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alamantia · 06-15-2009, 01:10 PM

Anthony LaMantia
2002 Z28 6 Speed the only new car that I have owned.

In November of 2002 I was driving my 1995 Z28 and wanted to trade it in on a 2002 Z28 since I knew it was my last chance so I went to see my fathers friend who was sales manager for Boonton Chevrolet. He could not get me much for a trade in on my 1995 Z28 and I could not afford the payments. GM offered 0% financing on all new vehicals and the promotion lasted thru thanksgiving weekend. The saturday after thanksgiving I was driving home from upstate NY in my 1995 Z28 and saw about a 4 car pileup happening right in front of me. One van came across the lanes hit my passenger side fender and shot me into the divider at about 60mph from there my camaro spun back across two lanes into a ditch. I kicked out the window glass to get out and noticed that the airbag burnt a hole in my favorite shirt. I remember being pretty upset about the shirt then I noticed blood dripping on it, turns out my nose was bleeding and my wrist was starting to swell up. Two ambulances showed up but there were many people hurt, 7 cars all together including the reamins of my camaro. As I was standing there I heard someone calling my name, it was a guy I played juniors with that just happend to be stuck in the traffic, he pulled over to see if I was ok. The police officer wanted to know why he stoped, I told officer that he was a buddy of mine, the officer suggested that he bring me to the hospital because they were waiting on more ambulances at the time and he didnt know how long it would take for me to get medical attention. I grabbed a bandage and an ice pack and jumped into my buddys car. He asked me which hospital I wanted to go to, Hoping my insurance would give me more than what I would have gotten on a trade in I said there is only a few more hours of 0% financing on new GM vehicals, please drive me to Boonton Chevrolet. I went there and tried to order my 2002 Z28 with a burnt bloody shirt and a sprained wrist, they told me I had to slect from dealer stock to get 0%, they only had two LS1 camaros, one was black with cloth interior and on the showroom floor the other was an Auto. I asked if they would do a car swap so I could get the color and options I wanted, they found exactly what I wanted in Allentown PA, they swaped for it and I had it that monday. My insurance gave me 10,200 for my 1995 Z28 which was way better than the 6,000 they offered me on a trade in. My 2002 stays warm in my garage and only sees nice days. It has Kooks long tubes, mangaflow low restriction cats, B&B triflow cat back. SLP Lid & Bellows, 243 Heads Thunder racing TR230 cam, AAM 4:10 gears, Z06 clutch, PCM tune, 180 thermostat, 98 camaro chrome wheels, 95 camaro tail lights, clear markers, Black UMI 3 point sub frame connectors, Lower Control Arms & Torque arm. It has 32,000 miles and absolutly no scratches or inperfections.

06-15-2009, 01:10 PM	#5
alamantia Join Date: May 2006 Location: Midland Park, NJ Posts: 1,389 iTrader: (7)	Anthony LaMantia 2002 Z28 6 Speed the only new car that I have owned. In November of 2002 I was driving my 1995 Z28 and wanted to trade it in on a 2002 Z28 since I knew it was my last chance so I went to see my fathers friend who was sales manager for Boonton Chevrolet. He could not get me much for a trade in on my 1995 Z28 and I could not afford the payments. GM offered 0% financing on all new vehicals and the promotion lasted thru thanksgiving weekend. The saturday after thanksgiving I was driving home from upstate NY in my 1995 Z28 and saw about a 4 car pileup happening right in front of me. One van came across the lanes hit my passenger side fender and shot me into the divider at about 60mph from there my camaro spun back across two lanes into a ditch. I kicked out the window glass to get out and noticed that the airbag burnt a hole in my favorite shirt. I remember being pretty upset about the shirt then I noticed blood dripping on it, turns out my nose was bleeding and my wrist was starting to swell up. Two ambulances showed up but there were many people hurt, 7 cars all together including the reamins of my camaro. As I was standing there I heard someone calling my name, it was a guy I played juniors with that just happend to be stuck in the traffic, he pulled over to see if I was ok. The police officer wanted to know why he stoped, I told officer that he was a buddy of mine, the officer suggested that he bring me to the hospital because they were waiting on more ambulances at the time and he didnt know how long it would take for me to get medical attention. I grabbed a bandage and an ice pack and jumped into my buddys car. He asked me which hospital I wanted to go to, Hoping my insurance would give me more than what I would have gotten on a trade in I said there is only a few more hours of 0% financing on new GM vehicals, please drive me to Boonton Chevrolet. I went there and tried to order my 2002 Z28 with a burnt bloody shirt and a sprained wrist, they told me I had to slect from dealer stock to get 0%, they only had two LS1 camaros, one was black with cloth interior and on the showroom floor the other was an Auto. I asked if they would do a car swap so I could get the color and options I wanted, they found exactly what I wanted in Allentown PA, they swaped for it and I had it that monday. My insurance gave me 10,200 for my 1995 Z28 which was way better than the 6,000 they offered me on a trade in. My 2002 stays warm in my garage and only sees nice days. It has Kooks long tubes, mangaflow low restriction cats, B&B triflow cat back. SLP Lid & Bellows, 243 Heads Thunder racing TR230 cam, AAM 4:10 gears, Z06 clutch, PCM tune, 180 thermostat, 98 camaro chrome wheels, 95 camaro tail lights, clear markers, Black UMI 3 point sub frame connectors, Lower Control Arms & Torque arm. It has 32,000 miles and absolutly no scratches or inperfections.