The 150 Best Car Quotes for Gearheads
Whether they’re electric, gas guzzlers or fuel efficient, cars are designed to get us from point A to B. For car enthusiasts, an automobile is more than a hunk of metal. It’s a source of freedom and thrill. These 150 car quotes reflect the many levels of passion (and humor) that these horseless modes of transportation bring.
For many of us, we have memories of our first car with that beloved "new car" smell. Or, perhaps you were like me. I was just happy to get an older model hand-me-down Chevy from my aunt. It turned off when I made right-hand turns, but it got me to school and back home.
Our society has come a long way since the first automobile was mass-produced in America. It was in 1901 that Ransom E. Olds manufactured the Curved Dash Oldsmobile. Olds also invented the concept of an assembly line, which influenced today’s method of auto manufacturing. Now, with so many car brands and styles to choose from, there’s an option for everyone.
With more choices comes their influence on our everyday lives. Now, car quotes come from classic movies where they’re at the center of its plot like Thelma & Louise, The Italian Job and the Fast and the Furious franchise. From famous car sayings to Instagram captions for your new ride, there’s likely a saying for every level of car lover.
Despite the style, brand or color, cars are a thing of beauty and fascination. Rev up your engines and ride along with these 150 quotes for automotive lovers.
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150 Best Car Quotes
1. "I couldn’t find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." – Ferdinand Porsche
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2. "Life is too short to drive boring cars." – Elvis Presley
3. "You'll always remember your first car and the memories that come with it — that sense of adventure!" – Paddy McGuinness
4. "The cars we drive say a lot about us." – Alexandra Paul
5. "Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win." – Enzo Ferrari
6. "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." – Henry Ford
7. "A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments." – Mario Andretti
8. "The automobile engine will come, and then I will consider my life's work complete." – Rudolf Diesel
9. "Money may not buy happiness, but I’d rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus." – Fran?oise Sagan
10. "Driving race cars was an avenue for me to learn how to build my own car, and that was my ambition all along." – Carroll Shelby
11. "Take care of your car in the garage, and the car will take care of you on the road." – Amit Kalantri
12. "I’m actually quite modest. All I want is a nice car. All I want is a drink at midnight on Sunday night and I’ll be a very happy man." – Gavin Friday
13. "Fast cars like Porsches and Ferraris – they are things of beauty." — Rod Stewart
14. "Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers." — Colin McRae
15. "I admit to wasting my life messing around with fast cars and motorcycles." — Brock Yates
16. "Electric cars aren't pollution—free; they have to get their energy from somewhere." — Alexandra Paul
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17. "Cars bring me sheer joy." – Evan Spiegel
18. "Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth." – Erma Bombeck
19. "You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track." – Mario Andretti
20. "When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible – cowards and fools." – Russell Baker
21. "Shoes make an outfit; they’re like rims for a car." – Omari Hardwick
22. "A car is like a mother-in-law – if you let it, it will rule your life." – Jaime Lernercar
23. "If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow." — Ross Bentley
24. "The car was invented as a convenient place to sit out traffic jams." – Evan Esar
25. "I don’t like to go over curbs, because I don’t want to be hard on the car." ― Alain Prost
26. "Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car." – E. B. White
27. "When you have a great car, you want people to see the car." – Andris Nelsons
28. "The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive."— Sir William Lyons
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29. "I love driving cars, looking at them, cleaning and washing and shining them. I clean ‘em inside and outside. I'm very touchy about cars. I don't want anybody leaning on them or closing the door too hard, know what I mean?" – Scott Baio
30. "Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike." – Valentino Ross
31. "The best car safety device is a rearview mirror with a cop in it." — Dudley Moore
32. "I am a big car enthusiast. I totally understand guys like Jay Leno who have a thousand cars. But asking me my favorite car would be like asking my favorite song or favorite food — it changes every day." – Casey James
33. "I’ve always been into cars. Cars are part of our genetic makeup. It’s unavoidable." – Matthew Fox
34. "All of those cars were once just a dream in somebody’s head." – Peter Gabriel
35. "Once you’ve raced, you never forget it…and you never get over it." – Richard Childress
36. "Running on different types of racetracks is challenging — not only for the drivers, but even more for the team members who have to make adjustments to the cars before each race." – Michael Andretti
37. "Anybody who gives their car to a valet isn’t a car guy." – Jay Leno
38. "In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car." – Lawrence Summers
39. "Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments." – Emma Bombeck
40. "Google is working on self-driving cars, and they seem to work. People are so bad at driving cars that computers don’t have to be that good to be much better." – Marc Andreessen
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Inspirational Car Quotes
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41. "There’s a lot of stress… but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window." – Dan Brown
42. "It’s a never ending battle of making your cars better and also trying to be better yourself." – Dale Earnhardt
43. "I always do like seeing other people dance in their cars. It's one of the things that makes me happy." – Ariel Gore
44. "I am an artist, the track is my canvas and the car is my brush." – Graham Hill
45. "Environmentally friendly cars will soon cease to be an option… they will become a necessity." – Fujio Cho
46. "The way I drive, the way I handle a car, is an expression of my inner feelings." – Lewis Hamilton
47. "Self-care is your fuel … Whatever the road ahead or the path you’ve taken, self-care is what keeps your motor running and your wheels turning." – Melissa Steginus
48. "A dream without ambition is like a car without gas… you’re not going anywhere." — Sean Hampton
49. "Cars are the sculptures of our everyday lives." – Chris Bangle
50. "I am emotional about engines, if you hurt my car, you hurt my heart." — Amit Kalantri
51. "If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will do." — Lewis Carroll
52. "Sometimes the best therapy is a long drive and good music." – (Attributed to various sources)
53. "Driving is a spectacular form of amnesia. Everything is to be discovered, everything to be obliterated." – Jean Baudrillard
54. "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 Joyner
55. "The road is there, it will always be there. You just have to decide when to take it." – Chris Humphrey
56. "The car has become the carapace, the protective and aggressive shell, of urban and suburban man." – Marshall McLuhan
57. "It’s not about the car you drive, it’s about the way you drive it." – Anonymous
58. "If you know you’re going home, the journey is never too hard." – Angela Wood
59. "In racing, there are always things you can learn, every single day. There is always space for improvement, and I think that applies to everything in life." – Lewis Hamilton
60. "To me, cars are freedom. They take you anywhere you want to go. They’re a release from the daily grind." – William Sharman
61. "Some men take good care of a car; others treat it like one of the family." – Evan Esar
62. "Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you." – Jeremy Clarkson
63. "Always focus on the front windshield and not the rearview mirror." – Colin Powell
64. "Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in." – Bill Bradley
65. "No action hero is more closely associated with cars than James Bond." – Richard Hammond
Famous Car Quotes
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66. "Fast cars are my only vice." – Michael Bay
67. "I don’t sell cars; I sell engines. The cars I throw in for free since something has to hold the engines in." – Enzo Ferrari
68. "Men love women, but even more than that, men love cars." – Christian Mckay (as Lord Hesketh), Rush
69. "To attract men, I wear a perfume called ‘New Car Interior.'" – Rita Rudner
70. "Second place is just the first-place loser." – Dale Earnhardt
71. "Float like a Cadillac, sting like a Beemer" – Owen Wilson (as Lightning McQueen), Cars
72. "I couldn’t find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." – Ferdinand Porsche
73. "First, you have to finish." – Michael Schumacher
74. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads" – Christopher Lloyd (as Dr. Emmett Brown), Back to the Future Part II
75. "Need I remind you, 007, that you have a license to kill, not to break the traffic laws." – Desmond Llewelyn (as Q), GoldenEye
76. "You win some, you lose some, you wreck some." – Dale Earnhardt
77. "It’s the car, right? Chicks always dig the car." – Val Kilmer (as Batman), Batman Forever
78. "Driving a race car is like dancing with a chainsaw." – Cale Yarborough
79. "What’s behind you doesn’t matter." – Enzo Ferrari
80. "I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters. Not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those 10 seconds or less, I'm free." – Vin Diesel (as Dom Toretto), The Fast and Furious
81. "Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers." – Colin McRae
82. "Speed. To be able to control it. To know that I can control something that’s out of control" – Tom Cruise (as Cole Trickle), Days of Thunder
83. "The winner ain’t the one with the fastest car, it’s the one who refuses to lose." – Dale Earnhardt
84. "A man with priorities so far out of whack doesn’t deserve such a fine automobile." – Matthew Broderick (as Ferris Bueller), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
85. "If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough." – Mario Andretti
86. "Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win." – Enzo Ferrari
87. "You can dance the tango and drive a Ferrari better than anyone I've ever seen." – Chris O'Donnell (as Charlie Simms), Scent of a Woman
88. "It is amazing how many drivers, even at the Formula One level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down." – Mario Andretti
89. "You care more about that car than you do about most people." – Geena Davis (as Thelma), Thelma and Louise
90. "I’ve always been asked, ‘What is my favorite car?’ and I’ve always said ‘The next one.’" – Carroll Shelby
91. "A car is a car! I drive my car every day." – Eddie Murphy (as Axel Foley), Beverly Hills Cop
92. "Chrysler builds great cars." – Lee Iacocca
93. "I always say, the way a man treats his car is how he treats himself" – Fran?ois Berléand (as Inspector Tarconi), The Transporter
94. "Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines." – Enzo Ferrari
95. "Nobody remembers the guy who finished second but the guy who finished second." – Bobby Unser
New Car Instagram Captions
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96. New car, who dis?
97. Meet my new partner in crime.
98. Welcome my new addition to the family. ??
99. My commute is about to get a lot shorter. #thankful
100. It’s time to fuel up and make new memories.
101. Beep beep, ya girl bought a car.
102. Where should I take her (my new car) on my next road trip?
103. Don’t mind me. Just at the gas station, filling up my new whip.?
104. New car smell, new me.
105. Hey y’all. Say hi to my new accessory.
106. I’m already addicted to the new car smell.
107. I finally bought my dream car. #blessed #hardwork
108. Am I making this car look good or what?! ??
109. This is what dreams are made of.
110. Meet my new best friend. #newcar
111. All set to turn heads, one lane at a time.
112. Just married…to my new car!
113. Life is a journey, and I have a new ride to enjoy it.??
114. Fresh outta the dealership.
115. New car, new adventures.
116. I like men, but I like my new car more. ??
117. Don’t count the miles, only the memories.
118. It may not be the newest model, but this ride is new for me.
119. Just came back from my first ride in my new car. #blessed
120. I worked so hard for this moment. #1stCar
121. All set to take the scenic route in life.
122. I finally found my perfect match.
123. To me, from me. #newcar
124. This new car scent smells good on me.
125. So…I went shopping today. #newcar
Captions for Car Lovers
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126. The only kind of control I like is that of being behind the wheel.
127. Alexa, play "Fast Car."
128. The road is my runway. ??
129. More than sunsets, I like chasing happy times.
130. Sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of my engine.
131. Why walk when you can drive? ??
132. As for me, I’m just a driver with a car addiction.
133. Sorry, I can’t. I have plans with my car.
134. You mess with me, you mess with my car
135. My car and I are in a committed relationship. ??
136. The only drama I enjoy is in my rearview mirror.
137. Plan for today: drive and get lost #happiness
138. A clean car is a happy car.
139. Cars=freedom #thatisall
140. I’m not just any lover; I’m a car lover. ??
141. Once the ignition is on, the world becomes my oyster.
142. Keep calm and drive on.
143. Stressed, blessed and car obsessed. ????
144. My car is my spirit animal.
145. I’m in my happy place. It just has wheels.
146. A car is not just a car, it’s an investment.
147. Hello, my name is: Car Enthusiast
148. A dirty car is a dirty shame.
149. Eat, sleep, drive, repeat. ??
150. Tank full of gas? ?? Good music? ??
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