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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 09:47 AM
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Sunny. 80 degrees. Windows down. Radio up.

A lowered GT 'vert entered the highway just behind me. The blingin' wheels caught my eye. This was a very clean, nice ride. The top was down and it had a rollbar. I'm not sure if it was modded other than appearance stuff. It doesn't matter really anyway.

They (there was a passenger) anxiously pulled up next to me and asked what I had done to the car. I told them and they were quick to give kudos. We cleared some space and backed it down to 50mph. I told him to go. He hit it and I calmly rev matched and found 2nd gear. I put about 10 cars on him by the end of 3rd gear then shut her down. They were pumping their fists in the air. I slowed back down and we gave each other props.

That's it. Just a quick kill against a couple of fellow car enthusiasts.

The guys were black which struck me odd only because I don't see too many young, black guys in Detroit who are into performance. Generally speaking, they are into the "bling" type stuff. It was refreshing actually.
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 10:18 AM
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Hey Unit I need to introduce you into my boys. All they are about is trying to go fast and they live in Detroit. It's just hard as hell trying to get them to come out at night because of their jobs. Good Kill. BTW was the GT red?
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 10:54 AM
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Wow Unit...........you dont stereotype too much do you??
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:14 AM
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Wow Unit...........you dont stereotype too much do you??

he was simply stating something he observed from the part of town he lives in...

Nice kill Dan
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteTXMach
Wow Unit...........you dont stereotype too much do you??
Stereotypes are never true... are they?
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:23 AM
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I understand were he's coming from. I'm like one of two or three black guys that go up to the Fuel **** meets down here in FL.
Edit: Oh and nice kill, btw.
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:52 AM
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Wow Unit...........you dont stereotype too much do you??
Nope. I sure don't. I'm mearly stating what I have seen for 28 years on the streets of Detroit.

Now call me a racist so I can laugh at you.
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Nope. I sure don't. I'm mearly stating what I have seen for 28 years on the streets of Detroit.

Now call me a racist so I can laugh at you.
Didnt call you a racist now did I?? Seemed like a very uneducated and ignorant statement, thats all.
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteTXMach
Seemed like a very uneducated and ignorant statement, thats all.
Every white person I know (including my roomate), never uses a washcloth in the shower. Why?
Every Hispanic person I know lives with extended family. Why?
Stereotypes have to be based on some truth initially, they just tend to get exaggerated and overdone.
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Every white person I know (including my roomate), never uses a washcloth in the shower. Why?
Every Hispanic person I know lives with extended family. Why?
Stereotypes have to be based on some truth initially, they just tend to get exaggerated and overdone.
Dont get me wrong, I dont disagree one bit, I just feel that using stereotypes is in poor taste. Sorry if I cause a big uproar, I just have a pet peve against them I guess.
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Originally Posted by WhiteTXMach
Didnt call you a racist now did I?? Seemed like a very uneducated and ignorant statement, thats all.


Your an idiot. It in no way is an ignorant statement; only an observation. Which happends to be true in my area also. I know one black guy who has a very quick 5.0 . He is really cool and hangs out with us all the time. The other guys come by with 20s and a system and talk to us about as cars as do we about theirs. Fast happens to be our thing and rims and subs happen to be theirs.

Now if someone said that ALL black guys have 20s and like bling that would be a stereotype.
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Originally Posted by WhiteTXMach
Didnt call you a racist now did I?? Seemed like a very uneducated and ignorant statement, thats all.
All chemical engineers are ignorant and uneducated. Didn't you know that?

I've lived in Detroit my entire life. I've lived with black folks and some of my good friends are black. What does that mean? Nothing more than personal experience with the culture which is what I speak from...experience. Let me know when you've lived here your entire life ok.

It's your statement that seems ignorant to me.
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Hey Dan, nice kill. If it was Cubans in the Stang, it would be floating in the Florida Straits on barrels, full of Cubans fleeing to Miami....
(I'm Cuban, hehe..).
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Originally Posted by 5POINT7
Every white person I know (including my roomate), never uses a washcloth in the shower. Why?
That's awesome! I never heard that one before but it's dead on accurate.
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 12:15 PM
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Hmm, I wonder what people say when they see my Honduran self drving a C5?
And for the record, I do not live with extended family.

Sweet kill Unit, it's always nice to run into people who appreciate a powerful car.
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Originally Posted by GA_Driver
Hmm, I wonder what people say when they see my Honduran self drving a C5?
And for the record, I do not live with extended family.

Sweet kill Unit, it's always nice to run into people who appreciate a powerful car.

Of course, we MUST smoke cigars, and roll our own during our spare time, don't we.. hahahaha....
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
Hey Dan, nice kill. If it was Cubans in the Stang, it would be floating in the Florida Straits on barrels, full of Cubans fleeing to Miami....
(I'm Cuban, hehe..).
Thanks man. I rarely run into guys on the street that are that friendly (white, black, red, green). Very cool guys.

You're Cuban? I didn't know that. Shouldn't you be unloading a banana boat or something? We might as well blow this all out of proportion.
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^ Of course I don't roll my own cigars, I let my pet rooster do that for me.
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Originally Posted by GA_Driver
Hmm, I wonder what people say when they see my Honduran self drving a C5?
And for the record, I do not live with extended family.

Sweet kill Unit, it's always nice to run into people who appreciate a powerful car.
Thanks bro for the props.

Are you sure you don't live with like 35 family members? ALL Hondurans do.
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Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
^ Of course I don't roll my own cigars, I let my pet rooster do that for me.



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