Are the most mainstream cars the most exciting?

AxerJk

AxerJk

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This is a short discussion about how we can become numb to the cars that are seen all over the internet or in person all the time. What are your thoughts on this?

Chris



 
That intro is fucking amazing. :lol: I give you much credit for putting that up. It will catch heat, which means it will likely catch viewers.
 
My rebuttal to the main question... "Are the most mainstream cars the most exciting?"


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That's prolly one of the most exciting cars ever made. Its just not as pretty.

I friend of mine makes these on the eastside.

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DBK said:
That intro is fucking amazing. :lol: I give you much credit for putting that up. It will catch heat, which means it will likely catch viewers.
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Thank you! :D And that's exactly right - if people are getting into arguments over what I said, then I did something right.


347convert said:
My rebuttal to the main question... "Are the most mainstream cars the most exciting?"


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That's prolly one of the most exciting cars ever made. Its just not as pretty.

I friend of mine makes these on the eastside.

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Actually, the Ariel Atom is a good example because although it's mainstream, you don't see them in person (or the internet) that often. I actually would have to disagree about the looks though, I love the way the Atom looks.

Chris
 
I will add two more worthless cents.

There's this really great old song by LCD Soundsystem called Losing My Edge that plays like an homage to how things that started off as being cool eventually escalated into set pieces for a never ending contest into who could drop the most obscure names and be into the most seminal and ancient and often unheard of music.

There's definitely dudes trying to do that with cars now. The net nerds have taken it up a notch. If you're really into some obscure 1970s or 1980s supercar, more power to you. If you're just into it because you know one of the 5 guys with some silly looking car nobody bought that would get blown off the road by a modern Taurus, lame.
 
DBK said:
I will add two more worthless cents.

There's this really great old song by LCD Soundsystem called Losing My Edge that plays like an homage to how things that started off as being cool eventually escalated into set pieces for a never ending contest into who could drop the most obscure names and be into the most seminal and ancient and often unheard of music.

There's definitely dudes trying to do that with cars now. The net nerds have taken it up a notch. If you're really into some obscure 1970s or 1980s supercar, more power to you. If you're just into it because you know one of the 5 guys with some silly looking car nobody bought that would get blown off the road by a modern Taurus, lame.
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Man I love me some weird 70's and 80's cars but I could just never own um for that reason.

I love these kinda of cars, but the performance numbers are so laughable to today's standards.

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You can make fun of me all you want, but im going to look at a mint one of these and see if I can make it my new summer daily driver.

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347convert said:
You can make fun of me all you want, but im going to look at a mint one of these and see if I can make it my new summer daily driver.

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That guy goes to my gym. Or did before they closed it last week. Never figured out who he was.
 
DBK said:
That guy goes to my gym. Or did before they closed it last week. Never figured out who he was.
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The guy that owns the one Im going to look at is a buddies uncle. I Think its a cool looking car with character. Its also the last of the hand built mercs.
 
347convert said:
You can make fun of me all you want, but im going to look at a mint one of these and see if I can make it my new summer daily driver.

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I will be insanely jealous if you do that. I fell in love with those a few years back when my buddy wheeled out one for a friend and got to drive it around for a few days. That car got more attention than you'd believe. Dark green with saddle leather. :drool:
 
There's actually a car just like that that shows up to Autozone on Saturday mornings. It's a cool car for sure.

Chris
 
Birdie2000 said:
I will be insanely jealous if you do that. I fell in love with those a few years back when my buddy wheeled out one for a friend and got to drive it around for a few days. That car got more attention than you'd believe. Dark green with saddle leather. :drool:
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I thought about getting it, driving it for a bit and swapping it. It all depends about how the everyday driving of it feels. It might need a slight bit more power to move the big girl and over drive for some better mpg's... those are the lies I tell myself ome why things need to be modified.

Modern wheels and maybe some air ride might make that thing into a slick cruiser.
 
Engine swap would be perfect for those, it was the only thing I didn't like about it. Those things use more oil than a Saturn. It's actually in the owner's manual to add a quart of oil every 1,000 miles.
 
Birdie2000 said:
Engine swap would be perfect for those, it was the only thing I didn't like about it. Those things use more oil than a Saturn. It's actually in the owner's manual to add a quart of oil every 1,000 miles.
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that plus mechanical fuel injection and the 15mpg that's a little dated
 
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