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They are cool cars alright, a friend has an evo 7, garage queen and I intend to snare it when he needs rid of it
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They are cool cars alright, a friend has an evo 7, garage queen and I intend to snare it when he needs rid of it
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They are cool cars alright, a friend has an evo 7, garage queen and I intend to snare it when he needs rid of it
I lost interest after the 6, the rest all look the same to me!
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5 for me. Just mean.
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I would be similar, although the daily gets kept 3/4 years before I decide to change it,
The toys/weekender. I would usually tend to spy a car for sale that I've known the history of (usually though RMS) an make an offer on it.
I'll keep it and drive it until it needs work then I park/SORN it until I get round to doing the work it needs, in the mean time i'll usually buy another car for fun to keep me going, and as a result the one needing work gets pushed onto the back burner to fix another day.
Have a few cars sitting now, all needing work.
Mush get started soon.
The toys/weekender. I would usually tend to spy a car for sale that I've known the history of (usually though RMS) an make an offer on it.
I'll keep it and drive it until it needs work then I park/SORN it until I get round to doing the work it needs, in the mean time i'll usually buy another car for fun to keep me going, and as a result the one needing work gets pushed onto the back burner to fix another day.
Have a few cars sitting now, all needing work.
Mush get started soon.
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Maybe it's just the addiction to the boost and the turbo whistle, I don't know, but I love it and I never EVER thought I'd say that about a diesel.
I've always been a petrol man but I've never been able to afford to buy or run a turbo powered petrol car so I can't say if I'd love a petrol or diesel fueled turbo car. . . .
Maybe that's another thread debate topic lol
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I'm only content with the builds, after the the cars are finished I start to look elsewhere for the next project
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I definitely have itchy feet!!!
for a few years I couldn't hold onto cars...3x Evo's, MK2 RS focus, VXR nurburgring, with intermittent dervs.
For me it seems to go in cycles - quickish turbo petrol followed by a "sensible" derv. Would love a quickish petrol car again but have really lost interest in cars of late so don't want to spend more than 4.5k.
for a few years I couldn't hold onto cars...3x Evo's, MK2 RS focus, VXR nurburgring, with intermittent dervs.
For me it seems to go in cycles - quickish turbo petrol followed by a "sensible" derv. Would love a quickish petrol car again but have really lost interest in cars of late so don't want to spend more than 4.5k.
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It's remapped though bai...
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I've had 4 cars since I passed my test in 2002. Civic coupe for a few years and then the s14a. Dailied the S14a over the glenshane for 2/3 years then bought the Passat to do the mile munching. Upgraded the Passat to the merc and still have the S14 in storage. So out of 4 cars owned I still have 2 of them.
I hate changing cars. Absolutely hate it. I know exactly what had been replaced etc on the car I own, all the wee annoying things take a while to get sorted out and the last thing I want to do is start and repeat that again with the unknown factor.
Even the Passat that was 20 years old and was scrapped when it was done, was a piece of crap to anyone looking at it ..... But the bits that mattered were mechanically sound and all the wee foibles that annoyed me were sorted.
Horses for courses as they say.
I hate changing cars. Absolutely hate it. I know exactly what had been replaced etc on the car I own, all the wee annoying things take a while to get sorted out and the last thing I want to do is start and repeat that again with the unknown factor.
Even the Passat that was 20 years old and was scrapped when it was done, was a piece of crap to anyone looking at it ..... But the bits that mattered were mechanically sound and all the wee foibles that annoyed me were sorted.
Horses for courses as they say.
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Turbo diesels no matte what are boring. Pretty sure having a 3.0 twin turbo diesel and a 2.0 turbo petrol gives validity to that statement, yes diesels can be quick but still boring. The clio wipes the floor of the bmw in performance and excitement
I'm not even content with the imaginary two car garage of my dreams, it changes all the time. Sometimes it turns into a three car garage and then I'm annoyed at myself for diverting imaginary funds away from my imaginary dream house. Stresses me out.
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Easy. Build a garage (if necessary) and add the next car to the fleet. Or spend the money on something else.
I think this is true. There are great all-rounders but if someone can do two cars I think it's a better solution. Two runners (in case one breaks) and something lying around in bits seems like a sensible minimum to me.
after all this chat of how im committed to my weekend toy, i've noticed my lack of contentment is still going strong when it comes to parts
just sold my complete beautiful turbo kit clean off the car and starting to build up a different kit!!
which means i only bought the the current kit to run the engine in!!
parts are worse than cars sometimes!
Phil
just sold my complete beautiful turbo kit clean off the car and starting to build up a different kit!!
which means i only bought the the current kit to run the engine in!!
parts are worse than cars sometimes!
Phil
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I'd be something similar but if I start to get bored or restless I'll just change something. Put sounds in, change wheels or suspension etc... probably the reason I hated my 745 bm as I either couldn't get bits or couldn't afford the bits I wanted so got rid after 18 months other than that I'm a minimum of 4 years when I buy something
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Odd that after getting your dream car you're not content with it. Maybe time to make a few changes to it? Perhaps it wasn't your dream car as much as it was your canvas for the dream car. There's a thread on PistonHeads where a guy has invested countless hours into honing his E46 M3 into exactly the car he wants it to be. It's pretty inspiring, even if I have nowhere near the skills, creativity or connections to do what he's doing.
I'm content with what I have, but then it is my first car and the fleet could expand in future. I've wanted what I have for a very long time and with it being a first, I don't think I had expectations for it to live up to.
I'm content with what I have, but then it is my first car and the fleet could expand in future. I've wanted what I have for a very long time and with it being a first, I don't think I had expectations for it to live up to.
As car enthusiasts I expect none of us are ever content to some extent. I usually keep my cars for a year or so before I want a change. However I'm intending to keep the Golf for 2/3 years this time.
In Blackies defence, it depends what you're used to. A 1.9 turbo would seem quick if you've never driven anything any more powerful. When I got the GTi, folk said it was slow and it had to be mapped, but again I wasn't used to anything quicker and its grand. It's all relative.
In Blackies defence, it depends what you're used to. A 1.9 turbo would seem quick if you've never driven anything any more powerful. When I got the GTi, folk said it was slow and it had to be mapped, but again I wasn't used to anything quicker and its grand. It's all relative.
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