The gawk factor
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Crikey, don't people gawk at the car when they see it? :)
What do you say 'cos many people know it looks like a muscle car but have never heard of it...except those that watch Top Gear :D
On my way to Bishops Stortford yesterday I stopped at the services and a forrin (Italian I think) lad came over and was beside himself with joy at it!! :D
I had no idea what half of what he was saying was but he seemed delighted.
Then today I filled up at Tescos and there were 2 tills open to pay at.
The one not serving me said;
"Gissa go mister" (he actually said that :D)
"Saw them on Top Gear and they are bootiful"
I'm wondering how long before I start with the sarcastic replies - hope I don't but...
What other questions am I likely to encounter?
What do you say 'cos many people know it looks like a muscle car but have never heard of it...except those that watch Top Gear :D
On my way to Bishops Stortford yesterday I stopped at the services and a forrin (Italian I think) lad came over and was beside himself with joy at it!! :D
I had no idea what half of what he was saying was but he seemed delighted.
Then today I filled up at Tescos and there were 2 tills open to pay at.
The one not serving me said;
"Gissa go mister" (he actually said that :D)
"Saw them on Top Gear and they are bootiful"
I'm wondering how long before I start with the sarcastic replies - hope I don't but...
What other questions am I likely to encounter?
Nice one Nige, good fun aint it!
I get bikers giving me the nod of respect and coming over in fuel stations asking me how it goes... never had that before from the bikers!
All the time people stair & point, especially with a blip of the throttle.... I love it, keep seeing people mouth 'Monaro'.. i love being so vain! The best bit.... boy racers no longer pull up next to me a lights.. even if theres a space.... they all pull in behind.. so funny!
The only downside, it gets so much attention i need to keep it clean 24-7 which is diffcult as i commute to Buxton in it daily!
In general though over the months ive had her the attention is massive & i love it!
Mike
>> Edited by mcd on Monday 19th September 17:54
The best one I encountered was in Maidstone.
I was filling up & my mate was in the passengers seat of the Monaro, when a Guy walked out of the petrol station & staired @ the car as he walked across the forecourt back to a white metro.
He stopped & walked up to the front of the car had a look & walked back to the metro.
Then again he walked over & lent into the car & said to my mate "G@day is this a Monaro ?" He was from the land down under
"Yup" replies my mate & they talk for a minute.
The Guy looks @ the steering wheel & says "Its badged a BL**DY Vauxhall !!!"
With that he gives me the most disgusted look I've ever seen walks back to his metro & drives off.....
That I found that so funny
>> Edited by rob_78 on Monday 19th September 19:31
I was filling up & my mate was in the passengers seat of the Monaro, when a Guy walked out of the petrol station & staired @ the car as he walked across the forecourt back to a white metro.
He stopped & walked up to the front of the car had a look & walked back to the metro.
Then again he walked over & lent into the car & said to my mate "G@day is this a Monaro ?" He was from the land down under
"Yup" replies my mate & they talk for a minute.
The Guy looks @ the steering wheel & says "Its badged a BL**DY Vauxhall !!!"
With that he gives me the most disgusted look I've ever seen walks back to his metro & drives off.....
That I found that so funny
>> Edited by rob_78 on Monday 19th September 19:31
I find this type of thing hilarious.
I've told one or two fellow M3 owners that I am letting go of the German in my life and settling for a real sheila. Hasnt gone down at all well.
Had my old man and the in-laws around last night and showed them what I was buying, they loved it. F-I-L said "better than that crap you got on ya driveway" and I whole heartedly agreed!
Monar ois so much more fun and so much more exciting to drive than the M3, cant wait for it to arrive!
I've told one or two fellow M3 owners that I am letting go of the German in my life and settling for a real sheila. Hasnt gone down at all well.
Had my old man and the in-laws around last night and showed them what I was buying, they loved it. F-I-L said "better than that crap you got on ya driveway" and I whole heartedly agreed!
Monar ois so much more fun and so much more exciting to drive than the M3, cant wait for it to arrive!
Thinking of starting my own massage business at the end of my road, so many people walk past the drive and crane their necks round to have a good look and try to figure out what the clubbie is, I could make a fortune!! It really is quite comical sometimes. It is getting that im afraid to clean it cos I just get loads of people stop to ask me about it. Think there is a general awareness of Monaros now but no-one knows what the Commadores are!!
Mike
Mike
It,s very very normal matey...
Every time you park and/or return to the car (and i do mean *every* time), there will somebody taking a good look.
Did you see the two guys jump out in front of us as we turned into the carshow? Camera's in hand...
The best one I ever had was the numpty 19Yo who blew the living bejeezus out of his Escort Turbo just trying to get a close look! We were crusing back down the A10 from the brother in laws place at a steady, quiet, calm 2000RPM, overtook the aforesaid Ford, and continued on our way. Anyway after a couple miles I saw the lights closing fairly quickly. Not for long though, for as soon as he got within gawping range there was an enormous yellow flash from behind his car followed but a HOOOOOGE cloud of blue smoke!....
Whoops!
Every time you park and/or return to the car (and i do mean *every* time), there will somebody taking a good look.
Did you see the two guys jump out in front of us as we turned into the carshow? Camera's in hand...
The best one I ever had was the numpty 19Yo who blew the living bejeezus out of his Escort Turbo just trying to get a close look! We were crusing back down the A10 from the brother in laws place at a steady, quiet, calm 2000RPM, overtook the aforesaid Ford, and continued on our way. Anyway after a couple miles I saw the lights closing fairly quickly. Not for long though, for as soon as he got within gawping range there was an enormous yellow flash from behind his car followed but a HOOOOOGE cloud of blue smoke!....
Whoops!
I also remember my trip to Tatton Park American car show...
I parked near the entrance, i notcied that sat near my car was a couple having a picnic so let on politely. I then went into the show for about 3 hours, when i got back they where still sat there..
"excuse me, whats so special about your car?" they asked? Not wanting to brag i was like "not alot why?"
"well, theres been crowds looking at it all day and there must have been over 50 photos or more taken... you could have made a fortune son!"
And then when i started it up to leave... another massive crowd! mint!
Mike
I keep p/copies of an Autocar article on my car in the glovebox & hand these out when I can't be bothered to go into the whole HSV/TWR, Holden & GM deal.
It's rare that I can visit a petrol station or park in a public place without a query.
Had some amazing reactions from Aussies, including one bloke getting down on his knees & worshipping the car in the centre of Bath.
With the press that the Monaro has had, more people now guess that it's a Holden, but Vauxhall is still a common guess.
5 years ago it was hysterical, even had one bloke give me abuse for being so sad as to "do that to an Omega". LOL.
It's rare that I can visit a petrol station or park in a public place without a query.
Had some amazing reactions from Aussies, including one bloke getting down on his knees & worshipping the car in the centre of Bath.
With the press that the Monaro has had, more people now guess that it's a Holden, but Vauxhall is still a common guess.
5 years ago it was hysterical, even had one bloke give me abuse for being so sad as to "do that to an Omega". LOL.
moosepig said:
damoace said:
enormous yellow flash from behind his car followed but a HOOOOOGE cloud of blue smoke!....
Well, on Saturday afternoon, on a very quiet road. I was poodling along and alongside me pulled up this Nova, not much to look at but the sound it was giving out was an indication that this was no 1.2 to piss all over. So without warning the two guys in the Nova floor it and disappear very very quickly indeed. When I say I was poodling along I was already doing 70. I caught up with the Nova at 85 and he pulled in to the left and as my roof was down he exchanged some pleasantries about the M3 and said I will race you to the next roundabout, about 6 miles ahead. So let him carry on.
Bad move.
He floored it and was history in a few seconds, nobody else was on this road so I floored it as well and tried to get up along side of him, no chance, he floored it again and the Nova was gone.
I had to laugh my arse off, cos the guy was all but 19ish and whatever was under the bonnet of that Nova, credit where credit was due. We hit the roundabout and half mile up the road were the lights. Lights changed and once again we went for it, then he just pissed all over me, he was gone. Bout two miles up ahead there he was in the left hand lane, tooted his cap and blasted away again. Phenominal car......lots of balls from the young lad who was driving.
Caught up with him at lights and gestured into the petrol station for a chat. You would never believe what was under that bonnet, nitrous the lot.....and my god did that thing fly.
If ya reading this dude, that is one helluva car and certainly gave me a run for the money, but every penny of fuel that was pissing through those injectors was worth it for the adrenaline alone.........Good on ya!!
>> Edited by mose on Wednesday 21st September 23:31
You do get lots of gawking, I get more in the HSV than I did in the yellow TVR, I have people coming upto me in the street and saying great looking car and walking away.
At a car show in High Wycombe the car was parked in normal car park and there was a young lad with a camera running round taking pictures, I was about to see if he wanted to see the engine but he ran off before I could ask him.
Malc
At a car show in High Wycombe the car was parked in normal car park and there was a young lad with a camera running round taking pictures, I was about to see if he wanted to see the engine but he ran off before I could ask him.
Malc
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