59 Car Quotes

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Car quotes can be great for anyone who loves cars, whether a diehard car enthusiast or just someone who likes the look and feel of a classic car.

With their engines revved and ready to go, these  car quotes will bring you back in time with every turn of the steering wheel, and every mile traveled. As you take these wise words from some of the greatest minds to have touched the world of automobiles, let them inspire you to live in the fast lane!

  • “A new car is not going to change your life.” ~ Monica Ali
  • “When you have a great car, you want people to see the car.” ~ Andris Nelsons
  • “Older cars tend to drive like older cars. That is not for me.” ~ Robert Herjavec
  • “Modern cars I don’t like so much.” ~ Amber Heard
  • “A car is like a mother-in-law ~ if you let it, it will rule your life.” ~ Jaime Lerner
  • “Cars are the sculptures of our everyday lives.” ~ Chris Bangle
  • “If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?” ~ Steven Wright
  • “Racing is Life, everything before or after is just waiting.” ~ Steve Mcqueen
  • “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” ~ Henry Ford
  • “People think getting a new partner is like getting a new car.” ~ Orlando Bloom
  • “I am an artist, the track is my canvas and the car is my brush.” ~ Graham Hill
  • “The cars we drive say a lot about us.” ~ Alexandra Paul
  • “There’s three things men always talk about ~ women, sports, and cars.” ~ Mario Lopez
  • “All of those cars were once just a dream in somebody’s head.” ~ Peter Gabriel
  • “Fast cars are my only vice.” ~ Michael Bay
  • “We aren’t addicted to oil, but our cars are.” ~ James Woolsey
  • “I’ve always been into cars. Cars are part of our genetic makeup. It’s unavoidable.” ~ Matthew Fox
  • “I thought cars were essential ingredients of life itself.” ~ Edward Herrmann
  • “When a man opens a car door for his wife, it’s either a new car or a new wife.” ~ Prince Philip
  • “Cars are the reason we, you know, people live or die.” ~ Steven Curtis Chapman
  • “When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible – cowards and fools.” ~ Russell Baker
  • “The way I drive, the way I handle a car, is an expression of my inner feelings.” ~ Lewis Hamilton
  • “Shoes make an outfit; they’re like rims for a car.” ~ Omari Hardwick
  • “I’m a crazy car guy. I’ve got an airplane hangar full of cars.” ~ Paul Walker
  • “The racing driver needs to be fed a diet of other racing drivers.” ~ Carroll Smith
  • “Racing … it’s life. Everything that comes before or after is just waiting.” ~ Michael Delaney
  • “Cars mean nothing to me. I’m not a car guy.” ~ Penn Jillettecar
  • “A city that outdistances man’s walking powers is a trap for man.” ~ Arnold Toynbee
  • “You can’t make a racehorse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig.” ~ Bob Akin
  • “If a part can be installed incorrectly, it will be.” ~ Murphy’s Law
  • “A car is like a mother-in-law ~ if you let it, it will rule your life.” ~ Jaime Lernercar
  • “Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.” ~ Albert Einstein
  • “A fast car can make women ‘like’ a man; and a man ‘like’ women … fast.” ~ Mokokoma
  • “A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.” ~ Florence Griffith
  • “I love the wheels, I mean steering wheel.” ~ Amit Kalantri
  • “Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.” ~ Erma Bombeck
  • “I know a lot about cars, man. I can look at any car’s headlights and tell you exactly which way it’s coming.” ~ Mitch Hedberg
  • “Flying cars are not a very efficient way to move things from one point to another.” ~ Bill Gates
  • “I’ve always been asked, ‘What is my favorite car?’ and I’ve always said ‘The next one.’” ~ Carroll Shelby
  • “We at BMW do not build cars as consumer objects, just to drive from A to B. We build mobile works of art.” ~ Chris Bangle
  • “A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.” ~ Mario Andretti
  • “Race cars, no matter what size or shape they are, they do the same things. It is not complicated.” ~ Tony Stewart
  • “Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers.” ~ Colin McRae
  • “Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win.” ~ Enzo Ferrari
  • “If you’re in control, you’re not going fast enough.” ~ Parnelli Jones
  • “Fast cars like Porsches and Ferraris ~ they are things of beauty.” ~ Rod Stewart
  • “I love fast cars… and to go too fast in them.” ~ Lara Flynn Boyle
  • “You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.” ~ Mario Andretti
  • “Cars bring me sheer joy.” ~ Evan Spiegel
  • “You can know or not know how a car runs and still enjoy riding in a car.” ~ David Byrne
  • “I am emotional about engines, if you hurt my car, you hurt my heart.” ~ Amit Kalantri
  • “Money may not buy happiness, but I’d rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus.” ~ Françoise Sagan
  • “A dream without ambition is like a car without gas… you’re not going anywhere.” ~ Sean Hampton
  • “There’s a lot of stress… but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.” ~ Dan Brown
  • “Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.” ~ White
  • “The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.” ~ Dudley Moore
  • “When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.” ~ Ayrton Senna
  • “There’s nothing wrong with the car except that it’s on fire.” ~ Murray Walker
  • “The ideal racecar will expire 100 yards past the finish line.” ~ Stirling Moss

 

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