The old and the new

the_evil_monk · 03-04-2016, 02:35 PM

Greetings! Finally posting on the board, but I have been lurking for over a year. I'm a Camaro guy, I remember walking to school as a kid and seeing a bright yellow Z-28 every day that I thought was the coolest car ever. In college, I rode back and forth to school in a friend's 1984 Silver Camaro, and one of my friends had a 1987 Camaro with T-tops that was just amazing. Cruising with the tops open with Guns N Roses on the radio...

Anyway, I finally got my turn back in 2001 when I got my first Camaro, a 2000 base V6, black, with T-tops. It had a whopping 13K miles on it when I got it. Bought the V6 because it was my daily driver and I wanted the better gas mileage. Bought the automatic because the wife (now ex) couldn't drive a manual. Never looked back, I joyfully drove that car every day for 15 years. That car got rear-ended twice (minor scuffs only!), and then surived a valet parking mishap and sliding sideways down a Kansas highway at 60mph in a torrential rainstorm just to end up in ankle deep mud. I drove that car home from my divorce hearing, and my kids grew up riding in the back seat. Both of my kids drove that car for their very first driving lesson, then went on to learn to drive that car.

It was only this week that after looking for many months and dreaming for a little longer, I bought my new Camaro, a 2015 2SS, black, with a stick shift. Drives completely different than my old one, but I love them both. My son now drives the 2000, and when he goes to college, my daughter will take it over. I know I will be driving this car for many years, and making a whole new set of memories in it.

Here's shots of the new baby:

Shots of the two together:

Shots with my '63 Chevy C20:

E-Ray · 03-04-2016, 03:54 PM

Welcome, very nice.

Sir Nuke · 03-05-2016, 10:28 AM

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, 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!!

sbubbaklein · 03-05-2016, 12:14 PM

welcome

USCAMARO14 · 03-11-2016, 04:52 AM

NIce Ride!

camarolover16 · 03-11-2016, 08:47 AM

Welcome - beautiful Camaro!

the_evil_monk · 03-14-2016, 10:22 AM

Thanks everyone. I'm loving the new ride, and doing little things to make it my own!

03-04-2016, 02:35 PM	#1
the_evil_monk Drives: 2015 2SS / 2000 V6 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: De Soto, KS Posts: 40	The old and the new Greetings! Finally posting on the board, but I have been lurking for over a year. I'm a Camaro guy, I remember walking to school as a kid and seeing a bright yellow Z-28 every day that I thought was the coolest car ever. In college, I rode back and forth to school in a friend's 1984 Silver Camaro, and one of my friends had a 1987 Camaro with T-tops that was just amazing. Cruising with the tops open with Guns N Roses on the radio... Anyway, I finally got my turn back in 2001 when I got my first Camaro, a 2000 base V6, black, with T-tops. It had a whopping 13K miles on it when I got it. Bought the V6 because it was my daily driver and I wanted the better gas mileage. Bought the automatic because the wife (now ex) couldn't drive a manual. Never looked back, I joyfully drove that car every day for 15 years. That car got rear-ended twice (minor scuffs only!), and then surived a valet parking mishap and sliding sideways down a Kansas highway at 60mph in a torrential rainstorm just to end up in ankle deep mud. I drove that car home from my divorce hearing, and my kids grew up riding in the back seat. Both of my kids drove that car for their very first driving lesson, then went on to learn to drive that car. It was only this week that after looking for many months and dreaming for a little longer, I bought my new Camaro, a 2015 2SS, black, with a stick shift. Drives completely different than my old one, but I love them both. My son now drives the 2000, and when he goes to college, my daughter will take it over. I know I will be driving this car for many years, and making a whole new set of memories in it. Here's shots of the new baby: Shots of the two together: Shots with my '63 Chevy C20:

03-05-2016, 10:28 AM	#3
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '26 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,768 View My Garage	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, 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!! __________________

03-05-2016, 12:14 PM	#4
sbubbaklein Drives: early 2011 Camaro convertible Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: House Springs, Mo Posts: 2,001 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

03-11-2016, 04:52 AM	#5
USCAMARO14 Drives: 2LS 2014 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Staten ISland Posts: 3,404	NIce Ride! __________________

03-11-2016, 08:47 AM	#6
camarolover16 Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, 2015 Ram 2500 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Wentzville, MO Posts: 77	Welcome - beautiful Camaro! __________________ 2SS / Mosaic Black w/Silver Center Stripe / A8 / NPP/ MRC / Sunroof

03-04-2016, 03:54 PM	#2
E-Ray Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, Nightfall Grey Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sulphur La. Posts: 1,680 View My Garage	Welcome, very nice.

03-14-2016, 10:22 AM	#7
the_evil_monk Drives: 2015 2SS / 2000 V6 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: De Soto, KS Posts: 40	Thanks everyone. I'm loving the new ride, and doing little things to make it my own!