....And a tear ran down my face

sionthefly · 05-04-2007, 09:11 PM

So I was coming back from work today and I pulled up to a stoplight. As usual while I’m waiting I fiddle with the CD player and I give a quick glance to my mirrors. But this time when I glanced in my mirrors I saw something that caught my eye.... an 07' Si sedan. I must admit i was pretty excited to see a fellow 8th gen owner, but when they came up next to me I was definitely surprised and saddened at the sight I had. The driver was like a 55 year old woman, seat scooted up to the steering wheel as close as possible because she was vertically challenged. When the light turned green I gave the Si a moment silence as I knew that it would never get the chance to live up to its potential. Then the Shimmer of the sun reflected off of the fiji blue paint and a tear ran down my eye.

***Zeuceone*** · 05-04-2007, 09:13 PM

fiji blue for the win...

HondaSI · 05-04-2007, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sionthefly

The driver was like a 55 year old woman, seat scooted up to the steering wheel as close as possible because she was vertically challenged.

HAHA

+1 for that!

06blaksi · 05-04-2007, 09:21 PM

I saw an ASM today with a guy in his late 50's...I wonder if he was a member of the Geezer Club?
Don't laugh, I'm 40 now...probably when I'm 55, I'll be driving an Evo racing young whipper snappers

sionthefly · 05-04-2007, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 06blaksi

I saw an ASM today with a guy in his late 50's...I wonder if he was a member of the Geezer Club?
Don't laugh, I'm 40 now...probably when I'm 55, I'll be driving an Evo racing young whipper snappers

At least you recognize what you have. Im serious, this lady had to have had special pedals to drive this car. I just dont understand how she was talked into buying it!

**truflip** · 05-04-2007, 09:28 PM

thats so poetic.. lol

***F-1 Si*** · 05-04-2007, 09:43 PM

SO she smoked you?

**marc-o-lishuz** · 05-04-2007, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by F-1 Si

SO she smoked you?

x2

That's why the OP was crying. :gaygiggle

Mookie469 · 05-04-2007, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sionthefly

So I was coming back from work today and I pulled up to a stoplight. As usual while I’m waiting I fiddle with the CD player and I give a quick glance to my mirrors. But this time when I glanced in my mirrors I saw something that caught my eye.... an 07' Si sedan. I must admit i was pretty excited to see a fellow 8th gen owner, but when they came up next to me I was definitely surprised and saddened at the sight I had. The driver was like a 55 year old woman, seat scooted up to the steering wheel as close as possible because she was vertically challenged. When the light turned green I gave the Si a moment silence as I knew that it would never get the chance to live up to its potential. Then the Shimmer of the sun reflected off of the fiji blue paint and a tear ran down my eye.

You should start you own book or something!!!

06blaksi · 05-04-2007, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sionthefly

I just dont understand how she was talked into buying it!

There's a lady I see quite often near my job and has to be in her 60's. She has an EX with full HFP package...man did she get suckered...lol

***jpik2003*** · 05-05-2007, 12:43 AM

How is she coordinated enough to drive stick??

MutantCheese · 05-05-2007, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by F-1 Si

SO she smoked you?

Yeah, I think that's where the tear actually originated

Selektaa · 05-05-2007, 12:56 AM

Poor Si, granny shifted all its life...

MutantCheese · 05-05-2007, 12:58 AM

Imagine the carbon buildup!

PSU Pinoy PSU · 05-05-2007, 02:30 AM

Man, you never know about these old lady's nowadays. She might be driving slow today, but I bet tomorrow she'll pop a viagra in and smoke young whipper snappers on the road.

Female Viagra FTW!

**firmhonda** · 05-05-2007, 02:49 AM

Man, I've got you beat on that one by far. One day I was running a little late for work (about 4 pm-ish).. Well, around that time the traffic in that area is pretty thick so I just try to get through there with the quickest route possible. I got to the stop sign that I'm supposed to take a left at and a JBP 04 STi pulled up across the other side of the intersection. I look, and the lady must've been in her 60's at least.. I figured that she had bought it for her grandson or something and he ticked her off so she took it away... but she was driving it like she had been for a while (the clutch on an sti isn't the easiest thing in the world to manage).
About a week later same situation... same lady. I worked there for another year and a half and saw that lady probably another 100 times.. just cruising along in her 300/300 hp/tq monster.

Jardiniboy · 05-05-2007, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sionthefly

So I was coming back from work today and I pulled up to a stoplight. As usual while I’m waiting I fiddle with the CD player and I give a quick glance to my mirrors. But this time when I glanced in my mirrors I saw something that caught my eye.... an 07' Si sedan. I must admit i was pretty excited to see a fellow 8th gen owner, but when they came up next to me I was definitely surprised and saddened at the sight I had. The driver was like a 55 year old woman, seat scooted up to the steering wheel as close as possible because she was vertically challenged. When the light turned green I gave the Si a moment silence as I knew that it would never get the chance to live up to its potential. Then the Shimmer of the sun reflected off of the fiji blue paint and a tear ran down my eye.

Age may not matter. You might never know, she might hit Vtec daily. She maybe knew what she was buying if not she could of bought the EX.

PSU Pinoy PSU · 05-05-2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by firmhonda

Man, I've got you beat on that one by far. One day I was running a little late for work (about 4 pm-ish).. Well, around that time the traffic in that area is pretty thick so I just try to get through there with the quickest route possible. I got to the stop sign that I'm supposed to take a left at and a JBP 04 STi pulled up across the other side of the intersection. I look, and the lady must've been in her 60's at least.. I figured that she had bought it for her grandson or something and he ticked her off so she took it away... but she was driving it like she had been for a while (the clutch on an sti isn't the easiest thing in the world to manage).
About a week later same situation... same lady. I worked there for another year and a half and saw that lady probably another 100 times.. just cruising along in her 300/300 hp/tq monster.

I might have you both beat. I work for a TV production company out of Philly, and we do a public service program for older people, and the host is an old lady herself. Well we shot near Atlantic City for the day, and at the end of the day, I had to bring the host back home to Philly in the Si. She was really into the car and she wanted to see it pull some speed. Not wanting to be the one responsible for an older woman's heart attack, I politely obliged, taking the car to about 75 - 80 on a 65. She loved it. She had the window down and everything. Things were going great.....until her wig flew off her head, out the back window, and straight onto the Atlantic City Expressway. Long story short, I had an 80+ year old woman in the passenger seat hoping no one would see her, with me out on the highway looking for about 20 mins for a hairpiece.

Moral of the story:
Old people love speed, but only if their piece is glued onto their head!

**wing_gundam** · 05-05-2007, 10:06 AM

Some elderly women love fast looking cars and what not, even if they never drive it.... I know at least one like this...

Nepenthe · 05-05-2007, 10:40 AM

My mom is about to turn 62 (she looks in her 40s though) and is considering a Solstice or Miata.

05-04-2007, 09:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
sionthefly Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoCal High Desert Age: 22 Posts: 60 iTrader: 0 / 0%	....And a tear ran down my face So I was coming back from work today and I pulled up to a stoplight. As usual while I’m waiting I fiddle with the CD player and I give a quick glance to my mirrors. But this time when I glanced in my mirrors I saw something that caught my eye.... an 07' Si sedan. I must admit i was pretty excited to see a fellow 8th gen owner, but when they came up next to me I was definitely surprised and saddened at the sight I had. The driver was like a 55 year old woman, seat scooted up to the steering wheel as close as possible because she was vertically challenged. When the light turned green I gave the Si a moment silence as I knew that it would never get the chance to live up to its potential. Then the Shimmer of the sun reflected off of the fiji blue paint and a tear ran down my eye.

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wing_gundam Smooth Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: T dot Posts: 17,796 Civic Type Stock iTrader: 9 / 100%	Some elderly women love fast looking cars and what not, even if they never drive it.... I know at least one like this... __________________ Trying to sell? Read the updated for sale forum rules here

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firmhonda Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: DF-Dub Age: 25 Posts: 10,984 Justin Credible. iTrader: 0 / 0%	Man, I've got you beat on that one by far. One day I was running a little late for work (about 4 pm-ish).. Well, around that time the traffic in that area is pretty thick so I just try to get through there with the quickest route possible. I got to the stop sign that I'm supposed to take a left at and a JBP 04 STi pulled up across the other side of the intersection. I look, and the lady must've been in her 60's at least.. I figured that she had bought it for her grandson or something and he ticked her off so she took it away... but she was driving it like she had been for a while (the clutch on an sti isn't the easiest thing in the world to manage). About a week later same situation... same lady. I worked there for another year and a half and saw that lady probably another 100 times.. just cruising along in her 300/300 hp/tq monster.

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