Oso SS

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I gotta say, I was not super thrilled about driving out to LA for Christmas.

I refused to go through airport security, because people aren't taking pictures of me naked or grabbing my junk unless they're paying me.

I tried to rent a car but my credit apparently sucks, so that was out too.

So I filled up the Camaro, had the oil changed and got on my way.

Honestly, I was expecting to break down. I was expecting the transmission to go out, or a tie rod to break, or a control arm to fall out or all 4 tires going flat at once... I was expecting the worst.

I made it about 100 miles out of town when a semi decided to run me off the road. I was in the right hand lane, with the cruise control set at 75 (speed limit) and this idiot decides to change lanes, into my lane.

For what it's worth - my car is red. And kind of loud. I don't know HOW he couldn't have seen me because he actually came up behind me doing probably 85 and moved into my lane.

LUCKILY there was a shoulder (some parts of the 10 between AZ and CA don't have a shoulder) and I was able to swerve onto it and stay between his semi and the guard rail. I had MAYBE 6" on either side and I was coming up to a spot where the shoulder stopped.

I floored it, hit about 120mph and got around him in time to get back on the road without hitting anything.

Scariest moment of my life.

I got back next to the guy, and he just kind of put his hands up like "oh well." Idiot.


So the rest of the trip to LA went fairly smooth until I got into LA itself. I don't know HOW people drive on those roads. Even with minimal traffic it was still retarded, and I was driving like a jackass trying to avoid pot holes... on the freeway. I can understand surface streets but the freeways are HORRIBLE.

Still expecting to break down.

I pulled into my parents house without any major break downs, and figured I was getting about 22mpg, with an AZPS03 cam and a 3800 stall.

The drive back just confirmed it. Cruised around 2300rpm in 4th at 75mph and got the same gas mileage. I only had to put gas in the car four times round trip, and probably could have gotten away with only 2 fill ups but I wasn't going to risk running out of gas in the middle of no where.

Car didn't get hot, didn't even hiccup, was able to stop and start without problem, cruised great with minimal vibrations (mostly because of the horrible roads and my blown stock shocks) and actually wasn't TOO uncomfortable.

I will never do it again though, but it's nice to know I can.


Not really sure what the point of this was.

06tx4.8

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what cam?specs...just curious

CJDZ24_Z28

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IS the car tuned? I have had several cammed LSx cars and wouldn't hesitate to drive cross country in a LSX Camaro

01ssreda4

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Sounds like a fun trip. Always interesting when you don't actually know if you are going to make it to your destination or not.

bad_408_vert

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+1

I had incidents when something went wrong when I was 4 miles away from the house. So when I first took my 200miles round trip I was paranoid for the first part of the drive. I was wonderin' what small town I 'll end up in meetin' random strangers.

One time the car broke down outside the bar in January winter, was just a bad battery. I called AAA and said F*#K it and went back to the bar.

OP: I'm sure the new wheels helped.

Z28_LT1

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I made the trip down I-10 into AZ before from CA. My first real road trip. Gotta say I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. It was a stock LT1, but nonetheless it was a blast.

AnnivSS

My car will be cammed and stalled and most likely a 383 by march, hoping to make the trip to houston. Not sure if im going to drive it or trailer it.

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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if everything was perfect id drive my SS on a long trip in good weather. thank god i dont have to LOL.

71novaguy

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I traveled through 3 airports during the holiday and none of this happened to me, so what are you getting at?

01ssreda4

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He is saying they molest you. Seemed pretty obvious to me.

Z Fury

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Then you weren't randomly selected. Consider yourself lucky.

atrain59

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I feel you the gf said she was tired of us using her car for trips and that she wanted to take the SS to my parents house for Christmas 200 mile round trip. Trip went smooth had the cruise on 80 got there a little over an hour, cost me about $40. I would drive my car anywhere I just do not like to drive the SS in the rain or the snow and take a chane in something happening I would rather wreck the Honda accord then the SS.

KreeperKamaroSS

i've got a 2000 ss, i mean it's stock besides a lid so different story but i drove from chicago to phoenix at the end of summer to take my car with to school
no problems whatsoever
nice maneuver with that crazy semi

SOMbitch

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Yeah...TSA's motto is "if we did our job any better we'd have to buy you dinner first"

71novaguy

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what im pointing out is that not everyone gets that search and its a bunch of whining for nothing. People bitch about it, but I bet you'd bitch alot more if your sitting next to the mother ****** who some how snuck on a weapon or bomb.

TXZ28LS1

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i wouldnt hesitate to drive my camaro on a long distance as well, even though i wouldnt want to. i have a 230 duration cam, with all boltons and a vig 3200 and my car drives great.

i actually made a 1,000 mile trip 2 days after getting my tranny rebuilt. drove fine with no problems.

super_fro_daddy

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This is 2010 correct? Roughly 400 miles each way? I would have to drive nearly that far to get my car tuned. Give it the once over make sure nothing was loose or wobbly and head off. Worrywarts!

s/c'd cav

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i only saw a yellow 05 goat on my way to LA from phx , and didnt see much of anything on the way home

glad ya had a fairly safe and good trip

omarrakeen

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damn that didnt sound like fun lol i once had to drive my camaro 248 miles a day for 5 months! it went from 43K to almost 160K with zero problems! it was 96 tho and i sold it right after that. its crazy i know.

staledog

dang how did that happen?