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Unattractive Nuisance
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Chester, NJ
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Great line.
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05 elise (PES chip, SSRs, shift tower mods, Multivex; HID low beams); 05 Corolla XRS; 72 Elan Sprint, 170 hp (Sold) "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." G. Orwell. 6. "A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company." - Gian Vincenzo Gravina |
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Carb novice
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Nashua NH
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Live to Drive
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NYC/Westchester, NY
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Funny because they don't care about being private about their feelings. You can hear them, clear as day, "Michael! Look at the car!" "Dad, did you see that car?" "Nice car!!!!"
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Has a skinny fetish
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After reading through the majority of this thread, I thought that I had seen it all. But I was wrong. I took delivery of my car on Saturday at 8AM, and a few minutes after the truck driver drove-off and I was attending to the car, I see this Infinity driving towards me, crossing the bike lane, headed straight towards my car like it was slowing going to rear-end it.
WTF? So I stepped behind my car and stared at the Infinity driver until they drove away. They were basically driving right where the truck was parked.
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Lakeville, Minnesota
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Welcome to the club! ![]()
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Live to Drive
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NYC/Westchester, NY
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That's HORRIBLE. I can't believe someone would do that!!!!!!
This is why I'm so anal about my car's whereabouts and when I can't see it.
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Derriere Extraordinaire
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: US OF A!
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got this one last night and it definitely gave me a laugh. I was sitting next to my car drinking a coffee and a group of kids came up, not knowing i was the owner.
Kid: Look at the license plate (temp tag)! Other Kid: Thats definitely a rental Kid: Are you serious, what kind of person would rent a car like this? before i could say anything, as i was having too much fun listening, my girlfriend chimes in: "Um, excuse me, but that is NOT a rental, it's his" (with much attitude, as only a chick could lol) Bump for my girlfriend.
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Live to Drive
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NYC/Westchester, NY
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She didn't have to be rude to them!
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Southern California
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Hit the 2nd cam and then backed off to a normal speed. Then some psycho lady in a Toyota Camry comes weaving through traffic behind me and starts tailgating me !!! So I drive a little further and get into a right turn lane and she follows me .... but when I turned right , she kept going straight from the turn lane !!! wtf ???
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Mikey likes it!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Winter Park, Fla
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Similar thing about a week ago -- 'cept it was some dingo in a Z28. I just keep it at the speed limit when I see some nit-witt coming up on me that way.
Anyway, after a light, and on the next block, a Sheriff's deputy pulls up aongside and rolls down his passenger window. I'm thinking... he likes the car, or the way I handled the 'challenge'.... cop: you wanna get back to your racing? me: what did you say? cop: you two--racing back there. me: what are you talking about? nobody's racing... cop: looked like racing to me! me: ....have a nice day officer. Rolled up my window and kept driving--eyes straight forward. No point in arguing; figured I just call him on it. The nice man zoomed off!
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no wifeee in avatar......
Join Date: May 2007
Location: NC/South Beach
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Got the car fixed.....
I refer you to my sad post for the details.
Now back to driving it again Yeeeeehaaaaaaawwwwww. So I pull up to work and one of the female paramedics sees me and says... "I knew one of you doctors had to drive that car. I just love that car!!!!!!!! What I would do to drive it...." (another story) Then all the usual questions that have been in this thread over and over.... Then came.... "I could use all my pay for the past 5 years and still not afford one....." I just could not bring myself to tell her that her minivan likely costs the same. It is certainly more fun that way.
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Derriere Extraordinaire
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Augusta, GA
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Spokesman for a group of 10 year-olds: Whoa, dude, is that your car!
Me: Yup. Them: No way! NO WAY! How much is that car, like, a million dolla's?! Me: Haha, nope. Way less. Them: [waiting for answer] Me: Um...cost me 40 grand... Them: Whaaaat?? (eyes huge) Me: ...but I got it used. Them: Ahhhh!!!! (in sudden understanding...then, to his friends That thing's 200 thousan' I'm tellin' ya! I swear!Later...same kid... Kid: That's your car??? Me: Um....yup. Kid: No WAY! I've met a lot of young fans but this guy was pretty enthusiastic. I offered him a seat in it. He got halfway in, couldn't quite work out the maneuver, and decided against it. Gotta give him props for respecting the car. I was at a cruise-in in Atlanta where a Murcie owner let a 5 year-old sit in his car. As he got in, I watched as he slipped and slammed his foot down on the painted body panel near the door sill. ![]()
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Random incident filling up at the gas station. Guy starts walking towards me.
Guy says "Nice car." and I say, "thanks" As he passes by he puts his hand across the driver's window leaving a nice print and me to wonder... think it might FEEL different than other glass? Anyway that was good for a laugh. |
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Nothing witty to say
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: San Jose, CA
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Car Slut
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New Bern, NC
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I was out for a spin Saturday morning. While waiting for a light to turn green, an SUV of young Gangsta wantabe's pull up next to me asking the typical "who makes that... how fast... how much... where did you get it?" questions. The last one before the light changed.. "What's it like to drive a V-12?"
I just laughed and said... "I don't know... I've never have one" ![]()
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Unattractive Nuisance
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Chester, NJ
Posts: 4,664
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Wouldn't the math indicate that it's 3 times better?
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Davis, Ca
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I had a guy ask me once if it had a V10 or V8. I told him it was an I4 and his response was "WOW!, I've never even heard of that!"
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You can't rationalize cars like these, they're not something you buy with your head, you buy them with your heart because you love them and who can explain love. All I know is I love my lil elise more then I like any other car... |
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