To the OP this is nothing new. Since the car "scene" took off with the youth in the 1950s and 60s, some people hate the car buffs and scene and it is 2006 and people still do.

Some people contribute positively and others have not. In the car scene the negative always gets the publicity, thus people hate it.

The fact might be u dont drive ur 240 crazily but many others do, thus the perception is ur an idiot. The 240 went from kinda an underground enthusiast car to what Rich said, a civic. To me, the perception and image of a 240 owner has gotten worse as its popularity has grown. Thus the weird looks and smirks u get.

But dont worry, it really doesnt matter what u drive people will "hate" and u have 2 deal with it. Rich and I are Lexus driving yuppies, u have ur BMW pricks and ur Mustang mullet drivers. U have suburban SUV driving soccor moms and mid life crisis Corvette owners. All stereotypes, all "perception".

People will always have some shit to say......

ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERNET (Rich and QD got me lmao)