What are the dumbest/most annoying things people ask or say about your car?

[nathanr15]

one i like is "you could have bought a new car for that much". yes maybe so but a prius is not a car in my book

[68JAVELIN]

Without fail, every time I go out I get one of the following:
"Nice Nova"
"I had a Nova just like that"
"What year Nova is that?"
"What is that?"

All while looking at the AMC emblem and chrome Javelin Emblems.

[baz67]

Without fail, every time I go out I get one of the following:
"Nice Nova"
"I had a Nova just like that"
"What year Nova is that?"
"What is that?"

All while looking at the AMC emblem and chrome Javelin Emblems.

why did you put all of those AMC emblems on your Nova?

[Rod]

why did you put all of those AMC emblems on your Nova?


:lmao:

same reason I put Chevrolet logos on my mustang, :hand:

[Chris02rex]

Most annoying thing coming from the import world is people seeing a front mount intercooler and asking "Why do you have your radiator so far out front?"

[79blues]

I own a 79 Camaro, drove it last summer and am restoring it now. The guy before me did a really crappy restoration job.

"Did you restore that yourself?" NOOOOOOOOO!!! I hate that one! me being young, plus a bad restoration job, equals you restored it yourself.

"you can't miss many gas stations with that" Do I care?

"I had one just like that except it had a bird on the hood" me: Right on! lol

and now...as I'm restoring it

"Is your car done yet?"

"What color are you going to paint it?" I don't know yet I'm pretty sure its going to be blue but I might change my mind..

"What engine does it have in it?"
me: It has a 350
"Big block?"
noooo...

[79blues]

That's funny there. When ever anyone says "your car must attract a lot of chicks.." I always say "no, but it does attract a lot of middle aged men..." LOL

Andrew

Lol yeah everyone is saying stuff about my car attracting chicks, but its always the middle age redneck men that it attracts around here.

[68Formula]

:lmao:

same reason I put Chevrolet logos on my mustang, :hand:

Same reason I put Pontiac logos on my "Thunderbird" :doh:

[BulldawgMusclecars]

Lol yeah everyone is saying stuff about my car attracting chicks, but its always the middle age redneck men that it attracts around here.

I had a Camaro SS once that people said that about. Yeah, it was great at attracting girls...underage, high school girls (I was 30ish)! It was about like dragging a 6 pack through a high school parking lot.

[Zachalanche]

That's funny there. When ever anyone says "your car must attract a lot of chicks.." I always say "no, but it does attract a lot of middle aged men..." LOL

Andrew

I have to work on my car with the garage door closed otherwise I'll have a garage full of them. As far as the chicks are concerned, always seemed like my cars were better at getting rid of girls than getting them.

[lucky13firebird]

"NICE CHARGER".... (its a '68 firebird)

Just throw some paint on and it'll be nice..... (It needs much much more than paint)

is it a 79? (really? its a first gen....)

you selling it? (you can't afford it you idiot, you have any idea of what it costs to buy and install a 461 stroker?

you should restore it.... (really, what do you think i'm doing?)

my uncle(insert any relative here) has a much nicer one.... (well you don't, so shut it!)

[Takid455]

Had one the other day. Comical on both sides.

'56 F250 shop truck. Ex construction truck and looks like one.

lady "work in progress?"

Me - 'Just working'

both laugh.

[TheJDMan]

When someone makes the comment that I could have bought a new car for the money I have in my car, my reply is that any idiot with money could also buy that same new car but no one can buy my car.

[shmoov69]

I had a Camaro SS once that people said that about. Yeah, it was great at attracting girls...underage, high school girls (I was 30ish)! It was about like dragging a 6 pack through a high school parking lot.

"That's what I like about high school girls.....the older I get, they all stay the same!"

LOL! Always liked that

[austin552]

Took the '68 Mustang to a local car show last year. A young father and son were walking by when the kid asked "What kind of car is that?" Father replied "I think it's a Mustang." Kid "It doesen't look like a Mustang."

[Ripped]

What, would you sell it for? What's it worth?
I hate that, because it's just like a "pick a number" game. The guy parked next to me has put just as much work and effort into his car, maybe more. I didn't build it to sell it.
I usually quote an astonomical number, then say "you could buy my wife instead, I hear she's pretty good with the credit cards" (Just kidding I would not sell my wife. Well maybe not... LOL)

[SRD art]

Took the '68 Mustang to a local car show last year. A young father and son were walking by when the kid asked "What kind of car is that?" Father replied "I think it's a Mustang." Kid "It doesen't look like a Mustang."

Did he then say, "It looks more like a CamEro."...? ;)

[Bandit400]

"Nice Camaro, what year is it?" -All the time
It's been called a thunderbird a few times as well.
Not sure how hard it is to tell a 1970 Firebird with a Formula hood from a Thunderbird.....

Had a guy tell me yesterday that he had owned a '68 Chevelle with a 396 and a 4 speed. He used to drive around with his buddy with the '65 Camaro.....

[SRD art]

65? Yeah, my grandpa was into early Cameros too. He bought one of the first 63 Camero fastbacks that came off the line...

[rustomatic]

Are you gonna paint it? If their eyes are not drawn to the height, the interior tubing, or the shiny parts underneath, all I can say is no. Maybe they'll find my blog, for the long version, without my speaking voice...

[bishir]

Driving my Grand National I was at a stoplight and someone leans out of their pickup and asks, "Is that one of them Grand Internationals?"
GNs are really bad at cruise-ins because most of the general public has no idea. The "nice Monte" happens a lot, but its understandable.
I like, "why did you put Jiffy Lube emblems on your car and seats."

Or, how fast does it go? "Then they look at the speedo, "Oh it only goes 85mph."

In my old 69 Mustang 302 2v I'd always get, "Man, that has the BOSS 302 motor!"
My 67 Fastback got a lot of, "I used to have one just like it...." I think Mustangs are some of the worse cars for this comment. Everyone has a Mustang memory it seems.

My Chevelle gets much more respect than it deserves. After discovering it has a big block most people assume it's the fastest car in the universe. When I tell them the GN is much faster they look at me like I"m an idiot.

[zombiekiller]

I got a new one on friday. The fedex and UPS drivers visit my house almost daily. I think i could have bought interest in summit for the amount of money i've spent with them in the past year. i also have a collection of cardboard that I call " Box mountain" behind my garage because i'm constantly weary that someone will see the boxes and target my house based upon what they see, so I've been collecting them and I'll take them all to the dump at once.

Fedex guy is pretty nice about leaving the heavy boxes in front of my garage so I don't have to haul them from the front door down to the garage. He's seen the car in a few stages and always tells me that he wants a ride when I'm done with it in exchange for all the hard effort he's put in delivering my car piece by piece.

Friday he comes by and I had knocked off work early to get started on the weekend's car festivities. Garage door is open. Back of the car is hanging out of the garage.

the car has 2 different colors of primer on it, there are holes cut out of the body where i need to make patch panels. all the trim is off of it, it is up on ramps, the transmission is on a cart.

He goes " car done yet? "

I respond with " yep, this is the new project. I liked the last one so much, I bought an identical car because i wanted to do it all again."

He looks at me with a quizzical expression, then realizes how dumb his question was, starts cracking up laughing.

I smiled and said, " if you'd like to lend a hand or a wrench, I'll be here all weekend!"

[tylers88]

These are for my 88
"Can you even see around that thing(refering to Sport Comp Monster II)?" It is big but its mounted by the pillar I can't see through anyway. or "It's an automatic, why do you need a tach?" Just come here so I can slap you. The best is always "You should put a 383(or big block) in it." Great I will if you are willing to donate to the cause.

My Grand Prix GXP
My favorite, normally from people in econo boxes or pickups "Hey man is that thing fast?" Are you kidding me.
I also get "Does that have a supercharged V6 or what?"
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Really I wonder what it has.

[NoMoneyZ]

I always got in my Camaro "Is that a SS?" or "Does it have the Corvette engine?" It's a 95 Z28, but I took all the badges off and it has a big ass cowl hood.

I'm waiting to hear loads of "nice Chevelle" or "Why'd you build a 4 door, the resale is horrible", when the skylark is done. Resale? I'll never get rid of this car.

[k72nova]

With my 72 Nova I've gotten

"Nice Charger" This is right after the first fast and the furious movie came out
"Why are you restoring it, the paint is just fine."
"When is going to be done"
"You have been working on it for so long, why don't you just sell it and cut your losses?" :box2:

[LV42DAY]

I play into this a little but with the hood open and them looking at it.
Them : whats under the hood
Me : 409 cubic inch small block
Them : you mean big block
Me : no, 400 bored to 409
Them : oh. why didn't you build a 350?
Me : its same size and weight as a small block with more cubes
Them: oh well my friend had one of these with a 350 and headers and that was real fast.
me : Oh cool
them : too bad you don't have one of those
Me : yeah i know

At this point I just don't even explain any other part on the car.

LMAO. this exact scenario has happened to me on more then one occasion. (mine is a 406sbc). after a while you just realize you are wasting your breathe. hands down the most annoying conversations ive had about mine.

[13OZKAR]

I always get this one... "how fast is it on the 1/4 mile" or "is it faster than the new mustang/camaro(s)". Poeple crack me up! So to ignore them... I just go sit down and sipp on my beer!63836

[Duramaxpower09]

The ones that piss me off is while they are running their nasty hands down my truck who did the wrap when it says custom paint jobs by mike grimes right on the dang spot where there hands are and also why do you have so many old cars my response is bc I want to and if I'm going to lose my ass if I sell it it's gonna be what I enjoy until then

[scomp890]

I had a good one last night.
"Is that a Road Runner?"
I thought for a moment.. and said "Yes. Yes it is"
"I thought so. My brother use to have one just like it."
I said "That's great. Fun car huh?"
"Yes it was."

I drive a 71 Camaro.

[Rocket 442]

I've had countless conversations with people who decide my car is one of two things. A GTO or a Chevelle. Doesn't really annoy me anymore as I've gotten used to it.

[MK69RSSS]

I had a 69 camaro with a 318.

[SRD art]

Some guy just yelled at me, "Put some F******* mufflers on that thing." I'm not usually quick with my words so by the time I thought of saying "you should put some ear protectors on your head" it was too late. :(

[Kenova]

Some guy just yelled at me, "Put some F******* mufflers on that thing."
My friends and I would occasionally get that back in the day. We would just flash them a big s**t-eatin' grin and the finger.
Yeah, we were belligerent little punks :smoke:

Ken

[Rotary]

Some guy just yelled at me, "Put some F******* mufflers on that thing." I'm not usually quick with my words so by the time I thought of saying "you should put some ear protectors on your head" it was too late. :(

As long as its not going by my house early in the morning i love a loud car.

[LeighP]

lol...exactly for that reason, I have the Pontiac DCE (Driver Controlled Exhaust) option mufflers - vacuum diaphram operated baffles in the mufflers keeps the noise down somewhat (as much as you can with 464 CI of RamAir cammed Pontiac) when you don't want to annoy the neighbours.

I love the sound of a loud V8 (loud 4's and 6's suck), but theres a time and place.....

[ProTourGSX]

Dumbest things I've heard about my cars ('70 Buick Skylark/GS): "Yeah, Olds & Pontiac 455 parts will bolt right on to your Buick engines..."

MOST annoying: "You SHOULD restore it to ORIGINAL condition, since it IS a numbers matching '70 GS Stage 1..."

("AFTER" I get the car painted in Lamborghini Pearl Metallic Yellow, I won't have to listen to the Buick purists whining about how OTHER PEOPLE'S cars "SHOULD" be done! It won't shut them up, but it will definitely give them something else to discuss/complain about, as I'm driving around, enjoying MY freshly restored '70 GS Stage 1, the way that "I" think it deserves to be built, as BETTER than the factory ever did!)

[AusMarty]

The other day getting someone to do my brakes because I'm a lazy sod with no garage..

Him - "So yours is the black porsche out the front?"
Me - "Yeah, the porsche with "Supra" plastered on the back of it."

I reckon they charged me an extra $100 for it, but it was worth it I guess... lol
Se stops like she's got porsche brakes now. LOL

[Anthony k]

My 69 z28 clone,
Is that a real z? Wheres the 302?, you know the factory stripes didn't run on the trunk.

My 86 gn
You know the gnx had twin turbos.
put a small block in there, it'll be faster!

05 Gto,
Is that a cavalier?
thats not a real Gto,

[TheJDMan]

Coming home from work today driving Dust Off I had some ******* follow me home and then trespass on my property to see the car. I'm getting to the point where I have doubts about taking the car out for a drive simply because of the attention it draws. It seems this area I live in is either devoid of any creative cars or people simply have never seen a PT style car. In any case the attention is becoming very tiresome.

[F.G.]

In my 92 Corvette

"Nice Camaro!"
After installing brand new Nitto NTO5's: "Damn buddy! you need new tires! Those are worn out!"
"Oh its an auto, must be slow" Me with a sarcastic tone: "yea stalled autos are slow, specially from a dig"

In my satin black F150

"When are you gonna paint it?"
After 3 years of it being painted and still looking nice: "That finish is never gonna last."

[jfoster]

I guess it's not dumb but more amusing. "That thang got the 5.0 in it?"

"Yes, but it's the....nevermind."

66044

[frojoe]

That's an amazingly clean 5.0 install

[F.G.]

Its not about my car, but about another guys vette at a car show.

This guy pulls in in his very clean C1 Corvette. The engine is smoking a little, but the rest of the car looks brand new. An old man walks up to the guy and says to him "I'll give you a thousand dollars right now and I wont even look at the motor." The owner just gave him a wtf look.

The other time at the drive through, I was asked to shut my car off because they couldn't hear my order.

We've been having bad weather lately, and I got this from a C5 owner:

C5: Why is your car so dirty?

Me: well, it rained yesterday.

C5: You drove your vette in the rain?

Me: yea man, its perfectly fine, it wont melt (chuckling)

C5: Unbelievable! (walks away pissed off)

[SRD art]

C5: You drove your vette in the rain?

Me: yea man, its perfectly fine, it wont melt (chuckling)

C5: Unbelievable! (walks away pissed off)

Buwahahahahah! Very funny...

[BK2LIFE]

I hate the question of how do you drive over speed bumps?? To my air-rided vehicles..

[blakes72x]

The other time at the drive through, I was asked to shut my car off because they couldn't hear my order


lol i get this one alot its almost become habit for me to turn it off it happens so often and its not even loud just some super 40's and factory manifolds

[SRD art]

I hate the question of how do you drive over speed bumps?? To my air-rided vehicles..

When I drove my wagon as you see it in the photo below I'd hear that too. No bags so I just say "One wheel at a time and very slowly..." They usually didn't get it.

[cornfedbill]

Its not about my car, but about another guys vette at a car show.

C5: You drove your vette in the rain?

Me: yea man, its perfectly fine, it wont melt (chuckling)

C5: Unbelievable! (walks away pissed off)

Not to long ago I saw an original ZR1 C4 Corvette on the road in the rain. Drive it like you stole it!

[nekkidhillbilly]

nice chevelle or caprice. why dont you have a chevy engine in it. buicks are for losers.

[Jim Nilsen]

Coming home from work today driving Dust Off I had some ******* follow me home and then trespass on my property to see the car. I'm getting to the point where I have doubts about taking the car out for a drive simply because of the attention it draws. It seems this area I live in is either devoid of any creative cars or people simply have never seen a PT style car. In any case the attention is becoming very tiresome.

It's not the car they are attracted to. It's the wheels!!!!

I tell you what, I bet if you trade me wheels all your problems will go away when you drive your car and then I will have to deal with all the rif raf.

I just want to touch your wheels man .lol.

[cornfedbill]

Coming home from work today driving Dust Off I had some ******* follow me home and then trespass on my property to see the car. I'm getting to the point where I have doubts about taking the car out for a drive simply because of the attention it draws. It seems this area I live in is either devoid of any creative cars or people simply have never seen a PT style car. In any case the attention is becoming very tiresome.

I'll trade you a 1996 copper colored Saturn that will completely resolve this annoying issue.

You do have to admit though, it is a nice ride.

Once I was driving my buddy's '65 GTO show car to work out some bugs for him while he was out of town. We were cruising the avenue as like the young fool I was. As I passed this guy parked on the side of the road, he kept yelling at me to pull over. Finally on about the third round, he yells, "Did Larry sell you that?" and it dawned on me. He was a friend of the car owner.

I stopped and talked to him for while. Turns out he was really cool.

I was just very hesitant to stop to give a complete stranger access to such a nice car that I could not replace.

But speaking of dumb things people say, a buddy of mine saw my '55 Belair and asked where I got the taxi cab. I guess to someone it looks a bit like a Checker Marathon??!!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

I am so tired of..

"Wanna sell it?"

or

"How much you want for it?"

[cornfedbill]

"How much you want for it?"

The correct answer is, "If you have to ask, you can't afford it."

[Roberts68]

I am so tired of..

"Wanna sell it?"

or

"How much you want for it?"

Those two rank right up there with...
"How much'd dat der costcha?"

My apologies for those that don't have Minnesotan as a second language... Google was working on a virtual translator but it froze. :)

[Sinnister69]

when mine was driveable it was always "Spin the Tires!!!!"

no way

[gotyorgoat]

Question: "That thing got nitrous?"
Answer: "Nitrous is for pu%#ies. It's got cubic inches."

This might already been covered here, but I am not about to read all 555 posts!

[RSX302]

I am so tired of..

"Wanna sell it?"

or

"How much you want for it?"

Abso-freakin-lutely..this one makes me laugh, irritated and nervous all at the same time. I've had three people stop in front of my house over the years and yell at me from the street while I'm in the garage. YOU WANNA SELL IT or HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT? F@$K this drives me nuts. They can't even get out of the car and don't have a clue. Then I say, It's not for sale..one replied..everythings got a price. I said, you are right it does. It's close to 6 figures! He goes..OH..maybe not and drove off.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

I'm not even gonna lie.. when they ask either of those two questions my hand slightly goes to my gun a lil bit.

especially with the "stopping in front of the house wont get outta the car yell"

when they ask that questions the scene gets sketchy to me for some weird reason..

I dunno.. I guess it makes me paranoid.

[RSX302]

especially with the "stopping in front of the house wont get outta the car yell"

when they ask that questions the scene gets sketchy to me for some weird reason..

I dunno.. I guess it makes me paranoid.

That is exactly what makes me nervous...Don't know if someone is scoping out and checking out the value. I love my 100lb golden for for this. If someone comes on the property, it sounds like she is going to rip them appart.:twothumbs

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

damn 100 pounds?!

[rfalker1]

I get this one about my supra some times...

them" hey is that a twin turbo"
me " it was a twin turbo normally, but its been converted to a single turbo for more power"
them "man you should make it a twin turbo again, for more power"
me "huh..... well.... whatever you say"

[shmoov69]

You ought to see the idiots faces when the ask about my rusty old wagon!! Bunch of morons that don't understand what a car is worth!


Abso-freakin-lutely..this one makes me laugh, irritated and nervous all at the same time. I've had three people stop in front of my house over the years and yell at me from the street while I'm in the garage. YOU WANNA SELL IT or HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT? F@$K this drives me nuts. They can't even get out of the car and don't have a clue. Then I say, It's not for sale..one replied..everythings got a price. I said, you are right it does. It's close to 6 figures! He goes..OH..maybe not and drove off.

[Chum]

I have a 69 Camaro that is hugger orange with black hockey stripes and while out in my car someone asked me "are you an Oklahoma State fan?" I did have to laugh a bit because the color combo and OSU never even crossed my mind.

[topless]

I had a guy tell me, " Your car sounds like it has a chip installed in it, nice ride."

I drive a 1965 chevelle with a 238 carburated engine. No computer management at all.:confused:

[srh3trinity]

I had somebody look at my G8 GT the other day at the gas station and say "hey, doesn't that thing have like 20 more HP than a G6?" I said "something like that"

[rickpaw]

I was fueling up my Firebird the other day, and this guy pulled up in a brand new S-class.

Him: nice car
Me: thanks.
Him: wanna trade?
Me: Hell yeah!
Him: quietly rolled up the window and drove away.

[LS6 Tommy]

when will it be finished?

Ya beat me to it!

Tommy

[cornfedbill]

Ya beat me to it!

Tommy

Finished? What's that?

[LS6 Tommy]

Right now I'd be happy just to have it move under it's own power...

Tommy

[Barrrf]

"Dude that thing got a double pumper"
Nope it doesnt.
"Dude you should get a double pumper"
Nope - motor not big enough
"But its a BIG BLOCK. You need an 850 double PUMPER"
K thx bye.

[65elkyprotour]

I had just picked up my '65 ElCamino and we were checking things out in the driveway with the hood up. The guy from next door came over and said, "Is that a 351 Cleveland? It's probably a Windsor, you wish it was a Cleveland." I just closed the hood and went inside.

[rustomatic]

"That your race car?"

It was kinda dumb, but some of my choices have gone a bit too far...

[rfalker1]

"That your race car?"

It was kinda dumb, but some of my choices have gone a bit too far...

hahahahaahah now thats funny!!

[struck by Lightning]

"Hey...does that thing have a hemi in it"
"What size turbo does it have"
"Ever think about putting a 3/4 race cam in it"
"A lightning? its just an F150 with a body kit, Right?"

[Racerdave24]

At a gas station in my '76 GMC with a Merlin 509. A young (16-18 year old) guy walks up and says:

"Man....that thing sounds sick!"
Me: "Thanks."
Him:"Whats it got in it?"
Me:"A 509."
Him: "Never heard of that????"
Me: "It's a stroked big block."
Him: "How high does the speedometer go?"
Me: "100."
Him: "Man....seems like it would go faster than that."

All I could do was shake my head.

[rustomatic]

This is genius. I need to get a 200 mph speedometer; perhaps if it's digital, my speed will be limitless. Technology rocks!


At a gas station in my '76 GMC with a Merlin 509. A young (16-18 year old) guy walks up and says:

"Man....that thing sounds sick!"
Me: "Thanks."
Him:"Whats it got in it?"
Me:"A 509."
Him: "Never heard of that????"
Me: "It's a stroked big block."
Him: "How high does the speedometer go?"
Me: "100."
Him: "Man....seems like it would go faster than that."

All I could do was shake my head.

[Racerdave24]

This is genius. I need to get a 200 mph speedometer; perhaps if it's digital, my speed will be limitless. Technology rocks!

I wish someone would have had a video camera on me so I could see my reaction. In the course of 3-5 seconds I went from:
This guy is an idiot, no he was just kidding, back to this guy is an idiot, to what the hell just happened.

[twosaturns]

I was overhearing a conversation between the know-it-all 'car guy' telling a newbie about how fast his cutlass was. his cutlass with the 'rocket' 350 (he made sure to stress the 'rocket' part quite often)
my favorite part was him explaining how he went 'like 200 mph...cause the speedo only goes to 120, but you can see how far it goes past 120 and it was like 200'

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[32deucecoupe]

these are funny and i havent even read them all..

My biggest gripe is when I go to the parts store and order anything for the SBC 400 in my 56 pickup, such as a gasket..the reply is always sorry, that engine isnt in the computer for your truck, really..i thought you were an auto parts store..so the 700R4 is out of the question as well I suppose.

[Ron.in.SoCal]

these are funny and i havent even read them all..

My biggest gripe is when I go to the parts store and order anything for the SBC 400 in my 56 pickup, such as a gasket..the reply is always sorry, that engine isnt in the computer for your truck, really..i thought you were an auto parts store..so the 700R4 is out of the question as well I suppose.

Yep, same thing at the Chevy dealer. I'm looking for a vette part and the counter newb asks me for a VIN? I tell him no VIN, it's for a 69 Camaro. Dude looks at me like I'm nutz! Finally found a parts guy that knows how to print our microfiche so we can figure out the right PNs...