Is that a Corvette? What the.....?

[Gerald Levin]

A while back some blonde ********* wants to know if my car is a Corvette? Obviously a DUMB blonde *********, which is cool with me (they can't be dumb enough, blonde enough, hot enough for me). But, get this. I recently was with a very successful businessman, appx 45, multimillionaire, and he proceeds to ask if my car is a corvette? My jaw must have hit the pavement. How many corvettes have white stripes going down the center of them? And I'm talking Gen 2 here. Anybody else ever get asked if their car is a Corvette?

 

[XS TORQ]

I have been asked if my car is a BMW, Jaguar, Corvette, etc. I usually say "it's the new Miata"
Some people just don't know cars!

 

[Socrates]

I've never been asked if it is a Corvette (thank goodness), but I do get the occasional "what is it?" or "who makes that?" This past weekend, a lady in her late 40's (I'm guessing) asked me what "the cute, little yellow car was," as I was standing beside it.

 

[KenricGTS]

Sometimes I think they do that on purpose just to piss us off. They know what it is unless they know nothing about cars.

 

[Gerald Levin]

I usually say "it's the new Miata"

Mark, That is funny! I'll have to remember that one!

 

[Randy]

Sometimes I think they do that on purpose just to piss us off. They know what it is unless they know nothing about cars.

"Never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to stupidity". (Don't remember whose quote that is, but it seems appropo).

Most people are just simply not car people, and I still get what I feel are honest questions about what the car is. I take it as an opportunity to educate, in a friendly way.

 

[Andy 98 RT/10]

I actually got asked "what is it?" at a gas station last night. The guy didn't seem like a *****, but I guess he didn't know his cars.

 

[tarfungo]

While filling up at gas stations… (I’m there a lot with my snake for some reason? )

Third best… Did that car cost a lot of money?

Second best … What color is that car?? (Hello? It’s GREEN!)

Best one… Believe it or not, I was once asked if my snake was a Ferrari!!!

 

[ViperGTS]

I have been told IT IS a Ferrari.

My look must have been very angry because the "lady" asked immediately: Not?

 

[Socrates]

I have been told IT IS a Ferrari.

My look must have been very angry because the "lady" asked immediately: Not?

I could think of worse comparisons...

 

[VIPR GTS]

I was told it was a shame I could not afford the upgrade V12 version, I will have to settle for the little V10!

 

[Casey]

That happens from time to time!

I once had a smart-ass pull up next to me in his C5 and tell me I should have got a GTS, they are faster!

Of course, I pointed him in the direction of my ViperGTS emblem on the side of my GTS!!

What a clown!

 

[Anaconda]

I was going to the bookstore, and parked right out front. Some little kid came up with his dad, and said "Hey look at the lamborghini." The dad said "I think that's a Ferrari."

I just laughed and walked away.

 

[Randy]

I once had a smart-ass pull up next to me in his C5 and tell me I should have got a GTS, they are faster![...]
What a clown!

Yeah, everyone knows the RT/10s are faster.

 

[Randy]

I was going to the bookstore, and parked right out front. Some little kid came up with his dad, and said "Hey look at the lamborghini." The dad said "I think that's a Ferrari."

I just laughed and walked away.

Okay, this is slightly off-topic, but its still on the related topic of funny things kids say:

Many years ago in a state far, far, away, I was out for a motorcycle ride on a cold December day, wearing all black leathers. I stopped in a music store to pick up a CD, and was perusing the racks when I hear this cute little girl, probably about 4 years old or so, say in this fairly loud stage-whisper to her dad, "look daddy, its a motorcycle gang!" (And yes, I was alone). I gave them both a big smile, and went on, confident that I was now a whole motorcycle gang all by myself.

 

[agentf1]

I get asked all the time. Wait a minute, I do drive a corvette.

 

[HOGDEALER]

When I was going to Law School I was so broke I could hardley afford to pay attention. I needed a Motorcycle to get back and forth from Santa Monica to school. At school you could park a Motorcycle for free, however a car was $5.00 a day in the parking garage. I wanted a Harley but had to settle for rice burner.

My roomate & I were out for a ride in the warm night air and we pulled into the mall. Two stunning long legged blondes were getting into their car. I pulled up next to them on my wantabe H-D and my buddy pulled in on his Springer Softail. The girls were already seated in the car I flashed them a smile and said howdy. They got out of the car looked right past me and said to my buddy "Nice bike, how-a-bout a ride". I sold the bike soon after that bought a Harley, then a Dealership.

Moral to the story: The HOT Chicks always know the real deal!!

 

[Gottaviper]

A guy I work with was determined to convince me that my V-10 was far inferior to any and every V-12 made. I whipped out the latest car and driver and flipped to the back where they have all the specs and times they tested the cars at and asked him to find a car that cost under $100,000 with a V-12 that would out perform the viper V-10
The only cars that really did out perform the viper was the Enzo and Carrera GT...wait a minute what does the GT have...A V-10

 

[Socrates]

I was at a local car show when an older guy came up and said enthusiastically, "I drove one of those when they first came out, when they had the V-8."

 

[STUGOTS]

When I first bought my car (before I knew about Chuck Tator) I brought my car to a nicehigh class place to get my oil changed, guys tellin me "this is an awesome car" over and over, then he looks at me and says "let me guess you only use mobile 1 in this corvette right?" I looked at my cousin (who was with me) and said "ohh hell no" and we left.

 

[STUGOTS]

Sometimes I think they do that on purpose just to piss us off. They know what it is unless they know nothing about cars.

thats not always true I have had gear head car guys ask me "what the hell is that"

 

[Casey 111]

I've never been asked if it is a Corvette (thank goodness), but I do get the occasional "what is it?" or "who makes that?" This past weekend, a lady in her late 40's (I'm guessing) asked me what "the cute, little yellow car was," as I was standing beside it.

Cute is the same as badass in womanese

 

[Randy]

I wanted a Harley but had to settle for rice burner. [...] I pulled up next to them on my wantabe H-D and my buddy pulled in on his Springer Softail.[...] They got out of the car looked right past me and said to my buddy "Nice bike, how-a-bout a ride". [...] Moral to the story: The HOT Chicks always know the real deal!!

Well, it could also be possible that you're just butt-ugly, and had nothing to do with your ride.

If your criteria into purchasing vehicles and choosing careers is based on what impresses women, thats your choice. But, you might want to be careful with trying to imply that someone else's ride *isn't* the "real deal", as for many of us, the "real deal" has to do with performance, not posing. Some of us prefer to not worry about how to impress women or others in general, and buy based more on the actual abilities of the machine.

Since you've now gotten into Vipers, I'm hoping you're on your way to possibly understanding that.

 

[SRTRICKY]

I never do

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I need to shave and get a damn hair cut

 

[STUGOTS]

well we all know which car "performs" better

 

[PDCjonny]

If your criteria into purchasing vehicles and choosing careers is based on what impresses women, thats your choice. But, you might want to be careful with trying to imply that someone else's ride *isn't* the "real deal", as for many of us, the "real deal" has to do with performance, not posing. Some of us prefer to not worry about how to impress women or others in general, and buy based more on the actual abilities of the machine.

Since you've now gotten into Vipers, I'm hoping you're on your way to possibly understanding that.

"Lighten up, Francis" ...

 

[SSSSE YA]

I never have that problem........

 

[Randy]

I never have that problem........

Too funny. Do you get many comments on that tag?

 

[RedEnuf93]

I stopped outside a Italian restaurant and a chick asked;"Is that a Mustang?"

My buddies laughed all day. I ended up putting a windshiels sticker D O D G E on it.

 

[big-n-italian]

I often get "Is that a Ferrari?" since my GTS is red.

Last summer someone asked me, "Can you buy those in the United States?". I said "No, you have to be part of the royal family to bring one overseas."