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Originally Posted by Odd
@ suaveflooder - I can agree with you somewhat, but everyone has a different financial situation.
When I get paint chips, windshield chips, normal wear and tear, yes its a regular 25k+ car, but when it comes to other humans giving door dings, crashing into my rear panel without leaving a note, thats when I would disagree.
Another example would be a brand new, fully loaded work truck. Some people would argue (me) that it would look even better with some scratches from mesquite and some dings from being out in the field. |
But what can you do about it? Get it? I'm not saying go and beat the hell out of the car with a bat, I'm saying enjoy it and be okay for the occasional ding. I had no control over my accident and it has consumed my entire MONTH!
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Originally Posted by ayau
Guess it depends on how you define a cheap sports car.
Cheap compared to the Corvettes and M3 on the tracks? Yes.
Cheap enough to walk away from the car due to a track accident? No for 99% of the people here.
I actually prefer driving beat up cars for my daily commute. DGAF about dings, scratches, accidents, etc. I actually welcome people tapping me on the back so I can collect an insurance check, lol.
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You shouldn't be tracking a car you couldn't walk away from. One of the first things I was told. "If you are willing to push your car over a cliff, don't open track it" While it's a little blown out of proportion, I get the idea. What can i afford to run and not have a BIG financial issue if I total it (because insurance doesn't cover race days)
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Originally Posted by TM
It doesn't matter if it's my cheap BRZ sports car or my cheap 10 year old $3000 daily driver civic. I still take good car of them and it still hurts whenever I see a new scratch or ding.
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I enjoy my civic more than I do my FRS, because I don't worry about it. It's got a couple scratches, some curb rash on the wheels, bubbling tint and a ripped shifter boot. I don't stress about it. Life is full of SOOOO many stress factors….why add another. It's not an exotic. It'll be worth SOOOO little in the next couple years. I still LOVE the car and it's still one of the BEST handling cars available today.
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Originally Posted by Ramster
I care about looking good as I go about my daily business and when I'm at the track. I do think what you drive and how you treat your car reflects on you. Plus a well maintained car is going to have better resale value than one with a bunch of dings and whatnot. Just my 2c, but i'm always gonna try to take as good care of the machine as I can. I guess a respect thing?
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Taking care of a car and not worring about the next "ouch" are two totally different things. I change the oil more than often, and wash the car weekly. The point of this post is to just let up on the little things (like door dings) and just enjoy the car. Get some more rock chips doing canyon runs, getting some door dings because you don't want to walk 1/2 mile from the furthest parking spot, ect. This has nothing to do with the love, or care of the car. I've lost friends over my love for this car, but at the same time, I want to enjoy it and not be paranoid over every boo boo. It's going to happen.