[Shotimes] driving pet peeves

[Donald Mallinson]

EVERY enthusiast "vehicle" is owned mostly by non-enthusiasts.  The SHO 
owners here and elsewhere that celebrate the car as something other than 
basic transportation are a tiny % of the owner group.  Same with every 
car.  Maybe the highest percent that are true enthusiasts would be 
Porsche owners, maybe Viper owners, but even Corvette owners are mostly 
just people that like the car and couldn't care less about clubs, 
conventions or any other events surrounding the car. 

The old VW Beetle was  famous for people waving at each other, helped 
along by all those neat commercials, but still, as an old VW owner back 
in the day, MOST people gave you a blank stare or glare if they did 
anything.  Only the few that were wired as enthusiasts did the VW 
"wave".  Motorcycle owners are the same too.

Just enjoy the few SHO owners that you run across that truly get it, and 
ignore the rest.  The conventions and other SHO specific events around 
the country are where you never lack for someone that understands.

Don Mallinson

Mike Wojton wrote:

>When I bought my first SHO I used to try to talk to people I'd see in
>parking lots that had SHO's.  Most often they looked at me weird and walked
>a little faster towards wherever they were going.  Most of what I saw, in
>Toledo anyways, were Gen 2 automatics.  These were just the top of the line
>Taurus to most people.  I saw one or two around that were obviously owned by
>enthusiasts, as they had aftermarket wheels or louder exhaust on them, but
>never managed to catch them anywhere to talk.  I've seen a few nice
>ones here in York, but haven't had an opportunity to talk to anyone here
>either.
>
>
>--
>Mike Wojton
>Dover, PA
>
>   -'95 White MTX
>      '96 Brake Upgrade
>      Eibachs (front)
>      Dynomax catback
>
>"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
>
>
>
>On 5/10/06, Sean Simons <sisimons@gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>One of my peeves is when I wave to a fellow SHO driver, and they don't
>>wave
>>back, or just scowl. What gives? If they're going to drive a SHO, they
>>really should accept their responsibilities to our tightly knit community.
>>Go buy a Yugo or something.
>>
>>SHOs 4 lyfe!
>>Sean Simons and the Super Geek SHO
>>    
>>
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