What fast cars have universal respect?
09 September 2006, 01:22 AM
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What fast cars have universal respect?
OK I got a Westfield (7 type one) and there seems to be 3 re-actions:
1) Wow, what is it? looks like a proper racecar (respect but don't know what it is.)
2) Cool, a proper drivers car ( wink wink nudge nudge, you know what it's all about that driving stuff)
3) Why it's impractical, noisy etc. (I'm stupid and not into cars at all, I don't understand)
What you don't get is people thinking
1) poseurs car
2) kid/boy/chav racer
3) oh it's just another car.
Are there any other cars that always fit all these criteria?
All I can think of is:
Caterfields (of course
)
proper trackday cars used on road (atoms, XTR2, radicals etc.)
Morgans
tvrs
e-type
OLD ferraris, porkers, lambos
Obviously excludes all cars based on 'standard' saloons/hatches etc. neither are they cars that some people buy as a nice/flash car (most roadsters, supersaloons/hatches/estates, supercars etc.)
i.e. proper drivers cars that don't get peoples back up.
1) Wow, what is it? looks like a proper racecar (respect but don't know what it is.)
2) Cool, a proper drivers car ( wink wink nudge nudge, you know what it's all about that driving stuff)
3) Why it's impractical, noisy etc. (I'm stupid and not into cars at all, I don't understand)
What you don't get is people thinking
1) poseurs car
2) kid/boy/chav racer
3) oh it's just another car.
Are there any other cars that always fit all these criteria?
All I can think of is:
Caterfields (of course
)proper trackday cars used on road (atoms, XTR2, radicals etc.)
Morgans
tvrs
e-type
OLD ferraris, porkers, lambos
Obviously excludes all cars based on 'standard' saloons/hatches etc. neither are they cars that some people buy as a nice/flash car (most roadsters, supersaloons/hatches/estates, supercars etc.)
i.e. proper drivers cars that don't get peoples back up.
09 September 2006, 06:50 AM
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Rs500 Seirra Cosworth (approx 1986)
Audi Quattro '84
any Aston Martin
Audi Quattro '84
any Aston Martin
09 September 2006, 09:14 AM
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No car is the answer. There will always be someone that thinks it's too loud, too fast, too slow, too ugly, to flash, too expensive, too cheap, too this, too that.
09 September 2006, 10:36 AM
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Been driving Caterhams for the last 6 years and never yet had a bad word spoken about it. Most people have no idea what it is, or the fact that it goes like stink. Just get people coming upto me asking what it is and "is it a morgan".
09 September 2006, 10:47 AM
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Audi RS variants.
Never met anyone who thinks there posers car, Chav's cars, or just another car.
A RS4 gets respect, while a M3 is labeled Poser.
And Any Aston Martin
Never met anyone who thinks there posers car, Chav's cars, or just another car.
A RS4 gets respect, while a M3 is labeled Poser.
And Any Aston Martin
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09 September 2006, 11:51 AM
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Always get people coming up to my m-coupe saying 'Wow, whats that?' or 'You don't see many of those'
And the best part is i never seem to get people trying to race you all the time, as i did in my old V5 Type-R!!!
And the best part is i never seem to get people trying to race you all the time, as i did in my old V5 Type-R!!!
09 September 2006, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
Audi RS variants.
Never met anyone who thinks there posers car, Chav's cars, or just another car.
A RS4 gets respect, while a M3 is labeled Poser.
And Any Aston Martin
Never met anyone who thinks there posers car, Chav's cars, or just another car.
A RS4 gets respect, while a M3 is labeled Poser.
And Any Aston Martin
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09 September 2006, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Dracoro
OK I got a Westfield (7 type one) and there seems to be 3 re-actions:
1) Wow, what is it? looks like a proper racecar (respect but don't know what it is.)
2) Cool, a proper drivers car ( wink wink nudge nudge, you know what it's all about that driving stuff)
3) Why it's impractical, noisy etc. (I'm stupid and not into cars at all, I don't understand)
What you don't get is people thinking
1) poseurs car
2) kid/boy/chav racer
3) oh it's just another car.
Are there any other cars that always fit all these criteria?
All I can think of is:
Caterfields (of course)
proper trackday cars used on road (atoms, XTR2, radicals etc.)
Morgans
tvrs
e-type
OLD ferraris, porkers, lambos
Obviously excludes all cars based on 'standard' saloons/hatches etc. neither are they cars that some people buy as a nice/flash car (most roadsters, supersaloons/hatches/estates, supercars etc.)
i.e. proper drivers cars that don't get peoples back up.
1) Wow, what is it? looks like a proper racecar (respect but don't know what it is.)
2) Cool, a proper drivers car ( wink wink nudge nudge, you know what it's all about that driving stuff)
3) Why it's impractical, noisy etc. (I'm stupid and not into cars at all, I don't understand)
What you don't get is people thinking
1) poseurs car
2) kid/boy/chav racer
3) oh it's just another car.
Are there any other cars that always fit all these criteria?
All I can think of is:
Caterfields (of course
)proper trackday cars used on road (atoms, XTR2, radicals etc.)
Morgans
tvrs
e-type
OLD ferraris, porkers, lambos
Obviously excludes all cars based on 'standard' saloons/hatches etc. neither are they cars that some people buy as a nice/flash car (most roadsters, supersaloons/hatches/estates, supercars etc.)
i.e. proper drivers cars that don't get peoples back up.
Hold on a minute. I don't look at a Westfield owner and think 'cool proper drivers car' I think if you were going to buy a noisy deathtrap for the road why didn't you get the best one and buy a Caterham
10 September 2006, 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Deep Singh
Hold on a minute. I don't look at a Westfield owner and think 'cool proper drivers car' I think if you were going to buy a noisy deathtrap for the road why didn't you get the best one and buy a Caterham
If, on the off chance, you did know what was what then you'd think "hey, proper drivers car without paying all the extra just for the '7' badge"
10 September 2006, 05:04 AM
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Always get people coming up to my m-coupe saying 'Wow, whats that?' or 'You don't see many of those'
And the best part is i never seem to get people trying to race you all the time, as i did in my old V5 Type-R!!!
And the best part is i never seem to get people trying to race you all the time, as i did in my old V5 Type-R!!!
The only Beemer I've ever liked, has me hankering for RWD fun
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My RS6 has had the best reaction of any car I've owned, from chavs, white van man, drivers of other fast cars, or middle aged execs. It's a big plus to the ownership in my book.
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3rd gen Mazda RX-7. Like this one
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RX7 just looks like old japanese clutter to a lot of people.
UNIVERSAL respect - that means your grandparents, your mum, your gf's mum etc
No more than a few mentioend so far would get true Universal respect.
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Originally Posted by stilover
Audi RS variants.
Never met anyone who thinks there posers car, Chav's cars, or just another car.
A RS4 gets respect, while a M3 is labeled Poser.
And Any Aston Martin
Never met anyone who thinks there posers car, Chav's cars, or just another car.
A RS4 gets respect, while a M3 is labeled Poser.
And Any Aston Martin
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Originally Posted by Varboy
Let me just say that they are fantastic cars but almost every one I seem to have seen on the road is driven by a mid-lifer, nonetheless I do respect them for their capabilities though I don't long to own one as I do a 911 Turbo. A 911 Turbo well looked after shouts respect, yes 911s are generally a bit poseur but if someone is prepared to pay all that extra £££ to get the turbo then to me they are a serious driver.
11 September 2006, 02:44 PM
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Ditto Skyline and WR1 already mentioned on this thread.
UNIVERSAL respect - that means your grandparents, your mum, your gf's mum etc
No more than a few mentioend so far would get true Universal respect.
UNIVERSAL respect - that means your grandparents, your mum, your gf's mum etc
No more than a few mentioend so far would get true Universal respect.
My relatives loved the WR1 you chunk !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11 September 2006, 03:26 PM
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My relatives loved the WR1 you chunk !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!