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kp0324 · 08-20-2013, 05:28 PM

My boss owns a dark gray Porsche Carerra 4s. First day with my dgm brz our coo asks "did you go buy the same car as (boss)?"

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BANGER · 08-20-2013, 05:52 PM

I think we're gonna need a quick-reference flash card for all of these distributed for future twin owners. Just so they don't get a culture shock.

And lol at all the people throwing buzz words out. "Twin turbo" "V8" "AWD". These guys are the biggest tools ever. They buy crap based on a buzzword checklist so they can be impressionable and relatable to as many people as possible without knowing ****sh*t about anything.

Reminds me of all the Ferrari owners that show off in public and end up wrapping themselves around a pole. Or all the suburban blondes with convertible automatic Mustangs.

Gah.

ChristosG · 08-20-2013, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trigonx

what is wrong with people!! A simple internet search and he would realize they are all the same drive-train!

Don't confuse them with big words like drivetrain.

They'll be wondering how the conversation went from cars to trains.

reeves · 08-20-2013, 06:23 PM

Cashier at the gas station looking out at my car: "Dude, I LOVE your car... is that the new Corvette?"

Porsche · 08-20-2013, 06:27 PM

I'm walking up to my BRZ at a turn on a racetrack where I've been shooting (photography) and I see a car zooming across the grass towards me. I'm alone at this corner on this early first day of practice for this race weekend. There's not a soul there except me and my BRZ.

This fellow and his wife pull up beside me, and he declares "Okay, I want to know the story here! That's a KID'S car!"

I look at him and smile.

"So … what are YOU doing driving this car?!" he demands to know.

I’m old, you see, and I guess I'm really looking older these days. What can I say? Too old for his taste, apparently.

This guy cannot believe the BRZ is my car. He just doesn't understand it. Or, he WON'T understand it. This, now, despite being a middle-aged racer himself and having won championships in southern California racing Miatas with his wife. Or, so he subsequently told me as we chatted.

The idea of this old guy actually owning a BRZ was more than he could grasp; it just couldn't be. I guess he'd have been fine had I been a Ferrari driver as everyone thought a few weeks later at the Ferrari Club event. (No Ferraris for me, alas.)

After maybe 15 minutes of talking, he says "No, really… This is your SON'S car, isn't it? You just borrowed it to drive to the track today, right?"

He was relentless. And he was clearly SERIOUS.

Then the next group came on track and I had to get a new lens out and resume shooting. He drove off, and I have no idea whether he ever believed that it was MY BRZ.

I thought it was quite funny.

5hairpins · 08-20-2013, 06:31 PM

"Too bad it isn't a Supra" Got that one today.

Chad · 08-20-2013, 06:37 PM

I was telling my manager about the exhaust I plan on buying for my FR-S and he replies "Oh so it will sound like the Subaru? Hahahah".

He is apparently a "car guy" and should know that the BRZ and FR-S are twins but he refuses to get past the badges that identify the two. He thinks the BRZ is completely different even though we share the exact same engine...

Chad · 08-20-2013, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BZBoarding101

Guy: Man nice car
Me: Thanks
Guy: How fast does it go?
Me: As fast as I want it to

I've had this question before too and I love your response to it. I'm going to use that from now on lol.

Pneub · 08-20-2013, 07:22 PM

Couldn't that same statement be used on a minivan? Why does everybody need to convince people that the car is fast and that's what's important?

BANGER · 08-20-2013, 09:29 PM

Because, buzz words.
That and illegitimate interest in motorsports. Like all technical hobbies, there's always "that" group of know-nothing braggarts.

YukiHachiRoku · 08-20-2013, 10:39 PM

"Looks like something my mom would drive..."

"Is that the new Celica?"...

charged86 · 08-20-2013, 10:42 PM

Is that the new Z?

That's a v6 right?

So its made by Subaru and designed by Toyota and sold at a scion dealer. Why?

Is that a turbo??... (Points to my supercharger)

headlikeahole · 08-20-2013, 11:05 PM

I've had two people ask me if it was a diesel

Jdogg88 · 08-22-2013, 09:57 PM

I was just at the Wawa and some guy was telling me how our cars come with 7-spd automatics. He was also telling me how the brz looks like a gtr at a certain angle. I just nodded and said I had to go.

08-20-2013, 05:52 PM	#58
BANGER mad tyte jdm y0 Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2010 Civic FA1 Location: Temecula, California Posts: 178 Thanks: 24 Thanked 79 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think we're gonna need a quick-reference flash card for all of these distributed for future twin owners. Just so they don't get a culture shock. And lol at all the people throwing buzz words out. "Twin turbo" "V8" "AWD". These guys are the biggest tools ever. They buy crap based on a buzzword checklist so they can be impressionable and relatable to as many people as possible without knowing ***sht about anything. Reminds me of all the Ferrari owners that show off in public and end up wrapping themselves around a pole. Or all the suburban blondes with convertible automatic Mustangs. Gah. __________________

08-20-2013, 07:22 PM	#65
Pneub Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Dark Grey BRZ Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 306 Thanks: 172 Thanked 143 Times in 77 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Couldn't that same statement be used on a minivan? Why does everybody need to convince people that the car is fast and that's what's important? __________________ Completed build...for now

08-20-2013, 09:29 PM	#66
BANGER mad tyte jdm y0 Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2010 Civic FA1 Location: Temecula, California Posts: 178 Thanks: 24 Thanked 79 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Because, buzz words. That and illegitimate interest in motorsports. Like all technical hobbies, there's always "that" group of know-nothing braggarts. __________________

08-20-2013, 10:42 PM	#68
charged86 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: whiteout gt86 2015 IS350fsport Location: northern kentucky. cincy Posts: 1,931 Thanks: 2,154 Thanked 697 Times in 437 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is that the new Z? That's a v6 right? So its made by Subaru and designed by Toyota and sold at a scion dealer. Why? Is that a turbo??... (Points to my supercharger) __________________ INSTAGRAM @Rcf_700 www.youtube.com/boostindub

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08-20-2013, 05:28 PM	#57
kp0324 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Posts: 16 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My boss owns a dark gray Porsche Carerra 4s. First day with my dgm brz our coo asks "did you go buy the same car as (boss)?" Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2

08-20-2013, 06:23 PM	#60
reeves Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: ATL, GA Posts: 1,021 Thanks: 289 Thanked 397 Times in 265 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cashier at the gas station looking out at my car: "Dude, I LOVE your car... is that the new Corvette?"

08-20-2013, 06:27 PM	#61
Porsche Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Ltd. MT Location: USA Posts: 847 Thanks: 399 Thanked 660 Times in 377 Posts Mentioned: 39 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I'm walking up to my BRZ at a turn on a racetrack where I've been shooting (photography) and I see a car zooming across the grass towards me. I'm alone at this corner on this early first day of practice for this race weekend. There's not a soul there except me and my BRZ. This fellow and his wife pull up beside me, and he declares "Okay, I want to know the story here! That's a KID'S car!" I look at him and smile. "So … what are YOU doing driving this car?!" he demands to know. I’m old, you see, and I guess I'm really looking older these days. What can I say? Too old for his taste, apparently. This guy cannot believe the BRZ is my car. He just doesn't understand it. Or, he WON'T understand it. This, now, despite being a middle-aged racer himself and having won championships in southern California racing Miatas with his wife. Or, so he subsequently told me as we chatted. The idea of this old guy actually owning a BRZ was more than he could grasp; it just couldn't be. I guess he'd have been fine had I been a Ferrari driver as everyone thought a few weeks later at the Ferrari Club event. (No Ferraris for me, alas.) After maybe 15 minutes of talking, he says "No, really… This is your SON'S car, isn't it? You just borrowed it to drive to the track today, right?" He was relentless. And he was clearly SERIOUS. Then the next group came on track and I had to get a new lens out and resume shooting. He drove off, and I have no idea whether he ever believed that it was MY BRZ. I thought it was quite funny.

08-20-2013, 06:31 PM	#62
5hairpins Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 MT Asphalt FR-S Location: Brownwood TX Posts: 567 Thanks: 84 Thanked 254 Times in 116 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	"Too bad it isn't a Supra" Got that one today.

08-20-2013, 06:37 PM	#63
Chad Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FR-S Whiteout Location: Canada Posts: 258 Thanks: 266 Thanked 55 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was telling my manager about the exhaust I plan on buying for my FR-S and he replies "Oh so it will sound like the Subaru? Hahahah". He is apparently a "car guy" and should know that the BRZ and FR-S are twins but he refuses to get past the badges that identify the two. He thinks the BRZ is completely different even though we share the exact same engine...

08-20-2013, 10:39 PM	#67
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08-20-2013, 11:05 PM	#69
headlikeahole Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Ultramarine toyobaru Location: NS Canada Posts: 605 Thanks: 311 Thanked 576 Times in 221 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've had two people ask me if it was a diesel

08-22-2013, 09:57 PM	#70
Jdogg88 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Sapphire Blue ‘23 Location: Music City, Tn Posts: 101 Thanks: 90 Thanked 42 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I was just at the Wawa and some guy was telling me how our cars come with 7-spd automatics. He was also telling me how the brz looks like a gtr at a certain angle. I just nodded and said I had to go.

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