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I hate my SVT

Ramon99SVT said:
Sounds to me like you need a girlfriend to vent to....not a Camry!
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Man, you ain't kidding.

I work from home and as you can probably tell, I get a little punchy sometimes in the house alone. So I sometimes go up to the convenience store to get a cup of coffee or to get out for a few minutes. I just did so now and I'll tell you what happened...

I was on the side of the store next to my SVT enjoying a 16oz cup of Wild Bean Cafe House Roast and finishing the last few bites of a Hostess fruit pie when a Shelby GT pulls up to the pump. A reasonably nice looking lady gets out and I'm thinking "Oh baby, I wanna drive your car!" so I wipe my mouth and walk over.

"Mind if I look?" I said, to which she replied, "Sure, it's an '08."

I feigned confusion and after a moment I say "Oh, the car... I hadn't noticed. It's nice too."

She seemed a little embarrased but smiled so I told her my name and asked if she was single.

She says, "You seem like a sweet guy and I appreciate the compliment but I'm gay."

Story of my life.



-Tim-
 
BoneStock99 said:
Man, you ain't kidding.

I work from home and as you can probably tell, I get a little punchy sometimes in the house alone. So I sometimes go up to the convenience store to get a cup of coffee or to get out for a few minutes. I just did so now and I'll tell you what happened...

I was on the side of the store next to my SVT enjoying a 16oz cup of Wild Bean Cafe House Roast and finishing the last few bites of a Hostess fruit pie when a Shelby GT pulls up to the pump. A reasonably nice looking lady gets out and I'm thinking "Oh baby, I wanna drive your car!" so I wipe my mouth and walk over.

"Mind if I look?" I said, to which she replied, "Sure, it's an '08."

I feigned confusion and after a moment I say "Oh, the car... I hadn't noticed. It's nice too."

She seemed a little embarrased but smiled so I told her my name and asked if she was single.

She says, "You seem like a sweet guy and I appreciate the compliment but I'm gay."

Story of my life.



-Tim-
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Best pick up line evar!!!! Im going to use this one if you dont mind lol.

BTW Ive got a Tred/tan bonestock 2000 for sale. If you consider my car your screen name wouldnt be that weird. Seriously Pm me.
 
svt4stv said:
this website is full of 16 year olds. not all of which are whiny though. mostly just AJ :shrug:
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true, but I don't see aj whining

svtcontoursvt like I said if it is indeed a joke then haha its funny, if not why the F are you on this site if you hate your car, just sell it and get something else so us people that actually like our cars can enjoy them.
 
Well, since we're venting...be happy your 99 gets you places. I just got my '00 T-Red/Tan in late October and it's off the road for its 2nd mechanical issue! I've now invested over $1500 in parts & labor for the 1st issue and general maintenance issues combined and I can't even drive the SOB! Oh yeah, and I think the stupid 2 year old battery is dying! I feel great about having bought it to save money vs. driving my truck. :nonono:

So just grin and bear it. If I haven't taken the 8lb'er to mine yet then I think you can manage...:laugh:
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I was thinking about how much I hate the cup holders, googling around for an afermarket solution (or just thinking of making one out of PVC pipe) and OMG... I stumbled across this.

http://www.ihatemycar.net/

ihatemycar.net said:
Here's a story about a god damn piece of :censored::censored::censored::censored: 98 Jetta GLS. Both windows on the right side won't roll up so whenever I'm on the freeway my ears are going wowawowawowa. It's like the car is asking me to drive it off an overpass. Ants have made the interior of my car their home for the winter. Oh and my ignition tumbler broke so I have to hotwire it every single time in order to start it. I'm going to take a huge stinky dump in it before I abandon it in a field one day. Either that or I'd like to drop it in a volcano.
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The guy who got attacked by an ostrich when he got out to look under the hood of his Focus which died in the drive-through zoo made me feel much better.


-Tim-
 
I don't get it. I have a slow as balls zetec and i love the piss out of it. You have an svt, therefore you should love it 3 or 4 times as much as i love my zetec. Race me, it will make your svt feel like a jet. :)
 
In all seriousness, do any of you ever feel that it is a love/hate relationship with your car?

I sometimes feel like the Rodney Dangerfield of car owners, flogging around in a car that at the end of the day is just a 1999 Ford.

I see housewives driving fifty thousand dollar trucks and BMW M3's when I pick up my kids from school. My neighbor waves to me from his brand new Audi as I'm in my sweatpants, car up on the jack stands (again), changing my own oil or putting new brake pads on the stupid thing.

I raise two daughters on my own and barely have time to fart, let alone put upgraded brakes on the car I use to get to work so my kids can eat. I choose to live debt free and have almost paid down my mortgage and hear about guys with Hummers and built in pools getting bailouts. My credit score is like 790 or some rediculous number and I could sign my name and drive out of any dealership with just about any car I want. I drive a 1999 Ford instead becuase I spend $1027.17 per month to put my kids through private school, only to have some 24 year old prius driving social studies teacher tell my eight year old daughter that cars with high output engines are killing polar bears.

It just gets to me sometimes, thats all.

I really don't hate my SVT. It's a great car. I beat the piss out of it and am not afraid to drive it to the limit and beyond. I'm gonna drive it till it dies, fix it and then drive it some more. I think I just need a beater with an automatic as a daily driver. Either that or just buy a Hayabusa.

Thanks for listening guys.


-Tim-
 
I've got atleast 5k in my T-red, and its not even Turbo or supercharged.

Oh thats not including costs to buy the car
 
You should buy a POS daily driver so you feel better about your SVT. Then since everyone with their new cars make you feel bad. MOVE AWAY FROM THERE!
 
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