What the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you in the vette?
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What the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you in the vette?
Mine happened today. So i go to school and a big my class found out that i had a vette so they wanted to see a burnout. So i did one and then pulled up talked to some people then was about to leave and i stalled the car right in front of everyone and they all started clapping. I was embarrassed but it was also just funny.
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Test driving the car while the guy I was buying it from sat next to me, stalled it at a right hand turnlmao
or running a 14.48 at 105.8 MPH spinning the tires all the way through 1st and on the 1-2 shift in front of a couple hundred people.
or running a 14.48 at 105.8 MPH spinning the tires all the way through 1st and on the 1-2 shift in front of a couple hundred people.
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Mine happened today. So i go to school and a big my class found out that i had a vette so they wanted to see a burnout. So i did one and then pulled up talked to some people then was about to leave and i stalled the car right in front of everyone and they all started clapping. I was embarrassed but it was also just funny.
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man I should keep this to myself but oh well
Parked at the grocery store all the way at the back of the lot and started goofing with my ipod. Just turned the car off and jumped out walking toward the store. After about 50 feet I heard the vague sound of a car rolling. Turned to see my car slowly starting to roll across the lot. Had to run after the car to catch it, luckily the cat return guys all got a good laugh out of me being an idiot!!
Now I always walk around to the car and verify the shifter is forward and the e-brake is up!
Parked at the grocery store all the way at the back of the lot and started goofing with my ipod. Just turned the car off and jumped out walking toward the store. After about 50 feet I heard the vague sound of a car rolling. Turned to see my car slowly starting to roll across the lot. Had to run after the car to catch it, luckily the cat return guys all got a good laugh out of me being an idiot!!
Now I always walk around to the car and verify the shifter is forward and the e-brake is up!
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I let Traction Control own me HARD at the racetrack......in the burnout box.......whoops.
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During a pace lap at Michigan International Speedway a few years ago we came to a stop on the main straight and people in the stands were yelling at me to "light 'em up!". All intelligence and maturity flew out the open roof as I promptly gunned it and popped the clutch only to have traction control kick in and turn my "awesome burnout" into an embarrassingly wimpy lurch forward... :o
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man I should keep this to myself but oh well
Parked at the grocery store all the way at the back of the lot and started goofing with my ipod. Just turned the car off and jumped out walking toward the store. After about 50 feet I heard the vague sound of a car rolling. Turned to see my car slowly starting to roll across the lot. Had to run after the car to catch it, luckily the cat return guys all got a good laugh out of me being an idiot!!
Now I always walk around to the car and verify the shifter is forward and the e-brake is up!
Parked at the grocery store all the way at the back of the lot and started goofing with my ipod. Just turned the car off and jumped out walking toward the store. After about 50 feet I heard the vague sound of a car rolling. Turned to see my car slowly starting to roll across the lot. Had to run after the car to catch it, luckily the cat return guys all got a good laugh out of me being an idiot!!
Now I always walk around to the car and verify the shifter is forward and the e-brake is up!
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During a pace lap at Michigan International Speedway a few years ago we came to a stop on the main straight and people in the stands were yelling at me to "light 'em up!". All intelligence and maturity flew out the open roof as I promptly gunned it and popped the clutch only to have traction control kick in and turn my "awesome burnout" into an embarrassingly wimpy lurch forward... :o
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I was so afraid of doing this at the race track I actually had the friend who was riding with me remind me to turn it off.
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Pulled up to the Steak n Shake window to get my order, and the really cute chick says "Nice car". Me being me it goes to my head and I forget to go to neutral before letting off the clutch. *stalls*
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I waved at an old lady in a Saturn.
If you turn your head just right and squint with the perfect amount of sun and have had just the right amount of sleep or lack there of, then it will somewhat appear to look like a Vette.
If you turn your head just right and squint with the perfect amount of sun and have had just the right amount of sleep or lack there of, then it will somewhat appear to look like a Vette.
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My moment was at Galleria Mall here... I parked far away as usual and put the shifter in 1st because we all know our ebrake is crap.
Later, come back to the car and (of course) there are people parked around me, getting out of cars, etc. Started it up, let the clutch out and lurched forward. Talk about embarassing. Honestly, I was lucky no one was parked infront of me...that would've ended badly.
Learned that lesson though!!
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