SL/R230: Haters
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Originally Posted by spanky
...and the driver turned out to be an old asian lady (your neighbor possibily?) :p
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Originally Posted by LovinSL600
Hey watch it now...that was my grandma.
That's kinda what I was thinking.....Wish I were her grandson. :p
So how are things up in the bay area? Drying up a bit finally?
Last edited by spanky; Jan 22, 2006 at 08:31 PM.
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Wow Spanky thats crazy about the jacking, my guys didnt pull the trigger which I thank God for every day of my life....and I agree with you , most SL drivers are men with some exceptions, from my personal experience.
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Last night at dinner out with a dozen friends; celebrating that one of the couples had just taken delivery of a new twin-engine plane. As we teased the guy (all in laughter) that "it's always about him." He gave one of the best retorts I've heard:
"Love me or hate me...just don't ignore me."
"Love me or hate me...just don't ignore me."
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Originally Posted by cy0811
Wow Spanky thats crazy about the jacking, my guys didnt pull the trigger which I thank God for every day of my life....and I agree with you , most SL drivers are men with some exceptions, from my personal experience.
I consider myself lucky in a very unlucky situation.
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Originally Posted by spanky
That's kinda what I was thinking.....Wish I were her grandson. :p
So how are things up in the bay area? Drying up a bit finally?
So how are things up in the bay area? Drying up a bit finally?
Lots of snow now in Tahoe.
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Originally Posted by SL BRABUS
someone fu*k up my taillight at the LA auto show....... 
why? 
why? That sucks! sorry to hear that. Another prime example of envy gone wild. I got my supra keyed once and it cost my insurrance company $3600 to get it repainted (I made them repaint the whole car :v ).
I hope the damage was limited only to the lamp part and does not involve any body panel which can be easily replaced.
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Originally Posted by spanky
That sucks! sorry to hear that. Another prime example of envy gone wild. I got my supra keyed once and it cost my insurrance company $3600 to get it repainted (I made them repaint the whole car :v ).
I hope the damage was limited only to the lamp part and does not involve any body panel which can be easily replaced.
I hope the damage was limited only to the lamp part and does not involve any body panel which can be easily replaced.
...no..... body panel involve......just the lamp part.......If you go to the Rosebowl meeting I will hook you up with the 04 SL brochure.. 
..if I go...?? 
...
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Originally Posted by SL BRABUS
thank for your kindness.. ...no..... body panel involve......just the lamp part.......If you go to the Rosebowl meeting I will hook you up with the 04 SL brochure.. ..if I go...?? ...
...no..... body panel involve......just the lamp part.......If you go to the Rosebowl meeting I will hook you up with the 04 SL brochure.. ..if I go...?? ... Looking forward to it, just hope the weather will be good.
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Only one person has been critical of my SL 500 but not so much of the car as my purchase of it (read envy). This person worked at a Boy Scouts fundraiser with my wife and said the following:
1. No one needed a car like that.
2. I'm flaunting my wealth.
3. I should have given my money to charity.
4. Asked how much money I made.
5. My wife just started a new job four months after my purchase and he implied that she had to start working to pay for my car.
6. Asked how much her new job paid her.
My wife (politely) basically told him to F off and mind his own business. Needless to say that this ignoramus is not a friend just someone we have to run into through Boy Scouts. Even before all this happened my wife and I and others thought that this guy was a "strange bird" and this little episode only confirmed it.
1. No one needed a car like that.
2. I'm flaunting my wealth.
3. I should have given my money to charity.
4. Asked how much money I made.
5. My wife just started a new job four months after my purchase and he implied that she had to start working to pay for my car.
6. Asked how much her new job paid her.
My wife (politely) basically told him to F off and mind his own business. Needless to say that this ignoramus is not a friend just someone we have to run into through Boy Scouts. Even before all this happened my wife and I and others thought that this guy was a "strange bird" and this little episode only confirmed it.
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Originally Posted by So Cal Sam
Only one person has been critical of my SL 500 but not so much of the car as my purchase of it (read envy). This person worked at a Boy Scouts fundraiser with my wife and said the following:
1. No one needed a car like that.
2. I'm flaunting my wealth.
3. I should have given my money to charity.
4. Asked how much money I made.
5. My wife just started a new job four months after my purchase and he implied that she had to start working to pay for my car.
6. Asked how much her new job paid her.
My wife (politely) basically told him to F off and mind his own business. Needless to say that this ignoramus is not a friend just someone we have to run into through Boy Scouts. Even before all this happened my wife and I and others thought that this guy was a "strange bird" and this little episode only confirmed it.
1. No one needed a car like that.
2. I'm flaunting my wealth.
3. I should have given my money to charity.
4. Asked how much money I made.
5. My wife just started a new job four months after my purchase and he implied that she had to start working to pay for my car.
6. Asked how much her new job paid her.
My wife (politely) basically told him to F off and mind his own business. Needless to say that this ignoramus is not a friend just someone we have to run into through Boy Scouts. Even before all this happened my wife and I and others thought that this guy was a "strange bird" and this little episode only confirmed it.
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From: Boston, Mass
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I've had my fair share of the people so commonly referred to "haters"
3 days After I bought my Super V8, I was driving home, on 91 north. I wanted to get into the right lane, so I put on my blinker, waited, checked the lane to make sure it was clear, and pulled into it. Coming up fast on me however was a little rice boy in his modded civic. Apparently, he hadn't learned the concept of changing lanes. I guess he wanted to do more than the pedestrian 80 miles an hour I was doing, and frankly, I didn't know if his car would hold up much past that. Anyways, instead of changing lanes, the a**hole laid on his horn for 10 seconds, and kept flashing his high beams (those goofy tinted ricer blue ones). Finally up came my exit, I got off, and so did he. He pulled up to me, and yelled something to the effect of "f*** you and ur f***in' showoff car!" I just kind of chuckled and he drove off.
I've also gotten a couple of dirty looks in the 463, and once had some guy in an old F-150 yell 15 seconds of gibberish at me when I was at a stop light in my 124.
3 days After I bought my Super V8, I was driving home, on 91 north. I wanted to get into the right lane, so I put on my blinker, waited, checked the lane to make sure it was clear, and pulled into it. Coming up fast on me however was a little rice boy in his modded civic. Apparently, he hadn't learned the concept of changing lanes. I guess he wanted to do more than the pedestrian 80 miles an hour I was doing, and frankly, I didn't know if his car would hold up much past that. Anyways, instead of changing lanes, the a**hole laid on his horn for 10 seconds, and kept flashing his high beams (those goofy tinted ricer blue ones). Finally up came my exit, I got off, and so did he. He pulled up to me, and yelled something to the effect of "f*** you and ur f***in' showoff car!" I just kind of chuckled and he drove off.
I've also gotten a couple of dirty looks in the 463, and once had some guy in an old F-150 yell 15 seconds of gibberish at me when I was at a stop light in my 124.
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I guess I need to tell my story. In 1999, I purchased my first house. It’s about 3,000 sqr in a nice neighbor hood. I got the house because I wanted a safe place for my cat and got tired of living in an apartment. I also got me a Yukon Denali. The truck was about $38K, but most people here think it is an expensive truck and only drug dealers have them. None of my neighbors ever saw me, because I travel about 90% of the time. I even got a cat sitter for my cat.
I got a new job in 2000 and during the interview the manager mention that the police was staking a house for a year on a suspected drug dealer in my neighborhood. The Manger said everyone in the cove thinks the drug dealer is in his late twenties. He told me that his pastor lives in that cove. The pastor told the manager that the drug dealer comes home late at night and leaves early in the morning.
Once I found out it was my house, I laughed so hard. Everyone thought I was a drug dealer, because I was young, single, nice house, and expensive truck. Later that week, the pastor's wife brought me some flowers to plant and mention the singles group at her church.
I got a new job in 2000 and during the interview the manager mention that the police was staking a house for a year on a suspected drug dealer in my neighborhood. The Manger said everyone in the cove thinks the drug dealer is in his late twenties. He told me that his pastor lives in that cove. The pastor told the manager that the drug dealer comes home late at night and leaves early in the morning.
Once I found out it was my house, I laughed so hard. Everyone thought I was a drug dealer, because I was young, single, nice house, and expensive truck. Later that week, the pastor's wife brought me some flowers to plant and mention the singles group at her church.
Last edited by tiggerfink; Jan 23, 2006 at 11:35 PM.
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been there done that.. only difference between you and me is the cops actually "raided" my house with guns drawn and shields under the suspicion i was a drug dealer.. apparently being 18-19 years old and having a nice house and nice cars in a small town = drug dealer due to ignorant thinking from dumb and ignorant hick cops.. of course they found nothing as i've never been in the drug business <g>.. but needless to say i left that town and house shortly after that..
Originally Posted by tiggerfink
I guess I need to tell my story. In 1999, I purchased my first house. It’s about 3,000 sqr in a nice neighbor hood. I got the house because I wanted a safe place for my cat and got tired of living in an apartment. I also got me a Yukon Denali. The truck was about $38K, but most people here think it is an expensive truck and only drug dealers have them. None of my neighbors ever saw me, because I travel about 90% of the time. I even got a cat sitter for my cat.
I got a new job in 2000 and during the interview the manager mention that the police was staking a house for a year on a suspected drug dealer in my neighborhood. The Manger said everyone in the cove thinks the drug dealer is in his late twenties. He told me that his pastor lives in that cove. The pastor told the manager that the drug dealer comes home late at night and leaves early in the morning.
Once I found out it was my house, I laughed so hard. Everyone thought I was a drug dealer, because I was young, single, nice house, and expensive truck. Later that week, the pastor's wife brought me some flowers to plant and mention the singles group at her church.
I got a new job in 2000 and during the interview the manager mention that the police was staking a house for a year on a suspected drug dealer in my neighborhood. The Manger said everyone in the cove thinks the drug dealer is in his late twenties. He told me that his pastor lives in that cove. The pastor told the manager that the drug dealer comes home late at night and leaves early in the morning.
Once I found out it was my house, I laughed so hard. Everyone thought I was a drug dealer, because I was young, single, nice house, and expensive truck. Later that week, the pastor's wife brought me some flowers to plant and mention the singles group at her church.
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I got my supra keyed once and it cost my insurrance company $3600 to get it repainted (I made them repaint the whole car ).
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Originally Posted by seattlecarfreak
been there done that.. only difference between you and me is the cops actually "raided" my house with guns drawn and shields under the suspicion i was a drug dealer.. apparently being 18-19 years old and having a nice house and nice cars in a small town = drug dealer due to ignorant thinking from dumb and ignorant hick cops.. of course they found nothing as i've never been in the drug business <g>.. but needless to say i left that town and house shortly after that..
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from cops, ha.. yeah right.. the only comment they told me was.. "i was lucky they didn't take my cars" for "suspicious activity"
Originally Posted by RadSteve
I wonder, was an "oops" or apology forthcoming from them after that incident?
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There had to be alot more suspicious activity than that. Cops are not going to raid a house because you only have a few nice cars and a nice house, regardless of how small your city is. That would never be enough proof to get a warrant.
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Originally Posted by mjr24
Funny you mention that. I was washing my car the other day and I couldn't help but notice all the key marks on my CL that I had never realized were there. Pretty sad.
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Originally Posted by tiggerfink
Some guys yelled ***** when my wife is with me with the top down. I always asked my wife did you date him in the past?
look at it this way.....those people must have thought you were a pimp.
mack on brotha!
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Originally Posted by mjr24
There had to be alot more suspicious activity than that. Cops are not going to raid a house because you only have a few nice cars and a nice house, regardless of how small your city is. That would never be enough proof to get a warrant.
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they had a warrant that there was probable cause to believe that there was underage drinking going on inside the house due to the parties i was having.. of course i was never charged.. i don't know what they were expecting to find.. an open beer bottle? ridiculous.. 
Originally Posted by mjr24
There had to be alot more suspicious activity than that. Cops are not going to raid a house because you only have a few nice cars and a nice house, regardless of how small your city is. That would never be enough proof to get a warrant.
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Not trying to be a hater, but why are your beautiful cars parked beside a dumpster in your sig?? (1st time I noticed) Is that where you do your drug deals??
I dont know if I told you yet but your SL is by far one of the best looking one I have seen. I love the color, rims, and spoiler.
Not trying to be a hater, but why are your beautiful cars parked beside a dumpster in your sig?? (1st time I noticed) Is that where you do your drug deals??
I dont know if I told you yet but your SL is by far one of the best looking one I have seen. I love the color, rims, and spoiler.
