Anybody NOT get emotional about their car?
11-24-2011, 11:41 AM
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11-24-2011, 11:41 AM
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A Porsche 993 -- about any 911 for that matter -- is a mechanical aphrodisiac. Our 993s connect directly with the part of our brain that derives pure pleasure from harnessing a complex machine to do our bidding. An escape pod from the mundane routines of our daily lives, to drive one is to experience a type of sensual immersion few machines can provide in such intoxicating quantities. Where most cars give up easily, the 993 dares you to explore its limits... and yours. To drive one fast -- and well -- is to feel the exhilaration of controlling the barely controllable. Few machines offer up such a menu of rewards. Few machines reward so completely. How can you not have an emotional connection which such a machine?
Happy Thanksgiving all!!
Happy Thanksgiving all!!
11-24-2011, 11:47 AM
#79
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Its not about the language or terminology...Its about the actions.
I don't sit in my car and longingly think about the many hours it took heidi to stitch my interior together. I don't feel washing the car is a sensual experience. I don't compare driving it to sex (now THAT was weird). I don't smile every time I start it...in fact I don't smile most times that I drive it. Driving down a straight highway doesn't make me giddy just cause im in a porsche, and I have the radio on at all times.
Perhaps I'm just immune to the passion cars create in people. I'd rather treat it like a piece of transportation (although fun at times).
Edit: Just so I don't get stoned, this is not a knock on the 993 in particular. I feel this way about just about every car made, save for maybe an F40. Took a ride in an Enzo...did nothing for me...lambo gallardo? yes I enjoyed it...but still no passion...just a car.
I don't sit in my car and longingly think about the many hours it took heidi to stitch my interior together. I don't feel washing the car is a sensual experience. I don't compare driving it to sex (now THAT was weird). I don't smile every time I start it...in fact I don't smile most times that I drive it. Driving down a straight highway doesn't make me giddy just cause im in a porsche, and I have the radio on at all times.
Perhaps I'm just immune to the passion cars create in people. I'd rather treat it like a piece of transportation (although fun at times).
Edit: Just so I don't get stoned, this is not a knock on the 993 in particular. I feel this way about just about every car made, save for maybe an F40. Took a ride in an Enzo...did nothing for me...lambo gallardo? yes I enjoyed it...but still no passion...just a car.
Might explain the emotional bankruptcy ....
11-24-2011, 12:00 PM
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Have we devolved so much that we have to qualify the phrase "love my car" with ...wait, not really "love," after all, it's just an inanimate object ...what I really meant to say is...
And you or anyone here really thinks that folks "love" their cars as a normal person would define love for another?
Someone call the language police because apparently there are folks here who need help.
Edward
And you or anyone here really thinks that folks "love" their cars as a normal person would define love for another?
Someone call the language police because apparently there are folks here who need help.
Edward
11-24-2011, 12:08 PM
#81
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A Porsche 993 -- about any 911 for that matter -- is a mechanical aphrodisiac. Our 993s connect directly with the part of our brain that derives pure pleasure from harnessing a complex machine to do our bidding. An escape pod from the mundane routines of our daily lives, to drive one is to experience a type of sensual immersion few machines can provide in such intoxicating quantities. Where most cars give up easily, the 993 dares you to explore its limits... and yours. To drive one fast -- and well -- is to feel the exhilaration of controlling the barely controllable. Few machines offer up such a menu of rewards. Few machines reward so completely. How can you not have an emotional connection which such a machine?
Happy Thanksgiving all!!
Happy Thanksgiving all!!
I'm emotionally bankrupt because I think Hyundai makes a damn fine car (equus, genesis, etc.)? Notice I didn't say evocative, passionate, engaging, even interesting? They build cars that perform well at the task they are designed for...like Porsche.
Excellent post. There are many things in my life I like. To use the same term to describe my cars, or other objects that bring me pleasure just doesn't seem right, so I graduate to the term love for some of them. Certainly not the same as that for my wife or my dog. Oh wait.....love an animal? How creepy.
Btw Ed, do you name your Television? How about your lawn mower? Your refrigerator? Surely you have a name for your office chair?
11-24-2011, 12:37 PM
#82
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Then get rid of the Porsche and buy a Hundai. With the money you save, you can go to Sears and get some more tools .... 
Well, that and you obviously haven't read any of the customer complaints about out of warranty repairs and the cost of maintenance .. but if you REALLY don't care and just want a tool ... be my guest. 
I think you should name it Daisy. 
I think you should name it Daisy.
11-24-2011, 12:38 PM
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I think you like the attention and that is why you posted this thread. I also think you love your car but are in the closet. Otherwise you would buy a refreigerator with wheels (Hyundai).
11-24-2011, 01:00 PM
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OTOH, I can understand that this kinky love affair with an automobile can get out of hand. I recall a fellow PCA member in Dallas back in the late '60's who was owned by a pristine 356. Sadly, the car got broad-sided by some dolt who ran a red light. As they were extracting him from the vehicle, he was shouting "They killed my car!"
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11-24-2011, 01:04 PM
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Then get rid of the Porsche and buy a Hundai. With the money you save, you can go to Sears and get some more tools ....
Well, that and you obviously haven't read any of the customer complaints about out of warranty repairs and the cost of maintenance .. but if you REALLY don't care and just want a tool ... be my guest. I think you should name it Daisy.
Well, that and you obviously haven't read any of the customer complaints about out of warranty repairs and the cost of maintenance .. but if you REALLY don't care and just want a tool ... be my guest.
I think you should name it Daisy. If hyundai made a car as capable as mine for the purposes I use it for, and I enjoyed its appearance, I certainly would buy one.
11-24-2011, 01:26 PM
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every time i see one on the road, i try to see who is driving it so that i can get an idea of what type of person would think that this "car" is a good idea.
~ 65% soccer moms
and I'd say ~ 85% WAS(?)
~ 65% soccer moms
and I'd say ~ 85% WAS(?)
11-24-2011, 01:34 PM
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And, hang in there, comprehension should come with maturity as you age. Not everything is black and white: I choose to name my cars (as some others do)-that doesn't mean I name every object in my life.
11-24-2011, 01:56 PM
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11-24-2011, 02:02 PM
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Well, your description of a pet gives us further insight into your thought process.
And, hang in there, comprehension should come with maturity as you age. Not everything is black and white: I choose to name my cars (as some others do)-that doesn't mean I name every object in my life.
And, hang in there, comprehension should come with maturity as you age. Not everything is black and white: I choose to name my cars (as some others do)-that doesn't mean I name every object in my life.
An animal is a living breathing thing. While I think there are pet owners who take the personification of their animals way too far, I can at least understand the appeal.
My comprehension appears to be impeccable. You name your cars (still not sure why), but you don't name your tv or office chair. Since they are inanimate objects, why do you personify one but not the other? Surely your office chair has a tinge of jealousy, no?