Funny thing happened, I tried to a 6gc owner............ Options

[Jussimple]

This was kind of weird, I kind of think it was partly my fault. I'll run you guys down on what happened.

I was driving through the base about to head out to the car wash, to give the celi a once over, when I see a silver celica off to the left pulling out of a barracks parking lot. I admit I was alittle heavy on the gas when I approached his car but I slowed down alot before I got close to him, he probably thought I was a crazed driver. I called out to him before he could pull out. He turned and followed me back into the parking lot. I started by talking to him about a local car club that me and some friends are starting. He gave me a kind of blank look when I started talking about engines and mods. I then told him about this site and how not that many people love the 6gc and he would find most of them here plus all he wanted to know about his car. He said he just bought the car today and was going to drive it around, hint he never responded about anything I said. He then said that he likes what I did to the car and said he was in a rush, then shook my hand and took off. I kind of felt that he thought I was going to throw a sales pitch into the conversation. All I wanted to do was make a friend with someone who had the same interest in cars. It was weird how he just listened to what I said and never really responded. The whole meeting lasted about 15 minutes but it left me with kind of a jackass feeling.

Just wanted to share this awkward experience and see if anyone else had something similar happen to them.

[hioctane]

QUOTE (CelicaGT6G @ Apr 19, 2003 - 10:28 AM)

I have to say that even thought you think there is not much of a following for the 6G celicas i gotta say that over here in RI everyone that has one waves to each other, just on the premise that they are so rare over here. Seriously you hardly ever see them out here. Ive seen like 5. Anyway i mean were not like the corvette crowd that stop and talk everytime they see each other but we do give a friendly ave or rev if we see each other. Its kind of an unspoken kinship.

I see at least 5-8 celis all the time in my city. Most are like in their 30s or 50s, so i dont even bother talking to them. There's like three 6 gens at my work place; we work different shifts, so we never really had the chance to get in contact with each other.