Dreaming of October.
It's official! Because of the Camaro's production issues, I'm gonna continue to be cooked alive while driving in the Geo Metro (better known as the Mobile Oven) for the duration of the Summer. As you know, my Cavalier aka "Black Sunshine" was destroyed last Spring by an idiot kid, so I've been (voluntarily) stuck in my Dads' old Metro for One year and Five months (boy it seems like it's been longer). Its over 100 degrees here in D/FW and there is no A/C in that car. And my drive to and from work is 40 min. Minimum!
Anyways, I haven't spoken much of my new car acquisition adventures as of late. I originally wanted to order a Camaro back in June, but there was some chatter of a Z28 model possibly coming soon that I decided to hold off until Transformers 2 hit theaters in early July. That's seemed the most likely time period that some sort of news on a Z28 model would have been released. Well, the news did come right after the movie hit. And it wasn't all that good. For me at least. Long story short, in an interview with "Team Camaro", a Z28 model has been developed. But most likely won't be put in to production until 2011 at the earliest.
So it's back to an SS model for me. As bad as I want a Z28, I just can't wait that long. Then yesterday come news from GM that there is a hold on "shipping" Camaro SS models with manual transmissions due to "transmission issues". Yes, this is the exact model I want. The don't specify for how long, but I'm going to assume it will be for an extended period of time. So that squashed any hope of me getting one before fall comes, ensuring that I will continue to drive in this wonderful Texas heat for a second year in a row. So now I'm just gonna tough it out and wait another 3 more months, till October. Then finally I should be putting in a order for a new Camaro. Hopefully by January, "Black Sunshine – A" will be roaming the streets of D/FW.
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