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01-13-2005, 03:32 PM
... with the modifications, that is.
I was reading another thread, when I came across this quote:
build the internals and slap on a huge turbo and you may be fast 10k later, or put that money down on a car thats meant to go fast and not have to worry about buying a new block every 2 months :roll:
I don't think this statement is really performance specific either. I originally bought this car because it was cheap, economical, roomy, comfortable, had loads of features, and had some "mAd JDM tYtE" styling. You know, I figured it would be a good commuter car.
:twisted:
Then I started with the mods... you know how it starts. "Oh, I just want the short shifter. That's all I really need." Then you get it and then you start thinking... "Hrm, maybe just a sub." And then before you know it, you start buying new headunits, amplifiers, component speakers, wheels, suspension parts, headlights, bodykits.
Then you start running out of ideas, so you start swapping out body kits for new ones... and thinking, "hrm. Maybe I didn't want green LEDs, I really wanted them to be red," so you start swapping out all your LEDs and start buying other things like the Fabulous teddy bears and Garson leather pillows to put in your car.
Ideally, you don't want to spend more money on parts than you did on the car, right? I'm sure some people have gone way past this mark, i.e., anyone with JDM wheels and a bodykit. I sort of set myself a personal limit, because after a certain point I start to wonder why someone would decide to purchase a 2005 Scion xB and heavily modify it instead of say... a 2005 Acura TL.
Personally, I like shopping for parts and making my car a little bit more of my own. I won't go as far as to rebuild the engine and install a turbo kit (on the xB), but I like to add a little of my own style -- subtle as it is. I think the best modifications are the ones where people think, "hey, that looks different, but I can't figure out what it is."
Although I'd really like to own something like a BMW 330ci or an M5 and just call it a day, I think that I'd probably end up customizing that as well. So... that's just more wasted money. Or is it? Do you think that modifying your car is a waste of money or do you think of it as the cost of admission for your hobby?
Ergo, to sum up my rambling:
Is it actually the finished product that makes this car fun, or is it the customization? When do you think you will stop modding your car?
I was reading another thread, when I came across this quote:
build the internals and slap on a huge turbo and you may be fast 10k later, or put that money down on a car thats meant to go fast and not have to worry about buying a new block every 2 months :roll:
I don't think this statement is really performance specific either. I originally bought this car because it was cheap, economical, roomy, comfortable, had loads of features, and had some "mAd JDM tYtE" styling. You know, I figured it would be a good commuter car.
:twisted:
Then I started with the mods... you know how it starts. "Oh, I just want the short shifter. That's all I really need." Then you get it and then you start thinking... "Hrm, maybe just a sub." And then before you know it, you start buying new headunits, amplifiers, component speakers, wheels, suspension parts, headlights, bodykits.
Then you start running out of ideas, so you start swapping out body kits for new ones... and thinking, "hrm. Maybe I didn't want green LEDs, I really wanted them to be red," so you start swapping out all your LEDs and start buying other things like the Fabulous teddy bears and Garson leather pillows to put in your car.
Ideally, you don't want to spend more money on parts than you did on the car, right? I'm sure some people have gone way past this mark, i.e., anyone with JDM wheels and a bodykit. I sort of set myself a personal limit, because after a certain point I start to wonder why someone would decide to purchase a 2005 Scion xB and heavily modify it instead of say... a 2005 Acura TL.
Personally, I like shopping for parts and making my car a little bit more of my own. I won't go as far as to rebuild the engine and install a turbo kit (on the xB), but I like to add a little of my own style -- subtle as it is. I think the best modifications are the ones where people think, "hey, that looks different, but I can't figure out what it is."
Although I'd really like to own something like a BMW 330ci or an M5 and just call it a day, I think that I'd probably end up customizing that as well. So... that's just more wasted money. Or is it? Do you think that modifying your car is a waste of money or do you think of it as the cost of admission for your hobby?
Ergo, to sum up my rambling:
Is it actually the finished product that makes this car fun, or is it the customization? When do you think you will stop modding your car?