Z gets no respect? Rant
03-17-2008, 01:40 PM
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You shoulda went up to them after you ran your heat and asked them what their lap times were. After they told you, you shoulda giggled and walked off.
This is actually quite surprising though. We get a good amount of cars at my auto-x and NO ONE talks **** about any car out there. Everyone shows respect.
This is actually quite surprising though. We get a good amount of cars at my auto-x and NO ONE talks **** about any car out there. Everyone shows respect.
03-17-2008, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperBlack350z
because that is immature and going down to their level.
Just ignore them. Good that you ran a better time than them.
Just ignore them. Good that you ran a better time than them.
yeah, I think you are right!
03-17-2008, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by nismo*son
well i have to rant for a bit... This weekend i went to a local auto cross event sponsored by this a corvette club. There were a bunch of cars there about 20 vettes, 10 vipers and a hand full of mixed cars there.. and there were a few occasions where i felt attacked / hated on because on my Z.
1. on saturday, I was lining up to run a lap and there were a couple of guys near the front starting line watching, so I pull up and they start yelling "goooo nissan" "come on 350z" but in a very sarcastic way. I run my lap and line back up and notice one of the guys spot me, so he taps his friend on the back and they both turn to me and start to point and laugh.
The thing is one of the guys had a toyota celica with pos wheels, unpainted aftermarket front bumper , carbon fiber hood with a painted hoopd scoop it looked like 
and the other guy had a ford mustang 93-98 stlye with ebay front headlights and nasty chrome wheels.. also the celica's best run was 104.xxx and the mustang like 1:10.xxx my best run was 58.454 which was in the top ten..
2. on sunday, i was in line waiting to run a lap and there was this chick that looked like a butch lesbian with some dude in a c5 vette lined up next to me, and I heard the chick say "oh look one of those 300zx... huh 350z, stupid why is it here" the thing is he couldnt get under a min lap..
There were a few other comments I heard this weekend about my car that really pissed me off...I just dont get why people were hating on my car, I kept up with the evos, beat a few sti's, beat a ton of vetts, stock vipers, honda's, rx8's, ect...
any ways here are a couple of pics of the event and my Z after.. mods in sig
1. on saturday, I was lining up to run a lap and there were a couple of guys near the front starting line watching, so I pull up and they start yelling "goooo nissan" "come on 350z" but in a very sarcastic way. I run my lap and line back up and notice one of the guys spot me, so he taps his friend on the back and they both turn to me and start to point and laugh.
The thing is one of the guys had a toyota celica with pos wheels, unpainted aftermarket front bumper , carbon fiber hood with a painted hoopd scoop it looked like and the other guy had a ford mustang 93-98 stlye with ebay front headlights and nasty chrome wheels.. also the celica's best run was 104.xxx and the mustang like 1:10.xxx my best run was 58.454 which was in the top ten..2. on sunday, i was in line waiting to run a lap and there was this chick that looked like a butch lesbian with some dude in a c5 vette lined up next to me, and I heard the chick say "oh look one of those 300zx... huh 350z, stupid why is it here"
the thing is he couldnt get under a min lap.. There were a few other comments I heard this weekend about my car that really pissed me off...I just dont get why people were hating on my car, I kept up with the evos, beat a few sti's, beat a ton of vetts, stock vipers, honda's, rx8's, ect...
any ways here are a couple of pics of the event and my Z after.. mods in sig
Honestly, they are either ignorant or jealous of the Z or your car specifically. Good job.
03-17-2008, 02:18 PM
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I generally (when i do go out) meet up with a large group with high powered cars and they never say anything bad about my G or the Z's that go with us. I say that, they harrass some of the riced out Z's we have seen
03-17-2008, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by zkicker
Nice looking Z, Dude. How did that G35 do?
03-17-2008, 05:24 PM
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Yeh dude at the end of the day you're driving home in a Z and they're not...
I get the typical, girls car/not a real car crap... a lot of aussies love their big v8 utes it's a cultural thing I guess, even though they're heavy, redline at 5750rpm and don't leave much to the imagination in terms of styling. It's still a car a lot of 30-40 y.o. aussie guys want to have..... I'm just over getting involved in it- each to their own imo.
I get the typical, girls car/not a real car crap... a lot of aussies love their big v8 utes it's a cultural thing I guess, even though they're heavy, redline at 5750rpm and don't leave much to the imagination in terms of styling. It's still a car a lot of 30-40 y.o. aussie guys want to have..... I'm just over getting involved in it- each to their own imo.
03-17-2008, 09:46 PM
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David, i love you, in a completely non homosexual way
03-17-2008, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by nismo*son
Yeah i just ignored them but its just that if I see a car I dont like or think looks ugly I would never point and laugh at it or talk **** about it, like some of the people who messed with me...
You played it smart. You didn't stoop to their level and play an immature insecure person by trying to put down anyone else. Just ignore it all. You got the last laugh about running times anyhow.
Their comments,... I'm sure it has to do with feeling insecure about who they are as a person. Their self-esteem is real low anyway if they have to talk trash about anyone else. There is nothing to worry about.
03-17-2008, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by nismo*son
yup porsche GT3 turbo ran 53.xxx (one hell of a car! turbo AWD FTW)
the ferrari ran but he was easy on it, he ran like a 1:15
the ferrari ran but he was easy on it, he ran like a 1:15
03-18-2008, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by lrg8683
heard plenty of z drivers act like their cars are equivalents to porsche or vettes
so yea z's are equivalent to SOME porsches, but not all, and older year vettes aren't great either.