I was called "a bl**dy boy racer" yesterday in the

[PoorMansPorsche 0]

alright peeps

 

i was in a petrol station yesterday and some old fart called me a bloody boy racer (im 30 !) because he got in the wrong lane and i wouldnt let him butt in front of me in my quicker moving lane (he went on to put 7 quid in his rover 45 whilst i put 48 quid in my rado but thats another story)

 

but anyways it got me to thinking IMO the Corrado has never been or never will be a boy racer car due to it being expensive when new and expensive now to maintain, but its funny how also IMO that the traditional boy racer cars of the late 80's and early 90's are no longer driven by boy racers, think RS Turbo, Astra GTE / GSI, Renault 5 Turbo's, 205 GTI's etc most of them id say nowadays are driven by 30 plus people who can appreciate the merits of the cars and its funny how the status of these cars has changed from boy racer mobiles to modern classics, or perhaps its just me, i dont feel embarassed in my £1500 H reg rado when im parked up against say the likes of a new beemer and it would be the same if i had a mint RST or GTE. I would much rather spend 5 grand on a rado or a GSI than some poxy late plate saxo

 

ramble over

 

(by the way ive never taken my rado over 3500 revs so i definately cant be called a boy racer!!)

[chrishill 0]

thats rover drivers for you, anyone not wearing driving gloves is a boy racer.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Boy Racerism comes from how the car is driven..... if everyone drove Corrados like they were stolen, then they'd earn the same reputation as XR3is did. But thankfully Cs attract a more discerning buyer.

 

Never taken it over 3500rpm? That's like going out with Kate Beckinsale and only knobbing her once a week....

[Jim 1]

To be honest some of these old duffers who drive blandbox 5 door saloons consider ANYTHING that is brightly coloured or sporty looking 'boy racerish' - I wouldn't worry too much personally ;)

[Son of a Beesting 0]

That's like going out with Kate Beckinsale and only knobbing her once a week....

 

Nice comparison!! :lol:

[chrishill 0]

That's like going out with Kate Beckinsale and only knobbing her once a week....

 

:lol: you're on form today mate ;)

[TheWizardofOdds 0]

You're right though mate-no need to feel inferior to beemers,mercs,repmobiles etc.Your car is something special,not ten-a-penny like every jelly mould car on the road today.I find it amusing that people spend 20-30k on a car that you wouldn't look twice at.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that,but i'd still rather have a set of wheels with soul.

[Tempest 0]

What do you think happens if I turn up at the petrol station in my Mk1 Rocco then? :lol:

 

I simply don't care, it make me feel superior over all these normal folks with their dustbins :-)

 

Tempest

[alplatt 0]

alright peeps

 

i was in a petrol station yesterday and some old fart called me a bloody boy racer (im 30 !) because he got in the wrong lane and i wouldnt let him butt in front of me in my quicker moving lane (he went on to put 7 quid in his rover 45 whilst i put 48 quid in my rado but thats another story)

 

but anyways it got me to thinking IMO the Corrado has never been or never will be a boy racer car due to it being expensive when new and expensive now to maintain, but its funny how also IMO that the traditional boy racer cars of the late 80's and early 90's are no longer driven by boy racers, think RS Turbo, Astra GTE / GSI, Renault 5 Turbo's, 205 GTI's etc most of them id say nowadays are driven by 30 plus people who can appreciate the merits of the cars and its funny how the status of these cars has changed from boy racer mobiles to modern classics, or perhaps its just me, i dont feel embarassed in my £1500 H reg rado when im parked up against say the likes of a new beemer and it would be the same if i had a mint RST or GTE. I would much rather spend 5 grand on a rado or a GSI than some poxy late plate saxo

 

ramble over

 

(by the way ive never taken my rado over 3500 revs so i definately cant be called a boy racer!!)

 

i get this all the time, mainly in my Mk1 (factory standard!) Golf GTI.

[MattWilde 10]

i think the condition of the car helps the image too, most boy racer types don't look after their cars compared to someone who likes the car for it's merits and maintains a nice car be it a nova, escort or bmw. but most people around me think i'm a boy racer because my car makes a bit more noise than a new car and my age, but stuff 'em i'm just enjoying my hobby :)

[Carl 0]

heh, had a comment at work today about the rado too "old boy racer's car". wtf lol

[chrishill 0]

i think its just people using the term incorrectly, to me a boy racer is a young lad in ANY car who drives too fast and has little or no road manners, not someone who enjoys cars, owns a 'sporty' model and keeps it well.

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

boy racers give car enthusiasts a bad name,well not a bad name exactly but they make us car enthusiasts look like them to old fogeys.....

haha love the petrol station yesterday cars everywhere,oh didnt i love going i n there with everyone staring :D

[Baz2004 0]

I can’t imagine in 20 years novas and micra’s bring regarded as retro classics like the corrados/Gtis/Capris etc

[samm_cvr6 0]

I've owned just about all of the great 80's hatches and I ain't a boy racer! it's just that people assume you are because of the car you have. So it is defo the person not the car. Ahh, my 205, great days, LOL.

I got stuck behind a rover 25 the other day, bad mistake, it was an sdi aswell!!!

[chubbybrown 0]

A Rover 25 is the least likely car to be stopped by cops so I read the other day,probably as they always look like they are stopped.

Do they still call em boys racers?

 

As for Kate, I wouldnt kick her out of bed if she farted unlike our Valver ;-)

[The Leningrad Cowboy 0]

Isn't funny how no-one ever admits to being a boy racer?

 

I'm not suggesting any of you are, by the way.

 

Oh, and I'm definitely not.

 

:wink:

[chubbybrown 0]

I was but never with my own car.

 

always had Ford demos home :-) or up the town

 

break it,give it back :-D

[logicaltuning 0]

i own a rover :(

 

and driving gloves :( (but theyre sparco ones ;) )

 

but the corrado is deffo not - boy racer material

[bristolbaron 10]

Never taken it over 3500rpm? That's like going out with Kate Beckinsale and only knobbing her once a week....

 

especially when shes charged! :norty:

 

Bloody rover drivers.

[dinkus 10]

Blimey BB, I thought getting it for free was sweet enough, but you charged the poor girl for it as well?? Nice one! :lol:

 

Aye, 't has to be said that I also own a pair of Sparco driving gloves. But they don't get worn on the road :norty:

[ZippyVR6 0]

Who, Boy racer? With my baseball cap? Me? :oops:

 

never below 3500 rpm.

[samm_cvr6 0]

hmm, maybe I should change that bit to, only above 3500rpm, LOL

[_Monkey 0]

If someone calls my a boy racer, i simply reply 'yeah, what's your point?'

 

No one has ever been able to reply to that.

 

Besides, why should we care what a bunch of old coffin-dodgers think?!

[PoorMansPorsche 0]

What do you think happens if I turn up at the petrol station in my Mk1 Rocco then?

 

Tempest, i havent got the foggiest what people think when they see your mk1 rocco pull up but i should imagine its along the lines of what the fook is that !!!

 

ive never seen such a animalistic looking motor :onfire: