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i'm so depressed that i haven't done a open track event since Oct 2004

i'm so depressed that i haven't autoXed since Sept 2004

I'm so depressed that I haven't karted since Dec 2004

I get the shakes every time i see my car parked in a parking lot, betting it for to be tracked. Anyone going thru the same situation? Saving up money for future fun really really SUCKS

I'm currently paying off my credit card and school loans

GM Master Card: Now $1400, $3500 in Dec 2004
Discover Card: Now $400, $995 in Dec 2004
Military Star Card: Now $700, $980 in Dec 2004
School loan: Now $4350, $4590 in Dec 2004

Future purchase:
$4k go kart, April (saved up money)
$4-6k for 600cc motorcycle (loan)
$1-1.5k for 91 miata (saved up money)

 
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bills? Ha!!!! try saving for a house... IN 4 months I have to slap down about $18,000.... every cent I dont have to spend on bare essentials is going in to the house fund..

 
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how old are you?

i'm planning to rent a house with my friend

$1625
4 bedroom
2.5 bath
3 car garage
2400 sq. ft
super nice hood


we got really tired of living in the ghetto's

we're also planning to get a 3rd roommate in the future to cut down on cost, cause with this planning, its going to cost us about 1k a month with utilities. just need to find someone thats not annoying with sensitive feelings. god i hate emotional guys

 
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I know how you feel man...

When I bought my Miata, I had just enough time to run it once before the season was over, now that the season is almost open, im doing the wedding/honeymoon thing(which I wouldnt trade for anything BTW). So now I get to sit & look at her(miata) all sad wanting a track, & pretend to be racing on the way to work every day...yea its like a crack withdrawall.

But I only have to miss like 1 race, & 1 autoX class, then im hitting the track with a brand new set of KYB AGX 8 way adj shocks & a 4pt roll bar, then coming home to a beautiful wife & a damn nice apartment, so its not bad at all, just waiting sucks.

At least the week of sex, drinking, & skiing in Colorado(honeymoon) will help curb the withdrawall pains

 
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I'll be 26 in Feburary.

They just fininshed Trenching for the underground pluming and wireing... it will be 1,500 Sf, 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath with a loft and a 2 car garage. got in for 186,000..... they are selling on the open market now for 285,000.... thats $100,000 worth of equity, and I'm not even in the place yet.

 
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DAMN, sell the house and get a shiter to live and and get a real nice car

I just talked to my parents over the phone and they helped me realize something. If i buy a house and get enough money from rent by getting roommates, I can own a house. They offered to help me pay for a down payment. I can sell the house here in central coast california when I get started somewhere else where property costs a lot less and make BANK.

 
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GREAT, i rode on my friend's track gsxr 750 yesterday

i applied and got approved for a 3.5% personal loan for $5k today

LOL

guess i'm going to have a bike real soon

 
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<~~ 24 y/o married to 23 y/o, bought house, 2 credit cards in debt (over less than $3k each), two new cars (03 Civic LX and 04 Civic VP). If I can do it, anyone can do it.

 
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yeah, but you don't race or autoX those cars

 
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If you'r interested our Autocross season Opener is Feb 20th...

http://www.lvrscca.org/soloII/ax-main.html


PrecisnTec, autocrossers, Road racers and Open track drivers are a sick group.... every time I think of spending $$ on something... I think.. How many race tires is that worth.

 
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Dude your credit just went through the roof!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe you can buy another house and rent it out.

 
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believe me, I know exactly what you guys are talking about, I was autocrossing my 00 Focus ZX3 for 1 season then I got engaged so I had to stop for a while, plus the car was always breaking, then I got married, got a house, got a new car, and now I am about to start racing my 04 Civic. As of now I am not changing anything on the car and am going to run HS, I may end up getting a set of 7 spoke SI / EX wheels and putting some kumho slicks or new falken azenis on them strictly for racing. So i'm pinching pennies and saving as much as I can when I can. In fact I just bought a helmet for the next upcoming autocross Feb 20 in CENLA.

I can relate. Trust me.


On top of that, my wife is becoming more and more interested in autocrossing and I probably will let her autocross her car one day soon. I love how you can corrupt some women.

 
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There's a winter auto x series up here. It's a little rough, but it scratches the itch.

 
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I'm going crazy being away from my car and racing. Miss it almost more than my wife. I want to get into auto x but I need some coilovers, hopefully the omni's will be out soon. Sounds like they are really good for a person a budget like me. Roughly 80 more days, but even when I get back I have to remodel my house and all this money I'm stacking is going towards 10k total credit card debt and the house. I probally won't have much left after that. Good thing is I'll have most of my debts payed and I'll be able to pay cash for things. With the money I was paying on credit cards I'll now be able to pick something new up each month.

 
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You realize you don't need the coilovers to race. You would do better racing stock or in STS and get seat experience for a while before you start modifying the suspension, that way you will know what you car does before the mod and can adjust after the mod.

By the way, I see you are station at barksdale afb, Don't know if you are still there or over seas but there is a CENLA autocross coming up in Zachary, LA.

 
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yeah I know, but I the stock struts and the s-tecs are so soft. I don't really want to compete. I just want to get out there and get to know the limits of my car and have fun. I guess I'm just looking for an open track type event.

 
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I allways push that you should build your suspension slowly 1 piece at a time. Better still that you have experiance with the car as it sits now. Otherwise, how will you know what the car needs for best performance? and if you change a bunch of things at once and the the car ends up not handling the way you want. How will you know what part is giving you the problem? Those Omni Coilovers may be fine and good for the street, but they may be unsutilble for track use... we don't know. it would be a good idea to find out the Damper rates, and if they are adjustible what do they adjust (Highspeed, lowspeed, Rebound, Bump Ect...) and find out what the spring rates are. Ect.... I think this part of the reason why Konis are so Common and popular within the racing crowd (Autocross, Road raceing ect) Because they are of a known quality, and people know what they adjust and what range they adjust in...and they are Easily re-buildable and re-valveable. ect....

 
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I have paid off 2 of 3 of my credit cards

bought a bike a few weeks ago.

I'm on a TDY assignment right now so I'll have some $$ saved up for the go kart when i get back in april.

 
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I'm leaving tomarrow for my 2 day track event.....

 
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^^^ Well then you suck.

I have to wait until April 3 to get my ******* out. This is really starting to suck. Theres those days every once in a while now where it breaks 50 degrees and I think.... "Hmm Sure seems like a great day for an Autocross."

 
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i hate bills