[DFRESH]

Took the 9 down to Cars and Coffee this morning. As I am hanging out in the vinicinity of the car checking out a porsche and a ferrarii, I notice a couple guys checking out the camaro---and what are they checking out? The body gaps and how bad they are---in fact, one guy has to make sure that his friend understands how bad they are so he takes the time to point out the hows and whys of it. Now, it's true the gaps could be better--It just happened to be the first thing they said about the car---I've never seen so many paint and body experts assembled in one place on a Sat morning. This kind of thing never bothers me, but it got to me today for some reason. I noticed several others pointing out the flaws on the car as well (Rock chips, bumper needs to be rechromed, etc)--maybe it's just the crowd, but i'm amazed at the negativity of these folks. I can honestly say, i would never point out flaws on someone else's ride--I believe it's because I understand how much effort it takes just to have one in the first place, let alone maintain and improve it. I'm wondering if everyone gets this kind of treatment (from highend down to a budet build) and critique treatment? I don't normally hang around my car when i'm out of it, but was an interesting observation today. Wanted to follow the guy to see what he drove out of the parking lot but didn't want to justify myself in that manner--(even though I really wanted too--LOL).

Venting accomplished---

Doug