is this normal?
08-11-2010, 10:40 PM
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is this normal? so I just turned 20 in july my car use to sit in the garage until the weekend then I would go out in it almost weekend all I ever use to do was concerning my car working/improving/cleaning on it thats all i ever really thought about but as of late I haven't messed or even drove my car I would wash my car once a week during the summer months for the past 4 years but this year I have washed it maybe 3 times; and in the past 8 weeks I have maybe drove it one mile... A while ago I got a new/used DD (jeep wrangler) that I put quite a bit of money into and 3 weeks ago I bought a boat(went half's with my dad) been out in the lake for the past couple weekends.... I feel I am neglecting my car in a way... has this happened to any one else?
08-11-2010, 10:59 PM
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I don't wash my car or clean it out if it is running like crap. It doesn't deserve my time. Now when it does good and I am proud of it again, I break out the claybar and wax and spent a full day on it.
08-11-2010, 11:57 PM
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The way I see it, don't let it sit and rot. I have 275k miles on my 93 V6, 260k on my 94, 132k on the 99 SS and 20k on my 04 R6. I use the hell out of my cars.
My buddy had a 95 Z that he never drives and it always gets problems, rats chewing on wires, ignorant starts, tires get dry rotted, etc. He needs to sell the car. It'll go months without being started. Let someone else (hopefull) enjoy it.
My buddy had a 95 Z that he never drives and it always gets problems, rats chewing on wires, ignorant starts, tires get dry rotted, etc. He needs to sell the car. It'll go months without being started. Let someone else (hopefull) enjoy it.
08-12-2010, 12:11 AM
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Kinda sounds like you got several toys to tinker with, and not enough time for all of them. Some people keep the toys and just work it that way, and some move on from them. I know I got bored of ALL my cars eventually when I was younger wanting something new again and all that, but now I regret getting rid of all of them. Make some time for it, find something to do to it, and go enjoy it........thats my .02
08-12-2010, 02:29 AM
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its normal. i do that all the time, the red car sat for 2 months without being driven or messed with my 72 ss sat 10 years before i did anything with it. the 2010 has been sitting a few weeks as well with no attantion paid to it. for me i just never have free time to mess with them. ever since i started driving the 93 it just feels like its not for me anymore.
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08-12-2010, 10:29 PM
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well im not gonna let go of any of my toys they are all pretty much payed Ill just have to make more time for everything I guess I just got sidetracked with the other toys
