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      12-25-2011, 09:48 AM   #1
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Anyone else completely lose interest in modding?

I was going mod crazy just this time last year, now everything is back to stock, most parts were sold, and I simply drive it as is. Anyone else in this completely polar opposite camp like me these days?

Seems also that I blend in much more now, and get far less riff-raff from other clowns on the road too. Maybe I\'m just gettin old....
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I don't think the mod bug will ever stop biting me lol
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      12-25-2011, 12:23 PM   #3
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Merry Christmas Ryan!
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      12-25-2011, 01:10 PM   #4
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      12-25-2011, 01:33 PM   #5
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I'm with ya Sal!

I do what I had in mind and look forward to not modding anymore! It's nice not d*cking w things. Esp when ur wrenching keeping up w other vehicles, I always feel like I'm just making extra work. Ha!

Merry Christmas Sal and Driller!
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I was going mod crazy just this time last year, now everything is back to stock, most parts were sold, and I simply drive it as is. Anyone else in this completely polar opposite camp like me these days?

Seems also that I blend in much more now, and get far less riff-raff from other clowns on the road too. Maybe I\'m just gettin old....
Even your OSS?
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you start modding your car TOO fast or TOO much, you could lose the fun doing it.
Especially when you let someone do all the work for you. Not saying you are but also one of the reasons.
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I'm with ya Sal!

I do what I had in mind and look forward to not modding anymore! It's nice not d*cking w things. Esp when ur wrenching keeping up w other vehicles, I always feel like I'm just making extra work. Ha!

Merry Christmas Sal and Driller!
Yea sometimes I wonder why I mod my car so much. I sometimes get so frustrated working on my car but in the end, it's worth it!

I want to work in the auto industry doing part design. I currently work part time at a shop but I want to move to corporate after I graduate. So I better get used to it. lol

Merry Christmas to you too!
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For me I'm on my last big mod, suspension. Once I do that I tell myself I am done. The mod bug will prob bite but this is the last thing I really want to do to my car. Anything else will be really minor.
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Happy holidays Kev and Diesel! Yep the OSS went for 600

Still gotta sell my mtech rear, mtech rockers, and 19" 199 blacks with Yokohama summers

Guess that F30 coming out next year had something to do with it, or maybe a gently used M3
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Happy holidays Kev and Diesel! Yep the OSS went for 600

Still gotta sell my mtech rear, mtech rockers, and 19" 199 blacks with Yokohama summers

Guess that F30 coming out next year had something to do with it, or maybe a gently used M3
You have an E92 don't you? Damn it, I want an mtech rear.
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      12-25-2011, 07:47 PM   #12
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You have an E92 don't you? Damn it, I want an mtech rear.
Yea brother, SG E92. Sorry man
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      12-25-2011, 07:48 PM   #13
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you start modding your car TOO fast or TOO much, you could lose the fun doing it.
Especially when you let someone do all the work for you. Not saying you are but also one of the reasons.
I 100% agree. In my case I think it was more that I set my crosshairs on something else though
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      12-26-2011, 09:48 PM   #14
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I was the same way after modding my E46 for 4 years... Felt wiped out but now getting really excited about putting that vorsteiner widebody kit on my e92.. Its bringing the excitement back
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get an F30 the mod bug will surely return
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Doing clean mods to my Bimmer never gets old. Yes, it wears out my pocketbook, but I could never go back to stock. Doing a new mod makes me fall in love with the car all over again. It also makes me feel good about driving a 5 year old (technically 6 year old) car. Someone asked me the other day if it was a 2011, and I felt good after that comment. haha

I plan to drive my 06 E90 for another 5 years or more, so I need to keep modding it... otherwise I'll be bored with it. Still have several things on my list: coilovers, mtech full kit, spacers, and m3 lip spoiler.
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      12-28-2011, 01:05 AM   #17
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I feel the this particular BMW did put a damper on my modding, mainly because of its reliability and quirks. The E90 community sure is different then what I'm used to also. I dont see much help here just a lot of bickering.
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I thought I was done and then suddenly I find my self buying a front lip, CF hood and CF csl trunk and almost a M3 interior. WTF I have to stop
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      12-31-2011, 05:17 PM   #19
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I cut down on modding after spending a ton on my 350Z... that and I found other things to spend money on. I wouldn't have been able to afford LASIK surgery or go traveling if I spent too much money on car mods, which get boring after about a month or two.

I would like to buy parts, but these days it's not that often, and I usually think of better things to do with that money.
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      12-31-2011, 06:02 PM   #20
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I also lost interest in modding for the following reasons:

1. wallet almost empty due to holiday spending

2. this time of the year, road conditions are bad, lots of salt and potential rain/slush makes me reluctant to mod the car

3. with the new F30/32 coming out, I don't feel like spending too much on an outdated product

4. lazy
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      12-31-2011, 06:09 PM   #21
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Modding is great until you have to remove mods when it's time to sell the car. Then it seems like a huge pain in the a$$.

OTOH, having $1k in your PayPal after part-out is a pretty good feeling.
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i like to keep it simple, I'm going to get m sports rear and front for my car soon and thats about it.
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