Thought for the day:
When I drive the Audi R8 I want to be good. When I drive the Nissan GT-R I want to be bad.
Donna DeRosa, Managing Editor
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felonious says:
01:56 PM, 02/19/09
My current Audi makes me want to be good; my old STi made me want to be bad. That's part of the reason why I had to get rid of it. :)
mikeolan says:
02:14 PM, 02/19/09
Nissans tend to make everyone be bad. Just ask Jaeger1 with his wife's Altima!
felonious says:
03:57 PM, 02/19/09
So I'm not the only one who's noticed that! Bad drivers that I notice are usually driving a Nissan or Corolla S.
tyndago says:
03:59 PM, 02/19/09
Bad in a good way ? Or Good in a bad way ?
Its only a 11 second street car. Doesn't everyone drive a 11 second 0-60 in 3 second street car ?
Inside Line should crank their car up a little bit. You did it with the Evo....
http://www.2009gtr.com/2008/12/samurai-speed-105312827.html
A 10 second street car would be even more funner. Or the funnerist.
subytrojan says:
04:34 PM, 02/19/09
Does the smart make you feel smart, Donna? :o)
ctpax says:
04:50 PM, 02/19/09
my car makes me feel like I'm actually a cool guy.
jederino says:
05:00 PM, 02/19/09
My car makes me feel good, but that I could be a little bad fairly quickly. That small threat makes a big difference.
slickersdrip says:
05:30 PM, 02/19/09
I always try to not be a jerk in my car, as SRT-4's have a stigma attached to them of being driven by less than nice people. Instead on Tuesday I got honked at by a guy in an F-250 for pausing to let someone merge into traffic at a bad intersection. Oh well.
g8gtnorth says:
05:31 PM, 02/19/09
Is it because it's soul-less?
altimadude00 says:
06:35 PM, 02/19/09
BMW drivers always think they're on the autobahn and are impatient with me getting out of their way. I have yet to encounter a GT-R in central Florida.
billt9 says:
07:03 PM, 02/19/09
The suspension is so rough, it gets you agitated and aggressive --> aggressive driving.
The R8's a more gentlemen like car. Elegant, refrained. Rounded and soft. Please, after you.
huyracing says:
07:59 PM, 02/19/09
certain cars just want to go fast all the time... its a problem i had in my Suby, but not with my Z.
sealclubb3r says:
08:38 PM, 02/19/09
"BMW drivers always think they're on the autobahn and are impatient with me getting out of their way. I have yet to encounter a GT-R in central Florida."
Oddly enough, I usually find myself driving slower whenever I'm in my dad's M3 than in my RX-8. Weird.
edubya says:
08:20 AM, 02/20/09
Real classy, helios1.
The only GT-R I've seen was in a mall parking lot, windows down (outside temp was 28), techno blasting, revving its engine behind a slow-moving minivan. I pegged the occupants at about 20.
felonious says:
08:47 AM, 02/20/09
Billt9 has nailed it, again. I think that was the case with my STi - I sacrificed a lot of comfort for speed, so I guess I felt I had to "get my money's worth" out of that. Not the case in the Audi, of course.
And I'm starting to suspect that helios1 is an ex-employee of IL or Edmunds. Or maybe an ex-husband?