jealous neighbors against young owners

[Gunman]

Try parking a true exotic on your driveway for a few days, instead of the usual car, lol. I'm surprised the cops didn't stop by to question me.



And a few months later:

[Nevermore]

No one has ever said anything to me, but I'm sure our neighbors are starting to wonder why I'm still living at home and driving such a nice car. Now that I think about it, they probably think I'm spoiled, and my parents bought me the car, but who cares. Now the kids (there's like 20 kids on my street pre-teen and younger) might not like it because it's loud and I'm always going places, interrupting their cul-de-sac games. I've also told them numerous times not to play around my car because they like having war games with BB guns (plastic pellets), or the swing plastic swords/bats a lot. I've kept a close eye on it before, but as far as I can tell, it's never been tampered with.


EDIT: The guy at the top of the street on the main road has a modified WRX, the first time I drove past him he waved, so that was cool.

[Speed2th]

Originally Posted by raven1231

You mean they're not drooling over your rare prestigious piece of machinery?

I think most of people in LA know how to read car sign or possibly seen advertisement. However, I do get a lot of compliments from valet parking even from high end hotels in Beverly hills or Hollywood. Once I even have a group of valet guys came out to check out the car and told me how much they love it and wish they were the one driving it. I was like you must be joking, there are so many fancy cars here. I guess because our car look good and affordable, make it a more realistic dream for those guys.

I do know my neighbor gave me a nasty look with my car because the loud start up.

[fumanchu1]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

Neighbors are probably like "oooo shiny orange car!" but that's pretty much it. Saw a few taking pics when I first got it.


I did get hounded by a guy while out grocery shopping. Basically thought I was some spoiled kid with rich parents and kept stating "mommy and daddy must not care about money to buy you a car that expensive".

I do not get dirty looks but I do have a fan club in my street ranging from 6 to 35 year olds. If the kids(from the neighbourhood) are outside when I get home I'll have 3-5 of them next to my driveway ogling it and sometimes ask me to rev the engine so they can hear that sweet Supercharged sound

[fumanchu1]

Originally Posted by Gunman

Try parking a true exotic on your driveway for a few days, instead of the usual car, lol. I'm surprised the cops didn't stop by to question me.



And a few months later:

What do you do? I feel I've made a terrible career choice

[DrewCoxFrs93]

Had a "homeless" lady ask me for money..I said no I only Cary plastic now. She then says "oh so your mommy and daddy can buy you a nice car like this and you can't even spare a dime for me and my kids" I then replied "lady there's 25 companies just in this shopping center who would hire you" she replies " you wouldn't know what a job is!" "sure wouldn't ma'am railing your mom out wouldn't be considered a job would it?"

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[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by fumanchu1

What do you do? I feel I've made a terrible career choice

If I remember correctly, he does aero development for a racing team.

[Gunman]

Originally Posted by fumanchu1

What do you do? I feel I've made a terrible career choice

Design engineer. I was working for Mosler Automotive at the time, and would take an MT900 to shows and events occasionally.

[XanRules]

People love the car for sure but given that one of my coworkers who's two years older than me just bought a new F-Type, cash, I don't have much in the way of bragging rights.


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[gtpvette]

Originally Posted by Gunman

Try parking a true exotic on your driveway for a few days, instead of the usual car, lol. I'm surprised the cops didn't stop by to question me.



And a few months later:

MT900,, that sir is bad to the bone and exactly what the Corvette should be.

[JellyForSale]

They look at me crazier as I'm washing it everyday in the driveway, not so much jealous that I obtained it.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by DrewCoxFrs93

Had a "homeless" lady ask me for money..I said no I only Cary plastic now. She then says "oh so your mommy and daddy can buy you a nice car like this and you can't even spare a dime for me and my kids" I then replied "lady there's 25 companies just in this shopping center who would hire you" she replies " you wouldn't know what a job is!" "sure wouldn't ma'am railing your mom out wouldn't be considered a job would it?"

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You're sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool man

[strat61caster]

Half my neighborhood is in luxury brands that don't have a model with an msrp under $30k, the other half is in common late model cars <10 years old. Nobody gives a shit.

Probably got more looks for the gf's '93 Camry Wagon parked out front than the 86. And it's California so nobody blinked an eye when two young dudes moved into a house with two cheap sports cars, one of which a Miata.

And with a 911, Z4 coupe, Cobra replica, another 86, a 4th gen Celica, and a family that autocrosses their Mini's and a Cayman in the neighborhood, most people 'get it'.

[MuseChaser]

I get more looks and compliments (yes, COMPLIMENTS) from my incredibly ugly 1982 VW Rabbit convertible (missing trim, rusted rockers, shredded top liner, cracked grille, rotted driver's seat, vomit-stained passenger seat (previous owner, honest... I knew him well and I'm not surprised)) than I do the FR-S. I live just outside a town with a pretty high average income level per capita and drive through it every day; it's almost a village ordinance that you have to drive a BMW, Audi, or Mercedes, and Jr. and Sissy drive theirs to HS every day, too. I get looks in the FR-S, but they're either out of pity or HS kids laughing at my cheap car. I laugh back, smile, and wave because I just retired and THEY'LL be looking for jobs in a few years and finally learning that they don't know anything worth knowing yet and have no idea what work, pressure , and responsibility on a grand scale are.