How possessive are you about your car ?

normally_crazy · 15th February 2005, 20:53

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Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Tubelight!! It took you 1 month and 25 days to comment on that? LOL

Shan2nu

yeah - coz i had guessed wat was inside and i was dreading to open the thread !

Shan2nu · 15th February 2005, 21:01

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yeah - coz i had guessed wat was inside and i was dreading to open the thread !

Better late than never eh!! Good for you.

Shan2nu

nitroxx · 16th February 2005, 21:50

hmm all of us are definitely possessive about our cars its just the degrees of possessiveness that we differ in... well in my case its to the max,let alone drivin'i wont let ne1 friggin' sit on the back.

PsychoLyn · 16th February 2005, 22:27

Onli A Few Get To Drive My Car.....U Treat A Car Like Ur Gurlfren.....The Badder U Treat It The Crankier It Gets

drifter · 16th February 2005, 22:35

Possesive...but not obssesive...not many people have driven my car.

Drifter

satish_appasani · 16th February 2005, 23:51

I hate my baby being driven by anybody else. But I have to compromise when the other person is really important to me.

The guys whom i never trust are drivers whose business is driving. During my wedding, my Dad's driver took my car and banged the left door to a two wheeler.

Shan2nu · 16th February 2005, 23:56

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The guys whom i never trust are drivers whose business is driving

What about Michael Schumacher? Don't you trust him? LOL

Shan2nu

Technocrat · 17th February 2005, 14:59

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Originally Posted by Shan2nu

What about Michael Schumacher? Don't you trust him? LOL

Shan2nu

Well yeah, aftre he's done wid his laps. his car's are not usable

islero · 17th February 2005, 21:23

I too am possesive of my scooter, cos everyone hops on and gets carried away, and I have to keep telling them to keep it at or below 50, i hate to see it getting revved WAY too high.
I almost got a heart attack when one of my friends, having taken it for a joride, comes back weaving above 40 in a narrow street and skid-stops the thing, with a burning smell emanating from it. I give him a piece of my mind, yeah I do!!

supremeBaleno · 9th August 2007, 10:36

Inspiration for creating this thread came from the following posts that are part of the thread-on-dragging-tips.

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

give the car to me & I will show you in real time.

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Originally Posted by n_aditya

Thats never gonna happen john.

Just wondering how possessive tbhp-ians are about their car. Like n_aditya, I also cannot imagine someone else driving my car.

In the 2.5 years that I have had my car, the only other person to drive it was my Dad and that too like a TD for a few kms. Ofcourse, even if I wanted to, I could not say no to him, given that I have been driving his cars for so many years.

On the other hand we have guys on the forum who have no qualms in handing over their car keys to friends. And mind you, not just for normal driving, but even on track. Something unimaginable for me.

Just wanted to know the general trend @tbhp. Just 2 poll options :
- you wont let anyone drive your car.
- i dont really care about that.

@Mods, I did do a search to find an existing thread, but could not manage to sift through the tonnes of pages that the search engine spewed out in response to my keywords. Do merge/modify/delete if thread already exists.

Surprise · 9th August 2007, 10:44

It depends on the person who is asking for (whoever it may be). If I like the persons attitude (i.e treat the car as your own,) is good, I really don't care even if he/she is a newbie.

There are instances where my car got scratched by my friends & I even dont bother to ask them how and where did it happened.

benbsb29 · 9th August 2007, 10:46

I had to put up with a cold war from both my own brother as well as wifey as i refused to hand over the car keys to them.

News about the same also reached home, and my relatives started questioning me about it.

Only time i was forced to hand over the car keys to someone else was during my maiden long distance trip. My best buddy was asked to take over by my wife, who thought i was driving too slow and rather TOO carefully, and possibly tired too. After driving like a madman for some time my buddy finally handed the keys back to me, as he couldnt bear to see me sulking.

viper · 9th August 2007, 10:51

Hi,

I am very possesive about my car but would not mind handing the keys to someone I know who most importanly treats his own cars well & maintains them and knows how to control it.

If they dont maintain and respect their own cars no way on earth will they get the keys to mine.

Viper

mclaren1885 · 9th August 2007, 10:51

A good topic I must say.

Fortunately I used to belong to that category who used to throw my keys to anyone who wanted to drive my car. For me, it was hard to say "NO" to anyone who asked the keys to my car (provided they know driving well). I have lost a count on number of people who have driven my car on roads mostly TBHPians only. Some have even driven on track.

However, after spending an awful lot of money on the engine and other works on the car I somehow seem to have made up my mind not to carry on the above mentioned practice anymore. Now, I refuse to give the keys to my car to anyone except my dad. Maybe I may give them to someone at odd times to get a feedback on the car. But, I have refused the best of friends recently. And have had to hear some nasty things from them as well.

Maybe its got to do with the fact that not many will respect your love for the car or look at it as their one time chance at a thrill. When I say car has to be idled for 10mins every morning, some drive off without bothering to my words (saying why you need to idle). When I say don't push the car I cannot have the Neova's destroyed, people will do burn outs saying how does it matter you have so many spare tires at home anyway. And so on.

Fact of the matter is, I am comfortable giving any of my stock cars or mildly modded cars to any of my friends provided they can drive well. Not otherwise. The current state my baleno is in, I wouldn't let anyone drive it.
I know I am going to get a lot of stick when some of my close friends read this. But, thats the way it is. AHA aha

.

chanapli · 9th August 2007, 10:52

I hate to give my vehicle for TD even. The only two exceptions in my past 8 years are my elder brother ( he is a better driver to me) and one of my best buddy ( I was not happy, but then it was a long whole night driving, and I wanted rest.)

View Poll Results: Will you let others drive your car ?
No way. Only over my dead body.	34	21.94%
Oh yes. What's the big deal ? It's just a machine.	6	3.87%
Depends on who asks for the keys	115	74.19%
Voters: 155. You may not vote on this poll

16th February 2005, 21:50	#18
nitroxx Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: DXB Posts: 816 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	hmm all of us are definitely possessive about our cars its just the degrees of possessiveness that we differ in... well in my case its to the max,let alone drivin'i wont let ne1 friggin' sit on the back.
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16th February 2005, 22:27	#19
PsychoLyn BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 152 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	holla Onli A Few Get To Drive My Car.....U Treat A Car Like Ur Gurlfren.....The Badder U Treat It The Crankier It Gets
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16th February 2005, 22:35	#20
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	Possesive...but not obssesive...not many people have driven my car. Drifter
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16th February 2005, 23:51	#21
satish_appasani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,112 Thanked: 104 Times View My Garage	I hate my baby being driven by anybody else. But I have to compromise when the other person is really important to me. The guys whom i never trust are drivers whose business is driving. During my wedding, my Dad's driver took my car and banged the left door to a two wheeler.
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17th February 2005, 21:23	#24
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	I too am possesive of my scooter, cos everyone hops on and gets carried away, and I have to keep telling them to keep it at or below 50, i hate to see it getting revved WAY too high. I almost got a heart attack when one of my friends, having taken it for a joride, comes back weaving above 40 in a narrow street and skid-stops the thing, with a burning smell emanating from it. I give him a piece of my mind, yeah I do!!
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9th August 2007, 10:44	#26
Surprise Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,523 Thanked: 454 Times	It depends on the person who is asking for (whoever it may be). If I like the persons attitude (i.e treat the car as your own,) is good, I really don't care even if he/she is a newbie. There are instances where my car got scratched by my friends & I even dont bother to ask them how and where did it happened. Last edited by Surprise : 9th August 2007 at 10:45.
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9th August 2007, 10:46	#27
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,221 Times View My Garage	I had to put up with a cold war from both my own brother as well as wifey as i refused to hand over the car keys to them. News about the same also reached home, and my relatives started questioning me about it. Only time i was forced to hand over the car keys to someone else was during my maiden long distance trip. My best buddy was asked to take over by my wife, who thought i was driving too slow and rather TOO carefully, and possibly tired too. After driving like a madman for some time my buddy finally handed the keys back to me, as he couldnt bear to see me sulking.
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9th August 2007, 10:51	#28
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 19 Times	Hi, I am very possesive about my car but would not mind handing the keys to someone I know who most importanly treats his own cars well & maintains them and knows how to control it. If they dont maintain and respect their own cars no way on earth will they get the keys to mine. Viper
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9th August 2007, 10:51	#29
mclaren1885 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 4,820 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	A good topic I must say. Fortunately I used to belong to that category who used to throw my keys to anyone who wanted to drive my car. For me, it was hard to say "NO" to anyone who asked the keys to my car (provided they know driving well). I have lost a count on number of people who have driven my car on roads mostly TBHPians only. Some have even driven on track. However, after spending an awful lot of money on the engine and other works on the car I somehow seem to have made up my mind not to carry on the above mentioned practice anymore. Now, I refuse to give the keys to my car to anyone except my dad. Maybe I may give them to someone at odd times to get a feedback on the car. But, I have refused the best of friends recently. And have had to hear some nasty things from them as well. Maybe its got to do with the fact that not many will respect your love for the car or look at it as their one time chance at a thrill. When I say car has to be idled for 10mins every morning, some drive off without bothering to my words (saying why you need to idle). When I say don't push the car I cannot have the Neova's destroyed, people will do burn outs saying how does it matter you have so many spare tires at home anyway. And so on. Fact of the matter is, I am comfortable giving any of my stock cars or mildly modded cars to any of my friends provided they can drive well. Not otherwise. The current state my baleno is in, I wouldn't let anyone drive it. I know I am going to get a lot of stick when some of my close friends read this. But, thats the way it is. AHA aha .
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9th August 2007, 10:52	#30
chanapli BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Banglaore Posts: 270 Thanked: Once	I hate to give my vehicle for TD even. The only two exceptions in my past 8 years are my elder brother ( he is a better driver to me) and one of my best buddy ( I was not happy, but then it was a long whole night driving, and I wanted rest.)
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