Stance works, but whats up on your job?

[TonyG]

I work in sales at a local music store
My boss and co workers occasionally ask why I like my car sitting low.
They're not against it, but they still don't under stand why it's a style.
I've been teaching my boss certain car terms here and there, so sometimes I go in to work and I hear "hey tony, I like you car's 'stance'"

But I don't often get comments from customers while I'm there. I get more comments when I'm on campus.

"hey dude! I love your classic bimmer"

"thanks!"

"You should put 22s on there"

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[Dr.AK]

I parked next to my boss a few days ago... he drives a stock E39 5-Series on 17" Style 5s. Since then, he occassionally comes over to talk BMW stuff.

Also, we have a parking lot 'security'. They just watch out that you don't park in reserved spots and that you don't park like an ass over two or thee spots. They dislike my car. :

Just this morning, I had to take the other entry to the lot since my usual one was blocked off. On this side there's a few really high speedbumps. I was all "challenge accepted" and dragged the whole undercarriage over them... parking lot attendant saw me and promplty screamed at me:

"STOP IT!!! You're destroying the parking lot!!! :"

[mrg7243]

It's not about the car you drive, it's how you present yourself. That said, I think your car would be acceptable if you lowered it cleanly and added the white wheels- but the decals and stickers everywhere would scream "punkass" to me.

I've always kept this rule of thumb- if you're concerned with how your customers perceive you based on your car, think of how your parents would react. If they would look at you with a puzzled look and go "why?", then you're probably going to get the same reaction from other people.

That said, I get compliments on my car all the time where I work- but I work largely with engineers and guys that still like cars a lot. I get funny faces when I pull in and scrape the sidewalk and three-wheel into the upper lot, but most people dig it. There are also comments like, "doesn't your tire hit your fender a lot when your that low?"

My parents have said why since day one. haha, though around here cops see low and think ghetto mexican gang member as most of them driver beat up as hondas that scream ricer.

[MrJereMoose]

I was a student teacher at the high school I went to, and now I sub there now.

I scraped every day on the way into the faculty parking lot driving this.

straight pipe tdi

If anything I was able to connect with the students who are into cars automatically. Typically the students who are really into cars would rather be wrenching than sitting in class, so having a rapport with these gear heads works in my favor. The school has always had plenty of students that care about there cars. Always a strong American truck and muscle scene, as well as a fairly decent euro scene.

[lownslow domestic]

I work at an Aerospace & Defense contractor. Theres alot of nice cars, but I drive the biggest truck (F350 Powerstroke), and lowest car (Mustang). I get comments on both and alot of comments on how low the car is. Theres a good showing of BMW's, and Domestic muscle (Challengers, Corvettes, Mustangs) that are mostly stock..

[Ollie]

My last job I was the accounting intern at a local firm lol. Clients would come in and always ask about my cars. Theyd always get a laugh since theyre not the usual cars youd expect someone in the accounting department to have


and you guys know my m3 and how obnoxious it is



Lately when I drive the infiniti, I get a lot of "oh must be nice. young guy driving an expensive car and scraping the ground with it" My reply is always "I paid 3k for that thing. relax" Before that I worked at a law firm for a summer. id deliver paperwork and shit and roll up in a slammed yellow bmw hahah

[Yogi_Bear]

I've worked in the gym business mainly, and every one I work with has either a lifted diesel truck or a Mustang. Most people didn't say anything when they saw my Lexus out front

[skrapez]

My boss tells me im fucking retarded. He also just so happens to be my father.

[benz88]

Im in Alcohol Sales. Always get asked when I had mine parked out front

[FluidMotorUnion]

I have both the highest car (in terms of height) and the lowest car (in terms of general output).

[MommysLittleMonster]

But what about you and your cars? Do you give others a fuck or do you think its too much for work (not mine, just in general)? Please post pics of your (daily)work car.


Some of the customers probably judges me from the looks of my car.. But i just dont want to run it like this:
I dont have a pic of how my car sits right now, but i photoshopped it with the new wheels and stickers.

It's not about the car you drive, it's how you present yourself. That said, I think your car would be acceptable if you lowered it cleanly and added the white wheels- but the decals and stickers everywhere would scream "punkass" to me.

I've always kept this rule of thumb- if you're concerned with how your customers perceive you based on your car, think of how your parents would react. If they would look at you with a puzzled look and go "why?", then you're probably going to get the same reaction from other people.

That said, I get compliments on my car all the time where I work- but I work largely with engineers and guys that still like cars a lot. I get funny faces when I pull in and scrape the sidewalk and three-wheel into the upper lot, but most people dig it. There are also comments like, "doesn't your tire hit your fender a lot when your that low?"

[Troels K]

I was training a new girl one day and she asked me who left the broken bmw parked out there, i told her it was mine and that it wasn't broken it was just lowered, she just gave me a confused look

Haha, thats funny


Thanks for your replies! But i see your jobs aren't really the same as mine. My car is parked on the road in front of every house that customers want to see/buy. A lot of the (real estate) private owned cars are very anonym so that the customers don’t get impressions of "us" when they arrive. Just don’t think mine is that anonym. But still a lot of cars are kind of too bitchy for the real estate business in Denmark (Porche etc.)

But ppl just don’t understand the "low is a lifestyle". I’m sure some sees a young Fast and Furious guy/punk, not a normal guy with an addicted lifestyle

[Dibaltic]

I get a lot of comments at work. managers and other employees always asks me how i drive my car since its so low, i've had people say that its unsafe, looks dumb.

I was training a new girl one day and she asked me who left the broken bmw parked out there, i told her it was mine and that it wasn't broken it was just lowered, she just gave me a confused look

I also had another girl tell me it looks ghetto because of the polished wheels.

pic of car

dsc_2275 by wolfsburgkid, on Flickr

[mrg7243]

I dont work currently but at school I am the lowest car on campus. People just stare at me when I drive by, or just stop and point when I try to overcome the school speed bumps without scraping. I was talking cars with a few automotive majors and they all asked what I drove and I told them just a low silver sedan. The one kid said "OH you are that mitsu that is dragging nuts all over campus" Just just about died laughing

[JVC]

Wait you work at NOS? Did not know that

Yeah, I'm the ass-clown that was eating a Chicken Leg in a hotdog bun last fall... I just didn't make it out to SYL because my girlfriend was in town.