Folks Of Interest How Emotional are you when it comes to your car (s) Or are you?

I spent a few hours in the ER yesterday. Time on my hands gave me time to contemplate life a bit deeper than a normal day. Came home with some referrals to follow up with, that's it.
I am an emotional guy & always have been. The ladies have loved it, The guys, not so much, look at the "whoos would ya".
Well back to the point. While giving up my 34 (3) window, I didn't feel emotionally that I'd lost a lifelong beloved family dog, where, if your human you cannot stop the water works ( I've been there). But after 30 years of building/owning I can admit I was within spitt'n distance. So It brought to mind the question, in between the scans and needles, asked here because I'm acutely aware of how we all feel so close to the creations we call our toys.

 

I am very emotionally attached to both of mine. Neither will ever be sold…by me.

 

Old rides are things to enjoy. When it becomes a burden, then it’s not worth having.
Enjoyment can be building, driving, dreaming or just looking at it.

I’ve got zero worrys about the fate of any of the junk I own.

 

I name all my hotrods ,customs and race cars,that kind of gives it away. !

 

Before now most of my cars were street warriors and I was always trying to find more horses and still keep them on the street as dailies. So not so much attached emotionally but really hated to see them come apart if I pushed the limits with them. Basically I’d run them into the ground so to speak.

The cars I have now I’m attached to them just because one has been in the family since new (my ‘51 Tudor) and then my dad’s woody that he really was super proud of. I kept his daily truck because he always kicked himself in the butt for selling his dads whenever he passed. That one I slammed on the ground and I’m building a Procharged nitrous motor for it so basically I’m ruining a perfectly fine truck. But I’m keeping it just because it was pops, and yeah they will have to pry them from my cold dead hands.

 

The sentiment is the same as regular folk feel toward family.
Just wish I could revise the controls and drive line of some family

 

I get very emotional when a project ends up being more expensive than expected......................34Larry sorry to hear about time in ER, never fun

 

enjoy them......immensely........emotionally attached......no

 

I get attached to them, I have to get into a mindset when just buying something to flip. Everything in the garage at this point has strong attachments. There is a order of what stuff would go first if the situation got in a spot where cash is needed.

 

Just a hobby. No emotion from me. I just buy what I want , build what I want. Always for sale .
I get a new project every year. Some I keep a few years most are only with me a year or so.

 

Bingo!!

Ben

 

One of the best lessons I’ve ever learned,…..

“Don’t love ANYTHING that can’t love you back”

 

Thanks JJ .34Larry sorry to hear about time in ER, never fun.

 

I'D DRIVE IT DOES THE AC BLOW COLD??

 

YEAH .Moriarity when Eirik emailed pics of my 34 with the blown tranny on the FW, I immediately offered him his full money back plus 5 to 10 K bonus. No dice. saying he was too emotionally attached to it by that time . Thats the base reason for my inquire today.

 

LOL Mark my dad was just like you when it came to his cars especially the woody. I promise you that he would’ve sold me to the Chinese for cheap labor before he would even consider selling it and wouldn’t even bat an eye!! Come to think about it I’d sell myself out for cheap labor if I could get some decent money out of it

 

I am Spock and have no rear view miror

 

I've owned my 32 for 45 years, and it's part of the Family!!!

 

I told my wife on our first date… it was here when you got here, it’ll be here when you leave. Been 20 years and still have both!

 

I'm the opposite ...... As soon as I buy a car I want to punt in on.
If you consider yelling and swearing after bleeding an emotion .... then I am very emotionally attached to some cars.

As "age and treachery" is creeping up on me, I place more value in experiences than possessions
We all do dumb shit though [and don't follow our own advice]


I dedicate this [below] to nostalgia

 

Lol, that's hilarious.

I'm not emotional about my cars. Love um, but it's just a machine to me.

Of course I said that about our first house, but when we sold it I cried a little last time pulling out the drive. So I guess I'll actually hold my answer till I have to sell....

 

50 Years Of Fun With My Friend.

 

I love them until they piss me off, then i sell and start something else.

 

My enjoyment, or emotion if we can call it that, seems to be in the planning, gathering and building processes. I do think back to cars that have come and gone, but generally I don't have any deep emotions or regret in them no longer being around. I am always thinking of and looking forward to the next project.

Lynn

 

Yeah, I tend to get emotional about cars. Spent all Thursday, Friday and most of Saturday straightening out the brake light/taillight wiring and adding shrink tubing on all the bare connections on the '48 coupe. Another fine job by the team of Alan and Alyn in preparation for the run to Lloydfest III. Could not have been more pleased with what will probably be my last car project. Sunday morning, I fired it up with the intention of pulling it outside, knocking the dust off of it and cleaning the inside of the garage. Started right up with no choke, then started a rough idle and flooded. I must have gotten "emotional" because Alyn said if I was going to talk like that, she was going back in the house.

 

I have had most of mine along time so there is a lot of memories associated with them. I never looked at them as projects to sell. I did that a lot when I was younger and more than once regretted it.

 

I am not auto monogamous. I play with them until I get tired of them and let them roll on to someone else, while I look for the next big thing.

What did upset me was when my 63 356 got totalled by a careless driver. I spent 3 years of every spare minute I had making that car as perfect as I could and it was destroyed in 3 seconds. The fact that I had it for sale didn't matter. I had "preserved" it and wanted to see it enjoyed. I took some time off from cars after that one and when I started back, I built my 41 Plymouth.

 

Or "wont"!

Ben