I forget not everyone is a car guy

[HardDrive]

My wife has a Tesla. It is fast, but the build quality is laughable in some places. Really shabby. The trim on the car had a paint defect from the factory, my wife elected to not fix it. That said, its a great commuter car. The infotainment system is laid out well, although it can be a bit daunting to find things at times.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

Its so rare when I find someone I click with

Finally found one I click with.

Her brakes were "spudding" and the pads felt like they had divots in them and she was 20.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

Talking to my neighbor, brilliant guy, chemistry professor at Ohio State. He was admiring my new-to-me Cayman. I explained that it was the last of the normally aspirated Caymans. He said he didn't know what that meant. So I said it does not have a turbo or a super charger. *blank stare*. Yeah, he drives a Tesla.

He's lucky-

After a beer or two, my cayman's turbo encabulator would be discussed in great detail.

[Evans, Marv]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

My wife has a Tesla. It is fast, but the build quality is laughable in some places. Really shabby. The trim on the car had a paint defect from the factory, my wife elected to not fix it. That said, its a great commuter car. The infotainment system is laid out well, although it can be a bit daunting to find things at times.

My wife's Model Y is fairly perfect for her. She's the one who is into all the electonic stuff, so she gets along very well with the car in that respect. I just dirve it. We did find one slight fitting problem on a door gasket on the bottom but other than that, I haven't located anhthing else. I suspect different people may find different things like that occasionally. I'm not overly interested in getting under cars for maintanance. I do it with my van, but I'm happy there are a lack of belts, fluids, hoses, etc., etc. on her car. Anymore I find it hard enough to get motivated to work on my 911. I think it's a function of age, unfortunately.

[HobieMarty]

Heck I work at an automotive manufacturing plant and you would be surprised at how many people I run into there that know nothing about cars, to them it is just a job. I dunno, I just like to know how things are put together and how things work and have always thought cars were cool ever since I was a little kid.

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[MMARSH]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

My wife's Model Y is fairly perfect for her. She's the one who is into all the electonic stuff, so she gets along very well with the car in that respect. I just dirve it. We did find one slight fitting problem on a door gasket on the bottom but other than that, I haven't located anhthing else. I suspect different people may find different things like that occasionally. I'm not overly interested in getting under cars for maintanance. I do it with my van, but I'm happy there are a lack of belts, fluids, hoses, etc., etc. on her car. Anymore I find it hard enough to get motivated to work on my 911. I think it's a function of age, unfortunately.

I've mentioned it before, my wife has a model 3. The build quality on her model 3 is much worse then my model S. My S is old and they were only making one model then. She's had a persistent air leak around the drivers window, that drives me nuts. The paint is really thin in places, but she really enjoys driving the car. I get it. I've had one issue with mine in 100K miles and it cost me 575 dollars. I really enjoy driving mine too.

[MMARSH]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

i'd rather have a tesla than a gt3. I've owned vroom vroom cars for 60 years and i'm ready for something different. If i'm going to own a car that is so complicated i can't fix it myself, it may as well be something more interesting than another gas burner. The environment or saving the planet or whatever has not one damn thing to do with it. I don't understand why so many people can't get it through their heads that electric is fun all on it's own - no other justification for owning them needed.

100%

[pmax]

Originally Posted by RNajarian

Being a car guy is more than being a gear head.

[pmax]

Originally Posted by oldE

About 20 years ago, I volunteered to drive a couple of authors back to the airport after appearances and readings in our little town. I can't recall the lady's name, but the guy was Dennis Lee,(Alligator Pie). On the way, I mentioned my car was a Turbo diesel. He had no idea what that meant so I ended up delivering a brief discourse on compression ignition. Nice guy, just not a motor head.

Best
Les

[stealthn]

I’m a car guy and only have one friend that’s into cars. I just got a new tool cabinet and am spending a fortune to set it up perfectly, it’s my calming hobbie. I love working on cars and I know it’s done right, and cheaper.
Sadly my two 20 year old sons couldn’t care less about cars ☹️

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I have been a car guy since getting my first job at 15 washing dishes and every Sunday was spent poring over used cars in the Sunday paper and buying my first car at 16, a 64 1/2 Mustang with the 6 month only 260 V8. After determining the motor was scored to hell and needed to be sleeved, sold that and bought a 240Z that needed rear wheel bearing. Brought it to a shop to have it fixed, he couldn't do it so I bought a Haynes manual and a box of Craftsman tools and did it myself. After getting that on the road saw a 63 VW crew cab pick-up for all of $275 (now $80K) and had to have it. Then saw a Fiat 850 Spider soon after and had to have that. Parents threw that car away when I went to college.

Worked 40 hours a week during high school just so I could afford the addiction.

One thing I love about being a car guy is the money freed up by doing the job yourself and doing it right. Just did the starter, water pump, thermostat, belt and tensioner on the Cayenne. The money I saved doing it myself is a trip to Italy.

One thing too, I had read so many threads on Rennlist on how doing the belt on 955/957s is a horrible job that took hours to remove stuff and feed the belt and put it back together. It was honest to god 10 minutes to do. I didn't go back and read those threads carefully but just knowing what to do by experience alone really pays dividends.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

That could be me. I'm a "car guy" but I have no interest in modern vehicles. The newest vehicle I've worked on to actually fix something was my 2003 Tundra. I have enough to do keeping my 4 air cooled Krautwagons on the road without learning how to fix a bum direct gas injection pump or a turboencabulator thingy.

+1
I am no expert but I want to know how to fix basic things. I miss the muscle cars of the 60's. Easy to fix with basic tools and don't need degree in computers along with specialized software available only to the stealership to work on it.

Originally Posted by pmax

Those are wonderful for "gun guys" cleaning after a range visit - maybe we need a new thread?