welcome to your obsession. sounds just like me when i got my first 88 DX.
I never understood the facination with cars. Nor working on them & such until I bought it. Now I'm scared for my wallet. :shock:black_krix_si said:welcome to your obsession. sounds just like me when i got my first 88 DX.
downest said:I'm the same way man. Sometimes I get really depressed about my CRX, especially the rust, and the dents, and the squeaks... And yes, it does take all my money. I too paid too much for mine (try finding an Si in
New Hampshire though), and it came with a load of problems. Whenever I drive it though, I'm happy, it's amazing. I honestly like it better than my roommate's RSX, which was one of my favourites before. Nothing else feels the same. The CRX is raw, manual everything, shakes your fillings out, gives you a nice view of the underside of all the SUVs on the road, and I love it. Even though my car is bad like yours, I still get looks and comments about it when I'm out, and it feels good. I actually had a friend tell me a couple of weeks ago that he was surprised at the good condition of my car. I literally laughed in his face. Then we went for a ride, and he wants one now. Yes, someday when I can throw more money at it, I will have a rust free perfect CRX, but right now all the money has to go under the hood and between the control arms![]()
Fucking sweet!!!! Hah, thanks! hopefully I'll be able to stop by tomorrow.ComposiMo said:...
By the way, Mah boys Jonny and Jason found you a speedo cable in great shape on the last junkyard trip
Swing on by, and we'll get it in there for ya 8)
I have a theory about people who don't "get" car obsessions and enthusiasm: They're driving the wrong cars! I mean, think about it; if you were stuck in a Saturn or a Crown Vic (I think Mark can confirm that last bit for me) as your daily driver, would YOU be interested in working on it? Would you enjoy driving it, and would it make you try to be a better driver?invalidcomfort said:I never understood the facination with cars. Nor working on them & such until I bought it. Now I'm scared for my wallet. :shock:
Actually, the president of the student autoshop here has a crown vic. He used to have a really nice Mustang, mildly built with a suspension that made it very... well un-mustang. It got totalled, and he was broke so he got one at a CHP auction really cheap. Here it is:They're driving the wrong cars! I mean, think about it; if you were stuck in a Saturn or a Crown Vic (I think Mark can confirm that last bit for me) as your daily driver, would YOU be interested in working on it? Would you enjoy driving it, and would it make you try to be a better driver?
.Kwicko, your CRX's rear will swing around?! Wow man, I wish mine would do that
That's the way I look at them. They're not an investment, they're a hobby. Investments should be "safe" and guaranteed to return you money. Hobbies are just for sh*ts and giggles. CRXs are perfect for that.Technically, though, everyone who told you not to put money into was right. You'll never get it back if you sell it. Then again, since you don't ever intend on selling it....