# Can Driving a Too-Sporty Car Make You Look Like a Tool? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 17, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-driving-a-too-sporty-car-make-you-look-like-a-tool/510482 "2009-09-17T19:37:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-driving-a-too-sporty-car-make-you-look-like-a-tool/510482/141 "2009-09-20T04:10:11Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Yeah, but the Trans Am was always less rednecky than the stupid Camaro… I’ve got a good friend who just did a frame off restore of a '78 Z28. I’d love to see you in the same room telling him you wouldn’t beg to get in the driver’s seat. Just look at the prices they are getting at Barrett Jackson and how others think. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-driving-a-too-sporty-car-make-you-look-like-a-tool/510482/142 "2009-09-20T04:25:22Z")
> [@ghardester](#): > > Thanks, 2002 was the last year of production for the Trans Am. It has the same 5.7L engine that was in the C-5 Corvette, will do 165 mph, or will get 25 mpg when driven normally. Handles great, fun to just cruise with the tops off. If you are ever in the Indy area please look me up… I’d love to take a ride. I just took a trip to Cincy (about 2 hrs one way) and back and got 24.8 mpg cruising at about 80. which is better than my mini van gets (except it was going 10 mph slower). ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-driving-a-too-sporty-car-make-you-look-like-a-tool/510482/143 "2009-09-20T04:58:07Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I’m sorry, but 5 second 0-60 times, 13 second 1/4 mile times, 68.4mph slalom runs and .88g of lateral grip=sports car by any sane definition. I’m sorry, but I have to strongly disagree. My wife has an '08 335ci, and while it’s pleasant enought to drive and a real kick in a straight line, and certainly _sporty_, it is not a sports car. It’s far too heavy and numb to be really entertaining to drive. I wouldn’t even dream of taking it to the track. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-driving-a-too-sporty-car-make-you-look-like-a-tool/510482/144 "2009-09-20T05:05:50Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The Celica went out of production in 2005. Goodness… I could have sworn it was newer than that. Shows how much I know about cars. I usually only half listen to their conversations about the cars. Usually I’m playing with their dog. She’s a sweetheart. And much more cuddly than a car. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-driving-a-too-sporty-car-make-you-look-like-a-tool/510482/145 "2009-09-20T06:04:44Z")
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**Author:** ![Discipline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Discipline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Discipline)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-driving-a-too-sporty-car-make-you-look-like-a-tool/510482/146 "2009-09-20T07:08:17Z")
I am very happy that this thread has changed 180 degrees from the horsepower hatefest it was on pages 1 and 2. Fast cars are fucking awesome. If you want one and have the means, buy one. If someone wants to think you’re a tool for having one, at any age and any price-point, fuck 'em. They don’t know what they’re missing and they don’t deserve to either. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-driving-a-too-sporty-car-make-you-look-like-a-tool/510482/147 "2009-09-20T11:22:48Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > I’ve got a good friend who just did a frame off restore of a '78 Z28. I’d love to see you in the same room telling him you wouldn’t beg to get in the driver’s seat. Just look at the prices they are getting at Barrett Jackson and how others think. I was totally kidding, in line with **RNATB** ’s assertion about both cars. > [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > I’m sorry, but I have to strongly disagree. My wife has an '08 335ci, and while it’s pleasant enought to drive and a real kick in a straight line, and certainly _sporty_, it is not a sports car. It’s far too heavy and numb to be really entertaining to drive. I wouldn’t even dream of taking it to the track. Almost 70 mph through the slalom would indicate that it’s at least quasi-track worthy. But, I have to defer to you as I’ve never driven one. I’ve ridden in one. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-driving-a-too-sporty-car-make-you-look-like-a-tool/510482/148 "2009-09-20T18:40:00Z")
> [@Discipline](#): > > I am very happy that this thread has changed 180 degrees from the horsepower hatefest it was on pages 1 and 2. > > Fast cars are fucking awesome. If you want one and have the means, buy one. If someone wants to think you’re a tool for having one, at any age and any price-point, fuck 'em. > > They don’t know what they’re missing and they don’t deserve to either. It’s been slowly hijacked, hasn’t it? 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-driving-a-too-sporty-car-make-you-look-like-a-tool/510482.md?page=7)