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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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Do you guys like to buy a car modded or do you like to mod it yourself? i like to mod it myself, put` my hands look like shit now from all the cuts and scrapes I have gotten under the hood over the years.
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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i like to do the stuff myself.
That way it has my personality in it.
When other people do the work,it makes me feel like the car really belongs to somebody else.
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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Mod my car myself. Whats the point of buying a modded car then driving it like if you were the one who did all the work. Even if you change or add a few things here or there its still not your work and something you shouldn't even be proud of since you did not do it yourself.

Now if you can't work on cars and have a shop do all the work then still your spending the money on having the car modded so yes its your work you modded the car.

Those who buy already modded cars tend to brag about something they didn't take part of. They usually act cocky and have nothing to show for. This is how I find humor when someone tries to run down a mods list of their so called car and didn't realize they missed this or that or said they had something they really didn't have.

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Buy a car stock form... mod it yourself to be proud of something
Buy a car already modded... shows you have nothing to show just swinging off someone else's creation.
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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I prefer stock, most people do. I got my car pre-modded and am going through all kinds of crap fixing tiny problems and re-doing things.
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 04:30 AM
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I will never buy a modded car, for the simple fact you are probably buying someone elses fuck up. Also if its modded you can bet it has been beaten on.
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 06:52 AM
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I'll buy a modified car in a heartbeat. Typically, you can save a lot of cash on parts when buying a car that already has modifications done to it.

Of course, the risk of buying a screwed up car is there too, so buyer beware I guess.
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by JonWRX
I will never buy a modded car, for the simple fact you are probably buying someone elses fuck up. Also if its modded you can bet it has been beaten on.
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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i got mine modded, but mostly everything under the hood is redone with bigger and better,so i consider it all my work.
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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i dont mind buying a modded car. Be prepared to dump money into it though, between fixing things and having to change things.
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