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Post by mart609 » Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:22 am

Go through this feeling often. Most of my mates now have drift cars and I end up being support wagon in the Accord.

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Post by jjmartin349571 » Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:19 am

I've been getting this feeling again :(

I don't know if it's because I'm having trouble sleeping and I've been too tired to do much on the cars recently, or because it's been almost a month since pay day :lol: or that my to do list is just huge. Like, ridiculous huge. I think I need a team to look after my cars.

Tonight I've promised myself I'll replace the Scirocco's fuel filler neck after work tomorrow. Somebody please make sure that I actually do it :lol:

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Re: Losing heart in your car??

Post by FrontBackSide2Side » Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:20 am

IMO you have too many cars :lol: I'd find it daunting and unenjoyable having to constantly be doing jobs on them all. If it were me I'd have one reliable daily car, then one toy. Your time and money would go a lot further then.

But please don't take this as me trying to tell you what to do or whatever, its just I know it would make me feel the way its making you feel :-)

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Post by bennyboy » Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:36 am

FrontBackSide2Side wrote:IMO you have too many cars :lol:
Agreed!
I found it enough with keeping just two up to standard.
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Post by NafemanNathan » Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:45 am

Although if you are going to have more than two cars, I find it quite handy to have duplicates ;-)

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Post by Merlin » Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:48 am

NafemanNathan wrote:Although if you are going to have more than two cars, I find it quite handy to have duplicates ;-)
Yup :lol: A spare engine or two kicking about helps as well. I have both my Ludes off the road at the moment with terminal work being done to both. With the help of fellow Luders we are powering though it though, which makes all the difference. Its easy to let your head drop when progress isnt being made.
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Post by bb1boy » Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:14 pm

Ok so it seems if you plan to polybush your car but you don't have the time/energy/tools/expertise to do it in one sitting, don't bother even trying because your car will end up on stands for 2 years, dying a slow death..

I almost lost heart in my car after I spent all my spare money on a new bumper and new interior and then when I got hit by an 80mph badger, giving me another £300 bill, I almost scrapped it and sold all my parts. I'm so glad I didn't lose my temper and get shot of it though because now my interior is in and my engine and cooling system is all fixed, I love it all over again! Now I just have to re-save to get my bumper painted and fitted - the never ending story. Perhaps I should call my car Bastian, or Falcor..
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