Feel like car is alive?

DavidinPerth · Postby **DavidinPerth** » Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:32 am

This might sound crazy but whenever I get to my MX5 (it’s kept in a storage facility as no room at home) I feel like it is “alive” somehow, and waiting for me to take it out. Rationally I know this is ridiculous but still it’s there...

Anyone else experienced this?

Postby **NitroDann** » Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:37 am

Jinba Ittai, "Horse and rider as one".

Dann

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:28 am

Mine just sulks as I walk past it AGAIN and don't take it for a drive .....

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manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:57 am

Welcome to MX5 ownership.

It's good to see that you "get" these cars already. I know plenty of people who've had theirs for more than 20 years and the feeling is just the same. I always feel like I'm taking a puppy out for a walk when I drive mine out the gate.

Rocky · Postby **Rocky** » Sat Oct 06, 2018 2:57 pm

It's a "car-nut" thing. We attribute "life" to things that we love. It's a kind of empathy with an inanimate object. It's made all the more real by the fact that a sensitive car like the MX5 "responds" to our directions - more like a smart dog than a lawnmower.

Red_Bullet · Postby **Red_Bullet** » Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:59 pm

They usually have names too.

MikeVictor · Postby **MikeVictor** » Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:10 am

Rocky wrote:It's a "car-nut" thing. We attribute "life" to things that we love. It's a kind of empathy with an inanimate object. It's made all the more real by the fact that a sensitive car like the MX5 "responds" to our directions - more like a smart dog than a lawnmower.

Yep. Anthropomorphism at its finest.

Red_Bullet · Postby **Red_Bullet** » Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:29 pm

Musical instruments do this, some cars, motorcycles and so on. The reward comes from little input for large gain. In a nutshell, either beauty OR amplification. There is no greater thrill than pushing your foot down on an accelerator pedal, or twisting the throttle open on a bike or strumming a chord on a guitar plugged into a 100 watt marshall amp. It's all about return for effort.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:20 am

youve read Christine....right? If not , read it. :lol:

Red_Bullet · Postby **Red_Bullet** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:29 am

StanTheMan wrote:youve read Christine....right? If not , read it.

Nope, who wrote it?

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:43 am

Red_Bullet wrote:
StanTheMan wrote:youve read Christine....right? If not , read it.

Nope, who wrote it?

Stephen King

I've not read it, but you'll probably know the story, it's been adapted into a few films etc, and has become somewhat of a TV trope.

taminga16 · Postby **taminga16** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:17 pm

Look at your cars, they are riddled with character and personality and then you turn the key. When I first researched purchasing an MX-5 the one thing that kept coming back was the advice that I should extend my Sunscreen budget and spend more time smiling. Just enjoy. Greg.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Mon Oct 08, 2018 5:05 pm

hks_kansei wrote:
Red_Bullet wrote:
StanTheMan wrote:youve read Christine....right? If not , read it.

Nope, who wrote it?

Stephen King

I've not read it, but you'll probably know the story, it's been adapted into a few films etc, and has become somewhat of a TV trope.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_(novel) :lol: