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Originally Posted by burnsauto
It's something that I struggle with when I meet other S chassis owners. They are all a means to an end, in some regard. But what varies is that particular end that people have in mind.
I struggle when I meet S chassis owners who car less about the car, and more what they do with it. Personally, I can't get to that point where I view the car as a tool. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that people are enjoying themselves, and we all have this common bond with these cars, but there is a mindset that I sometimes can't identify with. I have a much stronger emotional attachment. These cars stepped into a period in my life where I was really struggling with a lot, and with/without trying to sound cheesy, did kind of save me. Not everyone is going to have that same kind of a-ha moment, and I probably put too much emotional meaning behind it, but it's what makes me happy.
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It's called imbuing. I do this with every car I own and I think out of all the cars I've had, I've only been 'happy' to move on from 3 of them. My friends would tell you that I have a problem with selling cars, but it really bums me out to do so and I'm always chasing that 'forever' SChassis car that will tick all the right boxes. Probably a pipe dream.
I have the same issue, though. I enjoy having a nice-looking car but people my age or younger take that and morph it into external validation whether it be online or at your local meet spot. I can sniff it out and it just turns me off to the whole thing. People that don't think the NA, AT cars are worth a fuck trip this alarm off for me all the time. I always want a turbo car/MT but just being around the SChassis is why I still own them, regardless of aspiration or trim level. I hate it, and I love it.