Friday, January 24, 2014

DT COW: Commenter of the Week: Sorry, Mom, I'm a Little Loaded

If you are a regular DT reader not under a restraining order to avoid any and all contact with the Daily Turismo, you may have noticed the recent changes to our commenting rules - specifically the implementation of the Commenting Commandments.  A keen eyed reader posted a comment in response to the glut of image conscious cars being sold on ebay and was sure to literally adhere to Commandment I:
Is anybody just a poor old broke gearhead any more? The e-Bay write up? Too slick by half. Everyone is copyrighted, has a logo and has ambience and image. I'm sure it's an impressive build as per the "Irvine" Car and Coffee crowd; hell, I'd like to have the thing myself. But, at my gut level, it feels like a poseur. Who is going to end up buying this? Some guy with an "authentic" surf shop down in Orange County who started his (successful) business on dad's money and who, himself, is steeped in ambience and image. Probably will put a "Harvest" bumper sticker in the rear window next August for some real OC street cred...Sorry, mom, I'm a little loaded.

Congrats to commenter Euromoto who was writing in response to the hella flush Model A with BMW power on ebay.   Here is a photo of your poor broke gearheads -- what you are looking at is a picture of the winning  $500 E71 Toyota Corolla from the first ever 24 Hrs of LeMons race back in 2006.


Euromoto's prize is a picture of LeMons race organizer Jay Lamm holding a training wheel while an angel welds the training wheel onto Black Iron Racing's People's Choice winning BMW E28 535i. 

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2014 at 4:01 PM

    I don't even know what the hell I just read.

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    1. AnnoynamouseJanuary 24, 2014 at 4:48 PM

      Me, either! What'd you just write?

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    2. EuromotoJanuary 25, 2014 at 9:33 AM

      First, I would like to thank the Academy...Imagine my surprise, while scrolling through DT (something that has become a two or three time daily ritual), to find my drunken screed all dressed up in bright lights (so to speak).

      For the two commenters above: Have three martinis, adopt a bit of proletarian attitude mixed with a pinch of bitterness and then re-read. You'll find it makes perfect sense.

      DT, I'm touched and honored to be the recipient of the COW. Keep up your good work.

      Best Regards,
      Euro

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    3. AnnoynamouseJanuary 25, 2014 at 2:04 PM

      Euromoto- Trust me, I got your humor and enjoyed it thoroughly. After all, I'm a DT reader.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2014 at 7:06 PM

    note that it's an arc-angel

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