npbassman

Ok, so this is my first vette in my first full season and I have a new experience with it every time I take it out. Here's one of em'.

I'm at the gas station the other night getting milk for my kids and when I walk out of the quickie mart, there is a dude in a utility van parked to the side just STARING at the vette. My car is no garage queen but not a bad looker from 10FT out so I think to myself, "Cool, nice to see someone checking out the ride". I walk back to the car and make brief eye contact with him to acknowledge a "thanks" but he continues his Manson death grip stare fixed on the car. OHH-K...I get in the car and the entire time it takes me to fasten my belt, tilt the wheel and pull out of my spot, he's still locked on to the hood like he's trying to either levitate the thing or use it as a tool to communicate to the dead.

Hey, I like to check out people's rides too and I've struck up friendly conversations with people at gas stations but this dude was just weirding me out! Does this kind of stuff happen to anyone else out there???


Mike

65Z01

I've had people "notice" and even comment on my Vette but never the "evil eye" treatment.

Anyway, f-em and enjoy the ride...

corvetteronw

Usually happens at the gas station. Someone will come over and start talking about the one they used to have or the one their friend used to own. It can make for an interesting conversation some times.
I once met a guy that way whose brother used to be a crew member for the Corvette team that went to LeMans back in the day. Said his brother sailed to France on the Queen Mary to babysit the Vettes that were in the hold!
Your guy sounds freaky though. Maybe his ex ran off with a C4 owner?

ch@0s

Maybe you car is his old vette that the wife sold for $1 during the divorce.

joesgulfstream

Yoy have entered " The TWILIGHT ZONE "

j-vette

Yes...

Relic

Was it a VW Van? Did the guy look like Leo, (Tommy Chong), from That 70's Show?

You do live in CT. Greenies aren't fans of Corvettes.

As was said before, f'em.

Jamesnns

Simple..he was stoned.

jsls0130

Jamesnns

As far as you know, he saw tiny little purple fairies dancing on the hood to the song "It's a Small World" and was amuzed?

Who knows these days?

jhammons01

As liberalism becomes a "religion" you'll see this more and more often. The Vette is a sure sign of the evil capitalism in many's eyes.

I had one, in a Yugo type lib mobile (Stickers...."Coexist", Bush lied.....etc.) , yell at me at the Gas station....."Hows the gas mileage in that thing" I told him it used up less oil than all the plastic used in his ten disposable cars he has driven since mine was made....

He didn't get it.....

Shawnksf

hahahaha. eco-concious but not eco-smart

jhammons01

Plastic=Oil????

No way man....that could never equate...

Durissus

There's your answer!!!

npbassman

Hmmm... Kind of makes sense now that you mention it. He could have been little baked.

FWIW, I gave him the 1st and 2nd gear show on my way out of the gas station. Did that because one, I was gonna do it anyway whether or not he was there and two, to let him know that if he wanted to follow me home and murder me he'd have a hard time keep up in his ******* waggin so don't even try it!

Shawnksf

well while you were in the store he cut your brake lines and punches a hole in your gas tank. no need to race home cuz you wont make it

socalman

Not as bad as someone coming up to you at a gas station, talk about how nice your car is, ask questions about HP etc. and then it 'here it comes'

"hey, I was wondering if you had $2 so I can buy a sandwich"

mrmtrtrnd

I've had people look and talked to all kinds of people about my car mostly car guys but nothing like that. Ill have to go with the stoned thing.

jhammons01

They got me with that one......Some chick but not really a nice looking one....

kimmer

I get more comments from women will filling up, they stare at it and say what a beautiful car it is or that its their dream car, if guys dont know much about cars they usually are to timid to say anything.