Honestly, most of the dumbest stuff I’ve ever heard about cars comes from enthusiasts and is best summed up as “there’s only one way to enjoy cars, and that’s my way.”
Do yourself a favor. Go to your garage, find a big pair of pliers and… pull the bug out of your ass. Loosen up. Drive a car that isn’t enthusiast approved, and drive it like it was meant to be driven, not like a BMW. Drive a car that makes commuting easier and see how that makes you feel. Drive an automatic and realize that literally no one cares if you drive an automatic except you. Drive a buick. Drive a CUV. Drive a prius. And drive them all the way they were meant to be driven… Learning that there’s more ways to drive than just the enthusiast approved ways to drive will open up your world in ways you can only imagine.
It’s ok to say, I deserve to be comfortable and to be able to do a 7 hour drive without feeling like I just ran a marathon. It’s OK to say, yeah, I really don’t want to “feel the road” because the road is a poorly maintained piece of garbage. It’s OK to say, I want my partner not to hate driving with me. 🙂
Submitted by:Buckfiddiousagain
Listen here, bucko, this is Jalopnik, see? We don’t do none of this “acceptance” bull honkey here. Just kidding, I’m thoroughly heartened to see that this answer was submitted in the first place, let alone received the most love of any comment. Thank you for bringing an ounce of acceptance and rationality to the Jalopnik comment section. There’s room here for all of us, even the ones with bad taste. That’s the beauty of choice!
