Anyone get ragged on at work for driving a Ford?

Crazy Horse GT · 03-08-2002, 01:32 AM

There are 2 guys at work who make it their 'daily job' to rag on my Mustang, or my old F-150.

I get so tired of hearing it! They want to race my stock GT with built out the a-- 454 Camaros. I try to ignore them but they just keep it up, day after day.

btw they never seem to drive their pos Camaros to work. They tell me they're still building them. Hum, hahaha, it's just nerve racking.

Just wondering.

Fox Body · 03-08-2002, 01:46 AM

I do. they think imports are the best

b/c they, for example, had bad experiences with old dodges. So they base there entire way of thinking from that experience. But they're pretty cool guys. Mostly jokes though. I don't get tired of or angry them cause I know they're just joking and furthermore, I am secure in what I drive.

WADS56 · 03-08-2002, 02:10 AM

I get it all the time to. All the guys here drive 1st gen camaros, and chevelle's. They always say how fords break down and how they cost more to build then a chevy.
These are old timers though (late 40's to late 50's) and they always talk about big blocks and 700r4's and how they rule the road.
It's kind of funney because whin I see them on cruise nights they never wan't to line them up against my sbf. I even envite them to the track and they don't come. One of these day's I'll catch them at a stoplight.

Crazy Horse GT · 03-08-2002, 02:29 AM

it's just annoying there are some cool gm guy's at work but these 2 are total bone head's i try to ignore them but it's almost impossible, they dont like it when i ask,where is that b.a. camaro ya'll have been building for 3 year's, i offer to go pee on it to help them rust out before they ever fire the engine,haha

PKRWUD · 03-08-2002, 08:57 AM

No Marty, I don't. Of course that may be due to the fact that it's my Ford that I roll up to the jobsite in when arriving to fix their broken vehicle (as far as general repair goes, I repair more imports than anything else. They break down all the time).

Take care,
-Chris

mustangdani55 · 03-08-2002, 09:54 AM

Yeah, I do know how you feel. I get ragged on , on a daily basis for drivin a pos chevy....

BTW, I am one of those in the category of your chevy buds at work. I always rag on Fords. Well I used to, till I got my racecar!!!!!!!

95mustanggt · 03-08-2002, 10:14 AM

There is only on Camero here and one 3000GT, but about 6 mustangs, so I'm in the majority

86GT · 03-08-2002, 11:32 AM

I get ragged on, but I guess I have it coming since I work for GM. Its okay tho, because they guys in my area know that the 5.0 mustangs are quick and after I tell them what's done to mine, they never bother me too much about it. All I usually hear is how Fords rust... since my car is in desparate need of a body job.

kiku2sleep · 03-08-2002, 11:40 AM

Not usually, but when people talk trash I will usually tell them if they want to race I will go get my lil 4-banger import and race them for money.

tireburner163 · 03-08-2002, 12:03 PM

Yea, I get it ALL the time. Just usually say "I think the mustang will beat the slowmaro, cause....ummmm...let me see...why was that?.....Oh yea!!!.....THEY DON'T MAKE THE CAMARO ANYMORE

lata
Josh, aka the tireburner

Mercury · 03-08-2002, 01:07 PM

A few use to rag on me. There are a few guys at work who race, dirt track. There all Chevy guys.

One of the other managers has a LS-1 Camaro (the guy who had the 2000 Z28, then the 98 Cobra, and now the 99LS-1.) and he use to talk mad trash.

I beat him in Z28. I beat his 98 Cobra several times, and now he just talks trash but wont line them up again. Hmmmmm..Now the guys at work dont talk trash about the Mustangs. Now they talk trash about the other manager.

I've challenged him infront of like everyone, only for him to chicken out.

joe4speed · 03-08-2002, 01:48 PM

I do too, I just tell them to put their money where their mouth is, and they never have the sack to step up, so I laugh at them!

kystang86 · 03-08-2002, 01:54 PM

there was this one guy where i used to work.
GM to the bone,always ragging me about my little pony.
waited til one day all the guys were around and asked him
"do you know why gm puts rear window defrosters on there
camaros"? so your hands stay warm while pushing that piece
of s#*t. he never said another word to me ...i was tore up he didnt.

Mr 5 0 · 03-08-2002, 01:55 PM

Anyone get ragged on at work for driving a Ford?

Nope. I just tell them my nickname is 'Mr. 5.0' and that usually does it.

Seriously, most of my co-workers drive imports, beaters or ancient, worn-out Monte Carlos and Camaros that even they hate. Everybody likes my '90 LX as it's old enough to be interesting but still a viable street-runner. No one wants to race but they all want to see me do burn-outs. Too bad.

Ty'97Cobra · 03-08-2002, 02:42 PM

One guy at the old job used to. He had a 72ish Chevelle and was always saying "found on road dead" Ford sucks, etc etc. He never did win a race with that Chevelle against the LX. Even then, he was always talking smack. Every day. Day in and dayout.

Then, one day, he said "the car I'm building will destroy your 5.0". I have heard this one before, so I said drive it in and then we will talk.

About 3 months later he showed up with a 69 fastback with a rebuilt 351. He and a group of guys were talking smack again about how slow the 5.0 was. Time to talk.
The only thing I said to him was "If you can't beat em, join em".

The look on his face was priceless.

Turns out he traded the 'running fine' Chevy for the Mustang (even though the Mustang didn't run). He had to drive his parents car while he fixed up the Stang.

1969Mach1 · 03-08-2002, 04:13 PM

My 2 good friends are always putting down Ford, but they love my stang, they just put down stuff after 1974 and Ford. There both GM fans, but one is a part ricer so I can put him down fast. I tell them both when your ready to race then just give me a call. =) One has a Cadillac, & Oldmobile and the other a Celeberity. I don't understand what they are talking about in being Anti-Ford. Either way I put them down everytime I see a Chevy dieing. lol =) And there in self denial that Ford owns Aston Martin. They just say they hate Ford Motor Company. lol But I know come summer they'll be lining at my door for a ride. lol

Let them be jealous of Ford,
§am.

69fastback · 03-08-2002, 07:10 PM

I dont really ever hear much about it. Even though i am one of the very few guys that has a ford. Alot of them think it is cool though cause they are into older cars and drag racing and stuff so they respect me for that.

89hatchbackGT · 03-08-2002, 07:36 PM

There was this one guy who used to brag about his GMC Jimmy all the time. He always refered to my car as a damn ford, so one day I asked him if he wanted to run his jimmy. OF course he made up some excuse like his timing was off or something. Then he brought something up about hooking them up. I was like what the hell is that, and he said "lets tie a chain between em and see who can pull. I was like $@## this. To this day he still wont run.

srv1 · 03-08-2002, 07:58 PM

yeah i getted ragged on cause i own 2 Fords. my 90 LX and my 89 Escort. these are the only 2 Fords that i own, and my co workers think im a total Ford guy. they bust my chops about it all the time. i owned more Toyotas than any other vehicle, but now when a Ford comes in the tell the customers, to "speak to the Ford expert over there." i was like WTF?

Pokey 5.0 · 03-09-2002, 04:36 PM

I get ragged on everyday! the guys i work with(even my boss)are all big block chevy and pontiac fans. all i ever hear about is ho "gay" my green car is, and how slow it is! i just shrug it off cuz the stuff the have cant be driven on the street an the 1 camaro that can be street wont stay runnin long enough to even be considered as a threat!

BTW did i mention i used to be a chevy guy? i used to rag on stangs all the time cuz they all looked the same.(doh!) but after going to the track for my very first time i discovered that a fox car was rather inexpensive and a helluvalot cheaper to build than an F-body. now i wouldnt give up my "green" car for anything!

03-08-2002, 01:32 AM	#1
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	Anyone get ragged on at work for driving a Ford? There are 2 guys at work who make it their 'daily job' to rag on my Mustang, or my old F-150. I get so tired of hearing it! They want to race my stock GT with built out the a-- 454 Camaros. I try to ignore them but they just keep it up, day after day. btw they never seem to drive their pos Camaros to work. They tell me they're still building them. Hum, hahaha, it's just nerve racking. Just wondering. __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

03-08-2002, 01:46 AM	#2
Fox Body Mustang Maniac Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: GA, U.S.A Posts: 2,266	I do. they think imports are the best b/c they, for example, had bad experiences with old dodges. So they base there entire way of thinking from that experience. But they're pretty cool guys. Mostly jokes though. I don't get tired of or angry them cause I know they're just joking and furthermore, I am secure in what I drive. __________________ 351W-powered 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia notchback '79 Video @ Idle Stock 5.8L under 4" cowl 'glass hood, C4 w/ Transgo shift kit, Holley 750 cfm, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake; Fluidyne Al radiator, Flexalite 175 electric fan, 1 5/8" MAC shorty headers, FRPP Al driveshaft; S&W 6-point cage; 2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters, 8.8" Rear w/ 3.55s; Weld wheels (15x6;15x8), Front: 225/60/15, Rear: 275/50/15 Nitto NT 555R Drag Radials; 14 x 4” K&N X-stream air filter. '92 GT (5-speed) Small In Car Video Stock 5.0L, 2-chamber Flowmasters, MAC CAI, Tri-Ax, Al pedals... "Red, thou art my companion. Hasten now your quickened metamorphosis to Green that I may conquer all who dare abide there beside me. May they be left thither behind burnt black." ---Fox Body

03-08-2002, 02:10 AM	#3
WADS56 gear banger Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 1,144	I get it all the time to. All the guys here drive 1st gen camaros, and chevelle's. They always say how fords break down and how they cost more to build then a chevy. These are old timers though (late 40's to late 50's) and they always talk about big blocks and 700r4's and how they rule the road. It's kind of funney because whin I see them on cruise nights they never wan't to line them up against my sbf. I even envite them to the track and they don't come. One of these day's I'll catch them at a stoplight. __________________ 79 Hatch: NA 347, Stage 2 Canfield Heads, Victor JR. Intake, Blueprinted Holley 750 HP, Solid Roller Cam, Shooting for 10's on motor 93 LX: Tremec, dual friction clutch, fms flywheel, Hedman shorties, O/R H-pipe Ricer hater's club member #49

03-08-2002, 02:29 AM	#4
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	it's just annoying there are some cool gm guy's at work but these 2 are total bone head's i try to ignore them but it's almost impossible, they dont like it when i ask,where is that b.a. camaro ya'll have been building for 3 year's, i offer to go pee on it to help them rust out before they ever fire the engine,haha __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

03-08-2002, 08:57 AM	#5
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	No Marty, I don't. Of course that may be due to the fact that it's my Ford that I roll up to the jobsite in when arriving to fix their broken vehicle (as far as general repair goes, I repair more imports than anything else. They break down all the time). Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

03-08-2002, 09:54 AM	#6
mustangdani55 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana USA Posts: 334	Yeah, I do know how you feel. I get ragged on , on a daily basis for drivin a pos chevy.... BTW, I am one of those in the category of your chevy buds at work. I always rag on Fords. Well I used to, till I got my racecar!!!!!!! __________________ It makes people wonder what you've been up to!

03-08-2002, 10:14 AM	#7
95mustanggt Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 2,875	There is only on Camero here and one 3000GT, but about 6 mustangs, so I'm in the majority __________________ 1995 Mustang GT 20016 F150 Lariat Super Crew

03-08-2002, 11:32 AM	#8
86GT Sniffed too much n20 Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Ont, Canada Posts: 1,018	I get ragged on, but I guess I have it coming since I work for GM. Its okay tho, because they guys in my area know that the 5.0 mustangs are quick and after I tell them what's done to mine, they never bother me too much about it. All I usually hear is how Fords rust... since my car is in desparate need of a body job.

03-08-2002, 11:40 AM	#9
kiku2sleep Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Gaza Strip, Southwestern Asia Posts: 77	Not usually, but when people talk trash I will usually tell them if they want to race I will go get my lil 4-banger import and race them for money. __________________ 92 LX 5.0-Green W/white top, guts, and rims. 01 gixxer 600 (team colors)

03-08-2002, 12:03 PM	#10
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Yea, I get it ALL the time. Just usually say "I think the mustang will beat the slowmaro, cause....ummmm...let me see...why was that?.....Oh yea!!!.....THEY DON'T MAKE THE CAMARO ANYMORE lata Josh, aka the tireburner __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

03-08-2002, 01:07 PM	#11
Mercury The Redneck James Bond Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 1,707	A few use to rag on me. There are a few guys at work who race, dirt track. There all Chevy guys. One of the other managers has a LS-1 Camaro (the guy who had the 2000 Z28, then the 98 Cobra, and now the 99LS-1.) and he use to talk mad trash. I beat him in Z28. I beat his 98 Cobra several times, and now he just talks trash but wont line them up again. Hmmmmm..Now the guys at work dont talk trash about the Mustangs. Now they talk trash about the other manager. I've challenged him infront of like everyone, only for him to chicken out. __________________ 64 1/2 "D" code Red Mustang Coupe. Red Baron, 2000 Perf Red Mustang GT. 5spd. Stage 2 CNC heads with Large Valves, Comp Cams (270-274 dur .550 lift), Forged Crank, DRP pistons, Manly H-beams, Pro M 87 mm Mass Air, 24lb Inj, 75mm TB, Plenum Spacer ,Long Tube Headers, Homemade H-pipe, 2 chamber Flows, 4:10's, Steeda Tri-Ax, LKW 70/30's, Eibach Drag Springs, Steeda SubFrames, Battle Boxes, Rear Girdle, Adj uppers, Alunimum Drshft, Southside Lift Bars. Project Cars, 64 1/2 6cyl coupe, 1930 Model A Nostalgia Rod.

03-08-2002, 01:48 PM	#12
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	I do too, I just tell them to put their money where their mouth is, and they never have the sack to step up, so I laugh at them! __________________ *Joe!* 1988 GT, 13.58@101mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com

03-08-2002, 01:54 PM	#13
kystang86 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: frankfort,ky Posts: 54	there was this one guy where i used to work. GM to the bone,always ragging me about my little pony. waited til one day all the guys were around and asked him "do you know why gm puts rear window defrosters on there camaros"? so your hands stay warm while pushing that piece of s#*t. he never said another word to me ...i was tore up he didnt. __________________ 86 gt 3.73's,underdrives, welds, pro-5.0 shifted, chip,autometers,flowmasters, k&n,2.5" cowl hood, new motor in the works.. 00 250 powerstroke diesel

03-08-2002, 01:55 PM	#14
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Talkin' trash Anyone get ragged on at work for driving a Ford? Nope. I just tell them my nickname is 'Mr. 5.0' and that usually does it. Seriously, most of my co-workers drive imports, beaters or ancient, worn-out Monte Carlos and Camaros that even they hate. Everybody likes my '90 LX as it's old enough to be interesting but still a viable street-runner. No one wants to race but they all want to see me do burn-outs. Too bad.

03-08-2002, 02:42 PM	#15
Ty'97Cobra Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: NC Posts: 308	One guy at the old job used to. He had a 72ish Chevelle and was always saying "found on road dead" Ford sucks, etc etc. He never did win a race with that Chevelle against the LX. Even then, he was always talking smack. Every day. Day in and dayout. Then, one day, he said "the car I'm building will destroy your 5.0". I have heard this one before, so I said drive it in and then we will talk. About 3 months later he showed up with a 69 fastback with a rebuilt 351. He and a group of guys were talking smack again about how slow the 5.0 was. Time to talk. The only thing I said to him was "If you can't beat em, join em". The look on his face was priceless. Turns out he traded the 'running fine' Chevy for the Mustang (even though the Mustang didn't run). He had to drive his parents car while he fixed up the Stang. __________________ 2003 Cobra Convertible - Dark Shadow Gray #2459 of 5082 Visit my city http://diggstown.myminicity.com/

03-08-2002, 04:13 PM	#16
1969Mach1 HEY I CAN SET A NAME NOW! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,556	My 2 good friends are always putting down Ford, but they love my stang, they just put down stuff after 1974 and Ford. There both GM fans, but one is a part ricer so I can put him down fast. I tell them both when your ready to race then just give me a call. =) One has a Cadillac, & Oldmobile and the other a Celeberity. I don't understand what they are talking about in being Anti-Ford. Either way I put them down everytime I see a Chevy dieing. lol =) And there in self denial that Ford owns Aston Martin. They just say they hate Ford Motor Company. lol But I know come summer they'll be lining at my door for a ride. lol Let them be jealous of Ford, §am. __________________ 1969 Mustang Mach 1Sold 351-4V Windsor, 4 Speed MACH 1 - Moving At The Speed Of Sound. 1979 Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace Car For Sale - Email me for Info 302-2V, 3-Speed Auto One of 2,106 made One of 405 sent to Canada. Yes those are caution lights, and No you can't pass me when there on. Ricer Hater's Club - Member #4

03-08-2002, 07:10 PM	#17
69fastback IRAQ VET Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: high desert California Posts: 1,480	I dont really ever hear much about it. Even though i am one of the very few guys that has a ford. Alot of them think it is cool though cause they are into older cars and drag racing and stuff so they respect me for that. __________________ 428 Cobra Jet SOHC 5.4 3V F-150 96 mystic cobra 91 GT

03-08-2002, 07:36 PM	#18
89hatchbackGT Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Huntsville Alabama Posts: 44	There was this one guy who used to brag about his GMC Jimmy all the time. He always refered to my car as a damn ford, so one day I asked him if he wanted to run his jimmy. OF course he made up some excuse like his timing was off or something. Then he brought something up about hooking them up. I was like what the hell is that, and he said "lets tie a chain between em and see who can pull. I was like $@## this. To this day he still wont run. __________________ Http://www.geocities.com/stang89gt2000 I like an escalator because an escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. There'd never be an escalator out of order sign, only escalator temporarily stairs-sorry for the inconvenience sign. --Mitch Hedberg

03-08-2002, 07:58 PM	#19
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	yeah i getted ragged on cause i own 2 Fords. my 90 LX and my 89 Escort. these are the only 2 Fords that i own, and my co workers think im a total Ford guy. they bust my chops about it all the time. i owned more Toyotas than any other vehicle, but now when a Ford comes in the tell the customers, to "speak to the Ford expert over there." i was like WTF? __________________ Cobra brakes are on! Finally..... ------------------------------------------------

03-09-2002, 04:36 PM	#20
Pokey 5.0 Prince the Porcelain Pimp Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Glen Ellyn, IL most NMRA races Posts: 191	I get ragged on everyday! the guys i work with(even my boss)are all big block chevy and pontiac fans. all i ever hear about is ho "gay" my green car is, and how slow it is! i just shrug it off cuz the stuff the have cant be driven on the street an the 1 camaro that can be street wont stay runnin long enough to even be considered as a threat! BTW did i mention i used to be a chevy guy? i used to rag on stangs all the time cuz they all looked the same.(doh!) but after going to the track for my very first time i discovered that a fox car was rather inexpensive and a helluvalot cheaper to build than an F-body. now i wouldnt give up my "green" car for anything! __________________ Look, its them damn house birds again! Tony NMRA P/S #5131 CMP Racing Flaming River Pakman Motorsports Belden Inc. UPR Products All Show Polishing (Rob 708-997-0226) Strange Engineering

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