Best comments made related to your GT

[abolfaz]

My best comment actually happened while I wasn't driving the GT. I was at one of my suppliers (who loves my GT) the other day in my "loaner hyundai". The guy comes out to see what I'm driving, sees the Hyundai and says "one day youre on top of the world and the next your behind the wheel of a Hyundai". I forgo explaining why I'm driving the hyundai, tell him business is awful and get a better price out of the guy.

Am I the only one that's ever noticed that people like to hear that your doing bad rather than the other way around?

 

[Empty Pockets]

NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

E.P.

 

[abolfaz]

You tell people your doing bad and they have a way of backing away from you. The first time I ever saw this was with a wealthy friend who was approached by someone he hadn't seen for almost 5 years while we were at a restaruant. As soon as the guy asks how he's doing he tells him he declared bankruptcy earlier in the year after getting out of jail. The guy slowly backed away and left us alone...

 

[Empty Pockets]

You tell people your doing bad and they have a way of backing away from you. The first time I ever saw this was with a wealthy friend who was approached by someone he hadn't seen for almost 5 years while we were at a restaruant. As soon as the guy asks how he's doing he tells him he declared bankruptcy earlier in the year after getting out of jail. The guy slowly backed away and left us alone...

?????????????????????!
Uhhhhhhhhh ... isn't, "How ya doin'?", just a common, non-prying, non-threatening, standard "greeting" ... the common answer to which is: "Fine, thank you. And yourself"?

Ya lost me on this'un, Sir. I don't see the reason your friend felt he needed to reply the way he did.

No matter...

Puzzled Pockets

 

[California GT]

Drove the GT to one of my favorite restaurants last week. Been friends with the head valet person for many years and the GT is always parked by the front door. After dinner I walk out, go over to the valet desk and talk to my friend for awhile. As always there are 5 or 6 people checking out the car with smiles from ear to ear. Along comes this elderly lady 80+ with her daughter holding on to one of her arms. They walk past us very slowly and as they neared the GT the elderly lady stops. She turns slightly to get a better look at the GT and says, "That car is one of the most beautiful restored cars I have ever seen".
Sometimes the most simple of comments have the greatest impact. Hats off to Ford and everyone involved in the design and engineering of this TIMELESS automobile. I know we all enjoy driving the GT, but I have to also believe that we enjoy the comments, thumbs up and the smiling faces just as much.

 

[Kayvan]

My baby

From My brother; I keep GT at his house.

-"I just tucked in your baby under the tan flannel cover":wink
-"I left the door to the basement open, so she stays warm":lol


From Me:

"Its motorized therapy":cheers

 

[wmjim]

A policeman looked at me and said "Forget I have this uniform on, how fast have you had it up to?" I wouldn't tell him! Another time an off duty Highway patrol (who I'd never met) asked for a ride. After we had gone conservatively for a few blocks he says "Everyone around here knows me, take a left, then a right" and directed me to an open road. Went 55 over speed limit! He loved it, Cuffs hurt a little though.

 

[Shelby#18]

Funniest comment was from my brother-in-law "you don't even have room to change your mind in this car!" :eek
Overall I've had people chase me to get a better look, ask for rides, want to sit in the car, etc., and that's before it becomes a GTX1 :thumbsup

 

[abolfaz]

?????????????????????!
Uhhhhhhhhh ... isn't, "How ya doin'?", just a common, non-prying, non-threatening, standard "greeting" ... the common answer to which is: "Fine, thank you. And yourself"?

Ya lost me on this'un, Sir. I don't see the reason your friend felt he needed to reply the way he did.

No matter...

Puzzled Pockets

Members Kave and Kayvan will understand what I'm talking about, perhaps its a cultural thing...

 

[HHGT]

When I bought the Red/Wht and brought it home, my wife said; "It's a 2 seater, we need a 4 seater" - I though about it and went and bought the second GT - I then told her; "Honey now we have 4"

 

[Cyclenirvana]

When I bought the Red/Wht and brought it home, my wife said; "It's a 2 seater, we need a 4 seater" - I though about it and went and bought the second GT - I then told her; "Honey now we have 4"

:rofl I need to remember this!

 

[rveach]

My 16 year old son and I drove the GT to lunch one day and this really ornery beautiful girl said can I lay on your car naked? Now everytime the car moves he is in it. Great father son bonding.

 

[Empty Pockets]

I outlined the American cultural response! 'Fully valid 24/7/365 here in the good ol' "U.S. of A."! We ARE in America, no? Or, did I miss something!:lol

I wasn't there, so what the heck do I know. But, as I mentioned, it would seem your friend took offense where there was none intended. That's the point I was making. If he's a foreign national, he might find it helpful to "lighten up" some & "go with the cultural flow" over here a bit more! "When in Rome ..." and all that stuff.

Anyway - enough of that.

Back to CAR topics & issues!!!!!!!! The rest can wait for citizenship class!:rofl

 

[ViperJoe]

Sunny Saturday afternoon, cruising through town with my girl, a twenty something guy sporting some pretty nice arm candy, sees the GT and just flat-out loses it and begins shouting "Phuckin A". The look he got from his friend suggested that she was neither a car enthusiast nor was she impressed with his verbal antics. I though it was kind of funny.

 

[Kayvan]

Life-Rubber necking, Crook eye, evil eye, gloat, croc tears, Schende Freunde, etc

Members Kave and Kayvan will understand what I'm talking about, perhaps its a cultural thing...

Its 100% cultural. And luckily every culture has it.

Re: Empty: the previous thread was leading towards a more visceral reaction to "bad news" vs. generic hello/whats up type reply.

Most people do this "life 'rubber necking' " (ie, looking with great interest at disasters) as a reflex. Its a terrible part of humans.

Every culture guards against this (ie, Mexicos Evil eye weaving) thru symbols or practices (don't brag, show off, invite jealousy, throw salt, etc.) or insecurity (avoidance)

Old saying:

Good news makes good people feel good.:wink

Bad news makes bad people feel good.:confused

[cheshm-e bad]

 

[BELIZE91]

How about... "if all men owned one of these you would never need Viagra". Had a couple close calls with cars moving out of there lanes to take pics or see better.

 

[GT 1547]

Left the Wynn, headed up the strip to the freeway. A black & white follows until I move to the left turn lane and stop at the the light. The through traffic light is green but the cop pulls up to my wifes side stops and motions for her to roll down the window. He then asks, is that thing as fun to drive as it is to look at? I tell him to pull over and we will go for a ride and he says I'd love to but I have company. At that point I finally noticed he had a passenger in the cage in back.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Left the Wynn, headed up the strip ...

Aaaah, the Wynn!!!!!!!!!!! Our home in 'Vegas! We're you STAYING there, or just "PLAYING"(!) there?

Penske had a GT in the showroom a couple months ago when we were there. Did you happen to check out the 'showroom? Was it still there?

I was too cheap to hand $15 to a guy with millions more than I'll ever have so I could go in and find out what the "freight" was on his car!:rofl I guess I coulda called and found out, couldn't I? But, I saw no real sense in doing either since I already HAD mine...

 

[GT 1547]

Sorry, out of town for a few days. We have a house in St. George Utah, (100 miles North of Vegas) so we end up there fairly often. When we spend the night we stay at the Wynn. Ponied up the $10 and went into Penske. No GT but a really nice Enzo for 1.3 mil.

 

[Kayvan]

That $10 is eggregious; they had a white GT in basement in August