drshark
Ready to race!
- Location
- Niagara Falls, NY
Five weeks and 5000+ miles from Niagara Falls to Cloudcroft, NM and back. Here's the best comments...
1) From valet at swanky Dallas, TX restaurant (Javier's)
As I hand the keys to the 20-something valet, standing next to the McClaren and the Ferrari, he says "awesome ride, dude". Other nearby diners look startled. Sadly, the R didn't get parked out front.
2) From Ford F-150 Raptor
On I-20 in rural West Texas, I'm doing 85-90 mph. Raptor zooms up from behind, and slows down right next to me. Massey-Ferguson baseball capped passenger gives thumbs up. Then points and wants to have a go. Given the full car with people and travel stuff, I declined. They zoomed off.
3) Gas station in Indiana (right after new tires)
Old man in beat up 80's Chevy at the next pump comments on awesome wheels and tires. Says he doesn't usually like hot hatches, but the combination of after market spoiler, hood vents, and wheels makes for the "right stance".
4) Wedding reception at Dallas Arboretum (yes, I'm the father of the bride)
Two teenagers came up during the reception and asked about the awesome blue Golf R parked out front. One male, one female, by the way. (If you pony up for the wedding, you park right next to the front gate). Way better than my brother's new Mustang, they say, "so cliche, that one"...
Best of all, the wife loves it; the R's a phenomenal road trip vehicle...
1) From valet at swanky Dallas, TX restaurant (Javier's)
As I hand the keys to the 20-something valet, standing next to the McClaren and the Ferrari, he says "awesome ride, dude". Other nearby diners look startled. Sadly, the R didn't get parked out front.
2) From Ford F-150 Raptor
On I-20 in rural West Texas, I'm doing 85-90 mph. Raptor zooms up from behind, and slows down right next to me. Massey-Ferguson baseball capped passenger gives thumbs up. Then points and wants to have a go. Given the full car with people and travel stuff, I declined. They zoomed off.
3) Gas station in Indiana (right after new tires)
Old man in beat up 80's Chevy at the next pump comments on awesome wheels and tires. Says he doesn't usually like hot hatches, but the combination of after market spoiler, hood vents, and wheels makes for the "right stance".
4) Wedding reception at Dallas Arboretum (yes, I'm the father of the bride)
Two teenagers came up during the reception and asked about the awesome blue Golf R parked out front. One male, one female, by the way. (If you pony up for the wedding, you park right next to the front gate). Way better than my brother's new Mustang, they say, "so cliche, that one"...
Best of all, the wife loves it; the R's a phenomenal road trip vehicle...