why do we modify our cars?? why do we put aftermarket parts on them???... to look nice? to make our cars faster?... or is it for pride? to see who has the fastest car? or how much better the car looks than other cars??



please let me know...

 

performance parts = performance
non-performance parts = aesthetic

up to you...

 

because we can.

b

 

Modification.. for me it's an addiction.

 

because i hate wheel-gap

 

I need to hear the boxer rumble~!!

 

It's a hobby. I need something to do on my free time so I do this. Plus I enjoy driving, and going t3h fast4r.

 

Brandy, you Ric3R

 

its different for everyone, theres tons of reasons to mod a car, theres tons of ways to mod a car, tons of different kinds of cars to mod and u dont have to have just 1

its fun to go fast, its also fun to have everyone drooling over your car

 

I modify my car to perform better but also to make it look nicer and more aggressive. Some aesthetic mods make the car look better and also perform better(ie, wider rims with better tires and exhaust). Imho, a stock wrx is not aggressive-looking except for the hood scoop, and its pretty ugly lol.

 

because i'm an idiot that shuld be using the money on buying stuff that appreciates rather than depreciates- - -

just for the (2)cars alone(not including parts)- its 50,000 dollars- and by the end of the 5 years they will be worth crap-

it's an expensive HOBBY- that feeds an EGO that i seem to have to fill...
i will change my ways........ very soon- either that or make some good investments that will justify the reward for my parts.



aloha from the summit of *-^-mauna Kea-^-*

 

I consider it a "Quality of Life" issue.

I have one of the more stressful jobs that I know of (basically, if I do bad...kids don't eat and someone dies) so when I am done at the end of the day nothing makes me happier but to walk to my car and say "yeah, it was worth it".

The whole modding side of it is because I want that feeling to be amplified by the amount of WORK/$ I've put into it. Kind of a pride thing I guess.

 

i'll go with greg's answer...

 

thanks jeff- i was in denial for the longest time! but i know what i have to do- i'm trying not to get into the modding "jone's" way of thinking-
but i have to admit i feel good sometimes looking at what i've done to my car- but it never ends-

when i have all the money my wife, and kid need and the portfolio is acceptable- then maybe i can justify(once again) the $$ spent on my car-



aloha from the summit of *-^-Mauna Kea-^-*

 

Is Blake a pessimist? Think positive man. The harder you work the more people you help.

To answer the thread. Why not optimise the full potential of our cars? These are Production version of a Race car. It is human nature to "tinker" with stuff to make it better. We are just following what natural selection intended us to do. Plus, too mod up your car = getting more chicks = greater reproductive success (The ultimate goal of all species.) :banana: Anthropology rules!!!!!!


Hmmmmm, Masters thesis? Excellent!!!