Josh does some thinking. Maybe the rich guy aren't so bad

tireburner163 · 03-24-2002, 11:59 PM

Maybe the rich guys aren't so bad. You know the ones that show up in a 94 Z-28 that he just got back from the engine builder, that's now a 383 with a blower and N20. Well I used to really hate those guys. But I've come to realize I'm, or rather was, just jellous. I guess because he had the money to do that and I didn't. But I've begin to realize that my tools are Craftmans, his is a Visa. We're both still car entusiests(sp?) and we both apeciate speed(he just get to apeciate it a more

).

BUT, I still hate with a passion the kids that get a brand new SS from mommy and daddy, smash it up a month later, then get a WS-6, then smash it up,.....and the cycle continues. I also hate the people who NEVER take care of nice cars. I also deeply hate the people who feel it nessicary to make fun of me because I can not afford a brand new SS, GT, or WS-6(or a new anything for that matter). I already know this, I don't see the need to reinform me of it.(one guy got a black eye for "reinforming" me repeatly)

Later
Josh, aka the tireburner

1BAD89 · 03-25-2002, 12:04 AM

Just wait until you get your V8, then you'll show em all what's up.

Crazy Horse GT · 03-25-2002, 12:44 AM

hey josh which v-8 you want me to ck on ,hurry i gotta go i'm at work & dont wanna get busted,hehe

1BAD89 · 03-25-2002, 12:49 AM

Hey marty find me some motors.

Crazy Horse GT · 03-25-2002, 01:10 AM

1bad89,they are all ford engine's but i may can find chevy stuff ,wadda you need?

1BAD89 · 03-25-2002, 01:13 AM

I like Ford engines too! I'm thinking something like a 460 to put in a cobra replica. By the way, what the heck are you doing up so late!?!?

Crazy Horse GT · 03-25-2002, 01:16 AM

the guy's cuz has a 429 4v out of an early t-bird ,i will ask in the morning ,i gotta go i'm at work ,dont wanna get busted,i'll answer in the morning ,l8ter

Mr 5 0 · 03-25-2002, 11:14 AM

'Rich Guys' are just like 'Poor Guys' in dedication to their cars and performance, as you noted - they just have a lot more money.

I had a friend who actually sold a rental condo he owned and poured $25,000. into his Camaro to make it competetive for road racing at Lime Rock. That's dedication.

Most wealthy posers don't race. The classic 'middle-aged dentist in a new Corvette' isn't going to challenge you at a light in his $45,000. manhood-extender. It's the 'rich guys' who simply love cars and speed that I admire for having the cash, the interest and the know-how to pour big money into building up a factory-stock car into a screamer. Spoiled-brat schoolboys with parents that have more money than brains are not part of that group, of course.

Jealous? You bet, but that jealousy is mixed with admiration, in most cases.

silver_pilate · 03-25-2002, 01:34 PM

tireburner163,

You're right, of course. In my post about the 383, my main miff was with the builder, not the owner.

Like you, it chaps me a bit when the little rich kid gets the car from his mommy or daddy only to trash it out and not take care of it. Don't get me wrong. My parents helped me out on my vehicles. Mostly because I didn't have sufficient dough at the time. However, I paid them back. I worked, and I took money from every paycheck and gave it to them. I can say that my Mustang is mine. My parents loaned me some extra cash to get it, but it's all been paid back. If there is no work involved in your vehicle, it's much easier to take it for granted. I've put blood sweat and tears into my Mustang, and therefore I take care of it.

Heck, I don't mind people who have money owning nice cars. I wish I was rich. I would have one damned fast Mustang. And if you've got the money, I think it's fine to have a professional do the job right. I just don't take it well when they try to lord it over me and look down there nose at what I've worked hard to accomplish. To each his own. If you want to put stickers all over your car or add a huge wing, go for it. But if you tell me it's fast, it had better be. If you want to send your car to someone to do all of the work, go for it. But if you tell me that it's going to wipe me in the dust simply because you've put $20,000 into it, I hope you know what you're talking about. Money doesn't make speed. Know how makes speed. And if you've got a boosted juiced 383, I don't care how much money you've got into it, it won't got anywhere without tires.

If I race, and I lose, props go to the guy who beat me. I could make all sorts of excuses, but I don't. It comes down to he won, I lost. So it kinda chaps me when a guy loses a race and starts making excuses. Sure the engine may be freight train strong, but it's nothing without the rest of the car to go with it.

--nathan

joe4speed · 03-25-2002, 01:40 PM

I agree with ya man... Sometimes (well all the time) I wish I had more money to do just what I wanted, but I love my car the same. I probably love it more than the rich guy who paid someone else to do the work for them!

03-24-2002, 11:59 PM	#1
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Josh does some thinking. Maybe the rich guy aren't so bad Maybe the rich guys aren't so bad. You know the ones that show up in a 94 Z-28 that he just got back from the engine builder, that's now a 383 with a blower and N20. Well I used to really hate those guys. But I've come to realize I'm, or rather was, just jellous. I guess because he had the money to do that and I didn't. But I've begin to realize that my tools are Craftmans, his is a Visa. We're both still car entusiests(sp?) and we both apeciate speed(he just get to apeciate it a more). BUT, I still hate with a passion the kids that get a brand new SS from mommy and daddy, smash it up a month later, then get a WS-6, then smash it up,.....and the cycle continues. I also hate the people who NEVER take care of nice cars. I also deeply hate the people who feel it nessicary to make fun of me because I can not afford a brand new SS, GT, or WS-6(or a new anything for that matter). I already know this, I don't see the need to reinform me of it.(one guy got a black eye for "reinforming" me repeatly) Later Josh, aka the tireburner __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

03-25-2002, 12:44 AM	#3
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	hey josh which v-8 you want me to ck on ,hurry i gotta go i'm at work & dont wanna get busted,hehe __________________ 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

03-25-2002, 01:10 AM	#5
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	1bad89,they are all ford engine's but i may can find chevy stuff ,wadda you need? __________________ 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

03-25-2002, 01:16 AM	#7
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	the guy's cuz has a 429 4v out of an early t-bird ,i will ask in the morning ,i gotta go i'm at work ,dont wanna get busted,i'll answer in the morning ,l8ter __________________ 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

03-25-2002, 11:14 AM	#8
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Rich vs Poor 'Rich Guys' are just like 'Poor Guys' in dedication to their cars and performance, as you noted - they just have a lot more money. I had a friend who actually sold a rental condo he owned and poured $25,000. into his Camaro to make it competetive for road racing at Lime Rock. That's dedication. Most wealthy posers don't race. The classic 'middle-aged dentist in a new Corvette' isn't going to challenge you at a light in his $45,000. manhood-extender. It's the 'rich guys' who simply love cars and speed that I admire for having the cash, the interest and the know-how to pour big money into building up a factory-stock car into a screamer. Spoiled-brat schoolboys with parents that have more money than brains are not part of that group, of course. Jealous? You bet, but that jealousy is mixed with admiration, in most cases.

03-25-2002, 12:04 AM	#2
1BAD89 Tubbed and Juiced Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,861	Just wait until you get your V8, then you'll show em all what's up.

03-25-2002, 12:49 AM	#4
1BAD89 Tubbed and Juiced Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,861	Hey marty find me some motors.

03-25-2002, 01:13 AM	#6
1BAD89 Tubbed and Juiced Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,861	I like Ford engines too! I'm thinking something like a 460 to put in a cobra replica. By the way, what the heck are you doing up so late!?!?

03-25-2002, 01:34 PM	#9
silver_pilate DURKA DURKA!! Join Date: Sep 1997 Location: Lubbock, TX...(TX panhandle) Posts: 1,418	tireburner163, You're right, of course. In my post about the 383, my main miff was with the builder, not the owner. Like you, it chaps me a bit when the little rich kid gets the car from his mommy or daddy only to trash it out and not take care of it. Don't get me wrong. My parents helped me out on my vehicles. Mostly because I didn't have sufficient dough at the time. However, I paid them back. I worked, and I took money from every paycheck and gave it to them. I can say that my Mustang is mine. My parents loaned me some extra cash to get it, but it's all been paid back. If there is no work involved in your vehicle, it's much easier to take it for granted. I've put blood sweat and tears into my Mustang, and therefore I take care of it. Heck, I don't mind people who have money owning nice cars. I wish I was rich. I would have one damned fast Mustang. And if you've got the money, I think it's fine to have a professional do the job right. I just don't take it well when they try to lord it over me and look down there nose at what I've worked hard to accomplish. To each his own. If you want to put stickers all over your car or add a huge wing, go for it. But if you tell me it's fast, it had better be. If you want to send your car to someone to do all of the work, go for it. But if you tell me that it's going to wipe me in the dust simply because you've put $20,000 into it, I hope you know what you're talking about. Money doesn't make speed. Know how makes speed. And if you've got a boosted juiced 383, I don't care how much money you've got into it, it won't got anywhere without tires. If I race, and I lose, props go to the guy who beat me. I could make all sorts of excuses, but I don't. It comes down to he won, I lost. So it kinda chaps me when a guy loses a race and starts making excuses. Sure the engine may be freight train strong, but it's nothing without the rest of the car to go with it. --nathan __________________ '91 GT, Coast 347, 9.5:1 compression, full intake, Wolverine 1087 cam, exhaust, Keith Craft ported Windsor Jr. Irons (235 cfm intake, 195 cfm exhaust), AOD, PI 3500 converter, Lentech valve body, 3.73's (4.10's in the works), and Yokohama ES100's out back. Daily Car: '04 Infiniti G35 Sedan 6MT

03-25-2002, 01:40 PM	#10
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	I agree with ya man... Sometimes (well all the time) I wish I had more money to do just what I wanted, but I love my car the same. I probably love it more than the rich guy who paid someone else to do the work for them! __________________ *Joe!* 1988 GT, 13.58@101mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com

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