Quote:
Originally Posted by darthpnoy1984
Seriously folks how much more power do you need out of this car? I feel even at stock form it's more than adequate enough for DD.
|
Define need. It's a nebulous term and even if an individual could quantify it as I have, the definition would be factually different from person to person. It sounds like it is all you "need" and also all I "need," but what you and I need is not the same as what another person might realistically need for their uses and neither the same as what we "want."
It's not a math problem, it's a conceptual question.
I "needed" a reliable new car with a full warrantee. Check.
I "needed" it to be somewhat exciting, but that need was based on non-negotiable wants. I didn't need those wants, but the only way the thing that I truly needed would satisfy enough to where I didn't mess with it and screw up the very part of it I needed, ie. reliability, it had to be good enough in stock form that I would not be tempted to cut my legs out from under me by "tuning" it. It had to have enough power to do stupid things and be RWD. Check.
Now, is it what I really wanted, not overall, but life is about compromise and this one made good sense. Am I pleased with the anemic power and the boring nature of this engine? Absolutely not. Am I pleased about everything else on the car, damned near. Good compromise.
My GT-R is all that I "want." It's necessarily broken and thousands of dollars of parts are scattered all over the place. It is not what I "need." I want it though which means I need a new, reliable car. And the circle is complete.