Why do people Hate my TR?

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If thats your car in your avatar, they probably think you drive a slow lowryder on Dayton wire wheels ---
 
Sounds to me like a bunch of ignorant sissies are the ones bitching about your car.

Real men know an old car can be quirky and are prepared to deal with such.
 
I will tell you what I did when I got my first TR back in highschool. It was known back then as a "drug dealer" car and people were giving me a hard time. I went up to one of the "car guys" that was claiming to have the fastest car at school and lined up a race against him and his 440 GTX. We lined up right out the back of the school and ran them in front of pretty much everyone at the school. I beat him bad which really got him pissed but everyone else just shut up and went on about their business. Nobody gave me a hard time about owning a TR after that. ;)
 
I looked at your car pics and i think its awesome i think you should fix the minor things that are wrong and keep rollin...In the meantime look at the pics on here to get some ideas...change your rims, add some speed parts and learn how to talk $hit a lil better...

Youll get your respect especially when you can show billy badd a$$ in his mustang with his daddys credit card your taillights..I just thought of somethin else once you get your speed parts before you buy tires make sure a bunch of the $hit talkers are standing around do a big smokey burnout (make sure the cops arent watchin:biggrin:) play with the steering wheel a lil bit and leave them coughin on ur tire smoke lolol

Y do they hate your TR? You represent what they wish they could be:cool: COOLER THAN A POLAR BEARS TOENAILS!!!!!!!
 
Like we've said before...fix the stuff that's wrong with it and get the drivetrain smoothed out. I know it seems like a lot of work but the feeling of having it all finished and worry free will outweigh the cash you "used" to have in your wallet. Chicks don't mind a car with character, but they don't like it when they can't roll down the window, move the seat, having to walk after your unmaintained car breaks down, OR YOUR WIPERS ARE TURNING ON by themselves when she was just gonna say how much she likes your car and you're lookin good in it;)
 
I've only had a few people hate on my car. One of which was a very attractive blonde chick who's b/f just so happened to have a blue viper gts with a few bolt on's. Needless to say she talked her bf into racing. The look on her face when i started to build boost on the line and the turbo started to spool was priceless. That was the hardest i have ever had my car launch and let me tell you i had one hell of a **** eatin grin on my face when i put my flashers on.
 
Looked at your pics too. I understand your dilemma I too have owned cars that people either loved or hated. The wierd thing was that people (some I knew, others I did not) just had to give me their opinions and say crap that I would never even dream of saying to a person's face...let alone a total stranger. I had one car that was hated only because of the color...yet all of the car fanatics at the car shows liked it cause it was original '73 Chamois...kinda nastolgic for them. Others that just did not care about cars would tell me my car looked like the inside of a used baby diaper. Point is...Did not care...loved all of my cars for many different reasons. When I think about it my '87 GN is the only car that has not gotten any bad vibes yet......yet. Change your wheels if you do not like them. By doing this your car will look a ton different. Grab a cheap set of rallys or something until you can get the $ to buy what you really want....or you can always just not listen to the comments....either way... I like your car!
 
You remind of my 19 year old son. He gets all wrapped up in MOPAR and if anybody says something negative like you are referring to, he gets all fired up and I try to tell him:DO NOT give a rip other what other people say. It is all an individual preference just like color, shape, and size. I don't like baggy pants, hats worn wrong, and import car fart tubes. But, a couple days ago when my hair was down to my ass and pissed off MY parents (and it's gray and short now) I realized everbody has there own thing. If the kids at school don't understand that, it is their hangup not yours. Enjoy what you have and be proud. There are homeless people that have bigger problems than this.
 
It's different that's why.... and they are in a like minded "gotta fit in" mode. :rolleyes:

And it bothers you, because you don't care so much and like your car, yet you still want to fit in and not be so different. :p

When everyone grows up it will still be the same but you'll destroy all those Mercedes and Beemers with your shiny '87 black car. :cool:

And you won't care at all about what any of those slow azz neighbors, and friends, and co-workers say about it. :cool:
 
I actually just clicked your links and the car is quite clean really.

The only thing outside that caught my eye is the trunk lock busted out, and one tailpipe is dragging a little.

Easy fix's ---
 
the simple answer to the question asked in this thread is that they don't "hate" your car.. people are just idiots and like to give other people grief. screw em. it's your car, you like it, that's all that matters.
but the thing is, sometimes the grief people dish out over things like this comes from a place of admiration and respect- like the long running "feud" i have going on with my Ford loving Mustang owning friend. he used to give me all sorts of crap for the money pit 71 Nova i had- talking about how slow and ugly it was and what not. but he was always asking me if he could drive it for some strange reason, and wanted me to help him build his 89 Mustang- which i did. in turn, i've always given him grief over his Mustang being slow and too small for his 6'6", 300# body.. when i got my t type, he was always going on about how heavy and slow they are- until i pointed out that my car probably weighs all of 3400 pounds- which is only a couple hundred more than his Mustang, and since he's got well over 100 pounds on me, our cars weigh about the same as they go down the road- but my Buick has more room to stretch out and be comfortable.. this is something we've had going on since we first started driving in the fall of 1990..
with us, it's all good natured, and i've seen total strangers give each other grief at gas stations or in parking lots because of the cars they are driving. some people "get it", and dish it back, some people don't "get it" and get all butthurt and go sulking away or try to do a burnout or something to prove how much more awesomer their car is.
anyways, back ot my original point- it's your car, you love it, so who cares. if you are looking for respect, then you gotta earn it. but not by proving how much better your car is than theirs, but by how much better you are as a person then them. offer to help them out if they need help with their cars- and take the oppertunity to dish out some grief while you help them out. this is how friends are made in the world of cars.
 
Damn

damn I kinda came off sounding B*tchmade or an attention ho, but all the same. It dont really piss me off, Im just curious as to why. Some, actually alot of people dont really see potential in older cars.
 
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