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Lockjaw · 03-14-2005, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by vector_1979

I work for a large American car company in Europe as an engineer. I have learnt from my American colleagues' that they sell more trucks (I count SUV's as trucks) than passenger vehicles. I am not trying to generalise, but the point I'm trying to make is that there is NO INCENTIVE in America to buy small cars, and the general trend is to buy bigger cars.

When you say car "culture" that starts to encapsulate the car enthusiasts and collectors and I can assure you it's not "centered" around trucks. If you are defining car culture then would it be safe to assume the car culture in Europe is nothing but tiny,powerless,rattletraps? Or the Japanese car culture is nothing but torqueless engines and cars that can barely get out of their own way? No. That wouldn't be accurate. Car SALES maybe but the culture is very far from that.

Lockjaw · 03-14-2005, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by big_bubba

People say "it's just a car". Well, for some of us, it's not. For some of us, a car that's never let you down is like a friend, or a representation of the driver/owner. I couldn't sell my car, because of all the hours I've spent putting it together. It's more than a way to get from point A to B. It's a hell of a lot of fun doing it, as are a lot of other cars and I'm sure other people here feel the same way.

If this little POS catches on, it WILL be "just a car" and any connection between a car and its owner will be severed.

Actually for that reason I hope it does catch on. It'll be easier to spot the people I'd want to stay far far away from.

GetRdone · 03-14-2005, 09:34 AM

Lockjaw, you want people to lose connection with there cars? People who dont have a bond with there cars are the same idiots that talk on cell phones with coffee cups balanced between there laps. They are the same people who dont care about cars or driving, and thus put no effort into driving safely...signaling, not f*cking with the radio at 75mph. Those of us who work on our cars, love our cars etc....were the ones u want to drive around. We on the other hand want to avoid people like you. We avoid the people who fling doors into our cars in parking lots, who dont signal on the freeway, who dont even know what a "blindspot" is.

Lockjaw · 03-14-2005, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GetRdone

Lockjaw, you want people to lose connection with there cars? People who dont have a bond with there cars are the same idiots that talk on cell phones with coffee cups balanced between there laps. They are the same people who dont care about cars or driving, and thus put no effort into driving safely...signaling, not f*cking with the radio at 75mph. Those of us who work on our cars, love our cars etc....were the ones u want to drive around. We on the other hand want to avoid people like you. We avoid the people who fling doors into our cars in parking lots, who dont signal on the freeway, who dont even know what a "blindspot" is.

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Actually for that reason I hope it does catch on. It'll be easier to spot the people I'd want to stay far far away from.

There's a reason I said that. Several actually. If I see a person in a soulless vehicle like that I know they don't care about their car and they don't care about mine. I know to then keep well away from them in all facets of life. Be it on the road,in a parking lot, or just walking across the parking lot. Those people exist now. The amount of people that feel that a car is nothing more than a mini-house with wheels are already way up there. You just really can't tell them apart when they are driving their Civic,Lancer,Focus,Neon, etc...because they blend in. Put a bunch of those little matchbox cars out there then they won't blend in. And to be honest I'd rather have some joker coming at me recklessly in a car with the size and power of laundry basket with a blender in the back than an SUV for example. My car might be messed up but I can assure you them hitting a giant Crown Vic will total their car while it might make he get new rear quarter panel or something.

03-14-2005, 09:34 AM	#43 (permalink)
GetRdone Psycho	Lockjaw, you want people to lose connection with there cars? People who dont have a bond with there cars are the same idiots that talk on cell phones with coffee cups balanced between there laps. They are the same people who dont care about cars or driving, and thus put no effort into driving safely...signaling, not f*cking with the radio at 75mph. Those of us who work on our cars, love our cars etc....were the ones u want to drive around. We on the other hand want to avoid people like you. We avoid the people who fling doors into our cars in parking lots, who dont signal on the freeway, who dont even know what a "blindspot" is. __________________ Revere Jena Malone.......this is not a suggestion.