34 as of last month. Same day as Honest Abe. They say he was an Audi man too. My mod train is just leaving the station and headed uphill in the mountains. There's a lot to be said for buying something new (or nearly...depreciation is a mother) that is covered by a warranty and is years away from major incident, but there's always been a real sense of satisfaction for me to repair/install something myself. To be able to tell someone that I installed the multimedia entertainment system, DV's, or bi-pipe in my own vehicle. To educate my 8 y/o son who believes everything Project Gotham Racing tells him about the REALITY of doing mods to a car: it's rarely as simple as the shows and games make it look...it's expensive, dirty, nerve racking, expensive, and time-consuming work. And even if you do everything right, you rarely add any resale value. Then I ask him to hand me a ratchet. I wonder where he gets his car bug from...

 

I must admit this is one of the most mind- challenging and amazing among threads I’ve found here!

Gives me a lot of ground for reflection.

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i thought i answered that already, but maybe not. i do mainly residential CAD drafting, sometimes commercial, just depends on what it is. one of my uncles is a contractor, my grandfather used to be a contractor, one of my other uncles is an architectural engineer, and my father is an architect, so it was very easy for me to get in to. it's very tedious and time consuming but it pays very well.

i'm also partners with a guy here who owns a detailing/car service shop, so i'll fix or clean cars on the weekends sometimes to get some extra cash. i make decent money from that as well, so that's my story.

oh, and i had a loan on the cobra btw, so i'm not as much of a baller as you might think i am. my '67 and my audi and my 2 old bimmers are paid off, but i've got a loan on my bike.

 

I am 23 living in the lancaster PA area. Anyone else livingnear this area? I just moved here fromSheffield England 4 months ago.

Just got the car about 1 month ago pleased with it over all but dont like the little faults it seems to get.

 

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Wow! Very diverse crowd here. I'm 28 just got engaged last night (thank you! thank you!) and did my first three mods today, actually!

AWE Tuning in Willow Grove PA...GIAC chip w/ stock, pump gas, and handheld flashloader program switcher, two 710 N DV's and a Samco TBB.

Come on! She got a re-cockulous looking ring. I deserve these mods. Whoever is thinking about posibbly chipping their 2.7T... don't wait! This thing is ridiculous! I'm going to have to replace my brake pads every month.

"Piggies" are next on the list

 

I'm 24
I have been working on cars since 16, and I worked on bikes befor that.
I had 94 Eclipse, took that baby totaly apart and back 3 times.
97 VW jetta , I have been working on it every week for 3 years, not because I wanted too. That was a car that made me hate VW, nothing but disapointment (made in Mexico) maybe thats why?

But after I bought 2000 A6 2.7T, Once again I guind respect to German Engeeniring.
This is one case where brand makes a big difference.

 

18..2001 audi a6 4.2 quattro

 

no im not a spoiled rich kid..i paid for it myself, been having alittle bit of problems lately though, power steering pump and the steering colum just broke..3 grand to fix, and now my engines making another weird noise..i need a new audi, hoping to get a s4 in the next couple years

 

38- I may need to switch to the Mercedes brand. '99 A6 original owner 205K miles and going! My first car was a '78 Mercury Cougar XR-7 w/ white vinyl top and pleather int w/ 8 track paid $1,000.