A Real Boxster Insult

[TimAustinW]

Can I steal this quote? It's brilliant! Living outside of town in Austin, TX, practically in the country, sport cars are a rarity and most of what you'll find are Vettes, Trans Ams and Camaros (if you can really count the latter two as sport cars). I respect the vette for it's performance but I'll never forget my brother referring to it as the "Rich Man's Camaro". It does have a bit of that cheapo Pontiac styling to it that screams "redneck at the wheel". Where I live though it's usually the guys in the F150s with a lift kit that want to race or give me ********************. But for every negative reaction I get in regards to my Boxster I get 20 more saying "nice car!" or "sweet ride!".

Originally Posted by tah

Had some guy in a Vette a couple of months back pull beside me at a light. He had his hair combed over the bald head and his hotter than he deserved girlfriend in the car.

His windows were down as was my top. He looked over and said "nice girls car".

Only thing I could think to say was "Yeah, I was going to buy a Vette but they said my d*** was too long"

He was not happy but his girlfriend sure thought it was funny!

[Brucelee]

How is making fun of cars like Vettes, ZX350s, S2000s and the like any different than folks calling our cars, GIRL CARS?

They make many sports cars precisely because we have many different tastes.

These threads always make me wonder!

I can appreciate what these other cars offer without having to become defensive about what I drive.

Hey, no one's paying my bills for me so their opinion about what I drive is not important, no?

[rick3000]

^ I agree. But I think there is a difference between initiating the negative comments (bad), and retaliating to a negative comment with a spot on remark that leaves the jerk bad mouthing your car speechless (good).

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by rick3000

^ I agree. But I think there is a difference between initiating the negative comments (bad), and retaliating to a negative comment with a spot on remark that leaves the jerk bad mouthing your car speechless (good).

I don't have any issue with anyone bad mouthing my car. I am secure enough to understand that I like my car and the other person doesn't. Any comment he makes is about his own insecutity, not my car.

How can that upset. me I don't even know this guy? How could his opinion have any weight with me?

[Frodo]

Quote:

Only thing I could think to say was "Yeah, I was going to buy a Vette but they said my d*** was too long"

Posted by tah.

Excellent response, my friend. I will DEFINITELY be using that one, given the opportunity!

[FTD]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

I don't have any issue with anyone bad mouthing my car. How can that upset me ... How could his opinion have any weight with me?

Totally agree. I am surprised this posting has so many responses. We're all just trying to enjoy life and pursue happiness according to our own joy. I don't care if someone else doesn't like something I like, same as it doesn't matter if their preferences are not my taste. Who cares? How weird!

[Frodo]

Quote:

"Totally agree. I am surprised this posting has so many responses. We're all just trying to enjoy life and pursue happiness according to our own joy. I don't care if someone else doesn't like something I like, same as it doesn't matter if their preferences are not my taste. Who cares? How weird!"

Posted by FTD.

Hey, don't get me wrong. I couldn't care less. It's just that having a snappy response ready when somebody says something really moronic is a good thing, especially when their comment is obviously designed to be derogatory. This is true whether the comment is about my car or not.

Fire with fire, as they say.

In any case, it's all harmless banter...

[FTD]

Originally Posted by Frodo

In any case, it's all harmless banter...

Correct!