kain35m
Torque Junkie
To be more precise, after you drive a newer car than yours, or a friends car, then get back into your own, how do you feel? better about your car? or worse?
For me, until I started buying sports cars, Every car I got into made whatever I owned feel sluggish and boring.
The 2002 mitsubishi mirage that I owned, for instance. 75whp (92bhp) the thing felt great almost always, unless I got to drive a friends car. even a 130bhp 1989 honda felt like a lightning bolt by comparison. Then, if the other car was nicer, I always felt like crap getting back into my own car. Like "I'll never own something like this".
Now, on the other hand, I have a 2.0 Supercharged I4 with nearly 300whp and a 5.0 V8 with close to the same and much more torque. Now, when I "get" to drive someone elses car, it feels more like a chore. I always have to readjust my driving style for less power, horrid road communication, terrible rearward visibility (the mustang visibility is out of this world!) and really, just no soul. no fun in driving. just carrying around a 3,000lb lead weight.
Point is, I feel soooooooo much better getting back into one of MY cars. I now feel like "They'll probably never own something like this" or..."they don't know what they're missing." It's a really good feeling. what do you feel like when you "get to" or "have to" drive a friends car/rental car/work vehicle?
For me, until I started buying sports cars, Every car I got into made whatever I owned feel sluggish and boring.
The 2002 mitsubishi mirage that I owned, for instance. 75whp (92bhp) the thing felt great almost always, unless I got to drive a friends car. even a 130bhp 1989 honda felt like a lightning bolt by comparison. Then, if the other car was nicer, I always felt like crap getting back into my own car. Like "I'll never own something like this".
Now, on the other hand, I have a 2.0 Supercharged I4 with nearly 300whp and a 5.0 V8 with close to the same and much more torque. Now, when I "get" to drive someone elses car, it feels more like a chore. I always have to readjust my driving style for less power, horrid road communication, terrible rearward visibility (the mustang visibility is out of this world!) and really, just no soul. no fun in driving. just carrying around a 3,000lb lead weight.
Point is, I feel soooooooo much better getting back into one of MY cars. I now feel like "They'll probably never own something like this" or..."they don't know what they're missing." It's a really good feeling. what do you feel like when you "get to" or "have to" drive a friends car/rental car/work vehicle?
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