Hairdressers cars... Best responses

Hairdressers cars... Best responses

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Bluehawk

Original Poster:

494 posts

166 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Having recently invested in a "hairdressers car", obviously it comes with the standard office banter to be expected...

Just wondering if any of you MX-5 Owners or the likes have any nice standard responses to the hairdressers jokes...

One i used just this morning:

Plonker #1 - Is that your hairdressers car outside
Me - Yeah, i'd offer you a trim but you haven't had any hair for 20 years.

anonymous-user

54 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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I tell them I'm a tennis coach.

soad

32,882 posts

176 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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"Have you ever driven one? Or found a better car for the money? Can you suggest a better alternative?" biggrin
Envy is a cruel thing......... wink


StuntmanMike

11,671 posts

151 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Either tell them to get fked or ignore them, never get into car talk with people at work, they generally aspire to some sort of diesel German rep mobile and see everything else as inferior, unless your lucky.

Corpulent Tosser

5,459 posts

245 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Oddly I had two MX5s and only ever got hairdresser comments from one person - Yes You Mr Kiltie.

Water off a ducks whatsit though.

I have a Cerbera now though so expect mid life crisis comments or similar may be coming. I think I am beyond middle age though so maybe not wink

SteveSteveson

3,209 posts

163 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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"Ha ha... Very funny. Never heard that before *Cough*Cock*Cough*".

Or just ask them why they are being rude about your pride and joy. It's not called for.

Having said that, no one has ever said it. In fact I found people more likely to say how they could never drive such a powerful RWD car and ask if it is a handful...

The people who say it either know nothing about cars, or are jealous.

Bluehawk

Original Poster:

494 posts

166 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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StuntmanMike said:
Either tell them to get fked or ignore them, never get into car talk with people at work, they generally aspire to some sort of diesel German rep mobile and see everything else as inferior, unless your lucky.
I don't mind the comments, i find it rather amusing!
But Stuntmanmike, you are correct, most people here drive German rep mobiles!


Hoofy

76,341 posts

282 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Bluehawk said:
Plonker #1 - Is that your hairdressers car outside
Me - Yeah, i'd offer you a trim but you haven't had any hair for 20 years.
I usually reply along those lines. "Happy to do your hair for 20% discount to friends." Funnily, I've never had people take me up on the offer. evil

mikal83

5,340 posts

252 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Just smile as you pull up your open backed gloves and smooth your moustache!

Pit Pony

8,496 posts

121 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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My response is usually "I don't know any hairdressers that know how to weld"

kambites

67,552 posts

221 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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I quite enjoy such comments - they make me realise that no matter how shallow I might be on occasion, I can never match the general populous.

Ari

19,346 posts

215 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Just look puzzled and ask Sorry, how do you mean? In what way is it a hairdresser's car exactly? confused

Since it's just regurgitated Top Gear nonsense from people with zero imagination it does tend to rather floor them. biggrin

mwstewart

7,588 posts

188 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Just tell them you're happy being a metrosexual man: the honesty will probably silence them.

Rude-boy

22,227 posts

233 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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The Mrs has an MX5.

The one time that anyone we don't know has said 'hairdresser's car' to her she's sweetly turned round and said words to the effect of "No, it's my Winter car, I don't like the idea of driving any of my TVRs with all the salt and grit on the roads this time of year." That seemed to shut them up.

Mates and friends made/make the odd hairdresser comment but it's known to be in jest, in the same way one mate is often met with the greeting "Hello Droopy" even though the alleged incident was over 20 years and 20 girlfriends ago. So tired and old it's affectionate smile

Once overheard a bloke calling the Chim a hairdresser's car to his lady friend as they walked past and behind it in traffic in a town centre a few years back. 6k rpm with effectively a straight through exhaust as they walked behind seemed to change their perception and possibly did little for their underwear hehe

Ari

19,346 posts

215 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Rude-boy said:
Once overheard a bloke calling the Chim a hairdresser's car to his lady friend as they walked past and behind it in traffic in a town centre a few years back. 6k rpm with effectively a straight through exhaust as they walked behind seemed to change their perception and possibly did little for their underwear hehe
You revved your car at a man who was mean about it? biggrin

Sump

5,484 posts

167 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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The best comeback is clearly not getting one!

Bluehawk

Original Poster:

494 posts

166 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Ari said:
You revved your car at a man who was mean about it? biggrin
I thought that was the done thing in these circumstances?

Micraupgrade

84 posts

122 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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mikal83 said:
Just smile as you pull up your open backed gloves and smooth your moustache!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K7EzmZcR_U

Edited by Micraupgrade on Monday 22 December 14:01

RWD cossie wil

4,310 posts

173 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Just ignore them, pure jealousy. As long as you & your boyfriend are happy with it who cares what anyone else thinks?

B'stard Child

28,373 posts

246 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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RWD cossie wil said:
Just ignore them, pure jealousy. As long as you & your boyfriend are happy with it who cares what anyone else thinks?
I think you missed a wink off