[Dom]

Yesterday I was at a local car show. I stopped to talk to this older guy (maybe 40-ish) about his red Toyota Celica (2000-ish). I thought it was real sharp. Nothin' really done except gun metal seven spoke rims, Falken tires, euro tails, and a Toyota emblem on the dash. He had a Red Import Tuner Celica in the trunk next to a car show partcipation plaque in his trunk. He even made a joke about "rice" by putting a bag of rice hanging out of the gas tank.

I'd always liked Celica's and that red looked real good. The engine was super clean. All that was in there was some chrome wire wrap around a few wires. He didn't overdo it. The more I talked to him I figured out that this wasn't a hot rod or a trailer queen, but a nice daily driver he was proud of. He even said it just turned 40k miles on the way to the car show.

Then this guy in a old El Camino(sp?) came up and said "What are they suposed to judge? The car or that?" Pointing to the little model car he had in the trunk. And then the guy with the Celica just kind of smiled and put his head down.

I was like, dude, you know that not even cool. Atleast he's trying and he proud of what he got.

So the next time your at a car show or even talking to some one about their car, import or domestic, let them be proud of their car. A lot of them have worked really hard for what they've got.

Thanks for reading.
Matthew

[Twister]

dood, I compleately agree, a nice car is a nice car.....a Citreon however.....

[Mana4Real]

Good call Matt. I agree. I like to check out all the cars too. Sometimes I say stuff that I shouldn't though. I get defensive when people call me car a pile. Then I just ask them where their ride is. Then I ask if mommy and daddy bought it for em. If they still got me then I tell em to race me, or STFU. I should be one of the fastest cars around pretty soon.

[9Venom9]

Thats why for now on I am going to limit what cars shows i go to and what sites i go on, to much drama and crap talken, why cant people just grow up, I went to one today around here and it was the same old crap and same old drama, time for a change!

[Mustang4.6]

I was at a car show today, not a single mustang there. I was thinking to myself, should have put mine in here.

[countymounty]

I agree a nice car is a nice car but come on….I don’t go to car shows to look at cars that still should have the factory warrantee. Of course the car is clean, of course its got nice paint, its brand new! When I go to look at new model cars I go to the dealership not a car show!. I’m not knocking people who want to fix up a newer model cars but if I go to a car show I want to see classic cars, not PT Cursers.

[crazycarnut]

i dont hate rice i hate people who drive a stock 4 banger and think they are faster then me.

[shartley]

I agree to a point with countymounty, but ONLY a point…. ;-)

When I go to a car show, if someone has a brand new car, they had better have done something special to it that would distinguish it from that same car sitting on the Dealer’s Showroom Floor. But to me, this could be a unique paintjob with new rims, tinted windows, etc. Just parking a brand new car in a carshow only shows me the pride you have in your BANK ACCOUNT, after all, that is all it took to get that car. And if I wanted to se that, I would go to my favorite dealer and browse their showroom. (The only exception to this would be if the carshow was doing a retrospective and showed each of the cars and their changes up through the years.)

At car shows though I like all years of cars…. Heck and all types. I like to see either well maintained older cars, or customized newer ones. It does not matter to me. And I never “diss” a car owner for showing his/her car… but I WILL make a comment about bad attitudes. And to be honest, I have seen worse attitudes by some of the folks I have seen SHOWING at some car shows than those who came to view them…… unfortunately.

When me and the Mrs went to last year’s NH Mustang Club Car Show we decided to “show” our car too… just for the heck of it. And we won 2nd place in its class. Mind you that this is a daily driver and no “special attention” was given to it before we went to the show… or even AT the show. We just keep it as nice as we can… ALL the time. It made our son VERY proud. We take great pride in our car and are always getting comments on how “clean” it is and how folks didn’t realize it was a 94. (Now we have things to take care of because it was hit this spring… DAMN IT!)

But not once did anyone make a comment about what folks were suppose to be judging when passing my car. And at most car shows I go to, it is about the “spirit” of the show.

…… sorry, I got going there….. well, back to my coffee….