11-14-2014, 12:47 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2014 2LT/RS Silver Ice Metallic Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Haverhill, MA
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Oh what a strange trip it's been...
I married in 1980 at 19 and promptly traded in my much loved '72 Pontiac Lemans for 39 years of transportation appliance while we raised 10 kids. Still the best move I ever made. All that time I knew someday I'd be able to get back into a car that was actually fun to drive. To feed that family I work as a software engineer so money wasn't the issue but family obligations came first. No regrets here. Family is still the most important thing in my life.
Well someday is still approaching in the form of a C7 but I'm certainly headed in the right direction. In '09 I picked up a G8 V6 that I loved and drove it for 108K miles. The next year Chevy raised the Camaro from the dead and I knew what my next ride would be. Last month I picked up a SIM 2LT/RS and couldn't be happier with it. 3 out of the 4 kids still home actually fit in the back seat. Though my 6'2", 220lb son really misses the G8. I feel the mod bug coming on... -Dennis-
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2014 Camaro 2LT +RS Silver Ice - 55W HID Fogs, RotoFab CAI
2009 G8 V6 PBM mid-muffler and resonator delete, Magnaflow x-pipe, Rotofab CAI, GT Brake upgrade w/slotted rotors, partial debage |
11-14-2014, 03:24 PM | #2 |
Drives: "Kara Zor-El" 2017 2SS HBM Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Lower Hudson Valley
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Welcome aboard!! Post up some pics!!!
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11-14-2014, 03:59 PM | #3 |
Drives: early 2011 Camaro convertible Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: House Springs, Mo
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welcome
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11-14-2014, 04:06 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Mooresville, NC
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Welcome to the site and congrats on the new fun car!
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11-14-2014, 04:11 PM | #5 |
Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible and: Join Date: May 2014
Location: Central Texas
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Welcome and glad you got to pick up a Camaro!
I got married the same year as you, raised three children (still married), and have always still kept the high performance cars. Even had my wife take one of the Vette's from me once when she discovered how much fun it was to drive. It became hers for months, lol. Enjoy!
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11-14-2014, 06:09 PM | #6 |
Drives: 2014 2SS M6 "CHRISTINE" Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Boston Metro North
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Welcome fellow bay stater!!!
10 kids? You deserve a treat for sure. Glad you got this car, enjoy it! Welcome to the site.
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11-14-2014, 06:53 PM | #7 |
Drives: 2LS 2014 Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Staten ISland
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Welcome!!
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11-15-2014, 06:17 AM | #8 |
Drives: 2014 2LT/RS Silver Ice Metallic Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Haverhill, MA
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Thanks for the welcomes. This is an awesome board with lots of great people and cars.
I haven't had much time to get any good pics yet. I have some cell phone shot from the night I picked her up but they aren't very good. What I have is in my garage. -Dennis-
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2014 Camaro 2LT +RS Silver Ice - 55W HID Fogs, RotoFab CAI
2009 G8 V6 PBM mid-muffler and resonator delete, Magnaflow x-pipe, Rotofab CAI, GT Brake upgrade w/slotted rotors, partial debage |
11-15-2014, 08:27 AM | #9 |
Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Black & Silver Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Richmond, VA
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Welcome!
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11-15-2014, 09:30 AM | #10 |
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Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas
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CONGRATS on the ride, and Welcome to our happy little corner of the net, and to Camaro5. 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, wive's, husbands, girlfirends 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!!
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11-15-2014, 09:43 AM | #11 |
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Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Spring Special Edition Join Date: May 2014
Location: Christiana, TN
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Welcome aboard!
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11-15-2014, 09:48 AM | #12 |
Drives: 2010 2SS IOM L99 Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: LOUISVILLE,KY..
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welcome to C5.you say you raised 10 kids OMG.
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11-15-2014, 07:41 PM | #13 |
Drives: 2014 Spring Special Edition SS Vert Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Indiana
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Welcome to the forum!
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