That's a F*ckin Typhoon Man...

[Seti]

It always puts a smile on my face when people recognize the Ty for what it is. This past month has been pretty good along those lines.

Today on my way back home from Southcenter I was sitting at a light when I look over and see this guy in the passenger seat of a car two lanes over looking at the Ty. I could read his lips when he told the driver "That's a ****in Typhoon man". Not even a mile later in that same trip I was heading north toward Grady Wy when two guys in a white Mitsu Evo 9 (I think) heading south damn near came to a full stop when they saw it. I could see both of them turn their heads as we passed each other.

Last week when heading toward downtown Seattle I was trying to get over to get to my exit when a car full of twenty somethings start honking at me giving me the thumbs up etc. They wanted me to punch it I think but there was way too much traffic.

The week before that I took one of my female friends to the Bodies Exhibit downtown which she enjoyed but she seemed to like how fast the Ty is better. She texted me later that night saying "your truck is really fun on the freeway. It's kind of scary. I never rode in a car that fast".

I'm sure just about everyone on this site has had experiences like these before but it still feels good to get that kind of praise and recognition.

S.

 

[KDBL1TY]

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Had a cop pull me over one time. Was going speed limit didnt know why I was being pulled over. He starts talking about he has heard those trucks are fast. Opened the hood and gave him a quick look. Talked for a few minutes. No ticket.

 

[fronzoos]

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This should be in the sy/ty myths thread...

 

[Chedarbob90]

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It always puts a smile on my face when people recognize the Ty for what it is. This past month has been pretty good along those lines.

Today on my way back home from Southcenter I was sitting at a light when I look over and see this guy in the passenger seat of a car two lanes over looking at the Ty. I could read his lips when he told the driver "That's a ****in Typhoon man". Not even a mile later in that same trip I was heading north toward Grady Wy when two guys in a white Mitsu Evo 9 (I think) heading south damn near came to a full stop when they saw it. I could see both of them turn their heads as we passed each other.

Last week when heading toward downtown Seattle I was trying to get over to get to my exit when a car full of twenty somethings start honking at me giving me the thumbs up etc. They wanted me to punch it I think but there was way too much traffic.

The week before that I took one of my female friends to the Bodies Exhibit downtown which she enjoyed but she seemed to like how fast the Ty is better. She texted me later that night saying "your truck is really fun on the freeway. It's kind of scary. I never rode in a car that fast".

I'm sure just about everyone on this site has had experiences like these before but it still feels good to get that kind of praise and recognition.

S.

That reminds me of the 3rd time i drove mine to work. I was sitting on avondale in redmond at about 9 in the morning. And these 2 guys couldnt have been a day over 20. They stopped in the middle of rush hour with their white ford fleet truck when all the cars were goin about 20mph, and the windows flew down and cuss words started comin. F*** yeah, that's a ***damn Typhoon!!! Floor it!!! I just laughed and pointed to the line of about 10 cars adding up behind him.

 

[Fighting5thSVT]

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See, now I have always been told that I have been driving a "nice Blazer with ground effects".....

:dunno:

 

[Baythan]

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I drove 40+ miles today and not one look, thumbs up, or dropped jaw. :roll:

Oh well, it's okay to be invisible sometimes too.

 

[KFC_Or_Bust]

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I'll never forget the kids reaction from the back seat of my Braphoon. I'm pretty sure he came instantly, he said he'd never felt acceleration like that in his life and he was literally speechless for 60 seconds after. You can hear him gasping for breath/laughing his ass off in the backround.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MoajRyGwls

Nevermind the bad video, my friend sucks at filming and his cell phone was primative.

 

[92TYPHOON937]

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i was at best buy gettin the xbox elite and the 42 inch plasma tv deal and they ask u ur email and stuff cause i signed up for the rewards thing he like u have one of them them things are nice i never c any around ne more n was telling me bout his friend had an all white one

 

[syty9933]

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This month only:


I was in the turn lane and a camaro ss slowed down and said " ill trade you" and smiled and drove away

Ive gotten several thumbs up

I was at a costco at the building and 2 guys in a car slowed down smiling looking behind them to look at the truck( they deffiantly knew it what it was)

I was at a giant gas station getting gas and the guy in the teller booth walked out and asked if i was selling it and asked how many turbos it had?

and yesterday i passed an evo 8 and it turned around to follow me to a car wash and was eyeing it

haha its pretty fun sometimes

 

[Mtn Z]

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A few years back, another one of the board members and I were heading to a car meet. He was in his Ty and I was in the Sy. There was this kid in an S-10 that keep flying past us and then slowing down and giving us crazy thumbs up. It was pretty funny because he was driving like a loon most likely trying to get us to go, but it's cool that he knew what it was.

 

[TY0618]

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Last summer it was my turn to work on a Saturday, so I'm on my way. I'm sitting in a left hand turn lane behind a Lamborgini. I'm thinking to myself....nice car, but I hate the colour..silver..its almost like a Honda...anyway back to the story, a lawn maintenance truck pulls up next to me, I hear the driver say "Holy Crap! A lambo!" The passanger says "WOW!!" The driver than notices my Typhoon.. I hear "Forget the Italian!!! For F*%K's SAKES!!! There is a TYPHOON next to us!!!!" The passenger than hangs out the drivers window to sare at my Ty! That was a good feeling, knowing that a couple of regular Joes would rather look at my Ty than a Lamborgini!

 

[R&C_RallySyTy]

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Had a cop pull me over one time. Was going speed limit didnt know why I was being pulled over. He starts talking about he has heard those trucks are fast. Opened the hood and gave him a quick look. Talked for a few minutes. No ticket.

:rotf:

Same thing happen to me in my Syclone. Except I was really worried because it was the first day I got it. Was driving from New Jersey to PA, had a cardboard plate basically that I got from Jersey. I forget the exact details but I got pulled over and he just wanted to talk and look under the hood.

Matter of fact, I got pulled over again once I got into PA. But this time it was because I hit the gas and spooled then let off quick and the blow off valve went off. The cop though it was to loud and harassed me for a little before letting me off with a so called lucky "warning". He had nothing on my anyways.

 

[Chedarbob90]

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:rotf:

Same thing happen to me in my Syclone. Except I was really worried because it was the first day I got it. Was driving from New Jersey to PA, had a cardboard plate basically that I got from Jersey. I forget the exact details but I got pulled over and he just wanted to talk and look under the hood.

Matter of fact, I got pulled over again once I got into PA. But this time it was because I hit the gas and spooled then let off quick and the blow off valve went off. The cop though it was to loud and harassed me for a little before letting me off with a so called lucky "warning". He had nothing on my anyways.

Shit man that shoulda been ur warning right there for owning one. I got pulled over once on my way home from picking mine up in oregon. But unlike u lucky ba$terds i got a ticket. But i swear i was on the side of I-5 for 20 minutes talkin to the stater and trying to convince him that a "4 cylinder blazer can't stay at 90 mph down the freeway." He didn't believe me and neither did the judge (who knew exactly what a typhoon was).

 

[Chest Rockwell]

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Been pulled over twice in the Syclone, and three times in the Ty. Cop never bothered to acknowledge what it was, just encouraged me to slow things down a little with a warning. The Typhoon did get someone really excited passing through Chicago, but for the most part both have gone pretty well un-noticed.

 

[midnightbluS10]

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I've only seen two Ty's driving. The last time was pretty exciting. I drive by a another guy's house pretty often hoping the garage is open just to get a glimpse of his Aspen Ty and Sy on the other side of it.

I've seen a few Sy's in Shreveport. Usually the people with me get the standard exclamation. Holy sh*t! A jeffin Syclone! You see that!?!? That's a bad ass jeffin truck!

 

[sandSStorm]

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Love it... love it.....

Just ****en love it!!

You will never ever realize how rare your SY or TY is until you live in NEFRASKA!

Here its just a truck with ground effects....


LOL

 

[bizkit]

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I hear ya. Where I live a few people have recognized it but usually it's like "nice blazer" in a demeaning voice, as if I'm a ricer wanna be with a body kit.

 

[poorboy93]

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Friend (ty owner 2) and I were talking, when another hot rodder/bike builder friend said "I worked on a Mits evo 500hp at the dealer, and those sytys are the fastest ever! made the evo feel slow" and continued on to praise the trucks. he said he still hasn't found anything as fast/fun as syty to ride in yet.
This was last night btw.

 

[HiPerformanceHill]

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Last summer it was my turn to work on a Saturday, so I'm on my way. I'm sitting in a left hand turn lane behind a Lamborgini. I'm thinking to myself....nice car, but I hate the colour..silver..its almost like a Honda...anyway back to the story, a lawn maintenance truck pulls up next to me, I hear the driver say "Holy Crap! A lambo!" The passanger says "WOW!!" The driver than notices my Typhoon.. I hear "Forget the Italian!!! For F*%K's SAKES!!! There is a TYPHOON next to us!!!!" The passenger than hangs out the drivers window to sare at my Ty! That was a good feeling, knowing that a couple of regular Joes would rather look at my Ty than a Lamborgini!

Love this story, I never got pulled over in the two months I owned mine, luckily.

 

[aasltmike]

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I was in the auto craft shop on post working my Ty when one of the other guys walked past and asked, "Is that really a Typhoon?" I said yeah, and he said, "That's a bad-a$$ truck...I've never seen one in person until now. That's like the unicorn of hot rods..." I also get the occasional thumbs-up and slow drive-by's as I'm going down the interstate between Atlanta and Fort Stewart.