What are the Things You Regretted Doing to your Car?

[bloowolf]

We all like to personalize our rides (including big bikes). But sometimes we overdo things. We buy stuff or do things that we think will look good but regret soon after.
I personally don’t spend a lot on accessorizing but I do have bought & done things that classify as “stupid”.


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[dr. d]

well,
i regretted selling my car!
there was really nothing wrong with it.
it was just occupying garage space.
sigh.
the consuelo is, i sold it to a friend at a literal near-give-away price.

i suppose, many of us are in the same boat,
selling a perfectly good car because it is older and/or occupying valuable real estate.
cars deteriorate if not used regularly.

what did i regret doing to my car?
my first car was an ex-taxi.
i purchased it, then spent a mint making it decent.
my moral of the story: do not buy ex-taxis; and if you accidentally do, sell it pronto! even at a loss.
the good side is, i learned a whole lot about cars, whilst fixing up that ex-taxi.
i would not recommend the experience to anyone, however.

[hardwang]

Our lancer cedia was the victim of my early days of owning a car.

1. I remember putting on body kits which I eventually removed since it kept falling apart pag sumayad.

2. Upsizing the wheels also pretty much destroyed the suspension and wheel bearings.

3. Buying useless accessories at auto and hardware stores, pinalitan ko pa yung shifter ng MOMO na fake.

4. I even did a fabrication of fiberglass headlight cover para mag mukhang evo... The cringe man...

5. Doing "naughty" things with my now ex girlfriend and got caught by the police.

[bloowolf]

Our lancer cedia was the victim of my early days of owning a car.

1. I remember putting on body kits which I eventually removed since it kept falling apart pag sumayad.

2. Upsizing the wheels also pretty much destroyed the suspension and wheel bearings.

3. Buying useless accessories at auto and hardware stores, pinalitan ko pa yung shifter ng MOMO na fake.

4. I even did a fabrication of fiberglass headlight cover para mag mukhang evo... The cringe man...

5. Doing "naughty" things with my now ex girlfriend and got caught by the police.

I surmise that getting caught by the Police is the regrettable part[emoji2958]


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[hardwang]

I surmise that getting caught by the Police is the regrettable part[emoji2958]


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yeah. kakahiya alalahanin. nung may biglang ilaw ng flashlight na, I knew I was f***ed (no pun intended)

[bloowolf]

yeah. kakahiya alalahanin. nung may biglang ilaw ng flashlight na, I knew I was f***ed (no pun intended)

I did this quite a few times also, nahuli rin ako & since then, never attempted anymore. It was embarrasing but more embarrasing for the girl.


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[bugsmobile]

I did this quite a few times also, nahuli rin ako & since then, never attempted anymore. It was embarrasing but more embarrasing for the girl.


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Hahaha ako din! Only time I got caught was waaaaay back when MOA was still being constructed. So not much vehicles on that area yet. Thing is we were still just making out, not yet the seed actually. Had to shell out P5k which was I think big at that time. Most expensive make out I ever had haha.

[dr. d]

i was a new owner of an old car.
the tires were balding.
dad had a set of older but barely-used non-radial tires with inner tubes, just lying around in the garage, for a car that had earlier been sold.
kasya naman sa rims, so we did the swap.
it did not occur to me, that the new tires had a much larger circumference.
the resulting car looked and rode significantly higher, and it drove the odometer and speedometer way off.
bumili na lang kami ng bagong radials...

[cast_no_shadow]

1. I remember putting on body kits which I eventually removed since it kept falling apart pag sumayad.

Same here! Stupid kits. Sabit ng sabit. Sira bumper alignments.

So far yan pa lang, dame ko plans puros drawing. Wala tuloy ako maidagdag na regrets. [emoji23]


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[babkalakal]

circa 2006. i had a civic 2.0S Fd then.

kabit cusco strut brace at short ram intake. pam pa pogi ng engine bay. first time i had a brace and short ram on any car. after a week pinatanggal na agad. hehe expensive lesson. na realize ko sobrang ingay nung short ram lalo na at higher rpms. and the strut bar transmits every single road irregularity through the steering wheel. imbes na relaxing drive tiis pogi. e hindi naman ako na ngangarera o nag track on any regular basis.

[dr. d]

circa 2006. i had a civic 2.0S Fd then.

kabit cusco strut brace at short ram intake. pam pa pogi ng engine bay. first time i had a brace and short ram on any car. after a week pinatanggal na agad. hehe expensive lesson. na realize ko sobrang ingay nung short ram lalo na at higher rpms. and the strut bar transmits every single road irregularity through the steering wheel. imbes na relaxing drive tiis pogi. e hindi naman ako na ngangarera o nag track on any regular basis.

OT.
might i inquire,
do those strut braces frequently seen under the bonnet of fans' cars, actually work?
is there a palpable effect on car driving?
baka kasi, all it does is to hinder air filter replacement, and offer sabitan ng emergency light when kutingtinging at the engine.

[babkalakal]

OT.
might i inquire,
do those strut braces frequently seen under the bonnet of fans' cars, actually work?
is there a palpable effect on car driving?
baka kasi, all it does is to hinder air filter replacement, and offer sabitan ng emergency light when kutingtinging at the engine.

well in my case one thing i can certainly say is that it works. it definitely stiffened up the steering feel also you can feel na lessen yun flex sa front ng car especially when turning. kaso nga lang the way that i know it works is naging "malikot" yung steering together with transmitting more road noise and vibrations inside the cabin which i could not tolerate.

[CVT]

Years ago,- "car lowering"....

I had to drive diagonally on every street hump I pass....

The street humps in Pilar Village LPC for example were my car's GFs,- they got smooched every time,- no matter how oh so gentle, slow and sweet I took them... Sideways, over,- and under..

[uls]

yes lowered car

puro gasgas ilalam

pati crankcase may dent (bato sa gitna ng kalye too late umiwas)

buti di nabutas

[CVT]

Our lancer cedia was the victim of my early days of owning a car.

1. I remember putting on body kits which I eventually removed since it kept falling apart pag sumayad.

2. Upsizing the wheels also pretty much destroyed the suspension and wheel bearings.

3. Buying useless accessories at auto and hardware stores, pinalitan ko pa yung shifter ng MOMO na fake.

4. I even did a fabrication of fiberglass headlight cover para mag mukhang evo... The cringe man...

5. Doing "naughty" things with my now ex girlfriend and got caught by the police.

Saan nangyari iyang 5 bro?

Kung sa QC iyan,- since a few years ago IIRC,- bawal nilang pakialaman ang ginagawa mo sa loob ng sasakyan....

[hardwang]

Saan nangyari iyang 5 bro?

Kung sa QC iyan,- since a few years ago IIRC,- bawal nilang pakialaman ang ginagawa mo sa loob ng sasakyan....

Mindanao kami. Happened in the mid 2000's. Tinakot pa kami na ibabalita sa ABS CBN hahaha

[ice15]

5. Doing "naughty" things with my now ex girlfriend and got caught by the police.

I wanted to share how I used to "get away" with this... kaso I'm early 40's now with an only daughter.

Mahirap na...

[_Cathy_]

I wanted to share how I used to "get away" with this... kaso I'm early 40's now with an only daughter.

Mahirap na...

My friend told me street side parking at night when it's raining hard.

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[ice15]

My friend told me street side parking at night when it's raining hard.

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hahaha...

rain or shine. kahit sa loob pa ng university/mall parking

pero bagong buhay na ako.

[bloowolf]

I was duped by my elder brother into buying this electric rust inhibitor. He is older & expectedly wiser so I believed him. I put it into this box type Lancer I just had repaired & hoped it’ll help keep the rust off. Turns out, he really is the smarter one.


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