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I haven't seen that many 370zs in Chicago, I've seen maybe 3 or 4 so my car gets a ton of stares too. I just can't wait for spring and

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Old 03-10-2013, 07:37 PM   #61 (permalink)
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I haven't seen that many 370zs in Chicago, I've seen maybe 3 or 4 so my car gets a ton of stares too. I just can't wait for spring and summer so I can drive all over lakeshore drive.
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Old 03-11-2013, 01:23 AM   #62 (permalink)
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So you get flipped off for driving a sports car? ... oookay
Yes I have. I don't think about it no more. The very first time I thought I did something completly wrong, like not paying attention to what I was doing or how I was driving. I don't text while I drive and I use a bluetooth when talking on cell and driving. That same day as soon as I got home I looked around the vehicle to make sure my friends didn't write something offensive to others on my vehicle. (it happened once while I was driving a military vehicle and the general saw it... not a happy day for my commander)
In total, three fingers for no reason, countless because I asked for. From now on I just S M I L E.
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Old 03-11-2013, 05:55 AM   #63 (permalink)
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Just got my Z on Friday, 3 days ago. My kids (12 & 16) are already refering to it as the cool car.

So I take it out for a short ereand on Sat. Get to a red light, coming at me running full code is an ambulance. It has to cross the busy intersection, against the light. As it gets near I notice the driver is looking at only one thing. Not the possible cross traffic, not the road ahead, My Z. And when I say looking at, I mean staring, head turning, staring.

I got home and told my 16 yr old daughter, "You know you are driving a cool car when ..."
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Old 03-11-2013, 08:13 AM   #64 (permalink)
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i would've stared back and smiled .
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Yes I have. I don't think about it no more. The very first time I thought I did something completly wrong, like not paying attention to what I was doing or how I was driving. I don't text while I drive and I use a bluetooth when talking on cell and driving. That same day as soon as I got home I looked around the vehicle to make sure my friends didn't write something offensive to others on my vehicle. (it happened once while I was driving a military vehicle and the general saw it... not a happy day for my commander)
In total, three fingers for no reason, countless because I asked for. From now on I just S M I L E.
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You are doing it wrong if no one is staring at you
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Elaborate!

That, or I'm just not noticing the stares.

I did go to Taco Bell the other day and noticed a kid (maybe 17) and his much younger brother staring and then he came over and asked, "Excuse me, what kind of car is that?"

I thought that was pretty cool, but that's really the first time in a while I've noticed anything like that - other than a bum giving me a thumbs-up as he crossed the crosswalk in front of me back in Dec.
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Or you're clueless like me Everytime my wife rides in the car, she notices people staring and mentions it to me. Me, I'm like really?
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Or you're clueless like me Everytime my wife rides in the car, she notices people staring and mentions it to me. Me, I'm like really?
We're too busy being responsible drivers and paying attention to the road.
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In a way, I would rather not have some "shady" people staring at my Z, as the first thing that comes to mind is my Z being stolen or damaged while it's parked in the worst spot in the driveway.

I'm okay with no one noticing my Z and I doubt anyone is staring at it.
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stares are good! that means they secretly envy you for having a Z , but also love you.
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When the weather permits I pick up my son who is a Sophomore in H.S. I have done this 4-5 times this winter. Each time, kids stare and give me a big thumb's up. Just the other day, there were three kids attempting to jump a snow bank. As I pulled up, they all stopped in their tracks, followed me as I drove by one of them began to salute me and then the other two joined in and saluted as well.

I thought that was pretty funny.
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When the weather permits I pick up my son who is a Sophomore in H.S. I have done this 4-5 times this winter. Each time, kids stare and give me a big thumb's up. Just the other day, there were three kids attempting to jump a snow bank. As I pulled up, they all stopped in their tracks, followed me as I drove by one of them began to salute me and then the other two joined in and saluted as well.

I thought that was pretty funny.
LOL lilttle kids are the best I pulled up to a guy in a pick up and he had a kid with him the little boy screamed dad look! Then he just kept staring, even lil kids know the deal!
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I get the finger more often when I'm driving my H2 Hummer.
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