I saw this on alltrac.net and wanted to see your guy's input. Whats some compliments you've gotten with your car. Maybe even some negative ones... I'll go first, I had a guy at a gas station come up to me today and ask if i wanted to race. Heres what happens Me:*looks at VW golf with 2 spares on* what model is yours? Him: a golf Me: what model.. r32? Him:... idk just a regular golf... its got a vr6! Me: not worth my time Him: cmon man, you can't have much in that car... what type of car is that anyways? a corrola? Me: look at the rear... Him: *walks around to the rear* alltrac turbo... HOLY SHIT.. i ain't goin! Me: point proven
i enjoy reading these i dont have any comps. on mine besides i wouldnt have anything to back it up anyways.
my friend told me that i would have a pretty good chance at running from the cops unless they knew what kind of car i was driving or ran my plates. why you ask? well he said because i have no emblems on the car, no stickers and it looks too old for many people to recognize. hahaha
I always get shit for driving old imports and having a taste for the Old School in general. A couple years ago in high school for example. Kid In Auto Shop: Dude why dont you buy a NEW car or a get a truck, a real mans vehicle. Me: I like old imports, because if you dont know where your coming from you'll never know where you are going. Plus i dont need a truck that i need a ladder to get and a gas station to run it and becuase i dont like to date my relatives. Kid: That doesn't even make sense dude, your gay....* walks away* Or a random ricer talking shit about my old GTS Ricer: what kind of car is this? Me: A celica Ricer: Dude the celica came out in 2000 and this is like 50 years old. Me: Yeah and thats not a honda becuase it came out before fast and the furious Ricer:......What kind of motor is in that a steam engine? Me: A 3S-GE Twin Cam 16 Valve... * popped hood* Ricer:*looks at valve cover* Thats not a twin cam it just has two valve covers. I bet i can beat it! Me: No thanks bro im not into street racing, i lost a good thing becuase of it, and beside i dont race toy cars like yours, when you dump that weak ass 12 Valve and that automatic and about 50 of those stickers on your door, gimme a call. My girl thinks my car and all 4th gens are hideous, lol my dad calls them my "economy cars". Thats about all ive got for stuff
When I had the orginal stickers on the car, I was told "toyota dont do 4wd unless its a pick up!" I have also had some kid in a riced up corsa tell me he was faster than my minicab (nb old toyotas here do get used for cabs a lot) Been told that it looks like a tonka toy with the wheels on it, twice!!! Once when going to a rally car show, the organisers said any members of the public with road going cars linked to rally cars, can park in a special car park, I was turned back, yet the car park had two honda preludes in it!!!!!!!!!! A BMW driver told me to" buy a proper car, not just polish my heap o shit with a big fart can" Once when I came back to my car to find a lady had parked like 3" from my door, and I asked her to move, she said her micra was the "better car and whats a dent on an old banger" However the guys on the ford sierra forums I go on have been really nice about the car, calling it "retro" and liking its rally heritage.
My old blue GT didn't get many compliments, save for one, the day after I bought it. Hadn't gotten new plates yet, and the ones it had were 9 years out of date, but I had to put gas in the tank. Of course, there is a cop at the gas station, and I'm worried he'll see the plates. He looks at my car for a minute, then goes and looks at the back of my car and I think "Yep, I'm screwed". Instead, he nods and says, "Nice Celica" and drives off. lol The day I bought my GT-S, driving it home from D.C. back through town, a blue 7th gen. pulled up next to me at a stoplight, and the driver gave me a thumbs up and then hung beside me until my exit. My friends love my car, they think it looks sweet. Hell, even my redneck mechanics like it.
Why do people have to be so ignorant? I've had people just look at my car and call it a p.o.s. at lights. Thats when i rev her up and launch, leaving them way behind me. One time i was waiting at a light when a black rx8 pulled up. The guy and his buddy looked at my car, snickered, and reved his engine. I returned a low rev(so my BOV wouldn't go off). When the light turned green we where off. I had a car length to begin, but by third i was 5 lengths away. I saw him like 2 days later and a meet thing and was talking to him. He actually knew what an alltrac was but though i was a regular celica until i pulled away. He complimented me and wanted to know EVERYTHING about the car. Where i got it, what i've done, what im gonna do.
uhh let's see here... me: *holding motor at 2k* tool in beemer: wanna race? me: *look over and smile* tib: hahahahahaha you serious? waited foe the green and took off, he beat me but only cause I was shifting wayyy too early, and only by a length. uhh what else? my friend buying me some gas: $20 for the sexy red Celica! douche in shitty 240: CHICK CARRRRR! random: nice integra me: This isn't a Honda, I have T-VIS random: Uhh dude it's V-TEC me: no, real men have T-VIS he was so confused.
Its amazing how underated our cars are- The only ones who have any respect for the are Owners and 5th gen owners. I personally have never had an incident as those above cause the hoes the the Vert- I think people get pissed cause my car is just damb sexy- either that when they see a 6-4 320 lb Beast get out of the car they look the other way lololol
I can't say I have any compliments, but I get a lot of serious stares. Some kid in a Honda pulled up next to me in a parking lot, walked around my car, and giggled, then walked away. I called him over, this is what he said: Me: Hey, what were you looking for? It would be easier to take a picture! Ricer2k: Nah, I was just trying to figure out what millennium you car came from... It's ugly as sin! Toyota really dropped the bomb, when they made that! Me: Honda has dropped the ball every time they came out with a car. Just because you can bolt on a CAIS, exhaust, which I don't see on your car, and some other pittle mods, doesn't mean you own the streets, you freakin' noob! Ricer2k: F you! I hope you know my car would smoke your's! Let's race! Me: You really wouldn't want to... Ricer2k: Yes I do... Me: Ok, let's go... This stoplight, to that one up the road! Ricer2k: Alright. Well, let's just say he didn't even have a CAIS. I smoked his 110hp civic, and he cried like a little girl, when he was smoked like salmon! I had a bunch of women, including my gf, say that it's cute... I guess since the top is soft, and can be folded down, makes a car cute... It's only cute when it purrs, once the growl is loose, there is no kitten under the hood! lol It's just a lowly 3s fe, but it's got a little punch!
2 guys in a prelude called my car slow I laughed the whole way home I mean seriously!? even the civic guys make fun of ludes!
i love it when im turning a corner and people waiting at a light just see my car, turn, and stare, watching the car go buy with the most confused look. My other favorite is when i let me BOV off and i see some guys head spin around to look, with the "where the fuck did that come from" look on his face. Then they stare even more when they realize it was my car.
Myself I didn't think these cars were that good looking when I got my first one. But they really have grown on me and filled my driveway. I just need to wait till I can get a good job and have the cash to do a serious project with one of these cars. And civics - my 2se automatic could beat civics back in the day.
A group of ricekateers scattered like rats last night when I went into advanced auto to return a steering wheel puller... I dont have a muffler ATM... LOL
