Elitism..sucks

[ftc~brz]

Originally Posted by BRZTimeTrials

LOL for some reason, every time I'm washing my car at Flagship in Gaithersburg, which is rare, it's always right before those dumb Moco Meets. I either get the "my boy's [insert twin] does 500WHP, yours sucks" or "why'd you bring a stock car here?" (not stock, just no cosmetic crap) I just wanna wash mah car!

That sweet tea definitely holds more weight than those meets.

we are gonna have good times when we finally meet...yay!

[PoorMansRacing]

I can't wait to meet you, @ftc~brz! Will you be at the next Fairfax meet?

[SubaSteve]

This is exactly why I choose not to go to mixed car meets. I know that when going to car meets solely with just frs/brzs I won't have to deal with non-like minded people.

[fatoni]

Originally Posted by BRZTimeTrials

That's why I hate the majority of car meets. Isn't the point to meet like-minded people, who love their cars and share the same passions? I also love how people feel a need to force their brand loyalties down everyone's throat just to prove why one car is better than another.

And now car meets sound like klan rallies

[Frost]

Originally Posted by fatoni

And now car meets sound like klan rallies

As per the Regular Car Review of the FRS/BRZ: "One of us. ONE of US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!!!"

[SirBrass]

Originally Posted by BRZTimeTrials

@Gen, this!! I get a lot of crap from people for running a spring setup instead of coilovers for track, or running a high performance street tire instead of a stickier R-compound tire for autox.

Anytime I meet someone new, who does not track their twin, I get the "oh, it's not boosted" comment with rolled eyes or a grunt, when FI isn't my goal.

Show guys hate that I don't run expensive, over-the-top heavy stanced wheels.

Can't win with any group :p

And the point at which you should care is the point when they start making your car payments.

Your car, not theirs. F*'em

When I ditched the STI for the BRZ, some of the snobbier STI guys looked at me like I'd stood up in church & invited everyone to a Black Mass & lemonade. They asked what the hell I was thinking & that I should 2JZ & turbo it. They were baffled when I told them "naaaw, I like the FA20".

Part of what got me into a brz (only part) was the community. Too many elitists in the STI community (granted, the ones who were decent anyways congratulated me on getting the right car for me & weren't at all elitist) being jerks, while the 86 community was really chill & welcoming to anyone.

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[ftc~brz]

Originally Posted by BRZTimeTrials

I can't wait to meet you, @ftc~brz! Will you be at the next Fairfax meet?

prob not. It's too far and I work weekends. Last time I was a pure I missed you by a day. I will be there monday getting my beater maintained.
I take off work for the Pure meets.

[Frost]

Originally Posted by SirBrass

Your car, not theirs. F*'em

When I ditched the STI for the BRZ, some of the snobbier STI guys looked at me like I'd stood up in church & invited everyone to a Black Mass & lemonade. They asked what the hell I was thinking & that I should 2JZ & turbo it. They were baffled when I told them "naaaw, I like the FA20".

Part of what got me into a brz (only part) was the community. Too many elitists in the STI community (granted, the ones who were decent anyways congratulated me on getting the right car for me & weren't at all elitist) being jerks, while the 86 community was really chill & welcoming to anyone.

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Good on you. I've seen some STi and WRX guys look at the BRZ and treat it like a bastard child but other guys get it.

I am open to loving all cars the same: for their strengths and design... with the except of the Ford Pinto and very crappily built cars.

[seaweasl]

Great post; it definitely makes me feel less crappy about the bone-stock situation with my FRS. Mine was an unanticipated purchase, and with payments and a bump in insurance, my list of hopes and dreams for my car is long, but my means are small.
Doesn't mean I don't love a good mountain road though. 😝


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[SirBrass]

Originally Posted by Frost

Good on you. I've seen some STi and WRX guys look at the BRZ and treat it like a bastard child but other guys get it.

I am open to loving all cars the same: for their strengths and design... with the except of the Ford Pinto and very crappily built cars.

Yeah, the STI and WRX guys I already had decent respect for were pretty much all on the side of "Why'd you do it? Oh, okay. That makes sense. I'm glad you've got the car that you really love now. She looks great."

And the 86 community here is great. They don't care all that much about the car you drive, but do you love it, and do you love driving it (and are you smart enough to not be an idiot with it). I was hanging out with them mostly even during most of the time I had my STI. They were just more fun.

[Wonderbar]

I'll take my TenzoR wheels because when I wreck them on a curb or pothole, I'm not out 5 g's. I will always recognize custom, and home built before I get excited about a bunch of bolt ons.

I'm late to the game on here but I read and responded to the FB post, upon reading this I immediately and only thought about the "show" scene in the Pacnw, if you don't have the "cool" car with the popular brand names and air suspension, you won't get recognized for anything. Up there it's about big budget builds and nothing more.

[DylanFRS]

I have to say that there is some pretty awful RWD elitism on this forum. Any car that is FWD gets the automatic FWD=lame response. Oh... and Civic=gay/rice response.

Basically I feel like half of the people that read this post probably said "yeah, totally, we're all car enthusiasts!" and then in the back of their heads they said "except those civic owners..."

[SirBrass]

I'll respect a civic done right. However, riced out civics.... Hell no.

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[DylanFRS]

Originally Posted by SirBrass

I'll respect a civic done right. However, riced out civics.... Hell no.

My point exactly.