Why You Drive What You Own/Wish to Own

Life Cars & Motorcycles
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I don’t know why the threadwas locked.
So I’m responding to sandman’s and jimipresley’s post in this new thread.

[quote=“jimipresley”][quote=“sandman”]
Can’t afford them or are not in the slightest bit interested in them? I have plenty of money, thank you very much, but I’m not about to spend it on something as banal as a fecking CAR![/quote]

Quoted for truth. Pretty sad when people identify themselves by what vehicle they drive. Pathetic.[/quote]

While I understand you sentiment, I don’t think you understand the sentiment of car buffs.
Driving and owning a car is not all about show and tell. It’s about the experience and how that car relates to you and you to it.

So to all the car/moto buffs, why do you drive? What experience keeps you shelling out cash for those tires, breaks, lamps, belts, and black liquor?

Mine:
I f’ing LOVE driving cars. I wish I could afford the cars in the OP’s video.
But not because I think it would make me cool or increase my interest factor. No, it is because I personally enjoy my fecking car. Driving is a fucking SPORT for me and my car is my equipment. Why shouldn’t I want the best and my game to be better?

I love the feel of the engine, the shifting, the speed, the turns, and the wind buffeting me. I love the sights of the lines drawn onto the pavement, the trees lining the roads, the turn that came up a bit more quickly than I anticipated. I love the sounds of my engine, my hands gripping the leather-wrapped wheel, the radio blasting whatever song makes my drive better, the roar of the wind through my windows, and the swish! of rainsoaked highways. I love the adrenaline as I rev my engine up that fucking mountain crest only to realize there is a hairpin turn 50 feet ahead of me as my brain does a windspeed calculation of the last time I got my breaks and tires changed and the amount of tread that might still be left on them to keep this machine, and me inside of it, firmly gripped on the pavement.

Because I live and might die inside of my car, I want my car to represent my personality. My first car was a brand new red Nissan with spoiler, Fosgate sound system with subwoofer to boot. I was in love. My first love. Afterwards I had to ditch it for a cheap Hyundai Elantra that I loved for its wicked gasmileage and crumbling body. We’re talking a TIED DOWN HOOD that bounced when I’d hit the highway. You can bet your ass that when I rolled down the block in that thing it was clear that I F’ING OWNED IT. And yes, jimi, this IS how I choose to identify myself.

I am lost without my car and I’m sure the one thing I will miss the most in travels will be the inability to jump in my car at my whim and cruise down the highway, enjoying my favorite experience.

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I’ll bite, Lili. :slight_smile:

Obviously, one would like one’s mode of transport to be comfortable, functional, trustworthy, and have above average performance. That’s just good common sense.

But to have your car/bike “reflect your personality”? That’s a bit childish. And one shudders to think what tommy525 would be driving.

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Fast cars and motorcycles are not safe, practical, convenient or a smart way to spend money. But they allow us to remove ourselves from the real world in a way that no other legal means affords.

Everyone should have a hobby because hobbies allow us to do something we are doing purely out of passion and interest, and thus refuel us for the real world that we deal with every day. I love the art of engineering and design; cars, bikes, planes are ways we can surround ourselves and subject ourselves wholly to that, even if it is for brief stints in the garage, track or mountain road.

For me:

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I drive an 11 year old, second hand Mazda Isamu. It’s racing silver.

It’s a shame that I’m married because that beast is a serious fanny magnet.

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Lili, I somewhat agree with you. Everyone is entitled to like/drive what they want of course. My OP in the other thread was simply to highlight the idiocy/irony of having to cut over double yellow lines in some of the most nimble handling cars. Like 44 pointed out, there is just no excuse for that kind of driving on public roads. There was no intent to discuss whether Porsche 911s, Nissan GTRs or AMG C63 are good or bad cars…I’m a car buff/enthusiast too, but if someone posts a video of someone doing shennanigans in a Subaru, I sure as hell won’t get offended and start a personal attack against the OP.

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t hat is a good questoin jimmy. What exactly would tommy525 drive? lets all give an answer then i will reveal it and see whos right?

i will say my car does not in anyway represent me tho

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[quote=“tommy525”]t hat is a good questoin jimmy. What exactly would tommy525 drive? lets all give an answer then i will reveal it and see whos right?

i will say my car does not in anyway represent me tho[/quote]

A little OT,but here goes

Never doubted it for a second…

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[quote=“tommy525”]t hat is a good questoin jimmy. What exactly would tommy525 drive? lets all give an answer then i will reveal it and see whos right?

i will say my car does not in anyway represent me tho[/quote]

You’re poking the jimi bear with your horrible punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Also, referring to yourself in the third person? I’m calling deliberate provocation on this post.

I think you drive a Mustang. Am I correct?

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me no teechy engrish la

not right so far :stuck_out_tongue:

no pink tesstarossa for me

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@ Captain Stag - that has to be, without exception, the funniest post I have ever seen on forumosa. We are not worthy :bow: .

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:wink: …the door was wide open

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But isn’t it the mentality of anyone who is into stuff? I remember buying a 12in copy of Ray Munnings’ “Funky Nassau” for 75quid back home and not blinking, but other people thought I was mad. But spending ANY amount on wine seems stupid to me, but there are guys on here who will spend crazy money on that too.

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For me, a car is a means of getting from point A to point B safely, reliably, comfortably, according to my own schedule, and cost effectively. It’s not a personality reflector or a penis substitute.

It would be fun to drive a Ferrari, though… on someone else’s dime, of course.

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But the point is, you’re NOT removing yourself from the real world. You are creating danger for other people in the real world. The very fact that you can even posit the idea that you are “removing yourself from the real world” is one of the most frightening things I’ve read about cars on here. And just by the way, the videos that started this conversation show a bunch of half-arsed fuckwads doing stuff that is PATENTLY illegal.

That’s what I mean about car buffs. For the rest of us it IS all about show and tell. We ALL have cars. We ALL drive them from there to here and from near to far. Most of us DON’T even in the slightest “relate to the car or it to us.” Its just a fucking CAR!

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I don’t have a car. I have a carbuncle and a few carcinomas, though.

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[quote=“Lili”]I don’t know why the threadwas locked.
So I’m responding to sandman’s and jimipresley’s post in this new thread.

[/quote]
I locked the thread because nothing good would come of it and I’m away from the PC. A sensible person would not start another thread in which to carry on the same fight.

Expect this whole steaming pile to be in temp very soon. Keep it civil or it will go to flame instead. Better yet, shut the PC down and go play outside for a while.

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[quote=“redwagon”][quote=“Lili”]I don’t know why the threadwas locked.
So I’m responding to sandman’s and jimipresley’s post in this new thread.

[/quote]
I locked the thread because nothing good would come of it and I’m away from the PC. A sensible person would not start another thread in which to carry on the same fight.

Expect this whole steaming pile to be in temp very soon. Keep it civil or it will go to flame instead. Better yet, shut the PC down and go play outside for a while.[/quote]

Can i start wrecking this thread with the following statement:

Boxsters are not porsches :popcorn:

Other than that, Taiwan does not suit proper sports cars, the roads and traffic are shite for it.
a 2 litre turbo is pretty much all you need for this place.

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No car, just a nice bicycle and an Easycard for public transport. Sold my last car about seven years ago and couldn’t he happier. I would like to live in a city where there were no cars - one that had and a less obese population that used feet and bikes, aswell as and buses and trains. I prefer clean air, tranquility and birdsong etc to cars and their noise and air pollution.

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I’m not sure Lili has a penis.

Well, actually, I was thinking about starting a thread on the psychology of owning a supercar - not exactly in the same vein as this thread, but similar and perhaps a little more serious. But I think this thread has its merits. Why not let it stay?

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I’m not sure Lili has a penis.
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… but maybe she likes to feel a little dick from time to time. And don’t we all?

I just like 2 seater sports cars because i never ever have to help a “friend” transport a fridge if I own one, nor do I have to put up with the kids rubbing Cheezels in the back seat. That, plus the fact that they remind me a bit of riding a big motorbike back in the day.