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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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Because I SAID so...THAT'S why!!!

As long as you live under my roof, you'll do what I tell you to do!

Now go clean up your room....it's a pig-stye!

Old Mar 9, 2008 | 02:45 PM
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Why do I mod my car.........because we are supposed to..........man has done it since the first one rolled off the line...........over 100 years ago.
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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because i'm a car guy and thats what car guys do. its not a matter of logic...its a hormonal thing.
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Because when I drive my tc down the road and have people looking at my car and admiring it, i get satisfaction out of the work i've done. Especially since this is my first car and I've dreamed about doing this since i was a kid.
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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I don't. My tC is almost completely stock with just a few factory options.
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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i'm in the AAA 10 step program to quit modding my cars, & so far my tC's remained mostly stock....

...it's just a matter of time b4 I end up giving in again to tiny voice in my head.
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by divisii
i'm in the AAA 10 step program to quit modding my cars, & so far my tC's remained mostly stock....

...it's just a matter of time b4 I end up giving in again to tiny voice in my head.
is there a link to that program?
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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because its addicting..

Once you start you cant stop!

Also, i like to stand out from the public.
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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because i like playing with stuff. i can't leave anything alone. it's a hobby and habit of mine. but it like it.
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:36 AM
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I like the body style of the tC over other vehicles and decided to modify the vehicle. very simple.
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:42 AM
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Because chicks dig it!!! lol jk, my girlfriend might be reading this.
Because it feels good when people tell you that you have a nice/sick/sexy ride. Especially when a police officer stops his cruiser and say "is that a scion?.... nice car"
I just keep it simple and clean.
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 02:38 AM
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Because even when you move up to a car that costs $12k more, you're still going to end up modding it.

I like the fact that I can go down the road, and be identified by anybody who knows me. So far, I haven't done anything big enough to the Audi to cause that though.
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 03:25 AM
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.. compensating for my small *****.
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 05:44 AM
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its a hobby.. a very expensive hobby
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 05:51 AM
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I dont for the Ladies....they love it..
Old Mar 11, 2008 | 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by RnB180
to seperate my car from the next persons tc.
ditto.
Old Mar 11, 2008 | 03:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Tcguy85
because i like playing with stuff........
You know you will go blind from that right?






:D
Old Mar 11, 2008 | 03:20 AM
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I like it and it keeps me interested in my car. Remember when you were younger and you had a toy and played with it for a few days nonstop then all of the sudden you were like "this is dumb" and maybe played with it once a year after that? well its something like that.
Old Mar 11, 2008 | 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by AcidDrop
Originally Posted by divisii
i'm in the AAA 10 step program to quit modding my cars, & so far my tC's remained mostly stock....

...it's just a matter of time b4 I end up giving in again to tiny voice in my head.
is there a link to that program?
well it's pretty much a family run operation.

It starts out when a family member notices a modder's conversation at somepoint veers to random outbursts about vehicle stats, facts, & potential 'improvements' that they know. The modder will fail to notice the other person's glaze over or

The table & desk are noticed, covered in used manuals & magazine howto articles. Attempts to intervene at this point are often met with denial & coercion by the modder to leave it a 'lil' while longer.

Finally, there's an intervention, early Sunday morning ... after the modder's been workin on their car from morning til night, drinkin all day & eatin fast food ...

Friends & family surround the modder, to convince 'em to go cold turkey, & that stock is 'good enuf' They buy the modder a AAA membership & tell them, "See U dont even have to be alone when U beakdown; just call the (sponser) number & they will rescue U & take your car to a shop, to tell U if it needs work."
Old Mar 11, 2008 | 05:05 AM
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Becuase I can't afford an Aston Martin DBS!



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