why do people care about straight line speed at all? anybody

>>17850475
It's an increase in power without a corresponding increase in skill.
A skilled driver can mark better times in a race, even in a slower car. What's the easiest way to combat this if you lack skill?
Buy a vehicle with all it's power devoted to straight line bursts.

Now you're "fast", and you didn't have to learn shit.

>>17850475
It makes me fucking pissed off whenever I see old people driving the cars that I want. They shouldn't have them, they don't understand how to take care of them.

>>17850691
One day when you're old and can finally afford an Rx-7, people are going to say that about you.

>>17850712
>when you're old
I plan on owning an FD by 25-30. 21 now.

>>17850712
I took my car to a charity event last month and was the youngest owner there.
One of the guys should've been in a fucking wheelchair.

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>>17850475
I think this is the only place where I can outwardly say I 100% agree with you. I live in a city where all the roads are long and grid like so everyone drives their straight line speed domestics and 80% of them are autos.

Drag racing has its merits, sure, but something about "slamming on the gas pedal and doing nothing else" doesn't really scream "skill" to me.

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>>17850691
10th commandment

>>17850734
I honestly feel like the Challenger Demon should have been a manual, as a way to make it a more "exclusive" car. But nope, gotta be an automatic because "it's faster" and make any uncoordinated chump think they're fast for just mashing the throttle.

>>17850734
>I live in a city where all the roads are long and grid like
The Valley?

>>17850475

so they can bully people on their commute by making loud noises and mercilessly over taking them

>>17850475

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>>17850754

S-Stop asking questions

>>17850475
lol

>>17850475
Why do people care about street cars at all?

anybody can throw money into the engine bay or stick some big sticky tires on the car

>>17850754
lol
I drive through there all the time.
Plus, I used to live there, so I know it pretty well.

>>17850691
The car certainly seems to be in good enough condition.

Considering he's probably owned it for 20 years, I'd say he's a better car owner than you, and has earned the right to drive whatever the fuck he wants.

>>17850475

I only care about straight line speed up to ensuring that I can win an on-ramp race against a normie. If my car can't outrun some dumb cunt in her FWD maxima, there's a problem.

For most people, however, it's the hedonic treadmill. You get used to 0-60 in 9 seconds after a while, so you want more. Then you get used to 8 seconds, then 7, then 6, 5, etc.

I've resigned myself to caring more about straight line speed because I live on flat land with no twisties, and I don't really have the money/room to either get a dedicated track car or mod and put that kind of wear and tear on my DD.

Feels bad.