How Has A Car Saved Your Life Or Helped You Out Of A Really Rough Patch?

I think cars themselves, meeting this community, has already helped me out of a rough patch. I’ve been a petrolhead from a young age, everyone knows that, but one thing I’ve never told practically anyone is that, well, I don’t hail from a ‘Normal’, no conflict past, I come from a…Shattered, past. 3-4 years ago, my mother had an accident, and, at the tender-ish age of 8-9, I was traumatized, naturally, I don’t want to say anymore about this, it still can bring a tear to these eyes, because even years on, I’m still recovering from the shock, I’m still picking up the pieces, even though, on the face of it, I might have moved on, and, when I met this community, I realized something. With cars, I could put down the past, leave the past behind, no matter for how long, and that, has been the best I’ll probably ever feel, its the whole reason I read TG Mag and all the car magazines I read anywhere and everywhere, because it helped me out of that state, I owe it so much, the least I could really do, is read more, learn more, and then do something relating to it, as my way of ‘Making it up to them’. It’s possibly the whole reason I started writing about ‘Them’, 4 months ago, as my step, to ‘make it up to them’. That feeling, probably remains the best I’ll feel for now, and I’m thankful for that.

I remember ct staff posted this video like last year lol

I personally don’t have a story myself, but maybe in the future. Maybe it’s helping the fact that I am still more single than an over head cam. Who knows lol…

My story:

I remember when CT was a good app, now good people are leaving & you won’t do anything about the trolls & reposts. Before the iOS update, everything was amazing. Of course there are good iOS users, no doubt. But still.

I used to love this community, but it’s disintergrating itself slowly… Idk how long this app will keep being a friendly place, but if we don’t do a change, it’ll fall for the reposts & trolls.

For me it wasn’t a car exactly… but 2 persons. During my early teenage years, I was wondering what to do next in life. I thought to myself that there has to be something else in life other than applying for a job in a company.

I was watching the ‘behind the scenes’ for the short movie: “Pagani vs Lamborghini: Need For Speed Hot Pursuit”. In it I saw Horacio Pagani, the man behind the company talk about the Zonda. His passion to build his own cars in his own image and have a passion to do so simply inspired me and made me look deep into it and ultimately after knowing everything and all the struggle he’s been through in his life to get to where he is inspired me to do what he did - start my own supercar company.

Later I found out another similar car brand, Koenigsegg and saw what amazing innovations and engineering he’s done. His innovations again inspired me to think that if he can come up with so many solutions for a car, surely I could do it too. And from day on, I’ve done a lot of research and development in automotive, computer, electronics, applications and aviation so that even I may contribute to the world of automotive industry and beyond that through entrepreneurship.

So yeah, both Pagani and Koenigsegg helped me dilute the dilemma I had with my career choices. :D

My Beetle was a gift from my mother right before she passed away in May from cancer as a parting gift. I’ll never sell it. I’ll modify it in her honor, not make it batshite crazy but just cool because she never liked speed. It’ll probably save my life because it’s slow af and will remain that way because of her, and so I can’t get to fast enough speed to be dangerous lol

Alex is there any way I could message you my story? Not sure I’d like to post it!

My story

I can’t afford a car

The end

In my case was a Chinese brand motorcycle. Forgot about quality, branding and stuff. My dad and I bought it so we could have a project and get more together as dad and son. So yeah is cool to say that Chinese crap saved my son-dad relationship

My dad passed away when I was 10 (I’m now 15) and before he died, he got a 2012 Mustang, so I whenever I see a Mustang, I think of my dad. I want a mustang when I grow up (no, I won’t kill anyone at a car show)

(Insert heart warming story to get points)