When 110mph doesn't feel fast.. When you look at car and only think of how much potential that particular vehicle/motor combo has and what it could be used for..
When your hard drive recorder only has motorsport saved on it (in my case I only have the latest round of the v8s on it, Bathurst and 24h of Nurburgring as well as some episodes of RPM)
I guess I don't fit in this thread then. The only time I'd be sad of a car got destroyed was if it was a special car that was the last one of it's kind (Jaguar XJ13 for example*) but obviously it's the occupants that really matter above the car.
I guess I don't fit in this thread then. The only time I'd be sad of a car got destroyed was if it was a special car that was the last one of it's kind (Jaguar XJ13 for example*) but obviously it's the occupants that really matter above the car.
When your first blown piston is removed, polished and mounted on a stand for all to see the huge hole that you managed to melt in it while testing it's limits. OK, it was a bike but same thing right?
For years when I was a kid my sister would go to a riding stables and I'd go along with the parents while they watched, the owner once asked me if I wanted a ride and I said "What in?"
You know you love cars when you don't judge a car on other people's views, the kind of people who drive them or pure aesthetics. You love cars when you look at a cars design and function.
When you can ID a car by the headlights/taillights.
When you can tell the trim level by the wheels.
When you cringe upon hearing the words "Cash for Clunkers".
When you know what's wrong without having to look it up.
When you make your own opinions and ditch the magazines.
When you were in Auto Tech in school rather than sports.
When you wife tells you to stop talking about cars on average 5 times a day.
When window shopping in your dictionary is a well know path between car dealerships.
You love your working spot since it has a view on a busy cross roads.
You choose the place you are going to eat in function of the car you want to spot.
Edit: You spend a lot of time on GTPlanet and in Gran Turismo.
When you can ID a car by the headlights/taillights.
When you can tell the trim level by the wheels.
When you cringe upon hearing the words "Cash for Clunkers".
When you know what's wrong without having to look it up.
When you make your own opinions and ditch the magazines.
When you were in Auto Tech in school rather than sports.
I do all of these, especially the first. I identify people by their cars, so when I'm in a parking lot I can find somebody else's car faster than they can.
Used to be but since most cars nowadays have about the same headlights so it's kind of difficult. Nowadays, I tried to identify a car by looking at the LEDs... The headlights are now kind of useful to identify whether it's an Audi or a BMW only.
I see your heel toe imaginary shifts, and raise you making power shifting motions while watching videos of either you driving your own car ,or someone else driving a stick shift drag car, while sitting in front of the computer. Hand motions included.
When the only recent movie you have had any interest in is Senna (TT3D as well if you also love bikes).
When you realise that you have over 3,000 pictures in your car wallpapers folder.
When you know the exact model of car just by looking at a photo of a small detail of it.
When your friends think you're weird because you only play "boring" racing games.
When you can name every champion of a long running motor racing series off the top of your head.
When you stay up until sunrise to watch a race on TV.
When your DVD collection mainly consists of racing season reviews, documentaries on cars and Top Gear/Clarkson DVD's.
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