• Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    You almost never see anyone happy in a Ferrari either. Look inside one and you’ll see someone with the same blank expression that you see on everyone driving and anyone on the bus. Despite what car commercials drill into your head no car will change that meh feeling.

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      2 months ago

      To an extent, yes. But that’s because you can’t use the car for its intended purpose at a stoplight or grid of roads. I guarantee you when that driver takes his car to the curvy mountain roads he is grinning ear to ear, or having a hell of a time at the very least.

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        2 months ago

        Initially yes, and they were probably grinning ear to ear when they first bought it, just like we were all grinning ear to ear when we first drove by ourselves, but once the novelty and excitement wear off it goes back to the meh face.

        It’s like skiing/snowboarding, the first couple times you go down a run your having a great time, but once it doesn’t become a challenge then it loses its excitement and fun. With skiing though theres a lot more elements of variation (trees, bumps, jumps, narrow trails, grade variations, snow conditions …) to keep things interesting whereas driving roads can only vary with curves and grades, both of which are in a much narrower band of variation for safety reasons.

        There’s a reason tons of people spend tons of money every year going skiing but not too many people are renting super cars to go and drive around the hills.

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          2 months ago

          Perhaps you’re right. Anecdotally, though, I loved every second of the two years I spent in my coupe.

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            2 months ago

            A manual BRZ is far from a shitty sports car. Hell, it’s more agile than a lot of $100K+ ones.

            A shitty sports car is like… an old Saturn Sky? Or older.

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              Oh I drove a Saturn sky and wrecked it. That car was fun but I was too young to properly gauge its quality.

              You’re right, BRZs are excellent handlers. I just… hated the torque dip so much. I also didn’t like the boxer 4 it had; squeaky even in optimal conditions.

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          2 months ago

          It really is. It’s almost half as much fun as bombing down a winding forest road with no car traffic on a bicycle.