Does anybody else get this reaction?
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I like my 2 Corvettes ( 1992 and 2002 Z06) and I do not have a truck. However, when I need to haul 4X8 sheets of plywood, 50 inch TVs or furniture, I just put the top down on my 1936 Packard convertible sedan and load it up. The people at the lumber store think I am a bit off.
That is awesome.
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That is all there is down here is Corvettes and Pickup Trucks/SUVs at a ratio of 99/1 in favor of trucks. I heard this morning that the F-150 is the #1 selling vehicle in the USA currently.
All the women here are impressed with pickup trucks and SUVs. All the MANY comments I get on my C5 are from men - women out here only want a pickup or a bus (explains why I have no interest in the women out here as well). I spend half my time on the road cussing pick-up trucks - already had to replace 3 windshields on my C5 from the rock slingers.
If they were needed, I would understand, but I rarely see a pick-up truck with anything in the back (they would not dare haul anything with them) and the women all drive Escalades by themselves through McDonalds alone while dragging seating for 20 behind them! And I am the crazy one.
All the women here are impressed with pickup trucks and SUVs. All the MANY comments I get on my C5 are from men - women out here only want a pickup or a bus (explains why I have no interest in the women out here as well). I spend half my time on the road cussing pick-up trucks - already had to replace 3 windshields on my C5 from the rock slingers.
If they were needed, I would understand, but I rarely see a pick-up truck with anything in the back (they would not dare haul anything with them) and the women all drive Escalades by themselves through McDonalds alone while dragging seating for 20 behind them! And I am the crazy one.
As she drove away in their tricked out Hummer H2 to pick up their dry cleaning and groceries...
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Now an old 40's truck is different!
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When I started saving for my corvette my Sister told me I needed to buy a truck, that men are supposed to have trucks.
The other day I was talking to a girl and she told me I should get rid of the vette and purchase a truck or jeep.
I think is has a lot to do with living in the south.
I don't care what people think I love this car and that is all that matters to me. Just curious if anybody else has heard the same from people.
The other day I was talking to a girl and she told me I should get rid of the vette and purchase a truck or jeep.
I think is has a lot to do with living in the south.
I don't care what people think I love this car and that is all that matters to me. Just curious if anybody else has heard the same from people.
The difference between the two is astonishing to say the least. First SUV. Corners like a houseboat compared to the vette. Rides like a carpet though...don't feel every bump in the road.
Living in south Florida, major roadways get flooded like this where driving the vette would be a major no-no.
Either way, the fact that you're somehow to fit some stupid stereotype is kind of insulting. I'd have asked that woman why she's not having this conversation with you in the kitchen.
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When I started saving for my corvette my Sister told me I needed to buy a truck, that men are supposed to have trucks.
The other day I was talking to a girl and she told me I should get rid of the vette and purchase a truck or jeep.
I think is has a lot to do with living in the south.
I don't care what people think I love this car and that is all that matters to me. Just curious if anybody else has heard the same from people.
The other day I was talking to a girl and she told me I should get rid of the vette and purchase a truck or jeep.
I think is has a lot to do with living in the south.
I don't care what people think I love this car and that is all that matters to me. Just curious if anybody else has heard the same from people.
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From: Jacksonville FL
Came across this nice looking Jeep up in Washington State. Thought it looked bad-*** so I spent a day or two haggling the price down. Got a steal on it at the time.
My other Corvette buddy saw it and said "Jeeps are for girls." I think that haunted me for a while, so after letting it sit for more days than I drove it, I finally dumped it for a few grand less than what it was worth street value. Ok, I dumped it for alot less than what it was worth!!! That's ok. I just invested that interest into a 2013 C6 Z06.
I still think the Jeep looked bad-***. And my buddy still thinks I was crazy to buy it to begin with.
My other Corvette buddy saw it and said "Jeeps are for girls." I think that haunted me for a while, so after letting it sit for more days than I drove it, I finally dumped it for a few grand less than what it was worth street value. Ok, I dumped it for alot less than what it was worth!!! That's ok. I just invested that interest into a 2013 C6 Z06.
I still think the Jeep looked bad-***. And my buddy still thinks I was crazy to buy it to begin with.
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From: Springfield VA
Get one of each. In addition to the vette we have an F150 Supercrew (seats six in comfort and hauls mucho stuff whether groceries, full drywall sheets, lumber or whatnot)--has 155,000 on the odometer. Never have to worry about borrowing or renting a vehicle to haul stuff.
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I have the best of both worlds. I have my C5 and I rent a POS Pickup at Home Depot for $19.95 every 18 months when I need to haul something home that won't fit in the Corvette. Don't have to put up with the inconvenience of driving/parking/maintaining a utility vehicle for the 15 minutes per year I need one! 
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You must not be reading 'Gyble - The Southern Edition'. Its a whole nuther kettle o' rules.
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Can't say I've ever got that reaction to me owning a Vette. Wouldn't matter anyway - I drive what I like and have no need for a truck at this point.
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My goal is the following:
SUV/Wife's primary vehicle (Done!)
C5 Corvette Convertible (Done!)
C7 Corvette Z06 (Saving my pennies)
Cadillac CTS or Infiniti Q50 Daily Business Driver (Comparing 2014 models later this fall!)
The Corvettes will then share a bunk bed 4-post lift.
SUV/Wife's primary vehicle (Done!)
C5 Corvette Convertible (Done!)
C7 Corvette Z06 (Saving my pennies)
Cadillac CTS or Infiniti Q50 Daily Business Driver (Comparing 2014 models later this fall!)
The Corvettes will then share a bunk bed 4-post lift.
Business sedan 2007 Lexus ES350
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Trash hauler 2001 Ford Ranger
