2013 VIN #142 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

b_williams_82 · 08-05-2012, 10:50 PM

After a long..... LONG wait!! I was finally able to fly into Detroit Metro Airport from Roswell, NM to pick up my ZL1!

I arrived Wednesday to pick her up!! The salesman asked me... "So you brought the check from the bank?"

So immediately I knew something wasn't going to go right.

Needless to say... The way my bank was sending them the money, wasn't the way they wanted it!! Therefore... #142 wasn't able to be picked up Wednesday night! So I traveled 1,500+ miles to take delivery of my ZL1 and left with an Impala Wednesday night! My bank immediately sent my dealer a wire transfer, however as most banks operate, there is a cut off time for wires! That times just happens to be 3pm! And of course it's now 3:15 pm EST!! GRRRR!!

So now I had to wait ANOTHER day to pick up my ZL1!!

Thursday morning we headed straight to the dealership! Around 10:30 the wire had finally been processed at the dealerships bank, and I was FINALLY able to leave with my 2013 ZL1!

First impression!!
This car looks unbelievable. Handles and drives even better than I thought! I can understand why people are afraid to push this car! It's planted on a rail!!!

Drive Home!
Not one rock chip!!

1,650 miles on her and all that was needed to be done was clean the bugs off her face!!

Break in is complete and still have really been able to open her up just yet, but she has more than enough power! You don't even need to come close to the 4K RPM to feel the power of this beast!! I did keep it under 80 and also didn't keep it at the same speed for very long either! Averaged about 21 MPG as well!! Not too shabby!!

Thank you to the Chevy Team in Canada!! This is truly the best Camaro ever!

Ladies and Gentleman... I introduce you to "The Wolverine"

P.S. How can I go about getting a window sticker?? My window sticker didn't have anything printed on it!

DangerZL1 · 08-06-2012, 04:05 AM

Congratulations! I'm sure the drive home was a lot of fun.

Tayap79 · 08-06-2012, 05:23 AM

Awesome car. But why all the way from NM to Detroit?

G-Oil Guy · 08-06-2012, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Tayap79

Awesome car. But why all the way from NM to Detroit?

Maybe he didn't have a dealership on his area with an allocation or they were all charging a markup.

b_williams_82 · 08-06-2012, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DangerZL1

Congratulations! I'm sure the drive home was a lot of fun.

Drive home was pretty awesome!! Got the breaking out of tye way really quick!

b_williams_82 · 08-06-2012, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Tayap79

Awesome car. But why all the way from NM to Detroit?

Just like G man said! No allocations and want $15 over sticker!! I also have family up in the Detroit area, so I kinda made it a small vacation as well. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it to CamaroFest on the way home!! We left Michigan about 4-5 hours later than we wanted to, so it really put a bind on the 24+ hour drive we had ahead of us!

Nightspore68 · 08-06-2012, 09:46 AM

Wow, congrats. Bankers can really throw a monkey wrench into the works, can't they? We were closing on our house when the lawyers asked us for a few thousand dollars. We had expected there to be no closing costs. So we had to rush around and find cash on a Friday afternoon (each ATM would only dispense $500!) and beg the lawyers to take a check for some of it.

At least we got our house...

Enjoy the car. Mine will need a few more months to break in.

Taser Deployed · 08-06-2012, 10:06 AM

Congrats on the ride. You don't many yellow ZL1's.

b_williams_82 · 08-06-2012, 11:00 AM

Thank you everyone!!

Yes bankers can throw a wrench in as well as dealers. This particular dealer knew since Monday how the funds were coming, but never raised an eyebrow til I showed up!! It sucked at first but was kinda good in the long run!! It's about a 100 less miles on my ZL1!!

Now I need to find time to call Becky and them and Rogers for my much needed accessories!!

Z4me · 08-06-2012, 11:56 AM

Congratz on your new ZL1! Just got back from camarofest last night and have 1,600 miles on my car after having it like 9 days. Was alot of fun and
worth the wait.

Stick8 · 08-06-2012, 12:17 PM

Wolverine looks awesome! Congrats.

GEEo · 08-06-2012, 12:18 PM

Nice!! Love the Yellow!

JMAN311 · 08-06-2012, 04:14 PM

Gratz b!!!!!!!!!!! Really excited for ya

Mattzl1 · 08-06-2012, 04:29 PM

Congrats on the car! Loooks sharp.

08-06-2012, 11:00 AM	#9
b_williams_82 Drives: 2013 ZL1 #142 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NM Posts: 759	Thank you everyone!! Yes bankers can throw a wrench in as well as dealers. This particular dealer knew since Monday how the funds were coming, but never raised an eyebrow til I showed up!! It sucked at first but was kinda good in the long run!! It's about a 100 less miles on my ZL1!! Now I need to find time to call Becky and them and Rogers for my much needed accessories!! __________________ Order # QHQWJF Current Status: 4200 VIN 142 1100, (04/25/12): 2000, (05/21/12): 2500, (5/22/12): 3000, (5/22/12): 3100, (5/31/12): 3300, (5/31/12): 3400, (6/7/2012): 3800, (6/15/2012): 4000, (6/15/2012): 4104, (6/15/2012): 4106, (6/19/2012): 4150, (6/19/2012), 4200, (7/16/2012), 4300, (7/18/2012), 4B00, (6/15/2012) , 5000, (7/25/2012) 6000, Delivered to the customer (8/2/2012)

08-06-2012, 11:56 AM	#10
Z4me Drives: 2013 ZL1 IOM Vin #169 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,953	Congratz on your new ZL1! Just got back from camarofest last night and have 1,600 miles on my car after having it like 9 days. Was alot of fun and worth the wait. __________________

08-06-2012, 04:14 PM	#13
JMAN311 Drives: 2013 F-150 Limited Join Date: May 2008 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 2,191	Gratz b!!!!!!!!!!! Really excited for ya __________________ There just might be a 2016 Camaro or Corvette in my future... _____________________________________________ Previous Chevy's 2013 Camaro ZL1 A6\|SIM 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS\|M6\|CGM Exterior\|Gray Int 2000 Camaro SS\|M6\|SLP headers\|SLP center mounted quad exhaust\|Magnaflow muffler\|Hypertech programmed 2001 Corvette\|M6\|LG Motorsports Headers\|Corsa Touring Cat-back\|Magnaflow X Pipe\|Hurst short-throw\|Dyno tuned

08-05-2012, 10:50 PM	#1
b_williams_82 Drives: 2013 ZL1 #142 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NM Posts: 759	2013 VIN #142 After a long..... LONG wait!! I was finally able to fly into Detroit Metro Airport from Roswell, NM to pick up my ZL1! I arrived Wednesday to pick her up!! The salesman asked me... "So you brought the check from the bank?" So immediately I knew something wasn't going to go right. Needless to say... The way my bank was sending them the money, wasn't the way they wanted it!! Therefore... #142 wasn't able to be picked up Wednesday night! So I traveled 1,500+ miles to take delivery of my ZL1 and left with an Impala Wednesday night! My bank immediately sent my dealer a wire transfer, however as most banks operate, there is a cut off time for wires! That times just happens to be 3pm! And of course it's now 3:15 pm EST!! GRRRR!! So now I had to wait ANOTHER day to pick up my ZL1!! Thursday morning we headed straight to the dealership! Around 10:30 the wire had finally been processed at the dealerships bank, and I was FINALLY able to leave with my 2013 ZL1! First impression!! This car looks unbelievable. Handles and drives even better than I thought! I can understand why people are afraid to push this car! It's planted on a rail!!! Drive Home! Not one rock chip!! 1,650 miles on her and all that was needed to be done was clean the bugs off her face!! Break in is complete and still have really been able to open her up just yet, but she has more than enough power! You don't even need to come close to the 4K RPM to feel the power of this beast!! I did keep it under 80 and also didn't keep it at the same speed for very long either! Averaged about 21 MPG as well!! Not too shabby!! Thank you to the Chevy Team in Canada!! This is truly the best Camaro ever! Ladies and Gentleman... I introduce you to "The Wolverine" P.S. How can I go about getting a window sticker?? My window sticker didn't have anything printed on it! Attached Images __________________ Order # QHQWJF Current Status: 4200 VIN 142 1100, (04/25/12): 2000, (05/21/12): 2500, (5/22/12): 3000, (5/22/12): 3100, (5/31/12): 3300, (5/31/12): 3400, (6/7/2012): 3800, (6/15/2012): 4000, (6/15/2012): 4104, (6/15/2012): 4106, (6/19/2012): 4150, (6/19/2012), 4200, (7/16/2012), 4300, (7/18/2012), 4B00, (6/15/2012) , 5000, (7/25/2012) 6000, Delivered to the customer (8/2/2012)

08-06-2012, 04:05 AM	#2
DangerZL1 Drives: 2023 Black ZL1 Auto Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: FEMA Region 4 Posts: 2,935	Congratulations! I'm sure the drive home was a lot of fun.

08-06-2012, 05:23 AM	#3
Tayap79 Drives: 2013 Victorty Red Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Altoona, PA Posts: 404	Awesome car. But why all the way from NM to Detroit?

08-06-2012, 09:46 AM	#7
Nightspore68 Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL-1, Victory Red Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 378	Wow, congrats. Bankers can really throw a monkey wrench into the works, can't they? We were closing on our house when the lawyers asked us for a few thousand dollars. We had expected there to be no closing costs. So we had to rush around and find cash on a Friday afternoon (each ATM would only dispense $500!) and beg the lawyers to take a check for some of it. At least we got our house... Enjoy the car. Mine will need a few more months to break in.

08-06-2012, 10:06 AM	#8
Taser Deployed Drives: 2012 Blk ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 938	Congrats on the ride. You don't many yellow ZL1's.

08-06-2012, 12:17 PM	#11
Stick8 Drives: 2000 Silverado, 2013 ZL1 ordered Join Date: May 2012 Location: Iowa Posts: 89	Wolverine looks awesome! Congrats.

08-06-2012, 12:18 PM	#12
GEEo OKCamaros Drives: 4 banger Diesel Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 4,572	Nice!! Love the Yellow!

08-06-2012, 04:29 PM	#14
Mattzl1 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: upstate New York Posts: 166	Congrats on the car! Loooks sharp. __________________ 2013 ZL1 AGM, ECF, A6, sunroof, black rims mods complete! 664 RWHP, 645 RWTQ Ported snout, 2.5 upper, Innovators west balancer with 9.1 lower, New era intake, American Racing long tube headers with hollow cats and X pipe, KDI heat exchanger, ID850's, TS29 cam !