Weird responses to your 911

[stevej37]

Today...I was walking towards my 78 SC in a parking lot when I noticed a man..similar age...eyeing my car as he exited his older F-150.
I said something about how nice of a day it was to drive an open-top (targa) 42 year old car.
He answered with.."My Ford is almost 20 years old...You can't haul much with that thing can you?"

I just didn't know what to answer him with that. I just smiled and walked to my car.

[wdfifteen]

When I was dating I spent some time with a cowgirl who drove a 1 ton Ford diesel pickup. At some point she was over at my place and I was going to take her for a ride in my Speedster. Her reaction on first seeing it was, "Kinda little, ain't it?" That put a punctuation mark on our relationship.

[RWebb]

you should have said "I can fit an entire cord of wood in that front trunk there" and walked off before he can ask you to open it

[stevej37]

It's almost as though some people have to find some drawback of owning one.
I should have answered.."I don't have much junk to haul"
Prob wouldn't have been good.

[Sebscst]

You should have told him it can “haul ass” figurative and literally.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

"Naw, I use my deuce and a half to tow around yo' momma."

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

"Naw, I use my deuce and a half to tow around yo' momma."

Hey...it's a 3.0

[LEAKYSEALS951]

You'll need that torque!

[greglepore]

Originally Posted by leakyseals951

"naw, i use my deuce and a half to tow around yo' momma."

poty

[Rusty Heap]

"I saves money driving a pcar to Costco"

[stevej37]

I should have set my small bag of groceries on the whale-tail..secured with a bungee cord, and driven off laughing.

[LJ851]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Today...I was walking towards my 78 SC in a parking lot when I noticed a man..similar age...eyeing my car as he exited his older F-150.
I said something about how nice of a day it was to drive an open-top (targa) 42 year old car.
He answered with.."My Ford is almost 20 years old...You can't haul much with that thing can you?"

I just didn't know what to answer him with that. I just smiled and walked to my car.

I don't know, seems like a reasonable response to me. You spoke up about your car, its age, and a characteristic his vehicle couldn't duplicate.

He responded with his truck, its age, and a characteristic your vehicle couldn't duplicate.

If you had started off talking about his vehicle first instead of yours it might have gone differently.

[manbridge 74]

I grew up driving pick-ups for 8-10 hours a day starting at 15. Sort of a revelation to drive my first sporting type car, an 82 Supra. I realized at once and have said ever since that: trucks are for working, cars are for driving.

[Tidybuoy]

Actually, I probably would have mentioned the things I have hauled in my sports cars over the years. But, I'm now happy to have both a fun car and a truck.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by stevej37

I should have set my small bag of groceries on the whale-tail..secured with a bungee cord, and driven off laughing.

Thing is the old 911 and 356 are extremely small. Tiny. He was correct, just not worldly enough to trigger a potentially rich conversation.

I bet the dude never sat down with a R&T or Car and Driver in the early 70's poring over the pages with a beer like I know you did. Wondering, should I order some of that Armor All? LOL

It's a path we have chosen.

[stevej37]

The whole thing lasted about 10 seconds. I didn't disagree with him...I was just surprised at his remark...and couldn't come up with an answer.
He was showing interest...but maybe he had nothing else also.

[Tobra]

Jealousy


"If I need to haul anything, I take the truck."

[Jeff Higgins]

I always love it when they ask what it will "do the quarter in"...

[cabmandone]

I would have replied "I have a real truck when I need to haul things, not a F150"

[Eric Hahl]

And maybe he thought you were fishing for a compliment.