Where are all the LADIES?

[ducks]

math reference: 2 to the third power is 8

[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...

[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

[eriktherod]

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

The real question is did SHE do the swap or buy it that way?

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).

[blur]

Originally Posted by eriktherod

The real question is did SHE do the swap or buy it that way?

Her BF did it lol. Then she blew the clutch lmao. Speaks for itself I guess.

[eriktherod]

Well... at least she didn't blow the motor over-revving it! I had a couple of close scares with that on the Si.. 3->4 oops SECOND is no good at 70 mph! :x

[gingerbred]

Originally Posted by Hanakuso

Kinda sad some guys here have such bad views or come up with bogus insight on why ladies go on car forums. To be honest there intentions is none of our business unless it's disrupting the flow of topics, this is the same for the men.

A lot of women that buy sports cars do it for the attention, performance and the cool factor. Guess what? Guys do the exact same!

revelation approved!
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[Smudgeous]

Originally Posted by JERZgrl88

Sorry if this sounds crazy but what do you mean lol..I understand that WRB is world rally blue...

Originally Posted by switchlanez

Yeah that post is kinda confusing but I think Smudgeous is referring to Toyota/Subaru as the power of two joint companies and the "8!" is an emoticon?

Originally Posted by ducks

math reference: 2 to the third power is 8

Sorry about the confusion on that post. I was indeed referring to the total number of colors that the twins come in (the 6 shared between Subaru/Toyota plus the exclusive color both companies have) being 8, which is a "power of two" number (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, etc.). Being a computer programmer by day, I inadvertently nerd out on numbers sometimes.

[eriktherod]

Sadly, I'm in the same boat as you. Coding all day, I almost thought I didn't get it because that's all I was thinking of was 2^3 (or should I say 1 << 3), heh.

[elenien]

Originally Posted by eriktherod

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.

That is a given

Originally Posted by eriktherod

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!

Oh, I would certainly take more power if it was combined with handling like the FR-S. Those cars tend to be a little out of my price range though...

[Shizuma]

Just picked mine up today, ended up getting the BRZ, I'm loving it so far, this is the pic they took at the dealer when I picked her up

[JERZgrl88]

Originally Posted by Shizuma

Just picked mine up today, ended up getting the BRZ, I'm loving it so far, this is the pic they took at the dealer when I picked her up

Awesome, you go girl frandd! haha

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by Shizuma

Just picked mine up today, ended up getting the BRZ, I'm loving it so far, this is the pic they took at the dealer when I picked her up

Holy Carp, I just realized you wore socks and sandals when you went to buy your new car.

[Shizuma]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

Holy Carp, I just realized you wore socks and sandals when you went to buy your new car.

Shoes actually, not sandles, i'm not a sandle type of girl, shoes or boots, and I almost always wear knee high, over the knee or thigh high socks, well except when it gets really warm in the summer, lol!