Robin
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Originally posted by sc0ott
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Originally posted by Graham88
I think 90% of people who don't modify cars lead very mundane and boring as fuck lives, but that's just my opinion and from personal experience.
How can someone who doesnt mod a car effect your 'experience'?
Also there are plenty of people who waste their money on modding cars they have no money left to waste on going out etc. Boring as fuck as well.
Does not going out every week make you boring?
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taylorboosh
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Depends on what you enjoy..
Since John-ds daughters came along I much prefer staying in.
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Robin
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spencer88
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Originally posted by taylorboosh
If im not someone what am I pretending to be?
John-D, same thing.
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Graham88
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Originally posted by taylorboosh
Since John-ds daughters came along I much prefer staying in.
I hope for your sake that you are actually somebody else and not John-D, because that was pretty funny
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sc0ott
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Originally posted by Robin
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Originally posted by sc0ott
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Originally posted by Graham88
I think 90% of people who don't modify cars lead very mundane and boring as fuck lives, but that's just my opinion and from personal experience.
How can someone who doesnt mod a car effect your 'experience'?
Also there are plenty of people who waste their money on modding cars they have no money left to waste on going out etc. Boring as fuck as well.
Does not going out every week make you boring?
No, why?
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Robin
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That's just how your reply read, guess I misunderstood!
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sc0ott
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Yeah, you might want to read over it again.
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Robin
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Yep, no matter how many times I read it, it still looks like you're saying that
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sc0ott
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Well for a start i didnt say going out every week makes you boring.
And the use of the et cetera means i refer to other things which involve spending some money.
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Robin
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Alright moody pants.
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Paul_J
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Originally posted by taylorboosh
From what pip is saying the m3 has cost more to run. At the moment his mrs isn't yet a nurse and he's paying the bills and running an m3 on £18k per year apprentice wages plus overtime which tbf he does a fair bit of. His child wants for nothing and they always go out?
John-d thinking he can run a Ferrari and raise a family on 18k p/a 
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Corsa_Sport21
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But thats not for a few years yet Paul_J.
Its not like the cost of living and stuff is going to go up within those few years. 
Im sure his portfolio manager on here has gave him the all clear and advised him he can afford it.
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kennySRi
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Originally posted by Graham88
Can't believe this made 6 pages tbh.
If you don't want to modify or spend money on your car anymore, then sell it and buy something boring, simple.
I think 90% of people who don't modify cars lead very mundane and boring as fuck lives, but that's just my opinion and from personal experience.
What a stupid thing to say. I was reading this thread thinking that it couldnt get any worse and then you come in and say even more bullshit! Im pretty sure people can live an exciting life without cars. Just because me, you or most people in here are into cars doesnt mean that there isnt plenty of other things to keep people busy with.
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Kippers
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Well im 29 and used to spent every sat and sun working on cars.
Had a kid 6 years ago, bought an Astra , lowered it and put wheels on it and then stopped working on cars.
Got bored in the summer and deciced to buy a micra and turbo it.
No i've proper got the bug back for messing with cars!
I think people do just outgrow cars and working/tuning them. Just need a good project to get you back in gear! 
[Edited on 10-12-2012 by Kippers]
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Graham88
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Originally posted by kennySRi
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Originally posted by Graham88
Can't believe this made 6 pages tbh.
If you don't want to modify or spend money on your car anymore, then sell it and buy something boring, simple.
I think 90% of people who don't modify cars lead very mundane and boring as fuck lives, but that's just my opinion and from personal experience.
What a stupid thing to say. I was reading this thread thinking that it couldnt get any worse and then you come in and say even more bullshit! Im pretty sure people can live an exciting life without cars. Just because me, you or most people in here are into cars doesnt mean that there isnt plenty of other things to keep people busy with.
I'm agreeing with you of course there is a life without cars, but in my experience they don't, just moan about how other people spend too much time/money on cars without actually living a half decent life. People who modify cars have a bigger social circle, IMO.
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All Torque
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James, people buy a 924 just to say they have a Porsche...
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ed
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Can't you claim a few scene points with a 924 these days?
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Carl
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Nah I don't mean like out growing a small car. I mean outgrowing cars all together, the point you realise modding is like pissing cash down the drain
"Modding" for the sake of it is. But if you have a car, and you think it would look better with a couple of changes here and there then I think it's worthwhile. More like customising rather than modifying.
agree with this. I'm 29 and drive a gold yaris! I've lowered and changed the wheels on it. All my mates think i'm a right crank but it's cost me about £150 and looks a lot better imo. There is circumstances behind me owning a yaris as I did share with the girlfriend and she wanted/needed a smaller car, but i imagine most folk would just have left it as is!
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taylorboosh
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What's going on here
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djgritt
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Originally posted by taylorboosh
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Originally posted by LiVe LeE
Sounds like a lot of pie in the sky facts & figures being bound around
[Edited on 10-12-2012 by LiVe LeE]
Not really plenty telephone engineers earn £40k per year with some overtime. Nurses are on £20k. I did not say he was on that now, I said they will have a joint income like that in a few years
More like the other way around.
My friends BF wirks for BT, doing the same Job you/John will be, down here. He is on less than me Basic, and even his Overtime doesn't bring his pay in line with mine... I'd guess his income is around £30k all in. Plenty for what he does, he doesn't own a Ferrari mind.
My Project Coordinator at works wife is a Nurse, again down here, she has a higher salary and income than him (his is £27.5k)
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taylorboosh
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There really is plenty of openreach engineers earning £40k plus. Needs overtime to do so but its very much possible
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taylorboosh
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Its £27k basic ish for 36 hours
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James
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My old boss earns well over £160k including bonus and he was a real car enthusiast. He had a V8 Vantage but sold it to fund a family. Admittedly his house is worth ~£1m so his mortgage is pretty high.
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taylorboosh
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Southern house prices cloud your view imo
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