where's the THRILL in driving?

I was searching through some past articles trying to answer the above
question and came across someon who wrote this:

"It's not the speed itself, it's the thrill of passing. Well... in
that case you might want to mention the thrill of not letting anyone
pass you."

But what about the thrill actually buying the car itself, or pushing
it to the limit around corners, or taking a date out for a ride...

I'm a researcher in England and I'd really like to know about your car
related thrills, anything goes. I'm currently conducting interviews
with people about their personal experiences on the web-site
www.chromo11.com

If you've got something to say on the subject, please visit the site
and take an interview. You'll find a set of short, but carefully
crafted questions which you can download and answer at your leisure;
you'll also be able to read more about the project.

You'll be helping me create new thrill machines.

Thanks

Brendan
email: thrill@chromo11[dot]com
web: www.chromo11.com

 

sorry, I'm not thrilled.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

: I was searching through some past articles trying to answer the above
: question and came across someon who wrote this:
:
: "It's not the speed itself, it's the thrill of passing. Well... in
: that case you might want to mention the thrill of not letting anyone
: pass you."
:
: But what about the thrill actually buying the car itself, or pushing
: it to the limit around corners, or taking a date out for a ride...
:
: I'm a researcher in England and I'd really like to know about your car
: related thrills, anything goes. I'm currently conducting interviews
: with people about their personal experiences on the web-site
: www.chromo11.com
:
: If you've got something to say on the subject, please visit the site
: and take an interview. You'll find a set of short, but carefully
: crafted questions which you can download and answer at your leisure;
: you'll also be able to read more about the project.
:
: You'll be helping me create new thrill machines.
:
: Thanks
:
: Brendan
: email: thrill@chromo11[dot]com
: web: www.chromo11.com

 

Being a VW owner, everything is fun.

Passing is good, acceleration. Going around corners really freaking fast.
Everything you mentioned....
Ohh and toping out the car on the highway, thats good too

Basically anything illegal you can do with a car is FUN, obeying the laws
and driving like a respectable person, which is how I am forced to drive
99.9% of the time isn't exactly great, tho the seats are comfortable, and
the radio is great.

99.5 Golf TDI.

 

Unfortunately, most of the "thrill" in driving around here is when one
of the crazy f**kers who's crazier than the rest manages to drive more
spectacularly stupidly than everyone else does and makes you do some
fancy avoidance maneuver to avoid becoming a statistic.

nate

 

Hi Dave. Nice first to respond prize. You win a cookie.

 

- Tailgating police officers (ambulances aren't fun, they hardly go over
75mph)
- Overtaking in turns
- Use of any paved space provided
- Drive with an (almost) empty gas tank
- Spin out on intersections

Yeah, I'm bored while driving.

 

Basically this guy figured out how to write a grant proposal and managed
to defraud the following institution:

http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/

out of a grant, for a rediculous study on his website that contributes
absolutely nothing
of value to anyone. No doubt most of the grant will end up supporting his
pizza and
beer habit.

No, you will be giving him a reason to justify to his granting institution
why
he can continue bleeding money out of them.

This is an excellent example of why granting institutions need to follow up
and make sure whomever they award grant money to actually uses it
as the institution intends.

Ted

 

Last month my wife and I went on Holiday in Portugal. Living in
The Netherlands this means we had to drive 2800km (1800 miles)
before we got there and the same distance back.

Seeing the landscape change, seeing empty roads (like Maine in Winter,
been there, done that) while seeing a nice sunny landscape (unlike
Maine in winter I might add) in a nice car (1998 Stratus 2.5V6, slighly
modified to about 180HP) was kind of thrilling.
Must be something people in Texas experience every day, but for me,
it was exiting. Doing a 1450 meters (4500 feet) mountain pass
with 110 km/hr (70mph) up and down on cruisecontrol was thrilling as
well.

Martin

 

If you're going to respond to a massive cross post, please remove the other
groups.

--
Jim

 

I'll try to give a somewhat serious answer here.. somewhat..

I own a 1990 535i (BMW) - and most would recognize this car as one of the
top 10 - up until at least a few years ago when I cared about this.. today,
there may be much better cars, knocking it into the top 20?? I also own a
Volvo T6 (2000), and it's pretty fast, with good acceleration - does not
corner well, but it has it's place on the road. Not long ago I bought a 2000
VR6 - which my daughter drives. As I don't drive this car much, I forget how
nice it is. We test drove many, and the power to weight ratio is amazing.
It's a fairly light car - based on the 535 and Volvo, with instant
acceleration - I mean you move the accelerator 1/8 of an inch, and you feel
the response - faster or slower. You do not have to drive this car fast, and
have heart pumping close calls, to appreciate the car. Point is, if you want
to go from 60-90, it will do it quickly, and it handles well - and for
everyday driving, the response / handling is great.

sc

 

OMG. It's true.

http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/awards/award_detail.asp?id=322075

What a scam!!!

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You sound like an American driver. I do not believe most Euroepan
drivers trying to get high speed. Here is US, driving is going to war
I mean like back into the cowboy day that stupid idiot scum cowboy you
shoot and kill other or you will be killed. American driver is like
cowboy. This driving manic used to be white people but check in the
street of big city, you see the other race black, Latino and Asian
doing that too. In LA, Asian of modified HOnda has became their social
symbol of driving fast. I know three Asians with modified Honda got
wrecked their cars.

Driving in US is getting dangerous and utterly illogical. Car is the
symbol
of the ultimate materialism. I'm not saying that it does not happen
to other
nation. But US is the leading the way. I know that some cities in
European,
you can't drive with gasoline-engine automobile for concerning their
environment and allow only electric automobile

I don't like US and their automobile culture. I hate America. I would
not mind top drive a electric automobile in Swietzland to save Alp
mountains.

 

The fact that you use AOL and Google while you say you hate America makes
you nothing more than a hypocrite.

Chris

 

You have never lived in Europe have you ? BTW, how can you hate a whole
country ? Is there something wrong with you ?

Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

: (BW) wrote in message
: > I was searching through some past articles trying to answer the above
: > question and came across someon who wrote this:
: >
: > "It's not the speed itself, it's the thrill of passing. Well... in
: > that case you might want to mention the thrill of not letting anyone
: > pass you."
:
:
: You sound like an American driver. I do not believe most Euroepan
: drivers trying to get high speed. Here is US, driving is going to war
: I mean like back into the cowboy day that stupid idiot scum cowboy you
: shoot and kill other or you will be killed. American driver is like
: cowboy. This driving manic used to be white people but check in the
: street of big city, you see the other race black, Latino and Asian
: doing that too. In LA, Asian of modified HOnda has became their social
: symbol of driving fast. I know three Asians with modified Honda got
: wrecked their cars.
:
: Driving in US is getting dangerous and utterly illogical. Car is the
: symbol
: of the ultimate materialism. I'm not saying that it does not happen
: to other
: nation. But US is the leading the way. I know that some cities in
: European,
: you can't drive with gasoline-engine automobile for concerning their
: environment and allow only electric automobile
:
: I don't like US and their automobile culture. I hate America. I would
: not mind top drive a electric automobile in Swietzland to save Alp
: mountains.

 

c did pass the time by typing:

or a troll.

--

 

HOORAY!!!
__
Steve
..

 

And where do you live?

Matt

 

Ah yes, and the autobahn is where?

 

That's cheap shot! Monopoly capitalism. You have no choice but AOL monopoly
capitalism.

 

Sure not in Switzerland. I want to live in Switzerland. If I have a
chance
to get out of this ugly America and work and live in Switzerland, I
would do
it right away. I hate America and American people and American society
and american automobile materialistic nihilism.


c