"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
04/21/2015 at 13:45 • Filed to: None
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"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
04/21/2015 at 13:45 • Filed to: None | 1
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He wasn’t the sort of car enthusiast that we are, but rather a car enthusiast, with enthusiasm for exactly one car. This being that one.
I parked behind him, got out, took this picture, and then he walked out of the store, opened his door, turned to me, and said, “What year is it?” I was excited; this guy with his classic Pontiac is at least slightly interested in my Escort. We were about to talk cars, and maybe I’d get a ride around the parking lot in his. But just to be clear, I asked, “Mine?”
“No, mine.”
“Oh. I have no idea.”
*pointing* “The license plate.”
“’49?”
[in the most condescending tone I have ever heard] “Pretty neat, huh?”
Yeah, screw you and your precious car. If I knew you were going to be a dick, I would have answered your first question with “2015.”
CB
> Rainbow
04/21/2015 at 13:47 |
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I bet he’s fun at car shows.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Rainbow
04/21/2015 at 13:53 |
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WELL YOUR ‘49 PONCHO ISN’T A FASTBACK, SO THERE
TheAutoRules
> Rainbow
04/21/2015 at 13:57 |
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If he was an old guy, 70+, then it’s okay. They lose their social filters once their ear hair grows out to its fullest.
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Rainbow
> TheAutoRules
04/21/2015 at 14:02 |
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Haha, that’s what I was thinking. He looked to be in his fifties, though. Old enough that, sure, I’m just a kid to him, but still young enough to realize that someone out driving alone at noon on a school day isn’t quite the same as a toddler at the car show with grandpa.
In either case, I think he was trying to test me to see if it was worth having a conversation. Since I didn’t know the exact year of his car, I obviously know nothing about cars at all.
VonBelmont
> Rainbow
04/21/2015 at 14:27 |
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Excuse me, you didn’t recognize the intricate minutae of postwar American cars, therefore you are an uncultured unpatriotic liberal scumbag
/sarc but seriously, fuck those collector types
E92M3
> Rainbow
04/21/2015 at 15:15 |
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I love it! Instead of waiting for you to ask him, he asked YOU! EVERY time I drive my truck someone asks, “What year is it?” followed by “ Did you restore it yourself?”. Then there’s the people who have watched too much “Counting Cars” that follow you and pretend they want to buy it. It gets old sometimes. I’ll talk cars 8 hrs a day, but when it’s lunchtime and I’m hungry I just want a burger without interuption.
kanadanmajava1
> Rainbow
04/21/2015 at 18:19 |
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When I have been outing my Packard I usually get asked this:
-What year is this from?
-How much it eats fuel?
-What brand is this?
-Is the hood ornament really legal?
Maybe the guy was just so excited about his car that he forgot his manners.
Here car enthusiasts are usually quite friendly or polite. Still sometimes certain disrespect for “wrong brands” gets out of hand.