$20K for a more powerful DD.... WWCSD?

[Char]

Can we just sum up this thread with "I want a Camry, and it'd be nice if I could justify it logically, but that's not really necessary?"

/thread.

[12,000 RPM]

Have you looked at a Prius V yet?

No, why would I?

[CaminoRacer]

This is just funny because every Sporty thread is the same - people recommend a perfect car for the stated wants, then he insists on something that is a level below that so he can try to mod it up to the level of the car everyone recommended.

[12,000 RPM]

This is rich coming from a dude who built an El Camino for autocross

A Camry is a fine daily driver, which is all I want. "The perfect cars" people have suggested aren't any better at that basic task, nor do any of them look as good (IMO) as the Camry on coils.

I will do my due diligence and test drive some Gs when the time comes though.

[GoCougs]

This is just funny because every Sporty thread is the same - people recommend a perfect car for the stated wants, then he insists on something that is a level below that so he can try to mod it up to the level of the car everyone recommended.

Word - it's all about the drama. The Camry V6 is very good for what it is, and is more "enthusiast" than many cars, including some of those owned by 'SPINners, but there is no argument that the correct car in this situation is a G37 sedan. This Funny Business about mpg and baby seats is a dog that just don't hunt.

[Soup DeVille]

This is rich coming from a dude who built an El Camino for autocross

A Camry is a fine daily driver, which is all I want. "The perfect cars" people have suggested aren't any better at that basic task, nor do any of them look as good (IMO) as the Camry on coils.

I will do my due diligence and test drive some Gs when the time comes though.

One thing being an aspiring Camry owner does not give one leave to do is to make fun actual cool cars.

[12,000 RPM]

One thing being an aspiring Camry owner does not give one leave to do is to make fun actual cool cars.

I will, as I always have, say AND do what I want.

[Laconian]

Econoline. Works for Mormons. Maybe you could slam it.

[CaminoRacer]

Econoline. Works for Mormons. Maybe you could slam it.

If you're gonna slam a van, it's gotta be one of those Dodges that people race in Japan

[FoMoJo]

Econoline. Works for Mormons. Maybe you could slam it.

[Soup DeVille]

I will, as I always have, say AND do what I want.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lCFyJIDGztA

[giant_mtb]

The original poll list doesn't have Camry on it. Wtf r u all talking aboot.

[BimmerM3]

Word - it's all about the drama. The Camry V6 is very good for what it is, and is more "enthusiast" than many cars, including some of those owned by 'SPINners, but there is no argument that the correct car in this situation is a G37 sedan. This Funny Business about mpg and baby seats is a dog that just don't hunt.

Yup, being different for the sake of being different.

The ironic thing is that, around here, being different means getting the most mainstream car possible. I don't even know how to describe it. Un-hipster? Anti-hipster? Meta-hipster?

[Laconian]

It's called "normcore", where hipsters are so hip that they pull a 360 and end up at their original rotation.

[12,000 RPM]

Yup, being different for the sake of being different.

The ironic thing is that, around here, being different means getting the most mainstream car possible. I don't even know how to describe it. Un-hipster? Anti-hipster? Meta-hipster?

Yep.... taking the uncool, and making it cool. Owning it. That's def part of it.

[12,000 RPM]

All jokes aside, I did feel like a dbag walking up to the Z sometimes. I do prefer to keep a low profile. I don't want a car that says anything about me, which is part of why I kind of don't like German cars. I don't want to be "that guy".

[MrH]

So you car selection is largely determined by how you want people to view you?  You want to be seen as some sort of weird contrarian, so Camry on coilovers is the answer?  This thread is getting weirder and weirder every day

[Eye of the Tiger]

All jokes aside, I did feel like a dbag walking up to the Z sometimes. I do prefer to keep a low profile. I don't want a car that says anything about me, which is part of why I kind of don't like German cars. I don't want to be "that guy".

Not wanting the Z because you think people will think you're a douche is just as bad as wanting the Z because you think people will think you're a super cool bro. Wanting a Camry is worse than either of those.

[12,000 RPM]

So you car selection is largely determined by how you want people to view you?  You want to be seen as some sort of weird contrarian, so Camry on coilovers is the answer?  This thread is getting weirder and weirder every day

It's a factor, just as it is for everybody, regardless of how they try to spin it.

[Soup DeVille]

It's a factor, just as it is for everybody, regardless of how they try to spin it.

That much is true.

Car selection is very much ego and self image driven.

[Cookie Monster]

That much is true.

Car selection is very much ego and self image driven.

As long as a car isn't ugly it's not a big factor for me on how it looks. I drive a hair dresser's car.

Motorcycles, on the other hand, is like 110% ego driven for me. Part of the reason I got a liter bike is to say I ride one, and part of me is still kicking myself for not going all out with an R1, even though I know I'd hate riding it.

[12,000 RPM]

As long as a car isn't ugly it's not a big factor for me on how it looks. I drive a hair dresser's car.

Image goes beyond how a car's looks. It's also the image it presents of its owner .I would argue that disclosing the removal of P/S + A/C + sound deadening in a car that's not used in competition = caring about your car's image.

[Cookie Monster]

Image goes beyond how a car's looks. It's also the image it presents of its owner .I would argue that disclosing the removal of P/S + A/C + sound deadening in a car that's not used in competition = caring about your car's image.

That's a stretch.

[12,000 RPM]

That's a stretch.

How do you figure? What functional/performance based purpose does bragging about stripping a car out serve?

[Raza]

It's a factor, just as it is for everybody, regardless of how they try to spin it.

I can't argue with that. 

[Cookie Monster]

How do you figure? What functional/performance based purpose does bragging about stripping a car out serve?

Carpets were ripped already so I pulled them. Stereo/AC never was used so I pulled that out too.

Where did I "brag" about doing all this? In fact I think I probably said the opposite - that the car is effectively ruined as a street car and is worthless to sell.

[Soup DeVille]

As long as a car isn't ugly it's not a big factor for me on how it looks. I drive a hair dresser's car.

Motorcycles, on the other hand, is like 110% ego driven for me. Part of the reason I got a liter bike is to say I ride one, and part of me is still kicking myself for not going all out with an R1, even though I know I'd hate riding it.

The look doesn't have to be part of it though; and ignoring the look is part of it too. I may suddenly start sounding eggheady here, so bear with me. Ego, in its real meaning is about the outward projection of yourself. Driving a no-nonsense sports car is a perfect example of this. Ego need not be about what others think, but about what you think of yourself.

[12,000 RPM]

Carpets were ripped already so I pulled them. Stereo/AC never was used so I pulled that out too.

Where did I "brag" about doing all this? In fact I think I probably said the opposite - that the car is effectively ruined as a street car and is worthless to sell.

Recently you did, but when you first did it you seemed proud from what I remember.

Even people who say they don't care about their cars image do care just by saying so and choosing a car that displays said lack of care.

I care. To me, this looks good. This is the image I want to give off.



No normal person is going to see this and say "wow look at that douchebag". And people in the know will probably chuckle and shake their heads. But to me this strikes the balance of looking good without shouting about it.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

All jokes aside, I did feel like a dbag walking up to the Z sometimes. I do prefer to keep a low profile. I don't want a car that says anything about me, which is part of why I kind of don't like German cars. I don't want to be "that guy".

I wonder how I look walking up to a Yellow Vette? I'll tell you! HAPPY!!! Who gives a shit what some hater in a clapped out 10 year old Impala thinks....

[Raza]

Carpets were ripped already so I pulled them. Stereo/AC never was used so I pulled that out too.

Where did I "brag" about doing all this? In fact I think I probably said the opposite - that the car is effectively ruined as a street car and is worthless to sell.

Yeah, we bag on you all the time for making your car ricey and undrivable on the street.