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She called again today & got it all sorted out again. According to today's rep, the last one had her having traded a new Camaro for another new Camaro, had the wrong "make it up" data entered, etc. Wow. Scary, AIG, just scary. At least today's rep seemed to understand & just said "sometimes the newest of vins don't work immediately". Okay... Otherwise, in today's update, she was out cruising again & decided to meet my father at his work for lunch. "All the guys were falling all over it and asking questions. He seemed jealous and dropped the "I have a '68 Coronet..." line." Hah. I asked if he dropped the "our/my new Camaro" line, but nada. We're hard on him, but he makes it so. It rained last night & she got it sloppy today, so--proud again--at least she came home & washed it. Good ma, good

An insane one. Called the insurance days ago to check on the difference from Malibu to Camaro--this is AIG, the parent's insurance company. As from mom, "they had no info whatsoever regarding a 2010 Camaro and the lady even asked twice "what is it again?" and said she'd have to make a car up based on general specs. At the dealer last night, between the salesman & her on the phone again, it was at least 25 minutes of "that vin doesn't exist...checking it again...nope" and then 3x trying to describe what a 2010 Camaro was, AGAIN, so they could make something up. Insanity. They've been making these since spring and still...wow...AIG...

Good thing the Flinstone mobile '68 Dodge Coronet is all sealed up in the canopy behind... Funny, back to everything RWD now, except for the Subaru. Hmm.

He always does this. No offense to anyone here, but he has 3 old clunkers "because you need more than 1..." and dare you say a thing about them, including the one missing chunks of floor, but your latest & greatest new car is fair game. It's his way of being jealous & liking it, but never wanting to admit as such. Spends more on his trip than either of us do on a new car & payments, in all honesty. Fun, fun. I saw that later tonight when I was around & outside "so what size engine is it? What's an RS?" Yep. Just gotta keep him from breaking a flipkey or pounding it down a cratered road, and it's a start

Mom got her new Camaro yesterday and right before, in the morning, the G8 finally got its new tires mounted. Goodyear Eagle GT performance all seasons...love 'em. Only on a day and the car doesn't feel as fully crisp as with the summer Bridgestones, but it already rides SO much better, doesn't shake, doesn't pull, has traction, and the road roar died. They should get a little better with a few more miles. Combine these with the booming Corsa exhaust & these 2 things changed the car almost more than anything. It's like a different car from last week, and I'm enjoying it. Corsa is still pretty darn loud and there's an RPM rev range down low where it rumbles me for a few seconds, but it's still great. And it really just made the 6.0L shine vs. hum and alternator whine before.

24 hours in and doing good, it seems. Off for the week, she drove it to work to put on a show "it gets so much attention even just rolling down the road" and then got home to at least figure out changing over her Onstar & XM. Only got, well, a few texts throughout the day as she did it all This was from early morning today: She's smitten. Still can't use a thing or figure out what does what, but I'll have to do a training seminar by this weekend. Funny, the sales guy popped the hood to show her the engine while still "looking" and she just went ...okay. Gidgets & gadgets. At 23 months, she had just barely crossed figuring out all the Malibu stuff...month 20 was the first time an Aux. cable & iPod were used. Really, hah. On the drive home I was trying to describe that she now has a full on USB iPod interface, but baby steps, baby steps. My father finally drove it around tonight too, even though I told her not to let him because he'd moan & groan, which he did. Mainly "god, it's like it has rock hard tires or something...what size are they?" and I just had to brush over yeah, 20" summer only Pirelli's...it's like that. Kinda rides like a hobbly cart, or at least did last night to me, I thought tire pressure but they're actually a little low. Seems more to be sub 45-degree cold+gooey summer tread means a little hard & wobbly, same issue I had with my G8 until yesterday with the new all season treads. Oh well. No complaints from her yet. It's all certainly made Christmas shopping easier, at some point, for all the stuff she wants or I think she needs. A mini spare tire is #1 on the list...again, let that slide until after she signed. "Whatever, okay, let's go!" So...I love it as a piece of art and that DI 3.6L...but my G8 is like a burly growling luxury sedan version and I'm just more used to it. I'd go with either, but a G8 first just for the drive & package, and a Camaro for a fun coupe to also get some looks in.

Heh, I kept telling her to punch it fully for break in but I think the most she did was a 1/4-1/2 on the highway. "I'm not even on it and wow, it moves!" Give her time. As if the car wasn't different enough, this was the first time she ever said yes to an extended GMPP warranty plan...longer term than others thus far, just as she's said I guess Dad doesn't seem thrilled, though. But he hasn't looked at it either. I hope it's uncomfortable for him so he doesn't even have to start making complaints up and thrashing it down bad roads, she can just drive more.

More shots, crappy iPhone and all, from the night as a whole.

Agreed. Of this vintage, it's better than the teals that were on everything or the forest green almost as played out. I like it.

Home, finally. Only complaints were the windows weren't perfectly cleaned (seriously, mom...the guys had to PDI it after they'd usually be gone, I would have been happy taking it home still plastic wrapped) and that she doesn't know how to use much yet, or what the buttons do. That and the beep-beep-beep rear sonar singing to her challenged backing skills was annoying, heh. Otherwise, I like it. I like my G8 more to ride/drive I think, but the look and even the interior of this thing is killer. It's a little hobbly bobbly with 20" wheels & summer tires--gotta check the pressures--and no more Malibu silence, but a fun, fun piece. She loves it. Personal coupe. And like I said, the passenger's seat not being as adjustable as the driver's makes it not a throne, so more reason to finally never let my father drive unless absolutely necessary. The clock ticks until he can find the first thing to moan & groan about, or break. Gotta get her a mini spare/jack as would be an option and at least now with this car, she's made Christmas shopping SO easy for me--accessories, fun

Yes! I think I now found another big time favorite dealer--they're great and the deal was even better. Pull into a lot with snow covered cars and for a pretty small place, a bigger selection of Camaro's and a few Challenger's than any place else I've been. It just click-click-click worked & with a car so new, off the truck this morning, it was LIKE ordering but with 0 wait;-) Plus, anyone who starts up a detailed G8 conversation with me and knows a lot about them...priceless

Will do! We're in the car on the way home now & she's just having a blast, but still babying it. This worked out so oddly well...what a story, even just today! We were at a red light & a little boy in a car beside us started pointing & waving. "Who is he waving at?" "Uh...you...and the car...hah." We both smiled & waved then. Even better...she's on vacation all week. Play time...I should be getting many texts & calls..."what does..."

Hah! Sitting waiting for the car, she just made me & the sales guy cringe..."Now you have the hottest mom in town, hah!"

One building is Chevy-Buick, the other is Chrysler stuff. There's a mixture of Camaro's & Challenger's...she wouldn't even go within 10ft a Challenger;-)

Sitting at the dealer in Oxford, PA right now...she just bought one! Silver Ice & Black 2LT, RS package, Polished wheels...literally just rolled off the truck this morning;-)

Happy 21st, Cory...hope it's a great one

Eureka! That's it! I never saw the print ad, but did the commercial...ah, Pontiac...the days...

That's such a great tip, I just had to try it locally. Crappy stuff, but a few interesting ones!

She knows what she wants in basics, and like with the Malibu (which she actually DID order, only to have her current one come available via dealer trade 2 days later), if there's one that meets her specs give or take 1 thing and sitting on a lot ready to go, that's what she'd rather do. Why wait when you don't have to, even if it is a little more effort to search, it's much quicker. Looks right and has all the right buttons, she's gold. Otherwise, she can't tell you which options are which, etc. In this case, it'd help if she could really see & touch more than just the 1 per month locally, and compare a couple back to back, I can lead the way based on what she says. Oh, I remember the day she ordered a Malibu...I got a call saying she did, then went to the dealer later to check on what she said yes too, thankfully not submitted. She gave the sales lady basics "the silver 2lt, uh, 4-cyl, the light interior, and a sunroof is what she told me" and said order it, no numbers, no nothing. I re-did the order, then it didn't matter anyway in the end. Just has to look right with the right gadgets for the right number & she's good. As long as I don't suggest a 4-cyl, ever, ever again Jeez, I swear...and now today she doesn't like the "dull, crappy" wheels on her 2LT Malibu, the ones I and many think are the best wheel design they offered. Of course, hah. But, as always...we'll see...

All true. The requirements are basically it has to be a V6/auto (okay, really, she'd do a SS too...but, uh, yeah...), has to have full leather (NO cloth, period, end of story), and from there since her Suburban & Malibu, she has pretty much assumed if it's a GM and cost more than $20k "naturally" it should have steering wheel audio controls, remote start, dimming mirrors, auto lights, etc. So, basically, 2LT only. If the leather wasn't an issue, a 1LT with the C&C package could work, but in the end loading up one of those isn't that far off a 2LT with just the RS or otherwise. Colors, well, Silver Ice, Cyber Gray, or, maybe, if worse comes to worse (and really, with as much $$ as she's looking to spend and "keep it longer than any other car so far", settling isn't a good proposition), Summit White, and it has to have the Black interior--I've also been mandated NO more light colored interiors, after her current Titanium Malibu. Like the light, it looks great, good for dust, etc. but with the dogs, etc. as much as it doesn't show dust, it shows everything else. Found some Silver ones, a few actually, there was a Cyber Gray one I was dealing on but it was sold I think, another Cyber Gray one that has a sunroof instead of RS (she could go either way on sunroof, but told me no for price & otherwise), and of course several white ones, yellow ones, etc. I started to wonder if I could get her interested in a yellow Transformer edition, but heh

GRRR...this car just GRRR...it sounds like a 6L beast now, from a stop, so much so through the first couple of gears--okay, everyone else carps it's too quiet, in G8 world--I still need some adjustment. Then almost silence cruising. GRRR...finally, the sound of some balls whenever I'm around a stock Hemi Charger or even Camaro SS lately...

Honestly, I've thought about that a few times...RS. It's a given, if you've ever seen the full gamut of Camaros, but still worth considering either way. Mainly because a standard 2LT as she wants has really nice looking 19" 5-spokes and all season Pirelli's vs. the 20" summer Pirelli's on RS wheels. For me, not a concern. For her, I have to think about a lot of scenarios because this is SUCH a huge change in type of car for her...and things like "what do you mean? Huh?" when I tried to describe once that my G8 had "summer tires". Her only concern, as of yesterday was "I want the BIG wheels." And then I got a call "why doesn't this one have a spoiler?" when she was looking at a non-RS LT on Chevy.com build site. At least we're down to Silver with black stripes or Cyber Gray with silver stripes...maybe white...but, as of yesterday, "I just don't want a cheap plain white car...eh" after liking the white & orange one so much she drove. It's hard to please, because I have to really dig as to what she wants, she'll do the "I don't care" then 6 months later it will be "why did you tell me to get THIS one?" Tomorrow or Tuesday is shopping day...still not sure...I was more concerned today with taking my Corsa'd G8 out for a short grocery store spin & doing work for work, heh

Agreed. I remember the 300M days when those "new" clear red/jewel tail lights came out for 2001 & everyone wanted them...they looked so much better than the foggy/solid red. As for the VW, still interesting...your car, your style, I'd like to see it regardless

I think I remember the commercial...but hmm...on the print ad...

But what about being legal? Interesting, regardless.