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    Idk, I'm the kinda person who will buy an electric when I can afford it. I'll probably be one of the first people to autocross an electric car. The only older car I will keep around when I'm older is an old Beetle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magius
    Idk, I'm the kinda person who will buy an electric when I can afford it. I'll probably be one of the first people to autocross an electric car. The only older car I will keep around when I'm older is an old Beetle.
    jsut remember there is a reason ppl dont autocross electric cars. i dont know what it is, but i know there is one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Halfwit
    jsut remember there is a reason ppl dont autocross electric cars. i dont know what it is, but i know there is one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Halfwit
    jsut remember there is a reason ppl dont autocross electric cars. i dont know what it is, but i know there is one.
    Autocrossing electric cars is fine. It's drifting that you have to worry about. By sliding the car across the pavement the car builds up a charge, much like static electricity. The overabundance of electricity in the car can overload the ion batteries and cause the car to erupt in a massive electromagnetic discharge. It's not pretty. Imagine sliding across the carpet in your socks and then having your head explode. It's a lot like that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ran Kizama
    Autocrossing electric cars is fine. It's drifting that you have to worry about. By sliding the car across the pavement the car builds up a charge, much like static electricity. The overabundance of electricity in the car can overload the ion batteries and cause the car to erupt in a massive electromagnetic discharge. It's not pretty. Imagine sliding across the carpet in your socks and then having your head explode. It's a lot like that.
    How is that charge going to transfer to the batteries through rubber tires.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ironchef
    How is that charge going to transfer to the batteries through rubber tires.
    Pfft, rubber tires will have been a thing of the past. Duh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ran Kizama
    Pfft, rubber tires will have been a thing of the past. Duh.
    Polyurethane ftw.

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    I think that you graduate to more expensive, more powerful cars like in my case, I would like a 2006 BMW M3

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    I for myself will be into imports like the Japanese even when im well over 50. Hopefully till the day I die. But would be on a different scale. My style now is more on the Tuner style once I get middle aged it will be VIP styling that I will be going for and exotic cars.
    But to answer your question I believe imports are here to stay. And the die hard fans will collect or store their favorite old school cars during their time and focus on keeping them original as possible.
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    I"ll still be into imports 20+ years from now. The manufacturers are fucking up too much imo. Most ofl the news cars they brought back from the dead aren't up to par with the classic cars. They always come out overweight,a little slower, funky styling and with more "useless" electronics that seem like you're flying a boeing 747.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EVO8MARLON
    I for myself will be into imports like the Japanese even when im well over 50. Hopefully till the day I die. But would be on a different scale. My style now is more on the Tuner style once I get middle aged it will be VIP styling that I will be going for and exotic cars.
    But to answer your question I believe imports are here to stay. And the die hard fans will collect or store their favorite old school cars during their time and focus on keeping them original as possible.
    GOTCHA!!!!!!

    WHAT DO U MEAN THE JAPANESE ARE INTO IMPORTS? most japanese ppl drive domestics.

    they cant be an "import" if their country of origin, is the country they are driven in.

    what u jsut said is like calling a mustang an import car in america.
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    Yea, we all are watch and see.... Kids in that time are going to be like wow it runs on gas.... my dad thought me about that lol

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    Yup, we will al the running in our little fart cans lol. All the kids then will be like cool I seen cars like that in movies before. Oh, and whats VTEC? lol
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