[Shotimes] driving pet peeves

[av8r567@optonline.net]

When I had my '86 CJ-7 back in the late 80s/90s I would get the "Jeep wave" from EVERY CJ driver I passed.

It was kind of hit or miss when the square-headlight XJ Wranglers drivers hit the road - some people would wave, others didn't have a clue.  The "slightly" better riding & more "car-like" interior (i.e. padded dashboard and contoured intrument panel) appealed to a broader range of car buyers.

When the coil-sprung TJs appeared in the late 90s with their vastly improved ride and super car-like interior  - it attracted an entirely different kind of car buyer.  Needless to say, I NEVER got a wave from any of those drivers.



----- Original Message -----
From: Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net>
Date: Friday, May 12, 2006 10:23 am
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] driving pet peeves

> 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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