Whelp....

[charlie monroe]

There is a Ford stamping plant around here. They built a separate fenced lot for employees to park other brands.

 

[Mike N]

There is a Ford stamping plant around here. They built a separate fenced lot for employees to park other brands.

And not far from you is the Tonawanda plant that the Big Block Chevy engines were put together at. Right down I 90 is Rochester, where the Quadrajet came from.

 

[PWRL]

Some of the Ford versus Chevy stuff I've seen in person and on other forums is nothing short of legendary..... just like the rivalry between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins fans.

I was really into hot rods as a kid in the 80's (still am, in many ways) and I remember that debate very well. I remember in Mustang Magazine, they were forced to apologize for putting a Mustang in an issue that had a Chevy motor. People got completely bent out of shape about it.

 

[Mike N]

I was really into hot rods as a kid in the 80's (still am, in many ways) and I remember that debate very well. I remember in Mustang Magazine, they were forced to apologize for putting a Mustang in an issue that had a Chevy motor. People got completely bent out of shape about it.

Most of the brand purists get bent when there's a Chevy engine under the hood of a non Chevy.... I've seen it time and time again.

I've often said the Chevy V8 is the P Bass of the automotive world..... It fits everywhere, it's easily upgradeable and it's the standard that others will be forever compared to.

 

[bholder]

Most of the brand purists get bent when there's a Chevy engine under the hood of a non Chevy.... I've seen it time and time again.

I've often said the Chevy V8 is the P Bass of the automotive world..... It fits everywhere, it's easily upgradeable and it's the standard that others will be forever compared to.

Not forever. ICE going bye-bye.

 

[ElectroVibe]

That is indeed true. A co-worker wouldn't ride in my Malibu, not because it was a rust bucket, but because his grandfather was somebody important at Ford.

Whatever, it keeps life interesting, as long as it just sticks to quirky things like that and not people getting riled up over the same old ethnocultural and religious stuff and fat shaming and stuff like that.

Maybe someday

 

[Mike N]

Not forever. ICE going bye-bye.

Not in my lifetime.

 

[StereoPlayer]

Thread of the week, thanks @bholder !

 

[pie_man_25]

Maybe someday

I'm not holding my breath, unfortunately.

 

[MD]

I've often said the Chevy V8 is the P Bass of the automotive world..... It fits everywhere, it's easily upgradeable and it's the standard that others will be forever compared to.

And it's the standard for an engine swap into Toyota's classic FJ40 Land Cruiser.

bholder - hope all's going well with this now.

 

[bholder]

Qf17e

bholder - hope all's going well with this now.

So far so good, haven't run into them again...

 

[hbarcat]

Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me this pandemic has brought out both the best and the worst in people. I see countless examples of ordinary citizens acting with compassion and generosity toward total strangers.

I've also seen way too many instances of people acting like absolute **** heads in public, for no discernible reason. I suspect a lot of it is ideologically motivated. America is more polarized now than it's ever been and there are countless millions who can't help themselves but to lash out against random strangers who present the appearance of making "lifestyle choices" that somehow offends them.



How dare you drive an electric vehicle and park it in the same lot where I park my gasoline powered car. You're a smug jerk for buying it and you're deliberately insulting me by parking it next to my car. I have no choice but to leave a note on your windshield calling you fat and expressing my hope that you die.

 

[shadowtippy]

There have been times I have been envious of other people's cars or trucks, but not to the point of harrassing them, especially by leaving an anonymous (hopefully) note. I hope being identified by you for what she did has caused her to rethink some of her actions.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Every picture tesla story I love chewing the fat with folks. Good people. Kind people, everywhere. …

In a sense, I enjoyed the thread / floss. Today, I'm primed to look again at changing lanes, get a little perspective. To the OP: You are loved. Remember that
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[hbarcat]

There have been times I have been envious of other people's cars or trucks, but not to the point of harrassing them, especially by leaving an anonymous (hopefully) note. I hope being identified by you for what she did has caused her to rethink some of her actions.

Over the years I've left numerous notes on vehicles that I admired, telling the owner how cool I think their car is.

 

[hbarcat]

One certain way to identify the type of person the OP is describing, is if they have one of those black market stickers on their vehicle that shows "Calvin" peeing on something. Usually it's found on a particular American made vehicle and the object being peed on is the logo of another (hated rival) auto manufacturer.

Seriously? That's the most important idea you're carrying around in your noggin, that you think is so important that it needs to be shared with everyone else on the road?

 

[shadowtippy]

Over the years I've left numerous notes on vehicles that I admired, telling the owner how cool I think their car is.

I bet you never suggested their demise. I would also bet that you would tell them to their face what you had written. That is a lot different from what happened to you and speaks volumes about differences between you and the other "person."

 

[sleddogn]

Seriously? That's the most important idea you're carrying around in your noggin, that you think is so important that it needs to be shared with everyone else on the road?

I feel this is a big part of a particular type of person i'd rather not know or even see.....

 

[pie_man_25]

One certain way to identify the type of person the OP is describing, is if they have one of those black market stickers on their vehicle that shows "Calvin" peeing on something. Usually it's found on a particular American made vehicle and the object being peed on is the logo of another (hated rival) auto manufacturer.

Seriously? That's the most important idea you're carrying around in your noggin, that you think is so important that it needs to be shared with everyone else on the road?

some people are so busy expressing themselves that they never bothered to stop and wonder if they should.

 

[pie_man_25]

some people are so busy expressing themselves that they never bothered to stop and wonder if they should.

I can't edit this post any more, but I would point out that I've definitely been guilty of this one before, and even now I don't always shut my yap when I should.