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Why does anybody buy this crap?
by jollyllama 4y ago
Why does anybody buy this crap?
- deepspace 4y agoBack in the day, I participated in Autocross, and occasionally joined a car club for a track day at the local raceway. Gas, club fees, entry fees and instructor fees typically came to $300-400 for a fun Sunday. I drove a stock BMW 3-series, and did not need or want to pay for the added performance of an M-series for day to day driving. However, if I could upgrade to M-series performance for $60 for a track day, I would have jumped at the opportunity. This is admittedly not a common use case, but there is definitely a niche market for this kind of thing.
- jollyllama 4y agoOk, that kind of makes sense. Personally, I find something offensive about paying for a machine or device that's intentionally software nerfed by the manufacturer. And outside of a track setting, I think variability in one's daily driver would not be enjoyable.
- smileysteve 4y agoIf you're doing SCCA, will you handicap your car appropriately? I once took a first place trophy in SCCA autox because my mother's 99 Nissan Maxima sedan is handicapped compared to a Subaru WRX. There are whole series developed around cheap, fast enough cars, s2000, Miata, RX-7 (non turbo), bmw e46. I always find it odd when people take Corvette and other super cars to these events, where they can't win.
- recursive 4y agoVenturing a guess here. They buy it because they find the benefit to be worth the cost.