Now don't get me wrong. I value and enjoy a nicely built car with amazing power...no matter how many times it has been done. To me, it's the attitude and position behind it that counts. You get to act like a badass when you are one of the first....
Other than that, you have a nice car...not an innovative car.
Originally Posted by Tracy
being the first is great and all... but credit is still due to those shops or enthusiasts when they build a car and it runs like a champ. i don't think it matters if they were the first or the last if they built a competent vehicle. some shops will never get it right so for those who do, why not floss it? thats what draws in more business.... now if they built it, it worked, and then they thought they were a god amongst men, then i could see your point. regardless of their attitude, i respect a car if its built well.
trust me, its the attitude you described that is the problem. they absolutely believe they are untouchable.
Who knows?
I guess you may have overlooked the part where I said if it takes you 6 years to build the same car....it's not innovative. It may be a nice car that is finally finished and up to par, but it's not s cool if you blew it up 50 times in 6 years to get there....That is where my rant comes from. My message may have gotten lost by me not trying to piss of the "little" guys (by that I mean the not shop guys. not in a bad way) I respect people who do a good job on their own cars and understand the time and money restraints on personal cars. It's where Dan got his start.
I do appreciate a nice car, built well that lasts and runs like a champ and I do think that they deserve respect and props and floss all you want. I do not however respect it when it is something that took a very long time to get right....especially when it has been done to death. At that point there is no excuse. And I am trying to limit it to "shop cars" because shops build their own car from beginning to end, presumably. There is no control point when it comes to a customer car. The car may have been to 50 shops by the time it crosses their path. Some things you have no control over. BUT you have total control of your own build as a shop.
That being said, it still kind of irks me when a big headed, long time scener (is that a word?) does the same thing. You know, someone who doesn't have a shop, but might as well since they think they know it all (that prolly didn't come out right, but oh well).
I hope I made myself more clear. This isn't even a recent thing. I am just reflecting and getting in trouble in my boredom.
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