Yobs making fun of my Mk5

[brightorangeGT 1]

We were waiting at lights at a roundabout in Exeter when a mondeo went round and as the driver and passenger caught sight of our Cortina they began pointing and laughing. Unfortunately as we went around the roundabout we had to pull along side them at the next set of lights. Same thing, making fun, derogatory comments etc. Its been playing on my mind since - has anyone else experienced this? Or is it me just being too sensitive? Or is it just this rotten part of the country as its happened before. I dont know why people cant mind their own business and let others live their life doing the things they enjoy... .I guess some find it easy to make fun of someone or something thats either old or different......please reassure me someone!!

[FKLGLS 44]

The jokes on those d***heads. If these people weren't so ignorant, they would realise that the mondeo they are driving round in, is the cortina of today. In time, shall we laugh at them ? Morons................ I'll bet they didn't even know what your car is. :cheers: - for- brains.

[the-ford-cortina.com 226]

Only ever had the opposite reaction and often from young lads as well - even the 14-16yr old school kids who live near here admire our cars we overheard them discussing which was best , most went for the mk1 capri but one preferred the 1600E

 

The yobs who abused you probably spend £50 on a tshirt because it is brand X and will NEVER amount to anything in their lives because they have no real apreciation of anything but the tosh force fed them by the mindless money grabbing media / big business sleb culture that is designed to keep them constantly wanting more over priced trash.

[brightorangeGT 1]

Thanks guys - your'e right - and thanks for the replies as it was what I wanted to hear, its cheered me up and reassured me. Looking forward to tomorrow so we can go out again for a long drive - wont go near Exeter though!!

[azcolin 4]

happens all the time, its either 'my dad had one of those'

or its a 'onslow' car,

[the-ford-cortina.com 226]

The jokes on those d***heads. If these people weren't so ignorant, they would realise that the mondeo they are driving round in, is the cortina of today.

 

very much so mk5 cortina part numbers start 79BB , Mondeo 93BG

 

THE B underlined denotes the Ford designated class of car CORTINA - SIERRA - MONDEO SO their mondeo is just a later mark of Cortina

[do it sideways 41]

got to say the kids ,young adults where i live love the variouse old fords that park outside my house ,i take time to talk to them and show interest in there coments and remarks, ive had kids ask ,whats that old motor mate ?,my dad loves it !,unfortunatly there is a culture of only new and named will do ,but kids only know what we tell them ,you were unfortunate that you met some meat heads but just enjoy your cortina ......

[TIB3300 442]

Hey don't worry about it the fact here is !!.

 

Not all people are car people !!! :car:

 

Just cos they driving in a car don't mean they like! :poo: Its just transport for them . Its just like i hate football when i see grown men upset and angry because there team

 

( WHO THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW APART FROM PICTURES IN THE SUN AND DAILY MIRROR )

lose it bewilders me . :winner:

 

But bear in mine this !! when you see a pikii of allegro or a larda Reva do you no also cringe or even take the pi55 about the car . and yes you would never do it the the owner of one of theses cars ! It just meas you respect someone elses feelings .

 

THE WORLDS FULL OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE 2 HATS :D

Edited July 25, 2010 by TIB 3300

[big mike 1]

to be honest ive only ever had positive comments and mainly from teenagers and kids (although i do normally have the car in bits when i talk to them so they probably pitty me :rofl:)

[Mangler 20]

Round by me our MK3 is an american car,according to the local youths :rofl:

[leekaz52 mk5 0]

yep take it on the chin and ignore it i had this experience once when i had a manta 400 lookalike complete with rally stickers but when i left them for dead in there performance car at the lights i got a thumbs up from the lads in the back at the next set which i treated them to a repeat performance! old cortinas rule!

[tinman 13]

those guys in the modeo sound like right knobs!!!! thier gonna do it to wrong person one day tho who`s gonna relieve them of the need of a toothbrush!! i agree definatly :rofl: for brains!!!!!

[John the painter 2]

ive had loads of loads of positive comments but also had the experiance you are taliking about, but i have had a great time leaving them at the lights even if they do catch up lol

[Beowulf 87]

Round by me our MK3 is an american car,according to the local youths :rofl:

 

Funny you say that, the local youngsters where I live thought my MKV was a muscle car, lmao. Not driven mine much but got some glances as if to say 'I used to have one of them'.

 

Forget them I say, what a loutish kid thinks isn't important. Who was it said 'The old know most things, middle aged know some things, but kids know everything'

[savagesam 0]

This is the exact reason i'm building my car to pull up nxt to chavs in their crappy little body kit cars and blow them away!!!

Last week me and a mate were at a set of lights, in his mk1 escort (2.1 Pinto) when a group of lads in a citroen saxo pulled up pointing and laughing look at that old heap, hahaha they must be older than they look, among other abuse!!!

Well jokes on them as they disappeared into the distance behind us we waited at the nxt set of lights where we simply gave them a sarcastic smile needless to say their attitude had changed and the silence was great...

I'm fed up of young chavs driving like idiots in ther crap cars grow up, learn to drive, pull your trousers up, stop lying down while driving, take that stupid cap off, speak properly and have some bloody respect...!!!