Mopar Muscle Association UK

Blue wrote:It's a nice street with some very expensive houses, how very dare you park that awfully common car here, have some respect for your community and buy a mercedes...

I've experienced that kind of small mindedness on more than one occasion.

I agree, its more likely about the car not ''fitting in'' their suroundings, saddo's with nothing else in their life. Even it was battery powered they would'ent like it.

I would be writing Henry Root style letters to the pompous ass.

People are weird, it will be some stuck up that doesn't like the look of it. Probably high-fived themselve as they printed that off. The thing to remember is, if it happens to you and you do that burnout etc, you've proved them right. If you push them if they may be that mental enough to damage your car. Best is to just ignore it.

For every one of those pointless, anonymous notes there are a hundred people who will come up to you in person (not only at car shows) with positive comments and questions about your car.

Haven't we all had more "nice car, Mate" comments when burbling around in a muscle car than we have in something sharp and modern?

My tatty Charger and tidy 'Cuda both got more waves, salutes, wows and gas-station approaches than any other car of the 140-or-so that I have owned.

Including my wife's ever-so-right-on-planet-saving-plug-it-in-all-the-time electric VW Golf.

I've only ever met ONE person who genuinely bought a Prius and drove it economically because he was concerned for the environment.

ONE.

That said, we should all care for the environment. In a sensible, balanced and considered way. Recycle and burn less generally, for example.

We should also be polite.

Whatever 'positive' message it is trying to get across, that note is rude.

Hit a nerve there, I guess...

Just my 2p

english68 wrote:For every one of those pointless, anonymous notes there are a hundred people who will come up to you in person (not only at car shows) with positive comments and questions about your car.

Haven't we all had more "nice car, Mate" comments when burbling around in a muscle car than we have in something sharp and modern?

My tatty Charger and tidy 'Cuda both got more waves, salutes, wows and gas-station approaches than any other car of the 140-or-so that I have owned.

Including my wife's ever-so-right-on-planet-saving-plug-it-in-all-the-time electric VW Golf.

I've only ever met ONE person who genuinely bought a Prius and drove it economically because he was concerned for the environment.

ONE.

That said, we should all care for the environment. In a sensible, balanced and considered way. Recycle and burn less generally, for example.

We should also be polite.

Whatever 'positive' message it is trying to get across, that note is rude.

Hit a nerve there, I guess...

Just my 2p

Nice post Nigel

140 cars tho I've only owned 9 in total (including part-owned with Stu) in 35 years of driving, and I still have 4 of those! That's my contribution to recycling and not wasting our resources

Should write on the paper and leave on the Car

Bet this paper you wrote on wasn't recycled

english68 wrote:For every one of those pointless, anonymous notes there are a hundred people who will come up to you in person (not only at car shows) with positive comments and questions about your car.

Haven't we all had more "nice car, Mate" comments when burbling around in a muscle car than we have in something sharp and modern?

My tatty Charger and tidy 'Cuda both got more waves, salutes, wows and gas-station approaches than any other car of the 140-or-so that I have owned.

Including my wife's ever-so-right-on-planet-saving-plug-it-in-all-the-time electric VW Golf.

I've only ever met ONE person who genuinely bought a Prius and drove it economically because he was concerned for the environment.

ONE.

That said, we should all care for the environment. In a sensible, balanced and considered way. Recycle and burn less generally, for example.

We should also be polite.

Whatever 'positive' message it is trying to get across, that note is rude.

Hit a nerve there, I guess...

Just my 2p

I think you've hit the nail on the head there. Some folk just feel the need to go out of their way to upset others. I guess that's how they get their jollies for the day. It's a bit sad, but there you go.
Whatever happened to live and let live???


Your point about how others engage positively with you is spot on.
Although, I’ve noticed different cars get very different responses on the road. I've been flagged down several times when I've had a Capri with folk begging to buy it. On the other end of the scale, rock up in a Morris Marina, the first question you get asked is "what is it" followed by "Jeremy Clarkson says they're rubbish".
Drive round in a classic Porsche 911 or 944 and these seem to attract negative attention a lot. You'll never be let out of a side street and there's a fair chance you'll come back to find it's been keyed.
For the ultra-anonymous classic you can't beat a Rover P6. Nobody waves, very few will approach you, but drive through a little town or village and you'll notice every old biddy pointing the tip of their walking stick at you!

I've not had quite as many cars as you - our Demon is my 83rd, but by the same token I've only had a driving licence for 12 years. I'd hope to hit 100 before my 30th birthday but I reckon 17 cars in 4 days is a bit too much of an ask!

english68 wrote:For every one of those pointless, anonymous notes there are a hundred people who will come up to you in person (not only at car shows) with positive comments and questions about your car.

Haven't we all had more "nice car, Mate" comments when burbling around in a muscle car than we have in something sharp and modern?

My tatty Charger and tidy 'Cuda both got more waves, salutes, wows and gas-station approaches than any other car of the 140-or-so that I have owned.

Including my wife's ever-so-right-on-planet-saving-plug-it-in-all-the-time electric VW Golf.

I've only ever met ONE person who genuinely bought a Prius and drove it economically because he was concerned for the environment.

ONE.

That said, we should all care for the environment. In a sensible, balanced and considered way. Recycle and burn less generally, for example.

We should also be polite.

Whatever 'positive' message it is trying to get across, that note is rude.

Hit a nerve there, I guess...

Just my 2p

as said nice post...

Just leave the note and write B.OLLOCKS across it