Why do you have to "defend" owning a Vette
03-04-2014, 12:35 PM
#41
Burning Brakes
I've had similar questions about my Vette. What I do, with a sly smile, is hold up my hand with thumb and index finger about 1/2" apart and say "It's to make up for my tiny, tiny pee-pee." then chuckle. That pretty much shuts EVERYONE up! 
03-04-2014, 12:46 PM
#42
I was raised on the ragged edge of poverty. I put myself through college working full time and got an MBA and didn't borrow a dime or get help from anyone. My wife worked to help pay for college expenses. I'm not about to apologize or justify to anyone for my success. Nor do I explain why I wear boots. Best regards.
right on....you should send this post to our lovely administration in Washington...maybe they will learn something about progress, success and how to make it in life without handouts or redistributing our hard earn money...
03-04-2014, 12:46 PM
#43
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The "..expensive toy.." comment would annoy me. It's not a toy, it's a fine piece of engineering, have some respect for the people that came up with it. I get mad when people disrespect the hard work of others because they perceive something completely inappropriately. It's not a toy to me, otherwise I wouldn't care if it got trashed, and I certainly wouldn't invest as much as I have in mine.
I like the "you get paid too much!" comments, every time I hear it the person saying it is typically using it in a jovial manner (not insulting); however, if they sound like they ARE insulting me, I invite them to join the Navy and tell me if they feel like they're getting paid enough after 6 years in working 12-16hr shifts every day
Generally though, I think most of the time I hear offhand comments like that, it's just from people admiring the car and trying to break the ice with a bit of humor. I don't really think they're attempting to insult.
I like the "you get paid too much!" comments, every time I hear it the person saying it is typically using it in a jovial manner (not insulting); however, if they sound like they ARE insulting me, I invite them to join the Navy and tell me if they feel like they're getting paid enough after 6 years in working 12-16hr shifts every day
Generally though, I think most of the time I hear offhand comments like that, it's just from people admiring the car and trying to break the ice with a bit of humor. I don't really think they're attempting to insult.
03-04-2014, 01:10 PM
#44
Drifting
People always assume it's Daddy's car and automatically I'm a *****. I've had ppl give me the finger for no reason (ok sometimes I deserve it but I was cruising in the middle lane behind a minivan). I say **** em....
Usually ppl ask me what I do for work. I tell them I'm a Software Engineer and they just nod.
My family thinks I'm wasting my money but I'm not phased... this car brings me joy and that's what life is all about.
Usually ppl ask me what I do for work. I tell them I'm a Software Engineer and they just nod.
My family thinks I'm wasting my money but I'm not phased... this car brings me joy and that's what life is all about.
03-04-2014, 01:28 PM
#46
Yeah my father used to say the same about my taste in cars and thought it was a waste. I told him that everyone has a hobby and they end up spending it one way or another (he dropped a ton on his love of golf). I'm sure as h3ll not taking anything with me when I die so I'm going to enjoy it while I'm around.
03-04-2014, 01:34 PM
#48
Safety Car
Not a full year into my C6 and love it however one thing I have become a little "agitated" with is so many comments from friends/clients etc about driving a Vette
Wife and I were at breakfast Sunday am and one of my clients comes up to me and the "I am paying you too much $$$". Seems he saw us pulling up in our Vette. Then when I see him leave he and his wife go out and get in a fairly late model Mercedes SUV(not the little one either).
Have had quite a few comments like this, even sit on a local school board and several of the members driving high end MB or BMW's and have heard same remarks from them
I seldom ever drive my Vette to my office, did that one day last week and heard plenty of comments, worst from a guy getting in his $60K TRUCK
I guess they do not realize I bought a 5 yr old Vette or do most just perceive Vette's as being more expensive than they are
Wife and I looked long and hard and kept our 2002 Trailblazer and 04 Dodge 1500 4x4 truck. (most of the time folks see me in one of my drivers ed cars which are all Taurus's ). We see lot of our friends on HD's, she has no desire for one and would never ride on one, and we decided a Vette would be a much better mode of transportation for the 2 of us on trips and weekends.
I just grin and bare it but still have to admit I get a little irritated about some of the comments some times
Like most we work hard and by no means are well off, just 2 working adults that have grown kids and any where we go just the 2 of us in what ever we drive.
Neither of us is flashy or "mouthy" about what we have either
Is this common
Wife and I were at breakfast Sunday am and one of my clients comes up to me and the "I am paying you too much $$$". Seems he saw us pulling up in our Vette. Then when I see him leave he and his wife go out and get in a fairly late model Mercedes SUV(not the little one either).
Have had quite a few comments like this, even sit on a local school board and several of the members driving high end MB or BMW's and have heard same remarks from them
I seldom ever drive my Vette to my office, did that one day last week and heard plenty of comments, worst from a guy getting in his $60K TRUCK
I guess they do not realize I bought a 5 yr old Vette or do most just perceive Vette's as being more expensive than they are
Wife and I looked long and hard and kept our 2002 Trailblazer and 04 Dodge 1500 4x4 truck. (most of the time folks see me in one of my drivers ed cars which are all Taurus's ). We see lot of our friends on HD's, she has no desire for one and would never ride on one, and we decided a Vette would be a much better mode of transportation for the 2 of us on trips and weekends.
I just grin and bare it but still have to admit I get a little irritated about some of the comments some times
Like most we work hard and by no means are well off, just 2 working adults that have grown kids and any where we go just the 2 of us in what ever we drive.
Neither of us is flashy or "mouthy" about what we have either
Is this common
The next time someone says they must be paying you too much $$$, tell them that your service is actually worth a Ferrari, but you work for them at the discount price of a Chevrolet.
03-04-2014, 01:39 PM
#49
Intermediate
Don't defend it, just tell them envy is one of those really bad sins!! I then tell them that I store the Cadi in the summer and had to have something to drive!!!
03-04-2014, 02:11 PM
#50
Drifting
Thread Starter
Having been in business most of my life, I understand that perception is vital to business and customer relations.
The next time someone says they must be paying you too much $$$, tell them that your service is actually worth a Ferrari, but you work for them at the discount price of a Chevrolet.
The next time someone says they must be paying you too much $$$, tell them that your service is actually worth a Ferrari, but you work for them at the discount price of a Chevrolet.
03-04-2014, 02:23 PM
#51
Race Director
Yeah, I bought my Corvette for me, because I wanted it. Not for anyone else.
You know what I tell them? "You can drive what you want with your money. I will drive what I want with mine."
And then sometimes I tell them that I only paid $29, for it, which is less than what they paid for their SUV.
You know what I tell them? "You can drive what you want with your money. I will drive what I want with mine."
And then sometimes I tell them that I only paid $29, for it, which is less than what they paid for their SUV.
03-04-2014, 02:35 PM
#52
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03-04-2014, 02:38 PM
#53
Racer
If you think the comments are bad owning a vette. Try riding $5000 bicycle around and here the comments!! You paid HOW MUCH for a bicycle!!! Never mind I average 4000 miles year on it.
03-04-2014, 03:27 PM
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03-04-2014, 03:30 PM
#57
Instructor
I had a guy once that, after looking around at my house and other "toys" said rather sarcastically, "I sure would hate to have your payments!". I just looked back at him and said how do you know I have any payments!! He didn't say much else.
Another time after learning that I had bought a new Vette said, "I didn't know your pockets were that deep". I told him that there was a lot of things he didn't know about me!
In both cases the conversation ended pretty abruptly.
Another time after learning that I had bought a new Vette said, "I didn't know your pockets were that deep". I told him that there was a lot of things he didn't know about me!
In both cases the conversation ended pretty abruptly.
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03-04-2014, 04:34 PM
#60
I only need to justify my self to one person, and he to me.
We don't have a his or hers. We just need to figure out which car fits our needs for any given day.
Is it going to be gorgeous?, then the one who is going to be driving in traffic gets the vert automatic, and the other one gets " stuck" with the Z06.
lisa
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