Are you more of a "Car Guy" or "Computer Guy"?
 

I am more of a car guy but I know some people are heavy into computers. So what are you?

My profession is computers. :)
My passion is cars. :cool:

I've always been into both...

Cars run deep in my family. My grandfather had like 8 cars, my dad has always been into cars and has had probably 50 cars over the years. at one point he owned 10 cars when I was 16.

I have always been into mechanical things, and computers were natural for me.

Alon

LOL! with the new models, where does the car stop and the computer begin? Computerized road maps, transmissions, driving habits in memory, FSS service intervals, braking, handling, etc. I read that the new Porsche has 43 microprocessor/memory nodes, the most powerful of which has more MFLOPS/RAM/CACHE/Code capacity than the first Cray supercomputer!

And with electronic brakes and steering to be integrated into the ABS/Handling/ride stability process, it is only going to get better/worse - at any rate, more complicated. My penny prediction - Hot swap low cost exchangable modules for each subsystem when the wireless diagnostic communication program informs the dealer your component is nearing its MTBF limits or has a malfunction, and limited function sharing by other modules to bypass the failing unit - a 'tell me 3 times' system. The failing unit goes back to the factory for rebuild or recycling.

(I wouldn't mind a hot swap evaporator on my 87 300E :rolleyes: )

Howdy All,
I don't have either so I don't consider myself either. One YJ Wrangler one Unimog and one webtv.

Ashman
You must have been in heaven at 16 (that is if your dad let you drive the cars) I would have loved to pick and chose what car to drive today.
Subman

I may like computers, but I am not persuing a career in computers and you cannot drive a computer around. So my car is my home on wheels.

Ohh I did pick and choose from time to time... he he

Back then he had the following. one was mine though eheh..

1968 Corvette Stingray convertible - 327, weiand manifold, holley 4 barrel, hurst 4 speed. Man was that thing funt o drive, except when turning ehhe..

1966 Caddillac convertible Big boat but still cool to cruise in.

1986 Jag XJS V12 Custom Convertible - one smooth cat, but not reliable in the least.

1987 Benz 560SEL - my mom drove this and the jag. - definately one of my favorites to drive.

1985 MB 190E - My brother drove this one...

1983 GMC Jimmy K-5 - this was mine. - used to tow the boat.

1976 Chevy Blazer K-5 - Tow vehicle for the boat

1983 Rolls Royce Silver Spur - my dad's daily driver.

1966 caddy coupe for a parts car.

1977 BMW 530I - I had this for 6 months while my dad's rolls was being repaired when he got sideswiped... he dorve it for 2 months, I drove it for 4.

Roughly 10 cars hehe

Over the years he has always had cars galore, and we used to go out test driving exotics, and luxury cars every weekend. now we only do it once in a while.

I can rmemeber on a few occassions, getting to test drive ferraris for fun. at 16, getting to drive a ferrrari for fun with your dad and having him tell you to punch it and go through the gears, well you can imagine my excitement and adrenaline rushes. hehe

I plan on having a small stable of cool cars myself one day.

Alon

Well, my C43 seems really slow to me and I have a Honda with over 500hp at the wheels. I'd say that makes me a car guy.

This is quite a question. I think I'm not much of a computer guy ...

Cars, cars, cars.......

Definitely a CAR GUY!:D

Did car shows for awhile (in my younger days), even went to the track for some weekend bracket racing.

I do computers for a living, PDA software applications, and there are four PCs and a laptop in my possesion.

...but computer programming is my profession, not my insatiable love, so I utilize my computer(s) on a need basis only...I don't shop for the latest gizmo, or feel as if I need cutting edge gear (I still do the household budget on my 100MHz dinosaur :rolleyes:). The house is wired for a hub, and eventually, I will take the time to configure a network and tie the family PCs together.

Meanwhile, the garage is my domain! :D I have a stereo system with large floor speakers to keep me humming while I tinker on the cars. The garage is not heated or A/C ready, but it does have a ceiling fan, and a 220V box is awaiting the future arrival of an air compressor.

Both!:D I use my computer to help search for ways to fix/upgrade my car, and I use my car to buy things to fix/upgrade my computer;)
All in all it works out great!

Which ever one isn't working:D

Car guy. Still being dogged by the cost of building a complete "tool box" though (if there is such a thing.) Diesels seem to have a propensity for requiring a handful of specialty tools for each individual make. :rolleyes: Fix up work tends to be glacial at best, and the in between time is spent on a PC. Having internet where I work doesn't help either. :D

computer geek
 

Hello. My name is Brian, and I love computers. ("Hi, Brian!")

I have never owned a car that I could work on before my '81 300TD. I have had great success...with minimal effort so far...working on my car! I think that after another couple months I will be more balanced, so that the time I spend on the car almost balances with the time I spend on the computer.

On the other hand, the more time I spend on the car, the more I need to spend on this forum!

It is a viscious cycle! :D

I'd much rather be changing oil in the diesel than poking a computer keyboard.:D

I work on computers all day. Computers suck. My SL doesn't. End of story.

83 280 SL Euro
84 Porsche 944

Car guy by choice, computer guy by necessity. :) Gotta be able to get on this site and on TDS, eh? Like cars, though, I prefer to do my own computer maintenance when I can...so I don't buy computers, I build 'em :)

You're a brave man:D My brother tried that once a long time ago. It was such a nightmare, he gave up and went back to just buying them. But that was back with Windows 3.0, or something like that. I suppose it's easier now.

This is also due to the fact that the last three "bought" computers I had (all three were secondhand, though) had serious hardware problems that, since the guts were all propietary, either couldn't be resolved or needed special parts ($$$) to fix.

Going to a "built" computer was sort of like switching from a Honda to an M-B, except I didn't have to build my M-B from parts I bought at Frys. :)

I own several internet data centers, so computers are important. However, I've never waxed, polished or stood back and admired them like I do with my cars.

Lou K

I'm a plant guy, vegetables rule!

Hey, I work with a bunch of those:p

good question
 

I'm a computer guy by profession and career choice, although that's not blooming yet, but cars are definately a labour of love.

I will try to improve my cars with my knowledge of computers, and forget computers exist when I'm driving my car :)

Besides, driving is much healthier then starring at a computer screen isn't it? :)

The fresh air, reflexes at 110%, heart pumping through those sharp turns... makes computers seem real boring... wait THEY ARE :)

xp

Howdy All
Dogs!¡:)

i cant stand computers! the only reason i have one is for the internet and the cd burner

Car, Camera, Guitar, Computer Guy . . . in that order, chronologically.

The crap they sell for parts nowadays makes building one's own computer a not so good idea. Dell and the gang have quality control and engineering standards that assure you are going to get a decent computer, while Fry's buys stuff that is probably factory second parts or parts that have not been thru quality control, assuring you a deceit computer. I have never built a computer out of Fry's parts that didn't require at least three trips back for parts exchange. I've bought hundreds of Dells for my customers, and I can only think of one that had to be returned for repairs.