Try fiddling around the memories of childhood from when you saw your first car. I believe most of us are not able to remember when they have first saw a car. Let me tell you, it was your first toy. Believe me, before than that you must have been into cars since you born but it was just another thing to you. The first encounter with cars was when you saw it as a toy.
At times, your parents imitated ?zoooom?.zoooom? sound of the car while moving it around you have brought them a loveable and unforgettable smile on your face. And your desire to catch that shiny, colored moving thing into your hand filled their hearts with immense happiness. The lucrative lust having that shimmering, movable and colored entity which is very handy to grip onto immediately made their place in your most favorites. This was the start. After that you have always received the advanced versions. I think the lust grew up with you because most of the other toys that were provided didn?t exist in the practical world. Then you had your own first convertible, the baby cart. Your parents can tell you about the smile you had when baby cart was rolled by someone. The breeze coming from the front, and thrust of a rear wheel drive, having your firm grip on the front bar of baby cart as if it was a steering, gave you the feel of a convertible.
As time passed by, you were given tricycles and bicycles. That?s what introduced you to balance, cornering, speed, brakes, gears and suspension. You have raced with your friends, making record of fastest 0-20 mph. Also bicycles introduced you to breakdowns, road wounds and flat tires. You learnt to safeguard your vehicle as if it was the most precious vehicle in the world. During this age, the childhood lust of cars has been converted into knowing more about actual cars and not just toy cars. You try to know their names, models, types and specs.
As time passed by, you come to learn and drive an engine powered vehicle. Most of us will remember the first solo drive. It made you felt in control and prestigious. You have never missed a chance to drive. Keeping car all clean, spending hours to wash it, clean it, maintain it and know it. The first accident was always a very bad memory and misery prevailed on your mood till days. Sometimes later, as you get more practiced, you discover a newer domain, Power & Speed. Driving in top gears, flooring the gas and pulling over to precision was the passion. You were being scolded by your parents on account of over speeding. As time passes by, and maybe by some bad experiences, you realize that, this is not the game. Safety makes a delightful entry to the drive life. During all this, most of us reading this article have the first love encounter of our lives, and the crush continues with every new vehicle that comes to sight. Admiration, care, lust, and the urge to know your vehicle triumph over other habits of your daily rituals.
Teenage crosses over, and you found someone to turn 2 wheel driven lives into 4x4. During this era, you are able to have your own vehicle. Driving your own car home felt just like bringing the newly wedded girl home. Similarly, outing with your better half have blessed short honey moons. Along with this, comes comfort to your life. During teenage one may have two wheelers, old cars, two seaters , 4x4?s and hatch backs. And now you are looking into sedans and SUVs. Economy comes after comfort. Allocation of funds to your vehicle always makes a safe entry into your monthly budget and often needs a clarification to your better half.
A new addition to the family makes your vehicle more important to commute safely with comfort. It turns you from 4x4 to a long haul truck. You have added responsibilities, workloads and long way to go. Also you start teaching a new generation about cars ?zooom?.zooom?. The nostalgia kicks the best memory of yours back to you and the chain reaction continues.
Short honey moons turned into school pick drops, picnics and birthdays. Your newer generation grows young while you grow old. Things? moving very fast, but your most favorite way to commute on road is always the car. As you grow older, your priorities change. Your teenage kid has his/her own vehicle. You may be retire from job, nothing much to do except for watching TV and reading newspaper, going to some social clubs and meeting old friends. Your health level decline from perfect to just running. Frequent sickness and weakness explains you the feel of car you have replaced every 5 years for just it being old. Time passes by till the day you die. Your funeral car is the last vehicle to ride on to your final destination. The chain process remains continued after your life.
And I wonder why we ask ourselves ?what get us into cars? ?