Slo Yelo C5

So a little background information to understand context...
My girlfriend and I are practically married. Her family thinks American cars (all American cars--whether Corvette or Cadillac or Lincoln or Hellcat) are complete and total junk, and anything made by a German or Japanese car company is indestructible and could drive 2,000,000 miles without so much as an oil change during said mileage

So the only super wealthy guy there (has a net worth of around $20+ million--no joke--lucked out by selling an energy company) is obsessed with Porsches. Yet, despite being unbelieveably wealthy and living in a mansion, owns a Honda minivan and a 7-8 year old Lexus GS300 with about 80,000 miles on it. So he heard from others there that I got a Corsa Xtreme installed this week. I said yes. He goes, "Why waste all that money on a great exhaust system for a car that is slow and breaks down every 5 miles?" I was like, "Slow compared to what...your Honda minivan, Lexus GS, or that imaginary 911 Turbo you've been saying you're going to buy since 2007?" He's like, "At least the Porsche is faster than your Corvette!! And it won't break down every 5 miles!!"

So I said, "Ok, first off...you dont own a Porsche! Second off, if we are going to 'magazine race', I could put $10,000-$15,000 into a supercharger or twin turbo setup and outrun almost any 911 Turbo on the planet...for a grand total of 1/4 the cost of your imaginary 911" Then he came up with a classic..."Oh yeah, and how fast would it be 0-60?! I only care about 0-60 not long distances. I would only race 0-60...nothing more. And besides, that supercharged or twin turbo Corvette would break down before the 0-60 race was even done!!!"

I finally had enough and said, "I'm so tired of your s°°° talking about my Corvette. Get your keys to your underpowered, overpriced Lexus that isn't just a figment of your insane imagination and lets run. Since my car will break down before it hits 60 mph you shouldn't have any problem beating me, right? Put up or shut up". He didn't say a word after that. What a moron. Anybody else ever deal with complete dope, magazine racers saying ridiculous things about your Corvette? It's so annoying. I used to magazine race...then I got my driver's license.

Koufax

Probably better to be less hot-headed with a future father in law. Who cares what he thinks about your Corvette? Just tell him that yours has been reliable and leave it at that.

Black 02

Sounds like he doesn't know much about cars. Either way, be careful with blanket statements on 911s. A built turbo, or even a tune only turbo, can be quite a monster and nobody likes eating crow

Water_Walker

He is worth 20 million because he has a Honda minivan and no car payment. He wouldn't be worth 20 million with a Porsche and a car payment.

Smart guy!

Slo Yelo C5

True...just annoying. And her cousin also made stupid remarks about it (I.e. have you been able to make it across town yet without having it towed?). This is a 30 year old guy who works as a merchandise clerk at a liquor store and drives a, get this, 5 year old Nissan Sentra that, his dad had to buy him. I saved for years to buy my C5 this summer. It was purchased because of my sweat and hard work...not because I'm a loser and my rich dad bought it for me. Then Mr. Sentra made a comment about how my C5 is a POS because it's 16 years old. I was like, "And you drive a 5 year old what again? Base model Sentra that, you couldn't even afford?" I'm telling you, it came off, to me at least, like pure jealously. Now that I think about it, I guess I'm the dope for fighting with idiots that claim they love cars and know everything about them, but wouldn't know the difference between a brake pad and a cam.

Black 02

They probably keep doing it because they know the comments bug you. Just let the comments roll off of you, or joke along, and they'll get bored and stop.

pewter99

why have this discussion with someone like that?

Slo Yelo C5

True...but "magazine racing" here, you could build an absolutely insane turbo Corvette for $15,000 which few Porsches on the planet would be able to overcome. I respect Porsches for what they are, but idiots who compare my sub $20,000 C5 to a 911...it's like, really? I guess I should take it as a complement. Nobody would compare his Lexus GS300 to a Hellcat.

Koufax

One problem that we have as Corvette owners is that a lot of people who are otherwise quite sophisticated have no idea what a great car the Corvette is. It's regarded as a car for the beer and sausages crowd, even though, from an engineering perspective, it belongs with the fine wines and escargot. Next time they crap on your car for reliability, tell them that Consumer Reports rated the C5 as better than average in reliability as a used car, better than, say, most Mercedes. Then say yours has been quite reliable and that you enjoy driving it. Past that, there's no win in this for you except to know that you got a great car that was and is a great value.

Roddy13

Lol you need to work on yourself.

I probably would have started talking non sense about planning to trade the vette for a scooter or a nice Prius and then redirected the conversation towards him and his thoughts on trumps wife or the weather last week.

Slo Yelo C5

Sorry, I just had to vent. I feel better now. BTW...these clowns were extended family (uncle and cousin), not immediate family.

tjschraf

How old are you? 😖

Slo Yelo C5

I was calm and composed, but they were a bit intoxicated and kept picking, and picking, and picking. It was probably 10+ minutes of them talking about my car before I got upset. I'm just really, really proud of it. I worked and saved, and saved and worked for this thing. It gets annoying when a peon, who happened to luck out in the gene pool, is drunk and won't stop saying crap about a car you worked so hard for, while this loser couldn't even afford a POS econobox without dad coming to the rescue.

Like I said earlier...I feel better now. Just had to vent.

Ducati Guy

Hey there. You did not mention if the 'guy' was your girl friends dad. If so.......your future father in-law is worth 20 million +. Just agree with everything he says!!!!

And to think people were worried about talking politics this Thanksgiving!

Slo Yelo C5

Uncle and cousin. If it was her dad, I would be quitting my job.

Slo Yelo C5

Old enough that I probably should have ignored it.

Ducati Guy

Uncle of future wife is pretty close. Keep mouth shut!!! Ha ha.

Slo Yelo C5

Haha...he's not going to be "sharing the wealth" regardless of if I keep my mouth shut. This is the cheapest guy I've ever met. There have been times when 20 people have gone out to dinner, and everybody chips in to pay the bill. Most couples would order $50 worth of food and leave $60 so the tip is covered. This cheap °°° would run up a $120 tab with his wife because he would order filet and lobster, then leave $60 for the bill. Somebody would count the money and be like, "Um, I don't know how this is possible, but we are $60 short?!" It's him every single time. He will invite family over and serve the lowest grade garbage meat from Wal-Mart at his mansion, then go to a party at other family members houses and help himself to unopened $300 bottles of liquor being saved for special occasions. In the words of Seinfeld, "a very objectionable man".

Vetteman Jack

You'll find out that people that have no clue about cars or are just hell bent on pushing other people's buttons are not worth wasting time arguing with. If it happens again, just laugh and tell them thanks for their opinion and move to something else.

Slo Yelo C5

Looking back, I know you're right. No sense in arguing with clueless idiots.