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need to vent a little |
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Aug 29 2008, 08:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Nutley, NJ Member No.: 2,030 Region Association: North East States |
so, i think i need to vent about this to people who might understand..
lately, i just cannot get excited about cars, or my 914 anymore. I dont know....over the past couple months, ive picked up cycling in a big way, i love it, its most of what i think about now..its just alot of fun...and my car..has just sort of taken a permanent seat on the back burner. heres a little background.. I got my 914 senior year of Highschool. I had intended to restore it myself (i tend to jump into the deep end head first without testing the water alot) so no big suprise...i find that you cant do a full restoration on $6 and hour. so i do some work, and she sits...in a horrible state...i get so pissed about it that i buy a 924S as a daily driver. LOVED that car, autocrossed it, drove it at pocono...awesome awesome car. so i had the 924S through college, and the 914 prettymuch sat while i accumulated some parts and drew up big plans in my head. so i graduate college, the 924S Waterpump dies on me, and my bank account is empty..great..no money to fix it...maybe its time for a new daily driver. so i get my first loan and get a ford ranger (had one previously, loved it) this is a great truck and i really enjoy it. the 924 is taking up room, and my dad says i cannot keep both the 924 and 914..one has to go. well ive had the 914 for so long, and have been dreaming about it forever..ive become so attached to that little rust bucket. so i end up selling the 924...and take a bath on it obviously..but she goes to a good home. i start working, and get some money together..time to finally start on the 914! she gets sandblasted and primed, so i can finish the welding that needs to be done on it. comes back from the media blasters and has never looked better..it hasnt been one color for 6 years! in a conversation with the body guy, i get a realistic quote on what it will take to get the 914 looking good and painted...8k..wow..thats alot... now i had originally planned to stay at home for a bit, and put most of my money into the 914 to get it done...but the wave of realization hits me for a second time...thats going to be ALOT of money...and i want to do things with my life when i am young...travel (never been out of the country...sorry canada doesnt count) start mountaineering, you know, do stuff and experience things while im still a charming young man... anyways...i decide to put the 914 back on the back burner...at least shes primed so she wont rust, now i can save some money for other things. everytime i open the garage to get the bike out, and look at the 914...i just feel disheartened or something..i feel like i went into battle unprepared and lost. maybe i should have kept the 924..i do miss it already, and would have been able to drive it....hindsight is always 20/20 im just so attached to this 914..and it bothers me. I dont think i would be able to let it go, but it haunts me.. I dont know even what im trying to say..im just rambling if you made it through this, what do you think? am i crazy...should i have kept the 924 and sold the 914... my head hurts -Aaron |
McMark |
Aug 29 2008, 03:54 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Don't suffer from DWD.
Don't build a show winning car. Build a driver. Get it done. Bolt on crap that's good-enough. Build it in primer even. I've been stalling on my car for too long waiting for time and money to 'do it once, do it right'. Guess what? It just sits. I'm over that now. Now I'm going to take my car and do what it takes to get it running well enough that I can actually enjoy it. Besides, often times the dream in your head isn't what you want after you're done with it. Build the car over time. Get the various installations and upgrades done a little at a time while still driving it. At some point you'll say, "Okay, I like my car. Time to make it pretty." SirAndy's car is a great example. He and I have a ton of work into it getting it where he wants. And in the very near future it will be time to disassemble it completely and concentrate on the looks and fit & finish. 'Designing' a car and building it at the same time is much harder. Forget "Do it one, do it right." It's BS to me. |
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