Are your families car people?
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I have 4 kids, 2 sons (14, 16) and 2 daughters (16). One son (Michael) seems to be a real enthusiast, aspires towards a 205 1.6 GTI as a first car (Insurance permitting), thanks to his small drives on the country roads near the house (Wife in the dark on that one) he knows how to drive a stick smoothly. He really does take after me 
. His 100K garage Consists of (an E46 M3 CS on the SMG box, a Litchfield GTR and a Mk1 Focus RS). My other son (Aaron) daughters on the other hand seem to take after my wife. Their entries to 100K garage would more or less consist of (Shoes, bags, holidays, makeup). My wife has always kind of been into cars. When we first met aged 18 in 1994 she spent her pre/post club nights racing her Cavalier against her chav friends in their Fiestas and Novas. Sometimes they'd just time trial their own cars against eachother; other times they'd pick one car of the group and see who gets the fastest time in it. On our 2nd date she took me to meet them. Nothing like getting lucky and beating local scratters (and your date) in their own cars . After I'd been with her a while I brought my friend along in his Nova. They all just made theirs loud and brash whereas my friend built his to be fast. top end rebuild, high end springs and brakes, needless to say he wiped the floor with them.. These days now we're boring with kids the fastest she goes is the school run. Her kind of car in 1994 was more like a Skyline (She loved the worn imported STI I got in 1996) whereas now it's whatever SUV impresses her yoga friends. Although she does very very rarely drive my Impreza. Nothing like women in fast cars :P. To this day I still haven't met another woman who can heel & toe a Subaru with confidence. What about your families, are they car people or do they just stare at you when you mention the phrase "Limited Slip Diff"? If they're old enough to drive let us know what they're driving 
. His 100K garage Consists of (an E46 M3 CS on the SMG box, a Litchfield GTR and a Mk1 Focus RS). My other son (Aaron) daughters on the other hand seem to take after my wife. Their entries to 100K garage would more or less consist of (Shoes, bags, holidays, makeup). My wife has always kind of been into cars. When we first met aged 18 in 1994 she spent her pre/post club nights racing her Cavalier against her chav friends in their Fiestas and Novas. Sometimes they'd just time trial their own cars against eachother; other times they'd pick one car of the group and see who gets the fastest time in it. On our 2nd date she took me to meet them. Nothing like getting lucky and beating local scratters (and your date) in their own cars . After I'd been with her a while I brought my friend along in his Nova. They all just made theirs loud and brash whereas my friend built his to be fast. top end rebuild, high end springs and brakes, needless to say he wiped the floor with them.. These days now we're boring with kids the fastest she goes is the school run. Her kind of car in 1994 was more like a Skyline (She loved the worn imported STI I got in 1996) whereas now it's whatever SUV impresses her yoga friends. Although she does very very rarely drive my Impreza. Nothing like women in fast cars :P. To this day I still haven't met another woman who can heel & toe a Subaru with confidence. What about your families, are they car people or do they just stare at you when you mention the phrase "Limited Slip Diff"? If they're old enough to drive let us know what they're driving Edited by Alan_I_W on Friday 18th November 13:12
Not really, no.
My grandad was into his cars, he was fanatical about vintage Talbots and so visiting was always a treat when we got a ride in the Old Cars as we all called them, he had many over the years and that's come down to me a bit. But the rest of my family really aren't bothered at all.
Will see what happens when I have kids I guess!
My grandad was into his cars, he was fanatical about vintage Talbots and so visiting was always a treat when we got a ride in the Old Cars as we all called them, he had many over the years and that's come down to me a bit. But the rest of my family really aren't bothered at all.
Will see what happens when I have kids I guess!
Daughter hasnt a bloody clue. Took her for a driving lesson and she didnt even have a concept that there was a relationship between the amount you turned the sterring wheel and the direction you wanted to go, not a clue, and yet she has 3 degrees including Law.
She will never drive. Nor will her friend who had four lessons with an instructor who said to her mother that her daughter would be a challenge. Thinking that this was being overstated she sat in the passenger seat, Daughter was looking out of the windscreen holding the wheel.
'Ready when you are'
'Why isnt it making a noise'
'You havent started the engine'
'I dont know how you do that'.
'Go back in the house Susie'
Degree at Oxford and doesnt know how to turn an ignition key.
The missus knows a fair bit about cars and is a good driver, more careful than I am, even getting her to appreciate bikes now too.
She will never drive. Nor will her friend who had four lessons with an instructor who said to her mother that her daughter would be a challenge. Thinking that this was being overstated she sat in the passenger seat, Daughter was looking out of the windscreen holding the wheel.
'Ready when you are'
'Why isnt it making a noise'
'You havent started the engine'
'I dont know how you do that'.
'Go back in the house Susie'
Degree at Oxford and doesnt know how to turn an ignition key.
The missus knows a fair bit about cars and is a good driver, more careful than I am, even getting her to appreciate bikes now too.
Shakermaker said:
Not really, no.
My grandad was into his cars, he was fanatical about vintage Talbots and so visiting was always a treat when we got a ride in the Old Cars as we all called them, he had many over the years and that's come down to me a bit. But the rest of my family really aren't bothered at all.
Will see what happens when I have kids I guess!
I grew up in Granada after Granada. The place I got my car taste was from my neighbour's (The Nova owner) dad. In the time since 1976 that I've been alive he's had:My grandad was into his cars, he was fanatical about vintage Talbots and so visiting was always a treat when we got a ride in the Old Cars as we all called them, he had many over the years and that's come down to me a bit. But the rest of my family really aren't bothered at all.
Will see what happens when I have kids I guess!
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It killed him that my mate got a Nova instead of a Fiesta
It'd kill me if my son bought an Evo over an STIMy wife loves cars. Took her for one of those experience days up at ProDrive where she had multiple laps at the wheel of a Ferrari something or other, a Murcialago and a Bentley Coupe
She absolutely thrashed the f
king tits off all of them.
A few years agoI bought her a Civic Type R EP3 (mint, Black, tinted windows, the works) and she loved it more than she loved me. I made her sell it because the petrol costs were crippling her (she had a sudden job move that quadrupled her commute) and she was seething. Still longs for another one, although if I put the money in her pocket she'd probably shoot out and buy a mint R32 to see what all the fuss was about.
She absolutely thrashed the f
king tits off all of them. A few years agoI bought her a Civic Type R EP3 (mint, Black, tinted windows, the works) and she loved it more than she loved me. I made her sell it because the petrol costs were crippling her (she had a sudden job move that quadrupled her commute) and she was seething. Still longs for another one, although if I put the money in her pocket she'd probably shoot out and buy a mint R32 to see what all the fuss was about.
I've always been really into cars, my parents and my two brothers aren't really interested at all. Bizarre.
I charmed my now wife 10 years ago by giving her lifts in my classic Mini at university, she's not really into cars enough to want anything special, but does appreciate why some cars are cool and others are st, and recently acquiesced to me getting another Mini.
We now have a fibreglass bodied Mini in the garage and my Mum keeps telling me off about it! I'm 35 FFS! It cost pennies in the scheme of things! The car is literally the coolest thing going and I'm the only one that gets it, drives me mad!
Except my 16 month old Son, he properly gets it. We spend hours sat in it, he does the steering and the gears and makes brum brum noises, it's awesome. When he's a bit older I'm going to set it up so we can sit in the car and play diving games on the projector. In 15 years time we'll get a stter Clubman to restore, it's going to be mega. Still no one else will understand, but who cares!
I charmed my now wife 10 years ago by giving her lifts in my classic Mini at university, she's not really into cars enough to want anything special, but does appreciate why some cars are cool and others are s
t, and recently acquiesced to me getting another Mini.We now have a fibreglass bodied Mini in the garage and my Mum keeps telling me off about it! I'm 35 FFS! It cost pennies in the scheme of things! The car is literally the coolest thing going and I'm the only one that gets it, drives me mad!
Except my 16 month old Son, he properly gets it. We spend hours sat in it, he does the steering and the gears and makes brum brum noises, it's awesome. When he's a bit older I'm going to set it up so we can sit in the car and play diving games on the projector. In 15 years time we'll get a s
tter Clubman to restore, it's going to be mega. Still no one else will understand, but who cares!My granddad was the only real car enthusiast in the family, always opted for a comfy cruiser and loved a saloon car.
Ok, not the most amazing cars by many standards but he had a Vauxhall Senator back in the early 90s, then a Carlton followed by a V6 Omega. He tended to go for higher spec models so can just remember them being really nice cars.
Other than that, no one in my family is into cars. My Aunt and her partner like Alfa's but only in terms of looks as they don't really look after them.
My granddad is not around now so I'll have to keep up the tradition of having an enthusiasm for cars and pass that onto my kids.
Ok, not the most amazing cars by many standards but he had a Vauxhall Senator back in the early 90s, then a Carlton followed by a V6 Omega. He tended to go for higher spec models so can just remember them being really nice cars.
Other than that, no one in my family is into cars. My Aunt and her partner like Alfa's but only in terms of looks as they don't really look after them.
My granddad is not around now so I'll have to keep up the tradition of having an enthusiasm for cars and pass that onto my kids.
Parents: No
Wife: Not really, but she does doesn't mind going out in stupid cars. She even admitted that a Morgan 3W was quite fun.
3 Year old daughter: Yes. She can probably name the manufacturer of half the cars on the road, and has a couple of old copies of Evo that she likes looking at. I suspect it is a bit of a phase though and she will develop her own different interests in time, which is fine by me.
Wife: Not really, but she does doesn't mind going out in stupid cars. She even admitted that a Morgan 3W was quite fun.
3 Year old daughter: Yes. She can probably name the manufacturer of half the cars on the road, and has a couple of old copies of Evo that she likes looking at. I suspect it is a bit of a phase though and she will develop her own different interests in time, which is fine by me.
sato said:
Parents: No
Wife: Not really, but she does doesn't mind going out in stupid cars. She even admitted that a Morgan 3W was quite fun.
3 Year old daughter: Yes. She can probably name the manufacturer of half the cars on the road, and has a couple of old copies of Evo that she likes looking at. I suspect it is a bit of a phase though and she will develop her own different interests in time, which is fine by me.
My wife and her parents were mad to no end when I came to our wedding in the Subaru Wife: Not really, but she does doesn't mind going out in stupid cars. She even admitted that a Morgan 3W was quite fun.
3 Year old daughter: Yes. She can probably name the manufacturer of half the cars on the road, and has a couple of old copies of Evo that she likes looking at. I suspect it is a bit of a phase though and she will develop her own different interests in time, which is fine by me.
Separate cars was the rule, right? My friend got to take it home for 3 weeks which is the only nerves I got on our wedding day :PAlex_225 said:
My granddad was the only real car enthusiast in the family, always opted for a comfy cruiser and loved a saloon car.
Ok, not the most amazing cars by many standards but he had a Vauxhall Senator back in the early 90s, then a Carlton followed by a V6 Omega. He tended to go for higher spec models so can just remember them being really nice cars.
Other than that, no one in my family is into cars. My Aunt and her partner like Alfa's but only in terms of looks as they don't really look after them.
My granddad is not around now so I'll have to keep up the tradition of having an enthusiasm for cars and pass that onto my kids.
My grandad had a Carlton GSi when I was about 9 so I guess he was coming up to 70. He then was reminded of it when I had my first Senator when I was 21/22. Ok, not the most amazing cars by many standards but he had a Vauxhall Senator back in the early 90s, then a Carlton followed by a V6 Omega. He tended to go for higher spec models so can just remember them being really nice cars.
Other than that, no one in my family is into cars. My Aunt and her partner like Alfa's but only in terms of looks as they don't really look after them.
My granddad is not around now so I'll have to keep up the tradition of having an enthusiasm for cars and pass that onto my kids.
Your grandad has good taste. Senators are cool.
Alan_I_W said:
I have 3 kids, 1 son (14) and 2 daughters (16). My son seems to be a real enthusiast, aspires towards a 205 1.6 GTI as a first car (Insurance permitting), thanks to his small drives on the country roads near the house (Wife in the dark on that one) he knows how to drive a stick smoothly.
You've let your 14 year old drive your car on the road?S10GTA said:
You've let your 14 year old drive your car on the road?
A semi-private road and with me in the car. He's competed in motorsport since he was 6 so I trust him enough. I'd never let him out on a public main road; especially not in a Subaru. My dad used to let me drive our 2.9 Granada at 14 down to the chippy on Sunday with him in the car and I never crashed (Curbed it once).Are your families car people ?........
Yes and No....
My father was a car fanatic, I have the E-Type he bought brand new in 1972, I have always had a passion for cars. The eldest of our 3 sons is 26 he's reasonably interested, he drives a 2015 WRX STI, the middle son at 22 drives a Golf 1.6TDI and has very little interest. The youngest at 20 uses our family pool car, a Subaru XV when he's home from uni, he's more interested in chemical engineering than cars or women 
Yes and No....
My father was a car fanatic, I have the E-Type he bought brand new in 1972, I have always had a passion for cars. The eldest of our 3 sons is 26 he's reasonably interested, he drives a 2015 WRX STI, the middle son at 22 drives a Golf 1.6TDI and has very little interest. The youngest at 20 uses our family pool car, a Subaru XV when he's home from uni, he's more interested in chemical engineering than cars or women My late wife loved her cars. Her first car was a sheddy Citroen AX I bought her to learn to drive in. As soon as she passed her test, she got rid of it and bought an MX-5. She eventually decided that was too slow, and bought a 350Z, and then traded that in for a Z4M.
My sister has petrolhead tendencies too. She's had loads of cars, too many, including a couple of Impreza turbos, Volvo T5, 206 GTi... She's currently got a Civic Type-R (which she loves) and a Renault Scenic(which she hates). She's taking my Saab 9-5 Aero off me to be rid of the Scenic. Think everyone else has boring cars, though the Olds are about to become a fully retired couple and are on the lookout for a Jaaaaaaaag.
My sister has petrolhead tendencies too. She's had loads of cars, too many, including a couple of Impreza turbos, Volvo T5, 206 GTi... She's currently got a Civic Type-R (which she loves) and a Renault Scenic(which she hates). She's taking my Saab 9-5 Aero off me to be rid of the Scenic. Think everyone else has boring cars, though the Olds are about to become a fully retired couple and are on the lookout for a Jaaaaaaaag.
My father went from a Series III to a 110 to a 90 then 2 or possibly 3 Freelanders so you could say he has a one track mind
Then again thanks to him I did my first driving test in a 5.8 litre straight 6, and had been driving offroad pretty much ever since I could reach the pedals (and a few times before that thanks to hand throttles)
Then again thanks to him I did my first driving test in a 5.8 litre straight 6, and had been driving offroad pretty much ever since I could reach the pedals (and a few times before that thanks to hand throttles)
Parents are into their classic and previously vintage cars.
When I was younger my dad had a Model T, Talbot 90 and Mum drove a MG 14/40 (I think)
He started finding the maintenance a bit too much on them and not using them as much as he wanted so he now has 3 Jags; XK120 DHC,XK140 FHC and a V12 E-Type.
They all get used pretty frequently even though they reside on Jersey. They get taken to France quite a lot, especially over summer and are very active with the Jag Enthusiasts Club.
My girlfriend on the other had..... she has no interest, she rolls her eyes if I see something interesting on the street or look around when I hear a decent engine. I'm still trying to convert her art. I pay attention to the art she's interested in....a little interest in cars in return isn't much to ask...is it?
When I was younger my dad had a Model T, Talbot 90 and Mum drove a MG 14/40 (I think)
He started finding the maintenance a bit too much on them and not using them as much as he wanted so he now has 3 Jags; XK120 DHC,XK140 FHC and a V12 E-Type.
They all get used pretty frequently even though they reside on Jersey. They get taken to France quite a lot, especially over summer and are very active with the Jag Enthusiasts Club.
My girlfriend on the other had..... she has no interest, she rolls her eyes if I see something interesting on the street or look around when I hear a decent engine. I'm still trying to convert her art. I pay attention to the art she's interested in....a little interest in cars in return isn't much to ask...is it?
My dad has always been besotted with fast cars and F1 but didn't pass his test until well into his forties, thus as a family we grew up carless but I always admired and envied my relatives, friend's and neighbour's cars. Dad learned to drive in the Navy in the '50s in Portsmouth dockyard and later on in the '60s drove allsorts of stuff round the compound of the export firm he worked for near Watford Gap, yet he waited years to actually take the test. His mate would give him a lift each morning in various Rover P6s and Triumph 2000s etc, which to me looked the dogs bks, but none of these compared to the sky blue Mk1 Granada bought new by my granddad in October '73 which he kept for ten years. As he was partially sighted it was nan's job to drive us everywhere in this seemingly huge car, often nine or ten up heading down to Brighton, us kids flailing around in the boot without a care in the world. They lived in Barnes at the time and one of their neighbours had a pale metallic green Citroen SM which looked for all the world like a spaceship.
I've mentioned this in another thread somewhere but the son of one of our neighbours was a successful photographer and had various exotics throughout the '70s, the first one to catch my eye being the dark blue Maserati Bora he bought new, eye watering stuff to a young pup like me, and later on he had a 911 Targa and a 914. Just before we moved away he turned up in a JPS liveried Series 1 Esprit.
My other half was a bit of a biker chick when we first met but is much more into cars these days, top of her lottery win list is a pre-war blower Bentley and she thinks my choice of Miura SV is 'far too clichéd and obvious'!
ks, but none of these compared to the sky blue Mk1 Granada bought new by my granddad in October '73 which he kept for ten years. As he was partially sighted it was nan's job to drive us everywhere in this seemingly huge car, often nine or ten up heading down to Brighton, us kids flailing around in the boot without a care in the world. They lived in Barnes at the time and one of their neighbours had a pale metallic green Citroen SM which looked for all the world like a spaceship.I've mentioned this in another thread somewhere but the son of one of our neighbours was a successful photographer and had various exotics throughout the '70s, the first one to catch my eye being the dark blue Maserati Bora he bought new, eye watering stuff to a young pup like me, and later on he had a 911 Targa and a 914. Just before we moved away he turned up in a JPS liveried Series 1 Esprit.
My other half was a bit of a biker chick when we first met but is much more into cars these days, top of her lottery win list is a pre-war blower Bentley and she thinks my choice of Miura SV is 'far too clichéd and obvious'!
Nope. Parents has a dreary succession of Volvos for almost as long as I remember. Son had a couple of quick Saxos and a Fiesta Zetec when he first started driving but then fell into serious Shedding with an old diesel Skoda Fabia he bought for European road trips. He doesn't even own a car now. Daughter had a Fiesta Zetec then a Audi A3 and now has a S Max that is rammed full of plastic toys, pushchairs and has a distinct whiff of baby sick about it.
Mrs JS knows a lot about cars but is quite happy with her Tigra. Me... I honestly don't know anymore. I have a very tidy XJ8 that hasn't even been started let alone taken out the garage for several weeks and I spend most of my driving miles quite happily plodding along in a knackered old Berlingo.
So, no. It's not looking very promising for car enthusiasm here at JS Towers is it?
Mrs JS knows a lot about cars but is quite happy with her Tigra. Me... I honestly don't know anymore. I have a very tidy XJ8 that hasn't even been started let alone taken out the garage for several weeks and I spend most of my driving miles quite happily plodding along in a knackered old Berlingo.
So, no. It's not looking very promising for car enthusiasm here at JS Towers is it?
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