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Old 01-13-2019, 12:51 PM   #1
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Knock Knock.

Hi there! Name's Lorelei. I'm 30.

From 2000-2013 My dad always had a Camaro in the house. He started with a 2000 Camaro SS convertible. Managed to get a 12.9 out of it. not terrible but not great either. Sold that and bought a Butternut Yellow 67 RS. that was a neat car but never could get it to work correctly. When we tired of that he changed it up to a 86 Iroc-Z and put a supercharger kit on it (I think it was a Procharger, forgot the exact details)

Anyway, here I am. I've had a long list of vehicles. Never totaled one. I used to get tired of driving something that wasn't the latest and greatest and life has a habit of hitting you pretty hard when you try to keep up with the Joneses. I learned how to drive on a 1992 Accord LX, with those crazy early 90s Blue vinyl seats and whatnot. I won't list all of them but my favorites were my Challenger Scat pack (6.4L, 6MT). Something about rowing a boat... The next one was my FRS. I had a built motor, 1.46L Twin-screw supercharger, E85 flex tuned and a few other goodies, so you know modifying cars isn't new to me. I managed to get into the mid 12s on the second pass, not bad for stock tire. probably coulda been an 11s car with a good set of tires and a proper clutch. The Challenger was the faster car but only because it had considerably more top end.

So now i'm here looking to do some research- I'm mostly looking into a 1LS. I'd prefer black. Right now i'm driving a beater, but at least the heat works and its reliable.

How are the manual transmissions on the 4cyls? I'm no stranger to manual transmissions as far as driving a car with one, Just curious what you all think.
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Old 01-13-2019, 01:31 PM   #2
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Old 01-13-2019, 01:32 PM   #3
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Welcome, slow down and enjoy the traffic!
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Old 01-13-2019, 03:46 PM   #4
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Welcome, slow down and enjoy the traffic!
Yes officer. I only race at the track.
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Old 01-13-2019, 08:31 PM   #5
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Old 01-14-2019, 05:22 AM   #6
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Lorelei, 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, wives', husbands, girlfriends and boyfriends 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.

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Old 01-14-2019, 11:15 AM   #7
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Lorelei, 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, wives', husbands, girlfriends and boyfriends 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!!
I think i'll stick with soda. Thanks tho!
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Old 01-15-2019, 07:53 AM   #8
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Old 01-19-2019, 05:55 PM   #9
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Finally got to drive the Camaro on Weds and was very impressed. The car is very hard to see out of. Didn't like the numbers they gave me (5k down was a bit much) so i'll be saving my greenbacks.
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Old 01-19-2019, 06:14 PM   #10
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Look for cars second hand on this forum, you will be buying it from someone who cared for the car better than some average Joe. Price will be fair as well.
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