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"Worst compliment" you've heard about your car?

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Old 06-28-12, 07:53 AM
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"Awwww, a baby Lex"
"My sister has the white one"
"That's cute"
"Why'd they put 4 doors on a car that small?"
"Sporty looking Camry"
"That new Corolla is badass"
"People pay WHAT for it?!"
"When you gonna ricer that Toyota out?"
"Should have got a (insert brand here) instead"
"They made that new Accord look to ricey"
"That's yours? Ha ha, I didn't know you were an Asian 20 year old"
"Ha ha, you bought the 250. Sucker..."

The sad thing is almost every comment I've heard, or read, is usually spot on.

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Old 06-28-12, 08:00 AM
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They can joke all they want about my car...but when they are in the passenger seat and im at WOT....theres 2 reactions either a giggle of adrenaline or the sad face of need of new underwear ...this is where it counts....

(im sorry but this probably only goes for the 350 brothers/sisters)
Old 06-28-12, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Individual
Vendor at work- Is that your IS?
Me- Yes
Vendor- It looks fast! Is it fast?!
Me- No

Me- I knew that was you behind me on the freeway
Cute Coworker- Yeah, sorry for tailgating you, the person behind me was riding my ***
Me- It's alright, you weren't even tailgating me
Cute Coworker- If I had your car, I would've left them in the dust
Me- Uh, probably not, my car is slow as hell, I think your Civic is faster than my car
Cute Coworker-What? Don't you have an IS350?
Me- No , it's only an IS250
someone came up and said "my accord is faster than your car".
MAN! leave me alone haha. i love my 250. nuff said.
Old 06-28-12, 10:14 AM
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some of this seems made up lol
Old 06-28-12, 10:22 AM
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Some one come up to my car while i am in the car and some guy come and say "nice ride man, is it a Honda?" it really **** me off
Old 06-28-12, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ohiois350
Some one come up to my car while i am in the car and some guy come and say "nice ride man, is it a Honda?" it really **** me off
Not directed towards you or your particular incident, but part of me feels like some people making the Honda comment are doing it because they associate modding (body kits especially) to Honda's and "Fast & Furious" cars... It's okay though, we all like something different. My brother looks at my car and barely sees all the things I've changed...
Old 06-28-12, 10:48 AM
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"how do you drive that thing?" A friends friend said that to me when snaking into his driveway. He called my car a thing
Old 06-28-12, 05:52 PM
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When i first got my is350...my brother (jokingly) says..."nice jap scrap bro"!
Old 06-28-12, 06:45 PM
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when i got the car not too long, first time my friend saw it, says "dam that's nice, looks like a corolla"....no he wasn't being sarcastic
Old 06-28-12, 07:31 PM
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A hot female college that drives a purple charger R/T said - "NIce Altima!"

A few days later she apologized for her mistake.

Nothing against Nissan, but the IS350 is quite a bit fancier/faster/more luxurious than an Altima.
Old 06-29-12, 02:30 AM
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Hmm well I just got one comment before buying from my BMW friend. Well I just wanted to get his advise on which car to buy between the CTS , 3 series and a Lexus. His response was obvious CTS is good but it's expensive ( here ) , 3 was the best and IS - it's a Toyota , expensive and a chick's car

So obviously, I got the Lexus after totally ignoring his comments . One year later he is obviously broke after maintaining his POS 328i and now traded it for a 2013 Chevy Malibu .

Me on the other hand , Even after a year ,just love my car each and every day. I do get comments from Chicks time to time like So you drive a LEXUS !!! Cool !!!!
Old 06-29-12, 06:03 AM
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it seems as if the people on here really only care about image.
Old 06-29-12, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by tjschraf
it seems as if the people on here really only care about image.
i would say most owners do buy the car because of how it looks and the look it gives you, its deff not because these car are cheap and gas friendly!!
Old 06-29-12, 10:30 AM
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My friend asked if my car was based on the corolla and if my brothers LS was based on the avalon. Smh
Old 06-29-12, 11:06 AM
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When I was looking to buy an IS I was at a Toyota dealership and the salesman said, "Ya know, the IS is just an expensive Corolla. The two cars share the same platform and everything." My mom believes him to this day. Smh.


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