posted 09-22-2004 07:15 AM                  

IMO... here are the top five misconceptions answered.

1) Yes, you can drive the car in the rain, it won't melt.

2) Yes the car will handle in the snow and not spin like a merry-go-round.

3) No, the car won't turn brittle in the winter and crack apart like an eggshell.

4) Yes, you can put a drink inside the car..they even put a cupholder there for ya!

5) Yes, you CAN jack the car up on one side and without twisting the whole car into a mobius strip. That welded frame is sturdier than most other cars combined!

Whew..I feel better now....LOL.

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posted 09-22-2004 07:54 AM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
Joe - While I will agree with you, it should be pointed out that 'cats' hate water

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posted 09-22-2004 08:16 AM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
Joe - While I will agree with you, it should be pointed out that 'cats' hate water

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....does that mean my wife's Thunderbird is able to fly? Cool! ;P

posted 09-22-2004 08:51 AM                  

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Originally posted by Black Tie 161:
....does that mean my wife's Thunderbird is able to fly?

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Joe - As a matter of fact, yes it will. Drive it up to 90mph and drive it off a cliff,,,,,it will fly. Will land also, which brings us back to that old theory "what goes up must come down"

posted 09-22-2004 09:27 AM                  

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Originally posted by DR PROWLER:
[B]BT 161.....all true and you've probably experienced all of them(rain,snow etc)....B]

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You forgot 2 inch hail!!! Boy was that a white knuckle ride home! :o

posted 09-22-2004 09:33 AM                  

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posted 09-22-2004 09:48 AM                  

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Originally posted by pumpkin:
No its not a kit car and no its not a PT.

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I'm not addressing questions asked by the unwashed public.

I'm referring to misconceptions about the car that some POA members might have....and ones that I have read here...mostly concerning ideas that the car is incredibly fragile....Like the front wheels can fall off at any time....OOPS THAT ONE IS TRUE......My bad...

posted 09-22-2004 10:46 AM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
Joe - As a matter of fact, yes it will. Drive it up to 90mph and drive it off a cliff,,,,,it will fly. Will land also, which brings us back to that old theory "what goes up must come down"

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posted 09-22-2004 11:29 AM                  

3) No, the car won't turn brittle in the winter and crack apart like an eggshell. See No. 2

4) Yes, you can put a drink inside the car..they even put a cupholder there for ya! I can attest to this, I even spilled one!

5) Yes, you CAN jack the car up on one side and without twisting the whole car into a mobius strip. That welded frame is sturdier than most other cars combined! That is what lifts are for, I don't jack up any of my cars

posted 09-22-2004 12:53 PM                  

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Originally posted by Marty Usher:
I agree that there appears to be misconceptions as BT mentions.

For those like Dave Mills and others that CHOOSE to not drive in rain or winter weather - I have no problem with their decision - it's their car to do as they please. But, for those that think it has to be babied because it is fragile - in my experience, it is not!

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Marty gets the prize for "getting" my intent 100%. No slams on those who CHOOSE not to muck their car up in the nasty winter or bad weather. A Prowler that has never seen rain will look a helluva lot cleaner under close inspection at car shows...

To many, the Prowler is justifiably a sunny day toy and have plenty of other cars to drive in crappy weather.

This thread was to point out that basically the car is not as fragile as some believe. I personally envy those with a beater to take out on nasty days! Only room for 2 cars in my garage and the hell if I'm going to clutter up my driveway with some hoopty I only need a few days a year.

posted 09-22-2004 06:22 PM                    

Funny thing too about Corvettes, so many people baby them as well and yet at the plant, they are handled like the "sports cars" they are from the get go as they are driven off the line and by many car jockies around the outside staging area as well. In fact, to say "my vette has never seen snow or rain", what the heck .. they know something about how their car was stored "inside" from production to delivery to them?? NOT ... Have been in Bowling Green and saw a field of Vettes all covered with frozen rain and snow ...

posted 09-22-2004 09:07 PM                  

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Originally posted by Black Tie 161:
Marty gets the prize for "getting" my intent 100%. No slams on those who CHOOSE not to muck their car up in the nasty winter or bad weather. A Prowler that has never seen rain will look a helluva lot cleaner under close inspection at car shows...

To many, the Prowler is justifiably a sunny day toy and have plenty of other cars to drive in crappy weather.

This thread was to point out that basically the car is not as fragile as some believe. I personally envy those with a beater to take out on nasty days! Only room for 2 cars in my garage and the hell if I'm going to clutter up my driveway with some hoopty I only need a few days a year.

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Guess I will have to agree and disagree here.

yes the cars are made to be driven and not they do not shrink when wet.

My car got wet on the way home from the dealer the day I bought it, YES it can be just as clean when shown. I showed my for 2 years on the ISCA show circuit and won 1st place in exotic sports on `99~00

You spend more time cleaning, and become a little creative, but it has been brown top to bottom from a trip to Detroit in `98 for the dream cruise. I bought a brush made to clean an aquarium to clean the TOP of the fuel tank, polished the frame and most the other aluminum I could get to and continued to drive it and yes GET CAUGHT OUT IN THE RAIN, many times going to a show before the car hauler.

Yes mine is trailer some, No it has not been driven in snow, (do you concider from convention center to parking lot across the street in flurries driven in snow? if so it has been driven in snow)

Since I have 2 - 4 wheel drive trucks there is no reason to drive it in the snow. Sue has her car which we use as the family vehicle and 2 other cars we do not drive in the snow. IF we are going to a car show and it is raining we have a rain day car to drive `74 Cadillac Coupe deVille with 29,000 miles that is almost all original.

Since the car is 6 years old and I do not care weather I get it out or not and I'm tired of cleaning it it is better for it to sit in the garage and stay clean than to drive it in the rain.

Do I get it, I think so, do I care anymore, I think not

I think it is cool when people can drive their cool cars daily. I would not drive mine to work and leave in the parking lot, but when I worked at my last job I bought a `67 Dodge Coronet convertible that had original paint, interior and factory air to drive as my daily driver and loved it.

Sometimes the situation does not allow for people to use the car as they wish.

My cousin in Miss. has a `57 Coupe deVille he drives as a daily driver. He is retired and has many cool cars. I would love to be able to drive mine daily

posted 09-23-2004 06:54 AM                  

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Originally posted by MDProwler:
What's a Hoopty?

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(Hoopty is a beater car, MD...)

I admit, I hate getting caught in the rain cause I know there's a lot of cleaning ahead, and our pretty garage gets all messy too. Though I can clean ole' BT up within a half hour and have it look good.

But getting caught in the rain with the Prowler still beats walking...

posted 09-23-2004 07:15 AM                  

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Originally posted by ed monahan:
And then you have 99's that have 123 miles on them. To each their own. I bought mine to drive it and have fun. I am doing both.

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