Just wondering how everyone responds when people on the street/ in other cars say "Nice car" or "I like your car". My friends all make fun of me because i just usually say "Thanks you". Just tonight I had 2 people tell me they liked my car, and one guy at the gas station say he was going to buy one, but he couldn't fit... He was driving a new style mustang. When someone compliments my car i don't want to be rude or cocky and say something stupid so i like to say thanks, but it sounds kinda lame.

 

I think a simple thanks will suffice. I usually get a lot of questions when someone takes the time to comment. I was talking to one of our customers the other day and we were talking about cars and bikes and he asked what I drove. I gave him such a glowing review he called me the next day all excited, he was on his way to test drive a roadster.

Pat

 

My $.02: You did right and if you included your 1,000 watts smile, its a bonus to the person that complimented your crossfire. Well, that's how I responded at most time although my smile might not be that bright.

 

Romio, I think "Thank you" is the post polite and humble answer you can give. Nothing more or less.

 

i am getting less compliments than before and it is making me sad... there are more and more crossfires in my area and people are beginning to recognize the car... hopefully a year or so from now there will be less of them... as they are not produced anymore and lease deals will probably cease by then as well.. but yea thanks is what I usually say also...

 

I say thank you I like it too.

 

I'm a pretty self-conscious person and I am very much so when it comes to making sure im not being cocky in my car, due to the fact that I am 22 and people usually assume its my parents car or im some rich snob. I am so bad to the fact that I feel uncomfortable sitting in traffic or even looking over at people when I'm stopped at a light, I sometimes try not to make direct Eye contact with people... =). I love my car though, and apparently so does everyone else.

Another weird thing thats kind of off topic is, I was assuming alot of people would try to race me and I would get hassled by the cops quiet often but neither rarely occur. Police seem to turns heads and people seem almost intimidated. Its pretty funny because I have owned camaros and mustangs in the past and the opposite was always the case.

 

i usually say "yea i know ... only thing hotter is me, right ? dayum i gotta go to the bank and check my ego in now cause its overflowing this tight car!"

lol ... no not really and i do get what you mean. i usually grin from ear to ear with joy and scream out thanks! which must make them think i am odd but can't help it as the car and the driving it part makes me very gitty.

as for the post above about the cops ... I KNOW ! they must think i am a respectable member of society now or something cause when i drove my SRT-4 i was hassled plenty by them ... funny thing is i work just as hard now as i did then, i pay all my taxes just as before, and i tend to be a friendly driver just as before.
and only had a few people try and race me ... well they kinda raced themselves but thats cause i don't bite on the street.

 

The compliments come not just because the car has such classic sophisticated lines, but are a reflection of how the owner keeps it. The compliment is directed at you even more than the car. It comes as recognition for your hard work AND good taste.

I had a red Cavalier coupe that got adoring glances, not because it was an exotic but as recognition of how it was kept. Be proud to own such a fine car, keep it clean and show your pride of ownership. As FP said a polite and humble "thank you" is most appropriate.

 

Now am grinning ear to ear at what intenseblu and SRT SIX posted.

 

my friend told me to say "yea i do big things, go big or go home" and i couldn't stop laughing.

 

until its slammed with baller wheel fitment, i question their motive to say that.

but, a thank you nonetheless

 

I usually say thank you. If people seem really interested, I will ask them if they have any questions about it - and they usually do. I then give them a brief summary of the car and explain the killer deals that can be had at the moment. They usually reply with a 'WOW! Thanks.'

 

Yea i usually don't offer information, but if they ask i will tell. Makes the car more special if they think it costs $75,000 instead of $19,000.

 

I would never tell a typical person on the street how much I bought the car for... even if they insisted on knowing...

 

I don't tell them how much I paid.
I do tell them that the base models are being sold for a little over 18k, etc.
I have had a lot of people ask 'What'd it set you back?' I just tell them it stickered for 51k and I got it for a good bit off that. Some push on, a couple have said - 'I bet you gave 40 for it, easy.' Maybe I should sell them mine - .

 

what base for 18k? i thought it was 118k?

 

I know there's many more but the above made me glad am not the only one.

At anytime my crossfire was complimented, in my mind I chanted "please don't ask how much...please don't ask how much".

I am very proud of the worth of my crossfire, the performance (if not demanding greater than that), the look ...especially the look. And in 2004, it was 2nd in Singapore and there were only like less than 5 at that time.
But am not proud of how much I had to pay for it.
Explaining the price, will have to explain why is it that much, which means explaining how it is being parallel import, the various taxes, which lead to the question "how much is it monthly" as ...quite unbelievably high monthly payment, it will be more ridiculous if I told them I paid cash. Which will lead to them checking me in IRS. Not THAT bad but people will be sorta kinda curious what I do for a living. Then I will have to start with "Once upon a time..." etc etc etc.
With the price I paid for, that's one of the reasons why I will never mod. my crossfire. Other than the tyres when I have to drive to and fro construction site for 9 months. After that was back to stock. In 10 years time or if I live right up to 84 (if I live right) there won't be any other original crossfire except the "classique" mine. o...k just kidding.
Approaching to 3 years, I am glad I owned a coupe. At least I don't have to worry about the glances on the road. I am couped and embraced in sweet-ride-o-mine. Yeaha.

Wauw that was a long speech. Thank you thank you. (,")

 

actually man we do not tell people the price off the crossfire because it is so damn cheap here for us... at least that is why I do not tell them how much my car costs... from looking at it especially with the modifications many of us have done a not so experienced car guy would assume it's price is over 100k, but fortunately for those that know... it is not...

 

Same feeling but for different reason, alright.
I do envy you guys able to mod from cosmetic to the "inner" beauty as in performance and so on. Am very glad you all share the experiences.
But if I did it here with my initial purchased price of more than 200K, I must be insane. Of course its not that it can't be done. There's a forum member from Singapore too, Eddy (etmusic) is making his crossfire sound (audio) better and perform better.
Me, I just prefer original parts in my crossfire and original parts do not come cheap here. Well there used to be a member (longtime no logged in here) offer to get parts for me IF the idea of mod. ever cross my mind.
But yeah for now...I rest my case.