anyone ever feel like not modding their car and leaving it alone?

[Enjin]

I just had a revelation...

the whole car SCENE, at least in my town, is basically going no where.

people hang out every night. people stunt their hondas. people are poor.

Im tired of living that lifestyle. I want to get a degree. get money. get a nicer job. get a nicer car. you guys probably know how much I love 240's (I have a particular affinity to s13! :))

the point is... is there ever a point where you just say, this is enough... and drive your car and get out of the whole... scene? and focus on something else?

a point where you include other things into your life? I like muay thai, jiujitsu, working out, reading, and engineering. I love cars too.

I wonder if its just the scene here? like... completely obsessed with cars, to the exclusion of other things. and poor lol.

what are you guys scenes like? how does your car fit into your overall lifestyle? I'd be interested to know :)

[TipStylez]

Yes, that point is when the car is pissing you off.

[ThatGuy]

If you are worried about "the scene" then you aren't in it for your car anyway. What does it matter what everyone else in your town is doing? Ignore the idiots, protect yourself from the thieves, build the car for yourself.

[Enjin]

^^ took me one year to come to that realization last night lol

anyone ever read initial d? ry takahashi ftw!!!

[blackflag_Rms13]

What's with all these gay/emo/epiphany philisophical threads?....

[AAA240SX]

Cars depreciate in value wheter you mod it or not, so why not have fun with the hunk of metal you invested in. Cars are always going to be cars, and the scene will always be there. Its relativity to you and your life is your decision.

Personally I have set education as my #1 priority and my car is at the bottom of the list.

[Enjin]

What's with all these gay/emo/epiphany philisophical threads?....

hahahahaha you know you love them!

come listen to AFI with me! we can share about how are lives are twisted rivers of sadness and broken hearts and cut our wrists and black our eyes!

the only weird thing is going to be finding a whole new set of friends.:hug:

[atom]

I was never into the "import scene". Buncha ricer queers.........

[ronmcdon]

don't really care about 'the scene' (if you're reffering to meets and car shows). I just mod my car for driving enjoyment and track days. apart from that, i can somewhat emphathize with the op's statement. it gets pointless after a while, sorta like an artificial purpose in life that really gets you nowhere. wish i could stop, but i can't.

[initial_drifter]

I just wanted to be faster, but lately friends have been asking to join their so called race teams...

[exitspeed]

I can care less about "the scene". What people do to their cares is their business. I don't love cars for anyone else. I just purely love them.

Honestly I've drivin a stock 240 now for over 3 years. I like it like that. DO I prefer it that way? No. But I have priorities that most younger people don't and I'm cool with that.

I still race my car though. It's fun having a bone stock 240, going to an AutoX event and killing guys that spent grips on their SR's and RB's.

[ThatGuy]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6e/Brad_pitt6.jpg
"You are not your fucking car!"

[SochBAT]

I've been at that point, and already far past it.

I didn't ditch my old buddies, as they still do it and all, but i have kinda moved on to aspire for more. One day, each and every person will realize cars aren't life, and will move on. Some will carry that passion, and have their cars move with them. Everyones different. My car is still my noble noise-making, tire-squealing, fender-shaking steed.

[tacotacotaco]

Go to school if your car is fucking up your priorities then you need to get down on some discipline. The car should be an accentuator to a good life not a depriver. Don't base your whole life and social scene on it or else you become to dependant on one outlet and life goes one dimensional. Do other stuff.

[phreze]

A car is an extension of yourself and a reflection of your self. If you do stuff to your car to make other people happy, or to look for some sense of belonging, your doing to for the wrong reasons.

If you only do what makes you happy then you have no one to blame but your self for feeling like it was a waste of time/money.

[dct223]

didnt you already have a thread similar to this a while back?? i remember you saying your raising your car blah blah blah guses you never did if your having this revalation again

[steve shadows]

What's with all these gay/emo/epiphany philisophical threads?....


were on zilvia:rofl:

[mrmephistopheles]

Lisa and I have decided to pretty much only modify her car from here on out - that it'll be the 'fun car'. My 240sx will be relegated to daily driver duty, and the other coupe 240sx we have will be Lisa's. While my car will still have a scant few fun bits on it, the new coupe will remain (mostly) stock.

[allblackS14]

Definitley been there. Was there for the whole 10 months my car was out of operation due to installing SR. But to enjoy car things with others go and attend events, drive, have rideouts. If you actually do things with cars instead of just parking lot chillin' the experience can be a lot more fun.

[94cc0rd]

this is pretty much the reason why i put my car back to stock (pretty much). it was taking up about 90% of my income and as a poor college student... i kept trying to convince myself it was worth it.

i finally realized that i need to straighten out my financial priorities so i decided to stop modding my car until i get out on the track and get better on the track... as of now, i've left my mr coilovers, kazama ruca and tie arms, and exhaust on my car. hopefully after a couple events, i can get a bucket seat and some more track time ...

but my love for cars will never die... i already have a list of cars that i'm going to get once i'm successful.. one of the first ones being a e46 m3 :)

[Yuri]

I kinda know how you guys feel. After a while you get tired of the attention, (bad or good) a modified car gets you. You get sick of angling your car in and out of driveways, driving by cops cars hoping you don't get pulled over, not being able to use drive up atm's, drive thrus etc.
So I bought a mostly stock S13.
Within a week it had meshies and kouki tails.
tommorow the body kit goes on.

I guess you'll eventually find out one way or another what you truely like to do with your life.
fixing up and driving cars is part of who I am and has been since I could drive. It's not going to change, so I'm embracing it.

[SilviaNinja240]

I think its human nature that really feeds this hunger to keep modding, its a very expensive hobby. And once you reach a goal, you'll want to set another higher goal. Say your goal is 300hp once you reach that, and a few years pass, you're no longer satisfied and want to go for 500hp. Things and technology are always changing, its hard :(

But I think its a good idea, to maybe just bite the bullet, and reach a certain level of satisfaction and just stay there for a long time. Invest your money into real estate or blue chip stocks or something. Continually investing money into your car isn't really the best financial move, its to think of it as just a hobby.

[FRpilot]

I've been at that point, and already far past it.

I didn't ditch my old buddies, as they still do it and all, but i have kinda moved on to aspire for more. One day, each and every person will realize cars aren't life, and will move on. Some will carry that passion, and have their cars move with them. Everyones different. My car is still my noble noise-making, tire-squealing, fender-shaking steed.

couldnt have said it better.. i think im at that point now. i've spent the last 5 years modifying the 240sx, going to school, working full time hours, having no life, buying parts. however, i stopped working for the last year and a half after being satisfied for now where my car is at. having so many broke ass 240sx in my house (im down to three now).

i have about a year of school left. i've been trying pretty hard for the last year also loading myself up on units. i figured, spending all that time and money and seeing everyone graduated already sucks. im still at school. i still have the passion to modify cars even though i get lazy to do even simple ass brake jobs but not at this moment. i feel that i should just graduate and make bank before i continue modifying cars and going to the track. plus i kind of want another car. i will always have a place for 240sxs but lately ive been wanting to drive other cars realizing what a shit bucket i have for a dd. maybe buy a honda fit for dd with great gas mileage and road trip car. save money to buy other cars like rx7. i want a lotus elise also but i think i rather put 50k towards a house.

[KA24DESOneThree]

My car is my lifestyle. I have a ratty-looking S13 that doesn't let me down in terms of reliability and lays down the smack on many an aged supercar. Is it nice to borrow the dad's CTS-V for a day or two? Sure, but in the end I always go back to my S13. It's brilliant and I love the damn thing. If I made more money I wouldn't upgrade to a different car, I'd just have the car done faster.

The car scene where I live is a bunch of idiots (with the exception of just a couple) who hang out at In-n-Out and go street racing afterwards. It's moronic.

[mmdb]

Threads like this make me want to sell my car more. But I can't. Cause I'm poor and I can't afford another car, and it's cheaper to keep my car. Oh well tis life.

I'm thinking bout an LS1 swap and then call it quits on the mods. Hmm... new car or ls1. Tough one.

[drift freaq]

playing with cars is a hobby. A sometimes somewhat obsessive hobby. If it gets in the way of your life its trouble and you need to stop. If you can do it and enjoy while doing other things and going forward with your life its fine. If its part of your business and it benefits you to play and modify cars then you have even more of a reason to do it.
If you can't afford it, It rules your life, it messes up your future then you need to change plain and simple.
I have spent years messing with S13's. My RB car is almost done in where i want it to be. I will drive it and enjoy it. If someone offers me mad money for it will I sell it? It would depend on the amount. I don't care what anyone says everything is available if the price is right.
Am I tired of using a S series for a daily driver? No. Does the gas mileage thing get to me? Yes. Costs of Gas has made me seriously consider getting a Honda Fit to drive on a daily basis.
All in all remember its supposed to be fun. I built my RB car for me no one else. Do I want it to be nice? Yes, nice for me. :D

[Enjin]

didnt you already have a thread similar to this a while back?? i remember you saying your raising your car blah blah blah guses you never did if your having this revalation again


haha woooooow you have a good memory:bow:

and yeah... I raised up my car... and then I was like I WANT TO DUMP IT AND BE STUPID so thats what I did. w00t!

white comet ftw!

[sncs14]

Once I set my mind on something I'll get it one way or another, no matter what it is or how long it takes. I have always been this way and will more than likely be this way as long as I live. I admit sometimes it's not the best trait, but it gives me goals. I am slightly OCD so I have a hard time letting things go. Cars are something I've always loved from a very early age and I just happened to pick my S14 as the car I want to build up first. I put myself through school and got a good first real job. Now I can afford to buy parts and work on my car almost anytime. Soon I'll be buying a house, and paying down credit cards before getting engaged and buying another car.

As far as having a low car with mods, the enjoyment I get from having it far out weighs the sadness I'd feel if I didn't have it the way it is.

Don't get down. If you really love working on your car you'll do it regardless of the "scene". If money is a problem I guess you'd better find a way to solve it through saving, investing, or a combination of the two.

EDIT: No more Initial D for you.

[chmercer]

i feel this way, but my car is broken right now, so im fucked, haha

[Silverbullet]

im pretty high so i can give you all some of my insight. Life is what ever you make it to be. Its wierd how our minds like to copy ones that we see. If you choose to be a tuner all the time, then thats whats going to happen but your resources may be limited and you'll start to stumble and fall in other things. There always has to be a balance. But of course some will have an upper hand compared to others but thats just the way it is. I'm sort of a college student now and i realized i need to put my car aside for a little while to catch up on my academics (a year and half behind) which is probably the worst time possible for me because all i can think about is how i can improve my driving. I wish to concentrate it all on my (1st)education and (1.5th)my job that is opening options for adult me, and (3rd)whatever free time will go towards the car or whatever other leasure. My S13 is no where near close to stock (kids bust nuts over it) but its not what i want it to be yet. Steady as she gooes..

[Slidin240Wayz]

Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a real smack to the face to wake up; sometimes maybe 2 smacks. My first s14 met a divider and I sold it afterwards, no big deal to me. Second s14 had almost everything that I wanted in it- all the JDM parts you can think of- I basically had them all. i would spend hours upon hours working on it trying to make it perfect. All my money went into the car. My weekdays and weekend events would come first before work, school, family, etc... then I got the second smack- A guardrail got in the way. My mother went ballistic, she had a couple of serious talks and being my age bring stubbornness so I didn't pay much mind to her but I was still listening.

Now I am looking into buying a house as an investment and more in the future. I will continue with my 7:30-3:30 job which I am content with because it is teaching me how to run a business. I have rearranged my prioirities and now I have a new shell and this will be a track only car, but it will have everything I want on it. I have a savings account which gets a nice interest rate and I put a hefty amount in there every paycheck. My garage is clean (er) than before and I can find parts and tools now alot easier. My room is cleaner too. I spend more time at home with the family and at my sister's with my niece and nephew. There are alot of things in life that can be easily missed. Take a step back, take a long breath, and open your eyes to the world that is around you!

Wishing you all the best,
Carlos Doria

[AAA240SX]

im pretty high so i can give you all some of my insight.

haha, you have good concentration when ur high...

[chrisstroud]

I've been through this several times.
Within a year of quitting, you just want to go back.
At this point, I am full bore obsessed with my car, my friends projects, and cars in general.
I spend every dime that does not go for rent, bills, or food on my car.
Is it getting me any further in life? Absolutely not, except in the sense that anything you do in life gives you valuable experience on some level.
I would not have it any other way.

I just got canned from an 11hr a day job, so I have no money, lots of overdue bills, and no income anytime soon.
I'm still happy. I've got my car to work on, I can go back to school, get a job that will certainly pay less, but will give me more time home to enjoy the spoils of my work. Losing my job will certainly cause problems in the short term, but that situations gives me a chance to make some changes and go to a better career in the long run with a different view on my life.
I guess what I'm saying is, If you don't like your situation, change it.
Take a break from cars and do something else for a while, if you choose to quit fucking around with your car, so be it.
If you want to come back to it, you'll come back to your project with a refreshed view on what it can and should be, and working on it will be fun again.

[keepitmovin]

My car is somewhat of a motivation for me to finish school. Maybe after i graduate ill be able to afford a place with some kind of garage ( i rent a room in a apt. now, sucks btw), by a nice DD, not care if my car breaks and be financially stable. Just balance out your life...

[3day240sx]

this is funny. you know me and what i have had and done. learn how to mod your car without having large sums of money in it. yeah i just droped 1200 for the coilovers and 850 on the car but in my mind it is an investment since it is a coupe. people laugh at me when i say that i am going to change trannies to see how the new one i bought works but it ives me something to do on my car with very little to pay, and normally i am not happy and put the other tranny back in which gives me something more to do. you are getting depresses b/c your car is broke and it is not going your way. we have all been there and had the same kind of crap happen but after you get done getting everythign back in it you will be happy again and want to change a few other things.

another way i keep from going crazy is to tweek my car with whatever part that has been changed. if i had 1hr every day to adjust and test the coilovers then it would take me more then 2 months to get them where i want them set at. with 15 different options for shock dampening and 4 wheels that will take me a 1-1/2 months to get figured out where i might like it and another 2 weeks to figure out where i like the ride height. the ka-t will take me a while just b/c oh having to mic everything and make sure everything is perfect not to consider how long it will take to swap in.

this 240 will end up a sleeper after at least 6 months. it will ride almost stock height with enough camber to help but not be great for corners. the shocks will be able to run from memphis to huntsville comfortably but at the same time out run your car(just b/c i'm a better driver :D). eventually it will probably be a ka-t after i build the other motor i have here but i will only run about 5psi unless i just fell like running on a track.

quit being obsessive and get a dd. do as i am going to have to and work your ass off save up some money and get your life stright. after a year maybe less you will have slowly worked on your car and got it to where you want it and also figured out where you want to go and what exactly you want to do. your 19 in college and think you have enough money to build a car... hahahahahahahahahahahaha. you really don't and i am not being an ass just stating the truth.

i am kind of rambaling but it is late and my mind doesn't stop. in the past 10 months i have learned unbeleavable amounts about hondas and 240s but my business has suffered and my priorities have been messed up unbeleavably. that is the main reason i am going to huntsville. i will have to work and build my business from nothing, which will be a challenge but i love challenges. i will not only be pressed for money but time b/c down season is coming. i haven't been in this possision(sp?) since i was in college. oh and my car is there already and by the time i come back it won't be the same... at all. working on cars is an obsesion to me but is my hobby. you must figure out is this a hobby to you or are you doing this b/c your around so many people that do this to so you are trying to fit in. most of my friends come to me for advice on things with cars and some of them have been dealing with them for longer then i have.

i am going to quit now but if you really want to talk hit me up.

[breakindrifts]

I dont know, I try not to let my car take over my life. I was satisfied with it months ago. Seat, springs, welded diff. The rest is just very basic maintenance, Im more concerned with school right now. And getting a second daily, (sportbike.)

[Enjin]

you guys bring up many good points and essentially I think we are all on the same level.

it may be just time to graduate scenes. less of the parking lot hanging out and more of the go to school full time and go to track/driving events as a form of entertainment, similar to an out of town trip. maaaaan I feel a lot better about the situation

[P4rD0nM3]

I rarely go to car shows and car meets. My priority in life right now is finishing my major and then finishing off all payments like the house, db, and other small stuff.

[A Spec Products]

1. buy a beater for daily to save gas / avoid cops / make life easier. if you cannot, then consider saving for the beater instead of modifying your car more to the point where it becomes a bad / undailyable car

2. work on your car and build slowly. you make less mistakes and hasty purchases that you regret, not to mention you sometimes come up on good deals that you might have missed

3. dont purchase beyond your means financially. your car is a luxury, not a necessity, so dont spend money you ain't got on it. live in reality, not in fantasy 240 land.

4. spend your money on important stuff first (i.e living expense, school, future, family, kids, etc)

5. dont mod a car for someone else, do for your own satisfaction and to your personal preferences, be yourself and have fun

6. do it right the first time so you don't have to redo a second time to fix your first time ("good is never cheap, cheap is never good")

7. modify and work forward, dont work backwards

8. if you cannot afford something, save MORE money that is is not for vital necessary items and use that towards your luxury spending, dont be a habitual lowballer.

9. if you cannot save money, then get a better job or work and spend towards improving your situation so that you can have the money to enjoy modifying and having spending money

10. finish school, finish college, or if not set yourself up for the future so you're not struggling. then at least you have something to fall back and financially stable for the future. in the grand scheme of things a 240 is not that important, so keep it all in perspective.

most of all, stay safe and keep it off the streets!

[S13Eye]

I came to the same conclusion a few weeks back. The stupid car was consuming my income and time to the point where i only had enough for food, gas, and cigarettes. Aside from the car, nothing was really changing, so i put my coupe up for sale and i'm actually a lot happier with it gone. A few days later i picked up an S13 Vert - it may be hours, days, or weeks, but sooner or later you will want a project car again.

I think the reason why some of us get sick of these cars is because we waste so much time and money on them that we neglect everything else in our lives, like trying to find a better job or investing. This leads to being older and broke. I'm just assuming, but i bet most people here on Zilvia are broke, and its because of their cars. Its a choice i guess. Youre only young once, so you can either do the smart thing, or you can buy a project and have some fun.

[yokotas13]

some people can do it...some cant
Im luck that i have a guaranteed paycheck every 1st and 15th. i mod 2 cars and a bike rather effectively, and love everythign about it. Ive been doing it solidly for nearly 5 years now (since i was 16) adn dont plan on stopping anytime soon. Once you move up to a nicer car, parts get more expensive...rememebr that.

Do what your pocket can allow. If you can do your schooling, your car, and everything else. then do it. If it makes it hard on you...do what you kno wis right, chill on the cars, go with the school. you have 80 years to mod cars.

Dont base what you do on a scence, or people. Do it because you love it. Not becuase you want other people to love you for it.

[S13SilviaGirl]

my car will sit in hiding until school is done...I am getting out of the Navy. I just want to make sure the house payment and all the bills are paid. Luckily we have no real bills other than my housepayment and 1 credit card that is almost paid off. When we get back only other bill will be car insurance, gas and phone/electric.

[CKAMC]

Like everyone here has said... focus on life and becoming a better person. Cars are the last thing on your list unless your rich biatch. I for one took to consideration weather to have a fast 240 or get a daily beater and learn more about 240's... and I got a daily beater.

Sure its a new sentra spec but I have things set here at work and yes I dont make a whole lot currently as a parts guy but give me two more years and I will be able to place myself in a better company *fuck AIG* .

So in the mean time focus on the things that help you more...unless your a pro driver your car isnt that important compared to work and studies.

[ManoNegra]

lol... this is exactly where I'm at now. I've realized that my S13 has been my #1 priority for so long. Need to rectify that and make family/friends -> work/career -> saving -> S13 be my priorities in that order.

[S13SilviaGirl]

lol... this is exactly where I'm at now. I've realized that my S13 has been my #1 priority for so long. Need to rectify that and make family/friends -> work/career -> saving -> S13 be my priorities in that order.


haha we should start up a support group for that too...after the zilvia addicts one..haha. :hug:

[BOROSUN]

fit in my lifestyle....hmmm im a fresh auto technician thats unemployed. for now. so leaving car alone is like not touching myself. i have too...or it will drive me insane.

[mRclARK1]

I've been able to afford to do things to my car that alot of people can't...but I've been working VERY full time; and getting paid quite well (with almost no expenses to). But that's all about to change cause I'm going back to school. I know I've put my car further up the priorities list than I should in the past. Soon I'm going to buy a better DD/beater, garage my 240 for most, if not all, the school year; and work on it mildly when I have time/money to spare.

Originally posted by: S13SilviaGirl
haha we should start up a support group for that too...after the zilvia addicts one..haha.

lol...I'd join...It'll help me stick to what I just said. haha

[lucky7]

my dumbass sold my civic about a month and a half ago. it was really good on gas, and deadnuts reliable. but swapped, slammed, etc. it was a pain in the ass to drive all year round. so, i was searching and searching for a corolla 5spd or an impreza L wagon for daily driving duties. decent gas mileage, good reliability. the L was going to get some wrx wheels, rally armor mudflaps and some hella fogs up front. it was going to be my snow warrior. but.................. i bought a 94 talon tsi the other day... needless to say, i just picked up an upper IC hard piple. later today im supposed to pick up a 190lph fuel pump, MBC, gauge and pod from some guy. then tomorrow, a dejon tools 1g intake. then all i need is a full exhaust and lower ic pipe to crank the boost to 15psi....

thats not so bad, afterall. all the shit is used and relatively cheap. well, compaired to my RB'd S14 that is in the shop getting full bolt-ons, clutch/flywheel and tuned with a pfc................ i cant controll myself. i see something i like, i buy it. i dont even stop to think about it anymore. i really need to start focusing more on work. but then again, its summer time. i can focus on work all winter long. i like driving this shitty ass DSM. but now i want something awd for the winter wasteland... i want another car already.

[corey240]

i realized im more into "cars" then the scene of my own life when i realized i had zero pennies to fix my sr after i blew it and my wife said she needed money for bills and i went and bought new tension rods. thank god for an understanding wife. only thing that really starts to sink into thought is when you talk to sombody and explain every part of a car so they can understand what your talking about, ALL THE TIME. much love for the "car":rawk:

[KA24DESOneThree]

Your wife needs to get a job. :P

Regardless of the fact that I spend huge gobs of money on the car, I'm never broke. I always keep enough in savings to pay for rent and my bills, which could possibly be used in an emergency to pay for a new engine or tranny should either give up the ghost.

There is never a question about which I should pay first, car or bills.

[Neejay]

The difference with me is that I cant afford to drive my car now (almost a year now) because I can't afford insurance on 2 cars. I needed a RELIABLE daily driver, so my chevy corsica comes 1st (was free). What makes me want to keep doing stuff to my car is the fact that I can't even drive it right now...been almost 1 whole year without being able to drive it legally. I really just want to get it reliable, no even turboed actually. A nice low-mileage ka or rebuilt ka + 5sp conversion, and Im stright. Paint job/body work and maybe some decent wheels....

[SochBAT]

so leaving car alone is like not touching myself. i have too...or it will drive me insane.

Damn, if you've got it that bad, i feel bad for you.

I'd just personally get a girlfriend, and have her touch me and my.

Get a GF, one that doesn't use as much money as your car. LowMaintenance, MaximumOutput.

If not.

hey, even ugly girls need love. :keke:

[WilloW]

Damn, if you've got it that bad, i feel bad for you.

I'd just personally get a girlfriend, and have her touch me and my.

Get a GF, one that doesn't use as much money as your car. LowMaintenance, MaximumOutput.

If not.

hey, even ugly girls need love. :keke:
Hahah what about them plumb one?:boink:

[Dunkee]

I am a recovering modder. I have now gone 3 months w/out buying any parts..but I do get the urge every once in a while. I miss seeing that brown truck bringing me gifts =/ Blah It was bringing to many problems w/ me & my girl and I wasn't saving a dime. I've learned to just enjoy the car how it is now and stop trying to make it perfect.

[gogeeta13]

I've gone through this whole epiphany thing too...

I got my first 240 that was a HICAS. I did a full NA KA24DE build up and it was really pretty dissapointing as far as power was concerned.

So then I picked up another 240, a bare shell and I built it into a dedicated auto-x/road race/drift race car. I put in all heim joint suspension pieces, urethane bushings, coilovers, wheels, big brakes, etc and then put on more bolt ons to the KA. I had to keep the KA in it for racing class resitrictions in Auto X.

But by then, i was getting a little worn out with driving around a race car. So I traded my old hicas 240 for a really nice B13 sentra SE-R. The sentra was quick, good on gas and easy to park and manuever around.

Eventually...I got sick of the hardcore racing 240's incredibly painful street driving experience and sold it too.

Finally, I got a 3rd 240 and this time, sr20det, etc etc. It was fast as balls for stock turbo but I really at that point wanted an S14 or something bigger. I sold it to a friend who is still continueing it in the right direction.

I was really burnt out on performance cars and all the work attached with maintaining them, so I ended up going through a few differnet cars over the past 2 years....J30, Xterra, Jetta, Altima and now I have a Maxima.

But its all a cycle...I'm moving into a new house in a month with a garage again, and I might be picking up an S13 coupe for a winter project build up.

I think the best setup was when I had a dedicated daily and a dedicated race car. When both are dedicated, both are better. You can spend less money to make a car faster on the track when you dont have to worry about creature compfort or pleasantries.




ANYWAYS...i am just rambling, thanks for listening to my story everyone :hug:

[trsilvias13]

fit in my lifestyle....hmmm im a fresh auto technician thats unemployed. for now. so leaving car alone is like not touching myself. i have too...or it will drive me insane.


Thank you. This made my day.

I had quite a few 240sx already. I have 3 right now. A s13 coupe, as s13 fastback and a kouki s14. I did get out of the 240sx scene for a while. I got a m3 (total rip off) and went back to another 240sx. 240sx are fun but not a necessity. I have a s14 as the lightly moded daily and the s13 as a track car. If I ever get out again, I will still be modifying cars. I will always get a nice stereo with a ride that handles nicely regardless of what car I have.