Our friends call it the Selfishmobile, but we think they're jealous as they are perched in they're SUV'S. Any other good natured ribbing from friends?

 

My neighbor owns 2 Pontiac Aztecs............yea......there's a little ribbing going on between us!

 

I admit the styling is not for everyone but we like it. Funny, but when I saw the first ones a couple of years ago, I didn't get the warm fuzzy feeling I have now. Thing is, we went in to test drive a 350Z convertible and hated it. Took the Xfire for a ride, came back and told em to write it up!

 

OMG....They have to be the only ones.

 

We refer to it as our birth control device.

 

I'm 46 and I bet since I bought my Crossfire Roadster Limited in sept I've been asked a hundred times if I'm having a midlife crisis. I just tell them NO, if I were having a midlife crisis I would have bought a red Corvette or gotten a mistress. Can't really justify the cost of a new Corvette or a mistress.

 

I tell people it's a later life indulgence, not a mid-life crisis.

 

I get tons of ribbing... I had an SRT-10 Ram truck before this, and now everyone keeps calling it my "girlie" car...we will see what they say once this "girlie" passes them.

 

You might be driving the "selfishmobile" but your friends are obviously driving an "envymobile"!!

 

I can honestly say that this is a donation to my youth... seeing as I refuse to grow up and I can actually afford a wonderful machine such as this... I'll indulge.

 

damn straight it's selfishmobil, I've traded mine in but will purchase a used one in another 2 years. My favorite move in the little Crossy was tail gating SUV's on the 405, then blow past them, illegally of course into the car pool lane. lol if your a real jerk you can just give them the bird and take her up to 120mph, then exit swiftly.

 

We had a little block party/BBQ last Saturday on our cul-de-sac and all the women/girls were asking me about my "cute" car. I told them I didn't particularly care for that word being used to describe it but they all insisted that, being non-car obsessed individuals, this was the highest praise they could offer for any car and that I should just accept it as a high compliment. OK then, fine by me.

 

I think those huge SUVs that some people drive around in are the ultimate Selfishmobiles - they take up more space, use more gas, and I rarely see more than one person in them.

 

I hear ya. Some have suggested that to me but here is how I look at it and responded. I'm now able to finaly afford what I want and my kids can drive themselves if need be. Should I need more than two seats, we can take my wife's suv. It doesn't matter to most because they are just jealous.

 

The other day in a parking lot an elderly couple came out from the store and the wife said "oh what a cute little car" and her husband said to her cars such as that are not called cute they are "Sports Cars" and then he asked me how fast it goes? I simply answered faster than anything else I ever owned. He smiled and said be careful son there are a lot of bad drivers out there. At my age I let my wife do most of the driving now. How I wish to be young again he said as he smiled. It was something I will never forget.

 

Apkano, you cannot help but win every time with that argument. They have to be the most butt-ugly vehicle on the road today. One of my co-workers has one & I stare in shocked amazement everytime I see her pull into the lot.

Let's see: "it's not practical" - well, it is for me! All I do is drive back & forth to work, the kids are gone, I've got a kamikaze mobile that will fit just about anything I want to haul in it (the Cougar) so it's perfectly practical!
"It's so small" - yup, your point?
As stated above "It's cute little car" - Why, thank you but I wouldn't call it "cute".
"It looks fast but I'll bet my Mazda 3 will take it" - Please, oh please can we try & just what are you willing to bet?
"It looks fast but I'll bet my new Honda Accord would keep it honest" - yes, boss, whatever you say!

 

How about "Pimp-daddy" car?

or

"Geezer-mobile"?

Whatever....I like it!

 

I also got the cute car compliment by a nurse at the gas station. I forced myself to say thanks.

 

[quote=Kurts]Apkano, you cannot help but win every time with that argument. They have to be the most butt-ugly vehicle on the road today. One of my co-workers has one & I stare in shocked amazement everytime I see her pull into the lot.

Tied with the Subaru B9 Tribeca !!

 

What was that Subaru from the late '80's or early '90's that only had half of the side windows open?

That thing was butt-ugly as well!