The Ohio Random Thread... aka We Should Probably Be Working

[thejeans]

^ i understand that... hence why im still rocking orange wheels on the drivers side and silver wheels on the passengers side hahaha


ive gotten bored with the car lately but i think part of that is just ive never owned 1 car for this long, hell ive never owned a car for more than a year and half until this one and im going on 3.5 years....

 

[CTt3P5]

Have you not listened to me piss and moan about modifying cars lately? I can damn near give a rats ass at this point.

Sorry but I have missed that and my post was more out of jest...not intended to upset you. I completely understand your post above but have to disagree on one point and that is that the mod is pointless. Sure, when all is said and done it may not be a functional mod or net you oodles of hp but there was a reason you wanted to do that mod....to make the car your own. I'll give you the small percentage of the mod being a "WTF did I just do" scenario which I'm sure we've all done but proceeded to revert back to stock or swap it out for another mod that we feel will be better for our tastes.

I now know you've lost that will to mod and there is nothing wrong with that.....drive the Bavaria as-is, sell the MSM and extra parts for some cash and one day you may find yourself getting the itch to change things up a bit or even buy a project-car to start tinkering with again....regardless of if you do or not, you're still the same dude I know....just with different priorites/desires....nothing wrong with that.

 

[THE Phen]

True, but I bought two cars modded by a previous owner to their liking and I've just been driving them... That didn't help matters much.

 

[CTt3P5]

No that doesn't help.....you may just find yourself feeling differently should you get yourself into another 'stock car' that you can build to your specs/likes. Right now I wish I felt like you...I still have the P5 but have been considering trading it in and looking at the Mazda2. I don't have the car, not even sure if I will but found myself the other night on Good-Win Racing looking for some nice wheels to upgrade to. (hand)

 

[rally2003]

^haha, join the Mazda2 mod club. It's addicting looking for parts that don't exist yet and if they do exist they are in Japan and only fit J-Spec cars correctly. Sorry if I pissed you off Phen. I think you just needto find a car your happy with stock and then mod it to your liking and then you"ll be back to the aftermarket world. Until then sell me you MSM JK

 

[princess peach]

I'll tell you what it is guys. Working on cars just isn't fun to me anymore. Before I left to go to China, it's all I ever wanted to do. Mess with cars, do this, do that, etc. Once I got home, everything just seemed different to me. I get next to no excitement out of doing it any more because when it comes down to it, the stuff I wanted to do ends up being absolutely pointless. I used to like it a lot more when friends would come around and we'd stand around, BS, have a beer, maybe get something done, but probably not... but even that is different now. None of it is fun to me anymore. For all of you that have been around this whole time, it may not seem odd to you, but to me... I left with things meaning something to me, and I came home feeling completely different about it. Some of you have asked me what I'm going to do to the Bavaria. My answer was "Just drive it. That's all I want to do right now." I have parts that would be an easy install for the MSM sitting in the trunk. I have absolutely no desire to do it.

There you go. Take whatever bets you want. I don't give a s*** anymore. It may change in time. I don't know. All I know is right now, it's not what I want to do.

EDIT: I just wanted to say that it's no one's fault at all. I'm not calling out anyone. Just my ramblings.

i know what you mean, sometimes i feel like trading mine in for an RX-8 and leave it alone since most of the bolt ons are pretty much pointless.

 

[KZL_99ES]

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/2345944798.html

if someone is looking for a stock MSM, a great price too; kbb on that vehicle is about $17k!

 

[o0n8]

That's how I feel about not getting my car done for the mitty, Just not as interested in working on it now. It's just sittin on jack stands in the garage and I do little things here and there now. I would just rather do other things with my time at the moment. Once I get it done I'll feel better about it til the little issues come up that I have to fix

 

[magnumP5]

I guess this is where I'm different from you guys as my car is my primary hobby. There are several things I used to do in my free time (play guitar/bass, play video games, read, hiking/camping, etc.) that I now do very little of if there's something to do on or in the car. But I don't see it as just working on a car, but rather learning/practicing electronics, fabrication and other general handy skills.

 

[thejeans]

I guess this is where I'm different from you guys as my car is my primary hobby. There are several things I used to do in my free time (play guitar/bass, play video games, read, hiking/camping, etc.) that I now do very little of if there's something to do on or in the car. But I don't see it as just working on a car, but rather learning/practicing electronics, fabrication and other general handy skills.

i think phen meant the hobby feels like a chore and therefore is not an enjoyable hobby right now....

 

[Perro del Sol]

Phendini, I am with you .......I just had the exhaust repaired on the wagon and I forgot how much fun the car is when it is quiet. Putting Lauri's Mazdaspeed Wheels on her tonight as she put on her nee ASA's on last night! See you tomorrow night, keep doin your own thing!

 

[thejeans]

im going louder with the 3 tonight well kinda....

the racepipe is louder than with the 2nd cat on open throttle but actually quieter and no drone on highway cruising so its the best of both worlds for me hahaha

 

[eprx799]

Phen
I understand how you feel, I just get burntout working on cars. Thats why I've had the other rx7 just sitting for 3yrs. But right now I am pickup parts and digging thru the parts that I had bought used to put it toghter. So now I need to figure out how to make fiberglass panels from molds so I can put new flares and a front bumper/spoiler on it.
I truely like driving/ racing my car better that building them.

 

[Perro del Sol]

^ +1

 

[o0n8]

I guess this is where I'm different from you guys as my car is my primary hobby. There are several things I used to do in my free time (play guitar/bass, play video games, read, hiking/camping, etc.) that I now do very little of if there's something to do on or in the car. But I don't see it as just working on a car, but rather learning/practicing electronics, fabrication and other general handy skills.

maybe once I'm married and done with school I'll feel this way, but right now there are just so many other things going on. When I'm motivated I enjoy it, just not very motivated right now.

 

[rally2003]

I actually had to sell my 1955 plymouth because I was too into working on 3 cars at once and then ran into not being able to afford little things for myself. I can never see myself leaving the 79 TA or the MSP so the mopar had to go. The TA runs fine, but has so much potential, but I'm waiting for when I'm 35-40 and have a nice job to do more to that. It sits bone stock right now and just want to give her a little bit more umph, nothing too crazy, and maintain the stock 79 look. As for the MSP, I really don't have much more I want to do with her. I don't want to leave the STX class because the car isn't made for 500hp. It was meant for just a little modding and turns. The car just isn't on the same platform as other tuner cars and is much easier to get power and handles just by upping the platform and buying a car that has it stock and go from there. I mainly just want to make the MSP look new again and start keeping miles off her. Going back to the stock tailights (no tint), find a rear lip, powdercoating the original rims, and getting her a fresh coat of titanium. Other than a few minor changes with the gauges on the interior and a set of nice seats she is done with modding and will just enjoy weekend driving and track racing.

 

[Lewis7789]

I'm with Jon. I used to play music/tour a s*** ton and it became exhausting and I think I got burnt out on it. Dealing with all the same BS and drama the music business is in. So for the past couple years I just my bass in my room a couple times a week and work on my car as much as possible. My musician friends think I'm crazy since I'm not in a band and am playing with my car much more than I did before when I was in bands. But I can completely understand how you guys can get burnt out on wrenching.

I like wrenching, learning how the parts work, modifying/upgrading parts, and cleaning and making things work. Of course my project reccently has been kicking my ass everyday after work, but I still dig it. The payoff will be worth it in the end. Yes, my P5 will still be slow but as Corey said perfectly, these cars are made for the corners.

 

[subspeed6]

I'll tell you what it is guys. Working on cars just isn't fun to me anymore. Before I left to go to China, it's all I ever wanted to do. Mess with cars, do this, do that, etc. Once I got home, everything just seemed different to me. I get next to no excitement out of doing it any more because when it comes down to it, the stuff I wanted to do ends up being absolutely pointless. I used to like it a lot more when friends would come around and we'd stand around, BS, have a beer, maybe get something done, but probably not... but even that is different now. None of it is fun to me anymore. For all of you that have been around this whole time, it may not seem odd to you, but to me... I left with things meaning something to me, and I came home feeling completely different about it. Some of you have asked me what I'm going to do to the Bavaria. My answer was "Just drive it. That's all I want to do right now." I have parts that would be an easy install for the MSM sitting in the trunk. I have absolutely no desire to do it.

ive gotten bored with the car lately but i think part of that is just ive never owned 1 car for this long, hell ive never owned a car for more than a year and half until this one and im going on 3.5 years....

I agree with you both in a way. When I first got the MS6 I was all happy about modding it, making it look nice, etc.... but after a while the jadedness started to wear off and I saw it more and more as a means of getting to work and back. Then I got the Miata, and that change everything. Now I started to view the MS6 as a work/everyday vehicle and the Miata as my fun toy.

Now where I am at in Atlanta, the Miata is more of a daily driver car because the weather is nice and temps are awesome. The MS6 has been regulated to a parking lot queen because I have more fun in the top down attitude and nice weather to boot.

I'm with you Phen on the working on cars is fun with others, but it's the friends (key word here) you keep around with the same passion that helps drive what you have. When I was in CT, I loved heading to Mahhhk's or Josh's house for spring clean meets, wrenching meets, fun runs, etc.. because I got to meet up with my friends, have fun, clean my car, and/or help others out with my knowledge or pass it onto them with their car. Unfortunately, people move away, change platforms, or change cars and tend to drift away from the groups that helped them in the first place. That is why some of the NEPOC crowd have consistently stated that NEPOC is not about the cars, it's all about the people. It's also why you Ohio folk have to deal with me.... So suck it up.

I can honestly say that even if you sell off all your cars and decide to get a (Insert random ass car here), you'll still have us as your friends and people around that back you up.

 

[Fiji Mazda3]

So does this mean everyone is demodding their cars and trading them in for Camrys and Accords??

 

[iSpoon]

So does this mean everyone is demodding their cars and trading them in for Jettas and Golfs??

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