Audio equipment and cars...enthusiast thread...

I think the key here is the balance of power and practicality. While certainly the RWD and the stiffest chassis possible married to a gas-guzzler of an engine have an appeal in theory, and 0 to 60 digits impress the "little boys" inside of us, and sure make the girls swoon... your kidneys will beg for mercy, rear seat passengers(if you can squeeze any) will do the same and your wallet,unless its bottomless, will cry out loud due to sky-rocketing cost of maintenance.Tried to commute in a street legal race car? Carry your groceries? Go on a thousand mile trip with your family?
Unfortunately, it is just like an audio hobby where a lot of people over-emphasize one feature or purported advantage, throwing around some meaningless numbers while leaving out a bigger picture. Hence, I keep noticing the same "flavor of the day" and "giant-killer" items recirculating again and again while changing hands of those who bought into meaningless or one-sided hype.

I never understood the whole "my car is better than your car" attitude.

There are plenty of cars out there that will outrun my 04 Mustang GT.
Let em.
It makes no difference to me.

Im just proud to be a part of the american icono-classic legacy of Muscle Cars. I love driving it.

You should enjoy the ride for the ride. Be proud of your car and take good care of it.

There are many types of car guys, but these are what i think are the most common.

A) Those who like thier fast car end enjoy the ride and the experience. They do all thier upgrades and work on it because they enjoy it. They have a special relationship with thier car and and really dont give a rats ass what anyone else thinks of thier car. To them, she isnt a posession to boast about, but a friend to cherish. The Car and Driver work together as a team. An adreneline fueled dance between man and machine. They love to talk about cars, but seldom boast or brag.

B)Then there are those who like thier fast car, the experience and all of that, but feel the need to rip on other peoples cars. They dont have a relationship with thier cars like type A, but regard her as property and use her as an extention of themselves and it makes them feel more than what they are. These types also love to talk about cars, but normally just thier car.

There are various shades of driver,

Personally, im Type A.
I avoid street racing, I feel that the other car and driver are trying to interfere with my quality time with the Stang. But sometimes ill go for it. I got in a quick 150-200ft race last night with a suped up Nissan RX-7. I won, it felt good. Not because we beat the other car & driver, but because my car diddnt let me down. I treat her well and she treats me well in return. :)
That sure was a nice RX-7 though, i talked with the owner at the next light for a couple minuits. Nice kid, great attitude.

Mine other obsession is my Porsche 911 (993).
I change motor oil, transmission oil, flush brake fluid, apply some "can't find in regular stores" exotic wax and drive it at 140-150 miles per hour (not very often).
It has Butler Tube amplifier in a trunk, Dynaudio speakers in the doors and Nakamichi 24 bit DAC CD player in a dash. Mix of music from hi-quality audio system, a sound of air cooled motor behind, wind in open windows..it is very difficult to find a substitute for it.

Found this on Youtube. This guy got nice truck wheels, tires, and other parts but he needed a new stereo system. His audio system was customized with Audison AP8.9Bit, digital audio processor/eight-channel amplifier, a set of Audison Voce Speakers, and two JL Audio 8-inch subwoofers powered by a 1000-watt JL Audio Amplified.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Loa8b6884

I am absolutely all about cars and audio gear. Currently driving a 2015 challenger with the scatpac and shaker options. I have had a lot of cars overt the years and a fair amount of gear, cars take the lead by a pretty wide margin. My wife and I just made a list of every thing we have owned since 1977 the list had 51 autos on it some junk, some classic, some average. I have always seemed to keep gear a lot longer than a car but have always had a system. Started with Electovoice speakers, A R table and Lafayette integrated approximately 1974.

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