--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Richard" <dmc_driver@xxxx> wrote: > Hello List, > > Yep, that's the first question I get most of the time from people when > I'm out with my DMC. (The second question is usually "How much is it > worth?") It's either "Is that a Bricklin?" or "Was it built in Nova > Scotia?". <SNIP> > To be honest, it really doesn't bother me and I'm > more than happy to answer people's questions about my car, let them > check it out, sit in it, etc., but I'm just curious as to why I get > asked that so often. Do any of you have the same thing happen, or am > I the only one? <SNIP> Don't bother trying to figure people out, 'cause you'll go just as crazy as they are. I've only had my car mistaken for a Bricklin once. And once I corrected the guy as to what my car was, he actually got quite embarassed from his mistake. Otherwise, I've never had that happen. However, if you want a bit of insight into this, you might want to take a look around at where you live. I would imagine that in the Northern part of the US, the Bricklin may have a higher following, due to the closer proximity of Canada (?). I know that for a while there, I kept getting people Utah comming up to me, and stating that they thought the car was built up in Logan. So perhaps your location has somehow played a roll... A bigger mystery to me is why some people see my car, and confuse it with Buddha's belly. "Oh, gee look! It's made out of stainless steel! Let me just rub the hell out of it with my greasy hands!" >:( Or worse, when they rap their knuckles on it. I know a car with stainless steel is quite a novelty (after all, I have one!), but some people just become like little kids around it. I swear, if I ever get old, I'm gonna get one of those Biff Tannen canes from BTTF 2, just to whack people on the head with the next time they mistake my car for a door! Fortunetly though, people like that are in the minority. Most are actually quite respectful, and will even ask permission before peering inside. So I am quite thankful for that. But why people say the things they say, or do the things they do (wait, isn't that a song? :p), who knows. It certainly is interesting though to hear the broad spectrum of comments though that people get. -Robert vin 6585 "X"