Ray from Central Jersey

[Ray]

I've been into cars ever since I was little. After 1 1/2 year at my first job, I got my first car, a 1996 M6 Z28. I loved that car, and told myself I'd keep it forever...until I decided I wanted an LS car. My original plan was to sell the '96, and purchase an LS car, but one thing led to another and I purchased a 1998 A4 Z28. It took me around a month to sell the '96..never heard the end of it from my mom about having 2 camaros + a jimmy at the house lol. A few days after I bought the '98, my uncle took me to see a friend of his car. It was a 2001 SS that was MINT. He was asking $9,000 at the time and I felt like I'd never have that much money in time. I tried for it anyway. I sold the '98 to a father/son that drove 14 hours from Birmingham, Alabama lol. Low and behold..this past Saturday I purchased the car! The previous owner couldn't have been a better person to deal with! He was very anal about taking care of the car and I am too. Him and his wife were surprised to find out that I was only 19 (I look older), but we both agreed that the car is going to a very good home. He very politely, followed me back to my house in Matawan to drop the car off, and went on his way!

2001 SLP Stage 1 Camaro SS #2236

91k Stock internal motor + 4l60e
Blackwing Lid, LM1, BMR Strut Tower Brace, Bilstein Suspension.

Fred/Michael, if either of you see this I am LOVING the car! Thanks so much!

[sweetbmxrider]

Can't beat a black ss, welcome.

[BonzoHansen]

welcome!

[Ray]

Thanks guys, glad to be here!

[NJ Torque]

Hi Ray, Welcome.

[1320B4U]

Looks like you have a future collectable there...welcome.

[greenformula92]

:welcome:

[92REDBIRD]

Welcome!

[chknhwk01]

Nice ride,ray...

[Fast92RS]

welcome

[WSex]

congrats on everything achieved and welcome.

[Jersey Mike]

That's a cool intro and story. Welcome aboard, man. Look forward to seeing the car at some of the club get-togethers!

[coolmanvette75]

Whats good Ray! Glad to see ya made it over here. Hopefully you keep this one more than a few months ;)

[Ray]

Thanks every one for the warm welcome! Matt, yes I plan on keeping this one for more than a few months. I'm keeping this one forever lol. I plan on getting LT's for the car and calling it a wrap as far as performance. I don't want to race this car. As far as everything else goes, I plan on doing tints, CME, white LED courtesy lights, and an auxiliary plug-in for the stock HU.

[Ray]

And YES, I can't wait till we get some consistent nice weather and can schedule meets.

PS Anybody who's got a decent camera and wants to do some photoshoots with both of our cars get in touch with me! I've been dying to get some good shots of it!

[maroman88]

welcome, looks nice

[Ray]

Thanks again everyone. Not to sound like a dick, but I'm VERY proud of myself for being only 19 and having paid for this in CASH by myself. No loans, no "I'll get it to you next week." ********. I hate to sound like an old man, but most kids my age blow through paychecks like nothing. I'm glad to see mine go towards something that matters .

[greenformula92]

I have a decent camera but my car would look really bad next to yours lol

[Ray]

Ah dude I'm all for it! I'll never be one of those people that don't want pictures with other cars because "mine looks better." I might not get any pictures with other cars. ;) Lol kidding man, if you're down I'd love to get some shots of the 2 of our cars though!

[WildBillyT]

Wow, just realized you've had the car for less than a week! How many tanks of fuel have you burned since then LOL.

[Ray]

Lol I got the car with 1/2 tank. Just put gas in the car yesterday afternoon.

[insaneinferno]

Dude, awesome car! That's crazy you've had three Camaros already. I can relate to the parental frustration at having a lot of cars - for a little while I had both my Camaros and my old SUV at my parents' house, and they weren't thrilled about it. I got my own place now though, and am down to 2. I'll probably sell my first Camaro at some point, though not quite yet.

[edpontiac91]

:welcome: Nice to see that there are still people who really care about their rides.

[Dudbird113]

I think most of use on here car for our rides. Welcome to da club

[Ray]

Thanks guys! Yeah I suppose 3 camaros by the age of 19 is a bit excessive to most, but I look at the first 2 as intermediate cars while I was saving for the keeper lol. I plan on keeping this SS for a long time. The only reason I would sell this SS is if I could find a white C6Z that was cared for the same way this SS was.

It kills me to see guys/girls my age that are given fast/sharp cars from their parents and they trash them within a year. Whenever the subject of cars came up my dad always said... "If you're serious about this I want to see you work for it!" I'm glad it was that way. As anal as I am about vehicles, I know that if I was given something it wouldn't mean as much to me.