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#1
09-05-2003, 08:42 AM
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How long have you been into cars?
I was just curious as to when everyone got into the car hobby. What age were you? How long ago? Is it your career?
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09-05-2003, 08:44 AM
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Since I was about 5- been going seriously since about 17 and have been working in the Auto industry for about 18 months now
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09-05-2003, 08:48 AM
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I got into cars at about 9-10 years old. I started working on my friends cars at 15. I have worked in the industry now for almost 8 years.
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09-05-2003, 09:18 AM
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I'd say I was born with a wrench in my hand as early as I can remember I loved cars, not that I really knew anything about them besides which ones were fast but even still I know I couldn't say half the names right usually all garbled up talk of a 6 year old. Never really got into how cars worked, broke and were fixed until I started working for my father when I was around 11-12, but now I'm just an annoyance to my friends because thats all I ever talk about and no one ever understands half the crap I'm talking about when I talk about cars.
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09-05-2003, 09:36 AM
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My parents noticed I liked cars at the age of 2 when I could name cars by their headlights or taillights. It's been a life-long passion and I've been working in the automotive industry since graduating from college...like I had a choice.
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09-05-2003, 10:33 AM
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prolly since I was about 15 is when I really started to show interest
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09-05-2003, 11:31 AM
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From at least 2 years old, when I always wanted to go for rides in my dad's VW Bus...and always pointed out Bugs when they drove by. By 5 years old, I had 8 80-car cases of Matchbox cars, and was identifying every car make and model that we passed on the road. By high school, a friend (whose father had a hydraulic lift) and I pooled together enough money to buy old Stangs, Camaros, Rancheros, etc, and rebuilt them as a side project...selling them off when done.
When I started driving in '83, I got into the modding bug pretty fast - and haven't been able to leave a car stock since then (well, a few crap cars I've had weren't WORTH modding...but most have received some workover!). Still just a hobby for me, not a career. (Wouldn't mind if it was though...)
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09-05-2003, 12:00 PM
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Re: How long have you been into cars?
Started a Matchbox collection when I was 3. Learned to drive stick when I was seven with one of my mom's old employees teaching me in her 1974 VW Bug with blocks on the pedals.
Hoping to do good as a computer programmer/software developer so I can support my habit  .
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09-05-2003, 12:03 PM
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I had an interest in cars from the time I was 8 or so, thanks to Knight Rider
 I've always liked the sportier cars, but I am starting to lean more toward luxury. I dunno, I am sure whatever I end up with next might have a bit of both worlds in it. Haven't made cars a career though. I have been tempted to quit my job and go to automotive school just to learn to work on cars so that I can do everything to the car on my own or at least have the knowledge as backup for when it goes into the shop.
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09-05-2003, 04:16 PM
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I have always loved cars since I can remember. I didn't get serious about them until I was about 16 and looking to get my own car. That is when I started trying to learn as much as I could about them. Since I was about 7 I was fetching tools for my dad whenever he would work on cars. I learned a lot from him. It is not my profession or trade; instead I got into the computer industry. I would love a career in the automotive industry though.
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09-05-2003, 05:51 PM
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I'm gonna try and get a Saturday job in a year or to in a garage that prepares Porsche's for racing (it's a relatively small one)and I'm seriously thinking about becoming a car designer or driver, where should i start?
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#14
09-05-2003, 05:54 PM
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A group of kids in the neighborhood had a small "race team" put together and they saw my interest in how cars worked. They asked me to come to meetings and after that they took me under their wing. I think I was like 13-14 then. Haven't turned back since.
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09-05-2003, 06:14 PM
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My first word was Ferrari.
 I started liking cars at around 12.From 9-11 I loved Planes.
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