I am a new coupe owner, some 10 days now, and wanted to introduce myself and let you know a little about me and my car. As I enjoy hearing a little about the poster, and his/her previous cars, I'll start there.
I'm in my early 50's and live in ND - yes, spring is FINALLY here
. My previous car was a 2007 Eclipse SE that has now been passed to my significant-other (horrid phrase). Her ride had been, for years, an early Mazda MX-6 GT (yeah, she be the performance driver, not me). Age of that vehicle triggered a need for a replacement. And so the search began.
All of my previous vehicles had been of the 4-cylinder variety - years ago an Audi Fox, for a brief time an Alfa Spyder, an Altima (yes, family does matter). Nothing with any oomph, but all with decent handling. So a few years ago, when needing a car, I fell in love with the lines of the Eclipse, and bought the SE.
Needless to say, my SO was polite, but eye-rolling did ensue. "Why not the GT??"
So THIS time, the targets were something with some "muscle". I had never owned a Camaro, nor a Mustang, and so my search began there. She and I were at the Auto Show in Denver last spring, and I must admit, the Canary Yellow Camaro that was on display was a knock out. As were the more up-market Audi's, BMW's, etc., but the true eye-catcher, for me, was the Camaro. (For her, it was clearly the blue Shelby.)
So I started there.....and the Camaro is a beautiful car from the outside. Sadly, for me, the infatuation ended when inside the car. Frankly, I felt blind and wrapped in a cocoon, much like a Chrysler 300. Both very nice cars, but not for me.
Driving from that dealer to the Nissan-Honda dealer (I wished to look at the Honda and Nissan coupes) we came across a local show of classic cars. So we stopped, and walked and talked. While there, one of the owner's drove in his "hobby car" - a term I did not know. He had built it from the ground up - a little two-seater no-top (convertible, but with no top ever intended - bet there is a term for that too) that just GROWLED. I will not describe the gut reaction, for I think that all here understand that.
So we move on to the Nissan-Honda dealer, and there in the sun is this Black Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
I am in trouble at this point.
After a 2 hour test drive, and a 2 hour cooling off period where she and I talked finances, who drives what, all that kind of stuff.......
I leased the Genesis Coupe.
This past weekend (Memorial Day) and after 400 miles (a new concept for me....drive for the hell of it) my eyes have been opened. I said above that I had driven "decent handling" cars - while the Alfa was fun, there is no comparison. And the growl of the Coupe, is, to me, amazing.
So there is one partial story of a new Coupe owner. If there is interest, there is more I can say, perhaps a comparison of driving the Eclipse and the Coupe, but I will not bore you further.
JC.
P.S. It is truly amazing what my SO can wring out of that Eclipse, in comparison to me.
JC
I'm in my early 50's and live in ND - yes, spring is FINALLY here
. My previous car was a 2007 Eclipse SE that has now been passed to my significant-other (horrid phrase). Her ride had been, for years, an early Mazda MX-6 GT (yeah, she be the performance driver, not me). Age of that vehicle triggered a need for a replacement. And so the search began.All of my previous vehicles had been of the 4-cylinder variety - years ago an Audi Fox, for a brief time an Alfa Spyder, an Altima (yes, family does matter). Nothing with any oomph, but all with decent handling. So a few years ago, when needing a car, I fell in love with the lines of the Eclipse, and bought the SE.
Needless to say, my SO was polite, but eye-rolling did ensue. "Why not the GT??"
So THIS time, the targets were something with some "muscle". I had never owned a Camaro, nor a Mustang, and so my search began there. She and I were at the Auto Show in Denver last spring, and I must admit, the Canary Yellow Camaro that was on display was a knock out. As were the more up-market Audi's, BMW's, etc., but the true eye-catcher, for me, was the Camaro. (For her, it was clearly the blue Shelby.)
So I started there.....and the Camaro is a beautiful car from the outside. Sadly, for me, the infatuation ended when inside the car. Frankly, I felt blind and wrapped in a cocoon, much like a Chrysler 300. Both very nice cars, but not for me.
Driving from that dealer to the Nissan-Honda dealer (I wished to look at the Honda and Nissan coupes) we came across a local show of classic cars. So we stopped, and walked and talked. While there, one of the owner's drove in his "hobby car" - a term I did not know. He had built it from the ground up - a little two-seater no-top (convertible, but with no top ever intended - bet there is a term for that too) that just GROWLED. I will not describe the gut reaction, for I think that all here understand that.
So we move on to the Nissan-Honda dealer, and there in the sun is this Black Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
I am in trouble at this point.
After a 2 hour test drive, and a 2 hour cooling off period where she and I talked finances, who drives what, all that kind of stuff.......
I leased the Genesis Coupe.
This past weekend (Memorial Day) and after 400 miles (a new concept for me....drive for the hell of it) my eyes have been opened. I said above that I had driven "decent handling" cars - while the Alfa was fun, there is no comparison. And the growl of the Coupe, is, to me, amazing.
So there is one partial story of a new Coupe owner. If there is interest, there is more I can say, perhaps a comparison of driving the Eclipse and the Coupe, but I will not bore you further.
JC.
P.S. It is truly amazing what my SO can wring out of that Eclipse, in comparison to me.
JC
