Thoughts about this "car enthusiast"

ZeroZeta

Yeah sounds like your bud it building a show car - If his primary goal is to go to meets etc.

Absolutely nothing wrong with that. If he wanted to get involved in Motorsports and was building a car he didn't drive - Then that is not logical.

Just ask him to clarify what his goals are for his build and be respectful of the answer.

Zipper 104

I half know where he's coming from. I won't take mine out if it's raining or it looks like I might get caught in it, but if I do, well, that's the way it goes.
I also store it in the winter, and we don't even get winters here.
I bought it as a 'toy'. I went the last 15 years without a car and nothing has changed. I didn't need to buy a car. After 15 years of not owning a car, owning one now seems almost alien to me.
Anyway, newsflash! .....it's HIS car, not yours. I'd maybe, just maybe start listening to your opinion and start driving it the day you started paying for my mods.
Sorry, just my opinion. I'm sure it's a huge pain in the *** to have to listen to him all the time, but rather than come here looking for advice, just tell him to STFU.

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ratedg

Lols good stuff fellas. Two diff mind Sets.

NismoNY

To me a car enthusiast is one who loves cars regardless of make or year and who can appreciate a well maintained car. I hate people who say "ew that car is so old" even though it may drive way better than their 2015 BMW or whatever they have. People who place too much emphasis on having the newest really irk me. I recently picked up a 2000 altim SE as my daily driver to keep miles off the Nismo and my friends are giving me so much crap saying "dude it's so old I won't wanna be seen in that". Except I know what I'm looking for with a used car and only bought it because it's mint and can guarantee it runs better than their newer cars. Those people are examples of what a car enthusiast is NOT.

AntiVenom

When I got my first real sports car '94 RX7 (purchased in '02 as a gift to myself for graduating from college) I went through a similar moment as your friend. Kept it in my mom and dads garage, threw every penny I had at it, wouldn't drive it in the rain, told people how I wanted to track it, kept driving around in my beater Camry. Then one day about a year or so later, I got a good paying job. All of a sudden I felt like I could put a beating on the car and actually afford to maintain it, fix it, modify it. To truly enjoy it.

On that day I realized the difference between being able to buy something and being able to afford it. I would never again buy a car I couldn't afford to use in the way that I wanted to.

Don't get me wrong I am always tempted. I almost bought a used Porsche before I got the 370. Then I started thinking about the story above. I can afford to use the 370 on the track, I can afford the mods I want. The Porsche would have been another car sitting in a garage waiting for a sunny day and worrying about the next maintenance bill.

sports car enthusiast can probably mean a lot of things but to me it means being able to enjoy the car for what was meant for... speed.

Zoren 370

Ok so in conclusion based from your logical reasoning.

Mr. Jay Leno is not a "car enthusiast" as he keeps most of his cars in his garage and not hardly drive most of them?


Anyway what do I know Im not a car enthusiast. I just love cars.

kenchan

forgot to answer your question..

car enthusiasts dont drive g37s's.






i drive my new hobby cars in the rain (the only time i drive them in the rain is while new or major sus change) to do potential check of the car. easier to find potentials at lower speeds in the wet. and of course i dont use VDC.

once i get the hang of the car i dont drive the car EVER in the rain cause i hate washing cars. i washed my Z 3x max since taking ownership in 2009. and i never use VDC.

Merv

Just never mind,get in your car and drive the piss out of it! Lol.
I'm taking my car out right now while it's raining,turning off traction control and beat on her a bit,and why,because race car haha!

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Merv

Oh,and I just spent 15 bucks washing her yesterday!

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kenchan

you now need to invest $150+ to get all them swirls out... not to forget the hazing damage done to your headlamps that you cant see until yellowing.

cigarclifford

brother Merv, I am at 74,800 miles and daily drive my 2010 Nismo

wishing you well

-Clifford

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TechnicZ

Now as far as true car enthusiast is concerned. It's someone who respects cars for all their strengths and weaknesses. I didn't buy a Camaro SS and Mustang GT because I see too many of them on the road and wanted a little exclusivity. I know they're more powerful and can straight line perform better than ours on paper, but I'm currently working on my driving skills to take them on the track. Do i still like and respect them? Yes. I think they're great looking cars and I give them the thumbs up and props when I one smiling at me through the window. We RWD guys are a certain breed, we need to walk that line between grip and slip to get our adrenaline pumping. For that I commend anyone willing to drive our cars daily. Swirls and environmental damage to our paint is inevitable. I'll spend 2 times a year detailing the crap out of the car and its ME time and oh well it happens. I bought a sports car and drive it as such. Not a Louis Vuitton purse to take out on special occasions.

Ranting a little on how much I love my car and cars in general.

AntiVenom

not sure who this was aimed at, but I bored and wanted to rack up another post.

Ol' JJ (that's what I call him because we are friends) has enough money to pretty much do whatever he wants and carries the label of car god which encompasses: enthusiast, collector, driver, aficionado, connoisseur, etc.

kenchan

jay is more a car collector to me which is absolutely fine.

you need rich folks to spend wads of cash so car manufactures can spend some leftover cash to design stuff for us poor folks. let the rich have their moments in the spot light cause it can also benefit you.

Merv

Well... The plan is to buy amuse kit,get it painted and possibly do a venal wrap at some point! But I hear Ya bro!

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