybe there's a ZL1 in my future (full power at altitude!).

Anyway, looking forward to the car and to hanging out with all of you on the forum.

--
Al

sbubbaklein · 04-02-2016, 09:44 PM

welcome

USCAMARO14 · 04-03-2016, 07:44 AM

BAD DAB · 04-03-2016, 08:52 AM

Sir Nuke · 04-04-2016, 05:49 AM

CONGRATS on your ride and Welcome to our happy little corner of the net, and to Camaro5/6. There is a BIG fridge on the back porch with anything you can think of in it...help yourself...of course only take what you can LEGALLY have. Make yourself at home on one of the big fluffy couches, kick your shoes off, put your feet up on one of the tables, yes we are allowed to do that, mom's, dad's, wives', husband's, girlfriend's and boyfriend's here don't care....and take it easy.

oh...btw....every once in a while a food fight breaks out...so you may not want to wear nice clothes here.

Welcome!!

E-Ray · 04-04-2016, 01:59 PM

Welcome aboard.

Sales @ CAI Inc · 04-11-2016, 12:13 PM

That's a cool timeline! Welcome and congrats!

z28guy30 · 04-12-2016, 02:58 AM

Congrats on your new car!

G Fo12ce · 04-23-2016, 12:38 PM

Timeline was good!

04-02-2016, 08:32 PM	#1
LosAlamosAl Drives: 2016 Red Hot Camaro SS, 2016 BMW X3 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Los Alamos, NM Posts: 15	The twisted road to a Red Hot SS order Greetings from northern New Mexico. I'll try and give you my story in bite-size pieces. 1. Owned a 2012 BMW M3 (V8 air breather). Love, love, loved it. 2. Warranty about to expire. $5K out of pocket for extended. Ouch. 3. Retired the nanosecond I hit 60. Yay! 4. Thought wife and I would enjoy vacations driving vs. flying (lots of free time). 5. Thought I had the fast cars out of my system. 6. Traded the M3 for a loaded 2016 X3. This event is now known as the "major brain fart". 7. Drove X3 for a month. "Nice" car (er, SUV). 8. Realized I did NOT have fast cars out of my system (60 is the new 40). 9. Went back to BMW. "Hey, can I trade this back on an M4?" 10. Drove the M4. Fast (especially with turbos at 7000 feet). 11. Can't get past the M4's lawnmower soundtrack. 12. My M3 sounded like a beast. This sounds like a Honda! 13. M4 is $82K. Dealer will take 2% off. Hosed on X3 trade (natch). 14. Good bye BMW. Hello Chevy. 15. Drive C7 Corvette. Awesome. Loved it. Expensive (but way more than 2% off). 16. Explored trading X3 for C7. Hosed on X3 trade (natch). 17. Channeling Risky Business: "Looks like we're keeping the X3!" 18. Can't afford two really expensive cars--bye, bye C7. 19. Salesman says offhandedly, "Have you considered the Camaro?" 20. Huh? No, why? 21. Internet and YouTube frenzy. 22. Drove SS. 23. Ordered Red Hot 2SS 10 minutes later So, through no genius on my part, things are working out great. My wife gets the X3. She's happy. I trade her 2007 Audi A4 for the red SS (with manual, mag ride, perf exhaust). I'm happy that I seem to have luckily turned the brain fart of losing the M3 into a new adventure back in an American car. I will lose 20% power up here at 7000 feet, but what I really like most in a car is the sound (my M4 was a screamer, the SS is all muscle) and accelerating (this is where the SS feels faster than the M3--torque). All else is secondary. As I said, I'm retired but back working part time. I will lease the SS for 2 years (with a healthy down payment to get those payments down--I may decide I don't like working part time!). I'm not paranoid about American cars, I've had plenty that have been great (Trans Am, Ranger, Avalanche) but I am always leery of first model year--hence the 2-year lease. If the SS awesome, maybe there's a ZL1 in my future (full power at altitude!). Anyway, looking forward to the car and to hanging out with all of you on the forum. -- Al

04-02-2016, 09:44 PM	#2
sbubbaklein Drives: early 2011 Camaro convertible Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: House Springs, Mo Posts: 2,002 View My Garage	welcome __________________ Early 2011 LT Convertible, ZL1 bumper, hood, side skirts, belly pan and wheels, Truecarbon ECF hood extractor, K&N CAI, Elite catch can, Big Worm Bow Tie emblems, Jacfab bracket, Vitesse TC, BMR strut brace, BMR tunnel brace, NPP exhaust

04-03-2016, 07:44 AM	#3
USCAMARO14 Drives: 2LS 2014 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Staten ISland Posts: 3,404	__________________

04-03-2016, 08:52 AM	#4
BAD DAB Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Black & Silver Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 8,228 View My Garage	__________________ STAINLESS WORKS HEADERS-TUNED BY JANNETTY RACING-C.A.I. INTAKE-TAYLOR 409 WIRES-SOLO AXLE BACK EXHAUST-ELITE CATCH CAN

04-04-2016, 05:49 AM	#5
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,331 View My Garage	CONGRATS on your ride and Welcome to our happy little corner of the net, and to Camaro5/6. There is a BIG fridge on the back porch with anything you can think of in it...help yourself...of course only take what you can LEGALLY have. Make yourself at home on one of the big fluffy couches, kick your shoes off, put your feet up on one of the tables, yes we are allowed to do that, mom's, dad's, wives', husband's, girlfriend's and boyfriend's here don't care....and take it easy. oh...btw....every once in a while a food fight breaks out...so you may not want to wear nice clothes here. Welcome!! __________________

04-04-2016, 01:59 PM	#6
E-Ray Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, Nightfall Grey Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sulphur La. Posts: 1,680 View My Garage	Welcome aboard.

04-11-2016, 12:13 PM	#7
Sales @ CAI Inc Drives: 2010 SS/RS Supercharged 427 Build Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,504	That's a cool timeline! Welcome and congrats!

04-12-2016, 02:58 AM	#8
z28guy30 Drives: 2016 camaro 1ss Join Date: May 2011 Location: hawaii Posts: 326 View My Garage	Congrats on your new car! __________________ 2016 Camaro SS, Summit White, A8, MRC, Rally Stripes, Black Bowties.

04-23-2016, 12:38 PM	#9
G Fo12ce Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Orange County CA Posts: 699	Timeline was good! __________________ My Intro Post \| My Order \| My Ordering Guide TJCR2Q \| 2SS Red Hot\|Adrenaline Red\|MX0 A8\|56R Wheels\|5ZU Blade Spoiler\|NPP Exhaust\|F55 MRC\|IO6 Nav • 4/06/16 1100 Ordered (waiting for 5ZU acceptance) • 4/19/16 2000 Accepted with 5ZU • 4/23/16 3000 TPW:5/16/16 • 5/06/16 3100 • 5/13/16 3400 Broadcast Sheet • 5/24/16 3800 Vehicle Produced • 5/25/16 4B00 Bayed • 5/27/16 4300 Intermediate Delivery • 7/9/16 Delivered!