Got An Extra $139,000? Buy A Camaro, Eric Berry Edition
by Joel Thorman on Sep 9, 2010 1:33 PM CDT
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PrintI was in New York when the Kansas City Chiefs spent the fifth overall pick on safety Eric Berry out of Tennessee. Shortly after being selected, Berry was ushered to a press conference where someone asked what he was going to do with all the money he was about to sign.
"I just really want to get the 2010 Camaro," he said at the time. "I love Chevy."
My first thought: How much did he get paid to say that?
I don't have the answer to that but I do have details on Berry's new Camaro. On his newly launched website -- EB29.com -- he provides a blow-by-blow account of what it took to create the NZ1200-EB Camaro.
He writes, "On the field, I like for my game to speak for itself. I think Camaros and I share similar qualities...they are fast, powerful, stylish and tough without trying too hard. That's my style."
A regular Camaro can be had for around $30,000. The EB edition will run you in the neighborhood of $139,000 if you're looking to go 0-60 in 3.8 seconds.
While that's expensive, National Speed, Inc. will donate $10,000 to the Eric Berry Foundation every time one is sold. You better hurry up though -- they're only making 14 of them, which happens to be Berry's jersey number at Tennessee.
Check out Berry's new website for the details on his not-so-Camarohead Camaro.
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Its no Volvo Urbo wagon
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
by HIV 2 Elway on Sep 9, 2010 1:41 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Joel, could you loan me about ... ummmmm ... $140k
I promise I’ll take you for a ride!
"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
"It's always easier to sell 'em some shit than it is to give 'em the truth" - Shel Silverstein, The Perfect High
Come back, Jason!
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
Eric's the man and I was so happy he was our 1st round pick but, man, his car choise
really hurts…..and bothers me. For that kind of money, look at the Mustang that he could have gotten. Better, faster and for less. Oh well. I’m still a berry fan.
by jcox31mc on Sep 9, 2010 1:43 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
He needs to get rid of that American made piece of crap and get himself a proper German car.
/read with German accent
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
"I love Chevy."
I’ll be the only thing Chevy left on that thing is the body.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
yup ... the nameplate
"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
"It's always easier to sell 'em some shit than it is to give 'em the truth" - Shel Silverstein, The Perfect High
Come back, Jason!
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
The new Camaro is totally bad ass
So I am not going to knock his choice. Sure, I’d probably be in a Nissan GTR or Audi R8 for that kind of money, but to each his own. That Camaro will supposedly will pull 1.31 g on the skidpad, which is un-fucking-believable for a car of that size (or any car for that matter…)
"They should expect everything..." -Eric Berry
oh my
I sat in a nissan show room for like 3 hours while my ex was buying a Cube just staring at the GTR. They won’t even let anyone test drive it, just show up with the money and drive away.
"The dirtier the sound the best I breathe, I tried to do it all for you and you didn't do anything for me"
by Jux on Sep 9, 2010 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
good to have a car that goes 0-60 in 3.8 seconds
that means he’ll get from pothole to pothole at least one whole second before anyone else.
by bansky on Sep 9, 2010 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
I got a camaro
Mine cost $250 it is fast . I got a 409 in it he could have got that from me for $1500 .
CHIEFS fan 4 life
by Charles # 1 chiefs fan on Sep 9, 2010 1:52 PM CDT reply actions
Eric Berry...putting the Camaro in Camarohead
PLAY SOME SKYNYRD!!!!!
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
Not a big fan of self-promoting websites
But I guess if DJ can have one, EB certainly can…just wish he’d wait ‘til he’s actually done something in the NFL first.
Predictions:
This year will be better
I can't believe I didn't know he had a website!
"There is no charge for awesomeness" - Kung Fu Panda
The problem with DJ's website is sometimes it's awesome and other times I can't tell if it's even on the internet anymore.
So you got the fax. So why didn't you add it to the resume? What do you mean? Of course martial arts training is relevant.
by BigRedChief on Sep 9, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
It's still on the internet?
Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.
Casey Printers has one too, it don't mean Jack Squat.
He’s now claiming to be an “inspirational speaker” and has thrown together a bunch of dvd’s and crap that he’s peddling on the website.
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
~ last words of Francisco ("Pancho") Villa ~
Obviously, he's spent a bunch of his NFL money developing these motivational
products to market to high school and college athletes….I doubt he’ll ever recover his investment.
He would have been much better off, keeping the money, or investing it in real-estate.
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
~ last words of Francisco ("Pancho") Villa ~
You Can see Berry's car go through the transition on this link
http://www.horsepowerjunkies.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1392826
Hey...How'd everyone get in my room?
El Camino > Camaro
Politics aside, Obama would of better been served, buying 5 "new" football teams.
El Camaro for the win.
How would that not be sweet? I mean it’s a Camero…. with a pickup bed!
So you got the fax. So why didn't you add it to the resume? What do you mean? Of course martial arts training is relevant.
Shout out to Joel
for his editorial on EB29.com. Way to hold it down for arrowheadpride
Eric Berry once won a game of Connect Four in 3 moves.
SC: And you probably don't mind all of those Ed Reed comparisons you get?
EB: (Laughs) No, not at all
my co-worker & her hubby....
bought his & hers Camaro’s this year. His is maroon and hers is midnight blue. His has all the extras & stuff on it. The license plates are MrsCmro and MrKamro or some shit like that.
I say…….L.A.M.E
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Sep 9, 2010 3:39 PM CDT reply actions
lol
the funniest part of the whole situation is that she wouldn’t allow him to buy the camaro. She was dead set against it. He bought it anyway & she was pissed. She was already driving around with a new car at the time. So he told her he was buying it period, so she ended up getting a new car that day too. She got an HHR. She had it about 3 weeks or so. She drove his car to work one day. HHR went in the shop for some extras that they were putting on it so she had to rent a car, ironically rented a Camaro. Suddenly she rolls up to work in her new Camaro. She claimed it was all his idea to get matching Camaros. Whatever..lol I think it killed her that her hubby was getting attention in his new car & she wanted it too.
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Sep 9, 2010 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe part of Monday's pre-game surprise will be
Berry doing donuts on the field.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Sep 9, 2010 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
Mmmmm... Berry donuts.....
So you got the fax. So why didn't you add it to the resume? What do you mean? Of course martial arts training is relevant.
by BigRedChief on Sep 9, 2010 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Now that's a great car...I drove one for a long time....Silver though.
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
~ last words of Francisco ("Pancho") Villa ~
Continental that is.
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
~ last words of Francisco ("Pancho") Villa ~
did it have tinted windows?
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
~ last words of Francisco ("Pancho") Villa ~
Highest Paid
One of the flashes on his site says “highest paid safety in NFL history.”
I’d think I would be embarrassed of that fact until I dominated the competition and earned it. The salary is such a reflection of an f’d up system that it isn’t really an accomplishment…. yet…
Agreed
But I wonder just how much he puts into his website. He’s responsible for the content, to be sure, but I don’t think he’s programming HTML, JavaScript and Flash. So while I agree with you, I don’t see it as a big deal. He’s more than proven his character in real life.
It worries me to think of Eric driving around in city traffic with 1200 HP under the hood.
There’s just no earthly reason for anyone to need that much power. This is living outside of the box. I hope the kid grows up and begins to recognize that the things he thinks he needs, nothing good can come from, if he doesn’t wind up wrapping himself around a tree first.
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
~ last words of Francisco ("Pancho") Villa ~
Mark my words, the honeymoon will be over as soon as the cops start bird-dogging
the guy, and writing the speeding tickets. Plutonium cannot be contained, and neither can 1200 horses.
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
~ last words of Francisco ("Pancho") Villa ~
You can get speeding tickets with a Hundai
I would imagine his car is more for show than how he intends to drive.
I guess you don't remember being 21 then.
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
~ last words of Francisco ("Pancho") Villa ~
A 30k stock Camaro looks the same as the 139K EB version....
You can’t see the internal parts that ramp it up to 1200hp, so it can’t be for “show”.
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
~ last words of Francisco ("Pancho") Villa ~
I mean, I get tickets for going 75 in a 65 and I doubt he wanted all that power, so he
could drive 75mph.
Just sayin…
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
~ last words of Francisco ("Pancho") Villa ~
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