What is your happiest driving memory?
>First time I heard electric groove by laser hawk. >driving home Saturday morning, coast road with a sunrise, happy drunk, and mello high. Back back train by aerosmith playing in a top trim 1994 SC400. Hoping for more.
>>28771234hope you wrap yourself around a tree, nigger
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cruising with the boys on an autumn night, peak sunset, leaves getting kicked up by all our cars as we drove past.
>>28771234you are an absolute fucking turd of a person
>>28771241lmao this describes most of /o/, saving it for future use
>>28771250No happy memories?
>>28771249Me but by myself. It must be nice having friends who are interested in cars.
>>28771254Can we just talk about cars we like? Instead its an immediate pissing contest.
Driving back home after purchasing the car with my buddy. He passed on the same summer. I am happy it happened, sad he is gone.
>>28771226came up across a 70 series land cruiser with two dirt bikes on the tray absolutely hammering it on a windy mountain road. after about 10 mins chasing him he let me take the lead, much fun was had
>>28771226In terms of sheer bliss and fulfillment, it was driving back home in my newly purchased MGB GT V8. Being one of my dream cars made the drive special enough for me, but it wasn't long after I set off that I came upon a stretch of road that was just gorgeous. I was finally sat in my dream car, crusing along a fantastic road that had a stunning scenic view above all the towns and country side, all while I was listening to a throaty V8 soundtrack with my arm out the window. I felt as if I had been born for that exact moment, and will admit that I nearly shed a tear. Everything was just right in the world, y'know? It felt like the final scene in a movie just before the credits roll.
>>28771296That's a beautiful car
>Visiting bumfuck nowhere Grandpa, who always bangs on about the H22 Prelude he had being the pinnacle of sports car>Unboxing his OEM shocks from the dealer when he looks up and sees me entering the offramp at +55km/h posted corner suggestion>Grips anything he can with flailing hands within my otherwise stock NA MX5, calling me by my whole full name, calling me a cunt, a cunt, fuck you, you cunt, jesus cunt what the fuck cunt>Well within the envelope of my Nankang AR-1's>Holy fuck (full name), holy fuck (full name).6 years later it's still one of the firth things he mentions when talking about me.He loved it, after he knew he lived.
>>28771226drinking and driving on drugs with 3 girls in the car in the middle of nowhere when we were 19
>>28771303Thanks <3
>>28771296Thats some good shit nigga
>>28771312Yeah that's an absolute looker, brits do know how to make a good looking car every now and then. Hope it treats you well.
>>28771226Learning how to drive with my dad.He'd get pretty hysterical like a woman when I did something reckless and I'd call him a faggot for it. I miss him
>>28771234Based.
Honestly it might be the first time I ever launched a Tesla. If you've never experienced it, going from 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds is really an incredible experience.
>>28771226the woodward dream cruise is probably the largest car show in the whole world. every year me and the bois go and hang out friday night and all day saturdaythe day itself is a blast, but there’s something about leaving and joining the traffic jam that makes it extra special. it seems like every year i come across some other car on my way home, and in solidarity we give each other a rev. its the small moments like that that make me happy
Racing my high school buddy at 3am on a school night. Flying past a pair of parked cop cars at a gas station, and the cops not even bothering because no one else was on the road. Feels like a dream now
one time i drifted right off the highway onto an exit and managed to transfer into a left hand drift the curve of the exit road.it was really cool but I rarely drive like a suicidal maniac on account of I don't commute to/from work now.
>>28771431Fag
>>28771296You the one who also has an Aston?
Summer 2021, covid meme was over, I had a girlfriend and my first car. We went on a day trip across the region with beautiful lakes and views. I popped a tire but was saved by a backup tire I didn't even know was in the car. I remember her falling asleep in the passenger seat while holding my hand.
>>28771226toss up between loading up the bros in my 1993 tercel back in college to drive to ihop at 3am for no reasonORGetting a bj from my gf (now wife) driving home from Bend OR to Eugene; windy mountain road, late summer sunset.Yes i'm a normie.
>>28771517The guy with the Rapide? Nah. Gorgeous cars, but too new for me. All my stuff bar one is older than me by at least 30 years.
>finally finished doing some hardscape as a just started business with no employees >tough work, have to budget everything and even consider fuel strategies for the week>but I got paid today and I can rest easy for tomorrow before I gotta work on my truck the day after >cruising home along a windy 3rd world road on the coast in my shitbox>normal picture worthy sunset on my left>sipping on a beer I grabbed from a roadside bar>turning inland to go up a mountain on a shittier 3rd world road>Another makeshift bar on side of road>pull right up>reach out window and hand bartender empty bottle and 5 bananas>she hands me ice cold beer>shout the guys hanging out behind her stall>another couple mins I gotta flick on my one working headlight (sunset is fast here)>it's the only working light on the whole truck>as bright as a candle>can't see shit other than bush on either side of this 8' wide track and about 14' ahead>trundle up this track for about 15 mins>temperature gets noticably cooler>reach home>pitch black bush house>sit on tailgate>no moon>stars>fireflies>no peopleNo one can tell me that there is anything better than that. Life has improved significantly since then. Brand new truck, new house, wife and kids etc. But I haven't felt anything good since I really started making money.
>>28771234driving while high and intoxicated is illegal
>>28771884Illegal but not enforced.
>Daihatsu Feroza>warm summer night, roof off, 2 best friends and brother as passengers>cooler in the back full of beersJust cruised around the hills all night drinking beers
>>28771884>driving while high and intoxicated is illegal
driving along pacific coast highway and seeing the ocean while playing jack fm. that was a few months ago
>>28771226>asian girls always act the most submissive innocent angels>always dress like slutseverytime
>>28771241this meme fucks with me whenever I see itI should stop giving fucks and get nightmare moon plastered on the side of my van
>>28771226The juice I get after buying a shit heap and risking it all trying to drive it home instead of towing it really gets me going.
>>28771258It's really just a handful of schizos with ego issues I think
>>28772260There's one in every general I have noticed.
>>28771226poopign and peeing with my window down any my ass cheeks out the window
sitting on mum's lap when i was a kid. this was before seatbelts became mandated.
>>28772279i mean sometimes she would let me steer the car and i was like 4 or 5 years old. good times. good times.
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>>28772279Oooo riding in the back of a station wagon. Funnily enough police don't care about guys riding in the back of a pickup or even on an overloaded stack on a flatbed, but you shall never put a child in the trunk of your wagon/suv
>>28771226Falling asleep in the car when I was 6 when my dad was taking it to his mechanic friend. I woke up to the car being lifted up and crying as I saw my dad and his friend laughing at me.
>>28771226taking my thunderbird on the first test drive after installing a standalone ECU after sitting for months. i could barely drive stick at the time but finally being able to drive the car after all i did was ethereal
>>28771226I like cars, but I don't really like driving too much, most of my driving is to go to work or come back home, so getting stuck in traffic, it blows... speaking of blows, my happiest memory is probably of when I got a BJ in my car.
>>28772186and that's a good thing
>>28771226I have two that are tied:1. driving to work one day during the lockdown, all green lights and no other cars2. driving a mountain road at speed
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When I first got my '84 Caprice. It just felt so "right".
>>28771226When I drove down to Grand Isle, LA and got to drive all the backtrails in the beach. Got to see all the old boomers with their mechanical treasures at a show in Raceway. Past Morgan City, the causeway there was like 50ft above the ground where I got to see old shipwrecks and massive gators. Finally got to the islands and got everything sandy and muddy until only the ocean was left in front of me. Got back to the one main road where some bitch in a tahoe tailgated me until she realized she was getting mud slung all over her windshield. Then stopped at the little convenience store there for gas and some excellent homemade spicy fried chicken. Then drove some more, hit up a garage sale where I picked up a great Shakespear pin reel, walked the beach for shells, power washed off my undercarriage to remove the mud and salt and drove home. Great fucking day.
Did the Fort William -Loch Ailort - Loch Sunart loop twice, 5 years apart. Stunning conditions both times. The view out towards Arisaig and Eigg in the afternoon sun one of the best in the UK.
>>28771307Sounds gay as fuck if you didnt fuck any of them
>>28771886do american police not have booze buses?
>>28771226I don't know about happiest, but the coolest driving memory was when I parked RIGHT in front of the building I was going to in midtown Manhattan. It was like a scene out of a TV show, I had to check three times I wasn't illegally parked.
>>28773452We do have them, and they're called paddy wagons because racism against Irish is based and correct.
>>28772186>asian girls always act the most submissive innocent angelsmassively overblown stereotype, actually hang out with Asians and you'll find that the women are as direct and assertive as anybody else
>>28773063based
>>28773452>mfw americans don't have boozey bussaroos
I wouldn't call it a happy driving experience, but my most positive and most memorable one was a 3 day coast to coast drive in my recently deceased father's Impala to deliver it to my sister as part of her inheritance.After flying out to the other side of the country, spending a week sleeping in the house with a mold-outline where my dad had laid decomposing waiting on someone to notice he had passed, after dealing with all the banks and courts and all that bullshit to get power of estate and get everything in motion, it was all done and I was finally free to leave it all behind me. Just me, this nice boomer cruiser of his, and thousands and thousands of road underneath my wheels. I did the trip in three days, sleeping in the car for only a couple hours each night, immensely thankful to be able to have an empty mind and not have to think about anything for a while. It brought a lot of closure to me, helping me move past the rawness of everything that had just happened.
>>28771226Happiness? Men are supposed to be happy?
Either coming down Highway 97 in B.C. at sunset in the Impala or taking my '08 Lancer home for the first time.
>>28773595>actually hang out with AsiansNo, I don't think I will.
>>28771226>be me>first date with a sweet asian girl>she was very polite, dressed conservatively, etc.>did a lot of cool stuff (walk around scenic area, sunset at the beach, etc)>driving her back to the train station>booked a ryokan just in case>hands touch as I reach for the shifter>she starts unzipping pants and giving me road head
>>28773452>0.05wtf
>>28771234Extremely based booze cruiser keeping the spirit alive. It's a shame that so many people running green lights these days give our kind a bad name.>>28771238You're the nigger here, boy. A real, corn fed white American bull is comfortable driving after 7 or 8 Miller High Lifes. It improves the driving experience.
>>28773901Rednecks and trailer trash are spiritual niggers, no matter how pasty their skin A black man who grew up in a town of middle-class WASPs is whiter than you'll ever be
>>28773904Having had three different trailer trash girlfriends I can confirm. Media portrayals of them are actually TOO mild. Legit just the White mans ghetto.
>>28773595I live in Los Angeles and cannot for the life of my understand how the Asian women being passive meme started. They're objectively more pushy and materialistic than White women by a large margin.
>>28771226Going almost 180mph in my brother's Mclaren is a good one
Lol and then these ppl will seethe about me using my phone while driving
>>28771517Greetings friend! I had an MG but it was a TF. Not as lovely as this anons MGB GT>>28771563That's a lovely collection, something like an XK120 or 140 would fit in beautifully. What exactly do you have?
>>28773909>I live in a city of 3rd/4th gen asian americans and they act like americansno shit sherlock
>>28773904Rednecks and trailer trash are bleached niggers while the african kind are burnt niggers
>>28773452I like how it's ugly as shit so it also humiliates everyone dumb enough to be on board
>>28771226Oh, OP image is gone. To be fair that butt was pretty underwhelming.
>>28774755saved it anyway
>>28774379Think this might be the first time I've seen your car in the sunlight - that green is fantastic.>That's a lovely collection, something like an XK120 or 140 would fit in beautifully. What exactly do you have?Thanks! Currently I have a 1996 MX5, the 1973 MGB GT V8 previously pictured, a 1964 Vanden Plas 4 Litre R, a 1950 Ford V8 Pilot, and I recently bought a 1973 Reliant Scimitar GTE that I'm picking up tomorrow. I did also have a 1970 FIAT 500, a 1936 Morris 8 van (pic rel), and a 1947 Fordson 7v, but I sold those a couple months ago, unfortunately.
>>28775925>Reliant ScimitarPrincess Ann had one of those, you know.Absolutely smashing collection anon, why did you go for cars of this period? A friends dad likes to take his Ford Model A and Austin 7 on hill climbs. The chap I picked my Aston up from was also selling an Ivory with deep red interior, brown leather strap on the bonnet 1955 MGA, stunning looking thing. What will be next to add to your collection?>that green is fantastic.I got immensely lucky. They only made 4 in that colour world wide, and only 2 in the UK. It's sister car went up for sale a month before this one did. The other has the interior of a smoking jacket where mine is ivory and green.
>>28776084>Princess Ann had one of those, you know.8 or 9, so I read. They must have been good for her to keep going back, but it really makes you wonder why she needed so many.>Absolutely smashing collection anon, why did you go for cars of this period?Thanks~ I'm into pretty much anything from any generation, but there's just something about 20's, 30's, and 40's stuff that really tickles my fancy. The purely mechanical nature and overall serviceability is just a marvel to me, and I find the driving experience to be extremely enjoyable, especially the soundtrack. Engine and exhaust notes of vehicles from that period just have a certain something that's not present on later cars - probably due to the awfully inefficient exhaust routing and design thay was common in early engines.>A friends dad likes to take his Ford Model A and Austin 7 on hill climbs.That's cool, I love watching those, and also the trials those cars often compete in. We sold a Standard Vanguard to a bloke who had a period correct supercharged Model A chassis he used for trails, and the thing looked lethal.>The chap I picked my Aston up from was also selling an Ivory with deep red interior, brown leather strap on the bonnet 1955 MGA, stunning looking thing.Great combo, and it's surprising to see how much they've dropped off in value over the last few years. A shame, really, as it shows that fewer and fewer people are showing interest.>What will be next to add to your collection?Hard to say. Ideally I want a Ford Model 18 Fordor, but they're quite thin on the ground. I also have a burning itch for a TVR Griffith, and very nearly won a 430 pre-cat at auction a month ago, but my winning bid was under the seller's reserve and he declined it, which is a shame.Cont.
>>28776084>>28777614Cont.>I got immensely lucky. They only made 4 in that colour world wide, and only 2 in the UK. It's sister car went up for sale a month before this one did. The other has the interior of a smoking jacket where mine is ivory and green.Lucky indeed, it's incredibly striking, and really suits the car's lines and proportions. Genuinely surprised that colour wasn't specced on more cars. What's the name of that colour? Would be interesting to see how often it's used on other models.
Jannies deleted the pic lmao its a thong you fucking faggots.
>>28777614Interesting you are attracted to that much earlier period, which from your description Incompletely understand. However the only cars from that period that appeals to me is the Bentley Blower Six Speed and the Jaguar XK120. I tend to yearn for cars that are late 50's or early 60's but they are your sought after DB4 GT/5/6/Jag XK's, Mk10 and E-types. Surprising you're after a Griffith, I keep eyeing up Cerbera's along with a Morgan plus 4.>>28777620Cooooorrrrr, I love a Mk10. Beautiful ivory and red combination as well! However it's one of the only cars i'd own where the first colour pick is black. Such a sinister looking thing. I'm very envious.>ColourIt's called Almond Green. It was on other models probably in a slightly larger number as the Rapide I own was only produced from 2010-12 so they only made about 1800 in total and there's only about 800 in the UK currently. However from that period as you know, the popular thing was to get your car in businessman's grey, black, silver or white if you were feeling daring. And due to the influence of James Bond Grey/Silver is the overwhelming choice, most Aston's across the range at that period I think it was about 80-85% were black, silver, grey or white. Then blue was the next one in line. I know for the Rapide in Britain there's only 8 in any shade of Green. I agree as well, it's surprising more didn't pick it, it's not far from their old 1959 racing green they used at le mans.Since I couldn't upload a webm with audio. https://voca.ro/1ipkizjHItUY
I think it was when I manual swapped my autotragic Impreza and then self taught myself manual
>>28777747>I tend to yearn for cars that are late 50's or early 60'sTo be fair, that's sort of when they become useable day to day, which makes them much more attractive to live with. My Morris 8 and Fordson, though admittedly commercial, would desperately struggle to get anywhere near 40 and over, yet the Vanden Plas will quite happily blend in with the pace of modern traffic, and performs exceptionally well as my daily driver.>Surprising you're after a GriffithI used to play my brother's copy of Gran Turismo 1 quite a lot as a child, and there was one race in particular that had me spend countless hours trying to (unsuccessfully) chase down a Raspberry Metallic Griffith 500. That car has been permanently etched into my memory because of that, and it's probably the only car with EFI that my heart genuinely aches for. >I keep eyeing up Cerbera's along with a Morgan plus 4The Cerbera I understand completely, but the Morgan I find interesting. What draws you to it? I knew a woman who had a 4/4 for quite some time, but I never had the opportunity to drive it and so never got to form much of an opinion.>I'm very envious.I wouldn't be - The timing belt on our van snapped halfway into our 600 mile journey up to Scotland to collect it, then after eventually getting it back and on our driveway, it just sat for a month under a cover until a bloke, who came to buy my dad's Silver Shadow's, saw it and fell in love with it. He and his business partners bought all three cars and we never saw it again. Such a stunning car, and we never really got to enjoy it.>due to the influence of James Bond Grey/Silver is the overwhelming choiceJames Bond's worst contribution to the world, as far as I'm concerned.
>>28777747>>28778010>I think it was about 80-85% were black, silver, grey or white. Then blue was the next one in line.Jesus, I didn't think it was *that* bad. Not saying they don't look good in greyscale, but you'd think people would want some colour to really emphasise the contours of the body. Also baffles me how blue was the next choice for people after that, and not green. Green is the first colour I think of when I think of Aston as a brand.>https://voca.ro/1ipkizjHItUYWow, that's surprisingly vocal for what is essentially a family car, and that V12 has a pretty aggressive exhaust note. Is that entirely standard?
>>28777922Well done for doing a swap on that mate.>>28778010A real shame about that Jag, that you guys didn't get to experience it more. I recognise you now from other threads and the Silver Shadow's. I can see where you get your taste in cars>50s & 60's carsWhile there is an element of that, I think it's the design language of the cars of that period that I do love. Some of the prettiest cars ever made in my opinion are from the 50's and 60's. Such as the DB4 GT, DB5, E-type, 250 GTO, the Lola's/GT40, AC Ace, Alpine A110, the Stingray Corvette, Mustang, Jensen Interceptor and I could keep going on.>Morgan Plus 4I've always liked all Morgan's. I'd love to own one. They just appeal with not just their design but how they are made. Pic rel when I went to the factory this year which made me want to own one even more. But I like the idea of a simple 4 cylinder convertible Morgan, sending it down country lanes while shouting tally ho. They just make you smile when you see them, unfortunately i've yet to drive one my self. Morgan's have a sense of occasion and fun about themselves, and I love that.>ColourUnfortunately it was worse than I thought it was going to be. Obviously years ago cars use to have more colour but that whole era in the 2000's of pushing the idea of resale value absolutely went overboard. I guarantee if you go through Aston Martin on Autotrader especially VH platform ones the overwhelming sea of Grey, Silver and Black makes hunting for what you want a bit of slog. I do agree, they look good in grey scale, but it's tedious when it's all you see. For me it's Jaguar and green, ironically as it's our racing colour. Green is considered an unlucky car colour in this country which I still hear from some people.
>>28771226Once when my car went 350 miles without a breakdown... As you can tell, every car that I have owned has been a shitheap that has left me on the side of the road.
>>28778015>NoiseIt's extremely vocal and it's really loud when you push it up the rev range. As far as I know, only the exhaust valves have been removed, making it more vocal sub 3.5k rpm. Apart from that, it is as it should be. When I first joined the owners club, and went to a driving event I was being followed by a gentleman and his friend in a generation 2 Vanquish. At our first stopping point they approached me and were shocked by the sheer noise it made, especially when i booted it. As it seems the Rapide isn't even that common in the Aston world either. They thought it was going to be a quieter family car as well. If you boot it in first and change gear at around 6k rpm it makes a very bassy, gravely snort like an AMG as well. The soundtrack is intoxicating and hooligan tier. But I wouldn't change it for anything.
>>28774755Damn Anon what kind of butts are you into to find that underwhelming?
