as fellow corvette owners, do you have a different set of opinions when you see a "younger" person out driving a vette around town or down the road. doesnt matter if it is modded or has a loud exhaust. just a vette in general.

what is your first thought?

must be his daddys car? wonder what drugs he sells? i never had it that easy, i didnt own my vetter till i was much older. must be nice to have a mommy and daddy with money

im just curious because as a "younger" vette owner of 24(fixing to be 25 in october), i seem to get alot of the disgusted looks or have people more or less talk down to me when they see me pull up or notice me driving MY vette. that *I* pay for. and have worked to get with no ones help. even the insurance *I* pay is mine and mine alone.

and is it worse with other car owners? people who dont have vettes?

just wondering if anyone else has had this happen or if it gets on anyone elses nerves?

as fellow vette owners, do you maybe cut a younger person a break and give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe they ARE responsible enough to own a 3 bed room house, a truck, drag bike, and vette. all before their 25th bday? and have all of it in their name?

i guess this is just me ranting because ive worked very hard to have the things i do and to be judged negatively for no reason just doesnt feel right to me...

 

If you acquired your possessions honestly through hard work and saving your pennies - why do you care what other people think? Stop worrying about it and concentrate on the things that are important, like being a good human being, honesty and integrity.

 

I feel you, I'm 25, I own my own house, my Vette and my Fusion. All in my name. My parents had to cosign me for my property, but that's normal since no bank would loan a mortgage to me ( I was 23 when I got it)
People will hate, say its daddy's car, but hey, its jealousy. You know what such a persons curse is? They will have to live with themselves for the rest of their lives. Be above that. A normal person would be happy for you and not judge you saying "daddy's car, drug dealer etc". Keep on doing what you do, move forward, and dont look back on such idiots. My favorite line to someone giving me a stupid comment is in French: Tu est mal baisee, which means they aren't getting any a$$. Priceless is the look on their face as they breathe my uncatted exhaust fumes, whilst fuming of anger and jealousy as I drive away smiling!

 

I know exactly where you are coming from. When I bought my C5 (seems like a loooong time ago), I was 24 and got the same looks. However, since I put myself through college and bought the car on my own, I held my head high and brushed off the looks and scours. Even people at my work gave me a hard time, even though they probably paid more for their mini-van than I did for my Corvette. So, moral of the story is don't worry about it and drive that thing! You're only young once and being 33, I'd love to go back to being 24 again!

 

i put on a good face and tell them that it really is mine and ive worked hard for it. but i guess what kind of person does it take to try and degrade a complete stranger?

i have thoughts sometimes but i always keep them to my self.

and im glad im not the only one gettting ahead and being responsible

and most times i usually rip out of the parking lot and they always look cause my catless exhaust is really loud

i guess some people are nice about things. especially little old ladys. ive taken a few for a nice cruise around the block because they told me theyve never ridden in a vette before lol

even had one tell me, " If only i was your age again.." and gave me a wink

 

i hear what your sayin but when someone is in fornt of me saying these things its hard to ignore and gets old after a while..

 

cant wait till insurance goes down in a few months lol

and as far as coworkers go-my area manager has a 06 c6z06, his best friend who manages another area has 2 c6 verts, my room mate/co-worker had a 08 base, supervisor has a c4 and c5 z06

so im in good company and the last on the band wagon. i was looking for performace per dollar and i caught a deal i couldnt pass up on my 03 base. signed the papers and never looked back!!

 

My son bought his 99 5 years ago with the money he saved while he was in the Army. (he is now 27) I don't think he gives a rats *** what other people think. When I see young people driving Vettes, Z28's or yes, even Mustangs I like the fact that they are driving American muscle instead of some import. If you click on "my garage" you will see that he has driven it to every state in the continental US plus Mexico and Canada. (we recently went to Alabama, New Orleans and Mississipi, but that was in my Vette)

 

I owned my own house at 22 and drove a Porsche 944 and made go-gobs of money...but it comes and goes, and I never begrudge anyone who makes it cause it goes away as quick as you make it.

Never brag, don't begrudge another, don't throw rocks living in a glasshouse.

 

^^^thats more my opinion. if they got it than im glad they did. i never degrade them for whatever reason, its their money and they can do with it what they want.

 

If a person acts immature (and irresponsible) in their Corvette, that's how others will perceive them...no matter what their actual age.

 

i agree with that as well. i am not one of those types of people and also had to deal with the same stereotype when i started ridding crotch rockets during the hot summers down here in texas. i guess one bad apple spoils the bunch..

 

At 24 I bought my first Corvette. The loan was 100% in my name and the payments were a payroll deduction. The next year I bought my first house. It was mine, from my work. Nothing handed to me at all. I never gave a damn what anyone thought or how they looked at me. I knew how I got it and I was damn proud of it. May folks were working class, paycheck to paycheck people and I have worked for everything I have. It ain't much, but I came about it all honestly.

Don't worry about what people think about what you have or how you got it. Only worry about not being a douche, because that behavior is what will alienate you from very nice people that are not judgemental. Enjoy what you have but stay humble about it.

 

It use to be you had to have a lot of bucks or it was daddys car, Not any more with the price of a C5 anyone can buy one. As far as my thoughts, I never even notice a persons age or really care.

 

The younger guys around here don't wave, I guess its too lame for them.

 

yeah....don't let it get you down. I never ASSume anything about anybody because of their age. I only safely assume they are younger than me!

The only way I might think it's Daddy's car is if they are acting like an inexperienced A-hole and driving like they DON'T own it....in other words, abusing it somehow because they don't have to repair it.

Be proud....just smile and let the comments slip right off ya!

 

its a stereotype but don't pay any attention to it. when i was in my early 20's, i had sports cars that cost, lets say, 20 - 25 grand. IROC Convertible, Z28 convertible, Trans Am WS6 Ram Air convertible. And now, at 38, i have a 2002 Corvette thats worth approx. 18-20 grand. Why can't a "younger" guy have a Corvette? AND have earned the money to buy it. The people who give you attitude are either jealous because they are driving a Sebring convertible, Miata, or Nissan Maxima (all girly, NON SPORT CARS, although they think they are) or they are just true A-HOLES!! ENJOY YOUR VETTE always and be proud of your situation!

 

Tee hee! I get the same thing brother!

I got my first one (82 white/red with mirror tops) at 17. No, cheap irish dad didn't buy it for me. While everybody was partying, I started my own business at 16 with his help (his advice and mentoring was better than a handout!). So, needless to say, I loved to work, LOVED having money and TOYS, and got judged a LOT!

Currently have the 02', and yes, even at 27, I get the "punk kid" looks from time to time (why? the car's almost 10 years old!) But then again, I look and act like a kid. I get the same thing on my brand new streetglide as well.

My response? Well, I just tell them that if they did what I did at 16, then went to a Military Academy, traveled to over 30 countries as an engineer, lived in 3 of those countries, and made some of the sacrifices to my younger "partying life" that I have by the age of 27, then they would have had the big house, nice cars and SUVs, bikes, boats, and toys. It's that simple; it's all about the choices we make. You get out what you put IN! To some people's defense, I'm not married (g/f lives in MY house), NOR do I have kids......and i don't want any for a long time.

I learned everything from MY parents, who always had a lot but worked hard for every penny. Monkey-see-monkey-do.

Take it as a compliment and an act of their jealousy. Don't let it go to your head (NO ONE is better than anybody else) and you'll be just fine!

Keep working hard.

 

i get the same looks..so i know how ya feel i am 27 but i look younger...with me i don't care what some one else thinks..i pay for it out of my pocket,and that is what matters to me...

 

Im probably the youngest one here i won't say my age because people will say Bs (under 18). I paid for my vette by my self no one ever help me. I remember when i first saw a corvette, i just fell in love with it i was like seven years old. I remember telling my parents one day i will own a corvette and they just laugh at me and said yea right . So i work my *** off and now i own a Corvette