I think I have lost all interest in the car "scene"

[4bangin]

As time has gone by I have just become less and less involved. On a regular basis I drive a 94 accord with hail damage and no a/c, and it doesnt bother me. I have 4 other vehicles in my driveway/garage that I could use for show/race and I never even touch them. I just don't see it being worth the time, effort or money anymore. It is EXPENSIVE to build a nice car, and the more you do to it, the more you have to do to it, and the less reliable it comes. It is a never ending money pit. I would rather invest the money into making more money, buying a house, funding other hobbies etcetc. Oh well, just thought I would let that out.

[Darling Nikki]

Dude I am right there with you...I have other things to spend money on. I just want to know that I can drive somewhere and nothing will happen to me. I have loss tons of interest. I am getting older and just have tons more to do w/ my money.

[BTLFED]

Then stop doing it. :rolleyes:

[Darling Nikki]

I dunno who your talking to, but I have stop doing it. I sold my eclipse and I have a brand new car I don't have to even worry about.

[Bishop]

As time has gone by I have just become less and less involved. On a regular basis I drive a 94 accord with hail damage and no a/c, and it doesnt bother me. I have 4 other vehicles in my driveway/garage that I could use for show/race and I never even touch them. I just don't see it being worth the time, effort or money anymore. It is EXPENSIVE to build a nice car, and the more you do to it, the more you have to do to it, and the less reliable it comes. It is a never ending money pit. I would rather invest the money into making more money, buying a house, funding other hobbies etcetc. Oh well, just thought I would let that out.
Chris, thats cause you work your self to death. Dont work soo much. Oh and you are going to have 5 other vehicles hopefully this week. When will you be back home?

[SE-Romeo]

Dude I am right there with you...I have other things to spend money on. I just want to know that I can drive somewhere and nothing will happen to me. I have loss tons of interest. I am getting older and just have tons more to do w/ my money.

Do u or did u ever have a modded car?

[BTLFED]

She had a turbo Eclipse.

[SE-Romeo]

Didnt the turbo come stock?

[Darling Nikki]

Do you have a point Mike?

[4bangin]

I have stopped doing it. Just havnt gotton around to selling all of my shit yet.

Craig - I'm not going anywhere. Be here every day.

[dereksi]

It def is a fucking money pit thats for sure

[SE-Romeo]

Yeah it is a money pit, i have lost about 2 grand in my GTI, and more than that in the Nissan. Thats why i hav ea new car. Only thing to touch this baby is a chip and a few other things.

[Bishop]

ok.....thursday or something, you want me to come up there and help you out if you are going to be working, then i can bring you back and you can pick up your nnnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwww car.

[4bangin]

Yeah it is a money pit, i have lost about 2 grand in my GTI, and more than that in the Nissan. Thats why i hav ea new car. Only thing to touch this baby is a chip and a few other things.

Until you do those things, then a month later it feels slow again because you're used to it ;) Hehe. Do you still have your Nissan?

[BTLFED]

Stop whining about it and just stop! Everyone who can't handle it, just stop doing it! Nickie did, follow in her shoes and just do it instead of making lame threads about it.

[Darling Nikki]

I did tons of shit to my eclipse. NUMBER ONE THING, I put a brand new black Convertible top on it and that shit wasn't cheap. I did a few mods to the engine and some to my interior.

[SE-Romeo]

Yeah i still have it, i wrekc it though abou two months back, bent the frame, threw my driver suspension back into the car

[4bangin]

Yeah i still have it, i wrekc it though abou two months back, bent the frame, threw my driver suspension back into the car

That sucks. Are you going to bother fixing it? That's alot of work.


Craig - That's fine. Just give me a call.

[Brett]

I had a guy at a show today tell me how he was getting started on his Honda and he asked me what I had invested in mine, and I just said the exact same thing to him, I said I dont know, But I do know its a money pit...lol. I said it will bleed you of all money.

BUT A true car person will still be into it regardless. I am getting older ( Okay MUCH older ) but I still love it as much as I did when I started, Yes it takes money from other things, but we all knew this the day we started this game.

[The Yousef]

It def is a fucking money pit thats for sure

yup....i don't have anything else to dump my money into...so my car is my choice lol...most people my age dump their money into drinking/drugs...i chose my car.....i don't see that changing in the future...once i get a family of my own...then it will...but atleast in this point in my life...it doesn't seem too plausible......lol

yousef

[SE-Romeo]

That sucks. Are you going to bother fixing it? That's alot of work.


Craig - That's fine. Just give me a call.

Nope im selling the parts to whoever want sit,then totalling it

[dereksi]

yup....i don't have anything else to dump my money into...so my car is my choice lol...most people my age dump their money into drinking/drugs...i chose my car.....i don't see that changing in the future...once i get a family of my own...then it will...but atleast in this point in my life...it doesn't seem too plausible......lol

yousef
Yea im the same way. I think i will always have a modded car.

[BTLFED]

I had a guy at a show today tell me how he was getting started on his Honda and he asked me what I had invested in mine, and I just said the exact same thing to him, I said I dont know, But I do know its a money pit...lol. I said it will bleed you of all money.

BUT A true car person will still be into it regardless. I am getting older ( Okay MUCH older ) but I still love it as much as I did when I started, Yes it takes money from other things, but we all knew this the day we started this game.

Well said, Brett.

[4bangin]

I had a guy at a show today tell me how he was getting started on his Honda and he asked me what I had invested in mine, and I just said the exact same thing to him, I said I dont know, But I do know its a money pit...lol. I said it will bleed you of all money.

BUT A true car person will still be into it regardless. I am getting older ( Okay MUCH older ) but I still love it as much as I did when I started, Yes it takes money from other things, but we all knew this the day we started this game.

I use to hate when people asked me that because it made me think about it, hah. IMO you don't have to spend 30k on a Honda to be considered a car enthusiest. I'm willing to be that 80%+ people who drive nice sports cars are very much into their car.

[Brett]

I just find it funny how people act like they didnt know it was going to take money to do this ( I am not saying the guy who started this topic thought that ) I am just saying people come on one day and act like this was a suprise to them and they didnt expect this. We are car people.... This is our passion... This is what we do.... Money goes in, But the happiness I get from the car when new stuff goes on makes it all worth it

[drupason]

yea i dont think im gonna be doin a whole lot of car stuff for the next few years..gotta get my career started and all that stuff

[BTLFED]

I just find it funny how people act like they didnt know it was going to take money to do this ( I am not saying the guy who started this topic thought that ) I am just saying people come on one day and act like this was a suprise to them and they didnt expect this. We are car people.... This is our passion... This is what we do.... Money goes in, But the happiness I get from the car when new stuff goes on makes it all worth it

What tickles? TESTICLES!

(Random comment of the day)

[The Yousef]

I just find it funny how people act like they didnt know it was going to take money to do this ( I am not saying the guy who started this topic thought that ) I am just saying people come on one day and act like this was a suprise to them and they didnt expect this. We are car people.... This is our passion... This is what we do.... Money goes in, But the happiness I get from the car when new stuff goes on makes it all worth it

indeed my SOHC friend...indeed

[flysi00]

damn i feel the same way after the 240 im done its to much money for nuttin

[Brett]

I use to hate when people asked me that because it made me think about it, hah. IMO you don't have to spend 30k on a Honda to be considered a car enthusiest.

If I had 30k invested in mine, Id kill myself because Id know I was completley nuts!! HA HA HA HA

But when people ask me how much I have spent, I just tell them I dont know because I have never added it up, and then tell them most people who do this dont even want to think about the money they have sunk into it....

[BTLFED]

damn i feel the same way after the 240 im done its to much money for nuttin

Maybe you should just stop now, bandwagoneer.

[girly_typeR]

I guess I can agree. Cars are too much problems. They break, they make us mad/sad, we put money into it, it's okay again, then the cycle can continue...

[CMO]

I understand how you feel Chris. Sometimes I wanna stop doing it but I LOVE to drive. I'm gonna always fix up what ever car I have. Even if it's just a set of wheel & tires I'm gonna do something to it. I'm getting older so when I'm done with the 240 I'm gonna move up to something a little more my age. Maybe a g35, bmw, audi, or a Lexus. But I love the way a car handles after you mod them so I will probably be the old guy that still has rims on his Benz or something.

[dereksi]

yea me too. lol

[sk8phaze]

If i dont use my spare money on cars and such ill just end up spending it at a bar or going out partying..... And i used to be able to save money so good. I think i might need another hobby as well, but i <3 my teg to much to give up on it.

[Buford®]

My mother's friend asked my mother "Is Ryan still WASTING his money on his car?" My mother came back with a childish, but still funny rebuttle: "Atleast he's not wasting his money on drugs, and at the bar like ALL of your children, he has something to show for the money he's spent on it" :lmfao:. Random arguement quote of the day.

[Darling Nikki]

^^Ryan that was a good one. Made a good point.

[4dmin]

i've learned all hobbies are money pits its just learning to deal w/ the loss of $$$... i used to play paintball every weekend spending 100-150$ a week to play, i figured shit that is same as a car payment or chunk of a house payment, sure enough i bought a house and a new car and stopped playing paintball. its all in priorities... i'm building my 4th car now; time to have fun and shell out a whole lot of $$$ for nothing but pure enjoyment :D

[Buford®]

^^Ryan that was a good one. Made a good point.

And the funny thing is, ever bit of it is totally true. Not a lie in there. lol

[Tracer]

Ok I agree alittle with you guys about wasting your money on your cars. Yeah if you drive something that has nothing to build on. (turbo eclipse) j/k :LoL

[Julio]

When you like cars you like cars... In some way shape or form.. Doesnt mean, if you don't have a modded car you Don't know or have a pation for it...

I Showed for 5 long years with my 98 hatch.... I'm Sure I spend close to 30k... Do I regret it, NO, I had a blast,Got to Meet new people, When to out state events, IA.com was born, Photo shoots, TV ( yeah Hommie ESPN2 ) So to me..the memories are worth more.. My last show was NOPI 2003... I got my trophie, called pablo, told him, Thats It im done showing... NO MORE.... I said, Im selling the car.. hahah that didnt happened.. I said, theres one more thing I need to do.. took the car completly apart.. From a show car to a disaster in a few hours... Spend about another 6'xxgs with swap/paint/Seats/motor and other misc parts here in there and the car was done.. I was literally hitting the track almost every friday night abusing the hatch.. to me 20 bucks at the track was WAY better then 20 at a show. I drove my buddys 92 civic w/ a swap, i said fuck this.. I want an EG... got that now and thats my new toy...
Is never ending when you really enjoy this thing.......
Is funny, today I was looking at a magazine and looking at all the cars and stuff and telling The old lady.. this just makes my hand itch to go and build another show car.. Im over it, atleast for now.... I would much rather have function over show.. But looking clean is always a plus.. I don't care how fast your car is, If it looks like shit.. it is shit.

[bigb996]

i fade in and out on modding interest......but while im young im gonna enjoy it. Some people its jut not there thing but i like driving a flashy car on the w/e's and a beater during the week.

[Tracer]

I guess I can agree. Cars are too much problems. They break, they make us mad/sad, we put money into it, it's okay again, then the cycle can continue...


What are you talking about???

You can't even drive or even see over the steering wheel. LoL

[AtifSajid]

I had a guy at a show today tell me how he was getting started on his Honda and he asked me what I had invested in mine, and I just said the exact same thing to him, I said I dont know, But I do know its a money pit...lol. I said it will bleed you of all money.

BUT A true car person will still be into it regardless. I am getting older ( Okay MUCH older ) but I still love it as much as I did when I started, Yes it takes money from other things, but we all knew this the day we started this game.

Yep well said Brett...adn you know what...as soon as I sell the Prelude completely, I am starting another car. More on the fast side, but its still gonna be show worthy...

[chnco]

It definitely is a money pit, no doubt about that.

But more importantly, it's a passion. I mean, if we work everyday, and do the normal 9-5, what fun would that be? I mean, sure everybody has their niche, whether it be cars, houses, gay porn, etc and everybody will get discouraged once in a while, but it's that's a part of the territory. I bitch about my pieces of shit all the time and then I realize what it could be.

The idea of what it could be fuels my passion.

[The Yousef]

It I bitch about my pieces of shit all the time and then I realize what it could be.

The idea of what it could be fuels my passion.


exactly!!!!!:goodjob:

that fuels all of our passions......:)

[girly_typeR]

What are you talking about???

You can't even drive or even see over the steering wheel. LoL


I can see over the steering wheel!! :rant: I just can't really reach the pedels... lol jk. :lmfao: And I can drive, lol I just don't have anything TO drive at the moment Jason. Arghhh!!~!

[simplyblurredmrT]

Having a family only slows down the mods you get. Trust me I have a family now and I thought I 'd never get my car ready but slowly I did it just took me longer to save up for the things I wanted, instead of blowing it and eating PB&J for the rest of the month.

[Brett]

Yeah when we get older and have REAL bills and kids and wives it slows down what we want to do, I know one day my civic will be where I want it, It has taken me 5 years to get this far and if it takes me 5 more I WILL GET IT WHERE I WANT IT!! lol

But we find a way to do new things when we can, and thats fine with me

[blacknightteg]

i jus started modding my car and wat not in january, but i the fact is, i know its going to be a money pit i knew it was going to when i first started, hell right now im trying to decide which thing i want to get right now so that i can have a lil money left over and not kill my bank account but i dont care, i im still living with my parents for right now im only 18 and i really have nothing else to do with it i mean yeah i got school commin up so i am goin to have to pay for my books but other thent that my car is where its at!

[4dmin]

I don't care how fast your car is, If it looks like shit.. it is shit. lol :werd:

[JITB]

I sometimes dont have money to buy shit for myself, but it seems i always have some kind of money to buy something for my car when it breaks or i want to upgrade. Never understood that..

[Spyder]

When you like cars you like cars... In some way shape or form.. Doesnt mean, if you don't have a modded car you Don't know or have a pation for it...

I Showed for 5 long years with my 98 hatch.... I'm Sure I spend close to 30k... Do I regret it, NO, I had a blast,Got to Meet new people, When to out state events, IA.com was born, Photo shoots, TV ( yeah Hommie ESPN2 ) So to me..the memories are worth more.. My last show was NOPI 2003... I got my trophie, called pablo, told him, Thats It im done showing... NO MORE.... I said, Im selling the car.. hahah that didnt happened.. I said, theres one more thing I need to do.. took the car completly apart.. From a show car to a disaster in a few hours... Spend about another 6'xxgs with swap/paint/Seats/motor and other misc parts here in there and the car was done.. I was literally hitting the track almost every friday night abusing the hatch.. to me 20 bucks at the track was WAY better then 20 at a show. I drove my buddys 92 civic w/ a swap, i said fuck this.. I want an EG... got that now and thats my new toy...
Is never ending when you really enjoy this thing.......
Is funny, today I was looking at a magazine and looking at all the cars and stuff and telling The old lady.. this just makes my hand itch to go and build another show car.. Im over it, atleast for now.... I would much rather have function over show.. But looking clean is always a plus.. I don't care how fast your car is, If it looks like shit.. it is shit.

exactly, all except for the build another show car part... that has never crossed my mind. Paying someone 20 bucks to look at my car and compare it to the exact same cars i was up against the week before is just stupid to me. but... to each their own. :)

[USDM TYTE HO!]

Yea its the way it goes, you spend money on your car to make it better, drive it harder then it breaks. I have a completely rebuilt engine in my car truck did some suspension mods and drove it harder and harder, now its broke. After dumping all my money in it, still not fixing the problem now im broke-lol. My job required me to use my car so now im out of a job and a car. Eh Im not mad, i figured it would break sooner or later, it was inevitable. So now im on the prowl for a new job and an EF. Am i mad? No. Do i plan on never modifying a car again? No. Its a money pit but its fun, and once you have other obligations just make the pit for you car smaller to keep it under control.

[HiPSI]

honestly, i find lots of enjoyment in both building and driving my car. i am an engineer at heart, i enjoy working out problems and coming up with new ideas to work with. but that test run after some new goodies is the payoff. all of the events i've driven in i've had a blast even though at most of them i've spent more time tweaking the car than drifting it. it's an expensive hobby, especially when event entries are $75+, then add tires, gas, hotels for out of town events, it's almost insane the amount of money spent on doing one event. but i love to do it and that's not going to change any time soon.

[Brett]

but i love to do it and that's not going to change any time soon.

And thats the key point we all have in common, whether it be show or go, We do it for that exact reason

[4bangin]

Just to clear something up, I have not at all lost my interest in cars, just the whole "scene" shit. I lost my interest in shows and drag. I would love to have a close to stock car that had balls and handled well that I could take to road atlanta 2 or 3 times a year and have a great time giving it hell (without having to worry about it tearing up because the motor has been taken apart many times). Just like Corey/CMO, I do love to drive. It was always very rewarding to mod a car. But when you get deep into the motor work, it just gets too expensive to be worth it. Especially on a car that is only worth 3 or 4k.

[Brett]

Thats why I dont build up my motor and why I bought a civic...lol

[Marta Mike]

maybe im wrong but to me sounds like u ran out of money for car shit-lol

[Buford®]

I know I did.

[Bishop]

Chris is a baller. He throws around money like its no bodys business. :cool:

[SwiftGTiRacer]

I'm feelin kinda the same way. I'm not really tired of cars but i have other things i need to start saving my money for (house, furniture, etc.). I'm trying to sell my rice box now and my next car will probably just have wheels, exhaust, springs, ICE, and then i'm done. But of course i said the same thing when i got my EG. 4 months later it was a rice machine. Right now i'm trying to finish my Swift but each time i add something i think of another thing. Its like a chain reaction. If you upgrade your block, you need to upgrade your tranny. Things like that. So i guess only time will tell. I'm kinda addicted to this mess.

Swifty

[yerrow]

its called maturity, people get older, graduate from civics to g35's.
want a house, gotta make the house payment. moneys gotta come from somewhere

its not that you don't love your cars anymore, but priorities shift

[trythefly]

i stopped pouring $ into my moneypit a while back and sold it off piece by piece (hardest thing I have ever done I think). I did it for a BIG reason though, responsibility for my family. They come first in my life, not a fucking car. Does that mean I will never get back into it again, hell no. I will always have some sort of project going I'm sure but my motives have changed now. Never again will I mold an entire car, sure it looks pretty but damn it always breaks & is too unreliable. turbos, superchargers, etc will be the only route I take probably in the future. If you are tired of it stop bitching about it and just stop for a while. You can always go back into it later.....