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How often do you look at/touch your car
I've developed this fairly worrying habit of saying hi to the car once a day. It's never happened with any of my other cars so I'm wondering how many of you have a look or run you hand down the side every day or so.
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I touch mine at least twice a day. Daily driver!
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When I go around locking doors at night before bed, I stick my head out into the garage "to make sure the door's closed."
But it's really to say goodnight to the cars. They like it. My 19-month-old son has taken to dragging a stuffed puppy dog around everyewhere he goes. I've seen him try to give the stuffed animal milk and pretzels. He also kisses it a lot. To a certain extent, I think sports cars are stuffed animals for grownups. Not that I kiss my cars...usually. ![]() PS - I think we should be able to vote for "my wife thinks I'm crazy" AND "Once a day."
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Whenever I am in the garage, I like to visit with my P-car and at least say hi when I can't drive her. I am sure that once I start the projects I am going to have quite a difficult time not driving her around.
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My SC's a daily driver, 156 miles a day. When I'm at work I look at it out the window in the lot several times a day, just to be sure it's safe. I try to park on end spots and keep away from all the trucks in the parking lot. I worry about her.
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At least three times a day. Now that I have my license, I drive her at least once a day for a few miles. Then at night, I go in the garage, sit in her and put on a CD in my new CD player and listen to music for about an hour while sitting inside and fantasizing about the next drive, or just about owning a Porsche, or even going on ******* patrol. I know, I'm crazy.
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Semper drive!
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Thanks Randy. By the way, I just got home from a drive.
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Semper drive!
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Ah, you see, I just got back from driving again (this time running errands)
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go to your room!
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haHA. i have a detached garage, so i sometimes go days without seeing my car. oh, well.
i have a work vehicle, so that is my daily. lately, i have been wrenching on the nine, so i have my hands up in the guts. oh well again. matt, dont run down that battery. my alt rebuilder always tells me, "a 911 alternator is the worst battery charger".
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Thanks for the info Cliff. I'm only driving it on average of 10 miles a day, so the drives are short. I really packed some miles on during the weekend and the last couple of days though (about 120 miles).
Randy, I'm in my room now ![]()
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Get help, Gavin.
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Any suggestions stuart? I figure I'm not kissing it so that's ok
![]() All will be well when my gf returns from os - pehaps I've just been projecting.
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Get on down to the Men's Gallery. Tell em you drive a Porsche.
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hehe - ok. Got to be honest though, used to work behind a bar in a strip club so they don't hold a lot of allure for me these days. But who knows, maybe it's been long enough & it will be fun again.
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I go out every night we get high, hold hands, and then the slow petting starts. I softly run my hands down the rear quarter panel sweet spot ...you guys know where that is, and carress it's sumptuous rear panel. When hear it start to purr then I know it's time to put the key in the lock to really make her motor race. Then i ..........
MAN YOU GUYS ARE NUTS IT"S JUST A CAR FOR CHRISSAKE!
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Every day, I drive it daily
![]() If I am not driving it, I check on it. The comment from Colin hit home with me since I woke up the other morning to find that I had left my garage door cracked open all night !!!! HORROR!!! After making sure that everything was there, my heart started beating again. I don't touch the paint though, it scratches it ![]() At work, I am the only person in the whole company who takes up two spots. I park where others don't go (too far for them) and still take two! Funny too since there are rich people in this company who drop many more times $$$$ on their cars and treat them like crap! -Chris
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