Bitchen Camaro

Last Saturday after a shopping at Costco, we were headed to catch the freeway on 13th south as we passed the Chevy dealership. There sitting on the lot was a brand new Camaro SS. We stopped, we looked, we thougth it was cool.
Now, for those who like to keep up with the automotive world we've known that the Chevy was gearing up for sale of the production Camaro again after being out of production for the past seven years. We have seen the Concept car, even seen it used in a movie produced in 2007. This car, as is started with Ford's Mustang and later with Dodge's Challenger, is a throw back to the height of the Muscle car era. There are several design cues from the late 60's car. So for those of us who are automotive enthusiasts, we have followed the progression and waited for the first production model to be seen with anticipation. The time has come.

Jump back to the previous weekend. On saturday (this is May 23), while doing our weekly Costco run, we saw a black 2010 Camaro sitting in the parking lot. We stopped, we oogled, we dreamed. We drove home in our humble vehicle and thought of that cool looking car.
Sunday, after we dropped off some relatives to the airport we saw a few Camaros still with their plastic protective cover on the hoods, sitting in a parking lot all alone at the airport. The question on our minds was "Are the going to be rented out?" I got home, after a few clickity clicks, there I was on Avis Car Rental's website where it announced they were the exclusive renters of the 2010 Camaro.

Ok, back to Saturday, we left directly from the car lot and headed to the place we had once seen three Camaros awaiting our arrival. Parked in the lot, walked down to Avis, and proceeded to rent a brand new (we were the first to rent) Camaro for 24 hours. It was a blast. This was the 2SS, the sportiest top of the line Camaro. The 426 horses this thing put out was amazing. It handled better than any Camaro ever built, and handled a damn sight better than the sixties Camaro it emulates. We drove everywhere. We visited friends and family (sorry to those we didn't get to see, there were, after all, only twenty four hours in that day, and we did need some sleep). We took it up Big Cottonwood canyon. We got some freeway time in. Took a bunch of pics and a few videos.. Yes, for 24 hours it was damn fun to drive. The best was some of the looks. We got followed by one guy who wanted pictures, we had another pass by three times in a parking lot before stopping and talking to us. We had parked it and a cop pulled up behind it and stopped to look at it (and neither of us with our licenses). Got behind an late 90s Camaro, he floored it, we followed suit, then both got off the exit. I followed him to the car wash right off the freeway so he could check it out. Avis has a lot of drool to clean off this car. This was a great way to spend a day.

Now, for my complaints. The visibility from the drivers seat sucks. So does the headroom. The door panels are plastic. The paint on the bumpers didn't match the color on the panels. The back seat is merely a suggestion, even the boys were a bit cramped back there. The opening for the trunk might have fit two grocery sacks through it, but if you wanted your suitcase in there, it ain't gonna happen. Did I mention, the visibility sucked.