I'm getting worried.....

[Ryan Stewart]

Ive always been a builder, I take a project to a point and then get bored with it. I find myself not wanting to tear into my car anymore. I always have something better to do. I still love beating the shit out of it and enjoy how it looks but for the past 5 years I have always had a 'goal'. Now I have no goal. I love to run it and develop my skills but I have no desire to be a dragstrip racer and road racing has so little to do with that car you are driving. I would never be competitive in this car, Im classed WAY out of my skill level so I am basically just doing it for shits and grins.

Im getting worried that next semester my car is going to sit under a car cover in my dad's garage or a storage unit 50 miles away being neglected. Im thinking about going in with my roommate on a CRX to just drive around, Im afraid I might do like Anthony and end up just ditching it altogether. I guess I am looking for ideas to rekindle my interest in my car.

When I got the car it was a diamond in the rough and I had a blast planning the course. Now that its all done I find myself bitching about how old it is more than anything else.

[RCWells]

So take a break for a while. Put it away, and cover it up and forget about it. Find another hobby for a while. You're not really bored with your car, you're just plain bored. So jump into something else and you can come back to the car later refreshed.

Personally, I jump from hobby to hobby every few months. ATVs, guns, playing guitar, off-roading, fishing, golf, whatever. But I don't ever give up totally on any of them, they just kinda rotate in and out of primary hobby time. Since school started, that is my main hobby, but when I get through with school (2yrs) I will take up my old hobbies again.

Whatever you do, don't sell your car, you will only regret that.

EDIT: But if you DO decide to sell the car, let me know. I think I can find a place for 'er. ;)

[rwh11385]

You're too sober. Stop thinking so much.

[Teaguer]

Time to start planning a supercharger or turbo install . :twisted:

Either that or start flipping through the Alpina catalog again . :D

[Jand3rson]

So take a break for a while. Put it away, and cover it up and forget about it. Find another hobby for a while. You're not really bored with your car, you're just plain bored. So jump into something else and you can come back to the car later refreshed.

EXACTLY what I was going to say.

[DEV0 E30]

Get another E30? Maybe an M3 to very slowly piece together while still holding onto your monster of an eta.

[Ryan Stewart]

Im kinda leaning to M3. I cant really go into the boost or Alpina catalog because the desire isnt there. I did what I wanted to do with the car, the rest of the stuff doesnt really spark an intrest in me.

As for selling it, most likely my dad would buy it.

[Digitalwave]

I know the feeling. I think that if you leave the car covered up at home long enough you will miss it and become interested again. That is how it has been for me this year.

[Court M3]

Yeah when I first got here (Italy) after driving the M3 while home on leave I felt like selling the 323i and shipping the M3 over. Then got to tinkering with it again and realized that it was still my second fav car. :)

Give it some time and you will realize how much you miss the car. If not, I'll take it off your hands. :twisted:

[blunttech]

for me the build is always more fun than the drive. i finish 1 and buy another project. soon you run out of space tho. my motto is "if its done its for sale"
not that ill advertise anything but if someone comes along with cash its gone.
maybe youre the same way

[Ryan Stewart]

I think I might be like that. I modded the Tacoma and then just sold it one day when someone offered me enough money, then the Lemans, now this.

Maybe if I leave it over at my dads house for a while Ill come back to it with fresh eyes, as long as he doesnt wreck it for me.

[Dave]

I know the feeling. I think that if you leave the car covered up at home long enough you will miss it and become interested again. That is how it has been for me this year.

Mine sits for the winter and I leave it alone for a while. Then, when I start getting cabin fever, the interest comes back.

[reelizmpro]

I went thru pretty much the same thing with my M3. My interest shifted more towards my CRX, school, work, working out...playing basketball. I've been on forums for so long, most of the stuff is redundant and the rest is a matter of opinion. When I sold my 325iS, I wasn't even looking to sell it but things changed and I wanted to get into something cheaper/simple for a change of pace. My B16A CRX is awesome and a very practical daily driver. I could park it in places most cars can't get into. The car probably runs low 14's and gets 30mpg. Aftermarket parts are a dime a dozen! and you get a lot more for the money. Just have to worry about damn theives! Anyway, Ryan I can relate to what you're going thru. Just take time away and put life into perspective. Life isn't all about the E30 and it's not the only good car out there.

[C ///M]

I'm pretty much with TJ.

But also, why bother be competitive with it? I love road racing but you don't need to be classed to do it. Just do open sessions with friends and other people and you'll have plenty of fun. I'm kinda in the opposite position as you are. I'm getting really tired of all the modifying, work, custom jobies i've put into the car. I had a goal, and I'm pretty much there too. By mid this summer, I'm pretty much closing the mod book on the car and simply enjoying it for what it is. One year of school to go and time to grow up for a few years, get a nice DD, use the e30 for summer and open sessions, work towards a house and maybe I'll get back to modifying cars later.

[///M42 sport]

I'm feeling the same way. Too busy with school to worry about modding or things breaking. At this point I'm just glad using my e30 as a daily driver. Also beginning to lean toward newer models. :|