You get pwned by the nicest people when you drive a Roadster....

[Magnus]

So I pick up my Roadster at Whitby's, in Greensboro, NC, Saturday morning and start the 321-mile-drive home. I drive 45 miles and pull into the Sheetz on Rt. 220 in Ridgeway, VA. It's noon. Get my gas, get my lunch sandwich, go sit in the car and take a couple of bites at the pump.
While I'm munching, a lady walks up.
"Is this a kit or...?"
"Ah, jeez, here we go" I think to myself.
"No, ma'am, it's not a kit," I says, "It's all assembled now."
Hah! Standard answer "A" delivered.
She is curiously unphased.
"My brother used to have one."
"Oh, no, here we go with 'the brother/uncle/cousin who had one.' '' I think.
"Oh, yeah?" I say, politely, just in case.
"Yes--his name is Al, Al Adkins, maybe you know him? I'm his sister."
AAIIIIGGHH!!!!!! WHEN?!?!?! WHEN WILL I LEARN NOT TO BE A SMARTYPANTS!?!?!?
"Why, yes, ma'am, I sure have met Al. Real nice fella. Used to have a blue one with white stripes."
"Must not bang head against steering wheel...splinters in forehead not attractive....AAIIIGGHH!
I refrained from deforming the steering wheel with my forehead.
Suffice that I ended up having a nice conversation with Melise, who turns out to be just as nice as Al. I like those Adkinses.
Me, I learned that maybe I need to dial it back a notch...

Note to self: do not post in the thread called "The coolest thing that happened while driving my roadster."

[David Hodgkins]

Only one word for it...

http://ffroadster.com/images/doh.jpg

:D

[Jeff Collins]

What are the odds of that? Cool story.

[Garry Bopp]

Magnus,

That's a great story and a reminder to all of us that patience pays off. People are just naturally attracted to these cars and sometimes you have to put up with idiots, but most people are genuine and curious. Pretty funny and well written, thanks!

Garry

[Raceral]

Now that is a funy story... The kit thing never did bother me....Because it is a "kit car". When people asked me if I built it.. I said NO, I assembled it. My sis has been one of my biggest Factory 5 fans.. She always gave me the coolest Christmas,birthday gifts that pretained to the Cobra world. If you run across someone pushing the kit thing.. they are being a jerk and I could detect it and I just asked them what they had.
No shame in owning one of these wonderful "kit cars"
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/188434_195534570471448_100000447207450_606977_4358 850_n.jpg

[Ray]

I too have gotten a lot of "Is it real?" type questions. So, now when I'm asked if it's "real", I just looked really shocked, turn to the person and say "You see it too?"

Ray

[Marty Prario]

I simply tell them it is a " Real Replica".

[PhyrraM]

Not a Roadster owner, but I would think my response would be something like "Real ones don't get driven anymore, I wouldn't have one."

Of course, I'm sure some do, but those have got to be the exception these days.

[BrandonDrums]

Haha, it's just like my bud who drives a roadster. I can't go anywhere with the guy without him getting approached and living out that same scenario. After 2 years he's got it down pat though "it's a handbuilt replica, just as pretty but modernized" He can say without sounding a bit turd.

Fun fact: he and I are also from Greensboro.