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The0retical
The0retical UltraDork
12/25/18 7:53 a.m.
Adrian_Thompson said:

I used to claim that the only reason to own an auto was if you had a limb missing. Now I doubt I’ll ever buy another three pedal car. 

Hear! Hear! 

I always said that I liked to listen to the noises my daily drivers made. 

Now, with two young kids, if I could drive a heavily sound deadened box, I would.

Robbie
Robbie UltimaDork
12/25/18 12:47 p.m.

I used to make fun of dad...

Well I guess I still do. Im just aware i have to be a bit more careful now!

captdownshift
captdownshift GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
12/25/18 1:36 p.m.

I don't understand people that spend more on mods and swaps than the vehicle is worth in stock form...

 

...has a PAR box for a BG chassis

Rodan
Rodan HalfDork
12/25/18 1:55 p.m.

Seeing some common trends here...  Well, count me in! cheeky

Miatas... why would I want such a silly little car?  I own three (down from 4).

I'll never own another GM (after a POS C6)!  Bought a ZL1 Camaro.

Manual transmissions only!  Specifically bought our truck and ZL1 with autos...

 

And for you motorcycle guys, I always made fun of the old farts with the bead seats.  Well...

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Reader
12/25/18 2:18 p.m.

Bead seats??? YIKES. Guess I haven't gotten that far yet. 

einy
einy HalfDork
12/25/18 2:29 p.m.

I too, will NEVER own a car with an automatic.  Now, I have an Accord .... with a CVT

Dirtydog
Dirtydog GRM+ Memberand Dork
12/25/18 4:12 p.m.

Having kids.  Yup, got em and Grandkids too!  Owning land yachts, yup, a Navigator.   Farty style cars, you guessed it, a Volvo.

iceracer
iceracer UltimaDork
12/25/18 4:58 p.m.

I like the way my ST makes passing cars easy.    Even three at a time.

AnthonyGS
AnthonyGS HalfDork
12/25/18 5:12 p.m.

In reply to einy :

I’ve been seeing a PDK in my future.

poopshovel again
poopshovel again MegaDork
12/25/18 6:22 p.m.

I wear clothes that fit.

Nick Comstock
Nick Comstock MegaDork
12/25/18 7:17 p.m.

I never could have even imagined a world in which I didn't have a car. 

Yet here I am living car free with no end in sight.

former520
former520 HalfDork
12/25/18 10:56 p.m.

Purchased my 3rd Lexus yesterday.  LS400 (bought for wife), GS430, now a GX460 that I am trying to justify as a practical off-roader I can take my kinds and their friends out in.

Previously would have never thought of myself as driving such a floaty old man mobile.

Nathan JansenvanDoorn
Nathan JansenvanDoorn Dork
12/26/18 2:58 a.m.

I just installed an Sony Apple Carplay head unit. And like it.

akylekoz
akylekoz Dork
12/26/18 6:19 a.m.

Thanks for reminding me that I'm not there yet.  Now let's get that new motor assembled for the Mustang.  The one that is worth more than the car so I can take a few seconds of my HDPE lap times while racing the clock.

Currently own a minivan and SUV for old man duties.

TheRX7Project
TheRX7Project Reader
12/26/18 6:28 a.m.

I used to be huge into the Domestic side of the Domestic vs Import tuner wars. Swore I'd never have an import.

Now I have an RX7.

frenchyd
frenchyd UltraDork
12/26/18 8:03 a.m.

In reply to Patrick :

I used to make fun of fuel injection. Called it fuel rejection, always swapped it for carburetors etc. 

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
12/26/18 9:48 a.m.

I never gave motorcycles a second glance. I now have owned 4. My first bike (which I still own) is the only vehicle I have ever seriously modified. 

eastsideTim
eastsideTim UltraDork
12/26/18 10:19 a.m.

Made fun of WRX owners for being flat bill-wearing vapers.  I still do, even though I own a WRX now.

Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
12/26/18 11:00 a.m.

I hate automatics and have no need for 4 wheel drive. My new winter daily has both.....(it was cheap....)

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson MegaDork
12/26/18 11:23 a.m.
Gearheadotaku said:

I hate automatics and have no need for 4 wheel drive. My new winter daily has both.....(it was cheap....)

Welcome to the Dark side. You will be happy here. 

JohnInKansas
JohnInKansas Dork
12/26/18 11:31 a.m.

Living with one's parents as an adult used to be a prime target for poking fun at friends.

Not "living with" mine, but am in a rental owned by them (and paying rent) and located less than half a mile away. Stings a little.

nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan UltraDork
12/26/18 2:57 p.m.

In reply to JohnInKansas :

not as bad as a former co-worker who got evicted by his parents this past year.  smiley

B13Birk
B13Birk GRM+ Memberand Reader
12/26/18 3:04 p.m.

In reply to kazoospec :

It’s why I love this page

MINIzguy
MINIzguy HalfDork
12/26/18 3:22 p.m.

Thought I'd be a BMW guy for life, but now I've bought myself 3 Chevy's (in <2 years) and only 2 BMW's (>4 years), with no other BMW's in sight.

AnthonyGS
AnthonyGS HalfDork
12/26/18 3:23 p.m.

In reply to frenchyd :

LOL I grew up with fuel injection in the 80s.  I can't imagine a car with a carb.  I feel just fine hooking up a scan tool or laptop to a car though and testing sensors.  I'm actually stoked about the Holley Sniper systems.  It makes EFI easy and powerful.  If I ever get a car from the year I was born, I will go Sniper.  I might even put a sniper system on my challenge car post challenge just to modernize and simplify. 

 

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