You know you love your Car when.....

[Skullavera]

We all have good times and bad times with our cars. Sometimes we go about our business without thinking about how much we love our car or cars. I figured we could have a thread about the times when you realized......."Damn, I love my car/240/s13/s14/etc."

I'll start it off...hopefully you all will follow!


You know you love your 240 when you spend your whole check just to get her running again.

You know you love your 240 when you'd rather buy something for your car than eat!

[Topless_92]

You know you fail when you create pointless threads like this...

[eastcoastS14]

when you wreck one into a telephone pole and say ur out of the game and buying a sedan.....then buy another 240 2 months later

[FusionR240sx]

you spend money on your car over your g/f
opps
hahh

[JRas]

You know you love your 240 when you wash it more than wash yourself :P

[Sir]

... when you realize you keep putting money into it, yet it hasn't ran in over a year.

[Beebo]

when you have a pic of your 240 in your sig.
wheres my camera?

[jarober]

When you have your 240 on your cell phone background, and all three computer backgrounds. Maybe I am little obsessive

[FusionR240sx]

... when you realize you keep putting money into it, yet it hasn't ran in over a year.

damn right on the fuccin spot!!
i NEED to stop.
faack

[WagDatto]

... when your girlfriend brings it to your attention that you haven't seen her in a week, but you've spen 3 full afternoons with your car.

... when you haven't driven it in over 6 months, but still get goosebumps thinking about sitting in it with your hands on the wheel.


... when you tell your girlfriend that you don't have the money to go out anywhere special this week, because you're saving up for new wheels.

[Dan14911]

when you refuse most relationships.....excluding those that are purely sexual.......because you're already married.......to a 16 yearold.....dont get all huffy cause obivously im refering to my s13

[theronin]

when you cry like a baby in front of all your coworkers upon discovering she got stolen while you are at work.

[downshift_sideways]

...You make a thread like this.

[ms!3]

when you continue to drive it.

...piece of shit, haha

[Bubba]

-When you have owned the car for almost 3 years and have only driven it for about an hour because you always have a new part to install, and still haven't stopped buying parts for it....

-When after spending more than $6000 in parts, you still haven't upgraded the motor or the wheels but still think it is the best thing running....

-When you would rather drive a 15+ year old mismatched paint Nissan everywhere rather than any of your friends cars that are one color, quiet, and get good mileage.

I could probably keep going too. I love my Peice-O-Shit car.

[downshift_sideways]

...You waste tons of money on gas.

[Bubba]

when you refuse most relationships.....excluding those that are purely sexual.......because you're already married.......to a 16 yearold.....dont get all huffy cause obivously im refering to my s13

and they wonder why you turn into an asshole when they say cars are stupid....don't forget that one.

BTW I'm married to a 17 yr old. Marrying a 16 yr old is just sick. You should be ashamed. :fawkd:

[sumoboi7]

when you still hang out with people who dis your car about the way it looks but you dont care n keep pouring money into it.

[Antihero983]

......when you keep it flat black, regardless of how much you get made fun of, because youd rather spend the money on parts than paint.

....when youve had it for four years, and its still got a stock KA and wheels, becuase you're still fixing the fuckups from the last owner.

....when you want to buy something for another part of your life and you stop and think "well wait, can i buy something for my car with this cash?"

[Risu2112]

You know you love your 240 when you fight for over a year with an insurance company to prevent a salvage title from quarter panel damage and win.

"we've reviewed the market value of your car and the cost to repair the damage exceeds this amount, as a result your vehicle falls into the total loss category, you will be compensated for the market replacement value of your car, $1500"

(1990 240sx manual HB, "good" condition)


haha yeah right, those jerks ended up paying me just over 5200$ by the time my rental car bill hit them, so salvage title for me :D

[downshift_sideways]

...You manage to spend money you dont have for your car.

[Bubba]

...paychecks are spent a week before you get them.

...your friends cars are faster in a straight line by a long shot but you still look at their cars like they aint shit.

I'll try to stop now, LoL.

[sbanzer123]

....when spending 50 bucks to fill it up with 91 doesnt even bother you and almost seems pleasureful.

[KiLLeR2001]

...you wake up in the middle of the night to check to see if its still there (even though you have an alarm, kill switches, and lojack)

[TiNMAN]

when you make love to it. DUH, motherfuckas! :keke:

[LongGrain]

...You manage to spend money you dont have for your car.

guilty as charged.

[azndoc]

you know you love your 240 when you spend more time working on her than actually driving her.

But it's all worth it at the end when she does run right.

[LB.Motoring]

you know you love your 240 when you spend more time working on her than actually driving her.

But it's all worth it at the end when she does run right.



awwwwwwww, thats cute....

[buku_points]

when you dont mind cleaning the love sauce out the back seat from the night before!

[jeffsm3]

you know u love your 240 when you trade it for a lifted truck then a year later you trade a rolex to get it back..

[dirtdiggler666]

when you look up the value of your car on kbb and it's only worth 1k but you still want to put rims on the car that cost over 2k:smash:

[eastcoastS14]

when your calling Logan to order a nardi instead of amazon for textbooks haha.....



who needs financial accounting anyway?

[zaneithan]

when you pat your car on the hood or fender ALWAYS before coming inside after driving it

[Ninjabread]

who needs financial accounting anyway?
God that class is fucking horrible, and im in accounting.


When you have a list of parts to buy, and when people ask you to go out the next weekend, you tell them you're broke so you cant go out

[articdragon192]

You have your tax return planned out and it's all going to your car.

[LongGrain]

God that class is fucking horrible, and im in accounting.


When you have a list of parts to buy, and when people ask you to go out the next weekend, you tell them you're broke so you cant go out

werd, i have like $1500 or so in the bank, but i'm still broke because thats all going toward an SR.

[midnightouge]

when you get dumped by your girl for spending more time with you're car:love:

[SiI40sx]

your 13, when you work on it no matter how fuckin cold it is at night, how tired you are, or how late it is and you have to work the next morning.

I can't even think to imagine when I did that for anyone / anything else ever

[jeffsm3]

you know you love yur s13 when your sitting on the ground in the blowing snow to take your fenders off and you cant cuz your fingers are numb but you still try anyway..

.....when you have kids and you put your baby in the car seat in the back and just let him roll around cuz you dont have any interior.

....when your wife threatens to draw up divorce papers cuz you spent rent money (accidently) on suspension parts instead of actually gettin the parts to make your car run...

[carbonx240]

-you love even though the car is broken and u still keep spending money in it.but the car still doesn't work.
-you love it even when the car is broken and you must walk to your work, school etc.
-when look at it in the sweet/brave/proud way you look at you car when is parking and you are walking next to it.and you haven't walked next to your car and already miss it.
-when you are at home and check at you car constantly. and every time you hear a muffler noise or any noise that it might be a thief taking you car. in that time your heart rate sundenly it goes up. as fast as it can go, then you check your car and realize it was a natural reaction. like a father taking care their kids.

[LongGrain]

...when you hate being at college because your car is at home in the garage, and you want to take it for a drive, but you cant... <---thats me

[Skullavera]

...You make a thread like this.

That's so true....

when you make love to it. DUH, motherfuckas! :keke:

I'm usually not thinking about love when I do that though.....

your 13, when you work on it no matter how fuckin cold it is at night, how tired you are, or how late it is and you have to work the next morning.

I can't even think to imagine when I did that for anyone / anything else ever

Amen my man!

you know you love yur s13 when your sitting on the ground in the blowing snow to take your fenders off and you cant cuz your fingers are numb but you still try anyway..

.....when you have kids and you put your baby in the car seat in the back and just let him roll around cuz you dont have any interior.

....when your wife threatens to draw up divorce papers cuz you spent rent money (accidently) on suspension parts instead of actually gettin the parts to make your car run...

Now that is just straight funny!



Great responses everyone! Brings back some memories of times once forgotten.

You know you love your 240 when you're going to buy a $200 straight shell in order to swap all the parts you've put on your car in a two and a half year period, just so that in the end....it will be Perfect.

[jskateborders]

When you have two, just so when one breaks down (and it will) you have another to drive while you fix it.

[carbonx240]

i still f...ing love it even when i must walk to college at night(i mean cold nights :cold:

You know you love your 240 when you're going to buy a $200 straight shell in order to swap all the parts you've put on your car in a two and a half year period, just so that in the end....it will be Perfect.
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what i am doing(but a expensive shell/lol.nah a working car

[TravisSW]

You have your tax return planned out and it's all going to your car.

Ditto
Suspension/coilovers!

You know you love your car when your gf sits you down, talks to you and says at the end, "The car, or me." And you take a reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally long time to awnser.

I didn't awnser that question with a yes or no haha. :mrmeph:


You know you love/are paranoid about your car when you can't quite see it from a Denny's window and you see some highschoolers around your car after Winter Formal and you're just waiting to get to your car to seeif you'll need to bust some heads in. /gets tire iron

You know you love your car when you shut up a car revving at you by doing a phatty drift. :)

[tanks13]

you know you love you car when you work the grave yard shift go to the junk yard right after work swap in all your parts and go back to work with out sleep

and when instead of asking people if they got a myspace you ask them if there on zilvia and when thet say they dont know what that is u get all like wtf?

[LA_phantom_240]

When you've owned more 240's than you have brain cells.

When your girlfriend gets jealous you spend more money on 'her' than her.

When you make go to see your girlfriend, and before even speaking to her, you do a quick walk around of your car and inspect it for any damage that may have occurred.

When you have wet dreams about your car.

[azndoc]

Oh and when everyone tells you that you need to paint your car for the last two years now, but you still find beauty in her even if she is multi-tone colored.

[Sir]

... when you buy a shell thats 1500 miles away, because its rust free and you can do that cuz you work for car transport company so shipping is free
... when you buy anther shell 2300 miles away, because its rust free and you can do that cuz you work for car transport company so shipping is free

[lil240sx95]

when you just drive for the hell of it. and forget that its a fuckin gas guzzler! or that the battery might die next time you turn it on

[morbid]

You know you love 240's when you are deciding between a 2006 350z, 2006 g35, and 2006 sti.... but end up buying a 93 240sx because you came across an okay deal.

[xxslidewaysxx]

-even though your car sounds like its falling apart, you cant help but admire the "clunk clunk clunk" sound of your lsd on slow turns
-You show off to your friends that your power antenna still works on your s13 (as if it was a miracle)
-you are proud that you have put thousands and thousands of dollars into your car and it still looks stock and you're tank is still on E
-you appreciate the fact that your radio doesnt work (if you have one at all) because you get to listen to your motor and all the backfires just to make sure your car hasnt shut off on idle
alright sorry just brought back too many memories

[downshift_sideways]

...You become used to your timing chain rattle after months/years.

...Your seatbelt almost chokes you to death, and you just laugh.

...When anyone that sits in your passenger seat. Says your ride is too bumpy.

...When you pull up next to a 350z.

...You fall in love with the look of your headlights in the dark.

...Spent countless of dollars on tires.

...You hear a honda boy downshift on you ;)

...People say "Your headlights are broken". because they didnt go down

<33

[projekt_s13]

....when someone rides with you and you feel like you have to explain every squeak,clunk,rattle.

....when you have a trunk full of zip ties,tools,coolant just in case.

.... when you keep looking down at your temp gauge, even though you know your car doesn't have overheating problems.

[Antihero983]

.......when you convince your boss to let a rotted Z sit at the dealership you work at for awhile so you can save for more parts for the s13
.......when you REFUSE to get rid of the flat black
.......when you're saivng to go to england in april, you take money from the Vaca fund for parts

[CrimsonRockett]

...when you bottom out HORRIBLY driving through 7th/Figueroa, and a cop driving next to you has the biggest smile on his face and gives you a thumbs up.

I love my car(and working in Downtown LA with the high rollers).

:D

[lucky7]

.....when you constantly have thoughts and dreams about gutting and parting the bitch out, because you know you'd rather have a turboed '99 M3 than a cheap, old nissan...

oh wait..

[TheRonTom31]

...a girl says she wants to break up and the first thing to come to your mind is a parts list cause you'll have more money.

...you become a recluse when you get a flat tire cause there is a donut on your car till your tire gets here in the mail cause no tire shop carry or are willing to mount you "ODD" not supposed to fit sized tire.

... people ask you why your rear tires have no tread and tire guys hate you cause you forget to tell them and the cutt the hell out of their hands on the exposed belts

[r0ccsteady]

u know u love your 240 when u actually spend around 8 grand on it and end up trading it for a geo metro!!!!!! the geo is faster.....

[didderson]

When you buy your S13 when it doesn't run and know you'll figure out a way to get it home. (When you don't know anyone w/ a trailer)

When you ask your parents if you can buy a 240 to work on and make run, they say NO, and you buy it anyway.

When you rent out garage space to store you bought 240 in to work on it so the parents won't find out.

When ruining a rod bearing on the KA justifies an SR swap even though you're competent and rebuilding KA's.

When you basically could date a few girls that you're half interested in, but you don't because they're not appreciative of your car enough. And it would cost money to date em instead of parts u know the drill.

[FusionR240sx]

u think/know your cars better then your friends cars even tho it hasn't ran in a year 1/2

you race some1 that has 80-140whp more and own em. then tell em how much hp u got and hear em cry.

u go out in the cold just to seat in the seat and think about what the car could/will do when it's running.

sell shiit outta ur room just to afford tunning/parts.

[KOUKI KAN KAN]

you know you love your 240 when you go over it every day to touch up the 2000 dollar paint job .

you know you love your 240 when you have random body panels in your room that are "spares" or as your girlfriend calls them,trash.

you know you love your 240 when ,you have more than 50 zipties holding the body panels on .

[DataXUnknown]

you know you love your 240 when you convince all of your friends to buy one

you know you love your 240 when you'd rather listen to the exhaust then the radio

you know you love your 240 when the junk yard becomes a fun place to go to

[KiLLeR2001]

...you see other 240 owners on the road and you both give each other the thumbs up

[deadpirate]

when even though you dont have a 240 yet( on its way) you already have a FULL parts list of everything you want, and are already planning how much money you are going to spend each month on parts, knowing damn well you will spend more

[theslows13]

when you realize that EVERY single one of your friends has a 240/Z.... and then you realize that when you met half of em, they didnt have said cars... and you convinced them all to get the nissans. no kidding, thats my scenario.

when you have just dropped 5K and change, on a $150 shell... and you havent touched the motor, paint, body... all money is in suspension, diff, brakes, wheels/tires... its slow, not done, but you are like a proud parent, just that my child doesnt walk yet...

[hustlervibes]

...when you agree with all of the comments stated above :)

[hustlervibes]

...when you and your buddies have enough 240's to hold up traffic on PCH just to caravan down to a meet.

[downshift_sideways]

...You have an account on zilvia.net

[fran13]

when everybody tells u to get a family car but yet u stick with ur 40.....

[jworks]

...when you start hugging your dashboard thanking her that you beat the shit out of the other car

[240boy90]

When You Drift The Hell Out Of It One Day And She Still Takes U To Work The Next Day...:kiss:

[240sx_sr20det]

...when living on a cul-de-sac actually became cool.

[96Turbo]

---when ure willing to drive the bitch 29 hours home just so you can get a perfect rust free platform
---when ur car is 1800 miles away, yet it's all you ever think about.
---when there's absolutely nothing wrong with the car, yet everything must be upgraded
---when you spend more money on an engine than you spent on the car

[96Turbo]

oh yea, i also love my 240 cuz it's the same age as i am!! 1989 FTW!

[iitywygms]

When you have no garage. So you put a car cover, plastic sheet, and tarp on her every night for bed.

[low and slow]

...when it hasn't seen the roads in God knows how long, but you don't hesitate in the least bit when buying parts/working on it.

...when driving it around the neighborhood (just being it in while it moves) makes you excited in the pants.

...you constantly fix things that the previous owner fucked up, but have no problem doing such.

I'm sure I'll think of more, haha

[LongGrain]

When you have no garage. So you put a car cover, plastic sheet, and tarp on her every night for bed.

+1

my car sits in the garage during the winter while i'm at school and i STILL have a cover over it.

[landins13]

.....when you cant remeber the last time you slep but you know the exact firing sequence of the motor


.....when you look and your car and go why arent you a woman

.....when you almost get kicked out of college because you missed the first week of classes due to the fact that your 240 is "ALMOST" ready to be fired up.

[unicoladron]

you know you love your 240 when you buy a lightened flywheel and stage 2 clutch then your rent check bounces and your landlord threatens to evict you.

[snowmansent2hel]

when you're in a strip club talkin about the advantages between 2.5 in and 3 in piping

[240sx_sr20det]

...when wrx's just aren't that fast anymore.

[BusBOy]

when you work on your car and get cuts..
and have hard to take out bolts that pisses you off but you don't give up cause you can't wait to see your car fix.

[s14>integra]

...when you go on and on about your car and all the parts you want and then you suddenly realize you're talking to your friend who owns an integra.

[KOUKI KAN KAN]

You know you love your 240 when you go drifting,crash and smash up your front bumper and 1/4 panel ,but still drive it to work the next day using your fmic as a bug grill

[98koukile]

You know you love your 240 when you don't buy a winter beater because driving it just isn't the same, and you'd rather walk to work for 2 months than drive an automatic:mepoke:

[smurfgcr]

you know you love your 240 when its given you a golden shower of gear oil before and you keep working until the job is done before showering.

you know you love your 240 if you've slept in the rear seat and actually enjoyed it...

[C. Senor]

when you read this whole list and laugh because you know exactly what every one is saying.

[Tops*]

...you get that rush of excitement from thinking about your car.

...you're scared of letting your car sit outside because you still haven't invested in an alarm.
...you smile when you see that your car hasn't been stolen.

...you study in your car because people are too loud inside.
...you unintentionally start thinking about your car while you're reading and have to reread the last few paragraphs.
...you seriously think you have ADD because you're not learning anything.
...you take breaks to go through your gears

...you want an unmolested rust-free S13 coupe for >$1500 and you're waiting for the perfect time to ask your dad to use his frequent flyer miles.

[lechu84]

..when before you go into work, you turn your head for another look.


..when you get scared to park outside because someone might steal it even though theres nothing to steal.

..when realizing it reached 220,000 miles and still purs like a kitten.. no joke

[SW20Racer]

1.when you're willing to put as much time into custom fabbing stuff as I have to

2.when you think about having to drive six hours to get some tattoo work done and you just smile&adjust your bonerz

3.when you find it more comfortable to sleep in your car than be in the same house as your bitchy pms-ing baby momma (by the way, im posting from my drivers seat right now...)

edit: TOP OF THE PAGE SUCKAZ!

[eastcoastS14]

everytime your home your mom tells you to take the car parts and whells out of your room and put them in the basement(theyre still there....im such a rebel)

your stock 240 seems lame and you consider buying something nicer til your friend comes by with a nasty one he just picked up...and you remember how badass they can be

when you get pulled over at least once a week, every week of the summer....but keep driving your car

when you drive your car all winter without snow tires

when you still drive a car with stiff ass coilovers every day even tho you live in MA and cant avoid hitting a pothole/crater in the earth every 5 seconds

[Dutchmalmiss]

...when it's the only car you tune the crap out of on Gran Turismo.

...when you defend your car for its problems more than you defend your girlfriend.

...when you have an 89-90 base model and tell the passenger to hold up the handle when he closes the door after locking it.

...when you always look back after walking away from it, even if it's stock.

[eulalia]

.... when you been thinking about car parts so much that when you answer your work phone by saying.... thank you for calling the coil overs how may i assist you

[sd8ted]

when u get butterflies when seeing/sitting in it after being away from it all weekend

when u budget your life around saving for car parts

when you see a bridge coming you speed up so you can hear your BOV under the bridge

when you obsess and worry over a new noise but everyone tells you that you are just hearing things

when parts arrive for your car you feel like a kid on christmas morning

[CoasTek240]

-when you dont listen to your premium sound system to listen to your motor and all the backfires just to make sure your car doesnt shut off on idle
-when you are forced to sell the car, you actually think of every possible way to keep her.
-When everything else in your life goes to shit and you look at your car and shes still there, always....

[punxva]

...when it's the only car you tune the crap out of on Gran Turismo.

...when you defend your car for its problems more than you defend your girlfriend.

...when you always look back after walking away from it, even if it's stock.

so true. i look back at mine regularly

[TSLegendary]

When you have your 240 on your cell phone background, and all three computer backgrounds. Maybe I am little obsessive

Nah your fine i have it on my pc, cellphone and the big old Xbox 360 Background.

-You know you love your silvia when you hand clean your silvia's interior(including the carpeting and rear seats)on a sunday morning with a bucket and soap.While it can't even be driven on the street yet.

[Tops*]

when you drive your car all winter without snow tires

:werd:
...people refer to your car as the "death trap," but you laugh it off like you're driving a Hummer.
...you risk your body so your neighbor doesn't back up into your car.

-When everything else in your life goes to shit and you look at your car and shes still there, always....

^ This one hit me deep.

[exitspeed]

...when I don't even drive the damn thing for 4 months because of winter! Like it's a damn exotic or something.

[RHDRPS13]

You see your friend the day after the superbowl and instead of talking about the game, you ask him if he got the parts you asked for.

You only drive your s13 10 miles a week so you will stay under 100,000 just that much longer.

You get so wrapped up in your "quick fix" daily driver project you forget all about your s13 that still needs bodywork, paint, coilovers, and wheels.

[burnsauto]

...when you keep all receipts in chronological order, but cant find your bank statement to save your life.

...when you first meet a girl you're interested in and say "now are you ok with me not buying you things?" to see if she has "potential"

[essforteen]

... when you spend so much money on it you can't eat:tweak:

[Jaketenpointo]

Im married to a 36 year old....

[axiomatik]

when you've owned it for 13 years and have no plans on selling it.

[RUTH'LESSDET]

....when you convince your self to spend $6k on a motor and know you still alot more stuff to complete a swap.

....when you have worked four str8 years in a row and have made aleast 50k each of them and dont have a dime to show

[ANVIL]

...when you see a car and say... man id fuckin smoke that car... if my car was running.

[LA_phantom_240]

...when you drive 1400 miles to buy your car, and because of your friend's FORD breaking down, you get stuck 1300 miles from home with no money... and enjoy every minute of it.

...when you no longer keep track of dates of events in the past, but rather you refer to them as when you had this car or that car.

...when you wake up in the middle of the night to loud thunder and smile, strap on your shoes, and go rain drifting at 3am in your pj's.

[Jakob]

...when you drive 1400 miles to buy your car, and because of your friend's FORD breaking down, you get stuck 1300 miles from home with no money... and enjoy every minute of it.


wait? you drove 1300 miles to BUY a car and had no money?

[driftyour40]

You know you love your 240 when you have been driving one for almost a decade, when you’re on your second one and about to be on a third, when nothing makes you happy but thinking about/working on it.

[NiSilS14]

...got in debt because of your car, now trying to get out of it, only knowing you'll be back in it.

...parents constantly nag you to sell "that thing"

...you blame yourself after it breaks down on you, and you're apoligizing to your own car.

[OBEEWON]

When you wait till you hear your turbo stop spinning before you get out your car.

[R32Dragon]

You spend a combined 5 hours a week on ebay and forums rummaging for parts.

Then buy parts you already have; so you can have backups.

[Aeroscraper326]

Awesome thread guys/Gals. Keep em' coming! It bring back endless memories:)

[ATLspeed]

your posed to spend your income tax/checks on personal items....but it goes to that damn 240

[jeeper_x]

when your g/f looks at you in the eyes and ask you to say, "i love you more than my car" but, you just couldn't do it....

when you ask everybody for a ride because you didn't want to put miles on your car....

when you buy a set of TE37s for your car instead of paying for your college tuition....

[Skullavera]

...When you give a hot girl a ride in your car and set the suspension to full stiffness

...When you fall asleep under your car from working on it so long.

...When you have more pictures of your car than of anything else.

...When you talk to her and she actually talks back.

...When she just seems to run better after you give her a shower.

...When you can tell she's happy :)

...When you call it being in the hospital when she's not running.

...When your gf/wife says she's beautiful.

...When your gf/wife knows that they better not say anything about bad about your car or the amount of $$$ that goes to her.

...When your gf/wife refers to your car as the other woman.

...when no matter what you've been through, or what lies ahead, you car will always be there for you.

...When she pisses you off and you break something on her, then later you apologize to her with a dozen quarts of motor oil, new parts, and a promise to never do it again.

[Naughty240]

when your g35 has no rot,no leaks, is faster, safer in snow, all bells and whistles and you would still rather have your old hatch back.

when dispite a 10k credit card bill your gonna get another one

when your on a site for a car you dont have anymore

[jskateborders]

...when you see a car and say... man id fuckin smoke that car... if my car was running.
hahaha so true
so true. i look back at mine regularly
I caught myself gazing at her out the window at work the other day

when your on zilvia till 3:59 am some nights, and you have to get up for work at 4

[LA_phantom_240]

wait? you drove 1300 miles to BUY a car and had no money?

Long story short, we got within 30 miles of my car, when his truck broke down. Took a cab to the car, bought the parts to fix the truck and the tools to do so, and when we got back, the truck had been impounded. Got the truck out of impound, and the cost of parts and impound fees meant I didn't have enough money to get both vehicles back home. Actually, I had less than $40.


You know you love your car when...
...You spend hours on end making an LED dome light out of boredom, and the need to be 'unique'
...you refer to your car by Zenki, Chuki, or Kouki, and then explain to your friends what that means lol.

[LA_phantom_240]

You know you love your car when the password to your computer is 'zenki'
LOLZ

[WISH ONE]

... WHEN YOU CLICKED ON THIS THREAD.


...Spent YOUR TUITION MONEY ON PARTs

[bbejj123]

......when you keep it flat black, regardless of how much you get made fun of, because youd rather spend the money on parts than paint.

....when you want to buy something for another part of your life and you stop and think "well wait, can i buy something for my car with this cash?"
haha thats my car hahahaha :aw:

[Antihero983]

......when you can't work on her due to the weather, you're online buying parts for her

......when you call it her like i just did

......when even though every year you have more and more rust and rot taken care of, you refuse to buy another shell, because the one you own is YOUR car, and no ther 240 could replace it, no matter how bad she gets.

[DriftinAndy]

... when your girlfriend brings it to your attention that you haven't seen her in a week, but you've spent 3 full afternoons with your car.

... when you haven't driven it in over 6 months, but still get goosebumps thinking about sitting in it with your hands on the wheel.


... when you tell your girlfriend that you don't have the money to go out anywhere special this week, because you're saving up for new wheels.

....when someone rides with you and you feel like you have to explain every squeak,clunk,rattle.

....when you have a trunk full of zip ties,tools,coolant just in case.

.... when you keep looking down at your temp gauge, even though you know your car doesn't have overheating problems.

...a girl says she wants to break up and the first thing to come to your mind is a parts list cause you'll have more money.

These all pretty much hit the spot!!!...
..when everytime you park and walk away you turn around just to admire her!
..when you know where every single scratch is on your car is, cuz you caress her when you wash her
..when you have a picture of her in your wallet, and as your background image on your phone!!

[jakethesnake]

you love your car when your girlfriend thinks your cheating on her but your actually working on your car alot

[SlideWell]

you spend over $500 from here http://www.griotsgarage.com/ :)

[916S14]

when you just drive for the hell of it. and forget that its a fuckin gas guzzler! or that the battery might die next time you turn it on

hahahaha so true....

[louisdaboois]

... when you tell your gf to stop leaning on the car and move out of the way so you can take a picture of it standing there all sexy, glistening from the sun mmmmm.

[joshchewuhh]

You know you love your 240 when a girl offers you $10,000 for it, and you just don't want to sell it cause all the time/money you spent on your first car!?!

[bbejj123]

you know you love your 240 when you treat "her" better than most of your friends

[lflkajfj12123]

when you post on a forum about your car all the time

[an_orange_s2k]

constantly on the forums and spending money on the car...

[DLo Eric]

when you tell your friends not to lean on it because your pulled quarter panels are "sensitive"

[corriganjoshua]

... when you realize you keep putting money into it, yet it hasn't ran in over a year.
looks like somebody already took mine

[ROUGE180]

when you get mad at your mom for slamming your 18yr old door lol

when you park 5 lots away from the store you're going in because you don't want door dings

when you talk to your car more than you talk to most people you know

self : "pay bills? buy car parts? PAY BILLS (get out of debt).. buy car parts.. hmmmm... *click* damn I like Tomei. It's so shiny" lol

[SleepR 240sx]

...a girl says she wants to break up and the first thing to come to your mind is a parts list cause you'll have more money.

I Lole'd at that...when me and my gf broke up a few days ago first thing I did was go work on my car and order some new parts...

[PuffinPuffer]

you know when your truly in love with your car when you have second thoughts if you should eat in your car or not..

[CAPoweredS14]

...when you have shirts/hats with a 240 on em..
...when you meet some of the best people and become great friends at car meets because you all already understand RWD>FWD
...when your main reason for getting your CCENT/CCNA cert is because thats 10+more/hr for parts.(no more one part this check, then other part next check)
...when no one else can lean on it but you..

[corriganjoshua]

When you sit in your car...in or outside your garage when its torn apart and not running but still pretend to be driving while your buddy makes sound effects

[heiyuu]

- get commissioned to model a car in 3ds max
- instead, i start making a model of my 180sx
- i start making model of parts for my 180sx model
- i start finding the parts online
- i start buying the parts
- instead of starting on commissioned project, i keep working on my 180sx
- project is due in 4 days and i haven't started yet, just keep thinking about my 180sx

[hellion240sx]

you know you love your 240 when....

when you turn a girl your talking to down cause she slammed your door when getting out.

when your going through a tunnel and down shift bringing it as close as possible to redline before shifting to hear the lovely music -> turbo spool, bov, and exhaust<- echo through!

side note: the harvey tunnel in the westbank, and the tunnel in alabama i believe its in///

when your in a parking garage and you love hearing the sound of your exhaust.

driving through this parking garage your exhaust sets off alarms without even trying!

when you get excited you make shifting and bov sounds.

realizing how sad this thread is because its true, but you still love your car!

we all have a problem!

[Quail]

... you wake up in the middle of the night and look out your window to make sure no one has stolen it.

I havent had a good nights sleep in ages! lol