04/10/2008 10:17. Most people purchase a vehicle to serve as a basic form of transportation. The car is merely something used to get from point A to B and happens to fit their budget and lifestyle. Gearheads and car-nuts are a different breed. We tend to make impulsive vehicle purchases that are largely driven by desire and passion, budget being secondary in most cases. The normal population will never understand how car enthusiasts can cycle through so many vehicles in a matter of years. They cannot understand why someone would sell a perfectly good car that is in excellent working condition. The reasons for Joe Commuter to purchase a new econobox do not include excuses such as: because it is faster, because I'm bored, because it handles better.

Every car enthusiast probably has at least one vehicle in... // GM High-Tech Performance Magazine