Elitism..sucks

[PoorMansRacing]

@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

[ZetaVI]

I love MCM.

[SVTSHC]

That was an incredibly good read. I agree wholeheartedly and thoroughly detest the level of elitism that has emerged in the enthusiast world.

Hats off to you MCM.

[zenki_levin]

Originally Posted by Rayme

it's fun to get together and talk about cars, alienating a certain group because they don't own imports or stanced cars sucks for everyone. There is alot of people who enjoy their cars mostly stock and have more interesting things to say than other people who bought a cars and slapped on whatever trendy wheel exists and go on about bashing civic, prius, scion, muscle owners.

Yea but it's also the other way around in some cases. People with mostly stock cars who look down on people with 'stanced' cars.

[DarkSunrise]

Well at the end of the day, people are going to have their preferences, and that applies to all choices:

- stock vs. stance
- track vs. show
- power vs. handling
- FR-S vs. Focus ST
- BRZ vs. Camry/minivan
- FR-S vs. BRZ
- etc.

Personally I think it's great that people have their opinions, and it's even fine if they want to explain why they think a particular option is better than the other. Debate is good -- it's interesting, it can sway people's opinions, and it can broaden everyone's perspectives on a subject.

The important thing is to present your opinions with an open mind, respecting other people's choices and preferences.

[FiRStsc10n]

I agree that me being pretty much stock (except for a few cosmetic enhancements) makes me feel judged at the car meets I have been too (with other very heavily modified vehicles). Especially when I get comments like "oh your car is automatic, why would you do that".

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by fatoni

while im not particularly fond of blatant copies, im more confused when people buy things like the te37. there is a whole world of cheap rims that arent knockoffs like many enkei, team dynamic, or kosei offerings that are track proven while keeping my wallet fat.

I buy the TE37s, because they are worth every penny in my mind. Does my race car run $150/wheel cast wheels, yes. Does that not mean I can not run forged TE37s on my street car? I don't buy them to get street cred, heck most BMW owners hate JDM wheels on an M3. Buy the wheels that you can afford and want, but don't buy blatant copies when there are great original wheels in that same price bracket.

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

What if the porsche guys come on here for buying a cheap knockoff cayman?

I bought the BRZ as a cheaper version of my Cayman R.

[n2oinferno]

Originally Posted by FiRStsc10n

Especially when I get comments like "oh your car is automatic, why would you do that".

Next time just say "Yeah I know, pulling that manual transmission out was kind of a bitch"

Watch their jaw drop.

Laugh.

[PoorMansRacing]

Originally Posted by FiRStsc10n

I agree that me being pretty much stock (except for a few cosmetic enhancements) makes me feel judged at the car meets I have been too (with other very heavily modified vehicles).

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.

[ftc~brz]

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.

this is why I don't go to many and the ones I do focus on enthusiasts.

Nothing like rolling into (insert fast food place) parking lot and having a high schooler tell you whats wrong with your choice of (mods/car) when all you wanted was a sweat tea.

[Ammonia]

FIGURES THAT AN FRS OWNER POSTED THIS

HUE HUE HUE

[1086]

Haha wtfffffffffffffff

[PoorMansRacing]

Originally Posted by ftc~brz

Nothing like rolling into (insert fast food place) parking lot and having a high schooler tell you whats wrong with your choice of (mods/car) when all you wanted was a sweat tea.

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.

[chrisl]

Originally Posted by ftc~brz

...when all you wanted was a sweat tea.

Sweat tea?