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What cars have you driven that gave you the feeling of “one-ness” that Supersignman wrote about in answer to a newcomer seeking advice on buying his first air-cooled?

Supersignman wrote:

“...I raced stock cars on a regional level for about 15 years but sold out after the economy crashed in 2009. Most race car drivers will tell you one of the most exhilarating things about racing is the feeling of being "one with the car". When you have a race car you're really comfortable with and you're in that "zone" you feel as if you can do anything with the car. My 911 gives me that same feeling in a street car and I didn't think that was possible…

The air cooled 911's give an incredible amount of feedback to the driver while being perfectly suited as a daily driver and I don't know if there is another car on the planet that could make that claim. The light manual steering makes you feel like your hands are touching the pavement and the mechanical symphony coming from the flat six is almost sensory overload.

There's a reason they cost as much as they do and people are so passionate about them. These are cars for people who enjoy the journey more than the destination. ”

I contemplated this for about a week and concluded that very few automobiles have given me this “sense of oneness.” There are plenty of cars I’ve liked. There are many cars that I’ve liked ‘a whole lot!’ But if I’m really objective, only a few have had that (very subjective) “I just want to keep driving this car forever” feeling. Very few had that feeling of being a “soul-mate.”

In addition to romantic superlatives, I’d describe these as cars that I was ‘wearing’ rather than ‘driving’ – like a good pair of boots or perfectly tuned skis.

My 911 SC certainly feels this way. The other cars on my short list are: 1973 BMW 2002, BMW 325i, 1987 BMW 535i, Alpha Romeo GT Coupe, 300 Mercedes diesel, Audi 5000 quattro.

I’d be very interested to learn if other’s have felt a similar sense of “one-ness” with one or more automobiles. And what specific cars were they?