I noticed that in last few years my interest in modding has completely faded away. Now at 30, I feel perfectly content with a stock car. Days of stiff suspensions don't appeal to me anymore. I am starting to consider 5-series and even looking at E38 7-series, older amg 55s and more plush cars.

I think more so than before I view modding as waste of money. I don't think I could pay a $800 for exhaust anymore or $300 for front lip. I'm thinking where I can travel instead. Hell, I don't even listen to stereo loud anymore. Work and finding time to relax has taken over.

anybody in the same boat? i think the fact that i live in city now is a turn off. NC had such nice roads in comparison to fucking north east.

9/1/2009 8:48:36 PM

There are several components to this, as I've been having some of the same thoughts at times.

1) the social aspect, the "car scene" changing in addition to yourself maturing

2) your changing tastes in how you want a car to look, sound, and drive

3) perhaps a feeling that you've been missing out on life by channeling most of your extra money and time into one hobby

if you don't have regular contact with a group of friends or a club who are into it, it starts to lose its appeal. A lot of my "car friends" during the much more active car scene of a few years ago have long since gotten out of the game. But I hear what you're saying about wanting to travel. Cars are an expensive hobby and once you get deep enough into it and finish a couple projects you start wondering if you should be spreading your discretionary income around a little more.

As for getting tired of stiff suspensions and louder exhausts, well I think most people get tired of that for driving on a daily basis. After three years of that in a daily driver, I know I did.

9/1/2009 8:57:21 PM

i thought i was in the same boat as you. in fact, i had the exact same feelings. when i ordered my truck i ordered it so it would be the exact way i wanted it because i had already told myself that it's staying stock. haha, yeah, that lasted a month. modding a car is a total waste of money. but isn't most hobbys? rarely do i listen to my stereo loud even though it is actually the loudest stereo i've ever owned. but i built is as such to play music the cleanest you've ever heard. my priorities have definitely changed when it comes to modding but i guess that's part of getting older.

9/1/2009 8:57:28 PM

DOES

NOT

COMPUTE

9/1/2009 9:24:44 PM

are you kidding me?? boston roads were formed from old cow paths. I rip up storrow drive in my protege 5 at 60+, those curves are awesome! you'll hate winter with the BMW and I hope you have off street parking. 93 underneath downtown is great too, and you can hear your exhaust resonate.

try this route, South Border road through the Fells is awesome
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Storrow+Dr&daddr=Fellsway+to:Mount+Vernon+St+to:42.448478,-71.091843+to:South+St&hl=en&geocode=FTk7hgId_P7C-w%3BFRwZhwIdtFrD-w%3BFQjIhwIdIJrC-w%3B%3BFZb4hwIdQh3D-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=1&mrsp=3&sz=14&via=1,3&sll=42.452215,-71.099482&sspn=0.044647,0.075703&ie=UTF8&z=14

[Edited on September 1, 2009 at 9:26 PM. Reason : @]

9/1/2009 9:25:17 PM

agreed. and i feel like that at 25.

9/1/2009 9:39:40 PM

i think another idiot made a thread like this too.

9/1/2009 9:41:37 PM

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"boston roads were formed from old cow paths"

not surprising at all. downtown boston is quite possibly one of the biggest clusterfucks i've ever experienced. to top it off, there's construction and detours every other block. i mean really, what the hell are they hoping to accomplish? totally eliminate any rational traffic flow into, out of, or around the city?

Quote :

"93 underneath downtown is great too"

i, too, find dodging large panels of falling concrete to be quite invigorating.

9/1/2009 11:43:33 PM

^ I don't know when you were in Boston, but they finished the "Big Dig" construction a while back

9/2/2009 1:12:45 AM

yeah, it was fixed last time i was there. i just want to make a joke about it.

shouldn't we move this thread to feedback forum?

9/2/2009 2:26:36 AM

I'm with Ivan.

DOES

NOT

COMPUTE


I love my S2000, I think it's just about perfect and isn't really in any need of mods. Though I do miss having a louder exhaust so I might do something about that. As far as serious power upgrades, I've come to realize those are (for the most part) a huge waste of money. I'll make a power upgrade with my next car. I'd rather spend money for modding on track days instead, or things related to tracking (i.e. the track pads I picked up this week).

9/2/2009 8:29:19 AM

I think if I were still a single guy, I'd be more inclined to blowing money on toys. But as a married guy, any money I blow would have to be equaled by my wife since our interests are polar opposite and my tastes and hers aren't cheap.

I'll be 50 (when the eventual kids are off to college) and the savings is substantial before I get to indulge again.

[Edited on September 2, 2009 at 9:44 PM. Reason : .]

9/2/2009 9:44:02 PM

24 and i mod the fuck out of whatever I touch.

9/2/2009 9:59:45 PM

24 and i mod the fuck out of whatever I touch.





must be a sad existence, old man!

9/3/2009 7:58:16 AM

dont you have some pipe to draw up, pipe designer?

[Edited on September 3, 2009 at 8:30 AM. Reason : because you are tdubbin hard at 830am]

9/3/2009 8:20:19 AM

Quote :

"But as a married guy, any money I blow would have to be equaled by my wife since our interests are polar opposite and my tastes and hers aren't cheap. "

I don't have this problem, fortunately . I just have to let my wife know what I'm about to buy (to make sure we don't accidentally use the same money twice and have a wtf moment later ) and usually it's okay. If I want to do something, I can. Same with her. We've got it like that

Quote :

"24 23 and i mod the fuck out of whatever I touch want "

Yeah... I've got it made At least I feel I do.

[Edited on September 3, 2009 at 9:27 AM. Reason : .]

9/3/2009 9:19:52 AM

Too old to mod.
Too dumb to care.

9/3/2009 9:39:06 AM

I'm 27 and I like keeping my car stock. But then again its already a great setup from the factory

except the audio...that shit sucks but I did swap out the stock head unit for a double-din navigation unit. I suppose thats a mod although i've had the head unit in my previous car as well.

9/3/2009 9:39:08 AM

^

Same here. I put a head unit in the s2k asap.


well.... i do have a modified car but its not got any money in it. I am not sure it counts. I couldnt bring myself to modify a car worth >10G.

9/3/2009 9:46:31 AM

I think one modified car is good enough. The mx3 is a beater car. As easy and "affordable" it would be to put in a more powerful/built motor, I'm just going to take the minimalist's approach on it and leave it all stock and see how far I can scrape by in that car with $onslow county$

Sound system modifications will probably be made in any car I have, however, everything else will remain the OEM unless aftermarket is justifiable. I've already got one car that's been modded to all hell.

9/3/2009 9:54:14 AM

Quote :

"well.... i do have a modified car but its not got any money in it. I am not sure it counts. I couldnt bring myself to modify a car worth >10G."

I'd say thats different. more of a project car you build vs. buying an already decent car from a dealership and the first thing you do is throw in a CAI because a friend told you it would add +20 hp haha

9/3/2009 10:42:34 AM

My most meaningful mods so far have netted me ~100% powr increase:

$15 throttle valve
$1.03 M12 flat washers
$520 injectors


Modifi-catin, for the sake of modificatin

9/3/2009 11:04:33 AM

I'm going to mod until I feel they make the perfect car from the factory for me

we all know that's not gonna happen, so I guess I will keep building


<3 projects

9/3/2009 11:07:54 AM

I've gone mod crazy with my current car, though this will probably be the last.
My next car will probably be a much higher end car that doesn't need the extra power and handling and everything else.

The fiance drives a jeep and the only mods are a new HU, speakers, and Rimz.

9/3/2009 11:16:40 AM

i always like modding my vehicles to keep my mind entertained.

9/3/2009 12:05:45 PM

^^were you in Charlotte this past weekend? I thought I saw you there.

9/3/2009 12:36:29 PM

Quote :

"1in10^9: I like my cars quiet and soft because I'm getting old and now I'm starting to become frightened by loud noises and high velocities."

Then get your slow ass out of the left lane you stupid grey haired fuck.

9/3/2009 2:50:02 PM

peejay,

i did find that boston exit ramps are quite curvy, but non-highway roads are horror. where are you? i moved to lexington and work in waltham.

9/3/2009 6:33:08 PM

Hopefully this doesn't happen in the next few years...

9/3/2009 9:48:34 PM

i thought this thread was about underPSI

9/4/2009 5:09:48 AM

i havent done shit to my new truck but drive the bejesus out of it

10/15/2009 2:55:12 PM

Still haven't done anything to my Evo although its getting a new Cat this week. First factory piece being replaced in 76,000 miles +

[Edited on November 15, 2009 at 10:33 PM. Reason : .]

11/15/2009 10:33:08 PM

I am modding right now

11/15/2009 10:35:29 PM

Quote :

"i havent done shit to my new truck but drive the bejesus out of it"

man, i baby the shit out of mine. every once in a while will i let someone know what's up as long as i can get traction. above 30 i'm fine (or 55 if it's wet out). my neighbor has a 07.5 LMM running a PPE 225 tune and if his truck is in "D" one pedal is on the floor at all times. i can't believe his shit hasn't detonated yet but no problems so far with 40K on the odometer. he doesn't even have a transgo jr. either and has never thought about even a slight warmup before flooring it.

11/16/2009 10:09:27 AM

i got you beat in the rain

70-75mph, ease into it and watch the speedo flick to 100

11/16/2009 10:36:07 AM

Quote :

"man, i baby the shit out of mine. every once in a while will i let someone know what's up as long as i can get traction. above 30 i'm fine (or 55 if it's wet out). my neighbor has a 07.5 LMM running a PPE 225 tune and if his truck is in "D" one pedal is on the floor at all times. i can't believe his shit hasn't detonated yet but no problems so far with 40K on the odometer. he doesn't even have a transgo jr. either and has never thought about even a slight warmup before flooring it."

i'm guessing he has a turbo back exhaust, that dpf would be plugged up as a motherfucker if not

not sure about the PPE tune, but most defuel at a certain input/output slip rate on the tranny, its almost idiotproof

11/17/2009 1:21:26 PM

from the noise his truck makes i don't think there is anything more than just a pipe. his shit is loud. defuel or not, you raise the power without beefing up the allison and it won't be long. t/c can only take so much also.

11/17/2009 7:54:27 PM

lots of fueling mods makes shit loud. my truck got waaaaayyyy louder

11/17/2009 8:13:28 PM

i realize i got old when i look at old civics to buy as a daily driver and think "damn i can save so much money in gas"

11/17/2009 8:22:52 PM

hahaha

nevermind the initial cost of the vehicle offsetting the savings a few years

11/17/2009 8:23:56 PM

well, it's only $500..and i drive 140 miles a day

[Edited on November 17, 2009 at 8:26 PM. Reason : and might sell the bmw to pay off student loans. i forgot what being debt free felt like]

11/17/2009 8:25:18 PM

^

Debt free is amazing. Sell it and buy another one in a year .

11/17/2009 10:57:48 PM

come on now 250/250 dude

332/737 get some you cant compare meet me at the strip ill bust that ass

11/17/2009 10:58:37 PM

Yeah, my stable's not eating nothing, as the old timers say.

11/17/2009 10:59:58 PM

^^

hahahaha. i would trade torque for HP 2:1. i can only imagine how you feel.

11/18/2009 12:13:08 AM

I put subs back in my explorer a few weeks ago and when I turned them up my head hurts.

11/18/2009 12:30:27 AM

wear earmuffs

11/19/2009 7:18:11 PM

i understand the arguement, its obviously a fairly expensive hobby. I cant say I have gotten tired of it. The only thing I did get tired of is having a modified car for a daily driver. I like having a nice comfortable, easy to drive car for that.

as far as the wife I am in about the same boat as someone mentioned above. we each pretty much do what we want as long as its not at the same time

11/21/2009 10:32:16 PM

giving up my car hobbies has completely offset the increase in cost of living when i moved to Boston.

11/22/2009 10:35:12 PM

dude i have a house in lexington..2 bdrm, private bath, $800 everything included (internet as well), covered parking and no lease! this is much cheaper than connecticut.

11/23/2009 10:22:36 AM