Car Guys vs. Non-Car Guys, Observations Options

[pbanders]

Just a couple of observations. First, I am a Car Guy. I'm always noticing the cars around me in traffic, in the parking lot at work, in my neighborhood. When I see something out of the ordinary, I simply have to check it out.

I drove my 914 to work today, and went out to lunch. Like other Car Guys, I parked in a "safe" spot near the restaurant, and sat where I could keep an eye on it. Some guys walked out of the restaurant and walked right by it without a glance, giving it the same attention they would a Camry. Others, walked by with their heads swiveling as they passed. One guy almost walked into a sign.

Thing is, I just don't understand Non-Car Guys. Help me, what's wrong with those guys?

[rick 918-S]

I have yet another spin on this topic. When I was in my late teens I used to hang out with the muscle car guys. I drove a 500+ HP big block chevy, had a totally lifted 1960 chevy shorty fleet with a 454 ci engine and drag raced at BIR. Over time I developed other interests and have had just about every kind of "affordable sport type car or hot rod".

I drove the Alien to a hot rod show last summer and ran into my old crew. Most of them I haven't see in 25 + years. Now I'm standing is a crowd of muscle cars, street rods, rat rods and 4WD's, surrounded by "car guys". These old friends of mine couldn't figure out what the attraction was to this little mid-engine furren car. (where's the engine? what is it?)

I was standing there trying to tell these guys that this was just another form of hot rodding and I could most likely blow their doors off.

They walked away to check out some crap pile rust bucket rat rod that had no business being on the road or traveling anywhere near pedesterians. Now I happen to like that kind of car for arts sake. but where is the comparision..

The moral here is not all car guys are really car guys. Some of the "self professed car guys" may very well be single minded. I guess it will be another 25 years before I see these guys again..