i love montes, period.
after rediscovering the G-bodies a few years back and then getting one,
my obsession went full-tilt.

when the 06 came out with the updated front, rear and cockpit.. and a SMALL BLOCK v8 in the SS, i realized that i COULD obtain an SS after all.

im not too much into super sleek Euro styling... and i love american muscle and the "new" heritage designs. but... the monte is in a class all of its own.
its truly my daily racecar and with the year 2000 full redesign, the intent was to derive the look from the cars that are modified for the NASCAR track.

so for that,
they arent retro,
they arent sculpted EURO
they arent old skool muscle..

theyre their OWN thing and purely amazing.

it will PAIN me if i have to trade up for the new 2010 CAMARO 2SS RS....
so im doing all i can to work it out NOT to.
LONG LIVE THE MONTE CARLO!

V

 

PS.
when i got the 07 SS, the dealer said: "how about the LS?"
and while they are ALLLLLLLLLL nice, trust me...
i literally told him:
"nothing LESS than the SS. the V8. im not budging."

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YUM!!!!!!!

 

 

HAHAHHAHHA!
THANKS!
expect more CAR pics in the new material im doing (round 2 for 30mileshigh) and even some references in the new stuff...

its IN MY BLOOD

ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

 

 

"it had everything i wanted except sunroom"

Wow, Sonin66, your could have had a sunroom in yours? I mean, mine's got a small den and bathroom, but I would have loved a sunroom! Just kidding! But, on to the story:

My then-wife (now ex) wanted a new car and came to my office and asked if we could go look. We went to the Chevy dealer and she wanted a Camero. This was in '02, the last year (at the time) for Cameros. She wanted a V-6, stripped down version, and I wanted an SS. As usual we argued about it. I tried to explain that being the last year they were to be made, a loaded SS would hold it's value much better than a Plain Jane V-6 (plus the added benefit of being ALOT funner to drive!) I won the argument by asking her to sit in the back seat and see how uncomfortable it was and our son was growing and would be uncomfortable. After she got out and actually agreed with me, there was a MC next to the Camero. I asked her to sit in the back seat of it and she loved it. She asked the saleslady if they had a red one and there was one on the showroom floor. Fully loaded '02 SS, red with black leather. We bought it and she drove it home. I never drove it.

3 months later we divorced and the only thing we argued over was the MC. I didn't want the car, but wasn't about to let some bum drive it after I paid for it. So, I bought her a Dodge something, and kept the MC with the intentions of selling it. But then, I made the mistake of driving it. Instant addiction! I took it down to the mechanic shop, had Eibach springs, KYB struts, and SLP sway bars put on, along with 8.5" x 17" rims with 255-45 tires. I then put crossdrilled rotors and Hawk pads with stainless steel lines on it. Next was a 3"DP and hi flow cat with SLP catback exhaust. I loved it, and soon noticed that the women loved it, too! (the car, I mean)

Last year I gave the car to my son for his 19th birthday. It now has 92,000 miles and he wouldn't trade it for anything. But, he only let's me drive it when it's almost out of gas, or needs the oil changed, or a good cleaning....

 

 

2 door full size coupe! I will never buy a 4 door car!

 

Well, I'm a bit of a Nascar fan. I always wanted to do up some kind of replica. I've always owned crap old cars that come to me to die, but I hooked up with a chick that insisted that I drive something nicer. After trying on a few cars we found the BudChev at a GM dealership with its DaleJr factory decals already stripped. The wheels were turning in my head: Although FWD (disappointing), this Monte body defined a decade of stock car racing. And a Junior replica would be easy to do. There was no way I could afford it. By that chick thought I looked hot behind the wheel, so she bought it for me for my birthday!

Yeah, that chick is my wife now, and we have a baby. I still like the Monte best. j/k!

 

lol look, i was sleepy when i was typing! good catch by the way. i love how everybody feel in love with the montes. that one drive or just how it looks makes everybody look its way. it is one hell of a car cheers felllow monte owners!