Waving

MightyBobo · 12-26-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

I did give a camaro that obviously had a lot of engine work done a thumbs up and was shocked when he gave it back. Sad to think those guys who we normally think of as rice haters are more polite than us.

Lets be honest here - look at a large majority of people buying imports. Fast and the Furious fan boys who are hard rollers, far too cool to toss a simple wave of respect. Everyone has that attitude like they have something to prove. Just look at the way they're always portrayed in the movies - badasses who are too cool to talk to one another instead of welcoming a newbie with open arms.

On the other hand, if you look at the modded domestic crew (like, seriously motor modded...Im not talking lowering springs and wheels douches) - they obviously bought the car because the ease of mod-ability and a self-proclaimed love for their vehicle of choice. Its a much smaller, generally tighter-knit community because everyone else and their mother wants a true sports car like a Scion tC with a dealer-installed TRD supercharger kit. They need to take what respect they can get, and being as I HAD a modded Camaro like that, getting a thumbs up from an import guy was an immediate sign that he was NOT a douche, and I didn't hesitate to throw one back.

Forrest · 12-26-2009, 12:05 PM

i flash all the time, its like 50/50 who will flash back.

frost · 12-26-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Lets be honest here - look at a large majority of people buying imports. Fast and the Furious fan boys who are hard rollers, far too cool to toss a simple wave of respect. Everyone has that attitude like they have something to prove.

On the other hand, if you look at the modded domestic crew (like, seriously motor modded...Im not talking lowering springs and wheels douches) - they obviously bought the car because the ease of mod-ability, and its a much smaller, generally tighter-knit community because everyone else and their mother wants a true sports car like a Scion tC with a dealer-installed TRD supercharger kit. They need to take what respect they can get, and being as I HAD a modded Camaro like that, getting a thumbs up from an import guy was an immediate sign that he was NOT a douche, and I didn't hesitate to throw one back.

Indeed. Definitely a different crowd than when I was running with the vette, fbod, and goat people.

frost · 12-26-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Forrest

i flash all the time, its like 50/50 who will flash back.

What trench-coat do you prefer to use?

MightyBobo · 12-26-2009, 12:14 PM

To be honest, I miss the community I had back in Omaha, NE. Sounds silly, but they had some SERIOUS car guys out there, that really did whatever they could to go fast as cheap as possible. No flashy body kits or ******** like that - a lot of really tasteful stuff. We had a weekly car show at a local bar/restaurant that, on a day with good weather, 200+ people would show. Who cares how many were repeat attendees...it was just nice to BS and get some real car enthusiast chatter in there. Rat rods, ground-up classic resto's, new age tuners - you name it, it was there. And everyone got along. Ok, minus the dumbasses showing up with their sound systems and blasting them while they rolled hard through the lot - and THOSE are the same kinds of guys I don't want to associate with.

frost · 12-26-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

To be honest, I miss the community I had back in Omaha, NE. Sounds silly, but they had some SERIOUS car guys out there, that really did whatever they could to go fast as cheap as possible. No flashy body kits or ******** like that - a lot of really tasteful stuff. We had a weekly car show at a local bar/restaurant that, on a day with good weather, 200+ people would show. Who cares how many were repeat attendees...it was just nice to BS and get some real car enthusiast chatter in there. Rat rods, ground-up classic resto's, new age tuners - you name it, it was there. And everyone got along. Ok, minus the dumbasses showing up with their sound systems and blasting them while they rolled hard through the lot - and THOSE are the same kinds of guys I don't want to associate with.

We have had some car gatherings that have been brought down by that type of crap as well. I don't even bother anymore.

MightyBobo · 12-26-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

We have had some car gatherings that have been brought down by that type of crap as well. I don't even bother anymore.

Even though he was KINDA a douche, we had a cop who showed in uniform all the time....off duty in his 60's Chevelle. But none the less, it did a decent job warding off the morons tried doing burnouts and rolling through subs-a-blaring...

frost · 12-26-2009, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Even though he was KINDA a douche, we had a cop who showed in uniform all the time....off duty in his 60's Chevelle. But none the less, it did a decent job warding off the morons tried doing burnouts and rolling through subs-a-blaring...

rofl, nice. so even though he was kind of a douche, he reduced the douche of others so much it offset his own doucheness.

MightyBobo · 12-26-2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

rofl, nice. so even though he was kind of a douche, he reduced the douche of others so much it offset his own doucheness.

Correct.

JvKintheUSA · 12-26-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

People try to act too cool now to give a wave back. I give anyone and anything that looks good a thumbs up. GT-R's, vettes, nice sounding F-bod's or Cobras...whatever.

spearfish25 · 12-26-2009, 03:14 PM

Yes, the world needs more love and good-spirits.

Zsteve · 12-26-2009, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Forrest

i flash all the time, its like 50/50 who will flash back.

Im hoping you dont mean the over coat flash?

djsizzy · 12-26-2009, 05:02 PM

My Dad has owned a vette for years now, and they all wave to each other. It would be cool if we had a community like that as well.

JakeZ34 · 12-27-2009, 02:54 AM

I try to wave if it permits at all the Z heritage lines 240,300,350, or 370Z but unfortunately in california everyone is ignorant as fxxk and won't return your waves or thumbs up and some will even go out of their way just to flip you off or stair at you like you're retarded. I think when you do a thumbs up to them the people sitting in the 350Z is going "that fxxker in the 370 wants to race me!" But anyway, my fellow 370Z that I've seen on the road all gave me thumbs up when I do it, so again the 350Z community pisses me off a bit. lol

NewlyIMPORTed · 12-27-2009, 10:54 AM

yeah i waved at a guy in a 370 the other day and he just gave me this blank stair like WTF? and threw back this half wave i felt like a retard haha

12-26-2009, 12:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
Forrest Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: california 707! Posts: 677 Drives: 09 370z Blk 6mt sprt Rep Power: 258	i flash all the time, its like 50/50 who will flash back. __________________ my pictures http://www.the370z.com/members/forrest-albums-370z.html

12-26-2009, 12:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 52	To be honest, I miss the community I had back in Omaha, NE. Sounds silly, but they had some SERIOUS car guys out there, that really did whatever they could to go fast as cheap as possible. No flashy body kits or ******** like that - a lot of really tasteful stuff. We had a weekly car show at a local bar/restaurant that, on a day with good weather, 200+ people would show. Who cares how many were repeat attendees...it was just nice to BS and get some real car enthusiast chatter in there. Rat rods, ground-up classic resto's, new age tuners - you name it, it was there. And everyone got along. Ok, minus the dumbasses showing up with their sound systems and blasting them while they rolled hard through the lot - and THOSE are the same kinds of guys I don't want to associate with. __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

12-26-2009, 03:14 PM	#26 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Yes, the world needs more love and good-spirits. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

12-26-2009, 05:02 PM	#28 (permalink)
djsizzy Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Raleigh Posts: 44 Drives: 2009 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 15	My Dad has owned a vette for years now, and they all wave to each other. It would be cool if we had a community like that as well.

12-27-2009, 02:54 AM	#29 (permalink)
JakeZ34 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 436 Drives: BS 370z 6MT/sprt pkg Rep Power: 197	I try to wave if it permits at all the Z heritage lines 240,300,350, or 370Z but unfortunately in california everyone is ignorant as fxxk and won't return your waves or thumbs up and some will even go out of their way just to flip you off or stair at you like you're retarded. I think when you do a thumbs up to them the people sitting in the 350Z is going "that fxxker in the 370 wants to race me!" But anyway, my fellow 370Z that I've seen on the road all gave me thumbs up when I do it, so again the 350Z community pisses me off a bit. lol

12-27-2009, 10:54 AM	#30 (permalink)
NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 17	yeah i waved at a guy in a 370 the other day and he just gave me this blank stair like WTF? and threw back this half wave i felt like a retard haha