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Tim M · 01-13-2019, 10:10 PM

Boost: More disturbing is I sought this car out as it only had 8 miles on it...never test driven as I'm particular about autos. Previous family cars had almost never visited the dealership for instance...this one has been driven by countless folks testing the 'lack of power'...26 days at the dealership.

It would almost be better if the car is lost at sea so I could start over...I agree on the dock hands...

Jerome: I shipped two cars...the Camaro out of my pocket and spouse auto via military routing. The Atlanta VPC was an inspection to the nth detail...one could see they were concerned about liability at the other end. This is very good! The Camaro on the other hand was the opposite. Admittedly, I've done this before with a Mini from UK to FL. Same deal...just leave the keys in the car and walk away. It did arrive with nary a scratch 4 weeks later. But 38 HP isn't really fun to beat on...

If I hadn't been so pressed for time, I would have pursued the containerized method...believe it was only ~$500 more and would have minimized folks moving it here and there. The RO/RO was my only option to make the date.

I doubt the car will arrive in STR before nearly March. Nonetheless, certainly concerned on the tire rule. My hope is snow tires are only required during inclement weather...so if I attempt to inspect/register during a 40 degree day...I'm not sure how much wiggle room there is. I do know that all season tires used in the inclement (snow) weather are only grandfathered if the date code is 31 Dec 17 and earlier.

My fall back is to order a set of snow tires/wheels from TireRack (at significant cost) for the inspection and likely never install them. I don't plan to use this car in the winter...will buy a sub $3000 car for the cold season.

ScottyZ: I don't know the cold air tune requirement. I do know that the GM cold air setup makes zero HP/TQ improvement - see my other thread where we dynoed a non-CAI car with my nearly identical CAI car...1 WHP/4 WTQ difference - certainly within the machine's error tolerance. It looks to be a good design...but the OEM air box is completely acceptable. I'd spend you money elsewhere...sure wish I did!

Vlad: I've heard of others getting a better deal, not to mention I've had enough challenges with this car due to the bad computer tune...quite nearly offset the 'savings.'

hotlap: Thanks...I hope there aren't other mods required especially wiring. Guess I will start asking questions once I arrive...which is Tuesday.

01-13-2019, 10:10 PM	#10
Tim M Drives: 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 903	Boost: More disturbing is I sought this car out as it only had 8 miles on it...never test driven as I'm particular about autos. Previous family cars had almost never visited the dealership for instance...this one has been driven by countless folks testing the 'lack of power'...26 days at the dealership. It would almost be better if the car is lost at sea so I could start over...I agree on the dock hands... Jerome: I shipped two cars...the Camaro out of my pocket and spouse auto via military routing. The Atlanta VPC was an inspection to the nth detail...one could see they were concerned about liability at the other end. This is very good! The Camaro on the other hand was the opposite. Admittedly, I've done this before with a Mini from UK to FL. Same deal...just leave the keys in the car and walk away. It did arrive with nary a scratch 4 weeks later. But 38 HP isn't really fun to beat on... If I hadn't been so pressed for time, I would have pursued the containerized method...believe it was only ~$500 more and would have minimized folks moving it here and there. The RO/RO was my only option to make the date. I doubt the car will arrive in STR before nearly March. Nonetheless, certainly concerned on the tire rule. My hope is snow tires are only required during inclement weather...so if I attempt to inspect/register during a 40 degree day...I'm not sure how much wiggle room there is. I do know that all season tires used in the inclement (snow) weather are only grandfathered if the date code is 31 Dec 17 and earlier. My fall back is to order a set of snow tires/wheels from TireRack (at significant cost) for the inspection and likely never install them. I don't plan to use this car in the winter...will buy a sub $3000 car for the cold season. ScottyZ: I don't know the cold air tune requirement. I do know that the GM cold air setup makes zero HP/TQ improvement - see my other thread where we dynoed a non-CAI car with my nearly identical CAI car...1 WHP/4 WTQ difference - certainly within the machine's error tolerance. It looks to be a good design...but the OEM air box is completely acceptable. I'd spend you money elsewhere...sure wish I did! Vlad: I've heard of others getting a better deal, not to mention I've had enough challenges with this car due to the bad computer tune...quite nearly offset the 'savings.' hotlap: Thanks...I hope there aren't other mods required especially wiring. Guess I will start asking questions once I arrive...which is Tuesday.