Losing interest in cars ...

[jonathon5]

I appear to be losing interest in my cars :n: I have been a petrol head since 16 years old , done more miles than I care to remember , had more road races than than I should admit to. Used to read ever performance/ evo car magazine front to back.

I have cars just sat around getting no use , I have a motorbike sat in the garage for 2 years without turning a wheel , I have a car parked outside a mates flat that has been sat there for 7 months.

Why is this happening to me ?


Has anyone else been through this ?

[Saxoladlesta]

Growing up a bit? Cars devalue too much and people end up throwing silly money at them. I lost interest when I bought my house as the price will always increase unlike a car

[blackie_2k5]

Getting old mate ;)

[Prickle]

i dont think growing up has out to do with it

£££££

[jonathon5]

Growing up a bit? Cars devalue too much and people end up throwing silly money at them. I lost interest when I bought my house as the price will always increase unlike a car

I should have grown up years ago ;)

But maybe you could be right , I used to spend every penny I had on modifying my cars for power. But not anymore .

[jonathon5]

Getting old mate ;)

Ouch ;)

[blackie_2k5]

I'm just playing hahA

Everyone goes through phases of not being arsed mate

[jonathon5]

I'm just playing hahA

Everyone goes through phases of not being arsed mate

I hope you are right mate, I just have never been like this before.

It pains me to see the last 3 issues of evo mag unopened , they used to be regular toilet time reading :drink:

I really need to be reinspired

[Gabbastard]

I find my interest in cars is dulled by the price of petrol and state of the roads. I used to love just putting 20quid in the car and going for a drive to relax, but you cant so that nowadays as you spend most the time watchin for potholes!

[L33h]

I lost interest in cars a while back. cant be arsed with them anymore

get a bike! then youll realize theres no point spending money of cars... theyre slow and boring

[knight-22]

I really need to be reinspired

Buy a new car maybe? Haha

[L33h]

I find my interest in cars is dulled by the price of petrol and state of the roads. I used to love just putting 20quid in the car and going for a drive to relax, but you cant so that nowadays as you spend most the time watchin for potholes!

and spending alot more than £20!

[blackie_2k5]

I find my interest in cars is dulled by the price of petrol and state of the roads. I used to love just putting 20quid in the car and going for a drive to relax, but you cant so that nowadays as you spend most the time watchin for potholes!

I have to agree here

My area is getting worse by the day, and nothing is getting done

[Gabbastard]

and spending alot more than £20!

Yeah ive managed to put 50 quid of fuel in my ax. Thats a damning indictment!

[Prickle]

best road near me is the a19. b roads are pothole heaven, you do have to be careful! sucken drains aswell.

roads near the marina (hartlepool) are alright for a quick shoot up between round abouts thats about it lol..

[L33h]

Yeah ive managed to put 50 quid of fuel in my ax. Thats a damning indictment!

ho yes its a joke these days!

I havnt even washed my car since before newyear. I really think its because im sick of paying so much for petrol/insurance etc

[mlawlan69]

best road near me is the a19. b roads are pothole heaven, you do have to be careful! sucken drains aswell.

roads near the marina (hartlepool) are alright for a quick shoot up between round abouts thats about it lol..

Shouldn't be doing drugs while driving!!!

[Jamie]

That's a really sad story,.

[Steve]

I appear to be losing interest in my cars :n: I have been a petrol head since 16 years old , done more miles than I care to remember , had more road races than than I should admit to. Used to read ever performance/ evo car magazine front to back.

I have cars just sat around getting no use , I have a motorbike sat in the garage for 2 years without turning a wheel , I have a car parked outside a mates flat that has been sat there for 7 months.

Why is this happening to me ?


Has anyone else been through this ?

I am going though it already. Done my bike license and now getting a bike. Not parting with the teg just yet though. But hardly drive it done sod all miles this year. Especially with access to a work vehicle when doing over time.

Did go out up heart side for a blast though at the weekend to stretch its legs.
Think price of fuel is the major thing on me. £70+ for a days outage.

[willsy]

It could be worse, you could be swapping your enjoyable daily drive for a 5 door diesel sensible family car.....I'm doomed

[L33h]

It could be worse, you could be swapping your enjoyable daily drive for a 5 door diesel sensible family car.....I'm doomed

depends what car you're swapping for?

[jonathon5]

I am going though it already. Done my bike license and now getting a bike. Not parting with the teg just yet though. But hardly drive it done sod all miles this year. Especially with access to a work vehicle when doing over time.

Did go out up heart side for a blast though at the weekend to stretch its legs.
Think price of fuel is the major thing on me. £70+ for a days outage.

Mate, glad to hear it ain't just me

I have a bike sat in my garage , ain't rode it in years .

I used to be obsessed with speed , but I now just trot round

[Mr_X]

what gt3 do you have? keep thinking about the 997.2

[Sophia_Bush]

I've been in this rut for a few months now Jon just cba most of the time although I do get phases of just doing loads of car related stuff to get in the mood again. Mojo will be back no doubt

[Prickle]

Shouldn't be doing drugs while driving!!!

ay...?

[L33h]

I only seem to do work on my car when its essential. Yes its remapped and has alot of upgraded parts but i just cant be arsed anymore :'(

Need something to make me feel the love again

[AzzAW93]

wait untill summer dude, once its warm with long days the motivation will come back :y:
winters always shit as its dark by the time your home from work and pissing down on the weekends so any meaningful tasks just get put off and the desire dies off.

for me anyway :homme:

[jonathon5]

what gt3 do you have? keep thinking about the 997.2

Mk1 996 sold in feb 2013 variant.

Once again bought with great enthusiasm , never turned a wheel in anger. Sold for a small loss thank god ! In years gone by I would not flinch at mortgage levels of car payments. But things seem to be changing.

Now sits in my mates garage along side his 1977 911 turbo & mk1 cossie powered escort.

My heart is just not in this anymore........

[L33h]

Seems that more and more people are loosing interest :(

[0rang3peel]

I think the weather might have something to do with it, it's just so miserable ALL the time.

I don't know if I'm getting more miserable and noticing it more or if we just have more crap weather, either way it makes me not want to leave the house in the car or just doing anything!

[griff_106]

I think the weather might have something to do with it, it's just so miserable ALL the time.

I don't know if I'm getting more miserable and noticing it more or if we just have more crap weather, either way it makes me not want to leave the house in the car or just doing anything!

This tbh. You can't work on the car - whether it be mechanical or mostly in my case, washing it at this time of year without freezing your arse off and catching hypothermia (or at the very least a cold or a bad mood) really. Any problems you notice can't be sorted unless you've hot a warm garage or workshop as it's simply no fun. That really pisses me off and I'm sure I'm not alone.

Roll on Summer and the motivation should come back mate :y:

[Steelies]

I tend to have a few months really interested, then maybe a month or so not so. As above, I think alot of it is due to the weather really.

[mlawlan69]

ay...?

SHOOTING UP between roundabouts ;)

[Prickle]

SHOOTING UP between roundabouts ;)

one day, son. You can do as i do.

[Yates]

i lost it along time ago with the saxo, bought a diesel, then bought evo, car ive always wanted, and well im bored. there is a few reasons tho, driving to our lasses is 25 miles on the a1, straight road, boring, the weather, i dont want to take it out in the shit weather, the state of the roads meaning potholes and greasy surfaces. Lost love that way, but been buying all stuff to detail car properly when im back, and then hopefully roads are dry so get more use out of it and going go to on a road trip with viper driving up to scotland and that, fingers crossed i get the love again

[Manu]

I think a lot of people are getting fed up with record number of potholes, record petrol prices and record parking charges. I also rarely see bikers these days.

[Gashman]

It's the weather that kills it for me, and lack of knowledge with regard to local meets etc

[Jay_]

I am just getting back into proper driving, advanced test etc soon. After driving the sodding van for best part of two years it's nice to have something fun.

Rwd and early bald back tyres makes for quick learning for me too.

[stupotvtr]

I go through stages with my car, seems to relate to money and time. Fell out of love with it when it's not been driving right, making knocking noise etc and had no money or time to fix it. Back in love with it this week though as I've got money so knocking noise is getting sorted, I did a few small jobs because I had the time and getting it decat'd :D

[Steve]

Mate, glad to hear it ain't just me

I have a bike sat in my garage , ain't rode it in years .

I used to be obsessed with speed , but I now just trot round

haha same as me... see what happens when the weather picks up. :y:

[Steve]

i lost it along time ago with the saxo, bought a diesel, then bought evo, car ive always wanted, and well im bored. there is a few reasons tho, driving to our lasses is 25 miles on the a1, straight road, boring, the weather, i dont want to take it out in the shit weather, the state of the roads meaning potholes and greasy surfaces. Lost love that way, but been buying all stuff to detail car properly when im back, and then hopefully roads are dry so get more use out of it and going go to on a road trip with viper driving up to scotland and that, fingers crossed i get the love again

Similar to me, all the roads i used to drive are gash.
Never really cleaned a car properly for years, but bought some cleaning gear recently, see if that gets my interest back a bit :wink:

[shell-vt]

I appear to be losing interest in my cars :n: I have been a petrol head since 16 years old , done more miles than I care to remember , had more road races than than I should admit to. Used to read ever performance/ evo car magazine front to back.

I have cars just sat around getting no use , I have a motorbike sat in the garage for 2 years without turning a wheel , I have a car parked outside a mates flat that has been sat there for 7 months.

Why is this happening to me ?


Has anyone else been through this ?

yer us to sold everything up.

[Jazz]

Interesting thread.

It is happening to me too at the moment, just cannot be arsed in this game anymore. Seriously considering chopping in the Beemer for a comfy 50mpg diesel of some sort :n:

[Prickle]

lol Jazz. You change your mind more times then a whore drops her kegs

[Jazz]

lol Jazz. You change your mind more times then a whore drops her kegs

True.. but I'm starting to feel that I've had enough for a while, want to take a break from it all. Keep chucking money at cars and all for what?

Been thinking about it lately. Not sure I can be arsed any more.

[Prickle]

True.. but I'm starting to feel that I've had enough for a while, want to take a break from it all. Keep chucking money at cars and all for what?

Been thinking about it lately. Not sure I can be arsed any more.

Aye,

Once mines been lowered im leaving it at that. I want the paint swirl free but other then that i'm done. I havent lost interest in car, just drawing the line now.. :drink:

Putting my money to other stuff and saving really.

[willsy]

depends what car you're swapping for?

Sticking with an Ibiza as its been great having the '10 Cupra which I had from new. Getting another new one 1.6d 5 door FR Ibiza which should save me a fair whack over the year and it'll be more practical. It's just a daily drive so I'm no longer bothered by any performance element.

[rob_s]

i lost interest about 2 years ago!

then had a baby and got a house, couldnt afford to plough money into modding like i used to anyway now a days even if i wanted to

im after a vw touareg next,may do a minor oem upgrades but not much

keep looking for a vts/106 gti to come up at the right price, to have as a back burner project when my business is quiet and restore to near factory... then put it away for a long time, some say pointless but one day i will bring it out and drive one again.... then sell it for a nice profit hopefully lol

[Jazz]

Aye,

Once mines been lowered im leaving it at that. I want the paint swirl free but other then that i'm done. I havent lost interest in car, just drawing the line now.. :drink:

Putting my money to other stuff and saving really.

Sensible lad tbh.

[iVTR]

Definate bikes are the way forward. :y:

[VeiRoN]

I think the weather might have something to do with it, it's just so miserable ALL the time.

I don't know if I'm getting more miserable and noticing it more or if we just have more crap weather, either way it makes me not want to leave the house in the car or just doing anything!

That's exactly my thought,in Italy we get a much better weather,it doesn't rain so much,now that i came here it's pretty annoying by this side,does the weather get a bit better in summer?

[mlawlan69]

That's exactly my thought,in Italy we get a much better weather,it doesn't rain so much,now that i came here it's pretty annoying by this side,is weather still the same in summer?

No mate.

What they say about the British weather is all true.

After plowing a £1000 into mine recently and still been carless i have lost all love for all of it completely. Would much prefer a decent reliable diesel daily or something.

[Bedford126]

No mate.

What they say about the British weather is all true.

After plowing a £1000 into mine recently and still been carless i have lost all love for all of it completely. Would much prefer a decent reliable diesel daily or something.

I may well have a very nice mk5 tdi golf for you some point next week?