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Originally Posted by CatScan
I think it does based on who's complaining about what, but sure.
I'll just sum up by saying "It ain't the car, it's the driver".
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Without a doubt part of it is the drivers but I don't think it is even as simple as that. Part of it is also current car culture and the bias it creates. If something isn't 300+hp stock then it is considered "slow" and "underpowered" regardless of the true abilities of the car. We see new guys that have never driven one of these cars before come on here and say "I am thinking that I want one, am planning my mods and feel that 350hp should be just about right". They have no idea what the car can do but "know" that it needs more HP.
The other thing that I see here a lot is a pile of The Grass is Always Greener syndrome (a real thing I did not make it up). Guys get a car and enjoy it but become bored with what it does well. Now all of a sudden the car they loved is no longer any good and to them never was. This happens all the time and it usually means that somebody will jump from car to car chasing that elusive perfect vehicle. They rarely find it since as soon as they become bored with the next one it becomes junk and they want one of those XXXs because they are "better". Sometimes the wanting, researching and planning for a different car is the rush they are actually seeking so once they get it the excitement wears off and it disappoints them. It was not the owning of the car that was exciting it was the journey to get it.
As for those that ran out and bought one without researching and then whine that they were lied to or the car was overhyped they are just fools that wanted on the bandwagon until they realized the band wasn't playing their favorite songs even though the playlist was right in front of them!