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I have something I need to get off my chest. It was inspired by a recent thread in which people were constantly referring to the Intrepid as a "family" or "granny" car, something I completely disagree with.
My Intrepid isn’t a family car. Do I have a family? Does my kid ride in the backseat in the baby seat next to the groceries? I don’t even have a kid and I don’t grocery shop. More often than not my car is driving me to work, the gym, or the clubs. So what the hell makes the Intrepid a family car, the fact that it’s roomy and has four doors instead of two? So, in order for a car to be considered “hip” and “young”, it has to have only two doors and **** for room in the backseat and you have to race it all over the streets like you’re still in high school?! I’m 6’5” and I’ve sat in some of those “cool” imports before and, believe me, it’s a friggin’ joke. I feel like I’m in a toy car. I like the feeling of having a bigger car around me. And when I’m making road trips, my friends appreciate the roominess of the backseat.
Car & Driver once described the first gen Intrepid as a sedan with a “sporty, hard-edged demeanor”. Their damn fine looking cars by any standard (except maybe the RICER standard. Ricers measure the quality of their looks by how many feet high their rear spoiler can reach). The Intrepid is a good-looking car from the start, and when they are modified like many of the people on this board do, they only look and perform better.
I'm 22 and I’ve got a first gen char-gold Trep with dual exhaust, tinted windows, blackouts, and no badges. I know, nothing special, but I’ve gotten many complements about my car, both from friends and even some strangers. And last I checked it isn’t often that a eight year old “family” sedan gets many complements. ****, I must be doing something right.
Bottom line is, your car is what you make it. The entire personality of a car is 95% determined by the person who drives it. And I ain't no grandmother. Are you?
Later.
BTW - This post isn't intended as a flame to the people on this board at all. I realize they all love their cars as much as I do and as a result, I realize they use the term "family car" lightly.
[ January 08, 2002: Message edited by: Wolverine01 ]
My Intrepid isn’t a family car. Do I have a family? Does my kid ride in the backseat in the baby seat next to the groceries? I don’t even have a kid and I don’t grocery shop. More often than not my car is driving me to work, the gym, or the clubs. So what the hell makes the Intrepid a family car, the fact that it’s roomy and has four doors instead of two? So, in order for a car to be considered “hip” and “young”, it has to have only two doors and **** for room in the backseat and you have to race it all over the streets like you’re still in high school?! I’m 6’5” and I’ve sat in some of those “cool” imports before and, believe me, it’s a friggin’ joke. I feel like I’m in a toy car. I like the feeling of having a bigger car around me. And when I’m making road trips, my friends appreciate the roominess of the backseat.
Car & Driver once described the first gen Intrepid as a sedan with a “sporty, hard-edged demeanor”. Their damn fine looking cars by any standard (except maybe the RICER standard. Ricers measure the quality of their looks by how many feet high their rear spoiler can reach). The Intrepid is a good-looking car from the start, and when they are modified like many of the people on this board do, they only look and perform better.
I'm 22 and I’ve got a first gen char-gold Trep with dual exhaust, tinted windows, blackouts, and no badges. I know, nothing special, but I’ve gotten many complements about my car, both from friends and even some strangers. And last I checked it isn’t often that a eight year old “family” sedan gets many complements. ****, I must be doing something right.
Bottom line is, your car is what you make it. The entire personality of a car is 95% determined by the person who drives it. And I ain't no grandmother. Are you?
Later.
BTW - This post isn't intended as a flame to the people on this board at all. I realize they all love their cars as much as I do and as a result, I realize they use the term "family car" lightly.
[ January 08, 2002: Message edited by: Wolverine01 ]
