I Met a Member of the Next Generation of Car Collectors Today

[CamaroCracka]

Originally Posted by SlingShot

Hey I resemble that in part, I happen to be a card carrying member of AARP.

And I'm card carrying redneck, so maybe Infidel is right.

Agree on the lumpy cam too. Lots more people notice your car with a cam and exhaust, which can be good and bad.

All the younger people in my neighborhood love my vehicles, but not sure about their parents. All my 18 yr old daughter's friends ask me to start it, ride in it, etc. The ones who race, run foreign cars, but want a Gen5. When I tell them the GenIVs are lighter and faster, they say the GenV looks better, even better than the GenVI. I talked to a couple guys in their 20s at OSW the other week, and one swore he was going to get a GenV to race, but who knows.

Both daughters love the cars, probably mostly because it gets them a lot of attention if I drive them to school. The 8yr olds friends go crazy over the GenV, but I must admit, they like the mud truck even more.

I'm sure Florida has more of a car culture than lots of places because of the nonexistent inspection laws, but I can tell you there are tons of people into cars and racing here. Orlando Speed World has test-n-tune three days a week and it's always crowded. There are weekly "car shows" and cars-n-coffee right here in little old Melbourne.