View Full Version : Going Car - Crazy


Moth
05-18-2007, 04:56 PM
Well, even if you don't drive, you have probably seen those obnoxious blue Honda civics with the loud - ass muffler, body kits, spoilers, rims, and carbon fiber hoods. They stop next to you on a red light and everyone in your car turns to the side to look at the tricked out civic. The guy in the car is in his early twenty's, uses too much hair gel, and wears a leather jacket like he's some street racing big shot. I use to hate these guys. Until I played some Need for speed, Midnight club, and started watching episodes of bull run, and sometimes even getting tempted to go into those "Drivers Image" Mod shops.
Well, I got hooked on those cars, knowing that when I turn 16, oh man will I get a tricked out civic, Mazda, Subaru or even BMW. At least I wish I could. I saw one of those cars on eBay. $8,450. Holy shit. Normal 2007 civics are about 17,000 dollars. Maybe this is because of a lousy engine, dents, or flat tires. After I played some of the Need for speed video games, I got hooked on BMW's and drifting. My dad did, too. He drives a
1992 Mercedes - Benz 190e. He got it for about as much as that tricked out civic I was talking about. My dad, out of nowhere, started modding it. Just today he got some new exhaust tips. He started with chrome mirror covers, then came the spoiler, then the door handles, and now this. Sooner or later, he'll get some new bumpers and rims. That would be sweet. Now you see kids like me, saying "He doesn't know ANYTHING about cars. The price of rims, bumpers, and even the price of the car itself! He only cares about how "awesome" it looks!!!" Well, Ive taken that into consideration. I know how much rims and bumpers cost, Some good, chrome rims, about $3500 or so, and the bumpers? $250 to $500 dollars. But One of those "Drivers Image" mod shops are 4 blocks away from my house, and as 16 - year old, plan to get a job here, as a greasemonky. "Oh dear, you really want to be sticking your head into the engine replacing pistons, working with Pablo?" -- My mom.

Yeah, I do. Pablo gets some serious cash there. And besides, I don't plan on street racing, I just want to look cool while getting from point A to point B.

Well, now, I think nonstop about cars, and what car I would by as a teenager.

And I like it.

Natus Lumen
05-18-2007, 05:01 PM
I was that way for a while. Then it slowly shifted from cars to guitars.

Moth
05-18-2007, 05:03 PM
Yeah, but I only have 2 talents. Art, and knowledge of cars.

MrNaPaLm32
05-18-2007, 05:05 PM
I wanted a Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, I got a Jeep Grand Cherokee instead. Not that its that bad, it has 290HP, but its still an SUV.

Ryu-Nacho
05-18-2007, 05:46 PM
I've never had any obsession on any level with cars.

NOWAK
05-18-2007, 06:46 PM
Cost too much, plus gas now is outstanding. I am not very interested in cars but I can see why this might bring you joy, have fun.

gussa
05-18-2007, 08:37 PM
I was that way for a while. Then it slowly shifted from cars to guitars.
i was born with a .73 mm modified bass pick in my hand

Natus Lumen
05-18-2007, 09:21 PM
I built a beautiful guitar fairly recently and I hope to one day have my own guitar brand.

As for cars, I love customizing them in games like Midnight Club and Need For Speed, especially the newer ones. I liked my RX-8 and my 350Z on NFSU 2.

gussa
05-18-2007, 09:33 PM
i play mc 3 dub remix...
you can get some really cool shit on that!

Drunken_Shinobi
05-18-2007, 11:28 PM
I remember when I was obsessed with cars, but that was at a very young age. I could identify cars just by looking at the body and stuff for a bit. As for me, the cars I'd want would be an AE86 Trueno, Subaru WRX STI, Lancer Evolution, or a Toyota MR2. Those are what I want when I can get a car.

gussa
05-18-2007, 11:50 PM
mx5

viper.gtsr
05-19-2007, 11:11 AM
I'd take a viper or a Miata

Moth
05-19-2007, 11:15 AM
I wonder why viper.gtsr would want a viper.

Drunken_Shinobi
05-19-2007, 12:46 PM
I'm not a big fan of Miatas because they're too small for me.

Natus Lumen
05-19-2007, 01:29 PM
Ugh...there's nothing that great about Miatas except that they're slightly garish.

You know how teachers (at least in the U.S.) don't make that much money? My world geography teacher has a metallic gold BMW z3 with chrome rims and neon under the car.

But then again he's a vampire, so I'm sure he's fairly rich.

Drunken_Shinobi
05-19-2007, 06:48 PM
I have a math teacher at my old SAT prep class who drove a BMW M3. I didn't get how he got that until he told us that he was also a vice-president of some company.

gussa
05-19-2007, 10:57 PM
he just teaches in his spare time as a hobby?

Drunken_Shinobi
05-19-2007, 11:54 PM
I guess...he's a pretty cool math teacher.

gussa
05-20-2007, 12:11 AM
kool