Just though I'd start a tip thread. Also if you see someone break a rule politely remind them that someone may take offense to what they are doing. These rules are definetly relative to how well you know someone, when you first meet someone always make sure to error on the side of being curteous. The same should be said for car owners, if someone asks something you don't like just nicely express your interest in not answering the question.

- Don't touch the cars like they are yours, some people don't want you touching/leaning/scraping their cars.
- Don't talk about how you race every neon that revs on you.
- Don't hit on every girl withing 5 seconds of see'ing her.
- Don't peel out and look like an idiot trying to show off.
- Don't bring any alcohol.
- Throw away your trash.
- When near a car make sure you don't have metal stuff like jewerly hanging out or your badge that can hit/scratch the car.
- No "breaking traction" anywhere in the vicinity of the meet. Includes peeling out, cutting donuts, etc.
- Arrive/Leave respectfully and quietly.
- If you're going to go road race you leave calmly and quietly and retreat to a safe distance from the meet to do so.
- Leave your drama at home. This includes club drama, woman drama, any kind of drama. We are adults here right?
- Always ask the owner, even if it seems silly. Always error on the side of curteousy.
- Don't assume you're going to get answers to every question, some people like to not give away all their secrets.
- Don’t talk out your ***.
- NEVER ask how much something costs! NEVER!!! That's a HUGE party foul!

 

That's a good start.

Also, throw away your trash!

 

+10000000 on the Don't touch the cars. I don't mind talking about my car if you've got questions or wanna see certain things or look inside, shoot......
ask and you can even sit in it if you can fit in a BRIDE seat. However leaning on my car and leaving hand prints is not cool. People spend lots of time and money washing their cars and try to keep them clean so please respect that.

 

+1 on the don't touch... some people are EXTRA EXTRA **** about their car and how it is kept... some people will also take up two parking spaces to make sure that people have enough room to walk by without brushing by their cars... be very careful...

most of the dos and don'ts are just unspoken, you will get the message very quickly if you happen to mess one up... but most of the people are rather courteous about it the first time...

 

Bride huh....can i sit in urs....

 

These 3 fall into the "don't act like an *** and attract the cops" category:

- No "breaking traction" anywhere in the vicinity of the meet. Includes peeling out, cutting donuts, etc.

- Arrive/Leave respectfully and quietly.

- If you're going to go road race someone (and I'm not encouraging it) make sure both of you leave calmly and quietly and retreat to a safe distance of at least a mile from the meet to do so.

- Leave your drama at home. Nobody wants to see you and your lady friend get into a knockdown-dragout. This ain't Ricky Lake.


Some basic etiquette:

- Always ask the owner, even if it seems silly. Ask to open the door, trunk, hood, etc. Ask to sit in the car. Ask if he can turn the lights on. Don't EVER assume. Even if they don't care they'll respect you more for respecting them and their cars.

- Don't assume you're going to get answers to every question. Not everyone will give away the secrets of what they've done to their car, where it was done, etc. Most people are friendly and more than willing to talk about their cars. Some are not. Respect that.

- Don’t talk out your ***. I don’t know about most folks, but I respect someone who asks questions about things they don’t know about. Trying to “name drop” brand names, buzzwords, etc. just make you look like a fool. Ask, and you might learn something.

 

An addition to this: Most jeans have little metal rivets where stitching meets. If you're going to lean/sit on a car (even though you probably shouldn't) don't forget about these.

Also good to remind models about this when taking pictures next to/on your car.

 

To add to the above...NEVER ask how much something costs! NEVER!!! That's a HUGE party foul!

 

- Never bend over in front of George.. That's called teasing!

 

is this Texan thing only? Over here in CA, you will see people asking that question ALL THE TIME.

 

Well everything is relative, some don't want to you ask some do, but until you know that person for a while I would suggest just not asking. I've probably comitted this once or twice myself though.

 

i guess CA people are more friendly then. I saw people ask that question all the time. They asked me all the time too. No big deal.

 

If I feel comfortable asking them, I'll preface it with, "If you don't mind answering, how much did it run you?"

 

These are kind of global, some people are definetly more open but first time at a meet with someone that you just met I prefer to error on the side of being curteous.

 

If you have to ask, it's probably too expensive. I don't think it has anything to do with being friendly or not. More like being courteous or not.

I sure don't want to let people know what parts on my car they need to take first on their night out of shopping. Welcome to the ghetto we call Houston.

 

from what i've seen from meet that I attended, people asked about the wheel the most. Typical question: "Where did you get it and how much did it cost" Also, in some case, it gives the "bragging right" about how much they put on the car. Some people just loveeeeeeee to tell how much they put on their car. hehe

 

I know i am new here, and new to the 350z community, but i think that asking about the price is not disrespectful. Being a new owner i would like to get a feel as to what it costs to mod my car similar (i hate when people rip your idea off 100%) to that of a nice car. I come from owning a Mustang that was pretty tricked out but i decided that the Z was the way to go for now. I want my Z to be my own, and to do that i need to buy new mods. No disrespect in any form, but i believe that if you ask about the price in a graciouse manner, its more than ok.

 

I guess some people are more into bragging than others...

 

Damn i need to stop asking that

 

Yeah that was a close one for me, I saw acouple of very Hott girls there and I almost asked them how much for the both of them, "whew". J/K, but they were hot as hell.