Event Coverage Respecting other peoples old cars!!! Damn Vette guy

I'm sure this has been chatted about many times on here before, and possibly will get deleted. But here is my story anyway. Tonight my family and I loaded up into our 42 Willys sedan. Not a super show car, but a very nice driver. There was a new highway opening ceremony about an hour away from us, and a friend that lives there invited us to the opening events, well they had a car show, bounce house etc. Well we get there and there are like 50 newer Corvettes, a couple tuner cars, and a mustang or 2. We puled in and parked where they told us, right next to a new Vette, and then guess what pulls in next to us? You guessed it, a new Vette, then another etc. all in all about 50 vettes and 5-8 other syles including our Willys. well once in you could not get out untill the ceremony was over. Well Vette guy proceded to put out all his lawn chairs, my family and I went and sat up on a small hill to veiw the events. Well Vette guy had all his buddies come over and sit with him, lawn chairs all around my car, and getting closer by the minute. I let it go for a while until one guy set his stuff up within 2 inches of my fender and was damn near on it. So I go and start my car and move it over the other direction a little, to get away from the Vette meeting just a little. Well they acted all pissy, because I started my car and moved it, interupting their important Vette talk. So I told them " there now you have more F#$#@#in cahir room. and Keep your greasy hands away from my car. Well then Vette guy and his buddies all got bad *** on me. I threatened to stick my foot in his and his other mouthy friend *** if they didn't like it. All the time they were telling me how my car was a POS, and wouldn't hurt it even if they did rub up against it. The yelling went back and forth for a while, evertime I'd walk off they'd mouth off something, then of course I go back and offer to put my foot in their *** again , then they were cool untill I walked off again. You guys know how it goes. Then they got a whole bunch of Vette guys together and were pointing and laughing etc at my car. Oh well, I guess they have no idea what a Willys is worth. But we were finally able to leave, and of course as I pulled out they mouthed off again, but would not do so while I was standing at the car. We went out and took a cruise on the new highway, and somehow I cought up to the Vette Guy who was practically sitting on my car, and waved at him, but he would not even look my way. My point is I guess, if I had sat right up ontop of their precious 88 Vette, they would have thrown a fit as well. And there was pleny of room for them to sit without being right up on my car. I guess since Vette Guy bought his car rather than built it, he has no respect for the guys that do . Vette guy can kiss my ***!! I wish I had my blown Willys there, I'd had left them in a choking tire smoke cloud!!

 

you tell em Rusty, I think we have all been there......

 

Shame of it is, a vette would probably be fun to drive, but I'd never own one because I just don't want to be ***ociated with that crowd.

 

If it were me I would have left my car running spewing it's putred exhaust in their vette faces!!!! Am I evil-yes I f'ing am!

 

Was it really an '88 Vette? If so, I would never be seen taking that POS to any car shows, that is for damn sure and would even be hard pressed to even take it to the grocery store if it was the only car I had and lived 5 miles away. I thought you were talking like he had a decent Vette there for a minute until you mentioned that. Sounds like some pretty seriously deficient losers to me.

 

BobK is a Vette guy, maybe he knows em?


Sorry Bob.

 

3 Cheers for the Willys.. Isnt it nice to be different?

 

I have respect for newer Corvettes, but (like dog sh-t) they're everywhere. And it seems they change the design once each decade. Sure some 'Vettes offer some incredible power, handling and even comfort - but I just wouldn't care to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a new 'Vette when I find the older stuff much cooler and fun. Any ***hole can buy a brand new factory car (even the lower cl*** man can - it'll just take longer to pay it off), but it means so much more to actually build something yourself. You actually feel useful (which is something you can't say about some newer 'Vette owners). It seems to be an "easy" way in to the automotive enthusiast hobby - sure you own a nice car, but it doeasn't mean anything if you don't know anything about cars besides what you read in your new 'Vettes sales pamphlet.

As for the person owning an '88 Corvette, again I can respect it, but the owner seems to need the presence of friends in order to back him up when he starts opening his mouth. It's a shame that some owners of the longest-running American sports car don't appreciate some of the greatest cl***ic American iron ever made. What a bunch of hypocritical pussies.

 

you showed excellent restraint man , i would have dropped one of them just for the quality time with my new friends at the local pokey!! damn just for that green bologna sam-mach in the morning AHHH!

 

Stories like this make me wanna leave my exhaust just pointing out the side vs. running an exhaust stack............ It might be an old dump truck... but screw with it and you will indeed find a layer of diesel soot on the side of your car.......

Pride and joy is an individual emotion and sense of achievement.......and you think all car guys would understand and respect that. Unfortunately just because you have money doesnt mean anything.... which alot of vette owners exactly are..... the car is a status symbol much like their wives Gucci hand bags and can't even change a tire on the thing. But what to I know... I'm a young guy with much to learn I guess.

Not ripping on any vette owners.... but I do run into it quite a bit with new mustang, vette, camaro owners.............all show, no wrench.

 

theres a local show the first friday of the month at the sonic in town. mostly guys cruising in in HAMB friendly type cars, few street rods, and lowered trucks. there was a vette club too. we got in a little fight over a parking spot they "saved" and ended up just letting them have it.

brand new vette with lambo doors. well the p***enger is about a 9yo kid who throws that lambo door into the drive up menu and scratches the door.

ha. take that new vette guy. oh well,...cant well just get along?

 

They drive Corvettes, you've already won.

 

Haha - nice!

 

I love the Vette Guy !! You are probably just jealous that you dont have Willys gloves, a Willys hat, belt buckle, Members Only Willys jacket, Willys socks AND Willys Velcro closed sneekers....

My favorite thing to do to Vette guy is tell my favorite joke within their earshot...

An ant & an elephant were walking thru the jungle talking when the Elephant fell into a trappers hole. He hollered for his friend the ant to help him get out. The ant ran into the local village & got a corvette. The ant drove back to the elephant, tied a vine to the elephants trunk & the other end to the back of the vette. Jumped into the vette, gunned it and pulled the elephant out of the hole. The elephant was eternally grateful to the ant. Next day, the ant & elephant are walking in the jungle again and this time the ant falls in a hole. He hollers to the elephant to help him get out. The elephant walks over to the hole & stradles it, lowers his weiner into the hole and the ant climbs out of the hole. The moral of the story is when you got a big ****, you dont need a corvette

 

OUCH, YOU STEPPED ON MY TOES !

 

I wrenched on and restored them pos for 12 years and for the most part I would say 99.5% of all vette owners are like that period! the other .5% are usually car guys that rarely drive the vettes because thier to busy having fun in thier hot rods! Yes the new ones have tons of performance but if you have to write a check every month for it it's no better than any other grocery getter! I would have done a knarley burnout till you couldn't see your hand in front of your face hell whatever trouble it might cause would be worth it to see them vette owners get there khakis in a bunch!!

 

is it a g***er willys or 4 cylinder willys ?

 

boy you sure showed them vette weenies.....

 

Vettes are only as cool as their owners are. I know a few cool Vettes.

100percentkulture.com

 

no no no not that vette........ that there is beautiful

 

There is a world of difference between Us who build our cars than those who Buy their cars

 

newer vettes are ****ty, bar none. I say **** em!

 

I own a vette, and I don't even fit in with the other owners around here(mostly really old people), primarily used for auto cross and PCA drivers education. Unfortunately, alot of people are like that, they tend to stick with their own kind. I'm going to look into something around the 40's or 50's for a daily driver replacement, about 90 percent newer cars are hideous.

 

next time do what my dad told me to do in that stiuatuion, pick the bigest mouthest one and stab him in the ****in neck!!! the rest will shut up! then again he went to jail alot....but hey it works!

 

Oh, jeez...should I be all embarr***ed about owning a vette ?? Even if it was a lowly crossfire C4 car??

Nah, making a crossfire equipped vette outrun a LS1 C5 means I must be a "car guy"

Some "vette guys" are like that, some aren't.

 

No ... NO!
That's a REAL Corvette!
'53 and '54 were the only ones that ever did a damn thing for me.
Gorgeous!

 

Sorry, I'll have a talk with the rest of the guys

 

......um, that's not always the case. There are snobby, pissy headed SOB's who think thier **** don't stink in every facet of this hobby. (and it doesn't matter if your building or buying)

 

The problem with a Corvette is all it really takes to buy one is a big wallet. And the mid-80s one, the wallet doesn't even have to be all that big. You don't really have to know much more than washing and waxing and thinking you're hot **** because you own a Corvette. Probably the best way to shut down one of these jerks is to start asking obvious questions about the car, what plugs he's running, what filters he likes to use when he changes the oil, what tricks he's used to tune it to run faster, that sort of thing.

Obviously not everyone who owns one is a ***** like that, but the ones that are, it gets old in a hurry.

 

If you haven't torn it apart and rebuilt yourself....it ain't yours.