Coming home from the store last night and I see a Ranger follwing me all the way home from town. He parked in the street and as I was getting out of my car he is walking up my driveway. Turns out to be a 16 year old. I asked, what can I do for you? He was very polite and says Hi sir, I love your car. Would it be alright if I take a picture of it? It's then that I notice he's wearing a tech shirt from the dealer where I bought my car. I asked him if he worked there, and he said he did. A lot boy that washes vehicles and is now starting to do oil changes etc. Told me he is saving money and WILL be buying a Mustang. Hopefully in four years or so. Said he is going to attend a trade scool and be a tech. Anyway, he seemed like a pretty good kid, so I let him take his picture, (with his cell phone) let him look the car over etc. After he left I thought maybe I should have given him a ride. Would you have? Has anything like this happened to you? If so, follow up with your story. I'd like to hear it. Turns out he just lives down the street so maybe I'll see him around again. I knew this car would turn heads, but I still can't believe how much attention it gets. Hopefully not the wrong kind, Ala the "flashy mustang" thread. Good driving, Carl

 

It's amazing of how many "looks" they get from the old and young alike

 

I have a coupe of short stories for you.

1. I have seen people in my rearview mirror on more than once take a cell phone picture or video of my car at stoplights.
2. My friend Chad and I were going through a town on our way to another guy's house and I saw people stop and point as our cars went by.

I like how my car looks but I always get alittle embarrassed when people make a big deal over it.

 

+1 I build them to my taste. If it happens to draw a lot of attention then . As long as it doesn't draw the wrong attention...

 

I love driving my car and it does draw a lot of looks and questions about the car. I sure is a great conversation starter for sure. I have gotten to meet a lot of new people just by driving the car. amazing.

 

Well had he done that to me he may very well have had a gun stuck in his face. Not cool following someone home like that especially at night. Very risky on his part even if it was a harmless question and to admire the car.

Richard

 

Agreed. I wouldn't mind some attention, but someone following me home is a bit much.

 

I had a discussion with a older man about the Legacy of Mustangs at a red light.

 

Yes, i do worry, especially since I don't have my garage built yet. But hey, if I were to be rude I'd be more worried. As far as it being at night, it was about 4:30 PM. He did tell me where he lives also. Yeah, you can't be to carefull but hey, like I said he was a nice kid.

 

He's probably seen your car before and still followed you home? Maybe a nice kid but kind of creepy

 

I have more than a few folks give me a thumbs up or a "hey that's a nice car" and I always feel good about that, especially if it's from a kid or an older fella. I'll always chat about the car as long as the people are polite.

But, all the looks and head turns from "grown-ups" gets a little embarassing. More than a few people that I work with have come up to me to ask about it, and there's always a comment like "must be nice" and I always have to explain to them that the car did not cost that much, and in fact, it probably cost a bit less then your SUV. You can go to the Ford store and get one too, it's not some exclusive club. I didn't buy the car for the attention that it brings, I bought it for the enjoyment of driving and modding, but I guess it comes with the territory.

 

This sounds like an instance where a sixteen year old did not realize his behavior was not a good idea, even though he meant no harm. It would have been equally unwise to offer him a ride in your car.

It is sad that our current society and culture makes interactions like these unwise, but it is the nature of things now.

 

i dont think i would have given him a ride but i definetely would have talked about the car to him. ive gotten plenty of people complimenting me and talking to me about it. usually when i wash it at work there are ALWAYS guys that walk by and ofcorse have to talk about when they were my age (24) how they had a muscle car too and how they loved it. 9 times out of 10 they got rid of their baby cause of a wife ahahahahaha. ive never felt embarassed when i catch a head turn by someone when i roar by. i always smile when that happens and its like a little pat on the back letting me knowi made the right decision on which car to buy.

 

Like everyone else has said, people are constantly looking and pointing. I went to see some fireworks on the 4th of July in 2005, and had trouble finding a parking spot. I finally found one on the side of the road in front of somebody's house. The guy was outside, so I got out and asked him if he minded me pulling a foot or two on his grass so I wouldn't have to worry about it getting hit. He looked at my car and said "with a car like that, you better pull it all the way into my yard!" Very cool...and that was before any mods other than exhaust were done.

 

I have had total strangers come up to me to talk about my car. No one has ever followed me home though (of course, I live in the boondocks, so that's not likely to happen). I think it's cool he is already so interested in stangs. I also think its cool when someone takes the time to talk with a teen and feed that interest.

When I was a teen, I can remember a couple of incidents where I wanted to look at a hot car and ask questions, and the owners were cool about it. That was 35 years ago, so I guess some things don't change.

 

i cant remember the details but i will always think about this one instance. i once asked a guy about his challenger and for some reason he just kinda looked at me and snuffed me. when i got my car i decided i would NEVER be an a$$ like that. so whenever someone asks me about the car or anything i always try to be friendly.

 

I don't think I would have gone home if I new I was being followed. I would have gone to a public place or tried to loose him so that he didn't know were the car is parked, although he turned out to be harmless none the less. Also note that someone with bad intentions mite act as an admirer and ask to check out your car and realy be scoping it out to see whats in it to steal later. Unfortunately you cant be to careful now-a-days.

 

I don't think the kid did anything wrong, crucut said he ended up living down the street from him so following him may have been a coincidence. I think people are too paranoid these days, I understand that there are a lot of crazy people out there but you can't assume everyone that pulls up to talk to you is serial killer.

What if crucut's tire was low or his fuel door was open and the kid just wanted to let him know?

 

True that. I'm convinced that things are not much worse today than they were 100 years ago...we just know more about what happens thanks to instant media storms.

 

I guess it comes down to this: if it was your teenager, would you approve of the behavior? If you're OK with it, then that is OK. If not, then you would advise them otherwise.

It's one thing if he lives nearby. But my reference was not entirely for crucuts' safety and wellbeing, but also for the teen's. He might follow someone else with a cool vehicle who might not be so nice, or get himself caught up in something else he should not be caught up in.

I am just the cautious type about this sort of thing.