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Originally Posted by blur
This past weekend I actually met a girl who was into cars. I asked her what she drove, and she told me she drove a bimmer, but she had an H22 swapped Accord beforehand. Blew my mind... lol
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The real question is did SHE do the swap or buy it that way?
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Originally Posted by elenien
Female. Got my Raven FR-S MT yesterday. Went driving around all the corners I could find during lunch today....
I've always loved cars, but I can't say I know as much about them as I would like to. My other interests (computers... other tech gadgets) have always taken priority. I'm learning though... 
Now, sometimes I come off as not liking cars because I'm not all that interested in power. To me it's always been about handling. My first car was a 1991 Nissan 240sx (which I morn the loss of to this day) and my second (the one I traded in for the FR-S) was a 1995 Honda Prelude. Neither were very powerful cars, but the 240sx at least had brilliant handling (in my opinion). The Prelude... well... I do think it's still better than a lot of the new options in terms of driving feel.
While all the other possibilities (Genesis Coupe, etc) are obviously more powerful... they are just... too big... too heavy... and they just don't *feel* as good as the FR-S. It is just such as nice little car... |
Sounds like the story of my life when it comes to that. Apple's WWDC is coming up and I'm sure at least two things from there will interest me in upgrading, not to mention the iPhone 5 with LTE.
I'm with you on the handling versus power. Having power is fun but it's no fun if you can't put the car where you want. Reminds me of the countless Top Gear episodes where they have something like the new AMG up there that is like riding a bull even in a straight line!
I know a lot of people were disappointed with how the FT-86 didn't turn out to be the super monster hybrid car that some were expecting but I think they did it right for the true car enthusiasts. Even from an engineering and tech standpoint, the FR-S/BRZ are neat cars (Boxer with direct injection, the electronic power steering design, etc).