Love the one you're with

[stace650]

Hi,

I've been driving a Camry around because I smashed up my GT.

Camrys are adequate. They get from A to B.

But after driving this generic car for a few days I really miss my Ford. Compared to the GT the Camry is just so... NOTHING. It's slushy, soft, mushy and bland.

The GT is sharp, lets you feel the road through the seat of your pants. It has power and accurate steering. It feels lighter than the Camry even!

One thing that the Toyota does very well: it makes me appreciate my 8 year old FPV.

Cheers Ford, thanks for an awesome car.

[dieseltrain79]

Ha comparing a bottom of the mill a-b car to a top of the range sports 4 door ....

Lol . But yes , we do take for granted what we have , until we drive something less .... Enjoyable ! I've been driving an Applause instead of Soarer as a daily for a few months now
, and when I drive the soarer on a weekend or race day , god I love it !!!

I know exactly how you feel

[Gadgetman]

Originally Posted by dieseltrain79

Ha comparing a bottom of the mill a-b car to a top of the range sports 4 door ....

Let me tell you that the top of the wozza Sportivo aint that much sporty to drive either brother.

[JessieXT]

I hope your GT can be repaired. If not, time to shop for another ?

[stace650]

It's being repaired... An 11,000 dollar moment of inattention...

[Express]

I hope your car is on the road soon better than ever.

Its times like these that let us know we really do care about our cars.

[iCat]

Originally Posted by stace650

It's being repaired... An 11,000 dollar moment of inattention...

ugh

[vanman_75]

Yer just sold my 150 prado and thought I would be ok with a 91 cruiser Ute for a bit just cause I'm moving and boat towing duties ...first 450 k trip ....stuff that I'm going shopping ha ha , will be either ranger or navara supercab ...with all the trendy jewelry , man I don't know how people live with em ...its got nothing on the new breed super Utes ..

[Poetic Justice]

Yeah must admit, I got the same feeling when I was leant a brand new 335 GT-P when my Ferarri was in for service recently.



I mean really.. the Camry doesn't compare to an FPV? Who would have known.

[stace650]

Well it might have compared in, say, steering or comfort. Or even smoothness or ease of driving.

But I guess haters gonna hate and have a dig at any comments.

Have a nice day!

[zx10]

Originally Posted by stace650

Well it might have compared in, say, steering or comfort. Or even smoothness or ease of driving.

But I guess haters gonna hate and have a dig at any comments.

Have a nice day!

Nothing wrong with your comments mate. I feel the exact same way whenever I have to drive the Mrs Camry anywhere. Getting back into my car makes me appreciate why I bought it and love it so much (even though its not an expensive car by any stretch).

[Legit290]

You haven't had it long Stace. It doesn't take long to get used to driving them and you can certainly notice how enjoyable they are to drive when you drive something else. When I drive the wife's Lancer the gearshift seems so loose and the body roll is evident. Not to mention the lack of push in the back.
I hope they do a good job and it still drives well

[Super Roo 1970]

Originally Posted by stace650

Hi,

I've been driving a Camry around because I smashed up my GT.

Camrys are adequate. They get from A to B.

But after driving this generic car for a few days I really miss my Ford. Compared to the GT the Camry is just so... NOTHING. It's slushy, soft, mushy and bland.

.

I feel the same way about my daily driver fg gt. When I hop out of that into one of my old gt's or ho's, especially the phase 3.
I'm not saying the fg is like a camry, but driving the fg 5 days a week takes away most of the magic and makes me really look forward to the weekends when I get one of the old bangers out.

[stace650]

You lucky bugger. What I would give to have that problem! I've only ever been n a XW GT a few times back in the 80s. Never even sat in a Pahse Three.

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