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  1. 07/05/2007, 03:48 PM #1
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    Well Biju, I guess this is where you and I definitely differ. I am 100% with you when you say you have the urge to mod stuff. But to me, while the modding is part of the fun, I get an extreme amount of satisfaction in the completion of the project, and my putting it to use. I don't feel bored with my VX, and when it is "done" I can only imagine the feeling I have now, will get even stronger (that feeling being that every time I look at my VX I think to myself, "damn, that sh1t looks mean!")

    In your case, you created what I think is the best audio system mod I have ever seen with my own eyes, so how could you not want to keep your VX for many years and enjoy the fruits of your labor? I can safely say that I am about 75% done with the things I would like to do to my VX. And when I am done, I will feel happy and satisfied that my ride is exactly the way I want it, and can do all the things I want it to. And then you just sit back, crack open an ice cold Blue Moon, and revel in your accomplishments and the fact that it is YOURS, and yours alone.

    And then there is the simple fact that the VehiCROSS is one of, if not the coolest SUV ever produced. There are loads of vehicles I would love to test out, and possibly own, but not in exchange for my beloved Ebony.

    So like Bim said, just take on another project, and enjoy your beautiful, pristine Proton that makes us all jealous when we see it.

    After my VX is "done", I will be moving on to a new project (a 1976 Aussie Ford Falcon) which will eventually get finished as well, and will hopefully be a garage mate for my VX for many, many years. After that...the list goes on!

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  2. 07/05/2007, 04:39 PM #2
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    Butters...the solution is simple...Go back to Moab!!! then you will realize that you are cooler than everyone else out there...except for the other Vx's with you of course It's sporty, it's practical and it's a luxury to drive it!!! Are you convinced yet?
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  3. 07/05/2007, 05:14 PM #3
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    beej,

    I don't have an in depth answer for you. All I know is that EVERY time I look at the VX I get a big smile on my face, and NO other car does that to me. I guess it's love, because I can't image life without it.
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    i get that.. the other day i was out at a lot looking at a semi restored '79 camaro that needed a whole of interior work that i was dying to buy.. but wouldve had to sell the vx to get.... but the other day i planned a road trip with a bunch of friends and my other car was elected to drive.. which meant i had to trade my sis my vx for it so she would still have somethin to drive.. which means im without my vx for a whole week! my first thought was.. oh man how can i goo a week without my vx... so yea.. i know shes stayin in my posession for awhile longer..

    also after driving my moms 03 accord for a weekend.. i really missed being thrown into the ceiling while driving on bumpy roads... and being able to feel the road through turns.. and sitting up high.. and having a zippy engine.. and having people point and look and turn and ask about it.. and my VX
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  5. 07/05/2007, 06:35 PM #5
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    Buy yourself an old Porsche. ;-) Seriously, what everyone's saying is that adding to the collection does not detract from the VX, and in many ways enhances it. When the 928 is in the driveway, I park the VX on the cul-de-sac, and when I drive down the road and see it from this new perspective, shining in the sun, I've been re-realizing what a great-looking ride it is.

    Btw, what's all this "sh1t" and "facker" crap all of a sudden?! I've always liked this board because it's always been pretty clean and nicey-nice compared to every other board out there. I'm not worried about little kiddies seeing such coarse language, and I swear like a sailor in everyday conversation - it's just that I've always enjoyed this board for being a bit of a haven from all that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VehiGAZ
    Btw, what's all this "sh1t" and "facker" crap all of a sudden?! I've always liked this board because it's always been pretty clean and nicey-nice compared to every other board out there. I'm not worried about little kiddies seeing such coarse language, and I swear like a sailor in everyday conversation - it's just that I've always enjoyed this board for being a bit of a haven from all that.

    Just my two cents... (dismount soapbox and ...STICK the landing!)
    Gaz.....(and anyone else)
    i TOTALLY agree, i have always enjoyed not haveing to read that kind of stuff, i hear enough of it around the job sites, and about everywhere else, that is is really nice to "get away" in our little corner of the world......not picking on JHarris....he was quoteing.

    Jharris.....POLAR POPS.....MMM MMMM MMMMMMMMMMM my biggest vice, since we are all friends here, i go thru about 4 on a slow day, each one 32 oz.
    i refuse to do the math on that because i hate to think i drink that much soda...

    THREAD JACK OVER.....

    as far as getting "bored" with the vx.....others have eluded to this also, but go for a couple of months without driving it. ok, dont go that extreme, go a couple of weeks without driving it, go buy a 400.00 pacer, or gremelin, or full size "hooptie" van, drive that, blend in with all the other rides out there, DONT recieve the waves, looks, point at's, kids bouncing up and down in their seats, etc, etc for a while, get to the point where you feel like it was all just a dream, and when you reach that point, raise the garage door, and smmmiiiilllleeee its yours, alllllllll yours buah ha ha HA
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  7. 07/05/2007, 07:59 PM #7
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    thanks all...

    however, *please* don't confuse my point - I AM A LIFER. and i know all about the greatness that is the vx. you know i'm sold. after all, i owned two at one point - and would have one (completely restored to new!) in every color if i could... (wouldn't we all?)

    i'm stoked on my accomplishments on the vx (and do enjoy em'). and yes, i talk to her every night when locking up the house: "good night baby." "see you tomorrow"... (hahaha... i need help).

    honestly, i think bim/vehigaz hit the nail on the head! i need a new project. simple & brilliant answer...

    and seeing how my efforts have been 110% geared towards the vx in the last few years, naturally that's where i look to when i need to expend my project 'energies'... it's been my obsession. but i'm a wee bit burned out on vx mods i guess. thus my drifting thoughts...

    ...new project. hmmmm.... that's it, totally......

    ahhhh... gotta love family support. gracias.

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    Well it sounds like to me......... you need a woman.

    Just jokin'!

    So uh just go get yourself a 911 and tear her up during the summer and give your VX the winter lovin'. Throw in a motorcycle and what do you have?! One hella happy garage with indeed a pretty happy man!!

    ....Thats what I look for in a guy afterall.
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  9. 07/05/2007, 09:29 PM #9
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    Sorry man, I am guilty of using 13375P34K adult language. I just do it cause that is the way I think and talk, and for me to replace sh1t with something like poop is sometimes hard to do. I will try to refrain the future.

    Bart

    Quote Originally Posted by VehiGAZ
    Buy yourself an old Porsche. ;-) Seriously, what everyone's saying is that adding to the collection does not detract from the VX, and in many ways enhances it. When the 928 is in the driveway, I park the VX on the cul-de-sac, and when I drive down the road and see it from this new perspective, shining in the sun, I've been re-realizing what a great-looking ride it is.

    Btw, what's all this "sh1t" and "facker" crap all of a sudden?! I've always liked this board because it's always been pretty clean and nicey-nice compared to every other board out there. I'm not worried about little kiddies seeing such coarse language, and I swear like a sailor in everyday conversation - it's just that I've always enjoyed this board for being a bit of a haven from all that.

    Just my two cents... (dismount soapbox and ...STICK the landing!)
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  10. 07/05/2007, 10:04 PM #10
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    Anyone care to start a freedom of speech thread? Kidding people... just kidding! Thread jack though... I do get a kick out of meeting VXers and hearing them curse - it kind of catches you off guard... and then I get really comfortable and join the Navy!

    biju - How about inventing a spill-proof butter packet with a pressure release valve?! That will keep you busy! Sorry, blame Cece, she brought it up again...
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  11. 07/05/2007, 10:39 PM #11
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    well im working at the recon shop and have to drive a bunch of differnt cars every day new, used, very used and kinds like that but not any Yukon denali or full package mitsu can not ever change my mind about my VX. I love my VX to death and no other affordable car will give me the same feeling when im driving my VX.
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    You ever had this kind of moment.... my personal Ode to The VX....

    I arrive home from work, ala daily driver, the Subaru WRX. It comes to rest in the driveway and I exit to get the mail and sneer at the bills that arrived. I realize tomorrow is trash day so I need to go in through the garage bring it out to the curb. I walk back over to the WRX and reach in to the sunvisor and hit the garage door opener. Slowly, the garage door moans into action and rises. An inch at a time. Something outlandish is revealed from ground up as those inches reach higher and higher. A gleaning black piece of machinery begins to take form from it's slumber in that very garage. A beast of sorts, that rests tirelessly, knowing that a beautiful weekend is just a day away and the daily driver known as the WRX will soon be taking a rest in it's place. I gather the trash into the trash cans without removing my eyes from the black entity. The entire trek to the curb, dragging the trashcans, my eyes never leave the sight. Glancing from one body line to another. Taking in all of the alien contours that no such vehicle ever made has ever dared showcase. I pass back by this wonder of the world and close the garage door from the inside. The door inches down with the whine of Craftsman's finest chain driven motor. The darkness grows with every inch and begins to engulf the contents of the garage. One flip of a switch and light shines life into the garage once again. Time passes and I realise I have been standing there in the open doorway into my house from the garage for 5 minutes, staring away at every sexy curve of this vehicle. Soon.... the weekend shall arrive and you shall be unleashed, once again. But for now, the garage is your lair and know that you are spoiled and pampered. Ah, if pride is a sin, you can call me a happy sinner.

    Enjoy it while you got it. As fun as the WRX is, it still doesn't top the enjoyment I get out of the VX.
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