posted 10-24-2002 09:00 AM                  

2nd most: Is it fast? I tell them "It's got more in it than I can handle!"

3rd most: I hate to ask, but how much does one cost. I tell them the sticker was $45,400. If I'm in a playful mood I ask them what do they think. I've gotten answers rangeing from $50,000 to $125,000. When I give them the sticker answer they are surprised. I picked up my daughter from school last Thurs. and all the kids on the playground stopped playing and rushed to the fence to see my Kat. I overheard one kid say that his dad said that a Prowler was a $120,000 car.

4th most: How fast have you driven it? I tell them that the rev limiter kicks in at 120 mph and watch their jaws drop. (I think this is correct. Please correct me if I'm wrong)

5th most: What size engine does it have? I tell them a high output six. I told this to a guy on Mon. and he said that he heard that they didn't have as big an engine as you would think. His buddy jumped in his crap! He told him to not let that 6 fool you. He said he thought a six was puny until a Prowler kicked his Corvette not once, but 3 straight times!

6th most: Why would a guy with young kids want a car like that? I tell them I was getting tired of the kids getting all the toys! I also will tell them it's a cure for male menopause.

posted 10-24-2002 09:45 AM                  

Q1: How much did you pay for this?

Q2: Is it fast?

Q3: Did you drive this all the way up here from FL? LOL

posted 10-24-2002 10:06 AM                    

1) How would I know, it's stolen.

2) Not sure, I won it in a poker match.

3) It was a contest car, won it with 5,000 box tops from Wheaties.

4) It's my mistresses, she let's me drive it when I'm in town....

posted 10-24-2002 12:58 PM                    

"Don't know, it's evidence for a murder trial, I am with the DA's office and am just driving it to the police lab for DNA testing".

Imagine the looks when repeating that line.

I have to fess up, I actually used that line once to get out of a possibly nasty deal. About 20 years ago, my home got robbed and they took anything with an electric cord attached to it. Stereo, tv's, even the iron. Anyway, the police detectives found 1-2 of the items in a pawn shop in a VERY shady drug infested part of town. Seems like their job is to find it and the victims to pick it up. Great! So here strolls Howdy Doody (aka ME) into this 3rd world country pawn shop. They begrudgingly gave me the equipment and then 3 big (and I mean big) dudes followed me out to my car. Great! One slapped his hand on the roof of my car as I was putting the stuff in the trunk and said, "Did you just buy that stuff inside?"

posted 10-25-2002 09:09 AM                    

It may not be that they are asking it to be rude, it is just that it is one of those things (if one was taught and has manners) you just don't ask under any circumstance.

If they really wanted to know if they could afford one, there are thousands of dealerships they could contact for inquiry on the price.

When I typically get asked, there is a hoard of people around and it's kinda embarassing. Imagine being at a party a someone asks you out loud, "How much do you weigh?" or "Hey, are those real?"

Conversely, they could also ask how much you make (just to see how much they need to make to afford a Prowler). Again, none of their business.

posted 10-25-2002 11:31 AM                  

sorry about the ranting and raving....

posted 10-25-2002 04:07 PM                  

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Originally posted by alee:
I've always hated that question and always try not to answer it really.... but being a young prowler owner the worst comment or question i get which really pisses me off is "Did your parents buy you this car?" or "he is driving Dad's car" I may be young but i worked hard and bought it on my own...

sorry about the ranting and raving....

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Soo, who's car is it anyways

posted 10-26-2002 09:08 AM                    

Good manners have always dictated that you NEVER ask how much something cost. But, society as a whole is losing alot of manners and grace in this "if it feels good do it" and "anything goes" society. Alot of kids and adults nowadays feel they can say and do anything,

Telling them it was a gift from my board of directors is ruder? I don't think so. It's a comical reply that gets me off the hook from saying my only other option, "It's none of your business"

Not telling them the price might make them think ill of Prowler owners or keep them from buying one??? Give me a break. How many times have you been cut off in traffic or flipped off by a driver? Did you immediately decide that all (fill in car type) drivers are jerks?

I'd also be willing to bet any amount that anyone that has ever asked me that question has or had no intent on buying a Prowler and just wanted to know what I paid for it. Do you honestly think anyone interested on buying one of these would be discouraged based on a price (or not) that anyone of us told them? Gee, I was interested in the Prowler but, that guy paid 1 million dollars for one....

Also (and there are a fair amount of them) what about the guys that paid $100K plus for these cars. Should they lie and say the car only cost $40K to ensure those inquiring little minds won't be frightened away? Or should they tell them what they really paid and frighten those same little minds away?

If they honestly have to know how much it costs, they can call any dealer or visit their local bank and see what NADA says used ones are worth.

posted 10-26-2002 12:29 PM                    

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Originally posted by Supervette:
Yellow, I couldn't disagree with you more about asking how much a car costs. I agree it is not appropriate on somethings in certain situations. Bad manners to ask how much for a car? That is a pompus, rich, I'm better than you attitude just for someone asking how much did you pay for the car.

Really, hey, how much do you make, how much did you pay for your house, how much do you have in your checking account, what is your social security number?

Please answer so others won't think you are pompus, rich, and better then them.

Hey not everybody is gonna wait to run home and call a dealer to find out,

Exactly, in this fast food society we need an answer NOW! And I don't want to have to bother looking it up for myself.

hey some people might not have a local dealer around to ask.

Or internet or TV or newspapers or.....

And for those of you who paid more, so what, you had to have it and got what you wanted. I say again everybody bought there prowler for one reason. TO BE SEEN IN IT. LOOK AT ME. LOOK WHAT I HAVE.

Really? I thought I bought it cause I liked the way it looked. If I wanted it only for people to look at me and what I have (and you don't) I'd have probably gone for a Muricello or McClaren F1

Yes maybe most of the people asking can't afford it, but then again most of us weren't born with a silver spoon in our mouths.

So, not having money gives them a right to be rude? Interesting take on it. Hey, let me know who has that silver spoon cause I've never seen one and would like to ask them how much it costs....

But it by dreaming about things and longing for them that we can work hard to achieve them, and shutting someone down because you want to be a snob is even more rude.

Look up the definition of a snob. Nowhere does it say by not telling someone what something costs makes you one....

I do believe that it is not always in best taste to ask how much something costs, but when your out driving your car showing it off, just remember you brought the attention on yourself.

With logic like that, I hope you never run into someone with a very attractive wife. I can only imagine the questions you might ask him of her since he is showing her off in public...right????

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I guess manners is either one of those things you are either brought up with or if not, you simply don't get it.

posted 10-26-2002 12:41 PM                  

I couldn't agree more. Curiousity is not the antidote for rudeness nor should it give somebody the right to be able to ask personal questions.