What happens when you're an asshole

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Was out cruising today, harbor, strand, nice day of cars and sunshine....then this silver roadrunner crosses my path and drives by reving the engine , couple of guys about 50's years old. In the course of my cruise this clown went by me when I parked to eat a burger twice, both times reving his engine....so I fired up my ride and followed him a bit. He was driving slow then fast and braking for no reason, obviously not intending to race or prove he had **** under the hood, but liked to give **** looks and rev it up....so after following him a bit and thinking he might pull over to talk turkey, cars , something other than be a dick....I give up and turn off and go back towards sea side downtown on the 101..... 7 blocks later I'm at a light next to some brand new piece of garbage barge ricky racer who wants to dance....so when the light turns, I leave hard , halfway hook up till having peddle it and row the wheel to keep my aim......next thing I'm a the next light and seconds later the Ricky racer pulls up...this time behind me.lol...one more car goes by and then....that roadrunner rolls by and revs his motor ...again.
So.....I tag the throttle and get after him, he turns and tries to goose it and leave me...it blows smoke out the pipes and I caught him half peddle and tailed him till he turned into liquor store.parking lot.

Now I get out thinking ...hey,maybe the guy is a good dude and might talk cars....nah, he's one of those old craby assholes that thought he was first guy to own a mopar ....I get out and say "hey how ya doing? nice car"....his buddy ignores me and walks away to the store, the driver shines me on and mutters some **** about he wants 25 k for it and basically he was saying "hey I'm too good to talk to you..."
At this point I say "yeah yeah..hey grumpy , what's under the hood?"
he says..."383 60k original miles..."
to that I replied "yeah I could smell those original miles". Within a second of me finishing that line...this kid backing out of the parking space across from old dudes roadrunner, backs right into the quarter panel of it, just behind the door.....

I pause...then say "karma is a ***** isn't it you old crotchity f head?"

I then say..."that what happens when you're an asshole"
I get in my car back up and leave
These types take the fun out of being a mopar guy and give us a bad name.
B body guys have a problem with this,too many of them are like this old jacker in my story.

Why??
 
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Ha ha I would've whipped out the phone and snapped a shot of the bent up quarter panel and posted it all over moparts. That's usually where the arrogant B & E body assholes hang out. I have a charger and I get treated like a Chevy owner because it doesn't have a six pack , a 4 speed or even a hemi. That's what happens when these fucks run the prices of those things through the roof
 
We all get some sense of fullfillment out of this hobby, and i think guys that are wrench guys have a hard time understanding folks that get fulfillment out of what they seen a car" just like" there's sell for on TV. Or the prestige of someone seeing them in a "Original 383 Roadrunner". And yes i too know some folks that think if you don't own a 71 and down B or E body the you don't own a mopar. My bet is he didn't want to talk cars because he probably just left his mechanic's shop after an oil change. My buddy chip says " If we all liked the same thing, we'd all be after my old lady!" Nice to here someones out hotrodding a little though. The roads are still kinda f#@&ed up here.
 
I try not to laugh at anyone's bad fortune, but that's pretty funny.
 
does one have to be in his 50's to be an asshole, I thought assholes came in all ages.
 
The cherry on top.would have been Ricky racer backing into his quarter panel. Theres all sorts in all makes n models
 
I'm glad I don't own a 30,00mi original 70 Six-Pack Challenger....NOOOOT!!!


...but, I AM glad I don't act like like the last guy I met who did.


I love my Duster! Most of the people I meet who owned one weren't assholes back then either.
 
Here in Germany the Mopar scene has changed in the last years.
There are alot of people who come in a moparshop, put some huge money on table and say:
I want a Charger.
But not only a charger 68-69, no, it must be at least a Hemi.
Don´t need to be a charger. Early B also.
Mainthing is....they have no fu**** clue of turning screws, but have lots of money.

So these people standinfg on the meetings with their high money bling bling cars and think they are the greatest guys.
I have to puke.....

I love Guys like the most of the Abody guys here. Selfmade Guys who know each screw in their car.
Maybe i´m oldschool, but i love it to build my car!
Never in my life would i spend over 10K for a Car! And the Guys came in the shop, put about 80k on the table and say: Do it.... Idiots!:realcrazy:
 
Some folks are just *** clowns...and often times these assignments clowns think they have the baddest set of wheels on the planet. Years ago I had a 83 Ford Ranger, I swapped a hopped up 302/c4 in it. Was a 4×4. Used to get it muddy whenever possible. Ran it a few times...12 flat quarters. Truck was covered in muck. I was running an errand for work. Guy and his "woman" pulled up at a lite in his IROC. He was pumping the throttle. Light changed...absolutely destroyed him. Next light...kids handso were 10 & 12, eyes focused on the road ahead. I was looking at him, his "woman" was just laughing at him.
Sometimes these clowns can back it up. Was on the way home from the USPS...1 in the morning. Was on my GSXR1000waiting for the left arrow to turn green. Black SN 95 Mustang rolls up. Blip pedal the throttle and motioned toward the ramp. Light changes, as I am coming out of the turn I am on it. Carried the front wheel all the way down the ramp...rowing thru the gear box, wondering where the Mustang is...at about 145 I got the answer...we slow down to 60, which is right where the bike pulled hard in second gear.....was like I was trained to a tree. We meet at a gas station...twin turbo, meth injection. High 8/low 9 second car...
 
I have never considered myself to be an a-hole although I might have been called that somewhere in the past. Come to think of it, in college where I played football, in place of my name the name agitator was there. Most guys had their name, but not me.
 
DieWilde13 said:
Here in Germany the Mopar scene has changed in the last years.
There are alot of people who come in a moparshop, put some huge money on table and say:
I want a Charger.
But not only a charger 68-69, no, it must be at least a Hemi.
Don´t need to be a charger. Early B also.
Mainthing is....they have no fu**** clue of turning screws, but have lots of money.

So these people standinfg on the meetings with their high money bling bling cars and think they are the greatest guys.
I have to puke.....

I love Guys like the most of the Abody guys here. Selfmade Guys who know each screw in their car.
Maybe i´m oldschool, but i love it to build my car!
Never in my life would i spend over 10K for a Car! And the Guys came in the shop, put about 80k on the table and say: Do it.... Idiots!:realcrazy:
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You just described a former neighbor in AZ....to the letter. Guy was a Pontyrat freak. Knew all the GTO/LeMans/Trans Am/Firebird numbers. Had a brother that backed him financially. He had a numbers matching Trans Am...and a numbers matching Judge. Big inch, high compression race gas "street car"....that couldn't get out of its own way. Could recite the production stats like most recite their phone number. Couldn't change his own oil. He stopped talking to me few years back. He had a 1 of 6 69 GTO, that was 95% restored....and a 1 of 150 64 GTO, that was done at his friends place. His friend was the guy that did 90% of the mechanical restoration on his cars. The 69 was insured for 15k, the 64 insured for 10k, which is what his brother spent buying them when they were baskets cases. His buddy was doing some grinding. Had a trash can near buy that was full of dirty rags and packing material. Guys wife wanted to get some dinner, they took off to a local Mexican joint. Returned to his shop engulfed...with fire fighters in semi-retreat mode because of all the chemicals. Both cars...well...were not recognizable. Dave was telLing me that his buddies home owners insurance was going to cover it...few weeks go by, texts me...not covered...by the guys home owners insurance...and thanks to none payment to the carrier insurance company...,I laughed so hard damn near passed myself...texted him, something to the effect of, you are an idiot...never heard back from him...
 
The Roadrunner was probably a clone that he bought for a real Roadrunner price and doesn't even know it.
I would have said "Nice clone" anyway. :D

Usually the guys that built them are pretty cool, and the ones that bought them are A holes.
Not always, but usually in my experience.

I pulled into a gas station one day where there were three guys standing there staring and when I got out one said "Give you a dollar for that".
I told him "I had something he could for that dollar" and his buddies started laughing at him.
He got fairly upset about that.
 
I have friends that have B & E bodies. Not stuck up at all. I also can tell you a lot of A body guys have the EXACT same attitude if they have a 340 or 360, and you have a 318. In fact, there is a lot of it right here on FABO. I have 360's and 318's (no 340's right now). Many complain they don't like the B/E body attitudes, but I've seen many A-body guys **** the same attitude if they THINK they have more motor. (especially H-code A body owners talk'n with a guy that pulled a slant for a 318 :D)
 
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318willrun said:
I have friends that have B & E bodies. Not stuck up at all. I also can tell you a lot of A body guys have the EXACT same attitude if they have a 340 or 360, and you have a 318. In fact, there is a lot of it right here on FABO. I have 360's and 318's (no 340's right now). Many complain they don't like the B/E body attitudes, but I've seen many A-body guys **** the same attitude if they THINK they have more motor. (especially H-code A body owners talk'n with a guy that pulled a slant for a 318 :D)
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Yea, I don't get that and generally I couldn't care less what motor they have as to me it's more about the car itself.
I tell some people I'll put whatever they are willing to pay for on/in mine if they piss and moan.
 
TrailBeast said:
Yea, I don't get that and generally I couldn't care less what motor they have as to me it's more about the car itself.
I tell some people I'll put whatever they are willing to pay for on/in mine if they piss and moan.
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I TAKE EXCEPTION TO THE AGE REFERENCE. I HAPPEN TO BE 59 YO. NOT ALL OF US ARE ASSHOLES. DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHAT KIND OF CAR IT IS, IF I SEE SOMEONE ON THE ROAD I WILL WAVE TO THEM. IF SOMEONE IS BROKE DOWN I STOP TO TRY AND HELP THEM OUT. IF WE CAN'T FIX THERE I WILL GIVE THEM A RIDE TO GET HELP. GRANTED I HAVE RUN INTO SOME REAL ASSHOLES ON THE ROAD BUT IF THEY ARE THE LEAST LITTLE BIT OF AN ASSHOLE I WISH THEM WELL AND I'M ON MY WAY. I LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE IN BECOMING A MASTER MASON. IT TRULY HAS HELP ME IN THE WAY I JUDGE PEOPLE. JUST MY 2 CENTS WORTH TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.
 
318willrun said:
I have friends that have B & E bodies. Not stuck up at all. I also can tell you a lot of A body guys have the EXACT same attitude if they have a 340 or 360, and you have a 318. In fact, there is a lot of it right here on FABO. I have 360's and 318's (no 340's right now). Many complain they don't like the B/E body attitudes, but I've seen many A-body guys **** the same attitude if they THINK they have more motor. (especially H-code A body owners talk'n with a guy that pulled a slant for a 318 :D)
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Too much contradiction in your post, you say B/E body folks don't have attitudes....then go and say A body guys have the same attitude B/E body guys have.....you like to soap box a lot, I see this often in your posts, you have a slight complex with 318 vs 360/340.its okay though....no one is trying to judge you.

in regards to the issue you brought up....I don't care what cid motor anyone has, they are all cool mopar mills imo.... but when someone asks me to build for them, I only care to give them the best bang for their buck, period, and if more cubes cost the same and give the result the customer is looking for....that's what I'm doing.
 
This guy came over yesterday to buy a couple of 8 3/4" dropouts. He rolled up in a nice 67 Barracuda Notchback. I am not necessarily a B body guy or an A body guy....I have had many beater Dusters and Darts, a couple of B body cars too. I have a 75 Power Wagon but that doesn't make me a 4 wheel drive guy.
This dude with the Barracuda was a guy in his early 30s, totally cool and humble. Original 41,000 mile slant six, drum brake, A/C P/S car in blue. I didn't care that it was a slant six, I was just happy to see an old Mopar on the road getting driven.
 
Truthfully I was attracted to Mopars as a kid because they are the best looking cars ever built. They also had a certain mystique because they were different. The mystique has definitely worn off though. It's been the same thing for almost 50yrs,(purple cams and Mopar finned valve covers) don't excite me anymore.

On a "Mopar guy" note... things have really changed. In the 70's-80's Mopar guys spun wrenches and scoured swap meets. Since the 90's Mopar guys have been complete total assholes! Apparently all it takes now is a fat check book and a desire to thumb your nose at other car guys. Amazing how budget blue collar cars have attracted every asshole just because they're rare.

I think the exception might be abodies though. Everybody I've met on this site has been pretty cool. It won't be long though, the assholes of the world that can't afford a Charger or Roadrunner are quickly telling stories about the Swinger they had in highschool.
 
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