"RacecaR" (RacecaR)
01/12/2014 at 00:37 • Filed to: QOTD
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"RacecaR" (RacecaR)
01/12/2014 at 00:37 • Filed to: QOTD | 1
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A week or so ago, we saw a '96 Impala SS in a parking lot while getting groceries. I asked our oldest daughter if she approved of it for my next toy car. She said no.
My wife also said no. She said she couldn't see me in one.
After professing my love for them, which my wife knows I love them because I drool every time I see one, I began to realize I can not really see myself in one either.
I love the idea of owning one, but really can not see me driving one. Not even as a cruiser. I can't take it out on twisty roads. I can't autocross is. I can not even see it as a first choice as a cruiser car for a nice date with my wife.
I love the car. I love the looks of the car. I love the sound of the engine. I love the car. I just can not, in damn near any situation, see myself in one.
So what car do you have in your mind like that? You love the car, but just can not see yourself in one?
BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 00:44 |
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For me, that's the Juke. I absolutely love it and have driven a couple, but I can't see myself going out and getting in one every day.
Mathias Rios
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 00:46 |
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You buy it anyways.
My car would be... I guess a W210 E55. The car just looks like an old man.
AM3R
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 00:46 |
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A jeep. I love them but they just aren't the kind of vehicle you choose to take out for some spirited driving
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RacecaR
> Mathias Rios
01/12/2014 at 00:52 |
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But I can't justify buying it if I'm not going to really drive it.
Decay buys too many beaters
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 00:53 |
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Mustang, would love to have one and hoon the shit out of it, but it's just not "me"
Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 01:03 |
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I absolutely love this car, but it completely goes against my philosophy of handling before power and just my personality in general.
PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
> AM3R
01/12/2014 at 01:03 |
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This is so true! I also love the Wrangler, and the Xterra for that matter, But I just can't picture myself driving one!
if I can afford 2 cars one day, though...
Agrajag
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 01:07 |
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As a previous owner of a Dodge Spirit, I don't have this problem. Anything is acceptable after that.
I do own a 94 Caprice 9c1(cop car) and your example makes me sad. :(
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AM3R
> PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
01/12/2014 at 01:08 |
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Yeah and both can be had with a manual transmission! I love the look of xterra's
Birddog
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 01:08 |
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Not my pic but identical to the one I had.
I didn't quite fit in it 20 years ago and I'm pretty sure I couldn't fit in it now.
I still love that little roller skate.
johncalvinyoung
> Birddog
01/12/2014 at 01:19 |
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Midget! Yeah, I'm afraid that might be me in a Spitfire/Midget/MGB. Small cars, big guy, but they're so gorgeous...
twinturbobmw
> Decay buys too many beaters
01/12/2014 at 01:21 |
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I would agree that an FRS owner and a Mustang owner are two completely seperate people.
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Mathias Rios
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 01:21 |
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Ah, well that's another thing. Have you test driven one?
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twinturbobmw
> Mathias Rios
01/12/2014 at 01:24 |
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Same for me except with the older S/CL.
Tyler's SVT Focus Hates Him
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 01:27 |
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The new C7, specifically the Z06:
God I love this car. It's simultaneously serious and batshit all at the same time, and performance-wise is basically anything you could ask for this side of an exotic. But I'll never own one, not due to any practicality or cost-related reasons, but, as a 5'8, 125lb individual I would feel ridiculous driving it around. I'm a small, unassuming dude, so I need a small, unassuming car.
Dsscats
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 01:41 |
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A BMW 8 series. I'm just not a big enough douche to drive a big bimmer coupe
feather-throttle-not-hair
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 01:44 |
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Miata is always the answer
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feather-throttle-not-hair
> Dsscats
01/12/2014 at 01:47 |
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Yeaaahhh. I really don't want to be a BMW Audi or Mercedes owner. But all three companies make and have made multiple cars I lust after.
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feather-throttle-not-hair
> Decay buys too many beaters
01/12/2014 at 01:49 |
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This is a really good answer. A lot of baggage with that "mustang" name.
Never the less, it is perhaps the biggest performance bargain of the decade, so I kind of have to love it.
The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 02:02 |
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Call me weird but I look at it from the opposite way. What car would I like to see the world through...
SpeedSix
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 02:04 |
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I like the Supra, especially in stock form, but I can't especially see myself in it because for every 1 tasteful Supra, there's 25 riced out Supras. Ugh.
ilostmypants
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 02:11 |
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It's not very likely to happen but an Aston Martin, they are beautiful machines, but the few time's i have seen them the driver always looks like a door knob with a cucumber up his butt, and I can see the same thing happening to almost anyone who drives one, its just imposable to pull it off. or at least nearly unless your james bond.
Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight
> Dsscats
01/12/2014 at 05:57 |
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Felt the same way about the //M6. Its the only car I've ever driven that I can say needs no mods, no extras, its automotive perfection. But I could never own one cause I'm afraid I'd become "one of those BMW guys" that we all hate.
Sn210
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 08:45 |
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Chrysler 300 SRT8
It's literally too big for me.
Jayhawk Jake
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 08:59 |
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Pretty much any of the pony cars. I love the Camaro, and really like the Challenger, but neither of them are really 'me'. They are too big, I'm more of a small car person.
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RacecaR
> Mathias Rios
01/12/2014 at 09:17 |
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No. Anytime it comes for me to buy a project, it is not really on my list because of the reasons I stated before.
merkyg
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 09:31 |
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I love them, but I think it'd drive me mental to live with...
Patrick Frawley
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 10:12 |
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Just about any Rolls-Royce or Bentley. I find them utterly charming, I have nothing but admiration for the workmanship and detailing, but there are so many other choices I'd prefer that I can't see ever actually getting to one of these.
Never mind the recent VW/BMW era cars like the Continental, which do little to nothing for me in the first place.
JasonStern911
> RacecaR
01/12/2014 at 13:35 |
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Something old and European, like an old Lancia or FIAT:
They were neither fast nor reliable for their time, and 40 years of both wear and automotive evolution puts their handling on par at best with a modern Corolla. But at least instead of driving it, I could spend hours scouring the internet to try to find a replacement part when something breaks.
They sure look sweet, though.
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Dsscats
> Patrick Frawley
01/12/2014 at 14:24 |
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VW/BMW?
Outzen
> RacecaR
01/22/2014 at 07:09 |
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A Miata. Since i'm not a hair dresser. A RWD small sports car would be awesome - if it was a coupe.