Dilema....Need my Audizine Crew to help me out.

[VTAudiA4]

I am torn between keeping up with this modifing hobby or end it and turn to something else. I am in college and do not get any outside support (i.e parents). Having a car hobby is very expensive and tough to enjoy when you do not have a lot of time to work on it or even drive it. But I've been into cars since I was 12 and have been working on my cars ever since. Currently I have a feeler for my turbo setup and very close to making my final decision. I've worked so hard to get each part through the past year. Once I get my bachelors I will continue onto graduate school all the way to a PHD (fingers crossed).


This past year though I also got into photography and enjoyed it so much that I am minoring in it. I really enjoy it but I cannot have 2 expensive hobbies. So here is my dilema. Sell my car parts and roll around with the AZ crew mostly stock or keep up with the hobby and be broke ass broke. If I chose to sell my parts, most of the money would go into my savings account and some of it would go towards a new lens.


Srry for the long rant but any help is appreciated.

[Seerlah]

Sell your k04 set up, keep your borla and flashed ECU if you have one. Then when you have the dough (meaning enough to dish out without worrying about needing it), go the GT route.

[Jibberific]

sounds like your expensive camera hobby has replaced your expensive car hobby.

i like photography, and cars, but there is no fucking way in hell i would ever sell my car or car parts to have money for camera equipment.

[fernando]

well my honest oppinion is do what you think feels right and is gonna make you happy...hobbies are very expensive regardless of what it is, so it will be hard to keep up with two hobbies.
And to be honest i would not waste my time going through the trouble of turbo upgrade and all that for a K04....the power gain from the K04 will put a smile on your face for a couple of weeks and you will then wish that you had not wasted your money on it....so i guess that if you can get some money for the parts that you have, do it, go get your self some toys for you cam, enjoy taking some nice pics, and when you have some money aside build your ride then.

[JumboBlack1.8]

If you are going to sell the car and save money, save it so you can pay for grad school.....I actually had the same dilemna as I contemplated applying for grad school after graduating college back in May. College itself was expensive, but grad school is another level of ridiculous. So, if your gonna abandon ship and sell off ur mods, put it ALL in savings towards grad school, cuz every penny will certainly count.

But my vote is to keep up with the car. I decided to keep mine because it really makes me happy, and I dunno what I would do with myself if I didn't have something to wrench on.....I've been building/taking apart all sorts of things since I was 5 (model cars, r/c cars and planes, TV sets, dishwashers, expensive gadgets that my rents didn't want me to touch), so I realized I needed to keep up with it, no matter how expensive or frustrating it can be.....I try to have two savings accounts: one for the car, the other for life (i.e. grad or law school)

[D.C. Designs]

If you are going to sell the car and save money, save it so you can pay for grad school.....I actually had the same dilemna as I contemplated applying for grad school after graduating college back in May. College itself was expensive, but grad school is another level of ridiculous. So, if your gonna abandon ship and sell off ur mods, put it ALL in savings towards grad school, cuz every penny will certainly count.

But my vote is to keep up with the car. I decided to keep mine because it really makes me happy, and I dunno what I would do with myself if I didn't have something to wrench on.....I've been building/taking apart all sorts of things since I was 5 (model cars, r/c cars and planes, TV sets, dishwashers, expensive gadgets that my rents didn't want me to touch), so I realized I needed to keep up with it, no matter how expensive or frustrating it can be.....I try to have two savings accounts: one for the car, the other for life (i.e. grad or law school)

exactly what I did when I was in school because school will get fusterating and you need something to blow of steam ans there's nothing better then cars :)

[TQMB5]

comming from a college student, sell it all, buy a beater and keep your money

[calvin1.8t]

you dont need a crazy engine setup if you dont race. just sell the turbo, get the lens, and just spend money on small parts for the car just to make it look nice.

[belinko]

If you plan on going to grad school, you better make it worth it. As I know several PHD grads without jobs/searching or working any decent jobs they can get. As a PHD you automatically increase your pay level (in the coporate world), but unless you're working through school in the field that you're studying, you won't have any experience and companies would rather pay less and train folks with Bachelors degrees.

Bottom line is I know too many folks that don't want to get real jobs, continue studying and are going into crazy amounts of debt because of grad school. (100K+)

As far as your car, as long as its running you're in good shape. As a student your minimum requirement should be to go from point A to B. If you've got a modded Audi, more power to you.

Focus on studying and accomplishing your goals, but be reasonable and realistic.

What are studying currently?

IMHO, it sounds like you need to get your Bachelors firts, get a good job, buy yourself a nice car, camer junk and then decide if you really want the graduate degree.

[JumboBlack1.8]

If you plan on going to grad school, you better make it worth it. As I know several PHD grads without jobs/searching or working any decent jobs they can get. As a PHD you automatically increase your pay level (in the coporate world), but unless you're working through school in the field that you're studying, you won't have any experience and companies would rather pay less and train folks with Bachelors degrees.

Bottom line is I know too many folks that don't want to get real jobs, continue studying and are going into crazy amounts of debt because of grad school. (100K+)

As far as your car, as long as its running you're in good shape. As a student your minimum requirement should be to go from point A to B. If you've got a modded Audi, more power to you.

Focus on studying and accomplishing your goals, but be reasonable and realistic.

What are studying currently?

IMHO, it sounds like you need to get your Bachelors firts, get a good job, buy yourself a nice car, camer junk and then decide if you really want the graduate degree.

Very good point.....I'm waiting until I get a job...I want to find a company that would be willing to pay my way through Grad school so I can get a pay increase....its hard to do, but I know a few people that've done it

[kampfer]

School is cool...

[biketsai]

you dont need a crazy engine setup if you dont race. just sell the turbo, get the lens, and just spend money on small parts for the car just to make it look nice.

x2.
Can't you rent photography equipment from school?

[VTAudiA4]

belinko: I am hoping to go to grad school for adolescent psychology so that one day I can own my own private office. Job outlook looks good and there is not way I will stop at a bachelors degree. I want to sell the parts off now because when I go to grad school I will be selling the car to help with some of the costs. Like someone said above, I will be looking for a company that will send me to grad school.

So everyone, thanks for your advice and if anyone else has input it would be greatly appreciated.


On a side note.....PM for prices on my K04 kit.
For Sale:
(Labree HFC (brand new), ko4 w/install kit(duh), ATP V2 exhaust manifold (brand new), Greddy EBC (new), HKS TT, GIAC J-31, 317 injectors, AFPR,

[VTAudiA4]

x2.
Can't you rent photography equipment from school?

My school has couple lenses but I am looking for my own so I can have a side hobby that will make me some money. I have a great audience that is will to buy my prints so I just need to invest in 2 lenses to help me out.

[biketsai]

My school has couple lenses but I am looking for my own so I can have a side hobby that will make me some money. I have a great audience that is will to buy my prints so I just need to invest in 2 lenses to help me out.

Just go buy a 50mm f1.8! thats all you need!!!!

lol jk

Photography stuff can get expensive, but the thing I like is that most things arent even necessary. There are tons of alternatives out there for some things. Lighting equipment is $$$$. I myself have 2 umbrellas, pocket wizards (expensive as hell!), 2 flashes

[the_pirate]

you dont need a crazy engine setup if you dont race. just sell the turbo, get the lens, and just spend money on small parts for the car just to make it look nice.

x3 thats all i do. i work full time, support my family, and go to school full time. funds are limited. so i tend to stay away from the expensive engine mods and stick with the $25 fabric and voila! new interior mod

[VTAudiA4]

biketsai: Hahaha its funny because I already own fifty nifty.

[jzobie]

Ha ha I am broke as hell just trying to keep my Audi stock. I am guessing that you are a psych major if you want to go back to school for adolescent psych. My g/f is a psych major and she was lucky to find a $20,000 a year job that gives great experience. The good thing is that in Vermont, you can become a licensed psychologist with just a Masters degree which you cant do in New Jersey. GL either way.

[VTAudiA4]

With a bachelors in psych, there aren't too many high paying jobs out there but at the Masters and PHD level its different. But you are 100% correct.