Is there a cure for this disease?I too often find myself about to make progress on one of the many projects I have started when all of a sudden BAM I use the money to buy another shell of car instead of parts.I have been asked numerous times "why don't you finish that car or paint that car" and frankly I have no answer.If I had 100,000 dollars I know I would buy 20 5,000 dollar cars than one or 2 expensive done cars.Is there a method to fix this degenerative disease? Am I alone brothers and sisters?I am doomed to wallow in an endless sea of half done cars!
I have it too, but i'm fighting it. I used to have a sea of cl***ics that were all needing attention... I sold off the ones I wasn't in love with and decided to work on the one that was closest to running, to motivate me to work on the others. What ruined me, was I was flipping cl***ics as a teen. I got in the habit of getting old field cars running, cleaned up, with a for sale sign on them in just a matter of a week or two depending on condition. It formed some BAAAAAD habits!
I am glad I live in the city, the temptation of the cars sitting in yards and fields would be the death of me.He lets get a government grant to study this condition yeah and we cold use the money to travel around buying cars yeah
Scratch built asphalt supermodified race car " " BMW V12 hot rod " " triple V12 2 seat monster roadster " " rock crawler 88 Mustang (kids toy) 79 KZ 650 resto mod WHAT was I saying....?
I have it too. There is about 20 cars, trucks, MC's and some equipment on the property. Most all need some work, some run. I need more time, money and space.
I thought getting married was the only way to stop that disease. I can relate though- if I didn't live in the city I'd have kept a lot of the cars I ended up selling only to make room for something else. I think it's always more fun to look at that complete 'disaster' of a project needing everything and think of the (very dangerous word here) potential it could have as opposed to actually going out to the garage and finsihing those last couple PITA things an already owned project still needs done to it that keep getting put off. Jay
I need to get in the shop and work on my coupe, but I find myself looking for mid 30s ford cabs on ebay???
Man, I so get you on this one. I had thought previously of starting a "what does your garage look like?" post because mine is so crammed with future projects that I can hardly get to my tools, let alone work on anything. I currently have '55 Fairlane, '28 RPU and '54 Triumph bobber projects more or less in the works at the same time, not to mention the regular weekend stuff I have to do with my '40 pickup to keep it going. But would I do it differently if I could? Nope. I like it this way. There is no cure for Hot Rod A.D.D. besides bankrupcy, and I'm not even so sure about that one as I have at least one friend who is living in a rented garage with his hot rods now.
Actually it's more like O.C.D.: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repe***ive behaviors (compulsions). Repe***ive behaviors such as handwashing, counting, checking, or cleaning are often performed with the hope of preventing obsessive thoughts or making them go away. Performing these so-called "rituals," however, provides only temporary relief, and not performing them markedly increases anxiety." So we obsess over vintage tin and we compulsively and repe***ively buy tin! We're all car loons! The H.A.M.B. is our group shrink meeting! I have it big time! Like you, I find vintage tin, buy it thinking that I will build a rod then sell it after six months or so, and buy something else. I'm fighting it big time with my '26/'27 Model T, as I've been recently tempted to sell it. What keeps me from doing so, is that the previous owner had it 26 years with the intention of building a rod, but never did. I sort of promised him that it will be built. Marrying didn't help me either; my wife's just as much a car nut as I am (I met her while replying to a "For Sale" ad she had for her '61 Caddy)! We recently had some cash on hand, and had to put it in a CD to keep us from spending it on another car! We live in a neighborhood with covenants, but that hasn't kept me from buying, as I have a good friend out in the country who lets me store my stuff there!
No known cure. except get away from cars all together and then the A.D.D. gets transferred to a different ac***ulation of stuff.
it must be a "pandemic". its spreading fast and i have it too! i think thats why my wife doesnt want a house with a large side yard. i already have cars at my house and my dads house, ithink it might be hereditary becase he has it also.
HAHA, aint it the truth!!!! craigslist is the kicker......i have drug more **** home from there than i care to admit!!
Hi my name is Dave and I've got hot rod A.D.D. I finally got my sedan delivery on the road and my next step to getting better is I am actually trying to sell a couple of my treasures so I might be able to finish another one.
Man, I've got that too!! I've got 5 cars now. In the past few weeks, I've seen a cool Rambler, an old Oldsmobile, and a Triumph TR250 on craiglist. I've looked at old volkwagen busses, and old MGB, a couple '63 Impalas, an old Falcon wagon.... I just can't help myself!!! But, like I tell my very-understanding girl.... "It's fun, and it makes me happy." Pete
DRUG being the operative word here (no pun intended!), i cant go a day without checking craigslist then ebay to see what stuff i could find for the **** i just found on clist, then it's off to the u haul for trailer rental and start the sickness all over again... my next move is to trade on of these things for a trailer so i can cut out the middle man... and when i cant take anymore people telling me to stop buying more **** and concentrate on what i've got, i go to my back neighbors house who's more than twice my age with more than twice the projects i have and have him re***ure me that it's all gonna be o.k.!
Had it with boats for a long time. Now I have only 1 project at a time - it is very hard to control the urge to buy more. Did I mention there's a running 1950 Chevy right down the road, only the floorpans are rusty, she needs paint and an interior too....... All for about $3K.
Well, it's not a cure, but we have a support group. Read my signature. We meet once a month....... v v v v v v At the North Georgia Swap Meet. See you there this Saturday and Sunday. Attention Deficit Hotrod Disorder Club
Its the thrill of the hunt. Theres always some car or part out there that comes our way that is just too rare or cool to p*** up. Hell, I even call friends and relatives to tell them about some "find" they should be buying because I am car poor. I like just about everything car related and have a broad interest... There's just too much out there everyday not to be looking (even with no cash) Just dont call the poor ******* up thats selling the car and waste their time if your not able to do something about it and its cool... Lets face it if there was a video game online that let you hunt for "old cars and hot rods" in a make believe world our sorry ***es would be hooked and we would be telling everyone about the Z-11 Impala or 40 Ford Woodie we just "found"...were hopeless...............If there is a game like that please let me know
That's me to a T. I have an old Dodge that still needs months of work, but here I sit...cruising the hamb, ebay, craigslist, oldride, ctcautoranch, etc etc (sigh)
Do any of you guys remember a PC game called "Hotrod Harry"? It was from probably 15-20 years ago, in the infancy of PCs. I think I had it on a 5-1/4" floppy disc. You controlled this guy, and he would run around, he'd find a frame, a body, a motor, etc., hiding behind bushes. Seriously, no ********, it was a real computer game. Pete
Wow! A lot of people coming out of the closet here I am exactly the same way..... never finish, just keep buying cool ****! If there becomes a cure, I'm not sure I want it
A good friend of mine accually has the diagnosisis from a doctor. I forgot what its called. It has to do with the OCD and ADD mixed, relating to buying stuff... Many people have it with all different kinds of compullsive spending.. Theirs no treatment or drug to completely stop it, just death... The only way we seem to cure it, is if all our buddies jump one one of his cars and takle what needs to be done...
i got a track t that i've owned in various pieces since 95... i have probably done 30+ cars since i started on it.... its donated parts to a couple... its still in pieces , might get back on it this winter.... oh wait , i have that chevelle in the shop i bought back in the spring...concentrate.... stay focused
I have actually called people to ask about the car,see how much rust,see if it runs etc. even though I have no intention of going to look at it and no money.
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