Anybody else felt like this?

[garner]

Originally Posted by SmokedRam It happens bud...I had to take a break for a little while too. Maybe just do a little at a time and spread your time out a little better across your other interests. That way you don't get burnt out on one single thing you like to do.

That's the thing though, I don't really have any other interests...

Originally Posted by 4XLGator I agree with Adam completely. I got "burnt out" about a year ago and took a 4 or 5 months hiatus (think it was 4 or 5 months)...it happens. One thing you could try is just not go all out 100% of the the time in the car scene. In other words, do a show every now and again and not on a regular basis. And definitely concentrate on school, financially and mentally, the car scene isn't going anywhere.

True. And yeah but I don't wanna focus too much on school. Did that for a long time and I got burnt out big time

Originally Posted by ramthis9501 Sad to say, but I am kinda getting that feeling to... theres more important things in life right now I'd rather put my mind and time to. Maybe I'll feel better after I get my truck painted next month

Originally Posted by NOTPAID4 Holy Smokes; it must be ME.... I just can't get enough of these type things. I'm still enjoying everything I go to and wish there were MORE. Had the car show in the morning and afternoon yesterday and then a cruise in all evening and I had a wonderful day and WISH something else was happenin' today! Maybe it's 'cuz I'm OLD and got Nothing better to do ~LOL~

Haha I wish I had the drive and passion you do for cars. It's just amazing how passionate you are

Originally Posted by Fla 66 cuda This is my take on the situation both of ya'll are still teenagers coming to the end of your highschool years and beginning your next chapter of your life,taking a break from one thing to do something else is perfictly natural, younger folks need to have assorted outlets in their lives so they don't become bored. I suggest you do some other things and do the car thing once and awhile if at all,concentrate on your education it will pay off in the future by getting you a career that you'll be able to make money to play with cars. I have grown bored and left the car scene several times since 1989 both times for years [never even uncovered my car in rhat time] went fishing during that time got bored with that and started playing with cars again. Notpaidfor i'm in your state of mind i love this stuff i enjoy every thing i go to and look forward to the next one,last weekend i went to rise and shine from 8-11 hauled ass to bob evans for a cruise in 11-2 went home, went to largo to pickup an 8 3/4 rear for the charger raced home, went to 50s diner for another cruise in 5-8 that was a full day.

Well I'm in my first real semester of college but 4th overall. Not sure about Colton though. Yeah I think a break might be the best thing but I just got off a break so not sure how that would work. Do you have any ideas of other stuff to do?

Originally Posted by LB3711 i love car stuff. I've been doing it since 2001. Just the bad side is all the money i spent is crazy nuts. All the people I have met over the years thru all this car stuff I'd never want to replace. Heck I was in a wedding and invited to 2 sofar and I know of 2 more coming. But you being so young spending money on schooling would be something better to do right now.

Yeah meeting people is the good part. Money spent, not so much. Then again I've never modded any car I've owned so no issue with that lol. I'm focusing on school but don't want to focus too much cause I did that before and got super burnt out to where I almost said screw school after I graduated

Originally Posted by BAD HABIT lou makes very valuable points, yall are young, kick back relax, party be who you are, never do the car or truck to impress somebody do it for you 1st. if others dig it so be it. Do what makes yall happy. period.

That's what I'm trying to figure out, what makes me happy

[SmokedRam]

Originally Posted by garner That's what I'm trying to figure out, what makes me happy

I believe that that's a pretty common situation for anyone your age to be in. Don't try to rush it man.

[ramthis9501]

I still have a year of high school to go... just need to find some other interests so I dont get burnt out on one thing... cars. I am glad to be part of all the forums and the club we have formed here since i have met alot of cool people and made some friends along the way. But like said, I need to get away every now and then and just get out and go live.

[Silverbullet08]

i used to get that way with the ram lol i think it was deep down it wasnt the car i wanted and was just doing stuff to do it basically.

since having the stangs i havent felt like that. but it also helps being over 21 so i can let off steam at the bars haha

[garner]

Originally Posted by SmokedRam I believe that that's a pretty common situation for anyone your age to be in. Don't try to rush it man.

Very true. I'll try not to rush it Adam. Hopefully I can dip my hands in multiple things since I'm still young and find out what I like best

Originally Posted by ramthis9501 I still have a year of high school to go... just need to find some other interests so I dont get burnt out on one thing... cars. I am glad to be part of all the forums and the club we have formed here since i have met alot of cool people and made some friends along the way. But like said, I need to get away every now and then and just get out and go live.

Yeah the friendships and all that are nice. But I definitely need to figure something else out to do

Originally Posted by Silverbullet08 i used to get that way with the ram lol i think it was deep down it wasnt the car i wanted and was just doing stuff to do it basically. since having the stangs i havent felt like that. but it also helps being over 21 so i can let off steam at the bars haha

I think it might be that way for me too. Deep down I want a mustang(well one that's better than the one I have now and that I can mod) or a bigger truck that's 4x4(2500 or 3500). Well and you mod your car like every week

[Silverbullet08]

trading in the truck and getting the mustang. one of the best decisions in my life haha

really though i enjoy this car more and more everyday. i think its bc i see about 10 rams everytime i take a drive which contributed to how i felt with it.

[SmokedRam]

Originally Posted by garner Hopefully I can dip my hands in multiple things since I'm still young and find out what I like best

Thats a good idea, just don't go sticking anything else in multiple things or you might get more than you bargained for.... :roflsquare d:

[Fla 66 cuda]

Well ya'll have plenty of time your still young [time does fly-it goes faster the older you get] try different things. I have always loved cars since i was young i have no idea why no one in my entire family worked or was intrested in cars [my father watched nascar and went to stockcar racing events] all my life i have been able to hear the sounds of a finely tuned v8 in my head, the smells of antifreeze,oil,gasoline are ever present, every car i look at my thoughts go to how to customize it [i'm a very sick person]. In my younger years i was in a garage band [we sucked] i was also an artist i was always drawing cars,trucks,choppers ect. My father tought me everything he knew about fishing, i like to fish but never loved it [love eatin seafood]. I built bmx bikes back before they were cool,built some scary [honda 750/4 cart and shaved head 5 horse minis] minibikes and go carts and rode motorcycles [trials bikes/360 yamaha - bsa street and honda 750/4 drag bike]. Did lotsa drugs drank like a fish,got to see the world, i have had quite a lot of good times and equal amounts of bad [drugs/drinkin don't do it] but now i'm slowing down i have distroyed my body in one way or another but through all that my love of cars has never wavered i love them as much as i did when i was 8, even more now the older i get the problem is as we age we still want to work on them as we did years before but we just can't support them types of activitys with our worn out equipment [bodys]. You will find some things that intrest you sooner or later everybody does and cars may take a back seat or may be something you end up doing for a living be patent you'll figure it out. There was no doubt through my life that i was a mechanic.

[garner]

Originally Posted by Silverbullet08 trading in the truck and getting the mustang. one of the best decisions in my life haha really though i enjoy this car more and more everyday. i think its bc i see about 10 rams everytime i take a drive which contributed to how i felt with it.

True but there's tons of mustangs too lol. Hopefully when I turn 18 I can get a loan on a stang

Originally Posted by SmokedRam Thats a good idea, just don't go sticking anything else in multiple things or you might get more than you bargained for.... :roflsquare d:

Lmao Adam! I find out that kind of stuff ahead of time

Originally Posted by Fla 66 cuda Well ya'll have plenty of time your still young [time does fly-it goes faster the older you get] try different things. I have always loved cars since i was young i have no idea why no one in my entire family worked or was intrested in cars [my father watched nascar and went to stockcar racing events] all my life i have been able to hear the sounds of a finely tuned v8 in my head, the smells of antifreeze,oil,gasoline are ever present, every car i look at my thoughts go to how to customize it [i'm a very sick person]. In my younger years i was in a garage band [we sucked] i was also an artist i was always drawing cars,trucks,choppers ect. My father tought me everything he knew about fishing, i like to fish but never loved it [love eatin seafood]. I built bmx bikes back before they were cool,built some scary [honda 750/4 cart and shaved head 5 horse minis] minibikes and go carts and rode motorcycles [trials bikes/360 yamaha - bsa street and honda 750/4 drag bike]. Did lotsa drugs drank like a fish,got to see the world, i have had quite a lot of good times and equal amounts of bad [drugs/drinkin don't do it] but now i'm slowing down i have distroyed my body in one way or another but through all that my love of cars has never wavered i love them as much as i did when i was 8, even more now the older i get the problem is as we age we still want to work on them as we did years before but we just can't support them types of activitys with our worn out equipment [bodys]. You will find some things that intrest you sooner or later everybody does and cars may take a back seat or may be something you end up doing for a living be patent you'll figure it out. There was no doubt through my life that i was a mechanic.

Yeah I love thinking of ways to mod cars even when I have no chance of owning them lol. That might be why I'm getting burnt out cause I plan mods so much but never able to do them until recently. I love cars though and my degree is engineering and finance. When I was around 8 I would help work on my friend's dad's 77 vette t top and that was fun. At the time it was making 450 hp and would do wheelies. I think it's around 600 hp now. But got some hopefully good news that I'll post in a new post

[garner]

Well might have good news. Might be getting my 86 firebird with a 350 back! My mom gave it away back in november to a friend at the time but they have yet to transfer the title and they have a code ordinance on it which is potentially costing us $500 a day. So legally we have the right to take it back. Now this I can actually mod easily and cheaply. Already planning new front seats(ones in there now are cheap hard plastic drag race seats since car was a former drag car), wheels, intake manifold and carb(maybe heads), new fender, and maybe put ac back in

Some pics of said firebird:





Reason why we gave it away