Non-car people just dont understand

[RUTHLESS]

I am siting at work and make a quick call to a shop because I ordered a new idler pulley for the cobra on Monday and it still hasn’t shipped but I was told that I would have it by Friday. So I am on the phone trying to figure out what’s going on and my "buddy" at work comes by and says "Constant flow". This kinda made me mad so I said "Well I don’t have a wife or kids so mine flows in a different direction". (Piss on him)

So what’s the deal! Why would somebody question what I spend my money on? This isn’t the first time but for some reason it rubbed me the wrong way. Let’s just say his wife treats him like crap and spends every cent he makes. I would have put a stop to her crap years ago but he doesn’t and is one miserable SOB some times because of it. I am NOT going to pretend that I dont have a hobbie or a life to make him feel better about himself.


Well I guess I am just depressed because I am back in the "real world" with people that dont care about cars. When is the next big car show?!?

[pRojekt02GT]

When is the next big car show?!?

:rofl:


Haha, **** him..it's his fault his life is the way it is, not yours.

[RUTHLESS]

Man I screwed up the title!! Oh well you get the idea.

[SoLow]

:rofl:


Haha, **** him..it's his fault his life is the way it is, not yours.
x2

:rofl:

[pRojekt02GT]

Yeah after I Read it i understood..first i was like ah, wtf is this?


Thats another reason why i'll never get married :P

[travj31]

had kind of a similar situation myself last night...

i have been with my gf for over four years now and since day one her and her family know how important cars and motorcycles are to me. well last night at dinner, i say i think i have my stang sold and without hesitation her mom jumps in and says, "well good, now you'll have more money for other things like buying my daughter more things and spending more money on the house". 1st off - everyroom in my house has been redone over the last 3-4 years. 2nd - i have had my eye on an old model a coupe for months and if/when my cars go, it will be hours before its in my garage. 3rd - her daughter is very well taken care of and doesn't want anymore materialistic things. so then i say...well just wait until you see the new house and garage i'm planning on building in a few years. so she proceeds to ask me what and i tell her my plans to build a 8-10 car pole building. she looked at me with disgust and like i was crazy. well lets just say i got pissed... i hate to vent like this, but i was mad. for the most part my girls parents have stayed out of our lives (thank god), but i just have a feeling she is going to cause trouble in the future when i start to get more toys than what i already have...

anyways... i hate to vent on a place like this but it was just good timing with your post.

[laz2447]

It's just todays society...people not minding their own business. Same people who talk trash on others and have to put them down, because they are unhappy with what has happend to them in their life. People like that can go pound sand imho...

It's your money, spend it as you see fit!

[RUTHLESS]

It sounds like we all get the same crap.

Man I wish I could fix that subject line!!! :rofl:

[MBH]

It sounds like we all get the same crap.

Truth. And from both genders.

I gotta say though that my craziest ex girlfriend was the only one that understood about cars. Maybe that's why it worked for longer than it should have, even though her dad was a die hard Chevy guy :rofl:

My girlfriend is OK with most of the stuff, but there is a point where hobby turns to obsession, so that's the line I try to walk so I can't get in "trouble" :sticktonge:

[03 OW SVT]

Truth. And from both genders.

I gotta say though that my craziest ex girlfriend was the only one that understood about cars. Maybe that's why it worked for longer than it should have, even though her dad was a die hard Chevy guy :rofl:

My girlfriend is OK with most of the stuff, but there is a point where hobby turns to obsession, so that's the line I try to walk so I can't get in "trouble" :sticktonge:


Its not an easy line to walk Bo...I was walking it all wkend at Carlisle.

Ryan, there is a big/huge cruise here in B.F. Its the Happy Days cruise on Sat. 2,500 cars for 14 blocks. I'll be there:thmbsup:

[Flyin Monkey]

Why do you guys let people have that kind of power over you? I don't understand.

[95riosnake]

I get a lot of crap at work for spending money on my cars, but then I ask them how much money they have saved in the bank. The answer is usually nothing or that they are in debt. I then respond with "well I have plenty of savings, who should be giving who financial advice now?"

I spend my money on what I want, but I keep it all within reason. Everybody wastes money on something, at least I have something to show for it when it's over.

[u1arunit]

Screw the miserable people we will all meet along the way in life. Saying mind your own business goes a long way. Try it some time.

[03 OW SVT]

I get a lot of crap at work for spending money on my cars, but then I ask them how much money they have saved in the bank. The answer is usually nothing or that they are in debt. I then respond with "well I have plenty of savings, who should be giving who financial advice now?"

I spend my money on what I want, but I keep it all within reason. Everybody wastes money on something, at least I have something to show for it when it's over.

Well said Dan...At least we're not wasting it on drugs and alcohol:thumbsup:

[Shorty429]

Truth. And from both genders.

I gotta say though that my craziest ex girlfriend was the only one that understood about cars. Maybe that's why it worked for longer than it should have, even though her dad was a die hard Chevy guy :rofl:

My girlfriend is OK with most of the stuff, but there is a point where hobby turns to obsession, so that's the line I try to walk so I can't get in "trouble" :sticktonge:

it is a very, very fine line. My girlfriend has self proclaimed that she is the 2nd women in my life, the car is first obviously.lol

[1Badbird]

My second ex-wife, yeah second, was actually jealous of my car. She just didn't get it. I kept telling her I could be blowing money in the bars or doing drugs but she didn't want to hear it. She hated my car and wouldn't go to to many shows either, if she would've givin it a chance she might have liked it, but nooooo!!! I got a good woman now. She was with me at Carlisle, and like going to the local shows too.

[o4c0b|2a]

People are very critical anymore, it's real annoying. It's none of their business what anyone else spends money on. I love cars and always will. If some one is hassling a person about what they like to do etc, well they got to much time to think shit over, because no one's hobbies, lives, etc is perfect in the eyes of someone else.

[pRojekt02GT]

My second ex-wife, yeah second, was actually jealous of my car.

hence why she's your second ex wife, haha :goodidea:

[Jper]

Truth. And from both genders.

I gotta say though that my craziest ex girlfriend was the only one that understood about cars.
Not to get this off topic, but ANY girl who knows about cars that I have came encounter with has been nuts!

[HidalgoGT]

Ya'll shoulda met my ex-wife and her family. i was the devil for buying go fast parts. My car was the devil yada yada. Even when I got rid of it and just bought some mufflers for my V10 dodge i was the devil again and the dodge was the new devil. Lol, couldn't imagine what she would think of this truck and its list of mods to spend money on lol!!

[scott5]

hahaha you should do what i do.. Just go and buy something thats more expensive than last time. thus first the dirtbike, GF asked me why would i do that, so i go out and buy a buell. hahahaha

Windber car cruise this friday

[frankstang]

There's a guy where I work who makes comments every now and then about my Mustang. He drives a Saturn is sort of an enviro-friendly type dude. Always inquires about how much gas it uses, how much money I have into it, and asks why do I feel the need to make my car fast. I just tell him, if you don't get it, nothing I say to you will help you to get it. It's something I dreamed of as a kid and have been doing since I had enough money to buy my first car. It gives me pleasure.

My wife views a car as an appliance. She understands and tolerates my hobby as long as I don't accrue debt to fund my go fast parts.

My mom and dad always tell me to be careful. "You're gonna kill yourself in that thing !" I'm 49 years old. LOL....My dad used to ride in the car with me, but I opened it up from a dig once and it scared the crap out of him. He actually asked me to stop the car so he could call home and have my mom pick him up. I told him I wouldn't do it anymore, so he agreed to let me drive him home. LOL....he hasn't been in the car since.

It's just one of those things you either have, or you don't. I've always been fascinated with cars in general and fast cars in particular. I don't know why, just a combination of the sounds, smells, and sensations of having a (relatively...LOL) fast car.

[MBH]

There's a guy where I work who makes comments every now and then about my Mustang. He drives a Saturn is sort of an enviro-friendly type dude. Always inquires about how much gas it uses, how much money I have into it, and asks why do I feel the need to make my car fast. I just tell him, if you don't get it, nothing I say to you will help you to get it. It's something I dreamed of as a kid and have been doing since I had enough money to buy my first car. It gives me pleasure.

My wife views a car as an appliance. She understands and tolerates my hobby as long as I don't accrue debt to fund my go fast parts.

My mom and dad always tell me to be careful. "You're gonna kill yourself in that thing !" I'm 49 years old. LOL....My dad used to ride in the car with me, but I opened it up from a dig once and it scared the crap out of him. He actually asked me to stop the car so he could call home and have my mom pick him up. I told him I wouldn't do it anymore, so he agreed to let me drive him home. LOL....he hasn't been in the car since.

It's just one of those things you either have, or you don't. I've always been fascinated with cars in general and fast cars in particular. I don't know why, just a combination of the sounds, smells, and sensations of having a (relatively...LOL) fast car.
Frank, I gotta tell ya man... I look forward to reading your longer posts like this. You've got your head on straight and know how to express it in words. :thmbsup:

And if you want to say something smart back to the guy, tell him "listen, its like a penis... you're either born with it, or you're not" hahahaah

[ddmi-twin90gt]

Glad my wife lets me do all most anything LOL. People all ways have to say some thing when they are jealous of what other people do. I all ways get, must be nice to have all those toys! F*#K you I say, go to the bank like I did and get a loan, you can have what I have too. Get this too, Must be nice to have money! F*#K you again, I didn't come from money nor do I make big money and the same goes for my wife. She came from a lot poorer family than I did. WORK for it like we did. People are asses! should be asking "how do you do it" than saying "must be nice" I really kick them in the ass when I say OH! my house is paid off too! LOL

[RUTHLESS]

Why do you guys let people have that kind of power over you? I don't understand.


I dont think you dont understand my point. I dont let them get to me I am just trying to figure out were or why they think that they have the right to say anything. Like others have said. We could waste "more" on beer or drugs and strippers but we dont. We just have a rather expensive hobbie.


My Ex was the best about cars but that was 2 years ago now. She is currently setting up for Ford, GM and all the others at the big car shows in Vegas and other places. Her dad was heavy into car and took me under his wing when we first met. I was her first car guy and he loved that. Sadly he past shortly after we met and I didnt get to spend as much time as I wanted with him. Before I could make it back out my ex girlfriend ended up flipping out because of this and just wasnt the same person after that. She asked me to marry her after we first met so I should have known something was wrong. lol Lets just say it hasn't been as exciting since. lol

[MBH]

Why do you guys let people have that kind of power over you? I don't understand.
I'm assuming you mean girlfriends/fiances/wives/etc.

Clearly I don't, as I am almost always ****ing around with something on my car or a friend's car or taking pictures or posting on car sites - however that isn't to say that I would prioritize a possession over a person (if all things are good and healthy in the relationship, as mine is). I'll put the cobra on the back burner for my gf not because I have to, but because I want to. If that changes to "because I have to" then its time for a talk to set things straight. That shit doesn't fly, unless you're putting yourself in debt or your spending is out of control. But for lack of attention? they need to get outta here with that bs!

Don't take what I said the wrong way earlier, as my current girlfriend loves the cobra, she just isn't all about the baggage that comes with it (detailing it, forums, cruises, etc.) because its not hers to take care of/show off. The other girl I was talking about was just used to that type of stuff from her dad growing up. Most girls also never really have the gearhead mentality nor do they have those types of tendencies to start modding something that they just bought when its working perfectly fine just to make it "better" or "their own" and I'll never know why :rofl:

[RUTHLESS]

It's just one of those things you either have, or you don't. I've always been fascinated with cars in general and fast cars in particular. I don't know why, just a combination of the sounds, smells, and sensations of having a (relatively...LOL) fast car.


It’s just in our blood. People ask me when I first got interested in cars and I just tell them "Ever since I can remember". Then they ask what cause my fascination. They always guess "The freedom" for some reason. I think most people that use car to just get from point A to point B think this but in all honesty that’s just not it. I agree that it’s a combination and only certain cars flip that switch for me. The Cobra and I are a perfect fit so far.

Like I mentioned before.... I don’t let them get to me I just wanted to see how you explain things to them but like others have said. "You either get it or you don’t"

[1Badbird]

hence why she's your second ex wife, haha :goodidea:

That's a big part of it. After we were seperated she to me and asked the hypathetical question, Would I sell the car if she and our daughter came back? I told her I would never sell the car for her and that our daughter would always have a home with me. Little did I know she already had a boyfriend, so I'd say I made a good decision.

[Mitternacht]

I was getting slack about my last Mustang before I was even getting the ball rolling on the replacement motor. Everyone says "You're 19 (then). Why do you need a 440 horsepower car?" Because I can afford it and I want it.

Now obviously since then, things changed and now i got a brand new 08 GT. Don't have the extra money for go-fast parts, but I don't care. I'll be out of college in another year, making 4-5X what I make now and probably be in my own house. I'm 20 now. I don't need a fast car right now. I got my whole life ahead of me for that, and I already know I'm gonna be questioned on it just like everyone else on here for it

[Martin0660]

Glad my wife lets me do all most anything LOL.

Same here. Wifey is very tolerant of my obsession with 2.3 cars and is into it as much as me. Not so much the mechanical end of it, but she loves to be at the races, events, etc. I keep the budget tight on my racing and we don't want for anything at home. I could care less what anyone else thinks ;)

[RUTHLESS]

^ That guy that came up with that quote in your sig is a damn geniuses!!
:goodidea:

[Shadowstealth]

Not to get this off topic, but ANY girl who knows about cars that I have came encounter with has been nuts!


NOT ALL! but the one we were talking about in the hotel with the crazy videos! flipppppn nuts! you know who mean too!:rotflol:

[pRojekt02GT]

That's a big part of it. After we were seperated she to me and asked the hypathetical question, Would I sell the car if she and our daughter came back? I told her I would never sell the car for her and that our daughter would always have a home with me. Little did I know she already had a boyfriend, so I'd say I made a good decision.


Good decision indeed, especially with the whole daughter having a home thing too.:goodidea:

[95riosnake]

NOT ALL! but the one we were talking about in the hotel with the crazy videos! flipppppn nuts! you know who mean too!:rotflol:

Yea, and me and Mike never got to see the rest of them :bawling:

[SonofaBish]

I all ways get, must be nice to have all those toys!
.....
Get this too, Must be nice to have money! F*#K you again, I didn't come from money nor do I make big money and the same goes for my wife.

I used to hear this a lot from high school friends as well... it really was annoying, but my attitude on it was ... 'what did you do in high school? jacked off, and look where it has gotten you...' - I was the Valedictorian of my class, went to school on a full ride scholarship, and then got myself a great job, of which many of my friends probably still don't have a friggin' idea of what I do... and do you think it was just all handed to me? hell no, i worked my ass off for it ... and if you ask any of my close friends, i STILL work my ass off for it on a daily basis (b/c of my professional examinations)...

The problem is, in my generation people expect everything to be handed to them.. if you're one of the "lucky" ones who has some luxuries, then it "must be nice." I just don't know what happened to the mentality of working hard for the things you have... I hated growing up in such an EXTREMELY strict household in the middle of nowhere - but nowadays, i see that it has done nothing but good things for me!

[travj31]

Ditto


I hated growing up in such an EXTREMELY strict household in the middle of nowhere - but nowadays, i see that it has done nothing but good things for me!

[95riosnake]

Bish, I totally agree. I think people today have a totally different mentality regarding work ethic. My parents raised me to work for everything I ever had. When I started driving, I bought my own car, paid for my own gas, paid for my own insurance... if I didn't have a job and couldnt pay for those things, I didn't have them. And in turn, I appreciated everything I had that much more because they were what I had earned for my hard work. Until a couple years ago, I had nothing but hard manual labor jobs to pay for things (shoveled concrete/loaded trucks at a precast concrete plant, painted houses, worked in a distribution center stacking pallets and driving fork lifts, some landscaping, etc...)

I also came up pretty much the same as you did, while I was not valedictorian, I did graduate HS with a 4.72 and graduated VT with a 3.87, dean's list, cum laude, all that good shit. While I still did some partying, I kept it all in check and worked my friggin ass off while my friends skipped and failed classes. They may have some better stories about their college career, but they are all working shitty jobs while I'm loving what I do.

[ddmi-twin90gt]

I used to hear this a lot from high school friends as well... it really was annoying, but my attitude on it was ... 'what did you do in high school? jacked off, and look where it has gotten you...' - I was the Valedictorian of my class, went to school on a full ride scholarship, and then got myself a great job, of which many of my friends probably still don't have a friggin' idea of what I do... and do you think it was just all handed to me? hell no, i worked my ass off for it ... and if you ask any of my close friends, i STILL work my ass off for it on a daily basis (b/c of my professional examinations)...

The problem is, in my generation people expect everything to be handed to them.. if you're one of the "lucky" ones who has some luxuries, then it "must be nice." I just don't know what happened to the mentality of working hard for the things you have... I hated growing up in such an EXTREMELY strict household in the middle of nowhere - but nowadays, i see that it has done nothing but good things for me!

OH, I agree! My mom was blunt about it when she told me all the time. I don't have the money to buy that for you. If you want it, figure it out how your going to pay for it. I did! 40+ cars and trucks later and 2 houses. 1st house got my 2nd NEW house with a profit of 80g's that went to it and 10 years later it's paid off. I did it all with work and no college ed. I'm proud of my wife and myself for what we did together. That's something NO one can take away from me.

[ddmi-twin90gt]

Bish, I totally agree. I think people today have a totally different mentality regarding work ethic. My parents raised me to work for everything I ever had. When I started driving, I bought my own car, paid for my own gas, paid for my own insurance... if I didn't have a job and couldnt pay for those things, I didn't have them. And in turn, I appreciated everything I had that much more because they were what I had earned for my hard work.

Me too on that Dan!

I was raised by a widow mother that had no job skills, was just a mother from when she was married. Too proud to go on welfare. Made me that much stronger to make it.

[95riosnake]

40+ cars and trucks later and 2 houses.

Damn dude, high five :thumbsup:

[ddmi-twin90gt]

Damn dude, high five :thumbsup:
Thanks! :thmbsup:

[RUTHLESS]

NOT ALL! but the one we were talking about in the hotel with the crazy videos! flipppppn nuts! you know who mean too!:rotflol:

How do I get on the crazy video mailing list? I only got to see the one.


I am happy with the way things are going for me. I cant say I was the smartest kid in school but I think I did ok. When I graduated I didnt even take a month off before I went to further my education. Was it hard? Hell yes it was hard getting up for school at 5:30am and not getting back until after 10:00pm plus still needing to study for tests and get my work done. I am not sure I could do that over again but it paid off.

[1Badbird]

I really wish I had the drive to go to college when I got out of high school. I just wanted out, that's all I knew I wanted. I never even knew what I wanted to do when I got out. I was always interested in cars, I wanted to take a car related field in tech school but was talked out of it for something my Dad thought would be a better career choice. Unfortunately I had no interest in that field and did nothing with it. Most of my jobs where just that jobs, and most of them where laborer positions, which is pretty much all I'm able to do. I'm curently laid off from a machine shop I've been at for eleven years now, as a laborer of course, but I liked it and hopefully it'll pick up and I'll get called back. I've never had a great paying job but at least for the most part the bills where paid. Anytime I had some extra cash (usually income tax refunds) I'd put it into my cars. I always liked having something that at least looked different than the other cars like mine. But I'm doing okay, I have a house of my own, after living alone for thirteen years I've finally met a wonderful woman who has recently moved in, and my unemployment isn't too much less than what I was making, and when weather permits it I have a couple yards I cut and I clean cars when I can. I quess I'm one of those guys that would like to go back and make a few changes if he could. Not that my lifes been all that bad, I just know if I had made a few better decisions things would probably been alot better.