Things Non Car People Say About Your Car/Build

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Couple of posts on another thread got me thinking. One things that irritates me is some of the stuff non car people say about either your car or your build.

One of my absolute pet hates is;

“Really, your mean your only making that much power, my mates mate has a VE SS making that with only a cam change and a retune”

And the other one just behind it is;

“Really, you mean it took you the whole week end just to do that?”

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

One of my Favs..

“You could have bought a brand new car for what you’ve spent”

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Another I like;

“why bother its just a Commodore”

 

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

For me it’s

“Why did you choose a Lexcen?”

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Another I like; “why bother its just a Commodore”

 

 

God I get that a lot and why be so fussy its not a merc….  Its my merc ha ha.

 

 

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[VS 5.0Participant Perth WAVE SSV Z Series M6 View build HERE Member since: March 31, 2015 Posts: 118]

“You need to get rid of that thing and get something newer ?”

My response – Why ? It was paid off years ago, owes me nothing, still looks OK, goes OK, sounds OK, its no less reliable than most other cars & insurance is not a lot. How does that compare to your expensive new car that is depreciating like buggery while costing a motza in monthly payments that has no charisma ?

 

 

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

^110%

[exec24Participant 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan View build HERE Member since: April 8, 2015 Posts: 435]

VS 5.0 wrote:

“You need to get rid of that thing and get something newer ?” My response – Why ? It was paid off years ago, owes me nothing, still looks OK, goes OK, sounds OK, its no less reliable than most other cars & insurance is not a lot. How does that compare to your expensive new car that is depreciating like buggery while costing a motza in monthly payments that has no charisma ?

spot on

[MarzellaParticipant MarzellaVS SS View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 59]

When’s it going to be ready?

……And then the follow up

I thought you said it was finished? 

 

[HDN05LParticipant Canberra ACTVS Olympic Edt 383 stroker Ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 289]

So,i notice you have an auto console, is it running a manual gearbox?

Matey : Is that daewoo blue?

Me : No its a genuine holden colour .

Matey : No i think your wrong mate, it came out on Daewoo’s.

[exec24Participant 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan View build HERE Member since: April 8, 2015 Posts: 435]

When I was getting mine painted…

“So are you painting it a better colour”

Me – “No keeping it the same colour”

reply I got to that was “oh….” Then just silence

Happened a couple of time now- different people

 

 

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[Narva*2010Participant Narva*2010VC Commodore View build HERE Member since: March 5, 2015 Posts: 87]

“Yeap…. going out into the shed again are you?  I hate that thing, can’t wait til it’s finished… ”

(Ha, it’s never going to be finished!!)

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[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

wife: you spend so much money and time on that thing, it must be the most unreliable car in the world if you need to work on it so much.

Me: it’s not broken, i’m just tinkering with it.

wife: why do you need to mess with it if there’s nothing wrong with it?

Me: why do you have 15 pairs of shoes?….

[gtrboyyParticipant gtrboyy1.6 Getz View build HERE Member since: January 20, 2016 Posts: 201]

It’s worth how much???  But,but it doesn’t even drive….and it’s old!

 

Does the car really have to be that loud it shakes house windows

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

I’ve had this one a lot but why it’s only a car

and another you can’t live in your car

[SummersParticipant Central coast View build HERE Member since: June 21, 2015 Posts: 27]

I always have people asking me “is that gun metal grey?” Its like that is the only thing people can fathom when they see grey..

 

[Bdj_007Participant 2002 Holden Vx Commodore 1986 Holden Vl Berlina View build HERE Member since: March 17, 2015 Posts: 206]

“It’s Loud”

and my favourite

“what have you done to it?” followed by “how much did that cost” then “you could have bought a new car for that”

[Brockfan05Participant AlburyVR Berlina 5.0L VS Clubsport View build HERE Member since: March 7, 2015 Posts: 39]

heard all of the above and more lol 

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Dan811 wrote:

Me: why do you have 15 pairs of shoes?….

Brave…….

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Dan811 wrote:

Me: why do you have 15 pairs of shoes?….

Brave…….

Yes, I suppose it is brave, but I probably paid for most of them, so she can’t really complain…

The point really is that if you quiz anyone enough, you’ll find they have a passion/hobby that they spend silly amounts of time/money on. Just because we happen to love cars doesn’t make it weirder than collecting stamps or shoes or football memorabilia.

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