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Kids today

robertvegasrobertvegasMember
No, this isn't one of those "what the hell is wrong with these kids" threads.

It is more of an update on what the kids seam to to think of our cars. Well, the wide bodies at least.

I spend a lot of time on a national forum that is mostly import street racer kids. They own everything from old Civic hatches to tricked out Skylines, Evos and Subbies. There are a few Porsche and NSX owners. That is my background (love those imports) so I have a lot of fun there. They are a motley crew that has one thing in common: they love cars regardless of what their budget is.

When I got the Pantera I expected a lot of grief, but the kids loved it. I don't know how many of them have seen one in person, or what they think of the narrow bodies, but my Pantera gets a great response. Imagine what they would think if they could HEAR it!

I think it is simple to get exposure for our cars...all we have to do is drive them and be a part of other communities. I am a board member of the local Ferrari club. But I have more of an impact on kids that now think this is a car to aspire to.

I'm not sure why I keep calling them "kids"...I am only in my 30s. :-)

R.
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markcharltonmarkcharltonOld enough to know better and still young enough not to care. My '71 Pantera
Robert,

Whenever my (skinny-ass) car is out in the driveway or at a show (I like to share the joy) kids love it. They ask questions, want to have their pictures taken with it and get really excited when you offer to let them sit behind the wheel too. And when the DO hear it... well, you know how that goes.

Maybe it's because they're white? Wink
ahudsonahudsonMember
As I own my Pantera for longer and get more comfortable with it (it had been off the road for 23 years; took more than a little massaging to get it back) I take it more places.

I notice with increasing regularity that it d-r-a-w-s people out of stores, from their own 'fill ups', from inside the restaurant to outside, and I get MOST comments from younger people. I've had MANY 20-somethings comment knowledgably about the car.

They actually appreciate the low-buck, easily-modded motor. To them, that reeks of accesibility, personalization, modification to taste... exactly what RobertVegas purports about the streetracer crowd.

I never thought about it before now, but that's certainly their attractant... and funny, wasnt' it ours to a degree? Who says we're that different?
panteraturbopanteraturboMember
I was on the way back from the paint shop when I smelled something funny (Residue from when they washed the car burning on the headers). I pulled over to see what it was. I didnt really think about where I was but it ended up being next to an elementary school, at recess no less. There was no fewer than 20 kids lined up along the fence asking every manner of question imaginable. And they all were asking me to do a "burn-out" when I left. Seeing as I have no bumpers or front license plate and I was one block from the local RCMP detachment I decided to dissapoint a few kids. Its pretty cool to think of how much of an impact the car made on those kids. I imagine the kids were all telling their parents about the "cool car" that stopped at their school that day.

Blaine Carmena
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robertvegasrobertvegasMember
Little kids LOVE my car. I am always behind an SUV with kids waving out the back window.

But I was surprised guys in their twenties like the car. I'm talking turbo civic, baggy pant, inked guys. Car guys. Guys that would think about buying one if they ever actually saw one.

I think all we have to do to get the word out to the next generation of owners is drive our cars.

Blaine: I don't do burnouts for anyone - not with $1,200 worth of rear tires, a new clutch and a hard to fix transmission. :-)

R.
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