Convince me to stick with interesting cars...

[blearyeyedboy]

Hi all,

Some teenage twunts just chucked a lot of eggs at my car and ran off. I was driving and couldn't stop for a few seconds by which time they ran off. Shells have damaged the paint, about £150 notes worth. Chances of catching the little sts is about zero.

After serious illness earlier this year- now recovered, thank goodness- I couldn't drive for 4 months and it meant the world to get my car and my freedom back, so I lavished attention on it since.

It's not the money- annoying though it is, I can afford it- it's the fact that I can spend time and money looking after my pride and joy only for some little prick to mess it up and do what they want. I'm on the verge of jacking it in and getting 10 year old Kia Cackbox, just so I don't have to bother.

Convince me I'm not wasting my time trying to enjoy my car.

EDIT: I'm not actually going to give in and buy something rubbish. Just having a moan about how a thoughtless yob can cause damage and get away with it more often than not.

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Sunday 23 January 19:17

[kambites]

Learn to enjoy the car in ways other than looking at it, then you wont care if the paint is a bit scratched.

[blearyeyedboy]

It's not the appearance. Well, a small bit is... but I prefer to be in my car enjoying it than being on the outside looking at it... it's just the disrespect for others' pride and joy.

[lance1a]

What is it?

[hoppo4.2]

vndalisam in any form pisses me off!

i one lent my lotus to my dad and when it came back it had a 3 ft key mark accross the bonnet so deep that i had to fill the fiberglass before repainting it. words cant describe how unspeakably angry i was. not only because i couldnt realy aford to repair it (only a 3k ish elan) but how fking dare they. if i had seen them im sure it would'nt just be them that had a criminal record.

but since then ive had plenty of interesting cars more and less expencive and ive never had a problem. as sad as it is you'll prob just have to take it on the chin.

[Jonboy_t]

It's a sad truth that appreciation of others things is not a common occurence in todays society.

It's never easy to get over the fact that other people want to destroy what you have worked hard for, simply due to jealousy in most cases, but if you can keep in the back of your mind WHY you enjoy your car, not WHAT you are enjoying, that might help?!!! Sounds strange, but remove yourself from the fact that you are putting X amount of pounds at risk every time you take it out and just simply enjoy being behind the wheel.

Here endeth my Paul McKenna moment. And relaaaaaaax!

[blearyeyedboy]

Not exactly an exotic, but it's a bit of fun- Mk 2 Octavia vRS. But it's special to me.

To be honest, just having a rant has made me feel a bit better. It pisses me off... but like you said, it's important to remember what I find special.

- B Roads.
- Demonstrating to a surprised girlfriend that it's a bit quicker than her 1.4 Golf. (Safely and legally, promise!)
- Getting the keys back after 4 months of surgery/chemotherapy... and being able to go play.
- Having some "non-car" people compliment my nice looking BMW/Alfa. Yes, I was shocked at that too and laughed my socks
off!
- Showing people stuck in the 70's that Skoda build a decent car.

Thanks for listening to me rant, folks. I appreciate it.

[Switch`]

blearyeyedboy said:

Hi all,

Some teenage twunts just chucked a lot of eggs at my car and ran off. I was driving and couldn't stop for a few seconds by which time they ran off. Shells have damaged the paint, about £150 notes worth. Chances of catching the little sts is about zero.

After serious illness earlier this year- now recovered, thank goodness- I couldn't drive for 4 months and it meant the world to get my car and my freedom back, so I lavished attention on it since.

It's not the money- annoying though it is, I can afford it- it's the fact that I can spend time and money looking after my pride and joy only for some little prick to mess it up and do what they want. I'm on the verge of jacking it in and getting 10 year old Kia Cackbox, just so I don't have to bother.

Convince me I'm not wasting my time trying to enjoy my car.

In reality if you need convincing then maybe you shouldn't stick with it... Surely its all about the drive... and if you're not into it enough to put up with slight abuse...

The abuse for having a "nice" car is society's problem. There's nothing you can do about that in reality. Apart from maybe go for the "sleeper" look.


A well kept interesting car will attract more attention than a grubby white vRS...
If you lavish attention on your car and make it look good. Someone will take issue with YOU taking pride in your car.
See random Key'ing of Bimmers.


Hate to say it. But a Grubby fezza will get more "respect" from the great unwashed than a Gleaming Mirror shine one.


edit: I don't mean to say that the £150 notes is slight. But in reality its not as bad as it could be....
I am NOT saying what they did was ok AT ALL and should not be tolerated ever.

Edited by Switch` on Friday 21st January 18:25

[blearyeyedboy]

Switch said:

edit: I don't mean to say that the £150 notes is slight. But in reality its not as bad as it could be....
I am NOT saying what they did was ok AT ALL and should not be tolerated ever.

Edited by Switch` on Friday 21st January 18:24

It's OK Switch, I know what you meant. No offence taken, and it's not like someone's torched it. It's just not a nice thing... I've calmed down a bit since my first post. It's just been a stty thing to happen. Given time, I'll suck it up.

Of course I'd like the police to find the toerags and electrocute their testicles... but I'd also rather they spent time catching rapists and murderers than searching for kids who chuck eggs at cars. Putting things into perspective... I've had way worse days than this.

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Friday 21st January 18:37

[Switch`]

blearyeyedboy said:

It's OK Switch, I know what you meant. No offence taken, and it's not like someone's torched it. It's just not a nice thing... I've calmed down a bit since my first post. It's just been a stty thing to happen. Given time, I'll suck it up.

Of course I'd like the police to find the toerags and electrocute their testicles... but I'd also rather they spent time catching rapists and murderers than searching for kids who chuck eggs at cars. Putting things into perspective... I've had way worse days than this.

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Friday 21st January 18:37

Thanks for getting it. Just had a slightly misunderstood post recently...

The next question surely is, what question is it?

[blearyeyedboy]

Switch said:

The next question surely is, what question is it?

Eh? Sorry fella, not understanding you at all with that one. What question is what?

[Switch`]

HAHAHA!
That's what I get for rewording something that looked wrong and leaving bits in the wrong place...

The next question surely is, what car is it?

Edit: As this is Pistonheads afterall... not Detailing World....

Edited by Switch` on Friday 21st January 18:57

[blearyeyedboy]

Switch said:

The next question surely is, what car is it?

Ah, I see. Already answered, fella.

blearyeyedboy said:

Not exactly an exotic, but it's a bit of fun- Mk 2 Octavia vRS. But it's special to me.

[Monkeylegend]

[quote=Switch`]HAHAHA!
That's what I get for rewording something that looked wrong and leaving bits in the wrong place...

The next question surely is, what car is it?
[/quote]

Keep up at the back

[blearyeyedboy]

RebeccaRJNet said:

You will continue to drive nice cars, they won't - you win.

Cheers, nice thought.

And off topic... (but it is my topic! ): *Lovely* Pagoda on your website! Bit out of my reach (for now! ) but I hope that goes to someone deserving.

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Friday 21st January 19:42

[DannyVTS]

Man the fk up?

[blearyeyedboy]

DannyVTS said:

Man the fk up?

You smell of internet troll. This is the only reply you're getting. Have a pleasant evening.

[blearyeyedboy]

RebeccaRJNet said:

Oh thanks it went today it is so stunning!!! You just can't help but stare at it.

Rebecca, you've talked me out of wanting a Korean Crapbox! Thanks!

Edited to read Korean, not Koran... Oops!

Edited by blearyeyedboy on Friday 21st January 19:55

[B3njamin]

Look at that posh git in his rumpy-pumpy, fancy, Skoda Fabia? How dare he flaunt his wealth at us, follow me Tyrone, we shall make a mischief of his interesting car! What-ho!

Somehow I'm not sure the thinking went quite like that. I suspect any prior thinking went allong the lines of "We've got some skanky eggs, let's go pelt a car with them - Oh look, there's one, get it!"

A Skoda Fabia is now an 'interesting' car? Oh yes, a FWD hatchback with a fairly neutral design; that must scrape the very lofty heights of whatever one now-a-days considers interesting.

[LuS1fer]

Sounds like just a random target. Find a car they respect - never have any problems with the Mustang.

I must confess I did once have a Corvette that was egged but that was because I tried to drive along the road the little vermin were standing in as though it was my right of way (heaven forbid) so I pretty much deserved it. Those eggshells are surprising sharp aren't they? Certainly added to the patina of the already characterful pain on it.


Actually i remember someone slinging a bottle at me in it too so buy a Mustang!

Edited by LuS1fer on Friday 21st January 20:15