Do you like fast cars?

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MrOracle · Accepted Answer

I went to racing school and raced in SCCA for a few years. It was great fun, and also very expensive when you are paying for it yourself.

What I learned is that a fast car has a place, but that place is largely not the cities and suburbs. There is too much traffic unless you are in state like Nevada, Montana, or Wyoming. Really fast cars are also uncomfortable, loud, ride rough, and are easily broken by the poor state of the roads. They are nice to look at, but living with them comes at a pretty high cost, among those being a lot of downtime and expensive repairs.

For daily use, most such cars are miserable. If you can afford a separate car for the track, or for car rallies or whatever, great, but for your daily driver, you will want something more sensible, especially if you plan to travel with more than just a single person or as a couple. With any super car, you will only have space for a single medium-sized duffel bag for luggage.

And cars like Mustangs and Cameros aren't really that fast unless they are also expensive, like the GT350/GT500, and then you have most of the same problems of cost, harsh ride, expensive maintenance, loudness, and so on. Fun on the occasional weekend but tedious every day.

exitseven · Accepted Answer

I think after I took a couple of laps around the track, that would be enough for me

Lliam · Answer

I grew up when car culture was a big thing in America.

Kids built model cars.
Customized cars and hot rods were popular.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/the-kings-of-late-custom-car-golden-age/

There were songs about cars - Hot Rod Lincoln, Rocket 88, Little Deuce Coup, 409, Drag City, GTO, Hey Little Cobra, Fun Fun Fun, Little Old Lady from Pasadena, Highway Star, I Can't Drive 55, ...

Foreign sports cars weren't much of a thing yet. People were into muscle cars.

So I was into fast cars when I was young. I had a car from the time I first got my license when I turned 16. My parents bought me my first one - nothing fancy. A couple years later, my dad handed me down his '63 Buick Le Sabre two door hard top with a 401 V8. I christened it the Bismarck. It was a great car.

In my 20s, I bought a customized '72 El Camino with a 327 small block that was bored out to 350. It had RV cams, a customized trans and rear end, a Hearst shifter, fat tires and air shocks in back to raise the rear end up. It made me so happy. I thought I was Johnny Race and I was a good driver, too.

Purely by chance, when I was 26, I became a motor vehicle damage field adjuster/appraiser. After years of that, I lost my fascination with expensive sports cars. A car was a car as far as I was concerned. I don't give one fuck about people who have more money than they know what to do with and their expensive cars. It's all commercialism and conspicuous consumerism.

Now I prefer cars with all the bells and whistles and comforts, that are dependable and perform well. But I'm not impressed by speed or 500 horse power.

TheorionMage · Answer

Speed ALONE, tends to be equated by those young as being 'powerful'. The  reckless sensation  of velocity is intoxicating. IF ONE SURVIVES long enough to 'mature' ...  One  soon learns to appreciate 'control'.Further along,  in addition to achieving  control...  One learns to  budget  Velocity and by its mastery, develops the discernment to earnestly master  'precision'. within the limitations of One's vehicle.  Performance Driving Schools  TEACH this.  
 BOTH  Drag Racing  AND  AutoCross  employ  speed.   
 One, with greater Operator judgement than the other's mere mechanical prowess. 
 
 Its the difference between BEING a 'dumb' projectile and the enviable skillset of a barn swallow's darting virtuosity.  From point 'a' to 'b'  ... but also conquering circumventing impeding obstacles.  The real world  'Gumball Rally'  is known as  'One Lap of America'~

DCooper · Answer

Yeah, but they don't necessarily have to be fast. I like classic cars with some character more. I have one of each to scratch those two itches. The 2010 Hennessey Camaro is legitimately fast and fun to drive. Motor Trend ran the quarter mile in the 11's with it on street tires, and broke into the 10's with drag radials. I don't drive that car a lot though, because it's still basically brand new, I just flipped it through the 10,000 mile mark on the odometer last time I had it out. But you can't really blast around at will, at least not in the suburbs.

I actually enjoy the old 69 Camaro in the summer more. Yeah, it's comparatively slow, but the old mark IV 396 big block plays the music of my people. It's a whole different feel with manual steering, manual drum brakes, and a transmission & rear end combo that will lay rubber all over the place, but doesn't like to cruise at much over 60mph. When it's nice out, that's the one I prefer to drive daily.

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I have not been in too many fast cars, been in ones with quick acceleration but they usually followed the speed limit. My uncle likes to speed so he can spend less time on the road and he has extremely good driving skills so has basically no accident risk but he’s been fined for speeding by electronic meters.

The_Shadow_Dweller · Answer

No, because they are high maintenance. I like a light, moderately expensive car with good security and above-average built quality. That maintains a fine balance between my wallet and its maintenance costs.

We actually have such a car. It is Hyundai Creata. She is cool.

DizzyDesii · Answer

I care more about the exterior and interior look/style of the car rather than its speed

sage2021 · Answer

I like ve fast cars! Especially the muscle cars - got rods. Only if it's safe to though. 🏎️

20yearsolder · Answer

I love them. I want to build one. Something that can be used on the street or drag strip

jamesgoldman · Answer

Yeah, not that I can drive but being in the passenger seat of such a car kicks the adrenaline up to 11
Just over a week ago I finally got to sample the Carrera GT my friend bought in 2019, that was wild

slatyb · Answer

Used to have a BMW Z4M that redlned about 155. I know because I took it to tracks to girlfriend. Then I had an M3 that I tracked for years.

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

They’re a’ight. I prefer 4x4 and off-roading with a different set of skills.

Redstang88 · Answer

Live for them. If I ever get a place to finish the damn thing I’m working on a 1000hp+ build for my mustang

Zayed_ · Answer

I don’t, to get a fast car you lost the luxury and comfort inside its interior. I rather drive comfortable than drive a fast car that I can’t even peddle to its limit.

hypojoe · Answer

Yes fast older cars and own one , ok new fast cars too

AngryCarl2 · Answer

I'm a guy so of course I do. But they're something I admire from a distance. My own car is practical, and frugal with petrol.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

I like actual sports cars. I'm not a huge fan of the little tiny ones that are modified to be something they're not. (No offense. Lol)

douride2 · Answer

I like any type of fast vehicle. Cars trucks motorcycles snowmobiles even the odd fast boat.

Sparkie460 · Answer

As long as they are classic muscle cars , yes I love them

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

Nope. They’re a waste of money. All I need is to get where I need to go

Paulychicagoluv · Answer

I like them, but don't try to drive them fast

AmeerX · Answer

Of course, who doesn't. I actually drive fast but not rash. I think one thing I will miss when I get old is not able to drive fast enough or at all.

Lookitsmadmax1994 · Answer

I love fast cars! I have a 1965 427 AC cobra replica with a 460 big block 600HP

EmmaMary · Answer

Personally I much prefer reliable cars.

Static_In_The_Attic · Answer

I like fast cars on open roads

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

No, the car has to go forward and be reliable.

Kristenxoxo · Answer

Yes!! Like a lambo or Ferrari

Agape93 · Answer

Nope. I care if it works.

Jennz6 · Answer

No, they scare me

Kelly6 · Answer

very much, my favorite is ferrari

collie22 · Answer

I don't really like going in cars

Likes2drive · Answer

Yeah I do, I think most guys do

Cubus · Answer

Well, my car is not fast heh

Wise4myage · Answer

Yes, I sure do. But I don't own one.

TallAnon · Answer

Don't care, as long as I get from A to B

CubaPirate · Answer

I like some but not all

krin_m · Answer

Yes, I love them!

soe11 · Answer

Depending on brand.

SpaceGalaxy · Answer

I like women, alcohol, and fast cars

LavLavLuv · Answer

Sure

msc545 · Answer

Sure I do!

riverrat3 · Answer

and fast women

eagle1951 · Answer

yepper

jjj101010 · Answer

Sure.

Babygirl_S · Answer

I hate speed.

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