Does anyone get angry...
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From: Fayetteville, GA
Re: Does anyone get angry... (john3154)
I dont begrudge anyone anything so long as they come by it honestly...when I was 22 any 10 or 15 year old car was well within my reach...I see you drive an 85 ...I just had other things that needed to be paid for....my very first car...was a brand new 1966 Mustang...289/271hp Signal flare red :crazy: I was 17 and the only kid in the senior class (8 or 9 hundred kids) with a brand new car....now it seems the high school lots are full of brand new cars...just a defferent age..funny..I worked at the Ford garage my senior year and so got the car at cost...$2,200...course that was a lot of money...I was only earning like 80 cents an hour then...but its all relevant....enjoy your cars...I dont think any of us ole timers will be mad at ya..... :seeya
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From: Construction Sucks! MI
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Re: Does anyone get angry... (larryf)
as long as you earned it, who cares. i had to pay for all of my cars (that's why i drove a chevette, cavalier, astro, and a two-tone regal with a smashed door in high school and college). i had to pay for all of my room and board when i went away to college and half of my tuition in student loans. I worked in the cafeteria for 4 years while going to school. i bought my vette as my graduation gift for myself. i don't come from a poor upbringing, i was just never given anything without earning it first.
i had a friend that never worked, had everything paid for including trips to acapulco and cancun, new cars, clothes, whatever they wanted and constantly bragged about it. i could careless that he had everything, it was the fact that he wouldn't shut up about it that pissed people off.
lesson: be proud of what you earned, but don't brag about it.
p.s. i went to the 3rd ranked college in engineering (at the time) :lol:. it's the same school that is going to hand it to USC on new years. :jester
i had a friend that never worked, had everything paid for including trips to acapulco and cancun, new cars, clothes, whatever they wanted and constantly bragged about it. i could careless that he had everything, it was the fact that he wouldn't shut up about it that pissed people off.
lesson: be proud of what you earned, but don't brag about it.
p.s. i went to the 3rd ranked college in engineering (at the time) :lol:. it's the same school that is going to hand it to USC on new years. :jester
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Re: Does anyone get angry...
:hurray: More power to ya..I would hope by the time your my age you will own as many as you can :yesnod:
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Re: Does anyone get angry... (DarkHalo)
I was 46 before I got my vette and no, Im not at all disgruntled. I just wish I could have got one a lot earlier. But I was busy raising kids and such for the last 20 some years. Congrats of getting it so early. Just dont screw up now so when youre my age you can still have all the nice toys :cheers:
If you worked for it and appreciate it then you deserve it :yesnod: :cheers:
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From: Liberal KS
Re: Does anyone get angry... (85RIT)
Nope! I got my Vette brand spankin' new in 1987 when I was 18 years old as a gift from my parents. I had a brand new Z28 2 years before that.
I just like to consider myself lucky and thank God for blessing me with all that I have been provided with. Sad thing is that it never ends! We will always want something. Once we get what we want we are only satisfied momentarily and end up wanting something else afterwards. That's why I have so many toys in the garage and that's why I still want more. What a sad world we live in. :D
I just like to consider myself lucky and thank God for blessing me with all that I have been provided with. Sad thing is that it never ends! We will always want something. Once we get what we want we are only satisfied momentarily and end up wanting something else afterwards. That's why I have so many toys in the garage and that's why I still want more. What a sad world we live in. :D
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Re: Does anyone get angry... (85RIT)
i'm 33.. and work construction... alot of people/friends give me a hard time about the vette
My brother in law drives Cadillacs only. He repairs elevators for a living. He finally got tired of telling them a used caddy is NOT expensive, so he just lets em think he is monied up. :rofl:
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From: Houston TX
Re: Does anyone get angry... (85RIT)
lb33knight - You are off to a great start in life. Keep that good head on your shoulders and you will be just fine. Nice 95 vert by the way.
I probably should have waited until the Expedition was paid off in 18 months but thought it would be more difficult to find a good 95 or 96 later on. I couldn't get one earlier in life because I didn't have the resources. I'm very happy that I was able to get my first vette at age 41. I don't see this as a mid-life crisis since I have wanted one since I was 19.
I think that most of the resentment towards younger kids getting fancy things comes from the stereotype that they didn't earn it. I've felt the same way sometimes. But in the end, the only thing that matters to me is that they work hard to get what they have and appreciate and take care of it.
Happy Holidays and Save the Wave!
I probably should have waited until the Expedition was paid off in 18 months but thought it would be more difficult to find a good 95 or 96 later on. I couldn't get one earlier in life because I didn't have the resources. I'm very happy that I was able to get my first vette at age 41. I don't see this as a mid-life crisis since I have wanted one since I was 19.
I think that most of the resentment towards younger kids getting fancy things comes from the stereotype that they didn't earn it. I've felt the same way sometimes. But in the end, the only thing that matters to me is that they work hard to get what they have and appreciate and take care of it.
Happy Holidays and Save the Wave!
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From: Mo
Re: Does anyone get angry... (85RIT)
I'm 60 and have owned 2 vettes a 80 and 92 since 1996. I wish I could have had vettes when I was younger but it never worked out. I'm not at all upset that you have a vette. Anyone that is older and resents you owning a vette probably has issues that go beyond you owning a vette. I enjoy talking with younger people that own vettes when I visit car shows and local cruise nights. :) :)
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Re: Does anyone get angry... (85RIT)
Not too sure why some one who own's a Vette would get "angry" or "disgruntled" by another Vette owner regardless of age. Maybe a by-stander who would be envious perhaps, but isn't that part of its design?
In my opinion it points to someone who appreciates, like myself, the finest American sports car and understands the value of their dollars.
Is the fruit any sweeter the longer its on the vine? I don't know. There are all kinds of Corvette owners, many of them have since their early teenage years yearned for the day they owned a Corvette. So finally achieving that goal after many years of waiting probably makes that small aspect a little sweeter rather than not going through the wait. For me coming "this close" to having a '72 Coupe for my senior year of HS was never achieved and spent the next 28 years to finally get one makes a lifetime of dreams come true. Of course now knowing that the reality of the Vette is much better than the dream was, I wished I'd had worked harder to get one earlier, look at all the years of fun I missed :banghead:
We are all equally happy when the key goes in the our Corvette's ignitions. And passing in traffic brings a smile and a wave to a fellow.
:seeya
In my opinion it points to someone who appreciates, like myself, the finest American sports car and understands the value of their dollars.
Is the fruit any sweeter the longer its on the vine? I don't know. There are all kinds of Corvette owners, many of them have since their early teenage years yearned for the day they owned a Corvette. So finally achieving that goal after many years of waiting probably makes that small aspect a little sweeter rather than not going through the wait. For me coming "this close" to having a '72 Coupe for my senior year of HS was never achieved and spent the next 28 years to finally get one makes a lifetime of dreams come true. Of course now knowing that the reality of the Vette is much better than the dream was, I wished I'd had worked harder to get one earlier, look at all the years of fun I missed :banghead:
We are all equally happy when the key goes in the our Corvette's ignitions. And passing in traffic brings a smile and a wave to a fellow.
:seeya
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From: Shindand AB
Re: Does anyone get angry... (85RIT)
Nope.
Good for you, just hope you know what you have.
As for me, I had a 68 Firebird during my high school years, 1977 to 1980, and I loved it. I worked hard to pay the bills and fix it up, so I know what I had. Makes me appreciate what I have now. :cheers:
Good for you, just hope you know what you have.
As for me, I had a 68 Firebird during my high school years, 1977 to 1980, and I loved it. I worked hard to pay the bills and fix it up, so I know what I had. Makes me appreciate what I have now. :cheers:
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From: Indiana
Re: Does anyone get angry... (85RIT)
I encourage young people to get into the hobby. Only way it will survive and GM will keep building Vettes is if new people get interested in the marque.
I say, get into the hobby as early as possible, buy as much car as you can afford and enjoy the heck out of it!!
:steering:
I say, get into the hobby as early as possible, buy as much car as you can afford and enjoy the heck out of it!!
:steering:
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From: Vail AZ
Re: Does anyone get angry... (vettfvr)
#1: Most folks out there don't understand that a LOT of Corvettes are purchased for amounts much less than necessary to buy a Chev. Metro.
#2: Enjoy your life and your passions and don't worry what others are thinking about you. The odds are about 99% that they're not thinking about you AT ALL.
#3: Take the time to compliment others on THEIR chioces of rides. Whatever they are driving, they're likely thinking just like you are and receiving a compliment is good for all.
#2: Enjoy your life and your passions and don't worry what others are thinking about you. The odds are about 99% that they're not thinking about you AT ALL.
#3: Take the time to compliment others on THEIR chioces of rides. Whatever they are driving, they're likely thinking just like you are and receiving a compliment is good for all.
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From: Spanish Fort AL
Re: Does anyone get angry... (85RIT)
I'm 48 and this is my first vette, have always had nice cars because I have worked very hard all my life. My daughter turns 16 next month and I'm letting her have my 2001 Durango (fully loaded, including heated leather seats). But, she also must work for it - keep her grades way up and get a part time job. I've had it easier than my parents, my parents had it easier than theirs and YOU (younger generation), should have it easier than we did. Just appreciate it and never be lazy. :seeya
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Re: Does anyone get angry... (85RIT)
Merry Christmas to you too, I hope you had a good one.
Back to the young guys in spotless Vettes: It makes me feel great! The future of America is in good hands, somebody out there shares my values across these generations, we both think this thing is the best damned bang for the buck, waaay cool, and an American icon that represents some of the best of what Americans do best. Like farming and engineering, among other things. Someone who works and studies hard and has their family obligations covered deserves any Vette they want to drive no matter how old they are. Enjoy the hell out of that thing.
:seeya :flag
Back to the young guys in spotless Vettes: It makes me feel great! The future of America is in good hands, somebody out there shares my values across these generations, we both think this thing is the best damned bang for the buck, waaay cool, and an American icon that represents some of the best of what Americans do best. Like farming and engineering, among other things. Someone who works and studies hard and has their family obligations covered deserves any Vette they want to drive no matter how old they are. Enjoy the hell out of that thing.
:seeya :flag
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From: "Drive like Hell, you'll get there faster." Tucson AZ
Re: Does anyone get angry... (85RIT)
Dude ...if you're spoiled.......who cares. All the better for you. Don't let ego driven people ruin yer fun cuz they can't have it under the same stipulations. There's nothing wrong with your parents buying you something you didn't "work for" or earn. Just because you work for something.....it doesn't mean you "deserve" it anyways. Work is highly over-rated and no one truly "deserves" what they have anyways. Saying you worked for a vette and therefore "deserve it" is just an attempt by your subconscious to boost the ego by giving yourself justification for being human and calming your conscience. If you got it.......enjoy it. Guaranteed any poor sucker who has to work his azz off for a corvette would gladly take one that was given to him. He may say that's cuz he experienced working for one........but that's beside the point. I guarantee he would've taken one that was given to him even if he didn't have to work for it. Don't go for the mainstream crap that the hard road is the road better travelled simply for experience. You don't have to experience hardship to really enjoy something. It's all simply a state of mind. ......That being said............DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!!! :thumbs: :smash: :smash: :smash:
