How hardcore are you about your car hobby?

Post by **NiteKids** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

Do you:

-Always talk about cars with your friends-When you are with your friends always work on someones or your own car-Go to some car place or car related event?-You always think about what you want for your car or what you want to do next-Always on a message board to learn more about what you need to learn-Always go to certain spots for a spirted drive or drift hehe-Spend every penny of your money on car parts-Dream about it

oh wait taht just described me how about everyone else

Post by **IvoryJ30t** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

that covers it. my girlfriend claims i talk about cars in my sleep.

Post by **SmithSR** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, no, yes,

(not included on your list: work on cars all day to feed obsession, and for money, to boot!)

Post by **IvoryJ30t** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

well, i have to be a car nut. my liscense is suspended, so im a mechanic instead of a tow truck driver.

Post by **Rockenreno** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

-Always talk about cars with your friendsyes-When you are with your friends always work on someones or your own carno-Go to some car place or car related event?sometimes-You always think about what you want for your car or what you want to do nextyes-Always on a message board to learn more about what you need to learnyes-Always go to certain spots for a spirted drive or drift heheyes-Spend every penny of your money on car partsno-Dream about itthat and girls

What's sad is I think about it so much, yet I can't afford to do anything with my car other than enjoy how it is now. I have enough money to turbocharge it or go nuts on suspension in the bank, but I am currently unemployed for the forseeable future, in college, and have fat bills to pay for rent, food, education and the like. If only I could get rid of some of these commitments

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

Damn cars, they run my life. Yet I also have no money to do what I want.

Post by **fiznat** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

some more:

-actually TELL your girlfriend she comes second to the 240 (checkkk...)

-inform your family/friends that only car related gifts will be accepted for birthday/christmas etc haha

-the wallpaper/screensaver on your computer are car related

-when someone says "oh my car broke down," you ask what it was that went wrong so you can figure it out yourself, and are actually dissapointed that they have no idea -just that it "broke."

-miss your car after 2+ days of not seeing it

-try to dream up some way to engineer something new for cars... like variable compression ratios or a new way to regulate valve timing

-think you know more than you actually do about cars

guilty as charged

Post by **rico05** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

The last few nights, I have had a recurring theme in my dreams about some massive and unrepairable damage happening to may car (massive wreck, stolen, etc) I wake up terrified and I have to go sit in my car for a little while before I can go back to sleep.

Post by **Rockenreno** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

rico05 wrote:The last few nights, I have had a recurring theme about some massive and unrepairable damage happening to may car (massive wreck, stolen, etc) I wake up terrified and I have to go sit in my car for a little while before I can go back to sleep.

I've done that before... its scary!

Post by **Mr1der** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

yup I'm there, except I went one step further and bought red Chuck Taylor's for driving, they just look so natural down there by the pedals...

It's great man!

Post by **ride4lame** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

yeah last night i had a nightmare my car got stolen...i then checked my phone to make sure my dad didn't call to tell me anything happened to it. I was scared as hell. haha

Post by **SHIFT_Z** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

I'm having a nice war with my bank account because of the Z. I seem to be winning unfortunately- lolFor a good cause, though

-Kev

Post by **Bubba1** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

[QUOTE]Originally posted by NiteKids "]Do you:

-Always talk about cars with your friends

yes

-When you are with your friends always work on someones or your own car no-Go to some car place or car related event? yes

-You always think about what you want for your car or what you want to do next

sometimes, doesn't consume me.

-Always on a message board to learn more about what you need to learn

often, not always

-Always go to certain spots for a spirted drive or drift hehe

the track.

-Spend every penny of your money on car parts

nope. family comes well before car stuff

-Dream about it

occasionally.

oh wait taht just described me how about everyone else

I'm a certified enthusiast but I'm not good enough at it to quit my day job. It's a fun hobby.

Post by **Bubba1** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

[QUOTE]Originally posted by fiznat "]some more:

-actually TELL your girlfriend she comes second to the 240 (checkkk...)

would never do that even if it were true which it ain't.

-inform your family/friends that only car related gifts will be accepted for birthday/christmas etc haha

no. If they ask for a recommendation, it might be car related butI won't push it.

-the wallpaper/screensaver on your computer are car related

Yep. me in my car on the track.

-when someone says "oh my car broke down," you ask what it was that went wrong so you can figure it out yourself, and are actually dissapointed that they have no idea -just that it "broke."

depends on who it is and whose car.

-miss your car after 2+ days of not seeing it

Nope. I think that's a phase that most grow out of.

-try to dream up some way to engineer something new for cars... like variable compression ratios or a new way to regulate valve timing

nope. Driving is my thrill, not doing engine work.

-think you know more than you actually do about cars

Nope. I know my limits. I don't pretend to be a mechanic, just an enthusiast with a thrist to learn more and to share.

Post by **fiznat** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

It's no fun if you're all down to earth about it...

Post by **Bubba1** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

Sorry. Just got home. Still in work mode. Bzzzt sproing.

Post by **Altiman94** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

I give up on mine. It's broken down too many times. Everything that could posibly replaced has been since I've owned it. Kinda want something newer.

Post by **cosmo** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

fiznat wrote:-try to dream up some way to engineer something new for cars... like variable compression ratios or a new way to regulate valve timing

-think you know more than you actually do about cars

And I thought I was the only one....

Post by **skydragoness** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

NiteKids wrote:Do you:

-Always talk about cars with your friends-When you are with your friends always work on someones or your own car-Go to some car place or car related event?-You always think about what you want for your car or what you want to do next-Always on a message board to learn more about what you need to learn-Always go to certain spots for a spirted drive or drift hehe-Spend every penny of your money on car parts-Dream about it

oh wait taht just described me how about everyone else

1. Cars always come into the conversation at some point of the day, doesn't matter who really. 2. Yep, Autocrosses, cruise-nights. not all the time though. DE is pretty boring.3. when ever i go up to visit my friend in PA, it's at his shop4. All the time. At least, it's in the back of my head constantly.5. I'm not necessarily finding my info from the message board, i'm either reading some of my mag's, or literature about suspension/racing techniques (skip barber book rules!), or talking to my mechanic friends6. I just got back from being lost on some insane PA roads about 2hrs ago!! I eventually got so lost i had to consult my map and head back for DE. PA roads are evil.7. Most of the money is saved up for car goodies. hehe.8. Dream about it? damn straight!:ylsuper

Post by **Turb0wned** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

ey but cars dont campare to women.....

Post by **HongKongChick** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

yea....except the "spend every penny on my car" thing...well there is rent, there is grocery, there is tuition, ...etc

Post by **AceInhole** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

"Hardcore" doesn't describe it:-I moderate one forum, administrate another forum, and regularly browse like 4 or 5 other forums (b15sentra.net, honda-tech.com, zilvia.net, 240sxone.com, freshalloy.com, club240.com, nenoc.org, sr20deforum.net, sccaforums.com). Besides that, I constantly get IMs and phone calls related to trouble shooting and modifying cars. -Most message boards can't tell me something new. Generally I end up correcting more information than anything else.-When my friend gets home from work tonight, we're going to a parking garage to work on his car out of the rain, on a tuesday night. Why? He can't wait for either drier weather or daylight.-My apartment is a garage. It's hard to not go somewhere car- related, because everytime I go home I get to see the top half of my old engine on my kitchen table.-There's no thought process for what I need to get and bla bla bla bla bla for my car. I don't dream about what I want next, because I already know, and most of the crap I have to do is beyond what 95% of 240sx owners would dream about having but know they'll never have. Why? Because "hardcore" involves whatever it takes to win, and the guys I have to beat have beyond what 99% of 240sx owners would ever dream about having but know they'll never have.-I autocross every weekend. Drift every last wed. of the month (DOW at dgtrials.com). HPDE's put me in debt.-I'm in debt because of my car, even with 4 different sponsors helping me out.-My automotive life gives me nightmares. This perhaps is one of them.

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:06 pm

wow, most of the stuff said in here is true about me also. i go to school in the morning and pretty much debate on how hard i should work to save up for what part next and then compare, compare, and compare some more to other possibilities of parts and read car magazines in my 2 study halls everyday unless i have some major work to get done. after school i go straight to work so i can continue to save up more money to put in my car so its easier for me to make decisions on what parts to buy since i can buy more parts with more money that i earn. i also usually think about when i should start to order these parts and how much money i need to make by what point in order for the part to be paid off. and after work i do any car work that i can get done, and everyonce in awhile might have homework to do. after that its of to NICO to see what threads i have been following have been up to and what new threads have been posted. a little tv then bed. i sometimes think that i am overly obsessed with cars, but then i think that i'd rather be working and striving for something in life than just sitting around and watching tv all day wasting my life.