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Dadhawk · 07-25-2012, 09:20 PM

(Updated fuel economy in OP. Lifetime 3557.1 miles 31.58MPG)

It had been a couple of weeks really since I'd had much more than the side glance or a "nice car" type of reaction. I guess when it rains it pours...

In one commute I had two good reactions:

A guy in a tricked out Buick was hanging out the driver's side window at a stop light looking the car over from one end to the other with that "I can't believe that car" look on his face. I noticed him out of the corner of my eye and gave him a "private" moment to absorb before looking over. Got the big thumbs up. Then my light changed (I'm in the turning lane) and start off. He's still looking out the window, when he sees me move, he starts to move and comes within what had to have been millimeters from clipping the car in front of him. He was NOT in the turn lane.

The best reaction was later though.

I stopped for gas and ran in the store. When I came back out and approached the car the guy at the pump behind me asks the "what car is that!" question like he had just spotted his favorite supermodel. The conversation goes like this:

"Hey you mind if I ask you what kinda car that is? Everybody out here was just trying to figure it out."

"It's a Scion FR-S."

"A SCION! No way"

"Yea, its a joint venture car...." (you know the rest of this)

"Didn't know Scion was Toyota"

"Yep"

He starts circling the car

"I see you got it tricked out man, nice wheels, the right paint, big brakes, race seats, you're gonna have a great summer with this thing!"

"Thanks, but its all stock except for the automatic"

"No!"

"Yep!"

"Man, I didn't even know Scion sold a car like this. That must have set you back 50K"

"No. The MSRP with destination on the manual is $25K."

Stunned silence....

"Really?"
"Yep"

He points at his new Escalade with dealer tags on it.

"You mean I coulda had two of those, for what I just paid for that, and had change left!"

"I guess so, and since I'm getting 30MPG you could have probably driven them both at the same time for less money"

"Man, you are one lucky dude!"

"Thanks"

"Really, a Scion, I'm gonna have to check this out" as he pulls out his phone to verify the price on the Scion site standing right there as I start the car and drive off.

Priceless.

07-25-2012, 09:20 PM	#215
Dadhawk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: '13 FR-S (#3 of 1st 86) Location: Powder Springs, GA Posts: 20,112 Thanks: 39,684 Thanked 25,456 Times in 11,606 Posts Mentioned: 187 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Best reaction yet... (Updated fuel economy in OP. Lifetime 3557.1 miles 31.58MPG) It had been a couple of weeks really since I'd had much more than the side glance or a "nice car" type of reaction. I guess when it rains it pours... In one commute I had two good reactions: A guy in a tricked out Buick was hanging out the driver's side window at a stop light looking the car over from one end to the other with that "I can't believe that car" look on his face. I noticed him out of the corner of my eye and gave him a "private" moment to absorb before looking over. Got the big thumbs up. Then my light changed (I'm in the turning lane) and start off. He's still looking out the window, when he sees me move, he starts to move and comes within what had to have been millimeters from clipping the car in front of him. He was NOT in the turn lane. The best reaction was later though. I stopped for gas and ran in the store. When I came back out and approached the car the guy at the pump behind me asks the "what car is that!" question like he had just spotted his favorite supermodel. The conversation goes like this: "Hey you mind if I ask you what kinda car that is? Everybody out here was just trying to figure it out." "It's a Scion FR-S." "A SCION! No way" "Yea, its a joint venture car...." (you know the rest of this) "Didn't know Scion was Toyota" "Yep" He starts circling the car "I see you got it tricked out man, nice wheels, the right paint, big brakes, race seats, you're gonna have a great summer with this thing!" "Thanks, but its all stock except for the automatic" "No!" "Yep!" "Man, I didn't even know Scion sold a car like this. That must have set you back 50K" "No. The MSRP with destination on the manual is $25K." Stunned silence.... "Really?" "Yep" He points at his new Escalade with dealer tags on it. "You mean I coulda had two of those, for what I just paid for that, and had change left!" "I guess so, and since I'm getting 30MPG you could have probably driven them both at the same time for less money" "Man, you are one lucky dude!" "Thanks" "Really, a Scion, I'm gonna have to check this out" as he pulls out his phone to verify the price on the Scion site standing right there as I start the car and drive off. Priceless. Last edited by Dadhawk; 07-26-2012 at 10:28 AM. Reason: spellling....