How to deal with questions/comments where the answer is....well....you know...

[Dangerous Doug]

To me, it's all about how the question is asked. Some people ask in all sincerity, still appreciating the fact that it's a *****'n car. Some people ask AS IF it's nothing unless it's an original Cobra from the sixties. These people don't get much of my time.

I got a LOT of "thumb's up" from people today, and yesterday a guy in a new, convertible Corvette gave me a "that's so cool" point. I ran into one odd-ball outside the parts store---and he was driving a beat-to-hell econobox.

My favorite was today. I drove my Cobra down to the store, and had to bribe my son to come with me by telling him I'd buy him a potted flower (he's quite the gardener, at seven years old). I was explaining this to a cute girl behind the counter as I bought the flower, and she asked what car was mine (that I was bribing my son to ride in). "You mean that TOTALLY AWESOME car out there?!?"

"Yeah, the totally awesome car out there."

Made my day.
DD