Weird encounter in a Kroger parking lot (tires)

USMC · 07-04-2011, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike

I'm sorry, but Kroger is the best. There is one near my layover hotel in Columbus that has Donato's Pizza inside it at the deli, and a bar with wine and beer happy hour right outside the door in a little fenced in area. A grocery store with a bar beats everything!!!!!

Best excuse for 'going to the store' ever!

shumby · 06-27-2011, 10:23 PM

lol i do the same with tire i used to build them at michelin so ya they are that exciting to some people.

Lug · 06-27-2011, 10:36 PM

Pilot Sports are to regular tires what Miata doors are to regular (destructable) doors.

semtex · 06-28-2011, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Lug

Pilot Sports are to regular tires what Miata doors are to regular (destructable) doors.

I have rep for you, sir!

Lug · 06-28-2011, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by semtex

I have rep for you, sir!

chest swells with pride....hold head a little higher....notices that the future looks GOOOOOOD now.

Thank you, sir!

Ztoon · 06-27-2011, 11:29 PM

I was hitting balls at the local driving range and spotted a guy doing the 360 round 'n round on my Z in the parking lot. He was getting kinda close and familiar, so I walk over with my 3 iron.
''Oh wow, this is absolutely gorgeous!'' he says. He goes on and on, drooling, and asking me all about it. Then he pulls out his keys and walks over to his Merc CL63 AMG.

WTF!

Lug · 06-28-2011, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ztoon

I was hitting balls at the local driving range and spotted a guy doing the 360 round 'n round on my Z in the parking lot. He was getting kinda close and familiar, so I walk over with my 3 iron.
''Oh wow, this is absolutely gorgeous!'' he says. He goes on and on, drooling, and asking me all about it. Then he pulls out his keys and walks over to his Merc CL63 AMG.

WTF!

He has taste. The Merc is a great car but in the looks department, it's only so-so. In the styling department, the Z is quite the over-achiever.

ProfessorDave · 06-28-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Ztoon

I was hitting balls at the local driving range and spotted a guy doing the 360 round 'n round on my Z in the parking lot. He was getting kinda close and familiar, so I walk over with my 3 iron.
''Oh wow, this is absolutely gorgeous!'' he says. He goes on and on, drooling, and asking me all about it. Then he pulls out his keys and walks over to his Merc CL63 AMG.

WTF!

Impressive...I don't know too many people who still carry a 3 iron!

onzedge · 06-28-2011, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorDave

Impressive...I don't know too many people who still carry a 3 iron!

yaheard · 06-28-2011, 08:27 AM

YouTube - ‪Whole Foods Parking Lot - Music Video [HD]‬‏

Something weird goes on in those types of food stores. Im not sure how I would have handled that situation.

semtex · 06-28-2011, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by yakz

Are people really that enthusiastic about the latest version of tires?

Yes. Many of us who understand that those four contact patches are the only thing separating us from life and death as we go around curves at "brisk" speeds aren't just enthusiastic, we're downright obsessive. I have a tendency to fondle my tires every time I wash my car.

wstar · 07-03-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by semtex

Yes. Many of us who understand that those four contact patches are the only thing separating us from life and death as we go around curves at "brisk" speeds aren't just enthusiastic, we're downright obsessive. I have a tendency to fondle my tires every time I wash my car.

Hell I fondle my tires half the time just when I'm waiting for the car to warm up for a drive. My excuse is I'm clearing out any small rocks stuck in the channels and feeling for nails or other new problems before I find out on the side of the highway. But really, I just love my tires

kenchan · 06-28-2011, 11:48 AM

hahahaha, even i (non-golfer) knows to carry spoon.

ImportConvert · 06-30-2011, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by yakz

Walking out of a Kroger (a grocery-store chain around here) with my cart, I see this person bent over looking at my rear-driver quarter-panel. I'm like, "oh ****, this person is looking to see if they'd done damage". As I'm approaching (still far away), he circles around and appears to be inspecting the opposite side in the same place. As I walk, he also sort of semi-glances at the front quarters.

When I walk up, he jumps up surprised. This is a grey-haired guy (50s, probably), semi-unkempt hair, well-dressed. The conversation was really awkward because he was in "caught acting strange" mode and I was in "what the **** has this person done to my car?" mode.

He tells me my Pilot Sports just came out (apparently my recently acquired tires are the latest edition). Following is this really awkward exchange where I am loading groceries etc. and we are making small-talk as he retreats.

Are people really that enthusiastic about the latest version of tires? I'm a software developer, so I could understand (I follow small details about advancements in computer hardware and software)... but.. are the latest Pilot Sports that interesting? The dude left in a black Merc coupe that did not look like a poor-person model (but was too far away to see if it was at least an AMG), probably cost 2x a brand-new 370 for the base model, and he said "that's a nice looking CAR" at least 3 times as he walked away from me.

Weirdest encounter so far.

And yet, after the whole thing I wish I had stopped the guy and talked to him about it. It was so ******* shocking though. This is the first car I've owned where people just suddenly interact with you.

Sure, some people are like that. I am, but I would attempt to maintain better situational awareness and approach you instead of you approaching me. "Hey, nice Z! I noticed you have the new *insert whatever* on it. How are you liking them?"

So much better than acting like a priest caught leaning on a playground fence.

Halcom2 · 07-02-2011, 10:25 PM

The stock rear Bridges of my 2009 have been replaced with Michelin Pilot Sports. The previous owner should have replaced the front, since that is where 70% of road noise comes from. Will be putting Super Sports on the front ASAP.

06-27-2011, 10:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
shumby Captin Canuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: with your mom Age: 46 Posts: 6,288 Drives: your sister Rep Power: 238	lol i do the same with tire i used to build them at michelin so ya they are that exciting to some people. __________________ Originally Posted by SAM@GTM Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living . Sam

06-27-2011, 10:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lug A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,926 Drives: 2006 350Z Rep Power: 21	Pilot Sports are to regular tires what Miata doors are to regular (destructable) doors. __________________ keep Chubbs in your pocket - Chubbs

06-27-2011, 11:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ztoon Track Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: B.C. Posts: 578 Drives: '09 370a7 Rep Power: 26	I was hitting balls at the local driving range and spotted a guy doing the 360 round 'n round on my Z in the parking lot. He was getting kinda close and familiar, so I walk over with my 3 iron. ''Oh wow, this is absolutely gorgeous!'' he says. He goes on and on, drooling, and asking me all about it. Then he pulls out his keys and walks over to his Merc CL63 AMG. WTF! __________________ Stillen G3\|CBE\|ground kit, F.I. H.F.C., C.F. fangs\|mirrors\|pillars, Hotchkis, SSR Type-F, RE-11, UpRev, BC BR coilovers 15% tint, LED black hdlts, color match handles, Dynamat, tail lt. tint, Mines C.F. frt. lip\|rear spoiler, Amuse rear,skirts, vented fenders, c.f. vented hood, gloss blk. roof

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Halcom2 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 16	The stock rear Bridges of my 2009 have been replaced with Michelin Pilot Sports. The previous owner should have replaced the front, since that is where 70% of road noise comes from. Will be putting Super Sports on the front ASAP.