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  1. 03-30-2008, 01:13 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio
    When a person is into the whole car show thing.... they will get critisized..... I mean, thats what a judge does.... So you , as a show car person, must be able to learn how to take constructive critisicism.

    Prime example : yesterday I was talking with Yousef who used to work at a tire shop for a long time.. meaning he knows tires RIGHT? ok

    He gave me some advice on some good tires for my VETTE..... I read up on them on some vette forums... and he was right...

    And Yousef doesnt even own a VEtte.


    Some people just need to relax a bit ..
    There's a difference in constructive criticism and throwing your ideas on someone, whether or not you're right or wrong.

    What's the point of someone having a winning show car if they don't like it? IMO I'd rather have a show car that may not win all the time but makes me smile everytime I see it.

    And besides, if they don't take your advice, what do you care? You haven't lost anything.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cgEvan
    There's a difference in constructive criticism and throwing your ideas on someone, whether or not you're right or wrong.

    What's the point of someone having a winning show car if they don't like it? IMO I'd rather have a show car that may not win all the time but makes me smile everytime I see it.

    And besides, if they don't take your advice, what do you care? You haven't lost anything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hondachik
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    Is this really how people feel though, or is this the way people who can't afford to modify their cars rationalize where they are?

    I mean words are free, so I'm building an S14.5 with a RB30, pushing around 40 pounds of boost.

    If you don't have the money to mess around with your automobiles, then don't. You have to pay to play. When you are rocking cheap parts that will never fit right or be painted, you saying "it makes me happy" may help you sleep at night, but no one is going to think better of you because of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hondachik
    I could careless about how I look to others. I think my car has came a long way from how it did after my wreck, therefore right now it does make me happier. My parts will be painted, and soon, and all do fit. Behind each car, there is a story. I don't have the time to explain in this thread, but considering I'm rebuilding my "totaled" car out of my pocket, and paying everyday bills, as well as taking care of a 2 year old....so right now, its making me happy.
    If you really didn't care about how you looked to others you would have just driven a wrecked piece of **** and saved money.
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    Quote Originally Posted by R3RUN
    If you really didn't care about how you looked to others you would have just driven a wrecked piece of **** and saved money.
    I said to others, didn't say about how it looked to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hondachik
    Behind each car, there is a story.
    I agree. And everyone has bills. That's fine, as long as you know that doesn't mean your car isn't rice. Good reasons will get leniency from some people, but never a free pass. And those aren't even necessarily good reasons.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hondachik
    I'm not looking for a free pass. I agree it is rice. But, thats something I deal with and drive on a daily basis. Dont' see why it matters to someone else. To each their own, and this just happens to be mine.
    It matters to other people because you are (self-admittedly) working against everything we like. Knowing it's rice and saying it doesn't mean it's okay either. If you were just out on your own, it wouldn't be so bad. But because you represent something we are involved in, when people see your car it gives us all a bad name.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MongolPup
    It matters to other people because you are (self-admittedly) working against everything we like. Knowing it's rice and saying it doesn't mean it's okay either. If you were just out on your own, it wouldn't be so bad. But because you represent something we are involved in, when people see your car it gives us all a bad name.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hondachik
    There is no point in me having a "show car" and it doesn't run.
    Not true. I guarantee most of the cars that win the biggest shows hardly ever drive anywhere.
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    Quote Originally Posted by R3RUN
    Not true. I guarantee most of the cars that win the biggest shows hardly ever drive anywhere.
    They're called trailer queens. Alpine's EP3 is still on it's original tank of gas.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MongolPup
    They're called trailer queens. Alpine's EP3 is still on it's original tank of gas.
    Well thats because it has a subwoofer for a steering wheel I think. lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cgEvan
    There's a difference in constructive criticism and throwing your ideas on someone, whether or not you're right or wrong.

    What's the point of someone having a winning show car if they don't like it? IMO I'd rather have a show car that may not win all the time but makes me smile everytime I see it.

    And besides, if they don't take your advice, what do you care? You haven't lost anything.

    Sorry to bust your bubble.. more then likely then.. you will never have a winning show car...

    The show car industry is a business young buck....

    You have to do **** you dont like sometimes in order to be competetive " Or keep Up"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio
    Sorry to bust your bubble.. more then likely then.. you will never have a winning show car...

    The show car industry is a business young buck....

    You have to do **** you dont like sometimes in order to be competetive " Or keep Up"
    Personally, I don't want a "show car" I want a GSR slammed with a built motor, top mount setup, and a decent system. Nothing showy. It's just not me, but I can respect other peoples ideas and dreams.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cgEvan
    Personally, I don't want a "show car" I want a GSR slammed with a built motor, top mount setup, and a decent system. Nothing showy. It's just not me, but I can respect other peoples ideas and dreams.

    Then get the **** out of this thread.

    The tittle doesnt say... ALL FUTURE GSR DRIVERS COME IN HERE.....

    BTW, I dont respect your idea of a built GSR with Top Mount setup... so take your dream and go lay next to luther king as far as I care...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio
    Then get the **** out of this thread.

    The tittle doesnt say... ALL FUTURE GSR DRIVERS COME IN HERE.....

    BTW, I dont respect your idea of a built GSR with Top Mount setup... so take your dream and go lay next to luther king as far as I care...
    The title also doesn't say "all future GSR drivers do NOT enter"






    And I'm done, time to look through the classifieds again...
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