I like posting in this forum better, Biggest insult/compliment about your car
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Melting Slicks
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I imagine we all get many in both directions, but my favorite has to be a few years ago while waiting to pick up my son at school some little dude probably 5th or 6th grade came strolling along and without missing a beat gave me a little nod and said "nice car mister" and continued on. That certainly made my day.
#23
Melting Slicks
I've posted this story a couple of times before but it still makes me laugh. A few years ago I had my 94 parked at the local chevy dealership looking at a well-worn 79 vette. Up pulls a new Cobra Mustang with all the Rousch (sp?) badges on it and it sounded Mean&Lean. Four kids were in it probably taking daddys toy out for a spin. The passenger looks at me and says "Hey you should buy that corvette then race us!". I told him "That poor C3 wouldn't stand a chance against that Mustang" and they all smiled. Then I said "Besides...I already have a corvette" and motioned to my 94 sitting a little ways away. I don't know if it was the big LT-1 exhaust ports or the 285's in the back but the driver just looked at it and said "Uh...nice car man" and slowly pulled away.
I got a new supervisor at work about a year ago...regular know-it-all type. When he heard I have a 94 LT-1 the only things he could say were comments like "Oh the 90's corvettes were junk" and "the LT engines were cheaply built, no power and unreliable". After listening to his pie-hole for awhile one day I just looked at him in front of everybody and said "Well someday after you've saved your pennies maybe you can get one of your very own, then tell me how bad of a car it is". That was the first time I ever saw him...silent.
astepup said that
I got a new supervisor at work about a year ago...regular know-it-all type. When he heard I have a 94 LT-1 the only things he could say were comments like "Oh the 90's corvettes were junk" and "the LT engines were cheaply built, no power and unreliable". After listening to his pie-hole for awhile one day I just looked at him in front of everybody and said "Well someday after you've saved your pennies maybe you can get one of your very own, then tell me how bad of a car it is". That was the first time I ever saw him...silent.
astepup said that
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Team Owner
Best compliment bar none was a guy about my own age (older than dirt that is) tooling up to a stop sign in his C7 (?'11-'12) as I'm making the turn right beside him.
As I'm going by he gives me a "thumbs up". Danged if I don't have both hands fixed to the wheel and by the time I free one up he's gone. I felt bad not being able to at least acknowledge him, and his nice ride to .....
To date no negatives, and not quite sure how I might respond.
I will definitely have to remember to offer any youngsters a seat if they happen by - that would be sweet watching their face light up!
re: Worst - Hot girl at a drive in said she likes my "Mustang"
??? any chance you fly was open ............
As I'm going by he gives me a "thumbs up". Danged if I don't have both hands fixed to the wheel and by the time I free one up he's gone. I felt bad not being able to at least acknowledge him, and his nice ride to .....
To date no negatives, and not quite sure how I might respond.
I will definitely have to remember to offer any youngsters a seat if they happen by - that would be sweet watching their face light up!
re: Worst - Hot girl at a drive in said she likes my "Mustang"
??? any chance you fly was open ............
Last edited by BadUmp; 12-12-2014 at 10:20 PM.
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Race Director
I've posted this story a couple of times before but it still makes me laugh. A few years ago I had my 94 parked at the local chevy dealership looking at a well-worn 79 vette. Up pulls a new Cobra Mustang with all the Rousch (sp?) badges on it and it sounded Mean&Lean. Four kids were in it probably taking daddys toy out for a spin. The passenger looks at me and says "Hey you should buy that corvette then race us!". I told him "That poor C3 wouldn't stand a chance against that Mustang" and they all smiled. Then I said "Besides...I already have a corvette" and motioned to my 94 sitting a little ways away. I don't know if it was the big LT-1 exhaust ports or the 285's in the back but the driver just looked at it and said "Uh...nice car man" and slowly pulled away.
I got a new supervisor at work about a year ago...regular know-it-all type. When he heard I have a 94 LT-1 the only things he could say were comments like "Oh the 90's corvettes were junk" and "the LT engines were cheaply built, no power and unreliable". After listening to his pie-hole for awhile one day I just looked at him in front of everybody and said "Well someday after you've saved your pennies maybe you can get one of your very own, then tell me how bad of a car it is". That was the first time I ever saw him...silent.
astepup said that
I got a new supervisor at work about a year ago...regular know-it-all type. When he heard I have a 94 LT-1 the only things he could say were comments like "Oh the 90's corvettes were junk" and "the LT engines were cheaply built, no power and unreliable". After listening to his pie-hole for awhile one day I just looked at him in front of everybody and said "Well someday after you've saved your pennies maybe you can get one of your very own, then tell me how bad of a car it is". That was the first time I ever saw him...silent.
astepup said that
#26
Melting Slicks
Best compliment, a ladyfriend leaving kissed lipstick on my windshield.
Worst insult: Being told my car is an unsophisticated piece of trash because it's not German.
Driver was in a Prius.
What I asked him after he said that "Does your wife keep your ***** in the mason jar, or were you just born without them to drive that turd"
Worst insult: Being told my car is an unsophisticated piece of trash because it's not German.
Driver was in a Prius.
What I asked him after he said that "Does your wife keep your ***** in the mason jar, or were you just born without them to drive that turd"
#27
Instructor
I have a 92 Black Rose so most of the compliments/insults are about the color.
Best: "oh I love that color, it's beautiful"
Worse: "It reminds me of that purple dinosaur, Barney"
Gotta admit, that Barney crack kinda hurt.
Best: "oh I love that color, it's beautiful"
Worse: "It reminds me of that purple dinosaur, Barney"
Gotta admit, that Barney crack kinda hurt.
#28
Pro
My 92 year old Grandmother has always liked cars. She came to visit me this past summer and said she wanted a ride in my 'newly' acquired '93 Corvette. She got in and out of the car easier than I can (well almost). lol After a short trip down the road she said grinning "I like this car, it's very fast but it's not my kind of car, I like my Toyota Corolla better". We laughed together and I said "don't worry about it, I'm not giving you this car"! I think that Grandma gave me a good and a not so great compliment all in one!
Here she is in the car before we took a spin....good times.
P.S. I had the targa top on and the air conditioning blasting, it was HOT that day.
Here she is in the car before we took a spin....good times.
P.S. I had the targa top on and the air conditioning blasting, it was HOT that day.
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Le Mans Master
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Best compliment, a ladyfriend leaving kissed lipstick on my windshield.
Worst insult: Being told my car is an unsophisticated piece of trash because it's not German.
Driver was in a Prius.
What I asked him after he said that "Does your wife keep your ***** in the mason jar, or were you just born without them to drive that turd"
Worst insult: Being told my car is an unsophisticated piece of trash because it's not German.
Driver was in a Prius.
What I asked him after he said that "Does your wife keep your ***** in the mason jar, or were you just born without them to drive that turd"
#30
Le Mans Master
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My 92 year old Grandmother has always liked cars. She came to visit me this past summer and said she wanted a ride in my 'newly' acquired '93 Corvette. She got in and out of the car easier than I can (well almost). lol After a short trip down the road she said grinning "I like this car, it's very fast but it's not my kind of car, I like my Toyota Corolla". We laughed together and I said "don't worry about it, I'm not giving you this car"! I think that was Grandma gave me a good and a not so great compliment all in one!
Here she is in the car before we took a spin....good times.
P.S. I had the targa top on and the air conditioning blasting, it was HOT that day.
Here she is in the car before we took a spin....good times.
P.S. I had the targa top on and the air conditioning blasting, it was HOT that day.
#31
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
Best compliment bar none was a guy about my own age (older than dirt that is) tooling up to a stop sign in his C7 (?'11-'12) as I'm making the turn right beside him.
As I'm going by he gives me a "thumbs up". Danged if I don't have both hands fixed to the wheel and by the time I free one up he's gone. I felt bad not being able to at least acknowledge him, and his nice ride to .....
To date no negatives, and not quite sure how I might respond.
I will definitely have to remember to offer any youngsters a seat if they happen by - that would be sweet watching their face light up!
re: Worst - Hot girl at a drive in said she likes my "Mustang"
??? any chance you fly was open ............
As I'm going by he gives me a "thumbs up". Danged if I don't have both hands fixed to the wheel and by the time I free one up he's gone. I felt bad not being able to at least acknowledge him, and his nice ride to .....
To date no negatives, and not quite sure how I might respond.
I will definitely have to remember to offer any youngsters a seat if they happen by - that would be sweet watching their face light up!
re: Worst - Hot girl at a drive in said she likes my "Mustang"
??? any chance you fly was open ............
:rof l:
#32
LarryE
Sitting at a "park n brag" car cruise night; ZR-1 parked next to a beautiful 68 '442'. I sat with the owner talking about cars when a guy w/ a cutie hanging on his arm points to my car and says (something like),
"Yeah, a C4. My C5 would stomp it".
I chuckled to myself, but the guy with the 442 asked, "Do you have ANY IDEA what you're looking at??"
The dumbfounded, sudden look of total bewilderment that he might have missed something (yeah, maybe like those 16 runners, or the "hemi-like" center located spark plugs??) was almost as priceless as the gal hanging onto his arm read his expression too and removed her arm from his.
"Yeah, a C4. My C5 would stomp it".
I chuckled to myself, but the guy with the 442 asked, "Do you have ANY IDEA what you're looking at??"
The dumbfounded, sudden look of total bewilderment that he might have missed something (yeah, maybe like those 16 runners, or the "hemi-like" center located spark plugs??) was almost as priceless as the gal hanging onto his arm read his expression too and removed her arm from his.
I just let it go.
#33
Safety Car
I once over heard a couple of ladies commenting on my 91 ZR-1 that it was just a flashy way to try to impress chicks. I told them it was bought for other selfish performance/collectible reasons and the only thing it actually attracted was 55-70 year old men.
#34
Safety Car
Been there done that... I would buy that color again if it was cheap- because it is just that much more difficult to find a buyer when you go to sell it.
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Waiting on my son to come out of a gas station in my 95 convertible , with the top down, a younger guy comes up and asks if that's a ZR-1. I just laughed and told him no, that they never made a production Z convertible. He eyed me and asked if I was sure it wasn't a ZR-1. Told him I was pretty sure.