When did you grow out of being interested in fixing up, or modifying cars?

This feel
I felt so bad when I let my 98 go to the wreckers when I couldn’t justify repairing it anymore, had it for like 9 years

When i got my first motorccycle. After that, 4 wheel transport became just basic utilitarian transport.

looks like OP touched a nerve

That's hard to believe, especially when there are tons and tons of morons on CL literally every fucking day listing their fucked to shit modded cars for ridiculous price tags and listing all the mods it has, as if anyone wants to buy a stanced out shitbox that has god knows what wrong with it

Fixing up cars and maintaining/working on cars is literally one of the dumbest fucking things you can ever spend your time or money on. There are simply far too many amazing vehicles that can be leased for peanuts these days.

You should lease a new car every 3 years with the minimum down payment possible, do minimum required maintenance from a cheap 3rd party shop, then get a new car at the end of the lease.

Spend all that time and money you saved on your education and career. Go here: www.edx.org

I just helped everyone on this entire board drastically improve their future if you're smart enough to listen to me and smart enough to ignore most retards on this site.

Yeah right fucking faggot I'm not clicking that fucking shit that's a virus, nice try though haha fucking pussy bitch fucking kill yourself faggot

patrician

lol triggered

there is a fender liner that covers the tire.
did you also not notice that the entire rear valence was removed?

I like modifying older cars because that's what I can afford at the moment. It's fun to try and push as much power as I can on a budget. It's fun because that's what I have, and it's a phase in life, like many things. When and if I get a USD60k+ job, I'll definitely look at more performance oriented new cars.
For now, I make $11.50 and commission if I'm lucky, so I'll have to stick with modifying my shitbox. It's not ideal, but you make the best of what you do with yourself. Of course, I'll still have a shitbox I can modify and do crazy things to, but ultimately when I can afford a new sports/performance car, I'll be more inclined to drive that.