Passed two Nissan GTRs on my way into SF...

[madoka]

That's the minimum speed you should be doing in a gtr. Why bother buying one otherwise?

Sometimes I'm just not in the mood.

Sometimes I know that the other car is just trying to bait me into showing off.

Sometimes I'm trying to break my fuel economy record:

If it's a BMW or Porsche, then I will always take the time to spank them. However, if it's something more interesting, like a MB 190E, Yaris, Versa, etc., then I will make it seem like I'm trying, but will always let them win. I think it's funny that those guys will attempt it so they should be rewarded. Plus, I get a kick out of imagining them trying to convince their friends that they beat a GT-R in their POS.

 

[jlee]

Performance cars are status symbols. It's all about talking about how fast your car is, not racing it. It's also a demonstration of wealth, a presentation of your buying power with having to be so crass as to talk about how much money you make.

Penile society comes up with really weird shit sometimes.

How do you reconcile inexpensive performance cars, then?

Sometimes I'm just not in the mood.

Sometimes I know that the other car is just trying to bait me into showing off.

Sometimes I'm trying to break my fuel economy record:

If it's a BMW or Porsche, then I will always take the time to spank them. However, if it's something more interesting, like a MB 190E, Yaris, Versa, etc., then I will make it seem like I'm trying, but will always let them win. I think it's funny that those guys will attempt it so they should be rewarded. Plus, I get a kick out of imagining them trying to convince their friends that they beat a GT-R in their POS.

I've noticed the nicer the car, the less chance they'll try to screw with me. The ones that do are generally the slammed 350Z's, etc. Anything 60k+ generally minds its own business.

 

[XavierMace]

Why buy a GTR unless you plan to gun it and deal with the consequences anyway?

You're an idiot.

 

[Elganja]

i've had my fair share of fun, but i do my best to keep it at the track where it's safe to do so

 

[sgrinavi]

Why buy a GTR unless you plan to gun it and deal with the consequences anyway? Like a S2000, it is a cop fucking magnet. Buy it and rail it anyway.

An S2000 and GTR are not in the same category in any regard.

 

[Anubis]

How do you reconcile inexpensive performance cars, then?



I've noticed the nicer the car, the less chance they'll try to screw with me. The ones that do are generally the slammed 350Z's, etc. Anything 60k+ generally minds its own business.

yea pretty much this



@ the OP - my dad has a CTSV - his commute is under a mile, and I don't think he has ever taken it over 80

 

[EightySix Four]

yea pretty much this



@ the OP - my dad has a CTSV - his commute is under a mile, and I don't think he has ever taken it over 80

His commute is under a mile and he's going up to 80? Sounds like he accelerates a lot more than necessary to get there 😛

 

[Vdubchaos]

...because mature adults don't feel that they need to race everywhere in their cars.

But mature adults spend 100k on cars with performance which they will never use.

🙄😎

 

[TridenT]

But mature adults spend 100k on cars with performance which they will never use.

🙄😎

lol, this. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[EightySix Four]

But mature adults spend 100k on cars with performance which they will never use.

🙄😎

On cars with performance they use in the correct location :thumbsup:

 

[TridenT]

On cars with performance they use in the correct location :thumbsup:

You're really putting too much assumption into what people with these cars do. What I see is people going slow in them.

 

[Midwayman]

His commute is under a mile and he's going up to 80? Sounds like he accelerates a lot more than necessary to get there 😛

What a better time to test your 0-100-0 times?

 

[EightySix Four]

You're really putting too much assumption into what people with these cars do. What I see is people going slow in them.

Eh, my building has enough of these people and cars to know exactly what they do with them.

What a better time to test your 0-100-0 times?

Who cares if the V gets 2mpg at WOT, you're only driving .75 mile anyways.

 

[jlee]

You're really putting too much assumption into what people with these cars do. What I see is people going slow in them.

How many hours have you spent at a racetrack? I'm likely over 100 by now.

 

[TridenT]

How many hours have you spent at a racetrack? I'm likely over 100 by now.

What is your point? Last I check, you don't drive a $100k+ car.

 

[EightySix Four]

What is your point? Last I check, you don't drive a $100k+ car.

Well, the Aventador, Huracan, and the MP4-12C in my building go once a month or so, and the GT-R (has a chute on it) and GT500 are both at the drag strip every weekend. Funny enough, the 911 is the only one I think doesn't occasionally make it to the track, but he's a doctor and has weird hours.

 

[Vdubchaos]

You're really putting too much assumption into what people with these cars do. What I see is people going slow in them.

I have no beef with people driving responsibility and legally on the roads (in whatever cars).

I also don't have beef with people buying cars that do 0-60 in 1 second and tickle their balls while doing so.

I find #2 to be more pathetic though.

I visit my local race track quite often and I don't see many people with these sorts of cars (usually 1 out of 30-40 cars) and they never come back.

People buy things to impress other people, simple as that.

 

[Vdubchaos]

On cars with performance they use in the correct location :thumbsup:

Correct, but most hardly EVER do that.

If people with performance cars races in AutoX and Race tracks etc, you would have one on every corner.

Most do it on the street (illegally) or don't do it at all. Either one defeats the purpose of buying such machines....but whatever floats their boat.

 

[EightySix Four]

Correct, but most hardly EVER do that.

If people with performance cars races in AutoX and Race tracks etc, you would have one on every corner.

Most do it on the street (illegally) or don't do it at all. Either one defeats the purpose of buying such machines....but whatever floats their boat.

Many also do it legally with clubs specifically for exotics and you wouldn't seem them on the track on "normal" track days or during HPDEs.

 

[sandorski]

The Driver makes the car. OP is just one hell of a Driver.....

 

[sgrinavi]

Correct, but most hardly EVER do that.

If people with performance cars races in AutoX and Race tracks etc, you would have one on every corner.

Most do it on the street (illegally) or don't do it at all. Either one defeats the purpose of buying such machines....but whatever floats their boat.

WTF are you talking about? Have you ever been? What kind of car do your run?

I don't know anyone that street races, but I personally know dozens of guys that run on the track or autocross. I see hundreds of them at every event.

Street racing is dangerous and just plain stupid.

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

Well, how about this.
You are here in this thread TALKING ABOUT THEM, while they have absolutely not a care in the world that a Honda Civic has passed them. Or do you really think they are on a thread somewhere talking about the honda civic that passed them?

I have seen four GTR's locally. Three of them were at the racetrack. My bet is that they too drive at the speed limit on the public road home.

 

[jlee]

What is your point? Last I check, you don't drive a $100k+ car.

My point is you are never going to see fast cars on racetracks if you never go to racetracks.

 

[SketchMaster]

You should really spend less time and energy thinking about what other people do with their money. Invest that time and energy on yourself and one day you could have enough money to dip your car in gold.

 

[RichieZ]

driving fast on the highway is stupid and expensive, be prepared to lawyer up. in my younger days I once got a ticket for 102mph, ended up costing me something like $1.7K after paying the lawyer and going to traffic school. I do not recommend this and was very lucky that there were not more serious consequences.

These days I just take it to the track, I actually set my car to beep at me when I exceed 81mph now.

(me at Laguna Seca - 991 Carrera S)