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get to a point where nothing automotive 'rocks your boat' anymore? I'm at an all time low at the mo' ,due to paint probs with the Benz . Ive been there before over the years ,and its dangerous (ie expensive)to be in this situation . At the mo' I am SERIOUSLY contemplating selling it ,cos nothing about it excites me anymore . Anyone been there?
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Do you ever................BenzBoy
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Mojo loss? Yeah, I reckon everyone gets it. I'm a bit flat at the moment, I'm hoping that the Retro Cars Show this weekend will fire me up again! Stay with it, things will look better for sure!  |
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Yup & it sucks. Don't do anything you'll regret though |
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Last Edit: Jul 3, 2008 16:28:55 GMT by Paul H
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rod
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trouble is ,my mojo has gradually taken over after many cars in 38 yrs of modding! When I started on the Benz paint probs ,I secretly said to myself "i'll never drive this car again " and it appears to be coming true!Praps I should matt black it? The body is really too good to completely mess up tho'!
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Last Edit: Jul 3, 2008 16:31:47 GMT by rod
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I was feeling a low point coming on, life curse word doesn't usually affect "auto mojo" but this did, so I preemted it... a drill press, metal saw and new rimmorz are arriving next week ;D new stuff always perk me right up!
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Faster. Faster. Until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
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Yup, totally share your pain. About as p1ssed off as it's possible to be right now, going to miss yet another show this weekend and all for the sake of some fairly simple jobs that I just can never find the time to do. Throw into that the utter misery of the shat paintwork on my car that will not shine up no matter what. Then pile on my 'project' car which I have not touched for 9 months or more now, again it's time rather than money... and skillZorz. All I need is a bit of on-site guidance, but since no fuquer is interested it'll never happen. Really feel like throwing the towel in on old cars in general.
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Yup & it sucks. Don't do anything you'll regret though yip yip yip i have done that  |
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Can you guys live with the idea of all the cool old cars dissapearing and being left with all these horrible eco-boxes to look at?!?!?!??!
Let it be inspiration that without people like us, BATTLING on, this would not exist...and we'd be swamped with sh1te that noone gives two h00ts about!
Take a deep breath, get off the PC, and get out there with your spanners!!
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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tigran
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Do you ever................tigran
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Yeah everyone gets mojo-loss. With my foot at the moment, not being able to work on cars they're causing me a lot of headaches with storing them/having to move them sometime. So much so that i'm thinking of jacking them in alltogether and just buying an alfa 147 GTA and not having to fiddle with it all the time, for some idiot proof motoring.
But as soon as i'm back on my feet and under a car i'm sure i'll get over it.
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1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
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rod
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 .........Know where youre coming from mate ! I too have waited for people to help . They seem to forget they made an arrangement to come round ,and don't realise how it totally buggers up your mojo! Got car out of garage today ,couldnt be arsed ,put it back 5 mins later! |
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Last Edit: Jul 3, 2008 18:08:59 GMT by rod
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i'm thinking of jacking them in alltogether and just buying an alfa 147 GTA and not having to fiddle with it all the time, for some idiot proof motoring. ROFLMAO!!!!!  ;D |
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tigran
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Do you ever................tigran
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Noticed the irony in that post just after i posted it, d'oh.
To be fair the 166 3.0 we had when it was new was absolutely faultless.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Noticed the irony in that post just after I posted it, d'oh. To be fair the 166 3.0 we had when it was new was absolutely faultless. Normally, when new, they are.... |
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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I'm there now, I cant think of any car I really REALLY want and don't get excited anymore over new purchases. I'm often "chuffed" but not over the moon like I used to be. This applies to everything in life I used to get pleasure from! Maybe its depression??
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Granadaman72
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Definitely know this feeling, hit a major low patch earlier on in the year when i finally realised my Cortina wouldn't be back on the road this summer, ive lost my storage, ran out of time to work on it and i I'm falling seriously short in the talent department to get it going. I came SO close to selling up but i thought id give it a bit longer, I'm so glad i did because i would have regretted it forever and it WILL be back on the road next year! I wanted to take it to Retro-Rides and Ford Fair so much the last 2 years and it wont happen again this year, however ive picked up a Neo-retro project that I'm taking to Ford Fair, its just a 1990 Granada saloon with a tasteful bit of modding, nothing special to write home about but most important its given me my mojo back Next year will be the year for all those projects that didnt quite make it this year!  |
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Odin
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To be fair, I'd be rather tempted by a 147 GTA too.
In that pearlescent white....dropped on black rims......mmm......
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Whats up with the paintwork on the Merc? Post some pics up;)
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My mojo is on a real roller-coaster these days.
A few months ago I was SERIOUSLY BUMMED (not that kind of bummed) everything was curse word, no money, no hope, real uber-fail. Not just cars, but proper depression kind of stuff.
I pressed on and got a fair chunk of the project done, and that has perked things up a good bit, but now things have started to stutter again. nasty, niggly wee things are really narking me, which is unusual as I'm normally very calm and unflappable. For example, my welder is getting on my tits, the other day I smashed the torch to bits in a fit of rage...I NEVER behave like that, its just not me at all....I guess its a refelction of something deeper....dunno.
No cash is my problem just now....my job is dead easy but pays a pittance....I normally do casual labour work to earn monies, but just cant be bothered at the moment. I also occasionally do a little buying and selling of cars ( i have a specific, very profitable market here) but I don't have any cash to make the initial investment and buy one just now. vicious circle, no-win blah blah blah.
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1986 Panda 4x4.
1990 Metro Sport.
1999 Ford Escort estate.
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My mojo is on a real roller-coaster these days. A few months ago I was SERIOUSLY BUMMED (not that kind of bummed) everything was curse word, no money, no hope, real uber-fail. Not just cars, but proper depression kind of stuff. I pressed on and got a fair chunk of the project done, and that has perked things up a good bit, but now things have started to stutter again. nasty, niggly wee things are really narking me, which is unusual as I'm normally very calm and unflappable. For example, my welder is getting on my tits, the other day I smashed the torch to bits in a fit of rage...I NEVER behave like that, its just not me at all....I guess its a refelction of something deeper....dunno. No cash is my problem just now....my job is dead easy but pays a pittance....I normally do casual labour work to earn monies, but just cant be bothered at the moment. I also occasionally do a little buying and selling of cars ( I have a specific, very profitable market here) but I don't have any cash to make the initial investment and buy one just now. vicious circle, no-win blah blah blah. what sort of cars do you buy and sell over there then? Got to be left hookers I presume? |
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actually, no.
second-hand cars here are VERY expensive compared to UK, so I buy certain cheap, basic cars in UK, bring them here and convert to LHD, register here and sell for tidy profits.
current favourites are landrovers - defender and early disco`s, along with small diesel stuff like AX`s.
I'm just currently lacking the initial investment, not just to buy one, but easyjet over there to collect it, and ferry and fuel to brong it back.
dunno, every time I get some money saved, something else goes wrong. save a few hundred - the dog grows a giant mutation on her tits. several vets visits and I'm rooked again....
save up again, then i get hit with a load of bills at once and its back to zero...
save up again, then yog the lot on a few nights out in an effort to get into the undies of a lady.....back to zero...
feck it.
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1986 Panda 4x4.
1990 Metro Sport.
1999 Ford Escort estate.
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;D
