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I am the lucky guy who recently picked up 2000 Camaro SS #1414, which is a light pewter 6 speed convertible with base SLP options. The car looks to be very stock - I am the third owner. A previous owner cut out the muffler (stock exhaust otherwise - welded in pipes to maintain stock chrome dual tips), did the free ram air mod, and ground out the MAF bridge. They also upgraded the headunit, added a sub, and I believe replaced the stock speakers. Otherwise, I don't see any changes, all the way down to the orange OEM shocks.
Pretty cool story on how I came across it. I've been eyeing the car since late April/early May. It was in IL, a little southwest of Chicago. I really wanted a "toy", and wanted something reliable that I could work on/tweak only when I wanted to. I am married and have an almost 12 month old, and we plan on having another. Therefore, needed something with at least 4 seats. I really wanted a V8, manual, convertible - the Camaro fit the bill. Oh, and - I work as an accountant at GM, so being a GM product was a high priority. I had been going back and forth debating with myself on whether or not I wanted to actually spend the money on a toy, asked myself I was being irresponsible. My wife gave her blessing and told me if it makes me happy, I should do it. I absolutely loved the 5th gen SS convertible manual I snagged from work for a week, so I was fairly certain I'd like a 4th Gen. Oh, and - my first car was a '86 Firebird 2.8L.
Anyway, I haggled with the dealer and we were not agreeing on a couple hundred dollar difference...I decided to play hardball and let him stew for a few days. I finally e-mailed him back on Friday, 6/15 with a final offer - he replied telling me the car sold a few days earlier. I was pretty bummed, but tried to hide it.
Sunday, my wife takes me out to Vinsetta Garage on Woodward for my first Father's Day and finally tells me that SHE is the one who bought the car. She had the dealer tell me it was sold. She arranged financing, plane tickets to O-Hare, transportation to the dealer, and insurance on the car!
The car is really clean - I rolled 67k miles on the way home. Has a few scuffs and rock chips, but the interior is really clean and the leather looks like a 10k mile car.
Anyway, looking forward to tweaking around on this thing and making it an even more fun cruiser than it already is! Hope these pics aren't too large, I am pulling them off my Facebook:
I am the lucky guy who recently picked up 2000 Camaro SS #1414, which is a light pewter 6 speed convertible with base SLP options. The car looks to be very stock - I am the third owner. A previous owner cut out the muffler (stock exhaust otherwise - welded in pipes to maintain stock chrome dual tips), did the free ram air mod, and ground out the MAF bridge. They also upgraded the headunit, added a sub, and I believe replaced the stock speakers. Otherwise, I don't see any changes, all the way down to the orange OEM shocks.
Pretty cool story on how I came across it. I've been eyeing the car since late April/early May. It was in IL, a little southwest of Chicago. I really wanted a "toy", and wanted something reliable that I could work on/tweak only when I wanted to. I am married and have an almost 12 month old, and we plan on having another. Therefore, needed something with at least 4 seats. I really wanted a V8, manual, convertible - the Camaro fit the bill. Oh, and - I work as an accountant at GM, so being a GM product was a high priority. I had been going back and forth debating with myself on whether or not I wanted to actually spend the money on a toy, asked myself I was being irresponsible. My wife gave her blessing and told me if it makes me happy, I should do it. I absolutely loved the 5th gen SS convertible manual I snagged from work for a week, so I was fairly certain I'd like a 4th Gen. Oh, and - my first car was a '86 Firebird 2.8L.
Anyway, I haggled with the dealer and we were not agreeing on a couple hundred dollar difference...I decided to play hardball and let him stew for a few days. I finally e-mailed him back on Friday, 6/15 with a final offer - he replied telling me the car sold a few days earlier. I was pretty bummed, but tried to hide it.
Sunday, my wife takes me out to Vinsetta Garage on Woodward for my first Father's Day and finally tells me that SHE is the one who bought the car. She had the dealer tell me it was sold. She arranged financing, plane tickets to O-Hare, transportation to the dealer, and insurance on the car!
The car is really clean - I rolled 67k miles on the way home. Has a few scuffs and rock chips, but the interior is really clean and the leather looks like a 10k mile car.
Anyway, looking forward to tweaking around on this thing and making it an even more fun cruiser than it already is! Hope these pics aren't too large, I am pulling them off my Facebook:
357ci LT1, cammed, stalled, and driven. 
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