Why We Do What We Do?

[ABV]

For me, it's all about wasting money. Sure I could just take out my lighter and start burning up 20's, but then my room would smell.

[Kougar]

I honestly can't remember exactly why/how i got into cars, but I think it had something to do with the post FnF people everywhere. They made car 'tuning' mainstream, and it finally got my attention and I started lookin at stuff. My dad had a civic and told me i would get it when i graduated, so I got into that for a bit. After a while I decided that those weren't worth it, if you were going to do something to a car, make it a cool car at least.

Then my 'buddy' (who sold khad his talon) had the quest. I thought it looked sweet as hell, it was rare, turbo, rwd, etc so i became obsessed with it. I eventually got it, then i became hooked on fixing it, making it faster, and making it look better.

Of course now I think cars are a waste of money and have moved onto 2 wheeled toys. Bikes are for the speed the escape from life while riding. It's a stress reliever kinda.

[SlowWhite]

I got into cars in highschool - I remember when it was awesome that one of our friends had a car and we'd all just pile into this piece of Shit car, 2 people shoved in the trunk. And just head out, and do what ever it was we wanted. Felt like it opened our entire worlds to new possibilitys, we could just get up and go where ever we wanted.

from those days of Cruising around I got into Moding Cars, particularly Audio stuff... cause what's a cruise with out music?

So what started out as simple deck upgrade soon moved to amps, speakers, etc, etc. Got to the point where I had to carry Ear plugs for when I'd do demo's for people, etc.

As for racing? well I got tired of DB Drag racing and wanted to focus more on Show/quality of sound, and I'd noticed that bodykits, and having everything custom was needed if you wanted to be competitive. So I started to look into what I can do to the car to make it go faster, wasn't much for a 98 Sebring LXI back then.

Well that year I went to visit my brother in NY and on my last day he took me to one of his SCCA events. And let me drive his SCCA Prepped GTP. It was the most fun I'd had in a long ass time. Then when the event was over with they allowed free runs and my brother got to take me as a passenger on a run. And It was the scariest car ride I'd ever been on. I'd never had a rush like that ever. And couldn't believe how well and how fast he was hitting corners, When I got out the car I was shaking for the adreniline rush. At that point I was hooked.

So when I got back I went up to "speedwerks" - where Moe, Devin, Isaak, Brent worked And said what can you do to my car to make it go fast. Well there wasn't much or at least not enough to give me the power I was looking for.

I started talking with my brother about it and what car should I get and he said Get a AWD Eclipse, and that those things are just killing everyone at his SCCA Events. And said that you can do what ever you wanted to them.

So I went back up to Speedwerks and talked them about Eclipse's and they said we can do what ever you want to an Eclipse, and that's when I met Brent Rau.

Well the final Straw was when I took my father down to pick up his 28' RV - and the damn thing out pulled me from a stop sign. I sold my Sebring and picked up the GS-T, 4 days later.

And I've been moding ever since. I mod my car how I want, it's all personal for me. I view it as an form of Art and a hobby. My car is my Canvas. I take pride in everything I do to it.

I'd rather be spending my money on my car then out doing Drugs, Drinking, or parting it up. I made that mistake my Senior year of high school and it cost my Full Ride to Syracuse University.

There's a lot worste things you can spend your money on IMO. And everyone needs something for themselves, it's a way to relieve stress, and to get away from the Everyday BS. For me when I'm working on my car I don't think about anything else. And Life becomes calm.

[Eclipse99]

definitly the competition, also to stand out and get attention. I love getting looks as i drive by other cars or roll through shopping centers.

[1slowdsm]

For me its about the competition also. My cousin's had civics and one of them was turbocharged and pulled like mad. Thats when I wanted a turbo car and he told me to get an eclipse. I was at RF and watching the DSMs and wanted one really bad. When I got my permit, I started to look for a DSM and it took me 1/2 year. Now I'm going for the quickest car at school all I have to do left is beat an Iroc-Z, Firebird and Stang GT and I'll be on top. I like to beat the V8 next to me at a stop light, when he thinks he's in for an easy win against a stock looking import. It gets me some popularity at school also. People I dont know, know me by "The kid with the Talon." Oh yeah, I cant forget about the speed. I'm always in the fast lane on the highway, I cant stand people passing by me...thats when I switch lanes and keep up with them.