Does this bother you?

[mickss]

This is directed at those who have a hissy fit when ever anyone touches your car..... you must go absolutely insane when you have to clean off all those bug hits on the front fascia and windshield!!! Now scratches, dings and dents thats something to get upset about, everything else cleans up nicely. Hell, there is one member who posted here that has in their avatar a picture of themselves leaning on their car with both arms folded and resting on the front fender!

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by Warpaint69

They're not just cars. They're an investment, they're a passion, they're a culture and they're a particular way of life. For some of us it's a way to escape daily life. I like taking my Camaro and my 71 Chevelle to car shows and watching people enjoy what I enjoy. Nothing makes me smile more than someone telling me that my cars are beautiful. Little sense of pride and accomplishment. I grew up at cars shows having a parent with various muscle cars and street rods, it's just engrained into to appreciate without touching.

I don't ever touch them either. The Chevelle, much like our '69 Camaro, can be considered an investment, though not a great one. These Gen 5's I do not think ever will be, so I disagree with you there. I could care a less what someone else thinks of my car, just as I would not think anyone should care what I think of theirs, so we are a bit different there as well. But probably our biggest difference is that my joy comes enjoying the performance that a car provides. Whether it be at the track, or like this morning when I had a bit of push going on, and cracked the throttle a bit more to get the rear to kick out and produce a bit of oversteer, that is my enjoyment of cars. I also understand that use of the car in that way will lead to little nicks and scrapes. I am not putting down the car show lifestyle, but with the different way that we look at cars (and I keep my cars clean and very nice....but admittedly not as nice as you probably do), you can see why a fingerprint or as little nick will never bother me. Neither of these things has ever affected the handling of the 1LE nor the 1/4 mile times of the '69. Different strokes for different folks!

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by motorhead

Oh how naive you are. Your statement gave me a nice chuckle.

Anything like this is an investment......in the case of a Gen 5 Camaro.....its just a bad investment, but an investment all the same!

[Billy10mm]

Originally Posted by lawman007

3. NOONE DRIVES IT WITHOUT PERMISSION OR INSURANCE!

FYI, people are not insured, vehicles are. If your friend lets you drive his car and you crash it, his insurance is paying, not yours. No matter who is driving your car, your insurance pays (unless of course it was a MVA and another driver was at fault)

Billy

[bork_bork]

I'm not sure about other colors but mine being black shows every finger print. My wife took my car the other day and finger prints on the window and door

[Ides of March]

My 6 year old daughter thinks it's funny to put her hands on my Camaro after I wash it and dry it leaving hand prints on the door panels. I tell her not to do that and she says, Why does your Camaro have to be perfect all the time. lol. Can't get to mad at her.

[PalmerGA]

Originally Posted by purv24

Whenever I show someone my car.... Unless they're a real car enthusiast themselves... They always touch the car, on the back. And especially on the fenders when looking under the hood....

This makes me feel like someone is walking on my white carpet with muddy boots.

Also... I get mad at my girlfriend if she closes the door when getting kit without touching the plastic trim piece. She leaves finger prints on give glass and door all the time.

And she's not allowed to wear jeans in the camaro either cause the rivets could scratch the leather (that ruined my trailblazer seats.)

Yeah... all that touching stuff bothers me, though most people know better.

As much as I love seeing my gal in jeans, I believe I'd keep a small (butt sized) pad in the back seat for her to sit on (if I had leather).

[Killermoose]

It's irritating but not the end of the world. I've got two little ones so there are always fingerprints somewhere. Even after they help wash it!

[heRS]

Yes, it does. No spangle-pants on my leather. Jeans, plain jeans are okay but those jeans that have a splash of sequins and rhinestones on the pockets are not welcome in my car. I learned my lesson with jean jackets too. Both of mine now have little holes where metal buttons used to be and my drivers seat has one little scar as a result of my "oshit" lapse in awareness while getting in. I got "the look" (are you freakin' kidding??) when I told my guy he couldn't wear his work jeans or boots in my car but when it was time for a ride he was in appropriate attire.

[nUcLeArEnVoY]

When I was at a show earlier this year, I went to get a bottle of water to sip on and on my way back, I see this 20+ something y/o girl and who I'm assuming was her father (and no, she wasn't particularly attractive lol). As I was walking back, I saw the girl walk right up to my car, open the door, and sit down in the driver seat with her hands on the steering wheel for a few photos.

I'm not confrontational by nature, so I didn't say anything, but it's more because I was just shocked somebody would do that. I just stood there with my mouth agape. I don't know if she thought she was at a dealership lot or what, but I found out that she was doing that with a lot of the cars. Don't get me wrong, if someone asks I ALWAYS allow them to sit in the car and even rev the motor, but to just do that out of the blue? Come on. I guess it's the risk you take by having your doors unlocked and your windows down, but you kinda have to do that to earn a full score at judged shows like the one I was at.