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Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
I almost agree. I'm going to be buying a heavy-duty truck in a few years and I'll go American then. As for American cars, if I were buying new today, outside of the Corvette or Mustang, I see nothing from GM or Ford that appeals to me in the least.
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Originally Posted by Husker67
I really don't care what anyone drives, as long as they keep their POS away from my vehicles.......I own nothing but GM vehicles. I refuse to own *** crap. You can't get away from their crap in almost any other product line, but I can in the automotive world. Personal choice 
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I just read an article about the import aftermarket parts business and how flat it is. The manufacturers expected alot more action than they are getting. Most of these kids don't really know how to work on the cars, and to make them into a true 11 second car takes alot of money. The mods they are doing are mainly putting on the giant stainless muffler and a big wing, new wheels and tires, and their hat on backwards.
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From: Frisco Texas
Originally Posted by CAJUNY2KC5
You're right. Somehow a ricer passing a Vette, whether you're hung up in traffic or parked beside the road constitutes a "race" for them.
And there are those who say owning a Vette is "compensating"...
And there are those who say owning a Vette is "compensating"...
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Originally Posted by Husker67
I really don't care what anyone drives, as long as they keep their POS away from my vehicles.......I own nothing but GM vehicles. I refuse to own *** crap. You can't get away from their crap in almost any other product line, but I can in the automotive world. Personal choice JCR_Indy
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From: Houston TX
A true clown would put on his emergency flashers and declare victory!!! 
Sideways in baby blue and white, heheh. Yes, unfortunately thats about 3/4's of the market. Ricers are the majority "image is everything" poser bunch. Big body kits, huge wings, fake badging, overly loud exhausts w/ giant visible tips (that are usually oversized for the displacement), giant wheels, its all the "show" stuff which ends up looking hilarious when poor taste meets limited budgets. I've been to all the hangouts and you always see three or four classic examples there. Fast and furious heheh!
There are SOME regular sport compact enthusiasts though that are actually turning their cars into little hotrods.
Most figure out quickly that they aren't that well suited to drag racing, but you can often come up with a pretty cost effective package for daily driving and racing around on tighter tracks and especially auto-x events where lightness helps.
Not sure what their expectations are, but I'd think there was quite a bit of money floating around in the sport compact segment. There are just so MANY of them out there (ricers and SCC fans combined), and its becoming popular again with entry level sporty compacts like the SVT Focus, SRT-4, Mini Cooper S (switching to turbo soon), new GTI, Cobalt SS, and probably a few I'm forgetting.
Originally Posted by C5naples
The mods they are doing are mainly putting on the giant stainless muffler and a big wing, new wheels and tires, and their hat on backwards.
I've been to all the hangouts and you always see three or four classic examples there. Fast and furious heheh!There are SOME regular sport compact enthusiasts though that are actually turning their cars into little hotrods.
Most figure out quickly that they aren't that well suited to drag racing, but you can often come up with a pretty cost effective package for daily driving and racing around on tighter tracks and especially auto-x events where lightness helps.
I just read an article about the import aftermarket parts business and how flat it is.
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Originally Posted by JCR_Indy
It it wasn't for the *** crap, I don't think your vette would be near as technical and/or reliable as it is today... They serve a purpose...
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rememer this guys, most kids just want to see the big dog run!!! They drive what they drive because thats what they can afford. Not giving them the time of day makes you look like an azz and keeps the stereotype going. I'm not saying you should race everytime one of them shows up revv'n at you. But, I give them a thrill whenever it's safe to do so. When they can finally afford what they want, they will remember that the guy in the Vette 5, 10, or 15 years ago was enjoying his car as much as they enjoy theirs now.
A few months ago while going to the airport, 4 guys in a Honda Civic revv'd at me at a light. They were begging to run me. They said they know they would lose but wanted to try anyhow. Light turned green and I gave them a 6 second blast. When they finally caught up, I thought they had wet their pants they were so excited. For me, thats what I want them to remember down the road when they can afford a better car. Or, when they are walking through a parking lot and see a Corvette. Instead of keying or spitting on it because the last guy they saw in one was a pompus azzhole, or oggle it because the last guy they saw in one gave them a thrill. Decide which guy you want to be.
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You are doing right by just ignoring them. Let them have the victory in their little minds - it isn't worth getting pulled over or causing an accident.
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Originally Posted by 90 droptop
rememer this guys, most kids just want to see the big dog run!!! They drive what they drive because thats what they can afford. Not giving them the time of day makes you look like an azz and keeps the stereotype going. I'm not saying you should race everytime one of them shows up revv'n at you. But, I give them a thrill whenever it's safe to do so. When they can finally afford what they want, they will remember that the guy in the Vette 5, 10, or 15 years ago was enjoying his car as much as they enjoy theirs now.
A few months ago while going to the airport, 4 guys in a Honda Civic revv'd at me at a light. They were begging to run me. They said they know they would lose but wanted to try anyhow. Light turned green and I gave them a 6 second blast. When they finally caught up, I thought they had wet their pants they were so excited. For me, thats what I want them to remember down the road when they can afford a better car. Or, when they are walking through a parking lot and see a Corvette. Instead of keying or spitting on it because the last guy they saw in one was a pompus azzhole, or oggle it because the last guy they saw in one gave them a thrill. Decide which guy you want to be.
Well said. It's all about having a little fun. I just refuse to thrash my car at every ricer that passes me with a 1/8 mile head start. What's the point?
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Originally Posted by 90 droptop
rememer this guys, most kids just want to see the big dog run!!! They drive what they drive because thats what they can afford. Not giving them the time of day makes you look like an azz and keeps the stereotype going. I'm not saying you should race everytime one of them shows up revv'n at you. But, I give them a thrill whenever it's safe to do so. When they can finally afford what they want, they will remember that the guy in the Vette 5, 10, or 15 years ago was enjoying his car as much as they enjoy theirs now.
A few months ago while going to the airport, 4 guys in a Honda Civic revv'd at me at a light. They were begging to run me. They said they know they would lose but wanted to try anyhow. Light turned green and I gave them a 6 second blast. When they finally caught up, I thought they had wet their pants they were so excited. For me, thats what I want them to remember down the road when they can afford a better car. Or, when they are walking through a parking lot and see a Corvette. Instead of keying or spitting on it because the last guy they saw in one was a pompus azzhole, or oggle it because the last guy they saw in one gave them a thrill. Decide which guy you want to be.
Well said. It's all about having a little fun. I just won't thrash my car at every ricer that passes me with a 1/8 mile head start. What's the point?
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From: You want HOW much for that Corvette part??? Atlanta GA
Originally Posted by JCR_Indy
It it wasn't for the *** crap, I don't think your vette would be near as technical and/or reliable as it is today... They serve a purpose...
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Get used to it.....The first month I had the car, I had ricers...Ford F150s..even a Taurus approach me at lights and then floor it on the green!..... Its makes them think they CAN.....they wish they could....wasnt there a train that used to say that...????
Anyhow....keep it safe...dont be tempted...and remember......THEY WISH THEY HAD YOUR CAR!!!!
Get used to it.....The first month I had the car, I had ricers...Ford F150s..even a Taurus approach me at lights and then floor it on the green!..... Its makes them think they CAN.....they wish they could....wasnt there a train that used to say that...????
Anyhow....keep it safe...dont be tempted...and remember......THEY WISH THEY HAD YOUR CAR!!!!
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Originally Posted by 90 droptop
rememer this guys, most kids just want to see the big dog run!!! They drive what they drive because thats what they can afford. Not giving them the time of day makes you look like an azz and keeps the stereotype going. I'm not saying you should race everytime one of them shows up revv'n at you. But, I give them a thrill whenever it's safe to do so. When they can finally afford what they want, they will remember that the guy in the Vette 5, 10, or 15 years ago was enjoying his car as much as they enjoy theirs now.
A few months ago while going to the airport, 4 guys in a Honda Civic revv'd at me at a light. They were begging to run me. They said they know they would lose but wanted to try anyhow. Light turned green and I gave them a 6 second blast. When they finally caught up, I thought they had wet their pants they were so excited. For me, thats what I want them to remember down the road when they can afford a better car. Or, when they are walking through a parking lot and see a Corvette. Instead of keying or spitting on it because the last guy they saw in one was a pompus azzhole, or oggle it because the last guy they saw in one gave them a thrill. Decide which guy you want to be.
Well said, my friend.
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Too funny, I definitely have had my share of ricers and even soild competition like 911s, but honestly I think more than any other its minivans. They are always trying to get up my a$$! Is this a jealousy thing? No bust on minivans - I love my friends' - 7 of us can go out and get saucy with one DD and even get to watch Will Ferrell's Best of Satuday Night Live in transit on the DVD! 
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Originally Posted by rocco16
Hmmmm...not even the Ford GT (40)?
I'd sell my children for one. Maybe.
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I'd sell my children for one. Maybe.
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Originally Posted by 90 droptop
............rememer this guys, most kids just want to see the big dog run!!! They drive what they drive because thats what they can afford. Not giving them the time of day makes you look like an azz and keeps the stereotype going. I'm not saying you should race everytime one of them shows up revv'n at you..........