One of those great recurring acknowledgements is at gas stations... Someone finishes filling up their car and gets in. I'm walking inside to grab a gatorade and pay for my gas, and I come out... they're sitting there at pump 5, just watching me walk to the car.
I get in and they "subtly" roll down their windows. Of course, I can't disappoint the crowd, so I of course start it in a "not nice" way. It usually surprises them. They think it's going to be loud, but they think it's going to be loud like their brother-in-law's Z28.
To this day it still amazes me how afraid people are of the car. I have a guarded switch on the dash that is the starter switch, and people always say, "That's so cool!" I tell them they can start it up if they want and they just shake their heads and start backing away saying, "nooo.... no, I don't think so man.... nope."
A good friend of mine got in having never seen it or heard it yet, right after I finished it. I started it up and he looks at me and says, "Are we gonna die?"
Yes. Definitely.
