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Anonymous

How do you deal with lost inte(...) 02/16/26(Mon)10:25:11 No.28848018

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How do you deal with lost interest in a project car? Anonymous 02/16/26(Mon)10:25:11 No.28848018 Archived

>slowly fixed up my project car
>Engine shit the bed, oil is pure glitter
>Spend the summer learning how to pull and rebuild an engine
>Car runs great
>Have absolutely zero interest in driving it, would rather drive my daily shit box
I've felt this way for 6 months now. I've thought about selling it and getting another project with a bit more utility to it. I'm not expecting to make my money back on the car at all since it was mostly a learning experience anyways, but what do other people on /o/ do with their projects?

Anonymous
02/16/26(Mon)11:09:44 No.28848057

Anonymous 02/16/26(Mon)11:09:44 No.28848057

I pick what i know i want to keep. But if you've lost interest AND fixed it just sell it.

Anonymous
02/16/26(Mon)11:31:29 No.28848068

Anonymous 02/16/26(Mon)11:31:29 No.28848068

>>28848057
fpbp

Anonymous
02/16/26(Mon)20:50:51 No.28848662

Anonymous 02/16/26(Mon)20:50:51 No.28848662

>>28848018
Buy a better project car.

Anonymous
02/16/26(Mon)21:30:24 No.28848720

Anonymous 02/16/26(Mon)21:30:24 No.28848720

>>28848018
Sometimes the journey beats the destination. Like a road trip.

Anonymous
02/16/26(Mon)21:32:28 No.28848726

Anonymous 02/16/26(Mon)21:32:28 No.28848726

>>28848018
I'm in the same boat
I know once the engine is replaced it will be good as new but I got over the car. Going to try and sell it soon

Anonymous
02/17/26(Tue)01:55:24 No.28848991

Anonymous 02/17/26(Tue)01:55:24 No.28848991

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Watch this guy sell his car and then two weeks later make a thread asking if it's normal to feel emotional when selling a project car. I've been on /o/ for too long I know how the story goes.

Anonymous
02/17/26(Tue)01:56:31 No.28848993

Anonymous 02/17/26(Tue)01:56:31 No.28848993

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>>28848991
Yep.

Anonymous
02/17/26(Tue)02:28:56 No.28849019

Anonymous 02/17/26(Tue)02:28:56 No.28849019

I let my current one marinate for a year then I fixed her and kept driving

Anonymous
02/17/26(Tue)11:59:27 No.28849403

Anonymous 02/17/26(Tue)11:59:27 No.28849403

I buy multiple project cars and sell any that I don't enjoy working on or are to rough for me.

I normally make a couple of bucks and get to have fun with a rotating supply of cars.

Anonymous
02/17/26(Tue)18:29:28 No.28849786

Anonymous 02/17/26(Tue)18:29:28 No.28849786

I have a 2005 Civic, worst generation, worst engine, rebuilt title and falling apart but I love the thing to pieces. I don't really care for my real project as much as I do for the Civic :(

Anonymous
02/17/26(Tue)18:30:34 No.28849787

Anonymous 02/17/26(Tue)18:30:34 No.28849787

sunk cost fallacy

Anonymous
02/17/26(Tue)19:05:04 No.28849811

Anonymous 02/17/26(Tue)19:05:04 No.28849811

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>>28848018
Here is how I reignited my interest in a neglected project car:

> Daily blew its motor yesterday
> Can't afford to buy another car
> Neglected project car must now become my daily by Monday

Hope this helps!

Anonymous
02/18/26(Wed)23:01:49 No.28851047

Anonymous 02/18/26(Wed)23:01:49 No.28851047

>>28849811
Op here, did you curse me? My daily started misfiring under load and now I feel unsure about selling it until I can actually diagnose this

Anonymous
02/20/26(Fri)22:22:48 No.28853279

Anonymous 02/20/26(Fri)22:22:48 No.28853279

>>28848018
You like fixing cars more than driving them.