Chevy II Gasser Owner Pissed Off at Car and Driver

thrasher86
Oct 7, 2009 at 5:45 am

ill bet his year was ruined by that. a written apology and at least a real pictue is a must.

Nickdadick
Oct 7, 2009 at 3:31 am

No to mince words. It’s about pride! The A–H@1e that photochoped it should have his jewels block chopped for that! C&D owes him at the least a formal applogie just for using his pic without his permission and maybe enough greenbacks to fill his gas tank 30 or 40 times worth for the world wide slap in the face!!

Red-Navi-916
Oct 6, 2009 at 9:15 pm

he might as well sue shit not for money but for them to never do that again if anything

phattacorider
Oct 6, 2009 at 9:06 pm

I would have been totally upset, and I don’t blame the Chevy owner! Obviously it’s about pride, but when the Chevy owner poured his heart, passion, and wallet into something that reflects hard work, pride is worth defending.

XTZTwinTurbo
Oct 6, 2009 at 8:08 pm

Of coarse he has every right. That is BS!!

244cidStang
Oct 6, 2009 at 6:34 pm

No wonder I don’t read that mag, dang right they owe an apology. What a waste of a mag.

Pressed_Ham
Oct 6, 2009 at 5:03 pm

He has every right to be miffed. First, the x6 in general is the answer to a question that NO ONE asked. And second, thats a 3 second difference. who are they trying to fool? C&D’s old address is the same as BMW’s corporate headquaters, also. Only in michigan

RAMITD100
Oct 6, 2009 at 2:30 pm

yeah, i can kinda see why the chevy guys mad. he spent so much time and what not buildin a 9 sec car, just to have it look bad in a mag by a new car. and yeah car and driver should have asked first. but this picture is just to catch your attention and read the article, and to show that its a fast vehicle. that chevy guy should be happy his car was in a magazine.

___nes___
Oct 6, 2009 at 9:55 am

I was gona rant of why is everyone going crazy about a simple picture, but then 90xjpunk beat me to it.

chevy1971
Oct 6, 2009 at 9:44 am

not cool

06chevytruck
Oct 6, 2009 at 8:38 am

that bullshit id be pissed too. i think car and driver should appoligize and give this guy something for his trouble. dont for one second try to tell me that a 9 sec car was getting beat by a p.o.s. bmw. whatever

Firstluises14
Oct 6, 2009 at 8:14 am

I would be pretty mad, but its really no big deal its just his ego.

britne21
Oct 6, 2009 at 6:56 am

I wonder what else they have photoshopped! :O

KustomKiely
Oct 6, 2009 at 6:39 am

They should pay him some cash for the fake picture shown his car getting beatn by an suv. Second they should pay him for simply just using his car in their magazine. You can beleive everything you see or read in magazines, etc.

serps
Oct 6, 2009 at 5:27 am

he deserves an apology

chevyman327nova
Oct 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

that may be but no bmw would launch like that either so its still really gay

90xjpunk
Oct 5, 2009 at 9:24 pm

jesus christ people calm down its just a picture. nowhere in this article did c/d try and say the bmw beat the chevy. photoshopped or not, this picture isnt anywhere near the finishline, its at the lights. its a good pic for the magazine. nothing to do with trying to sell cars. do you really think those in the market for an 80+k suv would be persuaded one way or the other by this picture??? i dont understand what they’re “lying” about, this is a launch! this pic doesnt say who the winner is! who is deceiving who?! 5% of this article might have been relevant to this picture. for all of you who love picturebooks without words… i guess thats perfect. and the chevy owner really shoudlnt be crying this much.

subcero
Oct 5, 2009 at 9:05 pm

Man they should give that guy an apology anyway. That’s messed up. And what the hell are they doing even photoshopping this BMW suv on a dragstrip anyway? Man that’s pathetic and Car and Driver ought to be shot.

LedZeppelin
Oct 5, 2009 at 8:50 pm

The only place CD screwed up is not getting authorization for using his image in the article. Having said that, the guy need to take a chill pill.

1_eyed_bob
Oct 5, 2009 at 8:07 pm

Its crap and it is a lie. Words or not, the picture shows something that clearly didnt happen and 9 out of 10 times wouldnt. Stop pretending.

scmazdaspeed
Oct 5, 2009 at 7:53 pm

C&D sucks. Always has always will.

tamaleman
Oct 5, 2009 at 7:00 pm

who cares

chevyman327nova
Oct 5, 2009 at 6:50 pm

that chevy and many other chevys would whip that snobby cars ass anyday!

xtl85
Oct 5, 2009 at 2:52 pm

Not good for Car & Driver. They usually seem pretty realistic. The Nova owner shouldn’t be so mad though, I doubt anyone really believes that BMW would beat an all out drag car. 12 sec is pretty impressive though. And harris, if you’re going to hate on someone’s spelling you should learn to spell things correctly yourself.

sarahsmile90
Oct 5, 2009 at 6:25 am

Not a good move Car and Driver, keep digging that hole.

dragorphan
Oct 4, 2009 at 11:34 pm

@ harris28 He my not be a good speller but at least he has a car. So is that korean piece of crap your mommies car.(see avitar he has no ride)

GTwildfire
Oct 4, 2009 at 7:14 pm

I gave this more thought though. The pic shows the BMW slightly ahead but yeah… having the idea it was winning is a really knee-jerk conclusion. There would have to be a delay on the Nova, which would become a Bimmer-seeking missile on it’s half of the green.
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I can see why its owner would be pissed though. They should have been upfront with him and shown him the shopped image, then sought his approval. If I were him I would have demanded a caption… and some cash.

GTwildfire
Oct 4, 2009 at 7:02 pm

READY FOR SOME ULTIMATE IRONY?!? I found myself this weekend in an ICU waiting room this weekend in Dover, DE. My Mom’s Aorta tore open and she had to go in for prompt repairs of course. She’s one very lucky lady. She had two extremely qualified surgeons fix her up and it looks like she’ll be okay.
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Anyway I had my choice of Car & Driver or Motor Trend. I read Motor Trend 3 times.

Patrick Ernzen
Oct 4, 2009 at 5:28 pm

@harris28: Also, lol at “artical”.

Patrick Ernzen
Oct 4, 2009 at 1:39 pm

@harris28: Haha, seriously. It’s almost as if he’s actually TRYING to sound like a dumb hick.

harris28
Oct 4, 2009 at 5:33 am

Nice spelling, dummy. You should write an artical yourself.

dragorphan
Oct 3, 2009 at 11:21 pm

As if anyone would take that rag seriously. They give out car and truck of the year awards to the highest bidder. How else would you explain the renault alliance winning in the 80`s. They owe an apology to the owner. But if they do it will be burried an the back were nobody will see it. They are nothing more than a sales broucher the truth would sell more cars than lies. A suv running 12.8 is damm respectable to bad the magazine is not.

satty12
Oct 3, 2009 at 7:09 pm

I think they should apologize not for the fact that they made it look like the bmw is winning in a photoshop picture but for the fact that they did not ask the owner of the chevy if it was alright to use a photo of his car in there magazine and say that the bimmer will look like it is eating your car for breakfast so that it will sell becuase we are getting kick backs from bmw to make them look good, i mean i get the magazine for free everymonth and almost every issue has them praising bmw at least and i have counted 4-10 times an issue even if it isnt the better car in any respect, no disrespect to bimmer owners if its your thing great cars are about individuality just saying there are tons of cars out there and all they do is bimmers.

08iSt
Oct 3, 2009 at 11:59 am

DARN TOOTIN’ LAIRS!!11 THEM VARMENTS GOT ME AGEEN!

really. lol calm it down, it’s a magazine…of course they’re going to try and make it look more interesting through any means of editing. Plus, they were GIVEN the X6 M by BMW to test….you really think they want to show a picture of it ass-dragging 3 lengths behind a car? Despite the fact that the gasser is a purpose built dragger, people are going to see that the BMW is losing, and therefore, must not be that great. C&D has to think of their own butts too in terms of making their sponsors happy.

TechWeasel
Oct 3, 2009 at 9:59 am

I honestly can’t believe that this has gotten the traction it has. Anybody who actually RTFA would know that the photo was a setup/photoshop job. Plus, the Chevy (and the butthurt owner/driver) is more or less unidentifiable in the ‘art’. It takes VERY thin skin to be upset about this, instead of just laughing it off.

fortyfordsedan
Oct 3, 2009 at 8:36 am

Honestly they shouldn’t have used a picture of his car without his permission, especially in a situation where they are trying to create an action shot where it looks like his car is loosing to a slower car. I can understand his frustration. Magazines like car and driver and motor trend don’t really interest me because there are no real tech articles. They seem to be aimed at consumers who want someone to tell them what car to buy rather than enthusiasts that want ideas on stuff to do to the cars they enjoy.

iphone
Oct 3, 2009 at 12:28 am

That is preety sad and he deserves a apology but incase he’s hating on bmw, just wait till’ he actually gets his door blown off by the x5M thats coming out.

NWSilverado
Oct 2, 2009 at 8:17 pm

That’s pretty weak. Dude totally deserves an apology. Or at least a real picture. Not some sissy Photoshopped POS!!!

boywithGT
Oct 2, 2009 at 8:08 pm

That’s dirty.
Plain and simple.
Dude deserves an apology, at least.

r1p0d
Oct 2, 2009 at 6:11 pm

i’d be pissed too. not only is that a picture of his car but that’s a picture of him. well i’m assuming it’s him driving it

PureBusiness
Oct 2, 2009 at 12:50 pm

I thought that smoke looked peculiar,makes sense,after reading about the pre-stage warm-up of the tires chopped up real bad.

Patrick Ernzen
Oct 2, 2009 at 11:42 am

@Tony: I don’t think the car was white, I think that it was a blank white space/wall behind the BMW when the actual photo was taken. It’s possible they still changed the color of the Chevy, though.

PureBusiness
Oct 2, 2009 at 11:36 am

My friend tells me; In NHRA pro bracket,the BMW would get a three second head start.So it would be a fair race.That’s how pro-stock bracket works!

Tony Castellano
Oct 2, 2009 at 11:28 am

Look through the BMs passenger side window, the car appears to be white. What terrible photoshopping skills! Pure dishonestly.

PureBusiness
Oct 2, 2009 at 11:24 am

I think he made his point.
Apology for the guy..sure,why not.

Ryan Porter
Oct 2, 2009 at 11:24 am

This is my favorite line.

“No wonder the only time i see that mag is in the doctors office,makes me sick.”

Chris Borrelli
Oct 2, 2009 at 11:23 am

I despise Car and Driver and will never -ever- subscribe to their magazine again. They have have a knack for favoring foreign cars even if the results say otherwise, and I think they are poor at what they do. Just my honest opinion.

Patrick Ernzen
Oct 2, 2009 at 11:19 am

They should’ve just changed the color of the Chevy while they were doing the other PS work (which isn’t the most convincing I’ve ever seen). CRISIS AVERTED. Did the article say that the BMW beat the Chevy or something? Even if was a real race a freeze frame like this doesn’t tell much of the story and certainly shouldn’t be used to tell who won the race. So unless they said something about it beating drag cars or that particular car, I don’t think an apology or anything like that is in order. That being said, the whole thing is pretty lame on C&D’s part.

Ted Berner
Oct 2, 2009 at 11:14 am

The doctor’s office observation is right, I’ll flip through the pages of C&D 5 times rather than Women’s Day or God knows what else BUT aside from using it to pass time in one of the most boring environments on Earth, I wouldn’t wipe my ass with pages when credibility is to be considered.