What did your dad do first ride/drive???

[mdavis]

another fun story from my old man....

upon returning from an errand I let him drive home. I got an important work related phone call and took it in the car with him behind the wheel. i began to notice we were heading out of our way....my dad took advantage of me being distracted and when for a joy ride, which i was fine with. but after a few miles of keeping the revs between 4 and 5 grand i had to excuse myself from the phone call to say "yo dad cool it! i'm trying to have a conversation here and all i can hear is VRRROOOOMMM (pause for shift) Squeal, VROOOM and my turbo screaming"

then a few miles later he mashed the brakes (on an empty road)...letting abs kick in from about 60-70, just to F-with me.

 

[navyagspeed3]

I live in South Texas and about two weeks after I bought my MS3, I drove to Dallas to see my folks. I first showed my dad the car and he was real impressed, then I let him drive it around the block. To that he said, "I can't believe your wife let you buy this!!! Does she know how fast it is?!?!" My mom drove it and she scared herself with how fast the acceleration was in second. When she got scared I couldn't take it any more and I asked her to pull over so I could drive! I guess that was kinda wrong but it made me and my dad feel safer.

 

[phillyb]

another fun story from my old man....

upon returning from an errand I let him drive home. I got an important work related phone call and took it in the car with him behind the wheel. i began to notice we were heading out of our way....my dad took advantage of me being distracted and when for a joy ride, which i was fine with. but after a few miles of keeping the revs between 4 and 5 grand i had to excuse myself from the phone call to say "yo dad cool it! i'm trying to have a conversation here and all i can hear is VRRROOOOMMM (pause for shift) Squeal, VROOOM and my turbo screaming"

then a few miles later he mashed the brakes (on an empty road)...letting abs kick in from about 60-70, just to F-with me.

HAHAHAHAHAH, your dad sounds awesome

 

[opt_ms3]

The only thing my dad says about the ms3 is that it "sounds like a lawn mower." psh.

 

[Nismothecat]

my dad is really into old hot rods and he actually likes my car and said he would buy one if it he didnt have to sell his car to get it. i've given a few of his hot rod friends rides in my car and they were all very impressed. one guy who drives a LT1 powered Nova wagon said that my car was a "fast motherfucker" its always nice to hear the muscle car guys say something nice about an import.

here are pics of my dad's current ride

his old ride

the car we are building right now

 

[phillyb]

that looks like a lot of fun

 

[mdavis]

this thread is great! i am glad it took off

 

[lil_red_wagon]

my dad hates imports. now that i have that out of the way, when i first got my rx7, he was at my house already when i got home with it. he is into performance, so he made me pop the hood, which resulted in a look kind of like, "look at all that crap under the hood." i needed to move a few weeks after that, so i borrowed his truck and my wife drove the p5. naturally, i left the rx7 at his house. he told me that he wouldn't even drive it. that he was going to drive my mom's truck while i was gone in his, but i left the keys anyways. about an hour later, while in the process of moving a loaded trailer to my new house, i see him with the windows down, sunroof back, and dark sunglasses on. i can't describe the s***-eating grin that was on his face, since this was the first and last time that i have ever seen it. after that, it was all questions; "how big is that turbo?" (he owns a diesel mechanics business, so he is pretty proficient with turbos) "is that air to water or air to air?" "what kind of plans for work do you have for it?" "how fast have you gotten it?" totally different side of my dad.

 

[oaklandopen]

oh god i would love to build a t-bucket, or anhting like that for that matter

 

[lil_red_wagon]

my dad is really into old hot rods

my dad is building one of those too. his is a 32 truck/bucket replica with a 350. that one looks like a 350 also.

 

[ericrapp]

This sure is a nice thread thing folks. Thanks.

 

[mdavis]

This sure is a nice thread thing folks. Thanks.

+1

 

[JCell]

Well, my mom has driven my car several times, usually when her car is in the shop or her parents are in town and they use hers.

she hates all of it, the exhaust, the blow off, the stiff ride, but appreciates what i've done with it, at the same time she makes sure i feel it when it breaks down and i need a ride...

funny thing is she knows that she should never boost in fifth

 

[mdavis]

i have so much respect for moms that drive this car......my mom wont got near a manual transmission

"I haven't driven a standard since my purple Gremlin" -Mom

 

[fuentini]

my dad is a pro at giving unexpected answers. The first time he took the car for the day he came back with a straight face, no emotion whatsoever. Need less to say i was preaty disapointed. buy later i asked him and all i got was a grin followed by a "whooo, you got to be carefull with that thing"

He is also a MC guy, so getting a response like that from him was GLORIOUS>


Side note:
My sister came to me a day after getting hers (also MS3), only three days after i got mine, she told me that the funniest thing happened to her. She was cruising along on third when she decided to floor it, just to see what it could do, she looks at me with the cutest face and said "i gave it gas and the car drove itself, it decided it was going to change lanes very fast and without my premision." My ex was riding with her and said that they both screemed and paniqued(?). When they got to the house i thought they were crying, i look out the window and saw them on the lawn laughing themselves ti death.


I could not find it in myself to try to explain torque steer to them. but when i finally did my dad came into the room and would not stop talking about how cool he tought the cars were. i just saw him and was immediately satisfied.

 

[happy and angry]

funny thing is she knows that she should never boost in fifth

Huh? Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?

 

[ChrisK]

The day i got my car, i showed up to a friends house with it. (He's a 2 year honda tech now, breathes and sweats hondas).

He said "WTF are you doing in a Mazda". I told him to get in. After about 15 seconds he changed his mind really quick haha.

 

[GullyBoy21]

MY STORY HAS TO DO WITH MY UNCLE. MY UNCLE USETO BE A HARDCORE HEAVY METAL CRAZY GUY IN HIS YOUNGER YEARS. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER LIKE 5-6 YEARS OLD HE USE TO SCARE THE s*** OUT OF MY MOTHER AND I HE THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY TO DRIVE LIKE 80 IN RECIDENCIAL STREETS. I REMEMBER ONCE HIM TAKING ME ON HIS DIRT BIKE AND BLASTING TO 90 IN A MATTER OF TWO STREETS (I WAS 6 YEARS OLD HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE) HE HAS OWNED MANY CARS BUT MOSTLY MOTORCYCLES AND FAST ONES. LAST YEAR HE VISITED MY FAMILY AND ME HERE IN NEW YORK FROM COLOMBIA OR ENGLAND I FORGET. MY MOTHER WAS WORKING A LOT DURING THAT TIME SO I HAD TO DRIVE HIM AND HIS FAMILY AROUND TO THE MALL, PARKS AND OTHER PLACES OF ENTERTAIMENT. I REMEMBER HIM SEEN MY CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE WAS LIKE OMG ITS A REALY NICE CAR. WE STARTED DRIVING AWAY AND HE WAS IMPRESED WITH THE SOUND AND THE PULL OF THE CAR. THEN WE GOT INTO THE PARKWAY NO CARS AROUND STRAIT LINE ALL AHEAD. MY UNCLE, HIS WIFE, HIS TWO LITTLE KIDS AND I WERE IN THE CAR. I ASKED HIM IF HE WANT TO SEE WHAT THE CAR COULD DO? HE WAS HESIDENT BECAUSE HE WAS NOW OLDER AND HAD HIS LIFE IN MY BACK SEAT. DIDNT LET HIM ASNSWER AND PULLED FROM 40 TO 120 MPH. YOU SHOULD OF SEEN HIS FACE PRICELESS NO CAR HE EVER OWNED WAS AS FAST AS MINE AND HAVING HIS FAMILY IN THE BACK MAID HIS STOMACH DROP. THE LESSON HERE KIDS IS THAT YOU SHOULDN'T DO TO OTHERS IF YOU DONT WANT IT DONE TO YOU. (angel) IM 23 AND I WILL NEVER DO SOME OF THE s*** HE PULLED WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER. THIS WAS JUST ME CATCHING UP WITH MY UNCLE lol

 

[phillyb]

hahahahahahhahaha, nice

 

[ChrisK]

MY STORY HAS TO DO WITH MY UNCLE. MY UNCLE USETO BE A HARDCORE HEAVY METAL CRAZY GUY IN HIS YOUNGER YEARS. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER LIKE 5-6 YEARS OLD HE USE TO SCARE THE s*** OUT OF MY MOTHER AND I… HE THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY TO DRIVE LIKE 80 IN RECIDENCIAL STREETS. I REMEMBER ONCE HIM TAKING ME ON HIS DIRT BIKE AND BLASTING TO 90 IN A MATTER OF TWO STREETS (I WAS 6 YEARS OLD HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE) HE HAS OWNED MANY CARS BUT MOSTLY MOTORCYCLES AND FAST ONES. LAST YEAR HE VISITED MY FAMILY AND ME HERE IN NEW YORK FROM COLOMBIA OR ENGLAND I FORGET. MY MOTHER WAS WORKING A LOT DURING THAT TIME SO I HAD TO DRIVE HIM AND HIS FAMILY AROUND TO THE MALL, PARKS AND OTHER PLACES OF ENTERTAIMENT. I REMEMBER HIM SEEN MY CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE WAS LIKE OMG ITS A REALY NICE CAR. WE STARTED DRIVING AWAY AND HE WAS IMPRESED WITH THE SOUND AND THE PULL OF THE CAR. THEN WE GOT INTO THE PARKWAY NO CARS AROUND STRAIT LINE ALL AHEAD. MY UNCLE, HIS WIFE, HIS TWO LITTLE KIDS AND I WERE IN THE CAR. I ASKED HIM IF HE WANT TO SEE WHAT THE CAR COULD DO? HE WAS HESIDENT BECAUSE HE WAS NOW OLDER AND HAD HIS LIFE IN MY BACK SEAT. DIDN’T LET HIM ASNSWER AND PULLED FROM 40 TO 120 MPH. YOU SHOULD OF SEEN HIS FACE PRICELESS… NO CAR HE EVER OWNED WAS AS FAST AS MINE AND HAVING HIS FAMILY IN THE BACK MAID HIS STOMACH DROP. THE LESSON HERE KIDS IS THAT… YOU SHOULDN'T DO TO OTHERS IF YOU DON’T WANT IT DONE TO YOU. (angel) IM 23 AND I WILL NEVER DO SOME OF THE s*** HE PULLED WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER. THIS WAS JUST ME CATCHING UP WITH MY UNCLE lol

STOP YELLING! seriously, it's very hard to read.