Makes Me Smile - FirebirdV6.com/CamaroV6.com Message Board

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Makes Me Smile

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Makes Me Smile

    So I decided to take the car for a nice drive out toward Lake Sequoyah and get a scenic view of the trees changing color. Some of the roads get a little curvy and are fun, but it's really a pretty easy drive- just smooth curves coasting here and there and some light acceleration. Well, a couple miles down the road I decided to find a good place to turn around and head back, and pull into a small church parking lot.

    Immediately I notice an older 3.8 black camaro pulling out and decide to go behind him, see what he's up to. It's a pretty clean car, which is different than some of these other F-bodies you see out towards the rural areas. Anyway, he goes along taking the corners slowly and his steering seems kind of notchy. I figured it was someone learning to drive on the country roads. I guess he got a little nervous with me coasting behind him, so he pulled over to the side of the road and I pass him, but take it easy down the road in hopes of keeping him in view.

    Well, later down the road I pull over to take a phone call and he passes. That's when I notice the window sticker that matches the missing plate and just smile. I love seeing people buying and driving these cars, even if they are just learning to drive them. Granted this was a full grown man, but he was just as inexperienced in this car as a young teenager. :)

    Just something that I found interesting, especially in these times when everyone drives a Mustang. :p Does anyone else feel like their hometowns are overpopulated by the newer Mustangs?
    '99 Camaro
    '04 Saab 9-3 Aero
    '90 Audi Coupe Quattro

  • #2
    Re: Makes Me Smile

    agreed

    Comment


    • #3
      Re: Makes Me Smile

      Mustangs to F-bodies in my town are 15:1, and at college the ratio is even more. I'm one of 4 F-bodies on campus...

      Comment


      • #4
        Re: Makes Me Smile

        Last year it seemed like my car was one of the few F-bodies on campus, but this year there are so many more. Unfortunately they're all in pretty crappy condition. Of course, this only makes my car stand out even more! :D
        Last edited by pace2006; 10-25-2007, 01:16 AM.
        '99 Camaro
        '04 Saab 9-3 Aero
        '90 Audi Coupe Quattro

        Comment


        • #5
          Re: Makes Me Smile

          Yeah, I have noticed that my hometown is over-populated by mustangs completely. I'm lucky if I see one other F-body each week. However I see a couple dozen different Mustangs every day. In fact, the company I work for has about 15 people working there, and 4 of them own a 'stang. :O

          There are 30,000 people in my area and I can count the F-body's on two hands. That makes me happy, because I drive a 'rare' car in this town :D I'm pretty sure out of all of them, only one other one is driven daily.
          Representin' Team Red In The North

          Red '96 Pontiac Firebird "Smokeshow" 3800, M5, Far From Stock!!

          Black/Red '89 Jeep Cherokee "Tigerclaw" Chev 327, Turbo 400... Stock What??

          Black/Red '02 Honda CBR 954RR Fireblade

          Comment


          • #6
            Re: Makes Me Smile

            theres a few stangs around here, but plenty more fbods to keep them in line :D

            current car- 95 Trans am- bolt ons, parked and collecting dust. why? because **** it

            Follow me!
            http://www.twitch.tv/optimusprymrib
            Or this

            Comment


            • #7
              Re: Makes Me Smile

              we own a mustang so i don't really notice ne more. but yes tons of stangs
              WAWA-A-HOLIC

              Comment


              • #8
                Re: Makes Me Smile

                civics are rarer around here than rustangs
                2000 Camaro 3800 A4

                Comment


                • #9
                  Re: Makes Me Smile

                  Oh, the civics... :rolleyes: Came across one coming back from my last class, the full ricer package (skirt, carbon hood, spider emblems, etc.). Must have been gawking at it too much, cuz he rolled down the window and started talking to me until I blurted out "Is that a civic?". Awkward pause and he says it's a Lexus.... riiiiiight. I "apologize", stating I don't know anything about cars (lol) and walk off as the fart cannon blares off and altezas disappear over the hill. Lexus or not, he got burned. :D
                  '99 Camaro
                  '04 Saab 9-3 Aero
                  '90 Audi Coupe Quattro

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Re: Makes Me Smile

                    In my home town, there are only 3 other F-bodies that I know of. And I live in a fairly big town. I guess it's because most of the residents are seniors, so they're all riding around in their Vette's and SUV's. Mustangs are very very numerous here, but you go to my school and it's the other way around. There are only 3 different mustangs that I have seen there. However, there are about 10 F-bodies, 9 of which are in our sports car club. Rice on the other hand, is everywhere in both places. There's 4 Civics, 2 Suzuki Aerios, 2 Lancers, 3 Lexuses(sp), and numerous Acura's at my school. They even made their own club for the Acura's titled Acura Owners' Pride!
                    ~97 3.8L V6 Camaro~
                    A few things

                    Only Member of Team Hooker?!?

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Re: Makes Me Smile

                      Originally posted by vanbibber
                      theres a few stangs around here, but plenty more fbods to keep them in line :D
                      same here... I guess fbodies are a redneck thang :)
                      Welcome future UK stars... Darius Miller, Deandre Liggins, Kevin Galloway, Josh Harrellson

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Re: Makes Me Smile

                        :banana: f body ftw!
                        Race car - gone but not forgotten - 1997 firebird V6
                        nitrous et & mph: 12.168 & 110.95 mph, n/a 13.746 & 96.38 mph
                        2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8: 12.125, 116.45
                        2010 Ford Taurus SHO: no times yet

                        Comment

                        Latest Topics

                        Collapse

                        There are no results that meet this criteria.

                        FORUM SPONSORS

                        Collapse
                        Working...
                        X