I've been meaning to relate this experience for some time now. It actually happened back in May 2003. Although my wife, Beth, and I live in Huntsville, AL (northern part of the state), I was born and raised in East Tennessee (East, Middle, and West being an important distinction if you're from TN) in whats called the Foothills of the Smokies (not far from Knoxville and close to Gatlinburg). Being very close to my family, Beth and I go home every chance we get, and we headed out for such a visit one Friday after work, our first such trip in our new (to us) VX. On the interstate between South Pittsburg and Chattanooga, TN, this little blue car pulls alongside us, and, in my peripheral vision (I was driving), I can see its just kind of sitting there, not passing, not falling back. Especially given how quick they had come up on us, this perplexes me. Slowly the car starts to come forward and I notice the girl in the passenger seat is pointing at the front of the VX, and she and the guy in the driver's seat are chattering away, pointing and grinning. The car drops back again and then pulls back up, this time with the girl hanging out the window taking a picture of the front end. Beth and I are laughing and a bit incredulous at this point. Neither the girl or the guy has made eye contact with us, or waved, or anything. The car drops back a bit behind, and I see the camera flash again, they pull beside us and again a flash. The car pulls back ahead and the girl flashes another picture before dropping back again. Beth and I are wondering if this is for real. Finally the car pulls back ahead and the girl is looking at us, grinning from ear to ear, giving us a very friendly wave. They travelled on, and we pulled off into the rest stop. I have never had anything like that happen in any other car I've driven. It sure made us feel special, especially my wife, since the VX is primarily hers, and she takes such pride in it. You can't help but grin and puff up a bit when something like this happens. Anyone else have any VehiCROSS "celebrity" moments?
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