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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 01:23 AM
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best experience with your car?

one of the best times i had with my car was getting a chance to cruise around the track at M.I.S just thought i would share it with you and see what yours might be.

what was yours?
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 01:53 AM
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for me driving it along for the first time, i rember the day, i just got home from gettin a 96 on my driving test, and got money for a full tank and left, i backed out and was so freakin nervis(sp), i started driving and then went washed my car and had a great day.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 04:08 AM
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After I bought my camaro, it was a nice day so I left in the middle of my fornt yard. It was awsome when I pulled back up to my house after work and saw the shiney black camaro infoont of my house, i guess that was my favrote memory of it.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 04:11 AM
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Probably when I backed it out of the paint booth and got blinded by the paintjob :hail: Driving wise would probably be driving through the Feather River Canyon
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 05:02 AM
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I would have to say driving my bird home after it left the dealership where I boughth it from. I was kinda in disbelief that I was able to end up with another, much nicer third gen Formula 350.

About a week ago on the highway I came up to this 4th gen T/A and an Import that were racing and I couldn't help but join in. The other car pulled ahead while we weren't even trying, then the T/A took off, and so did I. We passed the import at around 100MPH, then I had to exit. We gave each other a and went our way. That was pretty cool.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 07:53 AM
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Car: 82' Z28 IROC Clone (SOLD)
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Mine was my first time driving it...I went down in the local subdivision the night after I got it to test it out. Had no plates, no inspection, no hood, no nose, no passenger front fender, no hatch, and 3 headlights. The alignment was also past screwed and had a wicked vibrating... Ohh But it was great to hear it chirp second gear the first time!
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 08:04 AM
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my best moment with my car is the first night i prepared it for a carshow the next morning. i spent seven hours cleaning and waxing it. when those seven hours were up, i just stared at it with disbelief that a car could look so damn sweet. i seriously sat on the steps and stared at it with the one light on in the garage for at least an hour.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 08:34 AM
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My best experience was when i seen it come out of the paint booth. I was like :hail:

Other than that it would be when I beat my buddies 87 Ford Ranger with a built 302. We were at Ubly Dragway and I couldn't get my trans to upshift into 3rd gear, but I still beat him. My 14.52 to his 14.57 And I had done it in 1st and 2nd gears :lala: Now the guy is wanting a re-match this year. I got a trans and he upgraded a few little things, so it should be interesting.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 09:00 AM
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Originally posted by 91BlkRS
my best moment with my car is the first night i prepared it for a carshow the next morning. i spent seven hours cleaning and waxing it. when those seven hours were up, i just stared at it with disbelief that a car could look so damn sweet. i seriously sat on the steps and stared at it with the one light on in the garage for at least an hour.
LOL.......i thought i was the only one.....

I've done this countless times, Nothing is better then cleaning the car, waxing it, and then going out for a cruise next to the beach, can't beat that.....
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 10:08 AM
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My best experiences are when I first drove the cars. When I drove my 92 RS home, I was so excited. It was my first car, and it was a Camaro, I loved it. I remember the next day telling everyone at school, and it was nice to see that black, shiny Camaro sitting in my driveway when I got home. My other best experience is when I sold the RS for the IROC.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 10:34 AM
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Driving in the snow!!!
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:04 AM
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My best experience would have to be the 7 hours I spent driving it to Ohio from Missouri. I got it from my Uncle who lives in Missouri. The next best experience would have to be cruising around for the first time with the t-tops out and having the sun shine down on me. Good times. I am hoping for many more this summer.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:13 AM
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My best experience in the 89 would be the first time I drove it as my own (I'd driven it many times before, but it's just not the same, is it?). Or maybe it was the time I outran a cop..

In the 'vert, it would be the first time I went surfing and took the 'vert to the beach.

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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:20 AM
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Car: 89 Camaro I-Roc z
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October sunset. i slowly stop at the stop sign on the small 4 lane residential road. as i release the brake i look to my left to see an erect middle finger protruding from a white probe. then i hear the giant whirr of his engine as a floors it. i look to my left as my friend ***** his eye brow and says, "Smoke him". I floor the gas and feel the Adrenaline rush flow through me like the gas exploding through the pistons. my entire body is thrown back and embedded into the seats and i hear the screechign squeal of my tires as i take off like a rocket. within a fraction of a second i am neck and neck witht the probe at only 1/2 throttle. I turn my head to the left and smile as i gun the throttle the rest of the way, my car peels into its next gear as the traction breaks and my rear sways a little. as i approach the next block i can see a small car turning from the perpendicular street coming the opposite direction, i squint to see what kind of car it is when my entire heart drops. i cant say if it was the multiple antennas on the back, the light bar on top, or the reinforced steel bar in the front but i braked rapidly. the car passes us and the probe, as i check my rear mirror i see Justice make a U-Turn and of course go in my lane. i look to the left to get another wonderful gesture from the white probe as the red white and blue lights illuminate my car. "65 in a 25 do you have anything to say?" i hear....."Well officer granted my current situation i was just keeping up with traffic (or traffic was keeping up with me )

although i am 4pts heavier and 180 bucks lighter, i beat the probe....
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 11:34 AM
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First day when that i drove it after the paint job and spent 14 hours putting it back together the day before. I finished it at 9 in the morning of the day of the prom. It was the best feeling ever. Everyone was checking it out....it was an awesome time.

Then there was after prom....but i cant talk about that here
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 12:24 PM
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My greatest experiece will be when my dad is going around Road America in the 90 Formula. I've alwalys wanted to do it, and were finally going in April.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 01:20 PM
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The first time I drove the Camaro. Keep in mind that I had been driving nothing but 4-bangers for the last eight years. It was like "whoa!"
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 01:30 PM
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first weekend i had car... went to tom petty concert... was waiting in line driving out of stadium... some girls walked by... one of them stopped, threw herself on top of my hood, and did a playboyish pose... all this while there were expensive cars all around me... i didnt wash the bub marks off the hood for weeks
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 02:59 PM
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Beating a tubbed and tubed, roll caged, big block Malibu from a dead stop with my N/A 350 4spd on walmart special tires..... (several years ago..)

Why: Because he talked smack for about an hour prior...

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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 03:41 PM
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My best memories are when I first bought my Camaro"first car" And last summer at the Rod Run at S & P. There was this trash talking ford guru that hates chevys with a passion. Well I had my car all cleaned up and looking pretty nice for a daily driver, and he comes up and just starts the flame war with me. After a while of his crap he challenged me to a race with his 34 Ford"spent 50,000 to fix up the whole car", He had a tricked out chromed motor, supercharged, and ect. So we get on the highway and get to a dead stop and he reves his motor and I just burp mine, one of his frineds started the race. He just spins the crap out off the line while I hook up and get about 3 car lengths ahead then at about 1/8 mile he catches up with me and just after he gets past me I hear this loud boom and smoke just starts pouring out from under his hood While me and my V6 passes him with a middle finger in the air and to the win I wish I raced for slips. After he barely made it back to the finish line where I was waiting he gets out and pops his hood and looks in and starts yelling ******************* I spent 15,000 on this piece of ********** and so on. I go over to him and he asks me what motor I had in my car and I said it was just a little V6 No freakin way did I just get beat by a ******* V6, he runs over to my car and gets me to pop my hood and to his amazement there still was my V6 under the hood. Thats when I found out how much he had tied in his car "50,000 and destroys his motor with just 1,650 miles on it". Even though his motor did blow I still won LMAO
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 04:08 PM
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Best experience has to be drifting. Something about it just makes me want more. I'm addicted!!
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 04:43 PM
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Car: 1988 IROC
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my best experience was my first car, i got it when i was 14, it was a bright orange BMW 318i and we had a gravel driveway going to our basement, and in the summertime when mom and dad went to work id take it down there and back it up to the driveway and give it about 5000 rpms and let the clutch go and kick it sideways all the way down the driveway, great driving practice....haha
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 07:42 PM
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my car plus gf at the time on a first date...sports car +blaring stereo+deserted airport=sex on the ground lol Thjat was a good night
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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mine would have to be the first time i drove my car , it felt so great, i have only had the car since this summer but i love the car and will never get rid of the car.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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well I actually have two that I like alot. one was the first doughnuts I did in it in an empty parking lot, it was my first car that had enough power to do it. My second was the time I burried my dual speedo on the english side and made it over to the metric side to about 30 KMH.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 08:41 PM
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Originally posted by HamSpiced
October sunset. i slowly stop at the stop sign on the small 4 lane residential road. as i release the brake i look to my left to see an erect middle finger protruding from a white probe. then i hear the giant whirr of his engine as a floors it. i look to my left as my friend ***** his eye brow and says, "Smoke him". I floor the gas and feel the Adrenaline rush flow through me like the gas exploding through the pistons. my entire body is thrown back and embedded into the seats and i hear the screechign squeal of my tires as i take off like a rocket. within a fraction of a second i am neck and neck witht the probe at only 1/2 throttle. I turn my head to the left and smile as i gun the throttle the rest of the way, my car peels into its next gear as the traction breaks and my rear sways a little. as i approach the next block i can see a small car turning from the perpendicular street coming the opposite direction, i squint to see what kind of car it is when my entire heart drops. i cant say if it was the multiple antennas on the back, the light bar on top, or the reinforced steel bar in the front but i braked rapidly. the car passes us and the probe, as i check my rear mirror i see Justice make a U-Turn and of course go in my lane. i look to the left to get another wonderful gesture from the white probe as the red white and blue lights illuminate my car. "65 in a 25 do you have anything to say?" i hear....."Well officer granted my current situation i was just keeping up with traffic (or traffic was keeping up with me )

although i am 4pts heavier and 180 bucks lighter, i beat the probe....
man that's great.......about a year and a half ago, I just bought my 86 camaro and I discovered a leak in the catalytic converter- so like everything in life, I have to go all out and get a whole new exhaust system - I got SLP hearders w?jet Hot coating, Hi-Flow catalytic converter, and the Borla exhaust kit - After my mechanic buddy and I finished and we turned on the car......we sat there in disbelief at how good the car sounded - I was so pumped up....I got in the car...pulled out of the garage and took-off......it took me five minutes to get to Route 80 and as soon as I get on a Freakin WHITE PROBE all done up gets on my *** and passes me - about 8 seconds later...all he heard was BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR,bbbbbBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
man that was the greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love our thirdgens
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