can't believe this happened!

ImportConvert

This was on my private roll-race strip in Mexico from a 70 punch.

Jeffblue

watching some foot-job porn there?

wolf370z

Put yourself in that position. It's a bit of an awkward thing to say. The GT-R owner could have been to 50 different track days and replaced his job with a track membership for his retirement. Or he could have just gotten the car and was a little self-conscious about it.

If I had been the GT-R owner I probably would have responded negatively as well. I don't take kindly to anyone, even someone JOKING, about how I drive, or play guitar, or do just about anything. Plus, you can never tell when someone really has an underlying meaning behind what they're saying, implying that they truly are a better driver or that you're incapable of driving that automobile. It can easily make a lot of people upset and that could lead to poor decisions.

I usually just say "hey, nice car" or something along the lines. Just be glad he didn't go all fast and furious on you like these previous posters are doing lol.

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MC

i dont think ive gone one day driving it in 2 years without someone coming up to me... but i usually talk to every person for a long time lol... ive met such a wide variety of interesting people.... my run ins are usually real late at night at like a gas station or something and ive good some good stories... my fav is a guy told me "i must keep them dope sacks" i said something like that man smiled and drove off..... i know so many random people around town now its crazy

i think if your a GTR or kind of like an import enthusiast guy it makes a big difference... if your a rich older guy who got it just to get it you might get a different reaction..... i dont think its a big deal having one... i drive it to mcdonalds or the grocery store everyday and and 2 years later people still freak out ..but its not a big deal to me i dont like to leave it parked for a long time or drive it certain places...but thats not because i think its so high and mighty i just know how people are and dont want someone messing with it

now i might be a little more particular about my black edition but that will probably wear off by the fall...


but i have heard about one ******* GTR owner..... about a year ago my mom was walking into a restaurant and she sees a guy getting out of one.. she walks up and says thats a beautiful car my son has a black one and its really fun to drive... guy stares and says whatever then walks off.......

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ImportConvert

The GTR is definitely and enthusiasts car due to lineage. Sucks that that one guy didn't have enough respect to at least be polite to your mom.

You can't have anything nice today it seems. I now know why rich people stick togather/live in exclusive neighborhoods, don't associate with people who don't have money. It's not because they are "high and mighty". They just get tired of having their stuff messed with, keyed, etc.

MC

yeah i mean alot of cars have stigmas about their owners... porsche and M3's ect... you guys know the stereotypes... but i think for the most part the GTR owner should come off kind of cool ya know maybe a little bit of a techie or something i dunno... but i think i represent it well ya know guy in his 30's into motorsports stuff like that..... at our meets it does vary in age and background a little but everyone ive ever met is cool...but then again they are coming out to meets so that tells you something right there.... you get somone who might not know the heritage as much a person that goes through cars alot and you might run into someone not really representative of the GTR community... it happens


ive had some conversation with GTRs who are more like yeah i need to datalog this or dial this in or they have like a HD camera for everything they do in it.... but thats a far cry from a tool in a pink polo shirt who double parks at target

but i guess the comment about not letting it get away from you or whatever.... you never know how people will take things... i would be like yeah man i try not to or something like that but who knows what some people think

the only thing i will say that makes me uncomfortable is the how much did you pay for it or where do you work or i need to be doing what your doing comments out of the blue..... i dont have a reply for them so i just kind of vaguely smile and just say yea or something...

with the new one its gonna be real bad...unless most people think its my same car but with new wheels

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Jeffblue

yea, that question kind of implies that you somehow didn't work for what you have. I feel like no matter what you would actually say, they would just hear 'i had a trust fund from my grandparents' or something along those lines. one of the guys on another forum i frequent (for a local car club) has some amazing cars, i think 10 or so, including a GTR (heavily modified with) and a Gallardo Superleggera. In his profile, under biography he has written: "Worked 22 hours/day for 12 years, now I am cruising through life at warp speeds enjoying my cars!" I think thats really cool, but i think when most people see someone driving around with a really high end car they think, 'oh that must have been given to them in one way or another. makes them feel better about themselves.

sonic370

My statement to the guy in the gt-r was never meant as a put down on any level,to me, which he did'nt get i was remarking about how bad xxx i thought his car was.... he took it to a another level.... kinda now know why some guys won't wave back to you when you see them on the road. NOT ALL but
some.

jakoye

I don't know what you're getting all bent out of shape about. The guy obviously misunderstood what you meant and reacted negatively. It happens.

If you don't want something like that to happen in the future, then just say something that's more universally understood, such as "Nice car, man!"

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HKYStormFront

soooooooooo........what do you do for work?

LOL i'd just say "i'm in the freight handling business" and let them think you deal drugs

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Jeffblue

telling them you steal cars would cause an interesting sequence of events.

HKYStormFront

true but MC is in the (legit) freight handling business

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ImportConvert

I tell people "lets just say it involves lots of controlled substances".

Accurate and thought provoking

370zdub

This annoys me so so so bad, I answer one of two ways a)if im in a decent mood then I give them the price range for Z models 30-45K depending on the package b)I just say I found it in a cereal box, better start eating coco puffs.

I know option b) is a douche answer, but I feel like its a douche answer for a douche question.

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Jeffblue

well, sometimes people ask in a polite way and i'll just say how much i paid for it. i mean, its not a secret. If someone says 'hey, if you don't mind how much did that cost you' i'll just tell them. its not like they can't go on the internet and look. yea they won't know what i paid exactly, but them asking what it costs isn't really that violating. however, asking what you do for a living etc is kind of an invasion of privacy and i'd probably just make a joke or something b/c its none of their business.