Performance cars driven by non petrolheads?

[sagarich]

E93 M3.

[F1GTRUeno]

ninjacost said:

I know a bloke in his 50's who runs a 500 bhp 205 cosworth me ! and I do have a clue about what car i'm driving ;-)

iva cosworth said:

I know of a bloke in his 50s who has an Escort RS Cosworth and a Fiat Barchetta.

Check his garage

[Snollygoster]

I remember in a traffic jam on the M40 seeing a brand new RS6 when they had first come out (the newish shape recently). It was in gunmetal grey, black alloys, the upgraded exhausts, the works.

Behind the wheel must have been a 70-80 year old lady. If you have the money, why not?

[Wills2]

whoami said:

ORD said:

This topic is thoroughly stupid. Aside from driving below the speed limit, how on Earth would you know whether or not the guy is or isn't a petrol head in most driving? Following someone down a B road, sure, but everyone drives pretty much the same in about 80 per cent of traffic conditions.

Quite.

A laughable proposition.

Yep a quite ridiculous thread, but it does give an insight into how some people think and the obtuse little strawman they concoct without the first idea about the person involved...but not sure that's a good thing either.

[Nath88n]

yellowstreak said:

My mum is now 68. She drives a diesel Kia always within the speed limit. Amongst other old cars she has a 50s Cooper Alta which runs on methanol and sounds like an ME109 on a dive bombing run. Its major safety feature, should she crash, is that there is no safety harness and she is more likely to be thrown clear of the wreckage. If you spoke to her I think most people on here would think her a "petrolhead" but probably not if you saw her pootling along in her Kia.

Much like my father, same age.
Daily: KIA Cee'd 1.4 on steel wheels.
Toy: Morgan Roadster V6 with £16,000+ of modifications. Ex new 3 wheeler owner.

[USABRZ]

911 without a top, by a country mile.

[schmalex]

monthefish said:

How do you know she does? (911 was mentioned on page 1 of this thread)

The RS6 isn't the most eco friendly model in the range.

I saw her driving it a fair few times. Brown 997 Cabrio. Absolutely lovely car. Maybe she likes nice cars...


At a tangent. Some of the statements on this thread are hilarious. Is it only possible to like nice cars if you are a slightly spotty, adonoidal, geeky person who looks like they could do with a bloody good wash!?

[HertsBiker]

One of life's most irritating phenomena. Fast cars being driven slowly. Stop the pretence, stop posing, buy an old slow heap and keep it shined.. Grandad.

[Nohedes]

Harji said:

Pebbles167 said:

Porsche 911's. Driven by fking stupid middle aged men &women who cant work out what lane to be in., usually a Carrera 4s auto.

Edited to add more detail

Thanks for editing that ridiculous post. You've managed to make the previous poster's prejudiced nonsense even more narrow minded, and you've also left his appalling punctuation uncorrected. Well done you!

[Nohedes]

USABRZ said:

911 without a top, by a country mile.

Do you suppose many 911 Cab owners spend much time musing about your petrolhead credentials as you blow them into the weeds in your BRZ?

[jarvie]

My Grandmother used to have a Starlet Turbo!!!

[USABRZ]

Nohedes said:

Do you suppose many 911 Cab owners spend much time musing about your petrolhead credentials as you blow them into the weeds in your BRZ?

Did I strike a nerve? Can't say I care what they are thinking while they drive. I do know that a friend of mine bought his wife a 911 cab because it was pretty. I can attest she doesn't notice it handles differently than a C-class.

The combination of badge, build quality and looks mean many non-petrolheads like 911 cabs. If you think that is an insult to either the car or the person, then you are an odd fellow.

Edit: I see by your garage that I must have indeed hit a nerve. Here is an analogy, to hopefully stop you from attempting to measure yourself and issuing an open challenge (which does the 911 stereotype no service Non-artworlders love Picasso, and it doesn't mean Picasso is a bad painter, nor does it mean the newbie collector's taste is poor. An accomplished artist can also own a Picasso, the two will just appreciate the great paintings differently.

Edited by USABRZ on Monday 29th September 23:32

Edited by USABRZ on Monday 29th September 23:43

[jamieduff1981]

yonex said:

You know what's worse than non petrol heads in fast cars, jealous morons who haven't got either the brains or attitude to make something of themselves and buy whatever they want...just because. Why anyone would care is beyond me.

Edited by yonex on Monday 29th September 09:32

I was going to post a reply similar to this after reading the first page. Then I decided that by the time someone gets to over 50 years old and still thinks anyone more successful than he is a 'rich wonker' certainly isn't about to start afresh with a proactive attitude.

[BJG1]

HertsBiker said:

One of life's most irritating phenomena. Fast cars being driven slowly. Stop the pretence, stop posing, buy an old slow heap and keep it shined.. Grandad.

I don't get this? Just because you have a fast car doesn't mean you're going to be hammering it everywhere. I drive mine at 60-70 on the motor way regularly. It's not like it's thrilling at 90 and if I got it up to thrilling speeds all the time on public roads I'd be locked up.

On the women driving slowly thing, my Mum doesn't know much about cars and drives slowly 90% of the time but she was fking delighted when I bought her a Boxster S. She'd pootle along to work in it, drive it at 60 on the motorway etc but rag the nuts off it when the sun came out and the roof went down

I used it when I was back visiting and drove it pretty hard. I'd reset the computer after every time I used it only to find when I got back in it my Mum had somehow averaged fewer miles to the gallon than me

[Ari]

What a tragic thread!

Hey guys, I saw a convertible the other day driven with the roof up
Even though the sun was out.

Wadaya make of that then!!!!!11111?

[Sump]

USABRZ said:

Nohedes said:

Do you suppose many 911 Cab owners spend much time musing about your petrolhead credentials as you blow them into the weeds in your BRZ?

Did I strike a nerve? Can't say I care what they are thinking while they drive. I do know that a friend of mine bought his wife a 911 cab because it was pretty. I can attest she doesn't notice it handles differently than a C-class.

The combination of badge, build quality and looks mean many non-petrolheads like 911 cabs. If you think that is an insult to either the car or the person, then you are an odd fellow.

Edit: I see by your garage that I must have indeed hit a nerve. Here is an analogy, to hopefully stop you from attempting to measure yourself and issuing an open challenge (which does the 911 stereotype no service Non-artworlders love Picasso, and it doesn't mean Picasso is a bad painter, nor does it mean the newbie collector's taste is poor. An accomplished artist can also own a Picasso, the two will just appreciate the great paintings differently.

Edited by USABRZ on Monday 29th September 23:32

Edited by USABRZ on Monday 29th September 23:43

My friend, what tripe are you talking?

[DJRC]

My then 25/6yr old gf used to drive the Sagaris sometimes and she is defo not a petrolhead. She is now the early 30s wife and drives the 55 around when I'm abroad. Uses it as her daily to work and back, shopping etc. Amusingly it is probably the most economical of the 3 on the drive!

[Quhet]

My parents are using my 197 whilst i'm in NZ.
Their normal drive is a Berlingo so I doubt they're using it to it's potential

[luckystrike]

BJG1 said:

I don't get this? Just because you have a fast car doesn't mean you're going to be hammering it everywhere. I drive mine at 60-70 on the motor way regularly. It's not like it's thrilling at 90 and if I got it up to thrilling speeds all the time on public roads I'd be locked up.

On the women driving slowly thing, my Mum doesn't know much about cars and drives slowly 90% of the time but she was fking delighted when I bought her a Boxster S. She'd pootle along to work in it, drive it at 60 on the motorway etc but rag the nuts off it when the sun came out and the roof went down

I used it when I was back visiting and drove it pretty hard. I'd reset the computer after every time I used it only to find when I got back in it my Mum had somehow averaged fewer miles to the gallon than me

I think the original quote was meant sarcastically but you've got a point nevertheless. Lots of people here saying 'saw on dual carriageway' or 'pootling down motorway' - it's the true petrolheads I'd expect to see driving calmly in such a scenario, where the boy racers and the reps with something to prove would be hooning regardless of car. They're pootling because a) they've got nothing to prove, b) they'd rather look after the car on the work run so they can drive it hard on other occasions, and c) fuel is expensive! Why do 22mpg at 85 on boost when you can do 28mpg off-boost at 70 and lose none of the driving 'enjoyment' going in a straight line for miles at a time?

I'm sure there are a significant number of M/RS/ST etc. owners who are either posing or just bought 'top of the range' but the more traditionally 'petrolhead' cars like fast jap stuff, lotuses etc. are probably just piloted by competent people driving exactly as they should be in day-to-day conditions. you might think the lass in the scooby doing 65mph in the inside lane is clueless but I reckon she knows exactly what she's doing and you wouldn't see which way she went on a b road.

[Zyp]

My wife isn't a Petrolhead - far from it, but likes and appreciates a nice car with a bit of oomph.

She used my car (for only the second time in over three years) the other day.
I'd filled it up with fuel and it indicated 258 miles tank range.
She did approx 50 miles in it and when she got home the estimated range had gone UP by 10 miles.

I think the car may have been driven quite sedately that day...