Am I beyond help? Am I alone in this affliction?

Am I beyond help? Am I alone in this affliction?

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SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Sunday 22nd October 2017
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Julian Thompson said:
Your car looks lovely Si :-)
Thanks. Not what most would imagine a highly modified road/track BMW would look like!

If anything, the new factory efforts are more Halfords. And far less driver focused.

Ahbefive

11,657 posts

171 months

Sunday 22nd October 2017
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Having owned an e36 328i exactly like that but in green, I can safely say that it was absolutely pants compared to a new RS which incidentally you can also powerslide at 20mph.

I'm sure your mods improve it but really there is no competition. Just a case of enjoying rattly old cars over more modern insulated stuff I think which I appreciate as I used to be into knackered old stuff too.

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Sunday 22nd October 2017
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Ahbefive said:
Having owned an e36 328i exactly like that but in green, I can safely say that it was absolutely pants compared to a new RS which incidentally you can also powerslide at 20mph.

I'm sure your mods improve it but really there is no competition. Just a case of enjoying rattly old cars over more modern insulated stuff I think which I appreciate as I used to be into knackered old stuff too.
Not you again - God forbid should anyone say anything remotely negative about the fecking FFRS. Don't you need to go back to trolling on the RS threads, of which there are plenty? I think we know we both look for different things in cars so let's leave it there and not turn this into yet another RS thread. I may as well get HumanDoing on here and let's copy and paste.

"Rattly old cars" and "knackered old stuff" shows your lack of knowledge and experience IMO. I have owned lots (including having recently sold my Cayman GT4) and driven hundreds of cars so know what I like and want, thank you very much.

My old stty Elise is probably pretty crap too. And as for my Caterham which doesn't even have a windscreen must be even worse. I should have bought a Ford. What do I know?

Edited by SidewaysSi on Sunday 22 October 20:49

Ahbefive

11,657 posts

171 months

Sunday 22nd October 2017
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Sorry, didn't mean to "trigger" you about your knackered old motor.

Funny how it's fine for you to slate the RS but not fine for someone to find an old e36 a bit st even when they have experience of them and actually owned one.

Fine for you but not for me eh? rolleyes

Your probably right, your old elise is probably a bit st too if you say so. Certainly not my cuppa tea either.

FYI it's you and a couple of others that seek out the RS threads and feel compelled to put the boot in about how st it is at every opportunity. Why are you in literally EVERY focus RS thread if it doesn't interest you? Seems you don't like it when the boots on the other foot. Funny that.

Edited by Ahbefive on Sunday 22 October 21:27

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Sunday 22nd October 2017
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Here we go again. You really are very insecure.

Firstly, this thread is not about the FFRS, more about keepers which I have a few and have given reasons why I personally love them so please for the love of God give it a rest.

If you think my cars are st then that is fine. Actually I am more than happy with that as I really dont think you are someone who I much care for; I would actually be pretty embarrassed if given what you post that you liked my sort of cars.

We all have different tastes - I know exactly what I want in a car and EPAS, turbos and big grip is not for me, hence I tend not to like modern cars and have the cars that I have. If you like modern stuff then great. In which case all my cars will be a bit crap for you. Actually most people will think what I drive and love are a bit crap which honestly doesn't bother me at all.

My Elise and Seven both need earplugs or you will damage your hearing - something very few people would put up with. They are also very hyperactive and often a right pain in the arse. But it's what I like. And you won't.

Now I don't expect this thread to go on for 20 pages as seemingly unlike many on here, I have a demanding job and other things to do in life so please excuse me if we leave it as is as I can't be bothered constantly replying to you, as I know you can't let anything lie.

Edited by SidewaysSi on Sunday 22 October 21:49

Ahbefive

11,657 posts

171 months

Sunday 22nd October 2017
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Thats just fine.

But howsabout tell me why it is that you are present in EVERY Focus RS thread? Seems that unless you have an interest in it you just like trolling the owners. Thats not me being insecure, thats trolls on the windup constantly, I can only assume that you 3 have nothing better to do.

Hopefully that will stop as you must realise that it can work both ways. We can't all drive knackered old whoopers and love it.

You don't like me? Aaaw, how sad. weeping
Lilewise, I'm sure any other people that you feel compelled to follow every thread about a car they own and slate it off don't feel too much love towards you either. thumbup

Edited by Ahbefive on Sunday 22 October 22:17

HumanDoing

540 posts

125 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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irocfan said:
It seems over the past 10 years or so that i have bought my dream car (at that particular price point) and it's going to be 'a keeper'.... only it isn't. It Lasts a while and then a new 'dream car' appears (even to the point where it's been the same model just a different colour!).

My (no doubt suffering) wife has commented that I had more cars in the first 2 years than she's ever owned (at that point we were both just over 50). and yet I show no signs of settling down with 'the one'.

Latest case in point I have (IMO) an amazing, lightly modified, excellent condition SLK55 which has got performance, presence, comfort... pretty much everything I could ask of a car. Upon picking it up I loved this car (and truth be told I still do, it ticks every box) and was going to keep it for quite some time. Yet now I'm thinking about selling it. For a car that will, by all logic, be a far worse car - but it's my new 'dream car' (2004 Mach 1).

Am I alone in this affliction or are there others on here who understand this switching of affections?
You need to search for what is missing from your life that you are erroneously thinking will be filled up by a vehicle. No car will ever fill this void within your very soul. There is a wealth of evidence within the literature that 'doing', rather than 'owning' and helping others rather than living a life of pure self-indulgence is the key to happiness.

Paint a picture, dance a dance, do some charity work. After all that you may find that you don't any longer feel the need to fork out for a new motor, much less such an expensive one. I truly hope you find the answer to your current longing.

ChiggyWiggy

60 posts

82 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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HumanDoing said:
You need to search for what is missing from your life that you are erroneously thinking will be filled up by a vehicle. No car will ever fill this void within your very soul. There is a wealth of evidence within the literature that 'doing', rather than 'owning' and helping others rather than living a life of pure self-indulgence is the key to happiness.

Paint a picture, dance a dance, do some charity work. After all that you may find that you don't any longer feel the need to fork out for a new motor, much less such an expensive one. I truly hope you find the answer to your current longing.
Cars are great and I love driving, but there's a lottttttt to be said about this. Best fun I've had is not behind the wheel, but just doing things with people I give a toss about. Granted, a LOT of fun behind the wheel, including road trips with mates and the missus (one a stag, the other the UK).

irocfan

Original Poster:

40,152 posts

189 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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SidewaysSi said:
The trouble with both and with many new cars is largely physics. They are around 200KG heavier than my older car and inevitably they have massive grip which is a pain if you like to slide around a bit at road speeds. So first off, they are immediately at a loss. Add to that things like ePAS, DBE throttles, turbos etc and they are less immediate and full of nannying stuff that I personally can't stand.

As for what I have done - taken a very good non Sport 328i and done/will do the following to create a car that looks old but is a bit of a laugh. I want it to be a "Clubsport" type car with a focus on road ability but with a harder edge than any factory BMW.

- Reduced wheel size to 15" for ride /handling/feel
- Fast Z3 rack which has been rebuilt. I may remove the PAS in future
- E30 steering arms with M3 bushes. M3 trailing arm bushes
- Vibratechnics engine mounts
- Bilstein B12 kit (new springs and dampers)
- X brace to stiffen the front end
- Fully upgraded cooling system
- Stiffer adjustable ARBs
- Race brake fluid and Ferodo DS2500 pads
- 3.46 ratio diff and LSD
- M50 manifold, carbon induction and remap
- Quickshift gearchange and CDV delete. Also lightweight flywheel and E34 M5 clutch
- Remove as much sound deadening as possible

Sure there are other bits but in the main, that would be largely it. A perfect family car IMO! Fast enough on road, slideable with sensible limits, decent feel and we'll sorted as a road car but can take in a trackday if needed.

My Elise has had similar tweaks and it is still a hit after all these years.

Edited by SidewaysSi on Sunday 22 October 12:57


Edited by SidewaysSi on Sunday 22 October 13:25
now you see this ^^^ I can relate to (though maybe not to the full extent!). Buy something and personalise it - I've done little bits in the SLK but in all honesty (IMO) it's really the sort of 'mod it' car (or possibly car experience) I'm after, never know what is until you buy one and try it!

irocfan

Original Poster:

40,152 posts

189 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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HumanDoing said:
irocfan said:
It seems over the past 10 years or so that i have bought my dream car (at that particular price point) and it's going to be 'a keeper'.... only it isn't. It Lasts a while and then a new 'dream car' appears (even to the point where it's been the same model just a different colour!).

My (no doubt suffering) wife has commented that I had more cars in the first 2 years than she's ever owned (at that point we were both just over 50). and yet I show no signs of settling down with 'the one'.

Latest case in point I have (IMO) an amazing, lightly modified, excellent condition SLK55 which has got performance, presence, comfort... pretty much everything I could ask of a car. Upon picking it up I loved this car (and truth be told I still do, it ticks every box) and was going to keep it for quite some time. Yet now I'm thinking about selling it. For a car that will, by all logic, be a far worse car - but it's my new 'dream car' (2004 Mach 1).

Am I alone in this affliction or are there others on here who understand this switching of affections?
You need to search for what is missing from your life that you are erroneously thinking will be filled up by a vehicle. No car will ever fill this void within your very soul. There is a wealth of evidence within the literature that 'doing', rather than 'owning' and helping others rather than living a life of pure self-indulgence is the key to happiness.

Paint a picture, dance a dance, do some charity work. After all that you may find that you don't any longer feel the need to fork out for a new motor, much less such an expensive one. I truly hope you find the answer to your current longing.
in fairness chap you're over thinking it. It's a light-hearted question about seeming to go through cars like a dose of salts. There is absolutely nothing missing from my life and I quite honestly would not swap it for a €uromillions quadruple roll-over jackpot - it's only money and I am more than happy as things are (that's not to say that I don't occasionally do a 'lucky'-dip but that's a whole other thing).

I like trying different cars, I enjoy reading about them and looking at/for them. I don't pay hige amounts of attention to most road tests though as what other people value in the driving/ownership experience isn't necessarily what I value....

HumanDoing

540 posts

125 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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irocfan said:
in fairness chap you're over thinking it. It's a light-hearted question about seeming to go through cars like a dose of salts. There is absolutely nothing missing from my life and I quite honestly would not swap it for a €uromillions quadruple roll-over jackpot - it's only money and I am more than happy as things are (that's not to say that I don't occasionally do a 'lucky'-dip but that's a whole other thing).

I like trying different cars, I enjoy reading about them and looking at/for them. I don't pay hige amounts of attention to most road tests though as what other people value in the driving/ownership experience isn't necessarily what I value....
I was joking mate. But thanks.

irocfan

Original Poster:

40,152 posts

189 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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HumanDoing said:
irocfan said:
in fairness chap you're over thinking it. It's a light-hearted question about seeming to go through cars like a dose of salts. There is absolutely nothing missing from my life and I quite honestly would not swap it for a €uromillions quadruple roll-over jackpot - it's only money and I am more than happy as things are (that's not to say that I don't occasionally do a 'lucky'-dip but that's a whole other thing).

I like trying different cars, I enjoy reading about them and looking at/for them. I don't pay hige amounts of attention to most road tests though as what other people value in the driving/ownership experience isn't necessarily what I value....
I was joking mate. But thanks.
truth be told told in this madhouse it's not always easy to tell!! Apols thumbup

HumanDoing

540 posts

125 months

Monday 23rd October 2017
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Ahbefive said:
Thats just fine.

But howsabout tell me why it is that you are present in EVERY Focus RS thread? Seems that unless you have an interest in it you just like trolling the owners. Thats not me being insecure, thats trolls on the windup constantly, I can only assume that you 3 have nothing better to do.

Hopefully that will stop as you must realise that it can work both ways. We can't all drive knackered old whoopers and love it.

You don't like me? Aaaw, how sad. weeping
Lilewise, I'm sure any other people that you feel compelled to follow every thread about a car they own and slate it off don't feel too much love towards you either. thumbup

Edited by Ahbefive on Sunday 22 October 22:17
This isnt an RS thread so I dont know why you've shown up whiteknighting it. You need to get over your obsession with what was the flavour of the month 2 years ago now, life moves on.

Ahbefive

11,657 posts

171 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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You are such a knob. I think you have an obsession with me and the RS. You can't leave either of us alone and you are one of the 3 amigos that also feels compelled to comment in every RS thread. Why? If you have no interest in it? Oh...because you do.

One day perhaps you will be able to afford a less "junior" car too.

Edited by Ahbefive on Tuesday 24th October 19:33

Patrick Bateman

12,143 posts

173 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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There's no such thing as a keeper in my mind. Maybe if I was rich but there are too many cars to try.

HumanDoing

540 posts

125 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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Ahbefive said:
You are such a knob. I think you have an obsession with me and the RS. You can't leave either of us alone and you are one of the 3 amigos that also feels compelled to comment in every RS thread. Why? If you have no interest in it? Oh...because you do.

One day perhaps you will be able to afford a less "junior" car too.

Edited by Ahbefive on Tuesday 24th October 19:33
Once again... this isn't an RS thread.

V8RX7

26,765 posts

262 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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Since I started earning decent money at 22 I have owned at least 3 cars at once, usually many more.

It's rare for me to keep a car more than 3 months

The sole exception has been a Mk1 MX5 which I later supercharged and have owned for around 20 years

I still own several other cars but 944 Turbo, TVR etc have all come and gone but the MX5 remains - because it is such good fun at semi sensible speeds on the road.

It also has a huge aftermarket and I like modifying - if I don't modify a car, I don't bond with it.

SidewaysSi

10,742 posts

233 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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V8RX7 said:
Since I started earning decent money at 22 I have owned at least 3 cars at once, usually many more.

It's rare for me to keep a car more than 3 months

The sole exception has been a Mk1 MX5 which I later supercharged and have owned for around 20 years

I still own several other cars but 944 Turbo, TVR etc have all come and gone but the MX5 remains - because it is such good fun at semi sensible speeds on the road.

It also has a huge aftermarket and I like modifying - if I don't modify a car, I don't bond with it.
Entirely agree. I find standard factory road cars a little dull for my tastes (Lotus and Porsche GT cars included). So modifying something is not only fun but means it turns into a keeper.

Need an ultra close ratio straight cut box, LSD, race seats and harnesses for the Elise now..

Ahbefive

11,657 posts

171 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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HumanDoing said:
Once again... this isn't an RS thread.
Your comprehension is so poor. I never said it was, I was referring to all the RS threads that you guys obsess with.

HumanDoing

540 posts

125 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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Ahbefive said:
Your comprehension is so poor. I never said it was, I was referring to all the RS threads that you guys obsess with.
Ever heard the story about the pot that was black that pointed at the kettle and said words to the effect of 'you're black'?