Personal attachment? How so?
When the 1st film came out in 2001 I was just getting in to Sport Compact and Import Cars. My little dodge neon was quite the ricer at the time and upon seeing The Fast and the Furious it gave me a desire to make the car nicer and use higher quality parts. By the time I sold that car it looked liked it would fit right in the film with a body kit, neon lights, and chrome wheels lol.
While building that car I was introduced to street racing which got me pretty involved with our local sport compact car scene. Eventually the Neon was sold and I got more and more involved with the local car scene. Eventually to the point where I owned the largest sport compact car related forum in Utah (until Facebook groups pretty much made it obsolete).
Nearly 15 years later I am still very actively involved with Sport Compact Cars despite no longer street racing. My forum may be dead but out of its ashes I now put on Utah's Largest car show every spring which actually makes me money. I also now own one of the rarest Honda's in America that gets tracked and shown at car shows regularly. Its a far cry from the trends of 2001 when that 1st curious film came out.
Anyways sorry for the story but my involvement with the sport compact car community has been a HUGE part of my life. And I can honestly say I owe it to that 1st furious film which inspired me to build a better vehicle.
That's why I have a personal attachment to the franchise.