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strych9 · 06-07-2013, 09:25 AM

I really don't get it. A couple things happened this week which are repeats of other past days.

Peeve 1: I like going to car shows and gatherings. Why do people feel the need to tear out of the parking lot? Tear up the residential streets nearby? It's people like this that give car enthusiasts a bad name. And it isn't just the kids; I attended an event on Wednesday, and a gray beard had his car sideways, full-throttle, in a residential neighborhood. WTF? Why?

Peeve 2: why to people in other psuedo sports-cars feel the need to rev their engines when I drive past them? Am I supposed to be impressed? What point is trying to be made? Who does this?

Tell your stories. This mentality puzzles me.

Forcer · 06-07-2013, 09:38 AM

People that have so much money into their engine need to show it off, they never have anywhere to do it at haha, its the only thing i can think of, but still wrong...

Forcer · 06-07-2013, 09:38 AM

People that have so much money into their engine need to show it off, they never have anywhere to do it at haha, its the only thing i can think of, but still wrong...

pannhead51 · 06-07-2013, 09:39 AM

My wife is a psychologist and calls these people "insecure with the need to behave with overcompensation to relieve a self-perceived inferiority issue" ...I don't have a PHD so I just call them idiots.

Del's12SS · 06-07-2013, 09:39 AM

Some use the rev as a wave.

Calm down.

angie7 · 06-07-2013, 09:41 AM

I went to a cruise in this past Sunday and several guys roasted their tires leaving. Frankly I don't get it but whatever. Being a girl and driving a flashy Camaro like mine gets a lot of attention. Usually positive but I get a lot of insecure men wanting to race me
in their minivans

Just do your thing and ignore them.

dkp2LT · 06-07-2013, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pannhead51

My wife is a psychologist and calls these people "insecure with the need to behave with overcompensation to relieve a self-perceived inferiority issue" ...I don't have a PHD so I just call them idiots.

Good post! Agree!

nyrfan · 06-07-2013, 10:01 AM

Irivas4 · 06-07-2013, 10:02 AM

I thought getting revved at was a good thing :o its like a wave. I usually rev AND wave. Lol

ABMLS3 · 06-07-2013, 10:04 AM

Usually when other people in sports cars rev their engines at you it's just a form of saying hi.. No need to cry about it. Every time I see a muscle car ill rev my engine at it

AZCamaroFan · 06-07-2013, 10:05 AM

I'll address both questions/situations

1. people are morons

2. people are morons

bandier · 06-07-2013, 10:14 AM

Dude, take it easy. We have performance cars. We like to show them off. I don't agree with getting sideways in a residential area, so yes that's a bad thing. If you have to call everything else "overcompensating for an inferiority complex", fine with me. There's more important things to me to be concerned about over a rev'ed engine. With that rev'd engine, think of it as acknowledgment that they see you got something nice.

mrpyle · 06-07-2013, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nyrfan

Priceless!

Dynamite · 06-07-2013, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Del's12SS

Some use the rev as a wave.

Calm down.

That's right. I rev my car when I am close to other camaros, but I have no intention of racing or anything like that.

06-07-2013, 09:25 AM	#1
strych9 I'll be back... Drives: Subaru, HD Road Glide Special Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 3,036 View My Garage	Need to Vent I really don't get it. A couple things happened this week which are repeats of other past days. Peeve 1: I like going to car shows and gatherings. Why do people feel the need to tear out of the parking lot? Tear up the residential streets nearby? It's people like this that give car enthusiasts a bad name. And it isn't just the kids; I attended an event on Wednesday, and a gray beard had his car sideways, full-throttle, in a residential neighborhood. WTF? Why? Peeve 2: why to people in other psuedo sports-cars feel the need to rev their engines when I drive past them? Am I supposed to be impressed? What point is trying to be made? Who does this? Tell your stories. This mentality puzzles me. __________________ Bye bye, Bumblebee! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Build Journal My Garage GoPro Mic Hack

06-07-2013, 09:39 AM	#5
Del's12SS Drives: 2012 Camaro SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Wyoming, MI Posts: 566 View My Garage	Some use the rev as a wave. Calm down. __________________

06-07-2013, 09:41 AM	#6
angie7 Smoked by a GIRL Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 3,748 View My Garage	I went to a cruise in this past Sunday and several guys roasted their tires leaving. Frankly I don't get it but whatever. Being a girl and driving a flashy Camaro like mine gets a lot of attention. Usually positive but I get a lot of insecure men wanting to race me in their minivans Just do your thing and ignore them. __________________ 2014 2SS/RS Summit White w/ IOM interior "Powder 2.0"

06-07-2013, 10:02 AM	#9
Irivas4 5GCRGV Member Drives: 2012 Camaro 2LS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: McAllen, Texas Posts: 74	I thought getting revved at was a good thing :o its like a wave. I usually rev AND wave. Lol __________________ *5GCRGV*

06-07-2013, 10:04 AM	#10
ABMLS3 Drives: 2010 Aqua Blue Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2013 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 657	Usually when other people in sports cars rev their engines at you it's just a form of saying hi.. No need to cry about it. Every time I see a muscle car ill rev my engine at it __________________ Power Source Performance Turbo Kit 416 C.I ,TH400 Instagram: TomTraube COTW ABMLS3 Build Thread

06-07-2013, 09:38 AM	#2
Forcer Drives: 2018 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Omaha, Nebraksa Posts: 1,030 View My Garage	People that have so much money into their engine need to show it off, they never have anywhere to do it at haha, its the only thing i can think of, but still wrong...

06-07-2013, 09:39 AM	#4
pannhead51 Drives: 2SS convertible Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sacramento Posts: 366	My wife is a psychologist and calls these people "insecure with the need to behave with overcompensation to relieve a self-perceived inferiority issue" ...I don't have a PHD so I just call them idiots.

06-07-2013, 10:05 AM	#11
AZCamaroFan Camaro6 2016-2018 Drives: sometimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 18,450	I'll address both questions/situations 1. people are morons 2. people are morons __________________

06-07-2013, 10:14 AM	#12
bandier Got mine! Drives: 2021 LT1 RS - Orange Crush Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 1,300	Dude, take it easy. We have performance cars. We like to show them off. I don't agree with getting sideways in a residential area, so yes that's a bad thing. If you have to call everything else "overcompensating for an inferiority complex", fine with me. There's more important things to me to be concerned about over a rev'ed engine. With that rev'd engine, think of it as acknowledgment that they see you got something nice.