Unpopular Opinions- Cars in General

[Pupik]

I don't know if I'm articulating this very well, but I think it's very possible to be a 911 enthusiast without being a car enthusiast...and it bothers me. Don't get me wrong, the 911 should be celebrated as an enduring icon, but it's not the only icon out there.

Like it or not, the enthusiasts are the ones in the bubble, as a bit of a minority. Lots of people just want a nice shiny car to drive, and leave it at that without much second thought.

I'd go out on a limb and say that's entirely possible with owners of every make and model of sporty car, because that's what I see. While I don't get to hobnob with most nor many of the exotic car customers, even towards the less stratospheric spending limits, there's going to be plenty of owners that just want a fancy/cool/fast/different car without really caring much about the rest of the automotive industry, history, mechanical know-how, current sales spectrum, motor sports, et cetera ad infinitum.

 

[r_outsider]

Like it or not, the enthusiasts are the ones in the bubble, as a bit of a minority. Lots of people just want a nice shiny car to drive, and leave it at that without much second thought.

I'd go out on a limb and say that's entirely possible with owners of every make and model of sporty car, because that's what I see. While I don't get to hobnob with most nor many of the exotic car customers, even towards the less stratospheric spending limits, there's going to be plenty of owners that just want a fancy/cool/fast/different car without really caring much about the rest of the automotive industry, history, current spectrum, motor sports, et cetera.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Like it or not, the enthusiasts are the ones in the bubble, as a bit of a minority. Lots of people just want a nice shiny car to drive, and leave it at that without much second thought.

I'd go out on a limb and say that's entirely possible with owners of every make and model of sporty car, because that's what I see. While I don't get to hobnob with most nor many of the exotic car customers, even towards the less stratospheric spending limits, there's going to be plenty of owners that just want a fancy/cool/fast/different car without really caring much about the rest of the automotive industry, history, mechanical know-how, current sales spectrum, motor sports, et cetera ad infinitum.

Definitely. It just seems particularly...pointed...with the Porsche 911.

 

[Pupik]

Definitely. It just seems particularly...pointed...with the Porsche 911.

I mean, it's still the only brand I've seen and overheard a customer that actually drove to the service department and causally complained about a metallic grinding noise at 150-160mph when downshifting at the end of a straight.

Everyone else: I have Bluetooth problems, but I left the phone at home, can you still fix it under warranty?

 

[Tornado]

I suspect this isn't terribly unpopular of an opinion, but I have seen it come up multiple times for literally every car I've put a stereo in (especially Ayeka IV) and I stumbled across it tonight while looking up stuff for a car I don't even own (yet) while browsing at work and it finally triggered me:



I do not care that you consider the car's exhaust note a suitable replacement for an audio system. I do not care about what variety of aftermarket exhaust/intake you put in that car that you are humble bragging about being better than listening to music. I do not care that you removed the audio system entirely because you wanted to save weight. I certainly do not care about your opinion regarding keeping a car (with a factory audio system that was kinda crap when new) stock regardless of what reason ("hurts resale value," "factory knows best," "you bought a sports car") you are bringing up to justify it. I also absolutely do not care your perspective on the importance of an audio system in a car when you take yours to car shows and (maybe) golf courses but otherwise never drive it.

If the forum thread is about something regarding "what are the best options for an audio system" in whatever the performance car in question is and your response falls under any of those categories, save yourself the effort of typing and instead shut the 🤬 up. And I say that as someone who has only ever used such threads as a guide to go do my own thing with installs, so I can't imagine how infuriating they are to the people who actually make the threads.

 

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

I didn't realise you could italicise smilies, neat.

 

[Nexus]

Most people who modify their car's suspension (for performance reasons) are just throwing away money.

If you want to lower your car and get wheels with an aggressive offset for looks - knock yourself out (though I don't understand why you'd do that to something well-handling, but anyway).

But throwing thousands of dollars at coilovers (and combining those with aggressively offset wheels) will probably make your handling worse, if you don't pay attention to things like the scrub radius and roll centre.

If your performance car was developed on the Nurburgring, then just maybe there's a reason why it isn't 30cm lower, with flush-fitting wheels - which I'd wager a lot of people won't think about before dumping money on modifications for their track toys.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I thought the 1st generation Subaru Tribeca design was pretty good and has aged pretty well. The main let down is the relatively boring rear compared to the front.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I thought the 1st generation Subaru Tribeca design was pretty good and has aged pretty well. The main let down is the relatively boring rear compared to the front.

Invert that grill, sharpen it up, and you got yourself a nice Alfa Romeo.