>>28858113
I spend a lot less time in the garage, but still have a rolling project and a 4x4. I did buy a shitbox minivan. Rarely get to offroad, snowboard, shoot, skateboard, do drugs, or any of my other hobbies anymore.

>>28858126
Thats not so bad that you got to keep them. What happens if you try to have some alone time in the garage?

>>28858113
Not actually a Dad yet but in preparation for having a kid, I've made the painful decision to sell my donorcycle. I just can't justify the risk and I ultimately think its selfish to risk leaving the kid alone without a father figure if something happens. Maybe I'll get a dirt bike. I also daily an old 80s 5 series BMW and I do have concerns that in an accident the kid will be worse for wear. I may have to get an eggshit crossover with airbags and crumple zones, however I think the missus is angling for a new car so we might just be able to use her car for family duties. But that makes my car feel kinda redundant and therefore by extension I feel selfis about that too. I never go to meets bc car guys are retarded, so that won't change. I may take on a long term restoration project so that way I can still do something car hobby related if I do ever get any downtime and maybe rope the kid into it later. The wife is chill and doesn't lord the kid thing over me to make me do stuff I don't wanna do, and its all driven by my conscience. Part of being a man is making sacrifices sometimes for those you love imo. Cars can devole into peter pan shit easily.

>>28858130
>never go to meets because car guys are retarded

>remembers its just a sea of miatas and 20 year olds who suck at fighting

Fair

>>28858130
Do not put a car seat in a 1980s sedan lol, they'll get smoked by a lady in an escalade that forgot which pedal was which.
My MSF instructor made a deal with his wife that he could race sport bikes on tracks and ride tourers again once all the kids were out of the house. He seemed very satisfied with life at 50something

>>28858146
Yeah honestly its fine. I'm losing the love for it as I get older anyways. The bike thing was fun when I was just an angsty dude with nothing to lose looking to blow off some steam. It was romantic in that way. But life changes. I appreciate the fact that I got to have that chapter of my life and now I get to start a new one.

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>>28858143
>remembers its just a sea of miatas
I wish. Here it's a parking lot 20 years ago of the equivalent of your Walmart with maybe a single interesting car. Only time I go is to make fun of the generic traffic there with my friend.

Had to trade in my project WRX, my imported manual r107 280SL, my project 996, and my Lexus lx570 for a model X

>>28858183
>Lexus lx570
How the mighty have fallen. Could you not have kept the Lexus at least.

>>28858195
I didn't have room to keep it. but I'm coping with it since it had a sunroof leak from carwashes and heavy rain that required a headliner off job that was minimum 6 hours to do it properly. And they didn't catch that in the trade-in so I got top dollar for it anyway. I did want that to be my forever car so maybe in the future I'll buy back a cleaner lx570.

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>>28858183
>for a model X

must be nice to have a playful gf thats not a boring npc...

NORMIES GET OUT REEEEEE

>>28858238
She doesn't want kids so im safe. We both have hobbies we know would shatter the second a kid arrives.

>>28858243
>>28858238
>>>/r9k/

>>28858113
I had a motorcycle accident that fractured my hip and damaged my nuts, so now I'm sterile, so no kids for me. But my friends who got kids had to sell their bikes due to lack of time to ride or wives bitching too much about safety, most got SUVs and are pretty boring to be around now.
Since I'm still in shape, not balding and ride motorcycles, the kids see me as the "cool motorcycle uncle".

>>28858249
Children are great. I had to give up a lot of skiing with friends but I don't regret it at all.

>>28858306
I don't deny it must be nice watching them grow up and have fun playing with them but i really am struggling the concept of abandoning all my hobbies and somehow being happy.

Actually on the contrary i fear being on my deathbed alone and nobody to take care of me and inherit all my crap.

>>28858113
Bro why did I expect her panties to say something about dogs?

>>28858434
>Actually on the contrary i fear being on my deathbed alone and nobody to take care of me and inherit all my crap.
Nta but not having kids is a guarantee that will be your future. All of your knowledge, experiences and possessions will die with you.

And honestly, people way overblow how much having kids impacts your hobbies. Yeah, you can afford an endless amount of materialism if you stay alone, but becoming a parent has a way of lighting a fire under your ass. You will be driven to succeed because you have people depending on you.

And, what i think is one of the more profound things you gain; the ability to help create and curate formative memories and experiences they will carry with them for the rest of their lives, along with the ability to vicariously experience the magic of your childhood by sharing the things you enjoyed with them.

>>28858443
>her
No hips. Fuck me, i've been here too long.

We've got an eight year old and a three year old and I feel like I'm just starting to get some time to myself back again. so yeah it's hard. kinda depends on how motherly your gf is as well.

>>28858207
I always appreciate a Breen meme in the wild.

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>>28858510
I associate him more with RLM memes but I gotchu famalam

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>>28858451
That was deep. And it did help me think about it. Especially the people depending on you part.

>>28858491
You are paranoid as fuck if you think thats a guy. Can even see the puss if you look real hard.

>>28858557
i don't trust anything people post on here, for all i know that's an axe wound underneath there :)
we'd need more pics to be completely sure.

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Heheh

>>28858562
Preferably of the ass and side

>>28858113
got 3 good friends and solid family fathers who where active in racing before covid shutdowns killed it all.
they never drove fancy cars daily, then it was cheap, diesel sipping 'yotas or even ev. they made their racing hobby a family thing, old volvo busses from the 80s where excellent to rebuild as a car hauler/family camper. they had a laing flat sideways straight-six under the passenger floor so the entire rear section of the bus could be turned into a garage and the rest using some ikea and biltema stuff made into a proper camper for the entire team or family.
i had many weekends all over norway, sweden and finland in such bus and sometimes, when they wanted to bring their family to a race, i was asked to bring the rest of the team in my car instead and it was fine except they always got pissed drunk in the back seat.

>>28858434
>but i really am struggling the concept of abandoning all my hobbies and somehow being happy
You're about to find out true happiness. Wait until you get to share your hobby with them.

>>28858113
Not at all. I take my kids to meets sometimes, not that I ever went to many. I look forward to them being old enough to ride right seat in my old cars for fun drives, right now they're back seat only in my more normal cars.

>>28858646
I drive a ext cab pickup with tiny jumpseats so my son actually gets to ride up front with me in a car seat/booster. Its ultra kino and probably my favorite thing about owning it.

>>28858643
What if they hate your hobby?

>>28858434
How do you know they'll take care of you? isn't it common for people to chuck their parents on old folks homes and forget about them? I guess you would still end up there but being shoved their by your own kids would feel worse I imagine.

>>28858451
Well said.

Having a kid impacts finances, but you should also be having a career that will scale as time goes. I have a project car (mr2), a fun daily (Cayman), and plan to continue the hobby with my son by getting some roller when he's young (~4-5 years) and building it up as he gets older.

I never will own something that isn't at least a coupe, so that's what the wife's car is for. Also I actually starting getting into sports cars after meeting my wife, so she was always cool with me being into the hobby and I never needed permission to make the purchases.

I still go to meets, but a lot of meets are early so as not to encourage young kids or newborns to attend, and so even if I go, my kid can't really go to them yet. I'm really looking forward to when we can go together.

>>28858143
>who suck at fighting
Are you a nigger picking fights for it to be important or something?

>>28858143
You suck at fighting so you fit right in.

>>28858706
Yep. I get paid a lot and am now worth mid 7 figures so I went part time to spend more time with the children. Problem is I have 2 girls so I'm not sure they'll have the same interests as me. They like dance and gymnastics. I'm going to take them carting when they're older and let them play on my sim racing setup. I have car seats on my 911 so I take the 5 year old cruising sometimes. It's awesome.

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>>28858851
Get them into cars through decorating model kits. Most people use air brushes but you could still use normal bristle brushes. Build one yourself and show it off to the family and when you build your second one you conveniently offer them to help you paint and decorate it. That's how my cousin did it with his son who didn't care much for cars but enjoyed superheros so they painted a hulk themed car.

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>>28859083
They have a bunch of toy cars. They played a lot with this maisto and an old Dodge viper model I had from when I was a kid. Now they're into dolls and Barbies though. Maybe a model would me more interactive. At least sometimes they sit on the seat and turn the wheel pretending to drive.

>>28858712
>>28858722

Zoomers located. Fuck off back to Instagram.

>>28859507
Cool setup. Worst case scenario them and their future husbands all hate cars at which point you can try the grandkids?

>>28859519
Answer the question

>>28858113
>how much did having kids ruin your car hobby?
Not really, more just harder to find time sometimes and have to work around their naptimes too
>Did you have to sell your project cars?
No, just can't drive it as much as putting car seats in the back sucks because of how small they are, once they're older and in boosters it won't be so bad
>Did you get forced to drive a family wagon?
I already had a truck and suv as well
>Did you get to still go to meets?
Never did

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>>28858113
Not at all, unlike you fags I bought a car for me and all cars for the wifey.

>>28859535
>am i a nigger picking fights for it to be important

No, i just remembered drinking a fanta and watching two guys on the green yelling unintelligible jibberish before leaning into eachother awkwardly and slumping down then the guy on top slapping the other guys back like a retarded walrus.

Whyd you get touchy over a fight being referenced?

>>28859790
And then everyone clapped?

>>28858159
Mine is the same six guys with somewhat nice cars, a seventh guy with a Subaru Outback that he put stickers on, and occasionally an eighth guy with a drag racer Mustang he put a crap load of money into who nobody likes.

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>>28858183

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>>28858451
>All of your knowledge, experiences and possessions will die with you.

>>28858126
>I did buy a shitbox minivan.
It seems like every subprime family borrower wants to buy a 10 year old van at $20k at 26% APR. That isn't going to end well for them.

>>28858113
My wife's son loves my BMW and I'm still allowed to go to meets if I let him tag along.

>>28858451
>All of your knowledge, experiences and possessions will die with you.
Well, not all of them. Certain knowledge, experiences, and skillsets, you can take with you. The world of the mortal and metaphysical value and derive utility from different things, and the overlap's not that big between the two.
>You will be driven to succeed because you have people depending on you.
It's a different feeling, and I'm not even married. Watching 100+ people you care about directly have a burden lifted because of you carries with it a personal satisfaction that I like a bit.

>>28864052
>you can take with you
Take where?

>>28858183
i would sooner shotgun blast my own son than trade my shit for an ev, honestly you are sub human or bullshitting