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AGT

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How do you feel most people are about your truck?

Do people tend to want to trash talk or race you or do they compliment you and want to check out your truck?

Elaborate with examples, if you wish.

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hodo78 Enthusiast

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I have always had compliments from my friends, family, and neighbors. With the exception of a few friends that drive Fords, they like to rib me a bit for my GM. But I do the same thing back to them. :driving:

Wolfmanjohn Enthusiast

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Most people are complimentary, and therefore, curious. That said, they usually want to check it out and touch it, which leads to inevitable or unintentional trashing to some minor degree. I keep 'em at bay; went through that with my Corvette.

klfutrelle Enthusiast

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Well.. some black guy called me a redneck fagot bc I was in his way at the gas station. Needless to say I was with my wife two children. I just smiled and laughed at him. Just another p*$$y runny his mouth. I'm glad words don't piss me off bc I'm always armed.

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Wolfmanjohn

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Edit: unintentional double post.

jBlaze3000 Enthusiast

jBlaze3000

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Well.. some black guy called me a redneck fagot bc I was in his way at the gas station. Needless to say I was with my wife two children. I just smiled and laughed at him. Just another p*$$y runny his mouth. I'm glad words don't piss me off bc I'm always armed.

 

 

Ha...where do you live?

00Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

00Silverado4x4

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Most people around me feel their truck is "bigger, better, more powerful, more capable...blah, blah, blah" I shrug it off as I know what my truck's capabilities are and what my truck has already been through in it's lifetime. Worse case, I tell them I will just run into their vehicle and we'll see who starts crying first tends to shut them all down.

Prokopchuk_9 Senior Enthusiast

Prokopchuk_9

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most guys i know well compliment my truck, because they know when i got it it needed body work, some interior work. and i only paid $25k for it, it had very little kms on it but wasnt taken very good care of. i sunk alot of time and money into it, now looks better than most of my buddies newer trucks. i still get the "why didnt you buy a diesel" comment alot. cuz its so hard on fuel lol.

krammit Enthusiast

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I get some compliments on my Suburban. They dont believe it when I tell them its a '92 because its in such great shape for an older 4x4 (Well, better shape now since I replaced the passenger side mirror I busted like a jackass :oops: ). People often ask how it is on gas. I tell them its quite fond of gas and if they would like to donate some, it would be very happy.

yukon_denali_05 Enthusiast

yukon_denali_05

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I get a lot of compliments. Except for the Prius drivers whos cars are made out of paper clips and recycled soda cans.

 

I get a lot of compliments. Except for the Prius drivers whos cars are made out of paper clips and recycled soda cans.

00Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

00Silverado4x4

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I get a lot of compliments. Except for the Prius drivers that are made out of paper clips and recycled soda cans.

 

That would mean those cars are made of metal. I thought they were fiberglass & bubblegum...lol

j-ten-ner Senior Enthusiast

j-ten-ner

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The girls like the color of the truck....smile...

 

With the guys it depends on what they are driving. Is it a different brand like Dodge than they are talking like "why didn't you buy a Dodge...?...it's way better..." and so on.

It also depends on the year their trucks were made. Owner of older cars almost always appreciate my truck.

 

so long

j-ten-ner

gmtech4 Senior Enthusiast

gmtech4

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people say to me .......cough ,cough,cough "holy shit your truck smokes alot " i say back "phuck off its an old diesel ok " !!!!!!

 

lol

2010LTZ4x4 Enthusiast

2010LTZ4x4

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I get compliments most time on my truck by strangers, but the only time my truck gets snubbed is by Ram Hemi owners they seemed to have there heads up there asses, they all think there trucks are better and faster, these are guys I work with I'm talking about. There are alot of Ram Hemis at work.h

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