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So, are there any Opponauts on here that are polite, Chevrolet owners? For some reason, I have so much dislike towards them. Take this for example:
In work today, a guy pulled up in Corvette ZO6. Like a brand new looking C6 ZO6. His wife was absolutely beautiful and so was his car. The dude looked like he hits the gym constantly. Now, his attitude is where he makes me dislike him.
He acted like the world revolved around him. I tried to be nice, but he made it hard for me to be nice to. This is just one of the times a Chevrolet owner has come through to proving himself to be a hard-to-like guy.
I was also at a car show a few summers ago and it was filled with muscle cars. Out of nowhere, a purple Lotus Elise comes through and I'm gawking at it like I saw my first love. I was with my dad and said, "Hey dad, a Lotus!" Some Impala owner laughed at me and said, "A Lotus? That ain't no real car!"
Also, my brother is a huge GM fan and a total dickwad about it. He disrespects anything Japanese and claims they are fragile cars (my 350,000 mile Honda begs to differ) and anything the Europeans make is over priced garbage. At least he has owned some respectful Chevrolets.
Lastly, I keep meeting Camaro owners who think they are the coolest. They cut off traffic, drive wrecklessly, and cut off their exhausts to make it more "racecar." It bugs me majorly. I like sound, but not 150 decibel plus at 1:00 AM.
Now, hate me if you want, but I cannot like anything Chevrolet after coming across so many disrespectful owners. Sorry. I would love someone to change my mind about it. Like, I feel there is hope somewhere. Unless those people aren't true Chevrolet fans, then I'm pretty sure I haven't met a true fan yet.
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No pics of the wife? And I think any Oppos that own Chevys are nice people.
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As far as classic cars go, I think the owners are generally cool. Otherwise, I have noticed a lot of asshole drivers but there are plenty of decent ones.
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You are encountering the die hard fanboys and status symbol dickheads of the brand. I own a chevy and I like every major car sect under the sun.
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Thank God! There is hope!
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*Raises hand*
Well, GM and one Chevy.
And at least I don't think I'm a dick.
I like and respect other brands, but will always be a GM fan at heart. Now, am I going to talk down on other people's car in any manner other than jokingly? Hell no.
I mean, shit, my next car might be a Japanese SUV.
(Side note: Silverado and Saturn are my parents, neither of which are assholes either, I promise.)
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'Murica
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Buick owners are usually nice, and an old man in a C10 complimented the MurderSofa yesterday.
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You just aren't talking to the right folks I guess. That's my ride right there. If a Chevrolet is in a race I'm cheering it on. I am a true fan as you were saying. But I'm not an ass about it. Just some good natured ribbing here and there against Ford guys.
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I drove a Cavalier for a year and a half, and I'm not a douche. I also drove a '98 Cutlass (twin to the same body style of a Malibu) and an Aveo. If I'm a dickbag, it's news to me.
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ok here is my take, assholery knows no bounds. Not that I am a Chevy fan by any means, but there are prick Honda, Kia, Ford, Lotus, Ferrari, Lamborghini, BMW, Merkur, Alfa, BMW, Mercedes, Mopar, Suzuki, Audi, VW, Seat, Skoda, Lada, Zil, Zis, Yugo, Fiat, etc. etc. all down the line owners. It is just the way it is. Don't hate a man because of his car, hate him because he is an asshole
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My cousins are the same. I like what Chevys offering and I would buy most vehicles in their lineup but I'm not like if you don't buy Chevy your a communist. I show no bias towards automakers, Ill give every one a chance.
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Anyone who thinks their car is perfect in every way and perfect when compared to other car will be a dick, just like extreme right/left parties and people with broken ideologies. I'm a Citroen fan and I think they are incredible cars, but they are flawed just like anything else. People who think their V6 Camaro is a super car are indeed dicks.
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Sorry I just had to put a picture up.
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HAHA oh my god if I did that, I'd get pummelled by this guy! XD
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I don't know that I'm the nicest person ever, but I'm not a complete asshole.
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But you could be internet famous.
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In one of the best states ever.
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I've wanted one of these for a drift project!
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Dispense details about that truck. I had one as my first car. I loved it a lot, and miss it dearly (sister borrowed it and totaled it, at least the little truck kept her safe).
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Well, that's fine! You can be a GM fan at heart and NOT be a dick. You are pretty respectful to me!
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You met the brand fan.
I can think of dudes like this own BMWs and others who own Subarus.
And Hondas
And Fords
You might just live in a region where there are more GM cars, and consequentially more douchbags who own GM cars.
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You know it! This Summer was gloriously wonderful.
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Nah, you seem pretty chill.
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I love the Murder Sofa! I'd so rock it!
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Yeah I sort of am. The Springs consists mostly of GM and Subaru... and Honda.
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Glad your sister is okay!
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Internet famous sounds nice! I should have done that!
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I own a Chevy and consider myself to be a polite and decent person...
I will forever maintain that the Chevy Small Block (in all of it's forms) is the best performance engine ever made and debate people who disagree, but I'm always polite.
There are dickhead owners that go along with every brand and to some degree each model of car. Generally the jackass owners gravitate to the "popular" Chevrolets (Camaro, Chevelle, Corvette) If you see someone with Monza, A Monte Carlo, Vega, Nova or a Corvair I guarantee they are good people.
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See? Chevrolet has some cool cars under their belts! That Camaro especially!
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True. Sad, but true. I'm very sure there are douche Honda owners almost everywhere!
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GN owners... not so much. Wildcat and GSX owners, awesome people.
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I was out there last summer when it wanted to be humid... western Minnesota is really nice. Winters may be really cold but you get amazing summers too. Fair trade I suppose.
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I think you need to look past the owner and appreciate the car. Assholes come in all brands and models. I own all GM cars, and I think Im a pretty nice guy. I appreciate any car for its capabilities regardless of origin.
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That's how I feel about it. Like my dad says, "It's all what you like." My dad has owned several Chevrolets and Fords and isn't overly devoted to either or. He is also the guy who owned a Renault at one point and is on his 3rd BMW.
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Me too. The S10 absorbed all the force and my sister walked away without a single scratch. It was a good little truck to the very end.
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It's why we haven't left.
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I've owned a few Chevys. The lady at the coffee shop thinks I'm nice...maybe.
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And I don't disagree with the Chevy Small Block being a good engine. LS all the things!
Also, it is sad to see that jackass owners tend to go for more of the popular Chevrolet products.
BTW, nice Monte Carlo. That is beautiful!
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There's assholes everywhere. Even Toyota has their asshole drivers. Prius Lady, for example.
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Glad it was! Sorry you miss it. Hopefully, a good example for sale swings by and you're able to get one.
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I had one. AMAZING for long hundreds upon hundreds of miles of travel.
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That is Minnesota? Holy crap it looks nice to be in!
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Thanks, man!
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Really? I came across a GN owner and asked for pictures. He was thrilled at that! Sadly, the pictures were crap from my potato phone and ended up deleting them.
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Well. I drive a fart cannoned cavalier with badly aligned headlights. (one is broken) The noise it makes is tremendous. I park underneath my neighbours windows (no choice) and due to work turn the car on right as the clock hits 6am. I also often wear a chevrolet jacket and sometimes a chevrolet cap. Sorry.
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What part are you in if you don't mind my asking?
My family on my dads side is from Minnesota but when my grandfather went into the Navy that was pretty much the last time they were there because Nuclear power plants caused a lot of moving and eventually to where we are now.
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I just don't see why car enthusiasts cannot get along. Cruel world I suppose.
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The only GN owner I've met was super nice, told me everything about the car and was super enthusiastic about it.
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The V6 Camaro owner thinking it's a super car... not arguable. Also, I want a Citroen so bad!
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Yes this was late June. It is the Nov.-March (sometimes as late as May) span that isn't nice.
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Everyone who is serious GM afficianado knows that only peasants buy Chevrolets and good, honest men buy Oldsmobiles and Cadillacs.
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That right there is totally agreeable! I think you can be brand devoted but still appreciate what else it out there!
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we get along all the time. Look for the positive people in the enthusiast world. There are plenty of both sides, and then a ton that are indifferent somewhere in the middle
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LOL I had to laugh at "complete." At least you're honest.
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Well, if it's a barista, it must be true!
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I know eventually I may get one and turn it into a ProTouring rig. They have a car derived suspension as it is. So they are a good base for a modern hot rod.
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I live in the southern Metro. In Apple Valley.
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Or a drift car? Huh? HUH? HAHA sorry as soon as I saw one at a drift club event (2 door S10 short box) drifting like no one's business, I have to have one now!
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Buick owners do seem really cool people. Humble to have the "exact" word.
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Every marque has jerk owners. Especially BMW. Those assholes.
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True. Maybe I keep coming across the d-bag scene.
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There are also some nice BMW owners, but you gotta find them. Just like Honda... asshole owners everywhere, but finding a nice one is like finding gold.
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Please excuse my violent thought, but I'd bitch slap that lady with a 4" diesel truck exhaust and then roll coal in front of her.
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I have a Chevy Volt, 73 Buick LeSabre, 54 MG and my wife's DD, an 08 VW Passat Wagon (with a manual!). I love talking to people about whatever car they or I am interested in. I might not know my euro sedans or japanese models like I should, but I know when someone is enthusiastic and I'm going to see what I can learn and teach.
Where are you located?
Many (not all) Corvette owner fit their stereotype unfortunately.
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OOOOHHH that is so funny! HAHAHAHA!!!!
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Classic owners seem pretty okay with everything.
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Hooray for Buick owners saving the brand!
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*Camero owners
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My family's from Detroit Lakes, it's like 45 minutes from F-M.
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LOLz worthy! You can like a brand without being a dick. You are not a dick. Honda, which I love, has a lot of dick enthusiasts behind it. However, there are also really nice ones.
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I know some GN owners who fit the Corvette owner stereotype, but many more who break the mold!
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You just had bad luck and are meeting jerks. There's a lot of Chevys out there so the chances of meeting a jerk driving one might be a bit higher. A real enthusiast will be comfortable enough to respect just about any ride.
Assholes come with every make and model.
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Cabin country. There are a couple lakes up there.
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True. I feel like after talking with everyone here, I'll give liking Chevrolet or GM a chance.
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True. But I think we can all agree that there are two things in the world of cars that we just can't stand: people who are intolerant of other car cultures, and stanced cars.
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(BTW - LS is NOT a 'small block chevy' - it's an LS, new generation of GM V8s... 'Small block chevy' is from the time when you actually had a small block Buick, Olds, Pontiac to separate from. Oh was it Pontiac or Olds that only had one size block? Anyway....)
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LOL Craigslist.
For sale: 1996 Camero
V8, manual, runs good. $4500 obo
tags: mustang, honda, type r, camero, z28, jdm, us, america, s2k, 240sx, skyline, supra, brz, silverado, ss, f150.
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I think a couple is a bit of an understatement. It's a really nice area though.
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Well my dad used to have a C6 z06 and he was nice. He's also getting his new C7 stingray w/ z51 performance pack and 7 speed Mañuel in a couple of weeks and he's a nice guy. There's a guy on oppo who has a C6 Z06 who's nice, I think his username is zman or something and his logo is the z06 thing. I think you'll encounter those types of assholes with any brand. There are plenty of Honda guys with crappy civics and a fartcan exhaust that think they're the greatest, or the euro snobs, and then the gm/ford/dodge guys. Assholes know no one brand, and you'll find great guys in all facets of the car world if you know where to look (Look at oppo)
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Must just be the guys around here then. So far as i can tell, the problem is the GN's were fastest thing in the 80's. Nothing was fast in the 80's its kind of like Michael Phelps taking gold at the Special Olympics. They still think they are on top, when in reality things have changed a bit.
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Can I haz ride in C7? Pweez?
Agreeable on even Honda enthusiasts. I've even come across dickhead Honda lovers that made me want to slap them in the face. I also hate fart cannons with a passion!
Everyone here has been saying it's not just GM which I'm really glad. I have probably had some rough luck then.
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*V6
Stage 42069 tune puts out 6000+whp
17 electric superchargers also make air flow into the radio which then gives out another 700+hp
Raced this one fgt in a Slowstang LOL and he got rekt by my swagadellic camero bro
Slavage title (minor fender bender causing engine 2 be rebuilt bcuz reasons)
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Dang, sorry they are some asshats. No car is "alpha brand." That's how I see it.
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I also like to brrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaappppp my way through tunnels. It's fun. Luckily only fraggels live in tunnels.
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I don't blame you!
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HAHA fraggels... that word! Also, tunnels make any car fun!
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I found out one of coworkers has a Prius and this is a GUY. I didn't expect that.
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I've owned 4 vehicles. 3 have had bow ties. 2 have had LS2s.
I like everything; I'll drool over a Ferrari one second, and a 35 year old 4-eyed Fox body the next. But, your attitude is no different than those of the Chevrolet owners you've described. Those guys would all be dicks if they drove anything different. You've let a tangible, inanimate object define your beliefs about owners.
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A agree completely with this. A lot of VW GTI people strike me the same way as well.
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Aw, what? Is it mostly the hipsters?
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That's why I search title only. They ruined it not me lol
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people who put airbags ont he car and 10k hids and tailgate you at midnight and talk about how their cars are superior to everything "because of the interior".
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I really wanted to own a Chevy. Then a mopar came my way. I'd go so far to admit that when I was younger, I was a Chevy Racing fanboy. Not as much anymore, because I've become very partial to Mercedes. For reasons I don't really need to repeat...
One of my friends has a Corvette with 200k miles, and they're pretty cool. They're only dicks when someone is a dick to them first. They go to Corvette meets, but they are not typical corvette guys because they work on it themselves, and have on occasion actually helped get corvettes running.
There's a fine line between being a car guy, and customizing a car. That's how I see it.
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I'm not sure what the hell you want people to tell you?
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Ive noticed that the people that talk down other cars. They usually dont know a whole lot about engines, or cars in general. Peope that say, pushrods are crap, or 4 cylinders dont make power.
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What, exactly, is the murdersofa? I have a '73 LeSabre with the mighty bench seat in front and back...
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I know guys who have Prius's (Prii?). They have long commutes and like the tech on board, and don't give two other craps about cars. I drove one for a week when I was starting to car-shop and that week convinced me that a) it was neat does all the stuff it does well and b) I could never, ever DD one.
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Heh. I drove a cavalier for years! It wasn't loud though, quiet as a mouse. Put about 275K miles on her. I *still* miss that car. So many good memories. She's the car I learned how to do basic maintenance on: oil changes, brake jobs, light and socket replacements. Good times with me and my dad.
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The Murdersofa is a Buick LeSabre 2000 with matte black PlastiDip, 20" wheels with wider-than-stock tires, some mild frame stiffening, aftermarket rear shocks, a K&N filter that belongs on an 800hp drag car, 3" exhaust with a glasspack and stock cat, ZZP 1.0 PCM tune, naturally aspirated, 223,000 miles, and I take it autocrossing and scare the ever living crap out of my passengers due to the tremendous amounts of leather and body roll.
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Haha its not my decision to make. I can't wait to drive it though and I'll write a review for you guys