can i make an e-rant in this forum?

[nisstek2]

well my fellow nissan lovers, i have had my s13 coupe since june of last year and i remember when i drove it home. the secondary butterflies were stuck shut so it wouldnt outrun a chevette towing a seadoo. so i got my new project home and due to lack of time couldnt start tryin to fix it until a while later. but my luck as soon as i started to remove the intake plenum to remove them, the weather got cold and i have no garage. on top of everything having a 2 year old son and a wife that just dosent understand why my "pile of junk" is so important to me and working like a slave to try to save money for the s13. it seems anytime i get some extra cash, something goes wrong and i have to use the money on things that are more important at this moment. my trucks brake caliper exploded and had to replace that and now the starter is going bad on it. i just cant catch a break. i know that most of you have been or are in my situation. i know i am not "special" by any means but i have no one else to rant to. now, back to the s13...right now its still sitting in the same spot that it was when i started to remove the plenum and every morning when i leave for work i look at it and think to myself that maybe i should just sell the car and just leave the car thing alone for a while till i am in a better situation financially...i have talked myself out of selling the car because i think of how its gonna pay off in the long run to be patient....really...i am just venting....

[C-Kwik]

well my fellow nissan lovers, i have had my s13 coupe since june of last year and i remember when i drove it home. the secondary butterflies were stuck shut so it wouldnt outrun a chevette towing a seadoo. so i got my new project home and due to lack of time couldnt start tryin to fix it until a while later. but my luck as soon as i started to remove the intake plenum to remove them, the weather got cold and i have no garage. on top of everything having a 2 year old son and a wife that just dosent understand why my "pile of junk" is so important to me and working like a slave to try to save money for the s13. it seems anytime i get some extra cash, something goes wrong and i have to use the money on things that are more important at this moment. my trucks brake caliper exploded and had to replace that and now the starter is going bad on it. i just cant catch a break. i know that most of you have been or are in my situation. i know i am not "special" by any means but i have no one else to rant to. now, back to the s13...right now its still sitting in the same spot that it was when i started to remove the plenum and every morning when i leave for work i look at it and think to myself that maybe i should just sell the car and just leave the car thing alone for a while till i am in a better situation financially...i have talked myself out of selling the car because i think of how its gonna pay off in the long run to be patient....really...i am just venting....

Your priorities are your wife and child. It appears you have at least 4 cars (though it sounds like 5 as you also mention a truck). I would hope they are running. Reasonably, you should have a car for you and a car for your wife but many couples make do sharing a car when times are tough.

That said, if money is tight, then any cars not running should take a back seat to your family's financial needs. It doesn't sound like you are neglecting these needs, but the reality here is that you have to cope with reality. And if that means selling the car, then do so. And if you have more than one project (more than one car not running), your wife needs to smack you in the back of the head. If its just the one car and you can afford to keep it even if you can't work on it fine, but do consider the possibility that money tied up in the car's current value has an opportunity cost (i.e. can the money be better spent elsewhere?).

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I thought secondary butterfly removal was a free modification... all you'd have to pay for is the intake manifold gasket if you removed it.

[krimsonviper]

Sounds like you are in the same situation I was, minus the kid and wife. If it's just taking up unneeded space, keep it. Just wait, but if that SOB is still sitting there for another year and you still haven't done what you wanted, sell it. It's always good to have some extra cash in your pocket. While it's just sitting there collected no mileage on it, it'll help maintain it's worth.

[nisstek2]

no, all the cars are sold except the 03 altima (wifes) and the s13 then there is my dailly, the truck. and after reading what i wrote, it looks like i am complaining about the kid. that is incorrect. i meant to write they take alot of time and energy and most of the time when i am home the woman is at work so i cant really leave the lil man to himself haha..really i was just venting about the car still sitting on the backburner and having no time to fix it with the schedules myself and the wife keep. yes it is a free mod and i have the gaskets, just no time to get out there and roll my sleeves up. i am sure alot of people know what i mean. outside of work i dont reallt have "friends"..its mostly just me and the carpet monkey lol. i hope this clears it all up. i was just frustrated and tired of lookin at it sit and stare at me......