Are you a car person? - Page 2

BlaRo · September 3rd, 2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Whappeh

I'm a big fan of the Kindergarten way of thinking. Honesty is the best policy.

It's ok to admit that you suck, we won't judge you too harshly. images/smilies/tease.gif

Whappeh · September 3rd, 2008, 09:23 PM

Well, I was hoping for at least someone else to vote no... Some people aren't be honest with them self.

BlaRo · September 3rd, 2008, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Whappeh

Well, I was hoping for at least someone else to vote no... Some people aren't be honest with them self.

Well, I admit I know fuck all about cars and have absolutely no experience - hell, I don't even own a car right now. (Does tearing apart a 30-year old motorcycle count? But I didn't go into the engine...) Yet as long as you're willing to learn and expand your mind on automotive knowledge, then it doesn't matter if you're the next Smokey Yunick. You'll still be a "car person".

I wish the term "petrolhead" was more popular in America!

Whappeh · September 3rd, 2008, 09:28 PM

I really don't even get what this thread is about. Lets just go back to telling me I suck. I understand that.

BlaRo · September 3rd, 2008, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Whappeh

I really don't even get what this thread is about. Lets just go back to telling me I suck. I understand that.

Wow, that was quick! Well, if you insist...

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klankymen · September 3rd, 2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Whappeh

I voted no. I own cars, I study cars. I enjoy driving cars.

Can I fix my car if it breaks? No. Do I change my own oil? No. I'm not even overly proficient on a manual car.

Do I know more about cars then your average person? Yes, but to call me a car person is a slap in the face to car people.

I have no idea how to fix my cat if she gets ill, nor how to castrate my own tomcat. And yet I consider myself a cat person.

In a similar vein, that makes me a car person I guess...

Lupin_IV · September 3rd, 2008, 09:34 PM

Is your car more to you than a means of conveyance? If so, you are a car person.

Ilpav · September 4th, 2008, 12:25 AM

Well, I consider a car person as a person who is mechanically inclined (automotive), who picks a car with their heart rather than their head, and just goes out and drives their car just for the drive. So that's a no for me. images/smilies/smile.gif

Crazyjeeper · September 4th, 2008, 02:15 AM

I have driven for the sake of driving. I change my oil, and do simple (and some more complex) repairs. I have red hundreds of car magazines since I was about 7. I used to make my friends fall asleep talking about gear ratios, and differentials and cam duration. So, that is a huge YES from me. images/smilies/smile.gif

Zesty · September 4th, 2008, 02:20 AM

I'm not at all mechanically inclined beyond knowing vaguely what that thing does or that other thing, but I know what I like and what I don't like in cars.. so, yes I do consider myself a car person. I also get excited if I see something as 'unexotic' as a 350Z. But then again I've only ever seen one very occasionally around here, in fact I might even be seeing the same dark grey car all the time. I once saw a yellow Ferrari up ahead and wasted twenty minutes trying to get a closer look at it, eventually getting close enough to see it was a beautiful 355. images/smilies/w00t.gif

Couldn't be a local, was probably in town for the annual car show out at the airport.

JipJopJones · September 4th, 2008, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Crazyjeeper

I have driven for the sake of driving. I change my oil, and do simple (and some more complex) repairs. I have red hundreds of car magazines since I was about 7. I used to make my friends fall asleep talking about gear ratios, and differentials and cam duration. So, that is a huge YES from me. images/smilies/smile.gif

I'm about the same... I also cried when I sold my last car. If that isn't a big sign then I don't know what is. images/smilies/cry.gif

AltimaXX · September 4th, 2008, 04:33 AM

I drive just for the drive...
http://forums.finalgear.com/general-...78/#post733033
I cried like a baby the day I had to sell my last car...I'll never stop missing it.
Yeah...I'm a car nut...my life is ruined images/smilies/tongue.gif

wooflepoof · September 4th, 2008, 04:51 AM

I voted no, I hate cars.*

sorry for sounding like an ass, but whats the point of these threads? images/smilies/wacko.gif

*I love cars, otherwise I wouldnt have bought that thing that sitting out on my drive, ruining me financially

bartboy9891 · September 4th, 2008, 05:01 AM

Compared to the average person, I am a car person. I've been interested in cars for most of my life. Though it's true that I know nearly nothing about the vast technical side of cars, I am willing to learn everything there is to know. I strive to one day become a car nerd. So compared to some of the people here, I'm in no way a car person. But compared to most people, I am a car person.

Seasonone · September 4th, 2008, 06:06 AM

Today I changed the thermostat, waterpump, wheel bearing, brake pads, and changed the oil in my moms car and enjoyed it. As long as it's not my car (i hate working on my car no matter what it is) I enjoy working on them, I would rather spend a day getting dirty under the hood than watching TV.

But on the reverse of that I could really care less about "new" cars that come out. Every now and than a car comes out that I look forward to (GTR) but for the most part new cars just bore me. Late 80's mid 90's Japan with nothing FF than the spec of supercar is all I really care about when it comes to cars.

I guess that makes me the anti-top gear?

katwalk · September 4th, 2008, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by wooflepoof

*I love cars, otherwise I wouldnt have bought that thing that sitting out on my drive, ruining me financially

WellsieTRD · September 4th, 2008, 07:34 AM

Yes, im a car guy. Mechanic by trade and I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it.

stevanford1 · September 4th, 2008, 07:49 AM

I wouldn't own hundreds of magazines, over 200 dvds, have countless gb of car movies and i wouldn't be planning all these modifications i am going to do to a car i don't have if i wasn't a car guy. Not to mention spending countless hours (and dollars) at car shows, drag meets etc.

NooDle · September 4th, 2008, 08:51 AM

I voted yes.

But it all depends on the definition of "car person". To me that's someone with a big interest in all things automotive, and someone who has a lot of knowledge on the subject. Being able to dissassemble and reassemble your car in under an hour doesn't have anything to do with it.

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September 3rd, 2008, 09:23 PM	#22
Whappeh Joined: Aug 21st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Orlando, FL Age: 22 Posts: 697 Car: 05 Mazda RX8 Rep Power: 30	Well, I was hoping for at least someone else to vote no... Some people aren't be honest with them self. __________________

September 3rd, 2008, 09:28 PM	#24
Whappeh Joined: Aug 21st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Orlando, FL Age: 22 Posts: 697 Car: 05 Mazda RX8 Rep Power: 30	I really don't even get what this thread is about. Lets just go back to telling me I suck. I understand that. __________________

September 3rd, 2008, 09:34 PM	#27
Lupin_IV Joined: Jan 23rd, 2008 Last Online: December 1st, 2008 Location: about 10 miles north of Carlisle, PA Age: 20 Posts: 995 Car: '84 Pontiac Parisienne, '93 Chevy Caprice Rep Power: 19	Is your car more to you than a means of conveyance? If so, you are a car person. __________________ "Otaku means obsessive nerd...Stop calling yourself that!" - Dave Merrill

September 4th, 2008, 12:25 AM	#28
Ilpav Joined: Sep 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 03:30 AM Location: GTA, Ontario, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 1,130 Car: 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L LFS Status: Rep Power: 16	Well, I consider a car person as a person who is mechanically inclined (automotive), who picks a car with their heart rather than their head, and just goes out and drives their car just for the drive. So that's a no for me. __________________ "The Ferrari 355. The best car...in the world...ever."- Jeremy Clarkson

September 4th, 2008, 02:15 AM	#29
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 03:15 AM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,507 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 50	I have driven for the sake of driving. I change my oil, and do simple (and some more complex) repairs. I have red hundreds of car magazines since I was about 7. I used to make my friends fall asleep talking about gear ratios, and differentials and cam duration. So, that is a huge YES from me. __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp MSI P6N Diamond 680i, E8400 @ 3.15ghz, CM Hyper 212 Cooler, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme, MSI 8400GS, Creative X-FI, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.

September 4th, 2008, 02:20 AM	#30
Zesty Not A Dude Joined: Sep 24th, 2007 Last Online: December 1st, 2008 Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 163 Car: 2005 Honda Jazz VTi-S Rep Power: 7	I'm not at all mechanically inclined beyond knowing vaguely what that thing does or that other thing, but I know what I like and what I don't like in cars.. so, yes I do consider myself a car person. I also get excited if I see something as 'unexotic' as a 350Z. But then again I've only ever seen one very occasionally around here, in fact I might even be seeing the same dark grey car all the time. I once saw a yellow Ferrari up ahead and wasted twenty minutes trying to get a closer look at it, eventually getting close enough to see it was a beautiful 355. Couldn't be a local, was probably in town for the annual car show out at the airport. __________________ Small cars with auto-boxes belong only in the ninth level of hell.

September 4th, 2008, 04:33 AM	#32
AltimaXX Joined: Aug 18th, 2006 Last Online: 04:46 AM Posts: 190 Car: 1998 Integra GS Rep Power: 14	I drive just for the drive... http://forums.finalgear.com/general-...78/#post733033 I cried like a baby the day I had to sell my last car...I'll never stop missing it. Yeah...I'm a car nut...my life is ruined __________________

September 4th, 2008, 04:51 AM	#33
wooflepoof Square with a title Joined: Jul 18th, 2005 Last Online: December 1st, 2008 Location: Texas, but I go to school in RI,Canada Age: 21 Posts: 3,753 Car: 1990 BMW 735iL Rep Power: 42	I voted no, I hate cars.* sorry for sounding like an ass, but whats the point of these threads? *I love cars, otherwise I wouldnt have bought that thing that sitting out on my drive, ruining me financially __________________ Start food threads!

September 4th, 2008, 05:01 AM	#34
bartboy9891 I'm not Moe Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: 02:44 AM Location: University of Michigan Age: 19 Posts: 7,619 Car: 1996 Grand Am SE sedan, and dad's 2006 S60 2.5T Rep Power: 41	Compared to the average person, I am a car person. I've been interested in cars for most of my life. Though it's true that I know nearly nothing about the vast technical side of cars, I am willing to learn everything there is to know. I strive to one day become a car nerd. So compared to some of the people here, I'm in no way a car person. But compared to most people, I am a car person. __________________

September 4th, 2008, 06:06 AM	#35
Seasonone Joined: Jun 30th, 2008 Last Online: 04:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon USA Age: 24 Posts: 602 Car: RB25 "silvia" Rep Power: 17	Today I changed the thermostat, waterpump, wheel bearing, brake pads, and changed the oil in my moms car and enjoyed it. As long as it's not my car (i hate working on my car no matter what it is) I enjoy working on them, I would rather spend a day getting dirty under the hood than watching TV. But on the reverse of that I could really care less about "new" cars that come out. Every now and than a car comes out that I look forward to (GTR) but for the most part new cars just bore me. Late 80's mid 90's Japan with nothing FF than the spec of supercar is all I really care about when it comes to cars. I guess that makes me the anti-top gear?

September 4th, 2008, 07:34 AM	#37
WellsieTRD Joined: Mar 4th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 710 Car: 05 Corolla Sportivo, 89 Hilux Surf 2 Door Rep Power: 11	Yes, im a car guy. Mechanic by trade and I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it. __________________ Many Thanks to Alok, Speedtouch and Jetsetter for the sigs WellsieTRD: 1 third of the Holy Trinity of the Offroad Achmed: I'm kidding. I would not kill the Jews. No. I would toss a penny between them and watch them fight to the death! Achmed: I did the same thing with 2 Catholic priests, but I tossed in a small boy! Yes! Yes! And the winner had to fight Michael Jackson! Jeff Dunham: You can't tell jokes like that! Achmed: Why not? I'm killing... so to speak!

September 4th, 2008, 07:49 AM	#38
stevanford1 Joined: Jan 11th, 2007 Last Online: 03:16 AM Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 800 Rep Power: 15	I wouldn't own hundreds of magazines, over 200 dvds, have countless gb of car movies and i wouldn't be planning all these modifications i am going to do to a car i don't have if i wasn't a car guy. Not to mention spending countless hours (and dollars) at car shows, drag meets etc. __________________ THE FLAT EARTH SOCIETY "Deprogramming the masses since 1547" "Jean Todt's system will never succeed, not even with Michael Schumacher" - Niki Lauda, 1995 Last edited by stevanford1; September 4th, 2008 at 07:53 AM..

September 4th, 2008, 08:51 AM	#39
NooDle Joined: Jul 20th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 27 Posts: 2,653 Car: 2004 Opel Astra 2.2DTI Rep Power: 37	I voted yes. But it all depends on the definition of "car person". To me that's someone with a big interest in all things automotive, and someone who has a lot of knowledge on the subject. Being able to dissassemble and reassemble your car in under an hour doesn't have anything to do with it.