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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
It's more complicated than that but that is some of it.
At least where I grew up (North Carolina, reached driving age in the mid 1970's), it was also a status thing. Less than half the kids I knew had cars, so having ANY car was a big deal.
When you had ANY car, that also meant you had to be a gearhead just to keep the car on the road. In addition, nearly every car (and all those in a high school kids price range) was rear-wheel drive and usually with bald or balding tires.
Basically, cars when I grew up were the gaming consoles of my youth. It's what your friends and you did, and your life centered around it. If you didn't have a car, you found someone who did, and that's where you hung out.
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That sounds like a great childhood!
Too bad my friends are more worried about what wheels to put on their civics than actually begin to understand mechanics and other fun things to love about cars, not just the "show" factor.