u/pepeneverknew

I feel like I see more overlander trucks with campers on top in city traffic than I do when I’m camping or in the mountains. Are they the new jeep parking lot princess? I know people actually use them, people actually use jeeps too. I always start to wonder how many people thought it sounded cool and never go. I like having my tent separate from my car. Allows me to hike in sometimes with my small tent, which is where it’s really at. Or car camp with my big tent that I can stand in. Don’t have to find a flat place to park, don’t have to climb down a ladder to pee in the dark. Can leave camp with car and resupply or just sightsee without tearing down. For a fraction of the cost. I do kinda want one tho. It does sound romantic and cool. But so does a jeep.

You hear more of the exhaust, experience more of the scenery and connects you to the drive more. Today’s convertibles have engineered out most of the stiffness drawbacks, and packaging and materials have made livability easier - blind spots go away. GR86 v Miata - z4 v Supra - M440i Conv v coupe. Is a few tenths of a second and a couple hundred pounds worth losing all the emotion and drama? Canyon carving is beautiful as it is fun.

I like a good sports car, but I really love a GT. It is sports car DNA with a layer of luxury built in. I love top down road trips through the mountains, that’s what a GT is made for. So, how many doors, how sporty till it’s a sports car and how comfy till it’s a luxury car. How cheap till it doesn’t make the cut. The GT badge gets thrown on everything, but so little deserve it. Two good examples that do - Ferrari 512 and Bentley Continental GTC.

Listening to cars leave cars and coffee, a lot of the older cars almost sounded like the newer cars but I don’t know how to explain different. Have you heard the brabus 4x4 squared v8? It sounds like a 1969 Chevrolet big block perfectly tuned. Thumpa thumpa thumpa. Not that it matters, but cars have changed so much in the last 30’years. Or 50.

Now a stalker on the web thinks I have a z4 because I watched an episode of top gear. I’m here to see if the Japanese fans have more of a sense of humor than the Beemer fans.

The small block sounds good but it’s in everything. The Z06 is magical, but what about everything else that doesn’t have a v-8? How important is the sound in purchasing a fast fun car? It can enhance or take away - but how much does it matter? Porsche newer 4turbo S or older flat 6S? The turbo is faster - but? Just as an example.

I finally got a car cool enough to have a die-cast model made of it. Bought the cheap toy, now I want the $200 one for my office matches interior and exterior color! Nerdy but I love it. Don’t know if I can get a hat or shirt, don’t wanna be that guy.

My Mazda Cx-50 has a Porsche level interior. My 86 is better than a Boxster. The Miata is surprisingly roomy. Maintenance isn’t that bad on my Land Rover, really. All hail Mazda.
Edit: more Mazda.
Edit: copium is a hell of a drug.

Unless you’re going to track your car, shouldn’t the daily matter more than .1 off a theoretical lap time? Does saving 50# of sound deadening for lightness make the commute a headache? Especially now and on public roads? How fast is fast enough before you go more for comfort?
I’m not saying buy a sedan. I’m saying sl550 -v- club spec Miata. Where is the magic middle in that spectrum? You can still track an SL 550 and you can road trip a Miata.

It felt so good sitting there to know he wasn’t gonna try and get any more out of me. I had a cashiers check for the OTD price.

I would love to know hard statistics on how many car purchases get stuck with bullshit fees - how much $$$$ average and how many people don’t. Friend just bought a car. Same thing. Price went up 10k. He walked out and bought somewhere else. The enshittification of the world is definitely here.

Moral of the story. Negotiate before going in if possible. I knew I wanted it, I knew what price I wanted to pay. If the test drive wouldn’t have worked or the car wasn’t as advertised I just would have walked and redeposited the money. No need to negotiate more. If it’s not as advertised- you don’t want THAT CAR because of the DEALER that sells it to you. There will be more cars in your spec. Be patient if possible. Don’t fall for FOMO at the dealer.

Decent MPG (20+avg). Decent reliability/parts/maintenance(no Bentley). Decent trunk (two carry ons). Nothing with a zillion miles (used but not abused). More comfortable than sporty. Miata is awesome but too small and loud. SL550 is awesome but too big and expensive. No corvettes due to the approx 700 at cars and coffee this morning.

I was just told chalk cars have to be hand washed with special soap and can scratch swirl and stain easily and it is ridiculously expensive to fix? Really???

Edit - matte or frozen paint also.

Everytime we go to an all inclusive beach vacation the beach is relatively empty and the pool is always packed. Why is that? Is the beach too far from the bar? Makes no sense to me. Someone please explain. Posting from an empty beach next to a busy pool in Mexico.

Edit: I’m seriously curious. That’s why I posted. Not hating.

I thank god no one had on demand video and photo access when I was young and stupid. I would have probably been a monster.