When did you realize that your FRS/BRZ/86 is "just a car?"

[zenki_levin]

Originally Posted by suaveflooder

My buddy John's E36 (with an S54 swap)

Damn, that looks so clean.

[AVodka14]

It's my 2nd new car. The mental process of understanding it's a piece of material that is meant to be used is very important. My uncle is a prime example of someone that stores his cars in garages and does not enjoy them whatsoever. He has a '73 Z28, '81 Jeep CJ5, '13 1500 Silverado HD, and an '04 Buick Regal SC all with a combined total of less than 100k miles. It's actually quite sad because it would ruin his day(s) if something happened to them. So he rather not risk it and let them sit. He had an '86 Buick Grand National and '00 Z28 that he sold because they just sat around in the garage. He couldn't stand letting them get dirty, rock chipped, or God forbid door dinged. The '00 Z28 still had the plastic over the carpet. Give me a break!

I will be in my 3rd car in the next 5 years if I am blessed to live longer on this beautiful Earth. And that car too will be driven and enjoyed daily. Driving a car is like Heaven on Earth for me :-)

[blackhawkdown]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Just in case you ever want to buy one of my cars, I never fart in the seat. Always lift!


I have to ask though, do you verify by scratch and sniff?

no, I do not scratch and sniff. i fart in my seat and it smells like shit. so i would assume another driver would do the same. cheers.

[pche]

It's never been more than just a car

[Gunman]

Nothing I have owned has ever been, "just a car", they are my cars. I'll enjoy them, and if something happens while I'm enjoying them, so be it. But I'm still going to park away from others, and do what I can to prevent idiots from damaging what I paid good money for.

[suaveflooder]

Originally Posted by zenki_levin

Damn, that looks so clean.

It really is. He's done a lot to clean it up as well. Single owner car, so he made quite the find.

[FormulaD1988]

Originally Posted by Gunman

Nothing I have owned has ever been, "just a car", they are my cars. I'll enjoy them, and if something happens while I'm enjoying them, so be it. But I'm still going to park away from others, and do what I can to prevent idiots from damaging what I paid good money for.

I feel exactly the same way. Here's an awesome quote from Jeremy Clarkson:

"It's what non-car people don't get. They see all cars as just ton-and-a-half, two-tons of wires, glass, metal, and rubber. That's all they see. People like you or I know, we have an unshakable belief that cars are living entities. You can develop a relationship with a car. And that's what non-car people don't get."

I'm not saying people who think their car is just a car are not car people. We're all on this forum for the love of this platform. I put the part in bold in which I feel about my 86, along with the other vehicles I've owned over the course of my life. If I destroy my car doing what I love doing, I'm fine with that. I drive my 86 the way it was meant to be driven. I'll continue to park away from the crowd of "non-car people" and still have fun.

[suaveflooder]

Originally Posted by FormulaD1988

I feel exactly the same way. Here's an awesome quote from Jeremy Clarkson:

"It's what non-car people don't get. They see all cars as just ton-and-a-half, two-tons of wires, glass, metal, and rubber. That's all they see. People like you or I know, we have an unshakable belief that cars are living entities. You can develop a relationship with a car. And that's what non-car people don't get."

I'm not saying people who think their car is just a car are not car people. We're all on this forum for the love of this platform. I put the part in bold in which I feel about my 86, along with the other vehicles I've owned over the course of my life. If I destroy my car doing what I love doing, I'm fine with that. I drive my 86 the way it was meant to be driven. I'll continue to park away from the crowd of "non-car people" and still have fun.

Well said! I can agree with this. I still tap my car on the nose every night when I get home. Lame, but she got me home safely that day . She's still getting a good beating on monday when I get her back

I think the idea I was trying to convey is that people BABY this car. Hell, I babied the car. It needs to be abused a little! ESPECIALLY a car that is as much fun as this. I'm not going to go out looking for an accident, but not worrying about the little imperfections will have me injoy the car a LOT more I think

[AVodka14]

Originally Posted by suaveflooder

Well said! I can agree with this. I still tap my car on the nose every night when I get home. Lame, but she got me home safely that day . She's still getting a good beating on monday when I get her back

Do you think they will get it right this time? I presume that's why it is out of your hands. To get it repainted...?

[suaveflooder]

Originally Posted by AVodka14

Do you think they will get it right this time? I presume that's why it is out of your hands. To get it repainted...?

I put this in my journal, but I snuck into the shop today. The guy who has been helping me wasn't there, but the prep guys were. They still faded, but it is MUCH more spread out and it's an actual fade. I had people not seeing the last one, which was pretty obvious to me. This time, I actually had to look for it. Only reason why I probably saw it is because I knew where to look. I can even see it in the picture below. No one wll see it other than me. I still have plans to repaint the car at around 100k miles all white with no pearl, so until then, this is it. I'm tired of not having the car and I'm tired of being a pain in the ass to this poor shop guy. He has been AWESOME. I'll pick her up monday, so unless it just looks horrible in the direct sun, this will work just fine. I have no desire to get anyone in trouble at the shop so I didn't drive it home today.

[Ocean-Grown 86]

I quit pampering my car when I moved to downtown LA where I would scrape even with stock height. I stopped caring completely when I went up to glendora mountain road on a rainy day and hit some of the landslide debris which scratched my front bumper (lucky it could have been much worse). All i care about is that interior stays clean, mechanicals in good working order, and that the exterior has sealant. My car is usually the dirtiest out of all twins I see on the road. My paradigm for this car is that I am its commander, not its butler.

[PMPB]

After about 3 weeks of ownership when I started shopping around for a clear bra. I wasn't going to settle for partial coverage of the hood and the front fenders because it looks worse.

So the clear bra was in the range of 1500-2000 for all the parts I wanted covered, and it's not worth spending 5% the cost of the car again just to protect the paint, and extend the paint life a few years.

[MVJ1975]

It's my daily driver. I knew from the beginning that it was going to get beat up, like all DDs do. I don't sweat the scratches and rock chips (there are plenty now), I just enjoy the ride.

[VacantSky]

I agree with the OP, while I do like to keep it clean, I don't obsessively wax it. I still do park away from others because door dings piss me off, just because the lack of respect that other people don't have for property that isn't theirs. But on road trips I don't tape up the front end, she's covered in chips, the front bumper has almost zero paint on the underside from being lowered. And if the paint starts to fade (red) or the clear wants to oxidize I probably wont care too much. So long as she's mechanically sound and the body is relatively straight that's all I want!

Edit: oh and I like to beat on her from time to time like she was designed