by "Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
Published 03/01/2017 at 13:00
by "Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
Published 03/01/2017 at 13:00
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STARS: 10
What happened to stuff being cool, with no qualifications? I miss the days when we could admire a car because it looked cool or drove fast, not because of its facts or figures. When it was about an intangible emotion rather than a Nurburgring time or power to weight ratio. That’s the way I like to judge cars, based on how they make me feel , not how their stat sheet looks on Wikipedia.
Cool car for your time
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
03/01/2017 at 13:03, STARS: 3
dat lack of a rear fascia tho. Mmmm.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 13:05, STARS: 0
Yeah, that’s really cool. I like it a lot, and it’s the main reason I want to see one in person
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
03/01/2017 at 13:07, STARS: 13
Man you are in the wrong place to complain about this. We get excited about some guy changing the shocks on his ancient Tercel wagon, some guy painting his lawnmower in racing livery or some guy making a fiberglass hood for his Baretta.
"Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)" (6speedhaven)
03/01/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 0
Come down to the H-tine sometime then hahaha
"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
03/01/2017 at 13:13, STARS: 2
James May? Is that you?
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
03/01/2017 at 13:14, STARS: 0
Because nothing is fun if you can’t prove your dick is bigger than someone else’s.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/01/2017 at 13:14, STARS: 0
Just watched that episode last night.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
03/01/2017 at 13:14, STARS: 0
Feel is all it’s about really. But facts and figures make good tiebreakers.
This opinion brought to you by a guy who doesn’t care if he never gets to sit in a Veyron and is more interested in driving his widely-panned pickup, and whose only interest in Ferrari’s is directed to the 355 and F40. Oh, and the FF, because weird.
"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth)
03/01/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 5
I like to rate cars based on the SEG quotient.
...how much it gives the driver a shit eating grin.
"RutRut" (RDR)
03/01/2017 at 13:23, STARS: 2
The definitive rating scheme for cars is how fast you can go while still spinning the tires under power.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 13:25, STARS: 0
Mine does that in a weird way. Most of the time I’m just shifting at 3k, driving slowly around town, nbd. Then I’ll flip it to sport mode, floor it, and just start laughing cause it’s faster than I remember.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 13:25, STARS: 0
I spin tires at the top of 2nd
"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth)
03/01/2017 at 13:33, STARS: 0
It doesn’t even need to be fast. Have you ever seen anyone in a Morgan three wheeler having a bad day?
"haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
03/01/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 0
I surprised myself and my 16 yo son by spinning the tires shifting into fourth the other day. Of course, I was simply demonstrating for him how you should definitely not drive.
"RutRut" (RDR)
03/01/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 0
Be cooler if you could do it at the top of 3rd. But you are already cooler than people who can only spin in 1st.
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
03/01/2017 at 13:50, STARS: 1
Yeah, i’ve been driving a 300 hp RWD car for 10+ years now as my daily and I feel like i’ve come to this weird impasse with trying to pick out my next vehicle. I don’t want something slower because progress and moving up in the world, yet....I dont want something that much faster, because I live in Seattle and realistically 300-350 HP is about the max I can really exploit on wet pavement. But i also don’t want the same thing i already have because that’s boring and why would I do that.
Part of me wants to say “Fuck it” and attempt to DD a Caterham.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 13:56, STARS: 0
DD’ing a Caterham would be amazing on a nice day, and the actual worst the rest of the days.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 0
I’ve never seen a Morgan, so I don’t know.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 13:58, STARS: 0
“Never do this, son”
I like to go quickly just to see the pattern of my girlfriend’s reaction. Usually it starts with “haha, fun” and ends with “JACOB STOP”
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 13:59, STARS: 1
Yeah, I’m telling you all you’re the worst
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
03/01/2017 at 14:00, STARS: 1
I hate people who come to c and c and bring a hypercar with no plates... etc..
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 0
Why?
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
03/01/2017 at 14:13, STARS: 0
Well they never seem to be a driver, just a douche who got a car for attention, at least in CA. They also have no idea how to work on car from what I can tell.
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
03/01/2017 at 14:20, STARS: 0
Granted.
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
03/01/2017 at 14:36, STARS: 0
I’m not a fan of dealers and other organisations bringing company cars to meets, but let’s face it, that is still more interesting than no P1/LaFerrari showing up at all.
The meet I went to in San Jose this past Sunday was a reasonable compromise. There is always some dealer lackey parading a brand new exotic with his bros (as if it’s his car), but there’s still a large gathering of various marques.
I’m a bit torn—I still think a car meet should be an owner’s event. Where people share adventures involving their own cars and not gawking at who has the most expensive car.
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
03/01/2017 at 14:39, STARS: 0
If you’re done with power and speed, the next rabbit hole is rarity.
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
03/01/2017 at 14:40, STARS: 1
My car’s SEG quotient is off the charts, because I have it on my face before even getting in.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
03/01/2017 at 14:45, STARS: 0
Well in Marin we have some cool people, you can see their page, we have some old Ferraris etc. but they guys work on them and one of the guys has a Gullwing too and he drives the shit out of them at classic rallies and works on them. I can tell right away when a douche isn’t so much interested in driving as having a symbol. One time an older Japanese guy showed up with an LFA, he only stayed 15min but I got the feeling he just wanted to show other petrolheads something you don’t normally see, but you can also see the guy with a new 458 and you can tell by a simple conversation that he didn’t do anything with cars before, he bought the one he thought he should get because he got some cash. I used to work in military intelligence/DIA so I have sort of wired myself to read a person the second I meet them.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 14:49, STARS: 2
I don’t really know how to work on a car, guess I’m a douche.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 14:50, STARS: 0
I’d agree with this, but I’m glad that locally dealers bring coolshit(tm) to shows because it’s still something cool to see I don’t normally get to see.
"66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash" (66671)
03/01/2017 at 14:51, STARS: 0
Haha you’re not the only one...
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
03/01/2017 at 14:52, STARS: 0
There is a difference, some tech bro that wants to show off isn’t someone who would like to work on cars but hasn’t had the opportunity. You just have to meet them and listen to their ridiculous conversations. They are mainly concerned with detailing the car and expensive waxes...
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/01/2017 at 15:12, STARS: 0
When did I say I would like to work on cars? I hate working on cars. I’d rather talk about detailing.
I’ll go get my Monster now.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
03/01/2017 at 15:28, STARS: 0
We’ve moved on to vape bro
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
03/01/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 0
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
03/01/2017 at 15:54, STARS: 0
Yeah. I like rare cars, but that brings a bunch of pitfalls as well. I used to have a 1988 Celica All-Trac, which was pretty rare, made working on it a nightmare (also turbocharging and awd from the 80's helped in that regard.)
Still, i do miss the coolness associated with owning something weird and rare.
"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
03/01/2017 at 20:01, STARS: 1
ImmoralMinority here has a Celica Sunchaser that’s being restored!
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
03/01/2017 at 20:08, STARS: 0
Well that brings a smile to my face!