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Originally Posted by ILoveJDM
and blitz 03's. I remember when you could get a shitty set for $900 not too long ago, same with model v's.
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Man, I miss cheap Blitz 03s. I think I had ten of them at one point, sold all but the 4 I kept to rebuild and ended up with a few hundred in my pocket. I put about $1700 into them to have them rebuilt and then sold them for $2700. Now even the worst condition pair with poor sizes sells for $900 easily.
I feel like one of these "I've been here a super long time and everything sucks now, I am more OG than you, etc." threads pops up about once a week at this point, but I don't mind it because it stirs up discussion in an online community that has otherwise slowed down drastically in the last couple years (through no fault of its own- things have just moved to forums and more mobile-friendly mediums like Instagram.)
As for the whole "Kids are ruining these cars and I hate the community/these cars now" thing, that's never made a lot of sense to me. Sure, it can be frustrating, but it's always been this way. People were complaining about similar things in 2008 when I bought my S13 and will continue to complain about whatever the newest trend is as they grow older. It's just the way it works.
I've had a few friends say they want to sell their car because of dumb kids owning them. Who cares? Just build your car and enjoy it. Do what suits YOU and you'll enjoy it so much more. A larger mentality or what young kids are doing with the same chassis shouldn't change your enjoyment of the hobby. I get that it can be frustrating, but I haven't let it ruin anything for me.
And yes, my plan is to actually KEEP my S13 this time around. After trying my hand at a couple other platforms it's just the car I enjoy owning and tinkering with the most. Definitely going to be my old man machine.