Warning! You will encounter SEVERE levels of stupidity if you drive a vette in Ireland

[LastOfTheV8's]

You will encounter SEVERE levels of *silliness* if you drive a vette in Ireland

By way of example, I thought I'd relate the following conversation, which actually took place sometime in 2009, at a petrol station in an undisclosed location in the Republic of Ireland.

Bystander: 'Nice car'
Me: 'Thanks! I try to keep her that way'
Bystander: 'What is she? A Lamborghini ??'
Me: 'Uhh, no..she's a Corvette'
Bystander: 'A which ?'
Me: 'A Corvette. A Chevrolet'
Bystander: 'Ahh.. what's that then?'
Me: ...........................
' It's a Lamborghini.' ad
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[air1jpg]

That was great!

 

[Mikfa]

A Vetteghini?

 

[Rogue]

Awe forgive your Irish countrymen. The Chevrolet Corvette is a rare sight for them.

I'm sure if I were driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution over here, most people would think it was a Toyota Corolla!

 

[bucket]

Awe forgive your Irish countrymen. The Chevrolet Corvette is a rare sight for them.

I'm sure if I were driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution over here, most people would think it was a Toyota Corolla!

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after a few pints of Guinness they all look alike

 

[vetteoz]

When I had by car back from the paint shop with no badges on it most asked if it was Japanese :bash

 

[gmjunkie]

Hell,You encounter high levels of SEVER levels of stupidity if you drive a vette in the USA!!!

 

[Mike G]

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after a few pints of Guinness they all look alike

Yeah, you guys are right - those chaps dont see a Vette all the time so they'll be not so familiar. Quote some track times, they'll recognize it then!

Vetteoz... That's something to hate, thinkin' it's Jap if they can't read badges? That's a level of stupidity for ya. ad You'll have to educate the poor suckers, most likely on the road....

 

[LastOfTheV8's]

When I had by car back from the paint shop with no badges on it most asked if it was Japanese :bash

I've been asked that too, though the badges were still on mineSome think it is a Nissan 200sx!
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[Ugolino]

lol just call it a yank tank next time

i hardly ever see corvettes outside of the u.s., in a tour of new zealand a couple of years ago i saw exactly one. in paris awhile back i saw a c3, never saw a single one in the u.k. or ireland, but i saw 5 of them in germany. it's a rare creature outside of the u.s.

 

[Mike G]

Amercan Creature

The Euros better hope it's a rare creature outside the US. Z-06 and ZR-1 are known to smoke a lot of hyper$ rides....
Merry Christmas all!

 

[muddywaters]

Hell,You encounter high levels of SEVER levels of stupidity if you drive a vette in the USA!!!

Roger that Jesse...........Merry Christmas

 

[Black Bart]

hell,you encounter high levels of sever levels of stupidity if you drive a vette in the usa!!!

:d

boy thats a fact