| If you met me on the street you would think | | | | |
| I'm a pretty normal guy, and in most aspects | | | | 15. You have car parts in your cubicle at |
| that would be true. However, I am a sick | | | | work. |
| person; I suffer from an incurable disease: I | | | | |
| am a car nut. | | | | 16. You ask your future wife if you can |
| | | | register at AutoZone, Napa and Advance Auto. |
| There are a number of ways to determine if | | | | |
| you are afflicted by this disease. Below I | | | | 17. The reading material in your bathroom is |
| have listed some ways to tell if you are a | | | | all car magazines, car and racing catalogs |
| car nut. I have highlighted the ones I am | | | | and a few books written by famous drivers. |
| guilty of. | | | | |
| | | | 18. Your family brings a couch into the |
| You might be a car nut if: | | | | garage so they can spend some time with you. |
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| 1. You have owned more cars than years you | | | | 19. You can't stand anyone telling you how |
| have been driving. Example: I have been | | | | to drive, you are the best! |
| driving for 9 years and have owned 15 cars. | | | | |
| | | | 20. You always want to change something on |
| 2. You own 3-4 cars at a time, and 2 of them | | | | your car to make it handle better. |
| don't run. | | | | |
| | | | 21. You spend more time polishing your car |
| 3. You attend car events of all kinds: car | | | | then you do bathing. |
| shows, races, truck shows, etc. You even | | | | |
| attend events for cars you don't even like, | | | | 22. You spend more on insurance premiums |
| just because it is related to cars. | | | | than food. |
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| 4. You own the most extensive collection of | | | | 23. You know the 0-60 and ¼ mile times of |
| toy cars anyone has ever seen. I'm talking | | | | your lawn mower and want to improve them. |
| matchbox cars, model cars, die cast cars, | | | | |
| etc. | | | | 24. After you tell your girlfriend/wife |
| | | | where you want to go on vacation, she asks |
| 5. You spend more quality time with your car | | | | "Why is there a car show or race there?" |
| than your girlfriend/wife. | | | | |
| | | | 25. You have auto parts store on your speed |
| 6. You get into a fight with your girlfriend | | | | dial. |
| wife and instead of making you sleep on the | | | | |
| couch she takes away your detailing supplies. | | | | 26. When someone asks where you went to |
| | | | school you reply "Skip Barber." |
| 7. When you buy a new house, you are only | | | | |
| concerned with the size of the garage. | | | | 27. Your email or screen name refers to your |
| | | | car and not you. |
| 8. You attend auto shows even when you're | | | | |
| not looking to buy a car. | | | | 28. You sit in your car in a dark garage and |
| | | | make car noises and shift and practice your |
| 9. You know the 0-60 times of all of your | | | | heel toe shifting. |
| cars and their closest 5 competitors. | | | | |
| | | | 29. You look at the purchase of tools as a |
| 10. The engine compartment of your car is | | | | long term investment. |
| clean enough to eat off. | | | | |
| | | | 30. You have a separate drawer for garage |
| 11. You have trained your girlfriend/wife on | | | | clothes. |
| spotting different models of cars and what | | | | |
| modifications they have on them. | | | | This is just a small list of ways to |
| | | | determine if you are an addict. I have grown |
| 12. On road trips, you always challenge | | | | up a car nut, being raised by one, my father. |
| yourself to get their faster than the last | | | | It is like a bug and once you are bitten |
| time. | | | | there is no remedy to get rid of it. You can |
| | | | try to pick other hobbies and jobs, but in |
| 13. Your garage holds more cars than your | | | | the end it will always come down to cars. So |
| house has bedrooms. | | | | the best thing to do is just give in, admit |
| | | | you have a problem, then say the hell with it |
| 14. You have enough spare parts to build | | | | and go enjoy that car! |
| another car. | | | | |