Help me with my paper? Please...

"Maidee" (maideethere)
05/06/2016 at 00:03 • Filed to: None

Hey guys, I have a final paper to write that is about car culture and would love it if you can help me here. I need to include some interviews, so if you can help me answer these questions that would be awesome.

1. What is your name. (Just your first is fine)

2. What sparked your interest?

3. Why do you still love cars?

4. What do you want people to know about car culture (assuming they don’t know much)

Thanks ahead of time!!

DISCUSSION (26)

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 00:19

1. Justin

2. Getting my license and watching my first episode of Top Gead

3. It’s therapy, it’s a clean hobby, and it’s kept me out of trouble (for the most part)

4. What you see on TV/youtube, is far from what it really is like. We like having fun, but we also aren’t idiots

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 00:20

1: Dylan

2: My dad showing me pictures of his previous cars (1971 Monte Carlo, 1986 iroc-z, 1990 Taurus SHO) as a kid.

3: They are freedom, they don’t complain about me.

4: That we accept all cars, no matter the make, body style, transmission, and driven wheels.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 00:24

Happy to help, but I’d prefer to do it offline. oliphant.chuckerbutty@gmail.com

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 00:25

1. Blake

2. Parents and Grandparents who are car guys, and a 1 ton Dodge pickup without mufflers.

3. Cars are integral to how society, especially in the U.S., functions. They’re also one of the most expensive pieces of sculpture that most people will ever own.

4. Car culture isn’t just about Ferraris and Lamborghinis, Corvettes and Mustangs, or Supras and GT-Rs. It’s also about 4WD Toyota Tercels, FiSTs, Miatas, ŠKODAs, Citroëns, or whatever you drive/are passionate about. Also, the Espada is the best Lamborghini.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
05/06/2016 at 00:25

I very much agree with your point 4. Fast and Furious Car culture.

wafflesnfalafel > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
05/06/2016 at 00:30

very nice collection - 71' Monte, 86 Iroc and an original 90 SHO? Loved the 1st gen SHO vs. 5.0 Mustang competition at the time - the ‘Stang would be out in front from the start, but that SHO would hunt it down on the top end.

DailyTurismo > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 00:31

1 - Vince B

2 - Been obsessed since I was a little kid. Headed to school for a degree in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis in Combustion. The rest is history.

3 - Because there are few other mechanical objects that have such personality. Look at this computer that I’m using. It is a PC. I’ve built it from scratch myself (many times over, recently added a solid state drive and it boots like a Porsche 918) but otherwise I could care less if it blew up and I had to replace it tomorrow (aside from the cost). The 69 Fastback in my garage...or the STi in my driveway...you’d better bet your bottom dollar that I’d care if they got hit by an asteroid. Why? Because they have personality, history, some bashes/quirks. Are they perfect? Nope. But I’ve turned just about every nut/bolt on that Mustang and I can tell when it isn’t happy.

4 - I want people to know that I don’t want to ruin our planet by covering it with a hazy fog of gasoline and tire smoke...but sometimes my foot slips.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > wafflesnfalafel
05/06/2016 at 00:34

Yes, an original 90 SHO. My dad only sold it because my mom had hard time driving the 5spd when she was pregnant with me. It was also too small for 2 little kids (My sister was 3 when I was born).

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 00:39

1) Adam

2) I come from a family of car people. My folks weren’t gear heads but our cars were never boring. I’ve loved them my entire life. I remember seeing a countach for the first time and I was hooked on the exotic and weird.

3) I love cars today because they make me happy. I love learning about cars, talking about cars, and driving them. I’ve had a rough year and most days a nice drive in my STi makes it better.

4) I want people to know that most car guys are good people. Were not all street racers, some of us are just nerds with a passion for automobiles and a love of speed.

Any other questions

RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 00:39

1. Chris

2. Watching top gear as a kid and going to car/airshows at my local airport.

3. theres always something new and exciting going on and new people to talk to plus i love working on and modifying my own cars (prior to my 350z i owned a 94 Wrangler YJ that i spent way too much money modifying but i loved every minute of my driveway wrenching.)

4. there is a place for everyones interests. You like technology and sustainability? heres tesla, koenigsegg and new volvo. You like things that go crazy fast? exotics muscle cars imports take your pic. Going slow over rocks/mud your thing? right this way to Tuck Yeah! jeeps, land rovers etc. Are you like oppo and is your favorite car a brown volvo wagon or a red miata with googly eyes in the pop up headlights? yea we got somewhere for you to hang out too.

Also most of us hate street racing because of the dangers presented to the public and ourselves. the guys that do that are irresponsible dickheads that in know way represent car culture as a whole.

SVTyler > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 01:16

1. Tyler

2. Dad was a huge car guy, would take me to shows and meetups as a kid and it kind of grew from there

3. I love how cars can be all things to all men. A car can be your temple of solace, where you go unwind and relax and forget about all your problems, if just for a fifteen-minute run up and down a backroad. When all else fails and life gets too crazy to handle, it can be the one constant that you can rely on, safely ferrying you from point A to point B every day for work or carrying you and your possessions from one part of your life to another. It can also be a status symbol, a car that proudly proclaims your enthusiasm with an M or RS or AMG or SVT badge, or one that personifies your role in the world. More importantly, I think a car can become more than just a car; what it means to you and the memories you make in it transform an assembly of steel, glass, and plastic into something far more special than the other things you own. Whether it be delusional anthropomorphism or a result of genuine inspiration, your car has a personality and soul and the relationship you have with it is completely unique to you and you alone, and no other worldly possession compares.

4. Car culture is more than just Fast and Furious fanboys or stancebros or slack-jawed Mustang owners. All kinds of people, from those interested in off-roaders to Edwardian racecars to K-cars and beyond, are interested in cars and as such, you can find your niche in whatever corner of the enthusiast world you want.

Maidee > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
05/06/2016 at 01:45

Thanks Justin! Couldn’t agree more with your answers. So looking forward to the new series with Clarkson, Hammond and May.

Maidee > SVTyler
05/06/2016 at 01:55

Wow! So eloquently said. Either you’ve written something like this before or you're just a great writer. Thanks Tyler!

Maidee > RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z)
05/06/2016 at 02:06

Thanks Chris! I too like that there’s always something new and exciting going on. Have fun with the 350z, can’t wait to start doing something with my Mazda 6. I’m thinking sleeper...

Maidee > DailyTurismo
05/06/2016 at 02:17

Exactly! I can't help that my favorite thing in the world is also polluting the planet. I'll do everything else to help but not give up gas powered cars. Mechanical engineer with a STI, why am I not shocked?

Maidee > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors
05/06/2016 at 02:25

Thanks Adam! Hope your year gets better. I too love cars because they make me happy. If I recall correctly, you have a hyper.blue STI, how’s that going?

Maidee > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
05/06/2016 at 02:28

So true! Car culture is so much more. Thanks Blake!

Maidee > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
05/06/2016 at 02:32

Thanks for your help Dylan! Exactly, we accept everything even if it's not our cup of tea.

Maidee > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/06/2016 at 02:35

Thanks for the offer but I think I have more than enough to work with here. Thanks anyways!

RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 03:19

ive had the z for just shy of 5 years now. just got my first decent job out of college so in a year or so ill be due for an upgrade. thinking 370z , GTO or another jeep

Maidee > RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z)
05/06/2016 at 03:44

Congrats! I’ve still got about a year or so left before I graduate. Not sure if I’m looking forward to it or not. Well if you like the z maybe the 370? It is supposed to be much better according to my brother who wants one also.

SVTyler > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 03:48

Thanks for the kind words and no problem man, glad to help.

RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 03:49

it took me a year after graduating to find a good job in my field. the year between graduating and finding the job i had a stepping stone entry level job at a local airport. graduating is a bit of an adjustment but overall its good to be out in the world making money and having fun.

Maidee > SVTyler
05/06/2016 at 16:23

Lady actually.

Maidee > RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z)
05/06/2016 at 16:25

True, thanks for the advice.

SVTyler > Maidee
05/06/2016 at 19:33

Sorry, bad habit of mine :|