Connections...of the just missed variety....
#1
09-11-2007, 01:19 AM
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Connections...of the just missed variety....
Anyone else ever get the feeling that you see cars like yours more when you're NOT IN yours ... be it because you are with a friend, in a rental car, or driving another one of your vehicles?
After laboring on Labor Day weekend [washed/waxed/cleaned the interior of my '87 MC LS on Saturday; washed all 4 of the older ones on Sunday; cleaned the interior of all 4 of the older ones on Monday], I finally took the older 4 MCs on a long drive on Sunday, September 9.
Frustratingly enough, while I was driving my '79 MC, I spotted a silver w/red vinyl top and red interior 1977 MC. I think it had the IL Peace plates on it, but I'm not sure.
Anyway ... this sort of thing seems to happen to me all the time. I'll be driving one of my MCs ... and I'll see another one of a different generation. And, of course, I hardly ever see the same car again. This even happens when I'm driving to work. A few weeks ago, I was heading to work in my '87 MC LS ... and saw a '71 MC going the other direction.
Course ... in most cases, when I see these other MCs, I don't have the opportunity (or time, in some cases) to stop and/or turn around anyway.... A bit aggravating, for sure...especially when I begin wondering: 'Was that someone from one of my groups/clubs/boards?!?!'
*sighs*
So ... who else experiences this?
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"Now you know the truth is in the way you feel inside" ... Johnny Lee and Lane Brody ... 'Yellow Rose Of Texas'
After laboring on Labor Day weekend [washed/waxed/cleaned the interior of my '87 MC LS on Saturday; washed all 4 of the older ones on Sunday; cleaned the interior of all 4 of the older ones on Monday], I finally took the older 4 MCs on a long drive on Sunday, September 9.
Frustratingly enough, while I was driving my '79 MC, I spotted a silver w/red vinyl top and red interior 1977 MC. I think it had the IL Peace plates on it, but I'm not sure.
Anyway ... this sort of thing seems to happen to me all the time. I'll be driving one of my MCs ... and I'll see another one of a different generation. And, of course, I hardly ever see the same car again. This even happens when I'm driving to work. A few weeks ago, I was heading to work in my '87 MC LS ... and saw a '71 MC going the other direction.
Course ... in most cases, when I see these other MCs, I don't have the opportunity (or time, in some cases) to stop and/or turn around anyway.... A bit aggravating, for sure...especially when I begin wondering: 'Was that someone from one of my groups/clubs/boards?!?!'
*sighs*
So ... who else experiences this?
Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker
WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Now you know the truth is in the way you feel inside" ... Johnny Lee and Lane Brody ... 'Yellow Rose Of Texas'
#2
09-11-2007, 10:27 AM
RE: Connections...of the just missed variety....
yeah, theres another guy around here with a blue monte just like mine... i never see him when i'm in my own monte.
#3
09-11-2007, 10:35 AM
RE: Connections...of the just missed variety....
I see the cute girl in a silver '00-05 SS go past my house almost every day. First thing I think of is how much it looks like my '06.
Or I'll see a nice '57 Chevy when I'm driving my '86 LS Monte. Then the opposite I'll see a nice Monte and I'm in one of my '57s.
Never fails.
Or I'll see a nice '57 Chevy when I'm driving my '86 LS Monte. Then the opposite I'll see a nice Monte and I'm in one of my '57s.
Never fails.
#4
09-11-2007, 12:03 PM
RE: Connections...of the just missed variety....
I'm ALWAYS seeing them while I'm in my monte. I'm cocky about it though.... I give a look "ya I know mine is better than yours." =D
#5
09-11-2007, 12:32 PM
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RE: Connections...of the just missed variety....
Yes, even though very few Monte's made it into SoCal, I can pick one out of a huge traffic jam very easily.
#7
09-11-2007, 04:14 PM
RE: Connections...of the just missed variety....
i'm along with the fox this time,i thought they were actually quite rare until i bought mine, but i still never see any like mine unless i'm in something else.
say, today i got off the interstate, and another monte ended up behind me. a 1970-72 model. beige with a vinyl top. we crusied down the boulevard together for a few redlights before they turned into McDonalds. turned out to be some old lady, she probably had it sense it was new (and it still looked new)
say, today i got off the interstate, and another monte ended up behind me. a 1970-72 model. beige with a vinyl top. we crusied down the boulevard together for a few redlights before they turned into McDonalds. turned out to be some old lady, she probably had it sense it was new (and it still looked new)
#8
09-11-2007, 04:25 PM
RE: Connections...of the just missed variety....
Those are starting to become rarer and rarer. Sad thing, but thats the way it goes I guess. I honestly dont think my monte will be around for any longer then 20 years. I see tons of the 00-07 series montes, but it seems like even the 90's montes are staring to fade out. I wouldnt mind picking one up honestly. I think cars are being built not to last as long these days.
#9
09-11-2007, 04:32 PM
RE: Connections...of the just missed variety....
cars used to be simpler. i can do things with cars from the 80's without problems, but these computers and all these extra sensors, plus the rising popularity of front wheel drive making thigns tighter means less people have the knowledge or desire to work on them (i'll have to plead guilty to having a hard time with mine). i don't think as many people know about working on cars anymore. to talk to my dad, when eh was growing up in the 60's-70's, everybody could do basic auto mechanic skills, changing oil, spark plugs, tune a carburetor. maybe people know just as much, but like i said, cars have gottne more complex. i know several people who wait until the warranty runs out and buy a new car. most cars in the 60-70's era had about 12-18 month warranties, maybe 24. you just had to learn to work on them, this warranty was basically to cover the "lemons". nowadays with these 5 year warrantys, chrslyers lifetime, and even some 10 year warranties, people would just assume keep buying new, let the warranty run, and buy new. more and more people do this, and less and less people drive older cars.
#10
09-11-2007, 04:56 PM
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RE: Connections...of the just missed variety....
ORIGINAL: HyperFox
Actually for me it was kind of bass ackwards. I didnt notice how many people drove monte's until I bought one.
Actually for me it was kind of bass ackwards. I didnt notice how many people drove monte's until I bought one.