Why do you modify your car?

[Guest]

Personally I see no need for more than 230wkw odd in a road car but I get enjoyment from researching the shit out of something till I know what/how it works then putting it in practice to observe the gains. All on a shoestring budget so using the best available parts for the job within budget and try to do everything myself also.

So for me its about the challenge/project not having the fastest car on the block.

[Kiwi_Fozze]

i love it... tinkering, always something new to try, new ideas, something that needs adjusting, fixing,

that and workshops are f**king expensive

at the risk of sounding all fast and furious, it calms me down... lol

[yellowsub]

I have done all the work on my car just for the joy of knowing and learning as i go along its i like looking at the my work

[AdamOst]

Trackdays. Stock STI is plenty fast enough and handles well enough for the road. Mods ive done have all been trackday orientated.

[Roo]

Fixing all the mistakes the factory made

[Marky]

So people will like me on the internet

[Johnnynz]

It gives me a reason to come onto websites like these and argue...

[soopersubaru]

So that at long last. A sleepa car! With handling AND air con....Perfect. The Mrs loves it too...Under 4000rpm. I love it over 4K..Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,

[loner]

To fix problems, increase longevity and improve performance.

[rslegy]

i love the problem solving part of it and the enjoyment of driving it after i have done something

[gotasuby]

to win races ;D

[hijacka]

 gotasuby said:

to win races ;D

Has it worked for you yet bro

[hijacka]

I get bored to fast so im always upgrading, Its like some mental illness lol, I just cant stop it aye! Do all the work myself buying/selling always seeking the next upgrade misses hates it!

[Timmah]

To pull woman and make my penis larger.

It hasn\'t worked for either.

;D

[Koom]

I got bored of it being reliable so I got rid of that issue eventually.

[loner]

 Koom said:

I got bored of it being reliable so I got rid of that issue eventually.

haha... Subaru over tested it.

[94 Leone]

So i dont have to go out, "nah I cant im installing a new *blagh* these days off"

Sent from my SGH-I927

[johnny5]

to get the chicky babes

[pedro]

So ican drive something a little bit different and unique..

Have been fiddling around with mechanical stuff since i got my first pushbike fifty years ago..

Also nice to have a car tuned up and running efficiently..

[WRXER]

Cos race car ;D

[BLAZD]

internet likes

[Guest]

I don\'t it\'s standard.

[Marky]

Ok semi serious answer

Started doing cars up from day dot when I stuck a sweet k&n onto my carby mirage

I blame gran turismo and my dad being a car nut as well, I learned to drive in a vr4 and lancer gsr for example

Then the internet came along stronger, combination of trying to keep up with the joneses, impress the nzpc forum and hanging out with the mmc crowd in wellington reinforced it and taught me how to do stuff, grew up in that golden age of dirt cheap cars, cheap gas and a massive car scene

Got hooked on drag racing for a while, some legal, some the fast and furious spec doing the wellington and chch aves drag strip

Grew out of that nonsense but wont ever shake the mindset of fast = fun, just have a different outlook on it now I suppose. Same as how the music you grow up with just sticks with you, its a habit I cant shake just trying to tinker with what I have. When I get good results it just encourages me too

[johnny5]

 Marky said:

Ok semi serious answer

Started doing cars up from day dot when I stuck a sweet k&n onto my carby mirage

I blame gran turismo and my dad being a car nut as well, I learned to drive in a vr4 and lancer gsr for example

Then the internet came along stronger, combination of trying to keep up with the joneses, impress the nzpc forum and hanging out with the mmc crowd in wellington reinforced it and taught me how to do stuff, grew up in that golden age of dirt cheap cars, cheap gas and a massive car scene

Got hooked on drag racing for a while, some legal, some the fast and furious spec doing the wellington and chch aves drag strip

Grew out of that nonsense but wont ever shake the mindset of fast = fun, just have a different outlook on it now I suppose. Same as how the music you grow up with just sticks with you, its a habit I cant shake just trying to tinker with what I have. When I get good results it just encourages me too

pretty much my story as well very similar lines change the vr4 for a XY 351 clevo

[Joker]

Maintenance has been my motivating factor

something breaks/wears out TIME FOR AN UPGRADE

B)

or if a bargain comes along on something I like/have been wanting : CHA CHING

Trackdays used to be motivation once : is fun passing STI\'s and out braking WRX\'s on reasonably OEM gear (twisties : never straight line)