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CHAOS · 05-01-2007, 12:02 PM

this is becoming an issue for me... i am ACHING to buy new parts for my car... all the time... like im sitting here... staring at roughly 1400 worth of suspension parts... i dont have that much to spend on the car right now... and then im also looking into a repaint... which will run around 6-8 grand... plus all the extra parts i wanna get... i mean this is not a good thing... anyone else like this? what do you do to not think about this? im not pulling the trigger yet but its just getting old sitting here staring at stuff i cant afford.

OutOfStock · 05-01-2007, 12:04 PM

Reapint...who do you think you are? D?

Renegade_ · 05-01-2007, 12:04 PM

Staring at stuff I can't afford? I do that basically all the time whenever I look at any car part. I talk about what I would love to have but I know it won't happen for a long time.

ozthunder · 05-01-2007, 12:06 PM

lol...I get up and check ebay immediately to see if I can find any deals. This hobby is expensive. But the summer is coming, and my bank increases BIGTIME during the summer. So we'll see...realistically..i want headers by the end of it. Why? Horsepowa, son!

redline · 05-01-2007, 12:08 PM

I know what you mean. I dumped right around $10K since October and half the stuff isn't even on the car yet and I am still shopping around for more. I need to remember one thing at a time and exercise some self-control, yeah right!

CHAOS · 05-01-2007, 12:08 PM

i want about $30k worth of parts..

and i want a repaint because i want to start fresh with my paint...

ozthunder · 05-01-2007, 12:09 PM

I can't not install it...if it comes, im on that **** no matter what time.

Renegade_ · 05-01-2007, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CHAOS

i want about $30k worth of parts..

Wow, I would by happy with just getting coilovers on my car this summer...

If I got what I "want" though I still wouldn't break over like 8,000... Basically this is a full driveline swap.

sherwood · 05-01-2007, 12:15 PM

i want you guys to let me know of a job i can get to afford all these parts your talking about

ozthunder · 05-01-2007, 12:16 PM

lol..its not a matter of finding. It's a matter of keeping. And doing whatever they say. And not having benefits. oi.

CHAOS · 05-01-2007, 12:19 PM

i have a decent job, and i live at my parents house, but i also eat gas like its my job, and put a **** ton of miles on the car... its a tough balance... i am truely impatient when it comes to money.... hopefully in the next few months.. my band will start taking off and we can go on tour

tjf · 05-01-2007, 12:43 PM

i think i am too, I always tell myself im done buying things for the car, then theres another part getting shipped to my door

CHAOS · 05-01-2007, 12:46 PM

i was the same way with my mx6... i was ready to drop about 5 grand on a custom turbo set up the week i wrecked it.

redwrxwagon02 · 05-01-2007, 12:51 PM

yeah having the mod bug sucks

CHAOS · 05-01-2007, 12:52 PM

yea but see its way past a mod bug when you go into debt for it... ive actually thought about taking out a loan to get my car repainted..its retarded... i mean i dont buy parts all the time.. but i really really want to lol

JET02WRX · 05-01-2007, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHAOS

yea but see its way past a mod bug when you go into debt for it... ive actually thought about taking out a loan to get my car repainted..its retarded... i mean i dont buy parts all the time.. but i really really want to lol

Yeah thats almost addiction

. Spending money excessively is theraputic. Are you depressed bro? If not...well, yeah join the club... It takes a tremendous amount of willpower and self reasoning to prioritize necessities over hobby/excess. Try adding a mortgage and a baby to the mix...it becomes even more frustrating! But yeah, you know what I wish I could do to this thing...we've talked about it tons of times... i have 'saved carts' full of crap that probably adds up to 20,000. Instead...i bought a new washer this weekend. Weeeee!

CHAOS · 05-01-2007, 12:58 PM

hahaha yea john... i hear you man... its becoming a point where i need to decide if i want a career in it cause i think about it so much

tjf · 05-01-2007, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHAOS

yea but see its way past a mod bug when you go into debt for it... ive actually thought about taking out a loan to get my car repainted..its retarded... i mean i dont buy parts all the time.. but i really really want to lol

good thing you didnt, i know people that have taken loans out for car stuff like rims turbos, etc becasue they didnt want to wait till they saved up for it. You dont want to be paying off car parts on a car you dont own anymore.

ozthunder · 05-01-2007, 12:59 PM

lol..i just stopped myself from buying stuff about 2 mins ago. Oi.

JET02WRX · 05-01-2007, 01:04 PM

We should have a support group.... if we're feeling shaky....credit card in hand.... we "call a friend"... hahaha..

05-01-2007, 12:02 PM	#1
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	addicted? to buying car parts? this is becoming an issue for me... i am ACHING to buy new parts for my car... all the time... like im sitting here... staring at roughly 1400 worth of suspension parts... i dont have that much to spend on the car right now... and then im also looking into a repaint... which will run around 6-8 grand... plus all the extra parts i wanna get... i mean this is not a good thing... anyone else like this? what do you do to not think about this? im not pulling the trigger yet but its just getting old sitting here staring at stuff i cant afford.

05-01-2007, 12:04 PM	#2
OutOfStock Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southampton/Shippensburg, Pa Member #25 My Ride: 1998 Acura Integra iTrader: (0)	Reapint...who do you think you are? D? __________________ I hate my car

05-01-2007, 12:04 PM	#3
Renegade_ Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: NNJ/NYC Member #1912 My Ride: 1J Swaggon iTrader: (2)	Staring at stuff I can't afford? I do that basically all the time whenever I look at any car part. I talk about what I would love to have but I know it won't happen for a long time. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-01-2007, 12:06 PM	#4
ozthunder Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In a modular on campus Member #2994 My Ride: 2006 Nissan SE-R Spec V iTrader: (0)	lol...I get up and check ebay immediately to see if I can find any deals. This hobby is expensive. But the summer is coming, and my bank increases BIGTIME during the summer. So we'll see...realistically..i want headers by the end of it. Why? Horsepowa, son! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-01-2007, 12:08 PM	#5
redline Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Member #784 iTrader: (1)	I know what you mean. I dumped right around $10K since October and half the stuff isn't even on the car yet and I am still shopping around for more. I need to remember one thing at a time and exercise some self-control, yeah right! __________________ 2006 Evo 9 Special Edition

05-01-2007, 12:09 PM	#7
ozthunder Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In a modular on campus Member #2994 My Ride: 2006 Nissan SE-R Spec V iTrader: (0)	I can't not install it...if it comes, im on that **** no matter what time. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-01-2007, 12:16 PM	#10
ozthunder Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In a modular on campus Member #2994 My Ride: 2006 Nissan SE-R Spec V iTrader: (0)	lol..its not a matter of finding. It's a matter of keeping. And doing whatever they say. And not having benefits. oi. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-01-2007, 12:19 PM	#11
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	i have a decent job, and i live at my parents house, but i also eat gas like its my job, and put a **** ton of miles on the car... its a tough balance... i am truely impatient when it comes to money.... hopefully in the next few months.. my band will start taking off and we can go on tour

05-01-2007, 12:43 PM	#12
tjf Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Member #2754 iTrader: (1)	i think i am too, I always tell myself im done buying things for the car, then theres another part getting shipped to my door

05-01-2007, 12:46 PM	#13
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	i was the same way with my mx6... i was ready to drop about 5 grand on a custom turbo set up the week i wrecked it.

05-01-2007, 12:51 PM	#14
redwrxwagon02 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Member #4044 iTrader: (0)	yeah having the mod bug sucks __________________ oh thanks!

05-01-2007, 12:52 PM	#15
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	yea but see its way past a mod bug when you go into debt for it... ive actually thought about taking out a loan to get my car repainted..its retarded... i mean i dont buy parts all the time.. but i really really want to lol

05-01-2007, 12:58 PM	#17
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	hahaha yea john... i hear you man... its becoming a point where i need to decide if i want a career in it cause i think about it so much

05-01-2007, 12:59 PM	#19
ozthunder Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In a modular on campus Member #2994 My Ride: 2006 Nissan SE-R Spec V iTrader: (0)	lol..i just stopped myself from buying stuff about 2 mins ago. Oi. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-01-2007, 01:04 PM	#20
JET02WRX Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chester Co. Member #2133 My Ride: 2002 WRX Wagon iTrader: (1)	We should have a support group.... if we're feeling shaky....credit card in hand.... we "call a friend"... hahaha.. __________________ 2002 WRX "Fun-Wagon"

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