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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 09:35 AM
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I have always been very competitive. I raced dirt bikes as a kid and raced pro am quads in my teens, did some jet ski racing and kart racing when I was younger. Each one of those sports/hobbies were financed on behalf of my dad and myself. Fast forward many years, now I finance my own toys, and I have moved from 5k in a car to 30k in a truck haha. I feel like locally I have a pretty fast truck and always like to go play when I have a chance but anyone who is decently quick in the area, I already know them and know how my truck does with them. With all that being said, I just loose interest in the whole drag racing/street racing thing cause its always the same ole stuff.
I kinda want to get out for a while but hate to sell my truck that I value so much because of the time and money invested. I know I will regret it later if I do sell it. How do you guys do it, park it for a while and get something else to drive........ sell it and re asses your priorities? Keep in mind this is my daily driver and would be replaced by a stock vehicle for a while, not that this one is a burden in any way, just knowing the power is there when I want it.

what are your thoughts on what I should do, knowing everynes situation is different.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 09:41 AM
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get a cheap daily/beater so when you do drive the truck its that much better for you...
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 09:47 AM
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What happened to that stock rcsb you had?
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 09:53 AM
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sold it, had to pay some doc bills for the new baby girl , just needed to get some stuff done, I hate having bills!!!!!!!
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 10:10 AM
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just dont sell the truck!!! you dont always have to go out to the street races with all the douche ***** out there or to the strip to enjoy it! just cruising around, doing burnous and making idiots in their dad's mustang look dumb is what its all about!
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 10:25 AM
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How much?

haha J/K. im in the same boat. i just dont drive the truck at all anymore. and every time i do it seems like im out looking for trouble. my truck was for sale about a month back.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 10:45 AM
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Like mitch said, for me driving around busting random douchers in thier "sports cars" does it for me, sometimes i gotta drive an hour away for new blood but i do it hahah. One thing about my truck is that its a nitrous truck so driving around with 3xx hp, then the flip of a switch its 5xx hp, so its like driving 2 different trucks all the time, i think thats what helps me keep going.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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sometimes i like to drive to mississippi and find some slow people to pick on i dont see often. after i outrun them a few times i feel better about my truck


EDIT: works for my DD too!
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 11:10 AM
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going out and racing someone always does it for me if you lose make me want to do more **** to come to spank that cars that i lost to.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 11:53 AM
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The performance scene is passing me by as well. It isn't that I don't enjoy fast cars and whatnot but I get more satisfaction out of putting money elsewhere now and doing other things. I don't have any plans of selling the car because I still enjoy it but I don't see myself ever buying another truck or car and putting tons of money into it to make it faster. I'll either leave it alone of buy one already done.
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