Quote Originally Posted by E-Stat
I would compare my observations to that of the informed automotive press such as Car and Driver, Road and Track, Automobile, etc. Unlike the engineers here, those engineers / professional driver / journalists have all experienced the highest performance examples of their trade. Unlike here, those engineers understand that metrics alone are woefully inadequate to fully characterize the abilities of an automobile. They are used as a starting point only. If the extent of their experience were limited to Hyundais, we would have a similar situation.



Perhaps, but I find that direct experience such as piloting an airplane or skydiving to be more satisfying than just daydreaming about it. Similarly, I find experiencing the finest music systems far more enjoyable than theorizing about them.

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You can compare yourself as much as you want, but until you can identify the 5 wheeled car from a four wheeled car in a test where you don't know which you are driving, then you are just talking. Some things can be measured and tested, but others are just subjective opinions. Once you establish that a five wheeled car produces a human detectable difference in the feel of a vehicle's driving characteristics, then talking about subjective opinions is valid. If a driver cannot detect when the 5th wheel is present, then what are you really talking about when you give your subjective opinion of it?

As far as experiencing things, I agree with you, but not everything falls into the category of "needs to be experienced."