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03-20-2015, 03:28 PM
#16
Race Car
I heard the other day that our street is called Porsche Street 
Me and my wife have one Porsche each, One BMW each and one Harley each.
The newest and nearest neighbours have two Priuses... Really don't like those cars. It is kind of scary when they start to move without any sound...
No real problem besides people that kindly ask if I would like to wash their car as well and that one of the Porsches and one of the BMW's been keyed
Me and my wife have one Porsche each, One BMW each and one Harley each.
The newest and nearest neighbours have two Priuses... Really don't like those cars. It is kind of scary when they start to move without any sound...
No real problem besides people that kindly ask if I would like to wash their car as well and that one of the Porsches and one of the BMW's been keyed
03-20-2015, 04:50 PM
#18
Race Director
My neighbors do not know what to think. I live in an older section of my town where there are a lot of tear downs so you have a mix of wealth. I think they are scared of me. They are always asking what I do for a living. There is a State Trooper that lives 3 houses down from me and when I had the house built 10 years ago I always felt I has being interrogated when we spoke. Being from Jersey is not easy some times. The guys loves me now and always admires how nice my lawn looks because I am very particular about things like that.
03-20-2015, 05:03 PM
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I don't think my neighbors give a hoot.
I just try to stay low key and drive slowly in the hood so we don't have neighbor problems.
Now that I think of it, my own family could care less of the nice cars we have in the garage.
That's what happens when there is only male in the house.
I just try to stay low key and drive slowly in the hood so we don't have neighbor problems.
Now that I think of it, my own family could care less of the nice cars we have in the garage.
That's what happens when there is only male in the house.
03-20-2015, 05:06 PM
#21
Race Director
03-20-2015, 05:09 PM
#22
My neighbors do not know what to think. I live in an older section of my town where there are a lot of tear downs so you have a mix of wealth. I think they are scared of me. They are always asking what I do for a living. There is a State Trooper that lives 3 houses down from me and when I had the house built 10 years ago I always felt I has being interrogated when we spoke. Being from Jersey is not easy some times. The guys loves me now and always admires how nice my lawn looks because I am very particular about things like that.
My neighbors think I'm a bit over the top ..... I think of myself as clean and meticulous (they say my garage is nicer (cleaner) than their house) and when I wash the driveway they just shake their head. I think to myself, what dago doesn't do that, along with watching lawn being watered?
However, last Saturday the my neighbor saw me getting into my latest car (GT-3)...chewed the fat for a moment....then asked if I had enough money to retire ----WTF??? I simply replied, can you ever have enough money?
03-20-2015, 05:30 PM
#25
Nordschleife Master
They've asked me if the car is expensive. I told them is not more expensive than your average American car. They didn't buy it and looked very disappointed...they were expecting a figure. But they've never asked me anything again after,which is fine by me.
03-20-2015, 05:33 PM
#26
Burning Brakes
Where I live it's pretty affluent. The sort of place were people pay $600 to have a string of Xmas lights put up for a few weeks and then taken down again after Xmas. There's seven houses in my little road and everyone has at least one BMW, Porsche, Mercedes or Maserati in their garage. So a Gt3 and X5 doesn't stand out to much. The Ducati, BMW and GSXR do get some attention though as it's not the sort of thing 40 something year olds should be doing around here. Especially when I load the track bike up in the truck or fire the big twin up early Sunday am and set off an alarm or two!! 
03-20-2015, 07:39 PM
#28
Rennlist Member
I've had a crazy neighbor call the police on me stating that my "yellow lamborghini" is too loud and I should be fined or have the car checked out. This is when I had a stock yellow 458. The cops came to my door and asked me if I had a yellow Lambo. I said nope. That was it.
I've also had others ask me if I'm "loaded." I used to say, I work hard for my money and I choose to spend it on different things than others. I enjoy cars. This didn't work, so now when people ask if I'm loaded, I respond "Yup." And I never hear about it again.
Like people above said, those who know you understand and enjoy hanging out with you. If my 6 cars don't scare people away, my 6 kids do.
I've also had others ask me if I'm "loaded." I used to say, I work hard for my money and I choose to spend it on different things than others. I enjoy cars. This didn't work, so now when people ask if I'm loaded, I respond "Yup." And I never hear about it again.
Like people above said, those who know you understand and enjoy hanging out with you. If my 6 cars don't scare people away, my 6 kids do.
03-20-2015, 09:17 PM
#30
It is quite funny in my neighbourhood. It is upscale but not "car" people.
Was talking to a guy about a mutual friend. He has a porsche c4s.
I happen to say " I saw him in his c4"
They looked at me like I had horns. They did not know what c4 was....
Oh,.. My own mother asked if I was dealing drugs! Lol
Was talking to a guy about a mutual friend. He has a porsche c4s.
I happen to say " I saw him in his c4"
They looked at me like I had horns. They did not know what c4 was....
Oh,.. My own mother asked if I was dealing drugs! Lol