I got this idea from another forum that I am a member of. Someone started a thread about haters and it turned out pretty interesting. I've heard awesome experiences from Lambo owners, now I want to hear what your experiences are! What's the craziest thing someone has said to you about your exotic car/financial status? What was your response? Erik G.
Had a kid in an old Corolla say his car was as good as mine (a 308 at the time). I said his car was actually better, but not nearly as much fun. Dave
A guy in a Prius pulled up beside me at a red light and made a point of giving me the thumbs down and then the finger. He looked like he was having a bad day, so I tried to cheer him up by smiling and waving back. Only seemed to get him more flustered
My vanity plate should be in soon, I can't wait to see what the Prius owners have to say about it. "LOL7MPG" (my average MPG when I drive my F355)
Ya think these Prious owners know their cars are harder on the environment than a Hummer ? Ask them if they know the story of how their batteries are constructed.
I hate Prius folk. I've been nearly creamed at least a half-dozen times by these fart-sniffing, self proclaimed environmental arsistocrats, because they're too busy talking on their damn cell-phones trying to figure out what hippy grain-product their spoiled yuppie kids want to eat for dinner. Not only does the battery construction pollute, but what about disposal? Oh, it's bad in SF.
I have only had my car now for 2 months and every time I drive it most people are very respectful and like to talk about it, others are so overwellmed that they do not know what to do so they say the stupidest things. Pulled up to a Gas station once with my very attractive neighbor an old van crossed over two lanes cut someone off and screeched beside me, a very intoxicated native Canadian rolled down his window and just stared at us for a few seconds then he says "hey buddy what's up with that hot car and hot broad" I'm thinking to myself h great now I have to kick some drunks a$$ hope no one else is in the van: they usually travel in packs of 10... Anyhoo I say "I don't know what is up" looking at him intently for any signs of aggression, he then goes "Right on aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa(natives here like to say that aaaaaaaa I don't know what it means)nice wheels your a lucky guy" and he peels off......???????????????????????????????????????????
People have always been polite, respectful, and friendly to me in the various cars I have driven. The only exception was at a car show in Toledo about a year ago, that a friend persuaded me to take one of my Lotus Esprits (an S1) to. The place was full of overpriced and over-restored muscle cars, including lots of "rare" and sought after models. The owner of a Shelby Fastback GT350 Mustang -- a friend of my friend's family, nonetheless -- was checking out my little Esprit. He looked up at me, made a "huh" kind of noise through his breath as he cocked his head back and said, "All it takes is money," in a very derogatory tone. I didn't immediately catch on to the fact that he was putting me down (I sure wasn't expecting it!), and with an honest smile I started to reply, "Well, no, it actually . . ." but he turned away, not interested in anything I had to say. I service my own cars, and had driven and maintained that S1 Esprit for eight years straight at that point, and it had taken quite a bit of mechanical ability, intelligence, patience, and legwork . . . but not really that much money -- certainly no amount that anyone else displaying a car at that show couldn't afford, and far less than his Shelby Mustang.
I was going for a drive with my daughter and some lady pulls up next to me with her two 20 something kids in the backseat of her BMW. One of them rolls the window down and says to me "Hey do they make those cars for men too?" I responded, "Well yes they do, and when you get all grown up maybe mommy will let you ride in the front seat." I don't care much for the BMW drivers around here. BT
When I first got the car, I had parked on the sidewalk because all the spots were taken (in the city), some lady tells me in a disapproving tone "good parking job." I replied with, "don't you know I own the road too." Pedestrians....
Hey guys, I drive a 512TR. but also own a Prius, put shields on it and it drives everyone nuts.....keeps me from feeling guilty about my 5mph when I stomp on it.... and someone even said to me the other day, "Gee, I didn't know Ferrari make a hybrid!"
One time at a stop light, there was this one guy in a Pontiac GTO who pulled next to me. He was looking at me while revving his car. On green, he took off really fast, and after a quarter mile a cop pulled him over. Haha, what a dumbass!
when I first bought my 308, 15 years ago... it had an overheating problem, this is when I lived in Wester PA.. north of Pittsburgh... I was driving home to my parents house for the weekend, and the car started to overheat in construction traffic on I-79... so I pulled over, about 5 min later a small mini van full of hill billy red neck types... started to jeer and laugh at my problem... and I thought " one meets such nice people in life!" I just ignored them, got the car started back up and proceeded home... about 30 min later I saw them at a gas station with steam coming out of the front of their radiator... I just smilled and thought " hope those fellas have a nice weekend!" Forgot to say it was about 98F out side... so it was HOT!!!!! Where I'm from in the rust belt, folks dont seem to like it if you work hard and have something nice... its a perverse thougth process. My home town of New Castle Pa. is full of these kinds of people... My parents are blue collar folks, so there is nothing wrong with that or working hard to have something you like... you can take pride in. I just could never understand that thought process...Is it being jealous? or inadequate? what does it? I'm just glad I dont live there any more. such a shame, beautiful place, not some much on the people!
I had a Vette and a Viper at the same time and my wife was in the Vette and I was in the Viper and she had our daughter in the Vette and I had my son in the Viper. We pulled in to a Tim Horton's and some yahoo yells across the parking lot..." Nice car..did your daddy buy it for you? and then he saw the Vette pull in behind me and says " Is that your mommy?" HUH ??? I got out of the car and he looked at me and realized the stupidity of his remark as I was 38 and bald and look nothing like a 20 yr old (unfortunately). I just looked at him and kind of laughed and said in fact that was my wife and that I WAS the daddy. My kids didnt get it but we had a good laugh about it. The funny thing was the guy wanted to be buddy buddy with me after but he was slightly intoxicated and didnt look like he'd had a shower in a few weeks. Takes all types.
They are a bunch of Commie Socialist Dhimmicrats, they use the Prius as a Commie status symbol but they rarely have a clue about the actual technology Saw some Dhimmis in February in Aspen driving Prius's. Obviously they dont realize those batteries dont work so well in the cold and their mpg will fall down near ours I like blasting past them in my extra loud Z06 or F40, I usually give them a double clutch downshift right in their window
