My Camaro is here!!

My car came in today!
When I talked to the dealer on Saturday they said it might be here this week.
Blah blah blah dealer talk, I didn't think he could possibly be right.
Well they were right and it came in today...woo hooo!!
I went in tonight to go over all the paperwork and tomorrow morning I can pick it up.
I can't believe it, it's like a dream!
I took a few shots of it in the garage for now.
We'll get some nice pictures of it tomorrow if it ever stops raining!
But hey, a rainy day in a 2010 Camaro is better than beautiful day sitting at work waiting for it! I'm sorry is that gloating!!
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sweeeeet!I cant wait for mine(July)

By the way, it's a Victory Red 2SS with the RS appearance package and the polished wheels.
It also has the beige interior and manual 6 speed.

My dealer is Barlow Chevy in Delran, NJ.

1100 Ordered 10/16/08
2000 order placed 2/26/09
3400 parts pulled 3/26/09
3800 car built 4/10/09 (vin 2985)
6000 Vehicle delivered to customer 4/22/09

congrats.

cool, please advise when you will be going to track,

Congrats! :cool:

Congratulations! Not only will you get zero sleep tonight, but you just made the front page of CamaroZ28.Com! :cz28:

Magnificent! You lucky dog!

Congrats. Pls post pix of that beast once you get it home :cool:

very nice congrats, happy driving in the next few days, how long did it take for you to get it?

Yeah buddy! Looks good! :cool: When you take delivery we wanna see pictures of EVERYTHING!

Congrats! Love the exterior color, that is what I ordered as well!

Thanks everyone!

Congratulations! Not only will you get zero sleep tonight, but you just made the front page of CamaroZ28.Com! :cz28:

That's for sure..ha ha!
A celebirty for the day!!
Reminds me of the kid in the Disney commercial "I'm too excited to sleep!"

By the way, it's a Victory Red 2SS with the RS appearance package and the polished wheels.
It also has the beige interior and manual 6 speed.


Its exactly the way I would have ordered it. Enjoy!

Congrats! Post some pics of the beige interior when you get a chance... which I expect will take some time 'cause if I were you I'd be driving the wheels off as soon as possible. :D

Can you still get that with the matching intake cover color and cold air intake for like $400? I think that's a dealer installed option.

Hal

Congrats!!! I'm just a few short weeks away from mine and can barely wait!

Congrat's for being the first CamaroZ28.com member to actually take delivery! :cz28: :bow:

Enjoy your new Camaro :thumb:.

Sweet deal! I'm sure words can not describe the feeling you are having right now!! Actually you are probably picking it up right now as I type!!

Congrats man! I can't wait to drive one myself!

niceeee!!!! Now just make sure the dealership doesn't slap their own adverstising sticker on it or screw a front license plate bracket into the prestine front bumper cover!

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cool, please advise when you will be going to track,

:yes:

Congrats she's a beauty!!! What VIN # are you?

So this is the first delivery to a CZ28 member. Very cool.

I think I would get a sleeping bag and camp out next to it. :)

I know exactly how you feel right now. I will never forget the feeling 35 years ago when I picked up my 74 up after waiting 16 weeks for it to come in. Congrats!

Glad to see this actually happening.

Congrats!

Congrats she's a beauty!!! What VIN # are you?

1100 Ordered 10/16/08
2000 order placed 2/26/09
3400 parts pulled 3/26/09
3800 car built 4/10/09 (vin 2985)
6000 Vehicle delivered to customer 4/22/09

:p :)

Congrats looks great. Post some more pics once the sun comes back.

That color combo is right about my top choice right now.

beautiful! is it red or IOM?
i just found out today that my order status has changed to 3000. hopefully not too much longer before im at the same stage you are.

By the way, it's a Victory Red 2SS with the RS appearance package and the polished wheels.
It also has the beige interior and manual 6 speed.

My dealer is Barlow Chevy in Delran, NJ.

1100 Ordered 10/16/08
2000 order placed 2/26/09
3400 parts pulled 3/26/09
3800 car built 4/10/09 (vin 2985)
6000 Vehicle delivered to customer 4/22/09

That is awsome. I got my 4th gen and my Blazer from Al Miller at Barlow. This is a good dealer. I wish I saw your post sooner or I would have stopped by to check out your car. Congratulations!

I'll be ordering mine from them soon too.

congrats... enjoy:)

Looks good :thumb:

Congrats buddy...

They're popping in all over the place now!

Congrats man....

Good luck sleeping tonite

Would that be barlow chevy in delran NJ!!!:)

please post pics of that interior Im dying to see what it looks like in beige with red or blue interior because those will be my own choice when I buy

Thanks again everyone.
We've been out in the car most of the day.
It's been raining here, off and on, all day; but it's suppose to be better for the next few days.
Man this car is fast!
I'm actually having a hard time getting used to all the shifting.
6 speeds is almost too many.
I keep forgetting about the 1-4 shift. It works good but I'm too busy looking where I'm going to notice the light and try it.
I promiss to post a few more pictures tomorrow.
I only took a few today.
I love the car. It's very comfortable and everything is in a good place.
I'm 6'2" and visibility isn't bad at all. The mirrors are well placed and bigger than they look.
And man does it attract attention!!
The red car with the polished wheel really pop, even on a cloudy day.
So far there is almost 40 miles on it and am averaging about 19mpg.
I haven't been on the highway yet, I keep punching it and I'm not shifting efficiently. Once I calm down and start driving it normal the mileage will go up a little.

Congrats!

i have an orange ss/rs ordered. can somebody tell me how to find out when it will be delivered.

i have an orange ss/rs ordered. can somebody tell me how to find out when it will be delivered.

The dealer you ordered it from should be able to tell you. At least they were able to back in '96 when I built mine to order.

wow. i am jelious. i would sleep at all. well the first week at least. you got tan interior on it? i bet that looks amazing. i love how the tan isnt totally tan. just the tan top and black back. very nice.
how long did it take from when your order was pulled until you just recieved it?

I keep punching it and I'm not shifting efficiently. Once I calm down and start driving it normal the mileage will go up a little.
The first time I had a chance to drive one of the CTF cars, I had a hard time getting used to the light clutch. The second time I drove one, I didn't have a problem with it. It was just so different from my '02 the first time. I'm sure you'll be smoother with it today :thumb:.

We may never here from him again, he'll be to busy driving his car!!!!

yeah lol......Ill tell you how the ride is in a few months lol

Awesome you lucky you got yours! We still waiting!
Please post more pics. I love this site always has the most updated info on the camaro.
The dealership tells us nothing, I find more info right here!
Thanks to people like you sharing pics & emotions!
I ordered RS/SS Black/Inferno Orange 6 speed manual!

Awesome you lucky you got yours! We still waiting!
Please post more pics. I love this site always has the most updated info on the camaro.
The dealership tells us nothing, I find more info right here!
Thanks to people like you sharing pics & emotions!
I ordered RS/SS Black/Inferno Orange 6 speed manual!

You'll have to take her for a spin over to Cabot so I can check her out!:D

bkwagonSS,

First, congrats are in order. Second, while you're taking pictures, if you wouldn't mind snapping a few of the interior, specifically the seats and door panels, I would defn appreciate it. I also ordered the beige interior and haven't seen too many quality shots of the seat color (relative to the grey).

Thank-you in advance,

Jack

Sweet, very nice! Mine is suppose to be here in early May!! Keeping my fingers crossed. :D

OK, here's some more pictures of our car.
The happy couple and their new baby.
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=103&pictureid=565
Today the sun came out and we had a chance to go to a local park and take some better pictures.
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I also tried to take some pictures of the ambient lighting.
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Very, Very cool and a big congrats! May she bring you a lifetime of joy!

Congrats :cool:

Congrats. I wish it were me!

Looks great! Thanks for posting some pics.

what a sexy looking car. i like how you put the window sticker in the back. im keeping mine up until i get my windows tinted(later that evening).

what a sexy looking car. i like how you put the window sticker in the back. im keeping mine up until i get my windows tinted(later that evening).

That's the temporary registration tag.
In NJ we have to keep that on until the real registration comes in.
The good thing is, I'm allowed to drive around without the plates on the car.
Which means I can go without the front licence plate bracket for now.
I have 2 car shows to go to this weekend, so I'll get some more good pictures without it.
My goal is to try and get a picture with all 5 generations of Camaros.

bkwagonss - Thanks very much for including the interior shots. I love the two-tone look and can't wait to have mine in hand.

Best regards,

Jack

That's the temporary registration tag.
In NJ we have to keep that on until the real registration comes in.
The good thing is, I'm allowed to drive around without the plates on the car.
Which means I can go without the front licence plate bracket for now.
I have 2 car shows to go to this weekend, so I'll get some more good pictures without it.
My goal is to try and get a picture with all 5 generations of Camaros.

Congratulations Neighbor:cool: It's absolutely beautiful!

You may want to delay on installing the front bracket, I dont know if the Camaro's screws in from the front or below but their is always the chance that an aftermarket mount like the one forthe C6 comes out which mounts the plate in a much better location with no paint drilling.

I have mine on the GTO, but it fits into the lines well.

you should work on a license plate bracket that screws in from underneath the bumper cover and bends up at 90 degrees. I built one like that for my 84 T/A and use wingnuts to hold it in from underneath... remove the 4 wingnuts by hand and you'd never know a plate was on there. perfect for shows and general picture taking.

or you could get this ;p
http://www.swiftmotorsports.com/product_info.php?products_id=3922&osCsid=9d5f06ec3343e1d53c8f55b32ecb518c

did you order the short throw shifter option? or is that the regular shifter in it now?

i made it very clear to my dealersip, no matter how illegal it is. i am not putting a front liscence plate on my car. ill take the chance of getting pulled over. i dont want holes in my bumper.

I've never ran a front plate and I lived in NJ for a few years. Just keep it off until you get pulled over the first time.

I've never ran a front plate and I lived in NJ for a few years. Just keep it off until you get pulled over the first time.

I never had one on my '98 SS when I use to live in NY for many years. I am so glad that there are no front plates here in NC!

Thanks for the ideas on the bracket.
I will definetly mount the plate, but an aftermarket one might look better.
You do have to drill holes for the plate that came with it.

I like the power retracting plate idea, it's a little pricy.


That is the standard shifter.
I honestly don't see much need for the short throw shifter.
Maybe I would if I raced the car.

My car will remain pretty much stock for a while.
I'm having so much fun driving it right now and it is so much faster than any car I've ever driven.
I've only listened to the radio once to make sure it works!

is there a way to drive with just the halos on?

I have 2 car shows to go to this weekend, so I'll get some more good pictures without it.

I assume you are going to Carlisle? I'll stop by to say hi. You should be easy to spot.
Jeff "SweetZRag"

i am buying that hideaway liscence plate!!! ive been looking for one of those for so long. i actually want one for the back if anyone knows a co. that makes them?

i am buying that hideaway liscence plate!!! ive been looking for one of those for so long. i actually want one for the back if anyone knows a co. that makes them?

Im not sure how you would put a hide-a-way license plate on the back of this car...what would it do flip into the bumper? Then it would look weird with an area for a plate and no plate. Either way there's a kit in the street rod world that retracts...

There are 3 steps on the headlight switch; auto,parking,headlight.
Automatic the daylight running lights (fog lights) are on in daytime and the headlights and halos are on at night.
In parking mode the halos are on.
And in headlight mode the hologen headlights are on, along with the halos.
I haven't figured out how to turn the fog lights on with the headlights.
The manual says to push the headlight switch, but I think that only works for the non-RS cars.


Yeah, I'll be at Carlisle.
My favorite show, I've been there every year except the first.
This will be my first year with a Camaro, I had a Caprice wagon in years past.

or you could get this ;p
http://www.swiftmotorsports.com/product_info.php?products_id=3922&osCsid=9d5f06ec3343e1d53c8f55b32ecb518c

Best solution I've seen yet. I'm ordering one. I don't care what it costs.

Imagine when you get pulled over for no front plate. The Officer approaches your window from behind and tell's you why he pulled you over. But Officer... (looking incredulous) I DO have a front licence plate... ROFLMFAO :lol:

Dude, there's an alien in the background of those pictures in the park....

just an FYI, i went to that link and they have a non-motorized version for $60 rather than $180 for the motorized version.

Im not sure how you would put a hide-a-way license plate on the back of this car...what would it do flip into the bumper? Then it would look weird with an area for a plate and no plate. Either way there's a kit in the street rod world that retracts...

yeah, it would flip into the bumper. ive seen some cars with it and it is slick. good for those traffic cameras:D. its finished on the opposite side so it looks like it is painted the same as the car.

I've only listened to the radio once to make sure it works!

That reminded me...I was going to ask someone about the connections for the subwoofer on the BA amplifier. Is the connection an RCA type, wired with some kind of quik connect into the system, etc.?

Dude, there's an alien in the background of those pictures in the park....

Dude, I was wondering if anyone would notice that.
I heard the Camaro was reverse engineered from an alien craft.
Actually it was a temporary bank till a near by bank was being built.
The township bought it to use as a play place for kids, but ended up being a storage shed.
I've heard they were sold as vacation cottages.

That reminded me...I was going to ask someone about the connections for the subwoofer on the BA amplifier. Is the connection an RCA type, wired with some kind of quik connect into the system, etc.?
I would assume that since the subwoofer is ment to go in the trunk there is probably a connector back there.
I'll look when I get a chance, I don't remember seeing it in the manual.

Very nice.

Is the connection an RCA type

I will be shocked if it is.

Me too, that would be too easy. I'd like a set of subs, but I can do better than $1000. My money would be on a wiring harness already in the trunk to make for an easier dealer install, but I've never had a factory system like this.

I went to my first cruise night with the Camaro tonight.
I had a blast. It was the star of the show, everyone came over and looked.
It was funny, you guy know everything about these cars but most people at the show didn't.
Some of the questions:
Hot rod guy "what's it got, like 300hp?"
Corvette Guy "it was only $35000 and that's an LS3?"
Young guy "They're cool, I'm going to get one too when they come out next year" Me "they are coming out now" Young guy "well then why do they call it a 2010?"
The only question I couldn't answer was what is the rear gear ratio.
Several people asked me that.
But for the most part people were really nice and were all over it all evening.
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And then afterwards what a beautiful ride home in the dark.
It the first time I had the car out at night.
First off, when you hit the unlock button on the key fob the halos blink and then the halos and headlight come on.
Then when you open the door the ambient lighting in the doors and all the backdrop lighting in the dash glow a soft blue.
Then get in and start the car and all the rest of the dash lights up.
It was all the way up and it was a little too bright for me to drive.
But dim the dash lights a little and it was perfect.
The ambient lights in the doors dim with the dash lights.
I got out on the highway, set the cruise to 70 and turned on the satellite radio. And had a nice cruise home.
Seems to me the average fuel mileage starts off at 19mpg which is average.
Then as you drive the car the mpg changes as per your driving.
I was doing all city stop and go driving so my average was down to 16.5mpg at one point. Since this trip it has gone back up to 19.5.
I now have 200 miles on the car and enjoying every minute of it.
I'm used to the visibility already and I'm shifting better.
I have a regular car show to go to tomorrow.
Who knows maybe the Camaro will pull it's first trophy!!

Are the fog lamps DRL's only on the RS package? Everything I've read says that DRL replaces the fog lamps when the RS package is selected, but I was hoping you would be able to turn them on in addition to the HID's. Do they work at all with the headlights on?

Are the fog lamps DRL's only on the RS package? Everything I've read says that DRL replaces the fog lamps when the RS package is selected, but I was hoping you would be able to turn them on in addition to the HID's. Do they work at all with the headlights on?

As far as I can tell they are only DRLs.
But don't worry, the HIDs are plenty bright, no need for extra fog lights.
I was kinda hoping I could turn them on also though, just for looks.

Welp, no first trophy today.
It was a really nice show with a lot of cars.
There were every generation of Camaro and even in red.
Unfortunetly I couldn't talk them into taking a picture together.
Maybe we'll try again at Carlisle.
As it turned out I hardly even got a good shot of my car.
Too many people around it.
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I had to laugh at a couple of guys who came up to me.
They thought I was a car dealer and were pissed that I brough my car to the show.
I think they were dealers and though I brought a dealer car to a show in their area.
One guy calmed down and said he was a dealer and hadn't gotten any Camaros at his dealership and was told he wouldn't until May.
The other guy was still mad, told me my dealer shouldn't have been allowed to sell it to me yet.
Here's some the other Camaros at the show.
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The other guy was still mad, told me my dealer shouldn't have been allowed to sell it to me yet.

:lol::rolleyes::lol:


is he serious?! its your car right? :yes: LoL...

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Man, the 5th gen isn't doing that SSR any favors... :barf:

:lol:

Man, the 5th gen isn't doing that SSR any favors... :barf:

:lol:

We were both waiting for our other club members to arrive so I snaped the picture.
I wish my top folded down like his though!

Hey, I just noticed he didn't have a front plate on his truck either.

man i wish i were you. i would give anything to be driving my camaro right now. sounds liek it was a nice drive home with the ambient lighting and the satellite radio on. those are the nights i like the most. a nice warm night. windows down. perfect lighting, and a good song. aaaahhhhh. back to reality

:eek::eek::eek: AT LONG LAST THEY'RE FINALLY HERE!!!!

Wow! I'm having second thoughts on my color choices. That beige interior looks awesome with the victory red exterior. Congrats on your new Camaro!

Thats sick man i cant wait until i get mine

That reminded me...I was going to ask someone about the connections for the subwoofer on the BA amplifier. Is the connection an RCA type, wired with some kind of quik connect into the system, etc.?

I actually just answered my own question. I was looking at the subwoofer on one of the dealer accessories sites and under the description it mentioned that the subs come with a 200W amp. I would assume that the standard amp has RCA line out to the sub amp.

I actually just answered my own question. I was looking at the subwoofer on one of the dealer accessories sites and under the description it mentioned that the subs come with a 200W amp. I would assume that the standard amp has RCA line out to the sub amp.

I actually crawled around in the back of the car the other day.
I didn't see any RCA jacks or any kind of connector for that matter.
You can see the bottom of the two rear shelf speakers.
Anyway, I also noticed something, or didn't notice; I thought the BA system was suppose to have 9 speakers. I could only find 7.
Unless 2 of the speakers are dual cone and they are counting that.
There's one in the top of the dash.
The two tweeters on the tops of the doors.
The two mids in the lower doors.
And the two on the back shelf.

Ah...they're counting those 6x9 2-ways as two speakers.

The only question I couldn't answer was what is the rear gear ratio.
Several people asked me that.

3.45 for the manual SS, 3.27 for everything else.

People who ask that will also be interested to learn that all of the 3.27 cars have first gear ratios greater than 4:1. First gear in the TR6060 is 3.01:1.

Miles per 1000 revs is a good way to compare overall gear ratios. In first gear, it's a good indicator of how aggressively a car can get off the line (subject to weight, weight transfer, and traction). For acceleration, lower numbers are better. Food for thought:

4th gen:
A4 2.73: 9.139.
A4 3.23: 7.724.
A4 3.73: 6.689.
M6 3.42: 8.39.
M6 3.73: 7.694.
M6 4.10: 7.00.

Given the general knowledge that 3.73s on an auto, or 4.10s on a manual, are the sweet spot on a street/strip 4th gen, we can conclude that 6.6 - 7.0 is a good place to be.

5th gen:
A 5th gen M6 with stock rear gears gets 8.211.
A 5th gen A6 with stock rear gears gets 6.470.

you a lucky man you get in california area I at least want a ride!! there is a few around town and I stopped and talked to the owners, after while joked about they should give me a ride.. still to this day still have not rode in one!! most people around here got it for the wrong reasons the not camaro lovers they just got it cause the can!! nice ass car man