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Originally posted by DRFT
lately the whole car modding/drifting or lets just say the whole automotive world thing has been quite boring too me. maybe its not boredom probably it just doesn't appeal to me as much as it used to.Ive wanted a 240sx over 2 years ago, and yes two years an im not just saying that cause of"mad tYtE dRifTing". Well since i couldnt get the s14 i should've in 2001 i got my s13 last year. i put some stuff on it hear and there, but is there more to life than just modding a car and taking it to a track and run it? i ahvent actually participated in any drifting events but i went to the first drift showoff, which got me excited more about drifting, other than option videos. I just feel that the "whole scene" just aint what it used to be. plus im a pretty boring guy too, nothign really appeals to me anymore. but jsut wondering what does life have to offer to me besides cars? i've been into cars for about 7 years and im only 19 and i've been "collecting" knowledge of cars ever since. but is there more to my life other than cars? im not complaining or anything just want to hear what your inputs would be.
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I can definitely relate to that, except during a smaller frame of time. I have grown tired of the import scene. I've thought about the questions you have raised everytime i think about my car with my importscene-loving friends.
Whenever you hear about people having "Camry pride", or "Civic pride", you may think, "wtf is wrong with them, those arent sports cars, nothing exciting about them". But think about what they are thinking. It's their car and they love driving it, owning it. It ties in with the American dream of owning your own property, making your own way, owning your own car, and driving it on the open road.
The aftermarket is a totally optional link to car enthusiasm: The aftermarket depends on car enthusiasm, but car enthusiasm doesnt depend on the aftermarket. It is just a hyped trend of today, mass commercialism and increased popularity for motorsports.
The guy who owns a bone stock but beautifully restored Datsun 280Z or the old timer who has the '65 Ford Mustang. No one walks up to him and asks, "so do you go drifting" or "so what mods have you done?". Its mostly with newer cars that appeal to the newer trend. The Datsun guy is proud of his ride, despite its stockness, and same goes for the Mustang guy. This is the car enthusiasm of another generation. Our generation is obsessed with performance and aftermarket items and whatnot, and the 240SX is stigmatized with the trend. People expect it to be a tuner's car because it is already a popular import tuner. But in reality, it is just fine the way it is, like a stock Datsun, in stock form. It all depends on how YOU feel about it, what upgrades YOU feel are appropriate for YOUR needs.
So, is there more to cars than modding/tuning/competing/showing? Definitely, its simple. Owning, Maintaining. Driving. THAT is the fundamental essence of car enthusiasm.