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(Msg. 16) Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:55 am
Post subject: Re: Hyundai or Kia..Who's at the top status-wise ? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp.TakeThisOut@snet.net> wrote in message
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> "mookie" <z.TakeThisOut@tink.net> wrote in message
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>> FWIW ~ when I was younger and couldn't afford anything "classier" than a
>> thoroughly used beater, I would look "up" at the flashier models. Now
>> that I am several decades older and living comfortably, my ultimate
>> definition of "car class" are the three little words "It's paid for"!
>>
>> Rich
>> 2002 Optima SE V6
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> That describes a lot of us. I have a "good" car and an older car (former
> good car) and when I know I'll be in an area with tight parking, I take
> the older car. No worries about a parking lot ding.
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> If you drive a high priced luxury car or sports car and want to take up
> two parking spaces in the back of the lot at the supermarket, be my guest.
> Try to do that up close, you can be sure I'll park an inch from you with
> my old car.
Many years ago I saw a movie short on TV called "Road Hog" starring W. C.
Fields. I've searched for it (to buy) but can't find it. Fields plays a
motorist who has had it with rude drivers, goes to a used car lot buying the
entire stock, hires enough day laborers to drive every car in a caravan and
heads off looking for a rude driver. To cut this short - every time a rude
driver cuts him off, Fields crashes his car into the offender and yells
"Road Hog!". Then he gets into the next car and starts all over again. The
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(Msg. 17) Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:19 pm
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:55 pm
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"Bob Adkins" <bob.adkins.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:49:37 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" <esp.RemoveThis@snet.net>
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>>If you drive a high priced luxury car or sports car and want to take up
>>two
>>parking spaces in the back of the lot at the supermarket, be my guest.
>>Try
>>to do that up close, you can be sure I'll park an inch from you with my
>>old
>>car.
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> I call the high dollar cars "back 40 cars".
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> I was at a big store early one day, and the parking lot was almost
> empty. Well, there was a sleek BMW 6 series at the far end, about 300
> feet from the nearest car, 400 feet from the store. We laughed, but I
> know how he feels. I don't even like new dings on my old beater Toyota
> truck.
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> That store has very wide parking slots. That only made things worse,
> because there is now room for a double row of shopping carts between
> the cars.<<
I don't know if it's just a UK thing but, given a virtually empty car park,
someone is almost certain to take a quick look at the two hundred empty
spaces - and then come and park right next to you!
I daresay psychologists could explain it - something to do with the
fundamental need for human beings to feel part of a group, or something like
that.
As I drive cars no more than 2 years old, I'm happy to be as far away from
the rest of the paint-chipping herd as possible  >> Stay informed about: Hyundai or Kia..Who's at the top status-wise ? |
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:55 pm
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"Alhambra" <no.RemoveThis@no.com> wrote in message
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> "Bob Adkins" <bob.adkins.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:49:37 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" <esp.RemoveThis@snet.net>
>> wrote:
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>>>If you drive a high priced luxury car or sports car and want to take up
>>>two
>>>parking spaces in the back of the lot at the supermarket, be my guest.
>>>Try
>>>to do that up close, you can be sure I'll park an inch from you with my
>>>old
>>>car.
>>
>> I call the high dollar cars "back 40 cars".
>>
>> I was at a big store early one day, and the parking lot was almost
>> empty. Well, there was a sleek BMW 6 series at the far end, about 300
>> feet from the nearest car, 400 feet from the store. We laughed, but I
>> know how he feels. I don't even like new dings on my old beater Toyota
>> truck.
>>
>> That store has very wide parking slots. That only made things worse,
>> because there is now room for a double row of shopping carts between
>> the cars.<<
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>
> I don't know if it's just a UK thing but, given a virtually empty car
> park, someone is almost certain to take a quick look at the two hundred
> empty spaces - and then come and park right next to you!
>
> I daresay psychologists could explain it - something to do with the
> fundamental need for human beings to feel part of a group, or something
> like that.
>
> As I drive cars no more than 2 years old, I'm happy to be as far away from
> the rest of the paint-chipping herd as possible
Not a UK thing.... It's alive and well here in the USA. I can park as
possible with, as you say, 200 empty spaces between me and the next car and,
upon my return, someone will have parked not only in the stall next to me,
but so close I can barely get into the car. And it's usually someone who
has a "Kid's First" or "Peace" or some such decal on their car.
> >> Stay informed about: Hyundai or Kia..Who's at the top status-wise ? |
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(Msg. 20) Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:55 am
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On Jul 14, 8:23 pm, "mookie" <z... DeleteThis @tink.net> wrote:
> "Alhambra" <n... DeleteThis @no.com> wrote in message
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> > "Bob Adkins" <bob.adk... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:4ofg93tt3lqffk6gpsgl68u5p8hvq0jug4@4ax.com...
> >> On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:49:37 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" <e... DeleteThis @snet.net>
> >> wrote:
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> >>>If you drive a high priced luxury car or sports car and want to take up
> >>>two
> >>>parking spaces in the back of the lot at the supermarket, be my guest.
> >>>Try
> >>>to do that up close, you can be sure I'll park an inch from you with my
> >>>old
> >>>car.
>
> >> I call the high dollar cars "back 40 cars".
>
> >> I was at a big store early one day, and the parking lot was almost
> >> empty. Well, there was a sleek BMW 6 series at the far end, about 300
> >> feet from the nearest car, 400 feet from the store. We laughed, but I
> >> know how he feels. I don't even like new dings on my old beater Toyota
> >> truck.
>
> >> That store has very wide parking slots. That only made things worse,
> >> because there is now room for a double row of shopping carts between
> >> the cars.<<
>
> > I don't know if it's just a UK thing but, given a virtually empty car
> > park, someone is almost certain to take a quick look at the two hundred
> > empty spaces - and then come and park right next to you!
>
> > I daresay psychologists could explain it - something to do with the
> > fundamental need for human beings to feel part of a group, or something
> > like that.
>
> > As I drive cars no more than 2 years old, I'm happy to be as far away from
> > the rest of the paint-chipping herd as possible
>
> Not a UK thing.... It's alive and well here in the USA. I can park as
> possible with, as you say, 200 empty spaces between me and the next car and,
> upon my return, someone will have parked not only in the stall next to me,
> but so close I can barely get into the car. And it's usually someone who
> has a "Kid's First" or "Peace" or some such decal on their car.
>
>
I take most offense at people who purposely ding cars! A couple of
weeks ago I had parked my Sonata pretty far from the entrance to a
local walmart and was walking to the store when I see this group of
4/5 guys in their late teens push an empty shopping cart with all
their might in the direction of a parked swanky Lexus.... I did manage
to stop the cart before it would have made much more than a ding in
the car, however a security guard who was standing nearby just stood
there like a bystander.... >> Stay informed about: Hyundai or Kia..Who's at the top status-wise ? |
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