Back in 96 when I first saw the "New" Corvette I fell in love. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would own one. Being I am 28 now and have owned 2 now. I did what I had to and a year in Iraq as a contractor helped me get my toys. When most asked why I have one. I normally tell them I have a small *****. I can careless what others say. Then when they wanna know why its got a supercharger I tell them its really small

 

..............yep, typical crap from some people. I'm 49, divorced as of recently and have owned a Vette or more than one at a time since I was 22. Have not been without a Vette for the past 18 years.....
and still get the "Midlife Crisis" crap from some people.

I tell them I have owned Vettes for a long time and if they are "jealous" I can understand as I would be pissed too if I was driving a mini-van.

 

the only people i've really gotten that from is the in-laws...well,not actually me,they used to talk **** to my wife about it...why some people feel they need to govern the decisions of others, i don't know...we gave them 3 grandchildren, couldn't we add a 4th offspring for ourselves??? either way, i dont care...life is too unpredictable,too short, and a gift from God to me...i didn't know i had to live it for others..

 

 

You'll find a lot of people are haters, they hate that the next guy has something they don't have. I've always been one that is very happy for anyone that gets that car they want, the house, or whatever it may be. When you're young people say " you don't need a car like that" when you're older the same peole say "you're too old for a car like that", I'm 55 and when people say "mid-life crises" or you trying to be young again? I ask them what was my problem when I owned a vette at 28? Usually I get silence, they never think that you may have owned a vette when you were young. Enjoy what you like and ignore the haters!

 

im living the dream thats what ticks of the haters

 

I'll have to agree with the man with the C.I.B.

 

Everybody in my immediate family knows that I'd always wanted a Corvette so when I finally got it 10 months ago, nobody was surprised...they were glad for me having my life-long dream car. I'd wanted one for 40 years.

I got nothing but compliments from other family members and friends the day I drove up to church in my TR Coupe. One uncle had owned a new C3 back in the day when he finished med school and was very excited for me to have one now. Another uncle has a goal of getting one as soon as he can.

It's some of my students at school who "can't understand how a teacher can afford a Corvette." Rather than explaining to them how many new SUV's and sedans cost as much or more than a Vette, I just smile and let 'em wonder about it. Many of my students just admire it and ask if they can take it for a spin.

Enjoy your car and don't let anybody get you down. Just smile at 'em and wave as you bury your foot in the throttle.

 

im 26
the most common responses i get is: it must be nice
i see whos got the money or did you win the lottery
never any negative comments at least none to my face anyways
but im from the south (we are nicer)and not to flame anyone here or in any specificregion of the country but it has been my expierience that people from other areas of the country or either rude or rather blunt when it comes to conversation or just mannerism in general

like i said im not saying this about anyone in paticular just based off my past exp.

 

Ha ha! Too funny! I have a F350 that has 10.5 inches of lift, now the Vette and get the ***** cracks all the time.

I got my Vette because I've always wanted one and wanted to have all American cars. Had a 911, it was fun, had an SL500 and I was probably too young for the car and now I have the Vette. With the Vette I feel part of it and there's nothing like that feeling. Let em talk all they want, they'll never understand.

 

My sentiments exactly.

 

I must be the odd one here. I have never had anyone comment in the negative about my Corvettes, or any other sports car that I was driving at the time. And no mid-life crisis or implant wise-cracks either. If anyone does mention the car, the comments are quite positive in nature. People who know me, know cars are what I like, and what I do. Hell, my own mother gave me a Corvette clock for Christmas that makes different vroom, vroom sounds at the top of the hour .

Besides, I've owned cars like these for as long as I can remember, so it never shocks anyone I know when I get a new one, or mod an existing one.

The fellas at work all know I drive these kinds of cars, whether it was during my military career or my current corporate job. Yah, the subject comes up periodically, but it's not like I am waving the car in anyone's face, so the fellas at work don't make issue with it.

I will say this, though. In my experiences, there are three kinds of people you meet when driving these things: Those who drool and stare, those who are indifferent, and those who give you the cold shoulder. Luckily, it seems to be the women who drool and stare, and the men who give the cold shoulder. I wouldn't prefer it any other way!

 

You ain't right man!!

 

Now thats funny......

 

I'll be 56 in a month and I am there................6 or 7 years ago it finally dawned on me that what other people think is about as important as a bottle of cold ****. Love that car!!! Waited a long time for it!!

 

Eg Hope you don't mind the editorial license I took with you post but the similarities were too close to pass up!

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I am 37 - after having owned 51 cars now and 9 motorcycles - the only thing I get is "Can't believe you FINALLY found something you want to keep"

 

Don't care!!!

 

with just about everything in this thread. 42 here, my wife has been at home with the twins for 17 years now. I work at home in the industrial optics business that I started. I do ALL the manufacturing myself and the same goes for the work on our property. Two years ago I stripped and reshingled the house, so Im certainly not too high and mighty to do whatever needs to get done. 366 days ago I got back into cars after having to give up toys for all of the above mentioned things. What I don't understand is that many of the people that live out here in the boonies and most likely earn less have spent the same amounts of money on their F350s. I live in the same kind of modest house as them and spent the same amount of $$ as them, yet they look at that yellow vert like a million dollar car that just doesn't belong up in the hills. It doesn't matter to me, but it does confuse me.

 

with my brothers on this one!