I live in a quite rural area with loads of lovely rural roads. Bends, hills, a few straight bits etc etc. None of Northamptonshire's speed cameras are switched on but you can have fun without going over the limits anyway.
There's a lot of joy in hitting apexes correctly, in changing down a gear...what can I say, I like driving.
Sure a metal hybrid auto box will get you from a to b but where's the fun in that?
Granted, there’s the odd spot or two, and time or two, but on 99% of roads driven 99% of the time, driving a fancy sports car is an expensive indulgence most people can’t afford (even many of the people who do it!).
When my Bro had an STi, I really liked it, so bought a WRX. Everyone seemed dismayed I didn’t plunk for the STi! But, $10K more in upfront cost, considerably higher insurance cost, higher maintenance cost, and who knows how much more expensive in potential speeding tickets?!
I drive about 12 miles to work, once a week, of which about 8 are on the highway. Some days I can do 80 without fear of a ticket, because it’s moving. At other times, I can barely do 8, because it isn’t! Where’s the fun in clutching an STi every 50 feet for the 3mph roll?!
If I lived an hour west, in the country, I could have got much greater use out of it…as I find out regularly now we head out there in the Tesla, but for most people, most of the time, a car is an A to B form of utilitarian transportation.
Plus, I go Mach .86 at 6 miles high for fun! ;-)
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