For those of you NOT into cars/bikes

[Samourai Pizzacat]

Do you give a crap about your house/clothes/appearance/girlfriend/boyfriend/dog/job???  Why is a car any different?  

Always have some pride in what's yours.  

people do but they make choices, some spend it on the house, afte rall, most of us spend much more time in house then in their car. some spend it on clothes and clothing accessories, arguably you spend more time in clothes than in a house or car. Not everyone has the budget to buy what they exactly want.

Others see a car as something purely functional, and they couldn't care less what it looks like.
What you think is a nice car may be unattractive to others, be aware of your biases and point of view.

And lastly, a car is nota reflection of a person, if that was the case psychology would need a new field of research: inferencing personality characteristics via the car someone drives, we'd run into issues with multiple cars...MPS?

[TrapsMcLats]

Before cars, men cared more for their horses, which were transportation from A to B, but they wanted the fastest, the prettiest, the hardiest. So they bred them to be that way. Along the same lines, dogs as well. When carriages were invented, they then cared about those and the complexity of them.

I have met people who have tons of cars, but know very little about them, and because of this they don't share the  euphoria nor the camradrie that "car guys" have. I too like literature, art, music, philosophy, but I appreciate the science and engineering it takes to produce a Ferrari of any vintage, or a Shelby Cobra. I appreciate the lines of a Lamboghini Muira and how that car put Lambo on the map of exotic cars.

you're black, so the only cobra you appreciate is King Cobra.

seriously, you can only safely drive the speed limit, who gives a fuck about performance?  unintelligent people who want to drive fast and recklessly. any car can go 80mph.  why does it have to be pretty?

[Parker]

you're black, so the only cobra you appreciate is King Cobra.

seriously, you can only safely drive the speed limit, who gives a fuck about performance?  unintelligent people who want to drive fast and recklessly. any car can go 80mph.  why does it have to be pretty?

You wanna drive a Volvo 740  ? I don't know if you remember the old Volvo commercials, where they had a box with wheels running around--because that's what they used to call Volvo's, boxes with wheels. I used to think like you as well. And too an extent I stll do, but my dad and all my uncles are "car guys". One of my uncles dove a 1966 Pontiac Catalina from 1966 to 2005, as his daily driver. I guess you can say performance is there when you need it, or want it. Like who really needs a beautiful woman? Or a better quality wine or Cello? Products will always evolve and have steps in qaulity, performance due to the want of the customer.

The problem with our speed limits is that most cars can easily exceed 55 in a short amount of time. One time the dealership gave me a Lexus RX350 while my car was being serviced, I was doing 70 and I didn't even know it! Our speed limits are antiquated, and our driving habits force us to be very terrible drivers...cupholders are demands made by American drivers

[Rami]

I don't understand ppl who don't give a crap about their car

it's pretty sad... really.

[ManBearPig...]

You wanna drive a Volvo 740  ? I don't know if you remember the old Volvo commercials, where they had a box with wheels running around--because that's what they used to call Volvo's, boxes with wheels. I used to think like you as well. And too an extent I stll do, but my dad and all my uncles are "car guys". One of my uncles dove a 1966 Pontiac Catalina from 1966 to 2005, as his daily driver. I guess you can say performance is there when you need it, or want it. Like who really needs a beautiful woman? Or a better quality wine or Cello? Products will always evolve and have steps in qaulity, performance due to the want of the customer.

The problem with our speed limits is that most cars can easily exceed 55 in a short amount of time. One time the dealership gave me a Lexus RX350 while my car was being serviced, I was doing 70 and I didn't even know it! Our speed limits are antiquated, and our driving habits force us to be very terrible drivers...cupholders are demands made by American drivers

i was watching some show on the autobahn and they were making fun of the cupholders in america.  they were saying "when you drive 100 mph how do you have the time for coffee?"

[lax]

Do you feel silly driving an Accent or a itsy-bitsy Metro all over the place?  Btw, what happened to the rest of your car? 

Do you feel good driving a Prius getting 50 mpg in the most awful looking, homotastic (and by far ugliest) car of all time?  Impressive (gag).

Do you feel cool in some POS Scion or other box/crossover "new age" fairy mobile?

Do you feel mature and "family oriented" in your minivan/toyotamatrix/pontiacvibe while you shake your fist and yell at the vette that just went by you at 135mph?

Do you cry every time you walk out to your 85 Lebaron (with more bumper stickers than an overweight, socialist "liberal arts" professor) because you just can't do any better than that?

Seriously people.. just like gaining weight, wearing awful clothes, having no taste or class your car should be a reflection of your personality (unless you're a complete pussy).  And no, it doesn't have to be some eighty thousand dollar Mercedes or $150k sports car.  But it SHOULD be sharp, clean, practical in at least some way, and have something to offer.  A measly $15k can get you decent power, nice lines, good condition, and a stylish, acceptable ride.  C'mon people.. you're not 16 anymore.  Let's bring it up a notch!!!

-And don't give me this "A to B" nonsense.  A bi-segway-scooter-cycle could get you from A to B.  So fucking what.

you must have a two inch pecker

[Brixtonbulldog]

you must have a two inch pecker

Quite the opposite.

If I had a small penis I'd be in one of these guys:

[njflex]

i need those rims for my 530.

[benchmstr]

550i, about to be replaced, the 2010 5 series is hot, don't know about the 5 series GT. The SL550 (if this is the current one) nose is ugly (regarded many to be), you don't try putting a CLS nose on the SL, the dual oval headlamps were classic.

But overall I say you have good taste. I'd take the SL550 over the 550i, due to the fact that the BMW lacks a Limited Slip Differential, only the M-series cars get those.
Bench, what do you think about them starting to add ABS and traction control on the bikes, particularlly the liter bikes, Some of Ducatis models has traction control that retards spark, I think that is on the 1098S, but the Demo's is diff, I forgot wht the 1198 has. Honda's ABS system I believe adds 20+ pounds to the bike. Is it worth it?

And what do you think of the BMW S1000RR, their new liter sportbike?

i think it is worth it, to many people are dying because they dont know what the fuck they are doing. so i think it will save a few lives. plus it only cost $200 more on the honda.

bench

[YngiweRhoads]

Dumbshits.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/14/20-dollar-gallon-business-energy-oil.html

[delta9mda]

Too small, too teenage.  I assume it's not the type R either.  Let's move up to the Altima soon buddy. 

so what does the is-250 say about someone? 

[Brixtonbulldog]

so what does the is-250 say about someone? 

Nice car. 

I think a lot of Lexus owners are pretty egocentric but at least they have good taste.  Seems like a status thing.

[webcake]

Nice car. 

I think a lot of Lexus owners are pretty egocentric but at least they have good taste.  Seems like a status thing.

Lexus are good. Got a bit of an old man stigma attatched to them though. Near silent engines and pretty average steering/dynamics. Good cruisers though. My 85 year old grandfather just got another lexus and got the IS-F because he wanted one which was "a bit louder and sportier". 

[pugalist666]

so what does the is-250 say about someone? 

what are you korean ?

[Parker]

so what does the is-250 say about someone? 

That you are really a woman inside...For real, I see more woman drive the IS250 than men, the men get the Is350 or IS-F, and I have seen several women in the IS-F, but not the new M3.

Lexus are good. Got a bit of an old man stigma attatched to them though. Near silent engines and pretty average steering/dynamics. Good cruisers though. My 85 year old grandfather just got another lexus and got the IS-F because he wanted one which was "a bit louder and sportier". 

Lucky old man, and it's not just louder and sportier, Lexus is coming out with  the Hardtop convert version and a coupe version as well. The next Gen GS will have a GS-F version featuring the LF-A's V10 (so the rumor is)