so i was out tonight doing my payday errands, cigs, milk, fish food, gas, etc. i stop by my local hess where i always get gas and what do i see? a brand new, and i mean brand new red zl1 camaro sitting kinda oddly off to the side, not really parked anywhere correctly. the owner of the car comes out talking and is like "atleast that kids camaro runs!"
i asked him what was up. he just traded is g8 in plus quite a bit of cash at route 46 chevy in hackettstown nj for the zl1. he said he ordered it right when they announced availability and worked a deal out with the owner of the dealership. the car had, no bs, 60 miles on it.
60!!!!!! he said the tranny made a loud bang and crunch when he shifted from 3rd to 4th, and he emphasized the grannyshift part of the story. then, as he went to pull away from the light, first let go, then second let go.
trans toasted...
come to find the guys g8 was pretty nice and he also has a 09 cts-v with a couple things done to it. ive seen him around in those cars before, and i never saw him beat on them too much. he swore he babied it the whole way, especially since it was raining pretty good. i cant possibly think of how that trans could have tanked unless they didnt fill the damn thing with fluid or something. anyone?
he said the most repulsive thing ever at the end of the convo, "i knew i should have bought a damn shelby!"