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My Car Obession

Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by Mike Key in Ramblings

I don’t know about you but the lines on the New Audi RS5 are amazingly sexy. My mother hates when men uses the word sexy to describe objects. Is it me, or is it slightly gross that your mother would have an opinion on the word sexy.

Anyways, I love cars. I’ve owned two Camaro’s a 1989 Camaro and a 1987 IROC-Z which I was particularly found of. These two cars spawned my love for all things American Muscle. I later ended up purchasing an 1994 Pontiac Trans Am (I learned the LT1 is a horrible motor btw.) and a 2001 Mustang GT convertible which I was also very fond of. These cars spawned a real love for the road and for SPEED.

Needless to say, plenty of speeding tickets later, and a job loss which resulting in rapid decline of income, and I was reduced to driving a hand me down mini-van for three years until I got myself back on my feet.

The first car I was able to afford after that, I purchased really out of neccisity. I had gotten more into outdoor activities and adopted my dog Shelby, so I bought a used 1992 Oldsmobile Bravada from a friend. It was nice owning a car again that I enjoyed and actually paid for.

Leather seats, all-wheel drive, sunroof, it was a fun little truck for me and shelby to hit the trails in.

That car served it purpose, and then I might my wife, and today I’m in a different sitution finacally. In November of 2009 I bought my 2001 Audi A4. My first import ever. I got the car because we needed a car, and not another SUV, and I also wanted something that presented a professional image. I chose this car over a BMW becuase it was cheaper, handled better and let’s face it every yupie on the road with a bluetooth headset drives a BMW.

Me and my wife are thinking about buying a Hummer H3 and after driving the Audi for a couple of months, my car obbesion is resurfacing. I keep thinking of mods I can do to the car. Bigger turbo, bigger brakes, lowering springs, rims, exhuast. But you know what really gets me excited?

If I just practice a little delayed gratification, I can probably afford to buy in cash something along the lines of a C5 corvette next year.

Or maybe I should dream bigger. The Audi RS5 is such a sexy car. And going back to my roots, the new 2011 Camaro Convertible is just sexy.

But wait, there’s more! The AUDI R8 is a super car. What a beast!

So many choices, so many cars to chose from.

If you’re wondering what the point of my rambling about cars is, here is the point. Stay focused on what you want. What you really really WANT and ignore how you feel now, it’s the simple practice of delayed gratification.

So you’re wondering, will I buy that Corvette or Camaro next year? Short answer is NO.

Because my heart is set on bigger things. Know your passions, and don’t let them become obsessions, because some passions can be a downright distraction from the things you really want in life.