Pet peeve.......
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Le Mans Master
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Pet peeve.......
PLEASE.....if you go to a car show and you have the little "mini me" corvette that is the spitting image of your corvette....DON"T put it on the air cleaner, leave it at home on the fireplace mantle or on a book shelf........I'd like to find the guy that started that and wring his mini neck.....it's so annoying......and distracting to some really nice engine bays.....went to a car show this last weekend and sure enough there were those little buggers....I wanted to shut the hood on them.
Ok I feel better now.
Ok I feel better now.
Last edited by 73Corvette; May 21, 2012 at 04:42 PM.
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(Leave the little doll home to play with the little car!)
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PLEASE.....if you go to a car show and you have the little "mini me" corvette that is the spitting image of your corvette....DON"T put it on the air cleaner, leave it at home on the fireplace mantle or on a book shelf........I'd like to find the guy that started that and wring his mini neck.....it's so annoying......and distracting to some really nice engine bays.....went to a car show this last weekend and sure enough there were those little buggers....I wanted to shut the hood on them.
Ok I feel better now.
Ok I feel better now.
I've gotten less tolerant in my old age-
If I go to a car show, I want to see cars, not someones stupid toy collection.
Keep the damn stuffed animals at home too!
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OK I get you........but does that mean you're good with:The fake kids crying (oldgto)
The stuffed animals (ezobens)
The fake dog lifting his leg
The trophies from previous car shows
And all the rest of the completely unrelated paraphernalia that become part of the display.
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I see this guy at a lot of events... He has everything you can think of in his car.. even a not on the window looking for a wife..LOL
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Well, I have a very small model that a radom person passing by on the Fun Field and Carlisle was nice enough to give to me since it matched my car. Damn nice of that guy. I proudly display in on my dashboard.
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You ever look at some of the trophies? 5, 10 years old, I'm pretty sure some will be for bowling.
You can probably buy them at a yard sale for a couple of bucks and put your own label on them to cover up the "world's best dad" one.
It's a local burger joint cruise night / charity show and shine, not the Ridler award, pedigree doesn't count for much at this level.
But my all time favorite cruise peeve is when someone comes up feels it's their duty to tell you all the things wrong on you car. (then usually walk to the parking lot and jump in their 81 Granada and leave)
Mooser
You can probably buy them at a yard sale for a couple of bucks and put your own label on them to cover up the "world's best dad" one.
It's a local burger joint cruise night / charity show and shine, not the Ridler award, pedigree doesn't count for much at this level.
But my all time favorite cruise peeve is when someone comes up feels it's their duty to tell you all the things wrong on you car. (then usually walk to the parking lot and jump in their 81 Granada and leave)
Mooser
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Hey! We live in America. 
Everyone can do anything they want....with THEIR stuff.
Now, don't anyone try to put one of those 'mini me's' on MY air cleaner!
Anyway, if the folks with those DORK items didn't show up at car events, what would the rest of us laugh at????
Everyone can do anything they want....with THEIR stuff. Now, don't anyone try to put one of those 'mini me's' on MY air cleaner!
Anyway, if the folks with those DORK items didn't show up at car events, what would the rest of us laugh at????
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I agree with everything listed, especially the models and stuffed animals, but I think the trophies are the worst. Really? You need to show us you won a trophy? Like the other 10,000 people last weekend?
I especially dislike the sneaky people who "hide" imperfections on their cars with carefully placed photo books or towels, etc. I used to see them alot while judging. Tsk, tsk.
I especially dislike the sneaky people who "hide" imperfections on their cars with carefully placed photo books or towels, etc. I used to see them alot while judging. Tsk, tsk.
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I put it on the deck with the top up or hard top on.
in the seat with top down..
To each his or her own..