Just read-back on a few pages of car talk & thought I'd throw-in my 2c's-worth before I roll-up for the evening.
'Used to love watching the Group C "Big Bangers" in the early-mid 80's before they put the kink in conrod straight at Bathurst. Laughing as the turbocharged Nissan Bluebirds had to pull out of the slipstream of the Commodores so they could get airflow to their turbo's just to cool them down & could never get past as a result.
Watching Dick Johnston's (XD?) crash coming off the mountain onto Conrod straight & completely demolishing the car in the trees & walked away from it. Rebuilt in a day??
Peter Brock's jaw-dropping drive (in a VL[?] when it changed to Group E) at Bathurst, in the wet, on slicks, when everyone else was pitting for wet tyres. He stayed out & held-on & ultimately couldn't be caught for the win. Four-wheel drifting through just about every corner. How he kept that thing on the road just amazed me. Classy!
Never had any inclination for a flashy/fast car (other than an Aston DB9 - my inner James Bond
), as you can't use them to their full potential on public roads without losing your licence.
Nowadays, I drive a 2004 Subaru Forester (bog-standard, non-turbo). Manual, of course! It's my everyday transport, I use it for towing trailers, collecting firewood etc...etc..... & I can still often leave motorcyclists for dead up the twisty/windy mountain road to my place. It just goes where you point it.
Other than that, no interest in cars whatsoever.
NOW, I'm going to roll-up