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Post by Kayota on Sept 19, 2007 0:34:21 GMT -5
What Cars did for me.
Made me appreciate cars more
Got me into the wonderful world of NFS
Intro'd me to street racing
Inspired me to learn Spanish
Made me fall in love with the idea of travelling Route 66.
Made me love classic cars
Also made me love designing concept cars
Made me realize how stupid it is to put eyes on the headlights
XDDD
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Post by Reiji Neko Mitsukai on Sept 19, 2007 8:02:12 GMT -5
What Cars did for me:
-Made me start naming all my belongings (Car- Spike, cell phone- Harv, computer- KITTY, ect.)
-Made me gain a little interest in cars (when I see a classic, I start to drool a little)
-Deepened my love of NASCAR
And last but certainly not least:
-Helped me make friends of all sorts by driving me to join these forums!
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Post by Neo53 on Sept 19, 2007 14:40:17 GMT -5
No offense to the people out there...but...
Street Racing = Lose.
I used to street race (I was known as "The Green" in Houston), and it brought nothing but death in my life. Lost 3 friends to street racing - ITS COMMON that 1 out of every.....oh...4-5 people who street race DIE from it. Yeah, real "sport" alright >.>
Street Racing is for little boys and girls who are afraid to race with the Men and Women on 'legal' race tracks. SCCA is a great place to start racing - I was in the Top 10 in 2000 and 2001 with the same car I street Raced with. I earned more respect (and money, although that isn't the point, unless people like the money bit about it), and made more true friends through there than the streets.
Dont start it. Its not that great - Its like Bling Bling....looks good on the outside, but on the inside its nothing but rotten scrap.
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PMSing isnt fun D:
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Post by Volksdragon on Sept 19, 2007 15:01:52 GMT -5
What Cars has done for me -
- Broadened my love of classics from just VWs to everything.
- Made me notice more car models more often. "Oh look, a Ford Crown Victoria!"
- Gave me a wonderful new art style. :]
- Gave me a few new places to hang out on the internet. :]
- Made me want my VW even more.. XD Only a bit more than a year left..
- ROUTE 66<3
- ROUTE 66<3
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Post by Neo53 on Sept 19, 2007 15:15:19 GMT -5
Now PMS has calmed down... LOL
What PIxar's Cars has done for me
- Made new friends with the people at Pixar and the Emery Education Fund
- Strengthen my want to travel Route 66
- Strengthen my bond with Mtuk, Bryn, Marty, Sampson and Giselle; my cars
- Make me want a 21 Window Type2 all that much more xD ~sigh~ If I had the $25,000 x)
- Remind me of Small Town Values n.n
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Post by Tracker89 on Sept 19, 2007 16:35:59 GMT -5
-I became an obsessed car nerd overnight(which scared the hell out of my brother since I used to hate the damn things).
-Introduced me to racing games.
-Made me love all our cars and name one of them.
-Route 66<3
-Road travel in general <3
-I'm now glad that I live in a desert country.
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Post by Volksdragon on Sept 19, 2007 17:49:14 GMT -5
I love road traveling now, too.
And I also want a 21window Bus. :[
The best thing I'd get right now is an old Panel van that I could convert into a Neo-hippie pad.
Which would rock.
And I might do that.
But who knows.
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Post by Neo53 on Sept 19, 2007 17:50:28 GMT -5
I have thought about a simple Panel Van as well...retrofit the interior with padded walls and furry pillows and name it "Jimmy" xD
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Post by Volksdragon on Sept 19, 2007 17:51:48 GMT -5
They're the cheapest splitties.. It's the poor man's camper. XD
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Post by Neo53 on Sept 19, 2007 18:08:34 GMT -5
Westfalia!! ~flail~
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Post by Kayota on Sept 19, 2007 19:43:20 GMT -5
-I became an obsessed car nerd overnight... Me too XDDD I used to loathe them |
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Post by dodgesuperbee on Sept 19, 2007 23:04:08 GMT -5
Cars has...
* Given me a fandom I can share with my kids. *
* Gotten me interested in car cruises again -- my county is car-show crazy! I swear there's one every week. *
* Rekindled my interest in drawing and writing fanfic after a 7-year hiatus. *
* Sparked my creative thinking overall, from imagining what personality our vehicles would have if they were alive to thinking up new stories... *
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Post by danni on Sept 20, 2007 18:14:41 GMT -5
Hmm . . . Cars has . . .
- Given me one of the funnest fandoms I have ever been involved in
- Introduced me to some great friends that will stay with me long after Cars is forgotten (if it is)
- Made me interested in cars which has given me a lot more knowledge
Other than that . . . not much. But I think the whole friends thing makes it worth while. On a related note, I haven't watched Cars in months but the fandom is still as strong with me as it was over a year ago when I first downloaded (I'm sorry! I went to see it twice in the theatres too if that makes things any better) the movie. It opened up an entire world for me that won't go away even if I've worn the movie out.
I gotta agree on the street racing thing, too. I've read about so many people dying because of that around here.
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Post by Tracker89 on Sept 21, 2007 6:09:32 GMT -5
Oh, and to sort of tie-in with the "car nerd" thing...whenever I'm near a road, in a parking lot, sitting as a passenger in a car, etc. I engage in car-spotting. I just look for anything on wheels that's remotely interesting, whether it be an exotic sports or luxury car, or the model of a Cars fan character that I've RPed with recently, etc.
And over here we call street racers "Michael Schumachers"...cause that's what they really are, wannabes.
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Post by pookydoc on Sept 21, 2007 16:02:41 GMT -5
cars has expanded my imagination  increased my love for cars has me fallen in love with VW buses meet great people! |
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