Project 3.4 Camaro

I'm not driving it yet, and in the past haven't had rules for my cars, but this car is my baby and there's going to be some ground rules...
1. If being in a fast car with someone who often drives like they stole it scares you, don't even get in.
2. Respect me.
3. Respect the car.
4. Absolutely no smoking
5. Basically nothing enters the car unless its on your person, or you intend to hold it, and if it is food it has to be in a sealed container
6. Absolutely no animals
7. I have no antenna so if you want music it means my ipod which has songs I like, so feel free to pick one-but I control the vollume and reserve the right to change the song, and if you think it is too loud, you can get out and walk
8. No children, I drive fast, and my car is not a place for children
9. Only family members may drive the car and only in my presence, only exception is friends may drive the car, only if they know what they're doing and have a fast car as well that I can drive in exchange.
10. I do not have A/C, I bought a T-tops car for a reason.
11. Do not do anything detrimental to my car.
12. Do not insult the car, it is a work in progress and if it isn't already, it will most likely be faster and nicer than anything you have owned or will own
13. If you talk smack about my car and try to claim your 260 hp, 130 ft lb of tq (insert cheap 4 banger ***** here) will beat it, you better put your money where your mouth is so I can show you what tq does, or I will throw you out on your ***
14. No eating or drinking
About all I can think of atm, I'm sure once I get it on the road(pretty soon hopefully) I will come up with more rules down the line.

Edit:
#15. If chuck norris on foot raced my Camaro, I would win, period

1990z28

Has anyone thrown firecrackers at your feet while driving.

Shadow Z

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That wouldn't be too good man. I just now noticed the "Meet 1ATony" link and saw the video. You've got one nice Fox body.

Which model Vortech is on it? HP/TQ Numbers? It sounded mean.

Shadow Z

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Oh... and. WTF? LOL.

I was laughing about the Lady GaGa rule until I saw this.

Almo the Pirate

haha. im glad you guys appreciated those rules.
believe it or not, yes. my best friend threw firecrackers as my feet while i was driving.
but it was in my piece-o-crap oldsmobile and i totally deserved it.
not sure if you guys are interested in the story, but ill post it anyway.

(keep in mind we're both rowdy teenagers)
my best friend was in the shower, and we had recently discovered if you cut the primer off a 12 gauge shell, you can fire it from a flare gun and its REALLY freaking loud.
the door was cracked so i stuck it in there and it clicked a couple times and then it finally went off.
apparently, after the first click he got out to close the door, so the blank went off 2 feet from him and deafened him for a moment.
he ran out of the bathroom all soaked and beat my *** haha.
then later that day he got a string of firecrackers, and when we were pulling out of his fairly long driveway (in the mountains) he put earplugs in, and then lit them and threw them at my feet.
of course he forgot to take into account that my windows didnt roll down and they produced a lot of smoke.
so we drove with the doors open until we got to the main highway and the smoke cleared and we were coughing the entire drive to my house. (20 minutes)
...i miss that POS car.

collin2201

My main rule is no sunflower seeds. Oh, how I hate those things. When I first bought my car, it was covered in the things. I cleaned them up as best as I could, but I continued to find them. I think I got them all, but I have yet to pull up the carpet to see if there are anymore. Guaranteed there are a few thousand hiding in under there.

And don't roll down the passenger side window without my permission. It bugs the hell out of me to have wind blowing in my face and not being able to roll it up.

evilemokid94

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why cant you roll it up?

Caveman305

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thats the first thing i thought of.......then it clicked in my head that even our beloved thirdgens came with manual windows(in which some people love for weight reasons) lol

evilemokid94

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still, cant you lean over and roll it up when your stopped? it doesnt take that long

collin2201

When you are cruising down the highway, leaning over to roll up the manual windows takes away from the moment. Just don't touch it so I don't have to worry about it. haha
Because of this, I'm really considering getting a pop up sun roof.

Project 3.4 Camaro

Or buy a T-tops car :P

collin2201

I think T-top cars are amazing...but I'd never own one.
Not to mention, pop up sun roofs are extremely cheap...cheaper than buying another car at least.

Project 3.4 Camaro

Why wouldn't you own one?? That was the only thing I was 100% adamant about my car having one when I was looking for a 3rd gen, it's the all the pros of a hardtop, and all the pros of a convertible or moonroof with none of the cons.

collin2201

No cons? Inconvience to store, notoriously leaky, removes from the structural integrity of the car? While some of this could be avoided with proper maintenance, I'd rather just get a hard top.

Project 3.4 Camaro

All of that is easily fixed and avoidable. Throw them in back, these cars could use frame bracing whether T-tops or not anyways, and I've seen a 1750 hp third gen on a website before so....as for leaks, my car is in rough shape and doesnt leak at all at the tops, it even has weatherstripping in rough shape too...but no leaks

evilemokid94

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not to seem lke im making fun of you, but the moment? really? its just another trip on the highway but i guess that is where thirdgen owners are different from one another

collin2201

I try to enjoy my driving not to mention it is a physical impossibility for me to lean over and roll it up while driving. I can't steer and do that at the same time. I'd like to live to drive me car again.

Mudskunk

1. no bitching about thirdgens
2. no bitching about music/am radio
3. no bitching about .45 auto's that may or may not be in the car
4. no drinks without bottlecaps
5. no one drives but me
6. no smoking/chew
7. no food
8. my brother is absolutely forbiden from touching this firebird (he destroyed my previous one)
9. no feet on dash/windshield
10. no bitching about how low the car is to the ground (my wife constantly carps about that i dont need it from anyone else)

evilemokid94

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may i ask how exactly did your brother destroy your last one?

Mudskunk

i was in basic training for the army and he decided it would be cool to tool around in it. jammed the gas watching the lights shift and got hit by a semi. he survived car didnt. it was a red '87 305tbi formula with t-ops, bought it in late '86. took me 20 years to get the extra money to get a replacement so i am VERY protective of it. my current one has 42k miles and is 100% original and all parts working no defects. its a black 89 formula 350. ive spent close to 20k$ restoring it. so yeah i love my firebird. i want it to stay pristine for me and my wife to enjoy.

gsmith

1) No smoking or bringing/doing anything that causes bad odors. (GTFO)
2) No drinks without a cap or lid.
3) No mud on shoes/boots.
4) No leaving trash or wrappers in the car.
5) No lame music on the stereo (ask before changing).

DJ_91RS

The way I see it, as long as you are not using a knife to carve up my car, or setting it on fire it is all good. It is a car and not a museum piece. If something gets spilled it will clean up. I like to enjoy my car and like others to enjoy it as well. Most people don't smoke in it as a courtesy to me because I do not smoke. It is no big deal as if it is nice out I hate the tops off anyway. Just my take on it.

Dave

vengetta82

no smoking.... blech
unless you get me food, no food
you spill it, you clean it
you pay for how far you ride- car wash or gas
NO TOUCHY EL RADIO
and whatever you do, dont screw up interior, exterior, etc. you will cease to exist [dont rub the paint, please!]

chas0218

And most of the time the females must remove articles of clothing that are just too dirty to be against my seats......

91zconvt

You guys are all crazy...

****, I tell you

Just don't complain about the way I drive, and I'm happy

But these days, it's mainly my wife and/or daughter in the car with me...

91zconvt

Sorry, DP

collin2201

Wouldn't that mean more complaining? lol

Blackhawk67

[quote=Mudskunk;4521337]
3. no bitching about .45 auto's that may or may not be in the car
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so its not just me

Vandal

These rules have applied to all of my cars, regardless of the condition of said car. They are almost always in a state "Rebuild".

1) YOU being in MY car, is a privilege I gave you. And I can and will take it away if you break any of these rules.

2) Only I smoke in my car.

3) Drinks are okay if it is a screw top bottle and you don't leave the lid off.

4) Do not change the radio, at all, ever.

5) Unless you are a chick in little shorts, with cute little bare feet, keep them gunboats on the floor. (even then them shorts better be coming off at some point.)

6) Do not ever yell at someone out my window. Good or bad. How cool do you think you look as a passenger, or how tough are you gonna be when I pull over and let them kick your a$$.

7) If you bring anything illegal into my car, I will drive your sorry a$$ to the nearest cop-shop and pull up and ask the first officer I see to remove you from my car, and tell them why. ( I have done this)

8) If you eat in my car, clean up after yourself. Dropped lettuce I understand, mustard stains will result in broken parts of your anatomy.
( I have done this as well )

9) No one drives my car, but me.so don't ask.

10) Don't complain about any of the following items
10a Politics
10b My driving.
10c My car
10d fumes
10e my reactions to idiots driving around me

11) Seat belts are there for a reason, use it, or I don't start the car.
I don't want that semi to stop on a dime and have to clean your blood off of my hood.

12) Any questions you have about my rules, refer to rule No.1

hurd85ta

thanks 87ws6!!! i dont think theres anything else to add to that huge list.
My #1. When people want/ask to drive my car. Absolutly not, these are high performance cars! You cant just jump in and go for a spin. YOU DONT KNOW HER LIKE I DO! Unless your a smoking hot perfect 10!

Net-Viper X

Im a fascist dictator when it comes to my cars, the list of rules is quite lengthy.

1. Drinks are to be in the cup holder or in the hand, no between the legs crap, and nothing without a lid.

2. No one rides in back seats.

3. Noone but me touches radio, A/C heater, or window controls.

4. Do not slam doors, and close them using the handle only, do NOT shut the door by the window glass.

5. Dirty shoes go in a trash bag I keep under the seat before entering the car

6. Feet stay on floormats at all times.

7. No smoking in car.

8. No leaning against car while standing around it.

9. No one but me drives the car.

10. No talking while I am listening to a song on the radio.

11. Anyone who reaches over and honks my horn gets kicked out immediately.

12. Longs trips will require gas money.

13. NO CELL PHONES!!!!

14. Choice of music is at my discretion, country, hip hop, and other crap is strictly prohibited.

15. Anyone who yells out the window at pedestrians will be booted immediately.

16. No putting on makeup in the vehicle.

Im sure there are more but thats all I can think of at the moment.

Zak.V

For me the big killer is the doors

Dont close them with the glass, and make sure that its going to clear the sidewalk!

Ive had 3 occasions where someone has been in the back seat. It makes me cringe. They always seem to have to move the entire car around them...

Seat covers save lives... There was almost a murder suicide one night when my girl spilled a Tims iced cap all over the seat.

JackRs

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You're crazy man.

RobSS1113

Man some of you guys are **** when it comes to rules !

I'll tell you what .. I use to be like that, "clean your feet before you get in" "dust off my floor mat when you get out" etc. etc.

But I've learned from experience and after Yrs of use that the more I you / someone babies there car like that the more it gets Messed up. One of my cars is a 97 SS that I love !!!!! I treat it so good with alot of rules like what you guys say and I've had the worst luck with it .. got broken into stole my SS hood and airbox , broke my window, broke my glove box .. I've had dogs jump on my car and scratch the crap out of it. I had my great dane chase an animal while she was chained up well with her height and all the chain went right over the hood of my car and all the way up and over !!!!

i've given up on being gentle with cars. I also have a 93 z DD that I could care less for .. I treat it like crap squeeze in between cars I dont care and yet NOTHING happens to it.

Mr Froman

I'm actually not so picky anymore. I did get mad when people would smoke or do anything in it but it's hard when everyone but me smokes, I just make sure to threaten the hell out of them before they do it. I do secretly hate anyone who puts their feet on my dash though, even if it's for a second.

masonmills

1. Don't ever ask to drive my car (Only girlfriend is allowed)
2. Don't touch the ****ing radio (Only up and down)
3. NO SMOKING
4. WIPE YOUR ****ING SHOES
5. Don't sit in my car if you are stinky or dirty.
6. Please don't touch any windows (PLEASE NOT THE T-TOPS)

oscarsrs

I only have 1 rule....you MOST have common sense, 1 strike and your done !!! the only thing you will be allowed to do will be to breathe and thats it .

all my friends and relatives know how I am with my cars so no problem there. if anything most of them have develop some of the same habits.

the way I see it is the interior of your cas is a reflection of you, it doesnt matter if is an old car or new or a busted interior as long as you keep it clean!

Dante93GTZ

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Aside from driving the car; which I'll let a select few do, I'm all about the same rules. I would also add:

- No touching the outside of the door when the windows are down
- No food/drink w/o asking first (I hate when people just bring food into the car assuming its ok)
- NO LEANING AGAINST THE CAR ANYWHERE

masonmills

Absolutely agreed.

MT91Camaro

I think about everyone has covered something I would have said already.

No food. No smoking. Only containers that can be resealed. That has already been covered.

That said, I bought my car for 500 bucks. Yes, the interior is in rough shape. Yes, the paint looks horrible. And yes, it is a V6.

Its not your car, so don't bitch. You ride in the car because I have allowed you to. **** me off and you can walk. Its mine and I have always wanted a 3rd gen even if they have the hick mu ll et mobile rep. Don't like it? Don't ask to be a passenger.

One last thing. Don't close the doors by the glass. Period. If your hand...fingers...or other appendages defile any surface you can see through...expect to tuck and roll.

Enjoy the ride!

Carlos773

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Haha reading this thread makes me laugh and most rules listed here are and have been broken countless times, now that I am fixing my Camaro up I might put some of these rules into effect! Here are a few I am thinking putting into effect when its back up and running.

1. Kids who are not potty trained or learning must wear diapers at all times. If it even touches the seats, You're kid is learning how to clean instead of putting crayons up his nose.
2. Do not use the side of the dash pad as leverage to get out, Doing so would get yourself bitched at. Muthafreaking body roll out of it if need be.
3. Do not use the outside of the car as a platform to knock things off your shoes. Grab the freaking floor mat and do it there or just stop being lazy and walk around things. That goes for snow, mud, water, etc
4. Please, do not lean on the car.
5. When its cold and windows get white, dont be a smartass and think you are an artist or that I want to see your signature or BLAH WAS HERE.
6. Yes there are no cup holders, that is why they give the cup holders, use them.
7.Yes it ratles alot, I don't need your bitching to remind me.
8.Start **** with people outside and your gonna walk home and get your assed kicked by whoever you talked **** to.
9.Please, we all know you havent gotten laid in a long time, and screaming out of the window to random females you see is not gonna help you there or me.
10.Yes I like to step on it when bored, can't handle it? then stfu and enjoy it.

blueberrycamaro

Well I don't have my camaro running yet,but I use to take my co-worker(s) to work in my town car,which everyone thinks is a free taxi!!! My co-worker use to change my radio station to some stupid rap station,I strongly dislike rap,and then when the radio station would cut to commercials, they would change it to another station,this pissed me off! But I was trying to be nice.... Then my co-workers would eat like pigs in my car!!! And I had to clean it up!!! I found french fries, wedge down in between the back seat and mayonnaise. Good thing I had leather seats....but now they don't ride with me,....no more nice girl!!! I made rules for town car and soon to be running camaro:

1.) No smoking

2.)No eating or drinking(water is fine) in my car! I don't care how hungry you are. Only me or my boyfriend can break this rule!!!

3. Do Not touch my radio,only can change the station and turn the volume up , I will change the station upon a request,only if it's not some rap,r&b,talk,sports station!!!!

4.) DO NOT!!!! Blow the horn while I'm driving!!! I hate when people do that.....

5.) No yelling/screaming out the window,it's country/ghetto.

6.) No acting like a fool in my car,...period!

7.) Please do not lean/sit on my car!

8.) No you can't drive my car,only me or my boyfriend can.....

These are my rules.

3rdgenlt1

nobody whose really drunk can ride in the car. learned the hard way after a good friend puked all over my truck smack dab in the middle of a 4 hour road trip. the window was down but his head wasnt quite out so it caught the wind and well it wasnt pretty

articwhiteZ

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In 17+ years i think i have had only 6 to 7 pasngers (3 of them GFs)

never any Kids (under 10 years old)
all the standard stuff applys.
and the Biggy, NO NEW BLUE JEANS EVER!
YOU ASK WHY? just rub them on anything a few times and see!
but this car has had only 2 drivers in the lasts 17 years
(with me in the pasngr seat yelling GET ON IT!)

ntomsheck

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My interior is pretty terrible, at least the cloth parts (headliner, carpet, seats), so I'm somewhat lax on my rules.
1) No smoking - the smell isn't what bothers me, it's the white ashes that glue to our plastics
2) Drinks must have lid of some sort (either screw on, or fast-food lid)
3) If chewing tobacco, bottle must be sealed until you are spitting in it
4) Anyone can change the radio, but I have the right to change it if they pick something crappy
5) Don't crank up my volume - set it to a comfortable level and leave it.
6) Don't ever touch my window switch, or play with my mirrors (one ex already broke the pass side up/down function on my power windows)
7) Don't complain about being cramped in my back seat if you have your own car to drive
8) Don't throw **** out the windows
9) No eating dry foods, like crackers, corn bread, etc.
10) No drugs of any kind, even if they're in your pockets, because when I get pulled over, the drugs will make it under my seat somehow and then be found
11) Don't play with my shifter, or steering wheel - I left my car in park and had a guy put it in drive while I was standing outside of it.
12) (But possibly most important) Don't complain about little malfunctions. I'm sorry my 20yr old car isn't perfect like the one your parents bought for you.

DanJz

haha great thread.

My rules are:

1) Don't even THINK about touching the music unless it's something that I agree to listen to

2) Drinks are tolerable since I'm guilty of having water bottles and iced tea and stuff in the car. I personally don't usually eat in my car, but on a rare occasion I'll have a non-messy snack in it (no crackers/cookies, etc.), so I'll allow that too, BUT...... if you make a mess, you clean my entire interior lol

3) Please don't point out all of the little things that the car needs. I'm the most **** person in the world when it comes to the car and I know better than anyone what it needs done to it. I don't need to be reminded what parts are missing, broken, etc. lol

That's basically it for what I can think of for now

Aldakoopa

1) You can only smoke with the window down.
2) You can eat/drink in my car, but take your trash with you. Spill anything and I kill you, and leave any trash behind and I will personally shove it down your throat.
3) Don't even look at the hood for more than a minute. It's aftermarket and not made of much and will bend very, very easily.
4) Don't kick or bump the doors shut.
5) Don't put your feet up on the dash, get dirt on the trim pads, or kick the floor mats up and get dirt on the carpet.
6) Don't touch my radio without permission.
7) Don't sit on the spoiler.
8) Don't set anything heavy on the T-tops.
9) Don't lean too hard on the center console.
10) Buckle up.

87WS6

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This one gets me. It really goes against #5. Not all the smoke goes outside even with the windows down. If you were truly worried about getting your interior dirty you wouldn't let anyone smoke in the car at all.

SolarGoldRaptor

My car is not ready yet, but these are the rules thou shall follow :
- 1 : no smoking, period
- 2 : you can eat only with a towel or whatever on your knees.
- 3 : don't sit on the bumper covers
- 4 : be very careful when you sit with Wrangler jeans, they have edgy rivets on the back that can tear fabric...
- 5 : if you have any questions, ask me but not when I drive
- 6 : no dogs, they stink and leave hair everywhere.

That's about it, I don't mind someone I trust driving my car, it's not a 1000miles survivor so some stuff will have to be changed in the future (carpet, seat covers,...). I'm not gonna yell if I find a stain on the old dirty and worn out 26 years old carpet.

91RScamaro355

1. No Smoking
2. Do close the door by pushing or pulling on the glass