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i think kevin hit the main reason right on the head. i always do all my own work.
and for wammy18, all my stuff is paid off except my bike.
it also helps that i'm doing architectural CAD drafting for an achitecture company, that pays pretty well, and i have scholarships and grants to go to school, so i don't pay for college either. all in all, i don't have a ton of stuff that i need to pay for, so i just spend it on cars and save the rest.

 

24 and I am on my second audi.

I am in the real estate business and have been for about 10 years. Just because of how crazy it sounds I will explain. I used to build and maintainwebsites when I was in high school for real estate agents until I was old enough to get a license to sell.

 

after giving it some more thought - I realized I was no different. my passionfor the past 10+ years has beenmy Jeep Cherokee. I have poured more $$$ into that thing than I can remember. (mostly voluntarily) And in reality - i bought it 10 years ago when I was in college, undergrad. I actually payed considerably more for my jeep than I have for my Audi.

My Jeep has now made it into toy status, andis no longer my daily driver.

I too do all work on my vehicles, boats, toys etc.

I operate/manage a large full service Marina on Long Island.

good to be on this forum.
cheers.

 

Wow. I've got kids older than a lot of you guys !!!

44, but Im on my second wife. She's 32.


Where is the "old man" section of this forum??

 

Take Draky’s age multiply by two, subtract 1 year and you’ll know how old I am.

I have been involved with cars and racing since high school. I drove a NASCAR Modified and drag raced in the early 60’s, a series of sports cars including a Datsun, bunch of Alfa Romeos, a Corvette, and a Brabham formula B in the late 60’s and early 70’s. In the early 70’s I retired from racing and focused on my family. I did stay somewhat involved because a relative my technician was involved with the NY Modifieds and he wouldn’t let me back out completely. I got to do things with guys like Geoff Bodine, Maynard Troyer, Roger Treichler, and Richie Evans. When Richie was killed at Martinsville on Oct 24, 1985 I stopped going to races altogether because it hurt so bad. ( Do a Wiki search on Richie Evans to learn more about him.)

In the late 90’s my son dragged me back into automobiles when he went to work for an Audi dealer. Our first project was a BMW 2002 that was quickly followed by a Mazda RX7, Acura, Audi 4000, and Audi 90 Q. (We even stuffed a 2 liter VW motor in a Yugo but don’t tell anyone.) Later additions were a 200QT, 2 A6’s, a Passat 1.7T and a Jetta. I almost forgot to mention the roller skate…

I am currently the Process Technology Manager at a company that is involved in nuclear fuel, solar cell, fuel cell, and electronic component production. In the past I worked in process research, quality control, manufacturing management, and customer engineering.

Today I spend my spare time with my two granddaughters and running the scoring computers at a NASCAR short track. Almost forgot—and attempting to keep the damn vehicles running because I hate spending money on something I can do myself.

Sorry this got so long --

 

Their 44 year old dads (like me) pay for it.

 

38 , Always had nice cars but have never owned a new one. My wife pointed out the fact when I bought the A6 2.7T MT6 that it was my 16th car in our 14yrs together (no that doesnt include her cars)

 

just turned 27 last month, but since ive been in the army for a few yrs, I feel 50

 

Can I be your son? Please!
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