A
Anonymous01/27/26, 20:03No.28822981sunk cost fallacy and your "projects"
How do you deal with the feeling that you're "wasting money" on your shitbox? Do you ever regret spending money on your car?
It seems that every single time I press "place order" on Rockauto or ECS my brain is telling me I should've saved up for a house, wife, child, better car etc.
On the other hand, I'm a meticulous and thorough person, and if I do a job, I don't like skipping over or ignoring possible future problems. I'm also a neat freak so every job take twice as long because I have to clean everything.
the "project" is a mk5 Rabbit fyi
15
Replies
A
Anon01/27/26, 20:04No.28822987
>wife
don't buy a wife it's not worth it
A
Anon01/27/26, 20:07No.28822991
>It seems that every single time I press "place order" on Rockauto or ECS my brain is telling me I should've saved up for a house, wife, child, better car etc.
You probably should be saving. Most people in this hobby are not in the kind of financial situation that a person spending tens of thousands on a hobby should be in. I'm not saying live like the boomer savings advice guy memes say to, I'm just saying yeah, your conscience is probably right, you shouldn't be spending a bunch of money on a project car or a bunch of upgrades and should take it easy and try to enjoy what you have more.t. actually is in the financial shape to be spending tens of thousands on project cars because I already have a house, wife, kids, but I don't feel any better when I finish my next round of mods/upgrades, and it's just an endless cycle of chasing something that doesn't exist
A
Anon01/27/26, 20:10No.28822996
I've never felt that I was wasting money on my cars. When I was younger I'd spend whatever it took, which was very often more than I should have, and wouldn't want that money back in lieu of the good times I had.More recently it's changed to a "why bother?" sort of attitude since I usually just stay home now
A
Anon01/27/26, 20:42No.28823032
>How do you deal with the feeling that you're "wasting money" on your shitbox?
My cars are worth the money and work to me, so it's never a waste.>Do you ever regret spending money on your car?
Only if what I spent money on doesn't have the intended effect. Back when I was first learning how to wrench, I went through 3 crank sensors because that's what the 1's and 0's were telling me was the issue, and none of them fixed my issue. Sold the car before I figured out what was wrong (actually made a profit on it, too), but now I have knowledge behind me, I'm guessing that it was timing related.>It seems that every single time I press "place order" on Rockauto or ECS my brain is telling me I should've saved up for a->-house
Valid.>-wife
Depends on how much you value companionship.>-child
Christ, no. 9/10 dads I know always say they wouldn't give their child back for the world, but they absolutely don't want another one, and probably wouldn't've had one in the first place if they knew how much they'd have to sacrifice in the long run.>-better car
Depends on your definition of "better". I have cars that are arguably worse than what I've had previously, but I love them far more, making them worth the money and time I spend.>the "project" is a mk5 Rabbit fyi
I'm not exactly a fan of VAG stuff, but you do you. I've easily spent more on parts than how much I originally bought my car for, despite it being somewhat worthless.
A
Anon01/28/26, 11:21No.28823680
you're not losing money until you sell
A
Anon01/28/26, 11:38No.28823692
Got the house first, albeit no driveway or garage but had the important thing first.got the car, Audi Coupe GT and wanted to convert it into a UR quattro (same shell but implement the 4WD from a 2004 A4 quattro). Did half of it on my grandparents driveway but need a garage for the heavy duty welding really.Met my wife and were about to move to a bigger house with a garage. No fucking kids not at least until its done. Have had to take my time with it obviously, money, weather, free time in general. I definitely had moments where i think how many bullshit problems ive had to put up with with it but never regretted it. The whole thing has taken me 4 years so far but now that we're moving and ill have a garage is a real motivator.Basically don't have kids or anyone trying to stop you from doing it. It's a needy hobby.
A
Anon01/28/26, 11:57No.28823702
I've got no regrets whatsoever when I sink 2 grand into a 100 buck car because I enjoy the car immensely.
A
Anon01/28/26, 12:59No.28823725
every penny spent on car is one step away from hanging myself
A
Anon01/28/26, 13:01No.28823728
(OP)
every penny spent on car is one step away from hanging myselfi'm too ugly and too retarded for dating but my biological clock keeps shouting at me to marry and get family or killmyself so i have to keep distracting myself with shitboxes
A
Anon01/28/26, 20:00No.28824215
I despise new cars, can barely stand older modern cars. So I never consider money spent keeping my cars alive as a waste.
