Knucklehead Holden fan

[Falcon Coupe]

I bought a BA wagon for my wife yesterday, she is quite exited about it so rang her father (Holden fan) to tell him, his reply was "it's a Ford....im not interested", wtf is with the small minded attitude of some people ?
I am now ashamed to be related to him....... i hope we as Ford fans are bigger than that and can see good points in the opposition, and not totally disregard every model of a brand just because we don't like the badge it comes with. :

[Casper]

Some people are just narrow minded. Hardly worth worrying about to be honest. Not your problem. He, on the other hand, has a daughter he has just crushed and now has some MAJOR problems to work out. I doubt this is finished.....I have daughters....they get revenge.

Oh, and are you racing at Heathcote in July again? PLEASE!!!

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by Casper

Oh, and are you racing at Heathcote in July again? PLEASE!!!

I don't think so mate, my gearbox needs attention after Heathcote, i don't know if it will be done in time (wifes new car set me back $).
But Brenx just finished his with 306rwkw, so there will be at least one hard launching old school Falcon there.

[Kryton]

just pay him out the next time his Holden breaks down.

[SB076]

I wouldn't worry about it, had similair comments after I got my car. Basically its there lose. Would like to know if people would buy an inferior product (not saying any of the current cars are) just to support a particular brand, ie if the VE Commodore turns out to be a flop (again I am not saying it is) will these people still buy a Commodore becaase of there dislike for Ford?

[buickman]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

I bought a BA wagon for my wife yesterday, she is quite exited about it so rang her father (Holden fan) to tell him, his reply was "it's a Ford....im not interested", wtf is with the small minded attitude of some people ?
I am now ashamed to be related to him....... i hope we as Ford fans are bigger than that and can see good points in the opposition, and not totally disregard every model of a brand just because we don't like the badge it comes with. :

My dad never owned a ford but likes driving the AU ghia. One of the reasons of myself prefering a Ford is I used to go to calder in the 60's and 70's with my dad to watch Norm Beechy in the yellow HT monaro race which my dad thought was the best car on the planet at the time .So I started to follow Alan Moffat in the boss Mustang. My dad owned a EH prem but the Beechy HT impressed him so much he traded the EH in at Dustings in Burwood vic ( which no longer exist)for a brand new serbring orange 308 p/glide HT GTS.
I suppose its like a football team very few people that follow footy would change camps easy.

buickman

[brenx]

Bah. The BA's nice to drive bugger driving the equivalent Holden and also being comfortable. Lucky for me at work I get to test all the new cars.

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

I bought a BA wagon for my wife yesterday, she is quite exited about it so rang her father (Holden fan) to tell him, his reply was "it's a Ford....im not interested", wtf is with the small minded attitude of some people ?
I am now ashamed to be related to him....... i hope we as Ford fans are bigger than that and can see good points in the opposition, and not totally disregard every model of a brand just because we don't like the badge it comes with. :

My father was the same when I owned Holdens, wouldn't let me park it in his driveway when I was visiting.. Loves my new XR8 and proclaimed the other day... if I had a driveway, I'd let you park in it.

It was somewhat in jest but somewhat serious as well. I had an HX with a 308 in it that got about 20 defects when they were cracking down on a dodgy pink slip provider (I was ****ed because they had sold me the car about 6 months before with the pink slip) but I had just bought a new EA. It was parked in the old mans driveway until some numbnuts decided he would try and pinch it one night, crowbarred the door open but couldn't defeat my kill switch. The old man asked if he could fix it up and sell it so it was hit pet project for 6 months, got it up to spec and pocketted 4k.

My best mate also wouldn't drive my SS home one night from the pub when I had a few too many to drink because it was a Holden. Parked it there overnight and caught a cab home (yeah, I couldn't believe it either) but looks for an excuse to try and get behind the wheel of my XR8.

[Casper]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

I don't think so mate, my gearbox needs attention after Heathcote, i don't know if it will be done in time (wifes new car set me back $).
But Brenx just finished his with 306rwkw, so there will be at least one hard launching old school Falcon there.

bummer

[Psycho Chicken]

Originally Posted by davway

just pay him out the next time his Holden breaks down.

No no no! When he calls for help fixing it just come out with 'It's a Holden......not interested".

[irsa76]

Take it on the chin and show him who the bigger man is. No point worring about it.

[M14A-Mclaren]

Yea there are quite a few narrow minded people out there in the Car world, many Holden people I talk to for example, will be something like 'Clubsports are mint, way better than any Ford' to which I would reply something like 'yea they're not bad, some of the bodykits are pretty ugly though, the new GT's are real coo'l and they would just totally dismiss it. Not really worthing talking about cars to those people.

[DRU842]

Black mailed my Dad into cancelling the Commodore order he placed & swithing to a Failaine Ghia, by saying his Grandson would disown him. He laughed; until Grandson rang to say he could visit in the Commode!

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Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

I bought a BA wagon for my wife yesterday, she is quite exited about it so rang her father (Holden fan) to tell him, his reply was "it's a Ford....im not interested", wtf is with the small minded attitude of some people ?
I am now ashamed to be related to him....... i hope we as Ford fans are bigger than that and can see good points in the opposition, and not totally disregard every model of a brand just because we don't like the badge it comes with. :

Shame it's like that with some poeple. Was the old dude serious? Or was he just having a dig? Brand loyalty can only go so far, and "not interested" because it's another brand is very closed minded indeed.

Just yesterday, a work mate approached me to ask me what suspension I had on the TS50. We talked a bit and I pointed him to King Springs, a set of super low should be on order today as he said he would. I knew he had just purchased a VY SS before he approached me, but it did not phase me, or make me think any different of him. I even advised him about the LS1 edit which he knew nothing about, and pointed out a few websites for him to check out.

[MITCHAY]

Seriously even if you have brand loyalty it isnt polite to act that way. Its uncalled for even if you dont like it you could at least look at it and keep the comments to yourself. Just rude.

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by AUGZMK

Shame it's like that with some poeple. Was the old dude serious? Or was he just having a dig? .

He was half serious, when i was helping my Mother in law shop for her new (super charged 6) Monaro, i tried to steer her towards test driving an XR6, when he found out he hit the roof, anyway, at least i talked her into a gen3 Monaro instead of the underpowered blown 6.

Originally Posted by Mr Stationwagon

Come on Ford, build an FPV wagon!.

That would be great..... :

[xdc351]

Totally agree. There is one knucklehead holden fan inparticular thats no longer welcome on my property... for stating "piles of sh1t, they should be at the tip" while walking up my driveway, uninvited, with my G/F's sister while I was out of earshot.

If you can't show respect for another blokes cars, when your on his land, then you should expect to be leaving in pain :

[Lukeyson]

i know what you mean mate.
when i was working for the local ford dealer last year (which is next door to holden) all my inlaws (holden fans) all said "oh your almost working at a real car dealer, work your way up so you can move next door".
so childish

[VooDoo]

Not all Holden fans are so one eyed mate. Ive never owned a ford myself, hated the look of the AU but love the look of the BA's especially the new MkII GT's. The old XB/C Coupes are still one of the the sexiet cars around. If Ford ever brought in the mustang ill change camps in a second.

Holden or Ford who cares as long as its not Rice

[Feathers]

I work with a guy whos a big Holden fan, and we bag each other out in a playful way all the time, but when I mentioned that the XR6 is due for service, he straightaway told me he will get the ECU software for me to play around with, myself.