Quotes People say about my 944 Turbo
08-22-2007, 10:55 AM
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I stopped at my new neighbors house ( i just moved)
He has an old 60's chevelle.
And his 6 year old son kept saying. "TUNA CAR, TUNA CAR"
He was trying to say "Tuner Car"
it was cute. i let him sit in it & it made his year
and then he asked me to spin the wheels when i left & the dad looks at me and goes.
"Fine by me"
i popped the clutch to hard and almost stalled it.
He has an old 60's chevelle.
And his 6 year old son kept saying. "TUNA CAR, TUNA CAR"
He was trying to say "Tuner Car"
it was cute. i let him sit in it & it made his year
and then he asked me to spin the wheels when i left & the dad looks at me and goes.
"Fine by me"
i popped the clutch to hard and almost stalled it.
08-22-2007, 01:42 PM
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Same stories here:
1. Old men doing garden work on weekends waving me to slow down when driving at the (15 mph) speed limit on my local street.
I found a cure for that, namely ignore the frowning face
, deliberately misinterpret the waving to be a friendly greeting, smile and wave back. That initially confuses them, but eventually they give in and become friendly. 
2. At a gas station: “Is that a Slant Nose”. It took me a few seconds to even comprehend what he was asking.
3. Returning to my car from a restaurant: A menacing looking guy with tattoos all over was seriously checking out my car. When I approached as the obvious owner, he turned to me and said: “Nice car”.
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1. Old men doing garden work on weekends waving me to slow down when driving at the (15 mph) speed limit on my local street.
I found a cure for that, namely ignore the frowning face
, deliberately misinterpret the waving to be a friendly greeting, smile and wave back. That initially confuses them, but eventually they give in and become friendly. 2. At a gas station: “Is that a Slant Nose”. It took me a few seconds to even comprehend what he was asking.
3. Returning to my car from a restaurant: A menacing looking guy with tattoos all over was seriously checking out my car. When I approached as the obvious owner, he turned to me and said: “Nice car”.
Laust
08-22-2007, 04:51 PM
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...I got passed while stopped at the end of an offramp 2 weeks ago, my A/C was out, so my windows were open.
Large, black SUV driver decides it's appropriate to scream "That's such a ****** car!!!" as he drives past illegally on the shoulder...
Dumbass ended up alongside me at the next light. Right before the lights changed, I made 'angry-eye' contact with him... he had been trying to pretend he hadn't seen me, but he gunned it all the same...
(sigh)...
-Now, if only HE had a Valentine-1 like I did, he might have had some sort of warning about the hand-held radar-toting cop standing behind the big, droopy-leafed tree a few hundred yards up ahead. -I'd spotted him because he had 'blipped' a couple of cars up ahead... but he was blissfully unaware.
I let him take the "win". I'm sure it was an expensive one, but -I must confess- it was a little difficult not to smile as I passed at a very circumspect 30MPH while he got waved in!
heheheh.... This is the Judge; --->
Keith
Large, black SUV driver decides it's appropriate to scream "That's such a ****** car!!!" as he drives past illegally on the shoulder...
Dumbass ended up alongside me at the next light. Right before the lights changed, I made 'angry-eye' contact with him... he had been trying to pretend he hadn't seen me, but he gunned it all the same...
(sigh)...
-Now, if only HE had a Valentine-1 like I did, he might have had some sort of warning about the hand-held radar-toting cop standing behind the big, droopy-leafed tree a few hundred yards up ahead. -I'd spotted him because he had 'blipped' a couple of cars up ahead... but he was blissfully unaware.
I let him take the "win". I'm sure it was an expensive one, but -I must confess- it was a little difficult not to smile as I passed at a very circumspect 30MPH while he got waved in!
heheheh.... This is the Judge; --->
Keith
08-22-2007, 06:34 PM
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A kid at a McDonalds drive through said, "nice car, what year is it"?
"86"
"Will it still spin the tires?" he asked.
"Wanna see?"
He says "sure".
So I lit it up right there next to the drive through window. The parking lot curves around to the right so I can see the window as I leave. The kids got a big grin on his face and gives me a thumbs up.
I took the 15 yr old kid who lives across the street from me for ride. When we get back his mom asked if I cranked it up for him. I said I never took it faster than third gear. The kid chimes in, "we hit 100 in third gear". She thinks that is cool.
Two weeks later the mom tells me that her ex(The dad(who owns a vette)) doesn't want me to go that fast with Josh(the kid) in the car. I said I would not do so again and I understand why the ex is upset. She askes why.
I tell her that he's just mad 'cause vette's can't go that fast.
"86"
"Will it still spin the tires?" he asked.
"Wanna see?"
He says "sure".
So I lit it up right there next to the drive through window. The parking lot curves around to the right so I can see the window as I leave. The kids got a big grin on his face and gives me a thumbs up.
I took the 15 yr old kid who lives across the street from me for ride. When we get back his mom asked if I cranked it up for him. I said I never took it faster than third gear. The kid chimes in, "we hit 100 in third gear". She thinks that is cool.
Two weeks later the mom tells me that her ex(The dad(who owns a vette)) doesn't want me to go that fast with Josh(the kid) in the car. I said I would not do so again and I understand why the ex is upset. She askes why.
I tell her that he's just mad 'cause vette's can't go that fast.
08-23-2007, 11:36 AM
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Him (some generic frat guy) -- "Hey nice car. Nice parents, too." <-- not being very sincere about the "nice car" part
Me -- "Yeah you'd know all about having nice parents with your Bangle-fied 330ci...as for me, I bought this with my own money, thanks."
He looked perplexed...probably still focused on what the hell a "Bangle-fied 330ci" is...
Me -- "Yeah you'd know all about having nice parents with your Bangle-fied 330ci...as for me, I bought this with my own money, thanks."
He looked perplexed...probably still focused on what the hell a "Bangle-fied 330ci" is...
08-23-2007, 08:36 PM
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One of my favorites was standing in the lunch line at the clubhouse at Watkins Glen (1st TracQuest event) and two guys were in front of me discussing the “really fast” Maroon 951….so I held my hand up and expressed my guilt. The two guys were John D and Todd Serota (TracQuest originator).
It was fun to blast by John’s 914/6 on the straights….I waved a lot….it was the polite thing to do.
It was fun to blast by John’s 914/6 on the straights….I waved a lot….it was the polite thing to do.
I haven't heard that name in a while... haha.
