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Est.July.4.1776 · 07-09-2013, 11:20 PM

He loved your car so much he wanted one for himself...

I mean, I get your being off put by it... one of my best friends has a summit white 2LT with inferno stripes, and when my dealer called me with one identical, but in an SS, I told him I couldn't be that guy... but what can you really do? No point in being upset about it- life's too short for petty stuff like that.

Forcer · 07-10-2013, 12:09 AM

Ummm, i would find it bittersweet.. ive had a guy come to me before that did this to his car, and wanted to know what could be done... so i told him, buy some plastidip, and spray your car. Then if he gets his car painted, peel it off.. haha

motorhead · 07-10-2013, 12:34 AM

GM copies mine all the time. I just saw one just like mine on the lot the other day. Bastards! LOL

Seriously though, that is kind of weird to copy it part for part.

OHIOSS · 07-10-2013, 12:41 AM

I would be kind of flattered but annoyed at the same time. I did the mods to my car to my taste and I really wouldn't want someone copying it. I did have a guy offer to buy my car last fall because he liked everything I had done to it. He wasn't BS'in either, he offered me blue book PLUS the cost of what I paid for every mod. I decided that I have my car like I want it and I don't want to just "give" it to someone already modded to my taste.

He has since emailed me several times asking me specific questions on my wheels, decals, lighting, etc but he lives in Cleveland which is over 100 miles from where I live which is a far enough buffer. One side of me doesn't want him to copy my car, but the other side of me is I really like to help people out.

Sorry this really isn't an answer to your question.

Russ

JR 1 · 07-10-2013, 11:41 AM

It's kind of creepy to copy to that level of detail, but take it as a compliment.

Some people just can't create so they have to copy.

angie7 · 07-10-2013, 11:46 AM

I'd be pissed. I had a camaro here in town that tried to copy me. I would do something and the next week, boom they did it too!! No one could tell our cars apart and it really made me

So I went online and ordered a few custom pieces and they finally stopped. Saw it the other day and it looks very boring compared to mine now.

Denis · 07-10-2013, 11:48 AM

There was a guy in Lemoore where I was last stationed that did copied the look of mine but not the exact same parts. He went the cheep route so it looks shitty up close. But it was similar to the point where people would say that they saw me driving somewhere when It wasn't me.

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery....but it still irritated me. Do your own thing man! Stop jackin my swag hahaha

jhiiidoc · 07-10-2013, 11:49 AM

Are you done modding? If you are only at a stage, no worries...start work on the next set of mods to separate your car once again...and don't let him see them...lol

cliffdog89 · 07-10-2013, 03:28 PM

One or two mods is ok. I find things I like on numerous cars and try to find a combination that is unique to me. I want my car to stand out from the others. Whoever he is obviously has no imagination and can't think of his own modifications. Still - it is partially a compliment, yours must be well done.

NYJets77 · 07-10-2013, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Minge

So I got a new 13 convertible IOM in color and put some slp rims on it and did some hood spears and javelin stripes, zl1 rockers and heritage grill. I parked my car inside an aircraft hangar I work at until the weather improved this spring. A person that works at the facility next door came over one day and asked to look at my car. He complimented me on my car and asked a bunch of questions and that was the end of it or so I thought.

So today I drive into work today and parked in the parking lot next to my place of employment is a 2013 IOM convertible that is a perfect clone of my car. He copied my car right down to the rims.

Would you be upset of flatered? I am a bit taken back by this and not sure how I feel.

Obviously, he wants to have your babies. I'd get an order of protection; possibly a bodyguard.

way too creepy. yikes

strych9 · 07-10-2013, 03:33 PM

Pics side-by-side or it never happened.

2010 SSRS · 07-10-2013, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by strych9

Pics side-by-side or it never happened.

lmao

IrocJack · 07-10-2013, 05:10 PM

Park your car right beside his and switch tags.

500hpbluez28 · 07-10-2013, 05:22 PM

Get a custom liscense tag...cant duplicate that

07-09-2013, 11:20 PM	#15
Est.July.4.1776 The pride of the CN Drives: '13 AGM 2SS/RS M6 & '70 Chevelle SS Join Date: May 2013 Location: Genesee County, Michigan Posts: 601	He loved your car so much he wanted one for himself... I mean, I get your being off put by it... one of my best friends has a summit white 2LT with inferno stripes, and when my dealer called me with one identical, but in an SS, I told him I couldn't be that guy... but what can you really do? No point in being upset about it- life's too short for petty stuff like that. __________________ "I've been working on the railroad, all mother f###ing day." ...and yeah, we hauled your Camaro. Class 1 Freight Rail Conductor - Master Mason - NRA Life Member - Tennessee Squire - Firefighter I & II Certified My other ride has 4,400+hp and corners like it's on rails... because it is.

07-10-2013, 11:46 AM	#20
angie7 Smoked by a GIRL Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 3,748 View My Garage	I'd be pissed. I had a camaro here in town that tried to copy me. I would do something and the next week, boom they did it too!! No one could tell our cars apart and it really made me So I went online and ordered a few custom pieces and they finally stopped. Saw it the other day and it looks very boring compared to mine now. __________________ 2014 2SS/RS Summit White w/ IOM interior "Powder 2.0"

07-10-2013, 11:48 AM	#21
Denis Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Yorktown Heights, NY Posts: 7,695 View My Garage	There was a guy in Lemoore where I was last stationed that did copied the look of mine but not the exact same parts. He went the cheep route so it looks shitty up close. But it was similar to the point where people would say that they saw me driving somewhere when It wasn't me. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery....but it still irritated me. Do your own thing man! Stop jackin my swag hahaha __________________

07-10-2013, 03:28 PM	#23
cliffdog89 Drives: 2LT/RS M6 '12 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 412 View My Garage	One or two mods is ok. I find things I like on numerous cars and try to find a combination that is unique to me. I want my car to stand out from the others. Whoever he is obviously has no imagination and can't think of his own modifications. Still - it is partially a compliment, yours must be well done. __________________

07-10-2013, 03:33 PM	#25
strych9 I'll be back... Drives: Subaru, HD Road Glide Special Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 3,036 View My Garage	Pics side-by-side or it never happened. __________________ Bye bye, Bumblebee! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Build Journal My Garage GoPro Mic Hack

07-10-2013, 12:09 AM	#16
Forcer Drives: 2018 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Omaha, Nebraksa Posts: 1,030 View My Garage	Ummm, i would find it bittersweet.. ive had a guy come to me before that did this to his car, and wanted to know what could be done... so i told him, buy some plastidip, and spray your car. Then if he gets his car painted, peel it off.. haha

07-10-2013, 12:34 AM	#17
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,849	GM copies mine all the time. I just saw one just like mine on the lot the other day. Bastards! LOL Seriously though, that is kind of weird to copy it part for part.

07-10-2013, 12:41 AM	#18
OHIOSS Russ Drives: Yukon Denali, Charger, CamaroSS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,811	I would be kind of flattered but annoyed at the same time. I did the mods to my car to my taste and I really wouldn't want someone copying it. I did have a guy offer to buy my car last fall because he liked everything I had done to it. He wasn't BS'in either, he offered me blue book PLUS the cost of what I paid for every mod. I decided that I have my car like I want it and I don't want to just "give" it to someone already modded to my taste. He has since emailed me several times asking me specific questions on my wheels, decals, lighting, etc but he lives in Cleveland which is over 100 miles from where I live which is a far enough buffer. One side of me doesn't want him to copy my car, but the other side of me is I really like to help people out. Sorry this really isn't an answer to your question. Russ

07-10-2013, 11:41 AM	#19
JR 1 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Lake Orion, MI Posts: 1,246	It's kind of creepy to copy to that level of detail, but take it as a compliment. Some people just can't create so they have to copy.

07-10-2013, 11:49 AM	#22
jhiiidoc Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS SLP Supercharged Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Florida Posts: 319	Are you done modding? If you are only at a stage, no worries...start work on the next set of mods to separate your car once again...and don't let him see them...lol

07-10-2013, 05:10 PM	#27
IrocJack Drives: 2010 2LT/RS RJT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,683 View My Garage	Park your car right beside his and switch tags.

07-10-2013, 05:22 PM	#28
500hpbluez28 YUDLOSE Drives: Supercharged 2010 ABM 1SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Aynor, SC Posts: 1,880	Get a custom liscense tag...cant duplicate that __________________ Trey Jenkins 2010 Supercharged ABM SS Camaro LS3 #400 Order Number: NJGC85 Build Date: 06/24/2009 1996 Blue Z/28 Camaro 396 stroker in the process 1994 Red Z/28 Camaro