Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3769609)

Yeah but did they dig your car after you started dating them or did you start to date them BECAUSE of your car? hehe..
BTW, my gf has that condition where loud noises like crunching or smacking irritates her to no end. When I got my CBE installed, I really thought she would hate it. She actually loves it - doesnt hurt that the Invidia is more on the "tame" side of cbe's. She was pretty indifferent to the car when I first got it.

Originally Posted by JLarson (Post 3769598)

There are few things more rewarding than that. Children know what cool cars really are :)

Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3769605)

I was at Costco filling up the Roadster minding my own business. Then I hear a kids voice, it gets louder and louder til hes almost screaming (couldnt really understand what he was saying - er, wasnt really paying attention to what he was saying). I turned and theres this big SUV with the windows rolled down. The mom sitting in the drivers seat kindly says "My son says he loves your car!". A 10 year old kid in the back seat with a big grin on his face flashing two thumbs up.

Another time I was pulling out of the parking lot of a 7-11 near Disney Land. A big group of what must have been 5th graders were walking across the parking lot on their way to Disney Land. I had the top down, and one of the kids as he was passing by said "Sweet car man!".

I swear, its either little kids, old ladies, or dudes. Hot chicks never seem to appreciate nice cars.. lol

Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3769614)

In his neighborhood, that is the signal to get ready to jack a fool at the stop sign. :icon17:

Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3769616)

On our way down to Zdayz we stopped at a gas station and a kid was taking pics with his phone. We let him sit in the Zs and rev the engine while EW took video on the kids phone. Little guy was so stoked and was one big smile.

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 3769635)

dude, he was soooo happy... literally, he'll do something with cars for the rest of his life.

Originally Posted by JLarson (Post 3769515)

That's awesome. I miss my short commute. I used to live .6 miles from where I worked; now, it's 27 miles each way through the heart of Philadelphia. In an ideal world, it's a 35 minute drive. In reality, its between 45 minutes and 3.5 hours.

But I do enjoy my paycheck a lot more now!

Originally Posted by sx moneypit (Post 3769524)

I've been lucky.For the last 15 years i haven't had to drive more than a mile to work.The old shop was .9 miles away and my new shop is .7 away.

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3769641)

I used to work with guys who walked to work. Would you believe they was always late for work. :shakes head:

Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3769609)

Yeah but did they dig your car after you started dating them or did you start to date them BECAUSE of your car? hehe..
BTW, my gf has that condition where loud noises like crunching or smacking irritates her to no end. When I got my CBE installed, I really thought she would hate it. She actually loves it - doesnt hurt that the Invidia is more on the "tame" side of cbe's. She was pretty indifferent to the car when I first got it.

Originally Posted by eastwest2300 (Post 3769611)

my gf likes to throw my Z in my face... you know the whole... "you and that car"... "gotta keep that car clean" ..."spending money on that car that you hardly ever drive" (which is true):icon17:

Originally Posted by bunk (Post 3769638)

Im sure he went straight home and did alot of googling for the 370z. I think we all remember a car that made a big impression on us as kids. For me and my brother it was the Testarossa and the Countach.