FOURSPEEDVETTE

I help run and organize one of the largest car cruises in PA. I love it, but I've had to deal with plenty of these "adult children". These arrogant type's are in EVERY car club . Mustangs, Chevelle's, Porsche, Cadillac, Pontiac, you name it. They're out there! Motorcycle owners too. They can be even worse! Once they whip out their color coordinated chairs, umbrella's and coolers and all gang up sitting in large groups in front of their precious gem's blocking the sightseer's from even looking at them, they immediately get this attitude of being superior or have the idea they're the "badass" people. Sure, there are some of these type people in the Corvette world, but it's a very small amount compared to the other groups. I NEVER park next to Corvette clubs. I don't need to. I don't solicit attention, but my 85 gets plenty of positive attention on it's own, so I don't need a "Club of Idiots" there to make me feel like a "badass".

pologreen1

I like when people brag up or are proud of a stock car (old or new). lol lets keep in mind a corvette is attainable by most people, that is the point of them. If someone would brag up their stock Honda civic it would irritate people that had "sports cars". Same thing to me. It's just a car, many use them for daily drivers, and they were built for it.

Exotics is where the snobs are allowed to be IMO. They have the money to separate themselves from the poor.

Most people, Corvette= Nike. the kids with the new Nikes always laughed at the kids with the old ones, or BK's. Same story.

fredk

I went to car show a few years ago. Lots of Stangs, supercharged putting out big numbers. When I asked them what they ran in the 1/4 mile they said they never go to the track. My old buddy used to say there is an ******* built for every seat.

2LZ

I hang out with some old car guys. Mostly old rods. Nice stuff. My town is so small that no one comments on if your car is good or bad because there are so few. They just know it's me coming and wave because I have the only one around.

Paul Workman

As the (Eagles') song says:

"Get over it!"

I worked retail sales long enough to learn not to get emotional far as the reaction the public has to what I may be passionate about. And, that includes cars.

Different strokes for different folks. AND, some have narrower likes than others, and that's OK too.

I'm as passionate about shooting sports as well. And, in 50 years in that hobby, when it comes to rifles especially, mass produced guns seldom gets more than a "Hmmm... That's nice" from me. The exception is if there was truly some human TLC evident in the piece.

TLC is ART. I appreciate art. Wealth, on the other hand, can be fickle and sometimes comes and goes too quickly. But, ART endures.

Artists whether their "canvas" is painting, sculpting, or exquisite craftsmanship in (rifles) or (new/old) cars, is what/who I appreciate most. Their owner's accolades means way more to me than those who's only claim to fame (and their clique) is $$ and what they (and the bank) were able to write a check for.

Take $$ out of the equation, and those that (for them) worship it, and then you get down to those that appreciate art for its own sake. But, keep in mind not everyone is going to like the same things. So, "Get over it!" The only one's opinion of your passion that matters is YOU. And, if you meet up with others of like minds, well that is enriching too, but hopefully NOT why you bought your (whatever)!

"Your mileage may vary."

confab

I never understood the clique/lifestyle types anyway because, who buys a car/motorcycle to be liked?

It's like high school girls and their cafeteria politics.

bb62

A lot of shops have their specialties. I was refused service to change the oil in my 67 Corvette AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP because the car was "too old". I even had the oil filter. Other shops I know won't service Corvette NEWER than the C3s. You just have to find your niche service supplier.


When I arrive at a show or cruise in, I also often flip my hood open. People like to see the 67 435 427 or the LT5 in my 95 ZR-1. But how would you know that I spent time earlier this spring replacing my clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder in my ZR-1 or that I had to re-gasket my 67 carburetors if you didn't decide to talk to me?

It is a little different in the Detroit area though. At the cars and coffee's that I attend it's not unusual to run into the guys who actually created much of the stuff that became our cars. The guy who was responsible for the 94-96 Corvette interior lives 2 doors away from me. Two chief Corvette designers live in my general neighborhood. The engineer who designed the fuel injection system for the L98 frequently comes to our Saturday cars and coffee. Same with the guy who set up the suspensions for the racing C2 Corvettes of the mid 60s. And the list goes on. Sure there are fools everywhere, but there is a greater sense of automotive involvement around where I live by many people - especially the "car" people.

383vett

Sometimes when the whole world appears to be wrong, maybe it's not the world. If I don't mesh with people around me, I just move on. To each his own. There are racers, waxers, and everything in between. There is no right or wrong. If you feel you are in the wrong crowd, find another crowd. No need to call everyone you don't get along with "******". I let my car do it's own talking at the track.

Gold Dragon

I think JETSTEEL has a valid point. That being said, you have to give respect to get it. The C-4 is a Corvette. And as relevant as any model made. Matter of fact, I am on the hunt right now. I have experienced the same problem when I roll up on a group of C-2 guys. Don't let the negative experience bring you down. Good friends are hard to find.

Ray

bb62

I'm a long time C2 owner who bought a C4 as a second Corvette - does this mean I need to hate myself?


Stable Mates

Tally Ho

Not all of us. I'm a Vette guy but needed a good 4 door domestic performance car. My Charger Hellcat fits that need.

Gold Dragon

[QUOTE=bb62;1597398117]I'm a long time C2 owner who bought a C4 as a second Corvette - does this mean I need to hate myself?



Only if you refused to engage the OP's interest in your car.

DGXR

Corvette owners in general have a reputation for being *********. This is for a reason. But obviously we are not all that way. I suspect one or two Corvette owners on their own would be nicer people. But get a bunch of them together and they think they are tough guys in a gang... "pack mentality" I guess, or maybe in a pissing contest with each other trying to be badasses. It happens often at car shows, too much testosterone and not enough humanity.

Aerovette

They would be ****** no matter what they drove. Hell, they'd be ****** if they were walking.

856SPEED

Meanmyz

I wish I lived closer to where you live! I am not doing any "internet searches" here, just an enthusiast's memory... If I said "Jeff Yachnin" for one, Jerry Palmer, John Cafaro, or Tom Peters for number two, James Walker for number three, and Gib Hufstader for number four, would I be right on any count? Or did I strike out?

To all you others on this board, with my equity in C4's, I probably could sell them and get at least one car from any generation, but C4's to me are like carrots to Bugs Bunny..."I just love em"! And of course I love all Corvettes.

bb62

At least two of those names are correct.

aklim

You are the newbie. You want to hang in their group, you prove you belong or get lost. You wanna join the club, you gots to pay your dues.

Ask yourself this. Assuming it takes a while to get them to warm up, are they really worth it or can you go along and say "Screw them"??

a striper

The more things change...



Some people can only feel good about themselves by putting others down. My first Vette was a '69 in 1973. I was surprised by how often I'd hear "Chevrolet hasn't made a CORVETTE since 1967". A year later I bought a '67. Then I'd hear "Chevrolet hasn't made a CORVETTE since 1962".


I had two '69s and the '67 when the C4s came out. Can anybody guess who were the non-waving snobs who had no interest in cars different than theirs'? There were exceptions but it noticeable.

Not4spd

Is that what we call Karma.