Hi all, what in the world have I done?
Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 7:52 am
Greetings from the west coast of Norway!
Quick backstory: I am a semi-geek, been working with computer-related stuff for about 14 years, have owned a handful of cars, a means of transportation that moves my body from A to B. Some in a more fun way than others but still, transport. If I want my soul to be moved I jump on one of my motorcycles. As time has passed the motorcycles have expanded and cars were minimized to "get the job done" type of cars. Which manifests in a classic Nissan Leaf 2nd generation. Top stuff, did what it needed to do not even close to exiting.
Then this quirky thing caught my eye on the internet one day, hmm what is that weird thing, looks like the old GTI era, and boy did we have fun with some of those.. countless hours in Golf MKII GTI and the Peugeot 205 GTI back in the days certainly put some smiles on our faces.
So I decided to go to the local Honda dealer and sat inside one. Wait, what? screens from end to end encapsulated in wood? When I relax from working with computer stuff I tend to make furniture or carve things out of wood.. and then this thing is made, what? Did they make one just for me or what?
So I bought one.
And for the first time since I was 18 I got a car that now moves my soul, and not just my body. Sure there are several things with it that could be improved, maybe even a lot of things.. do I care? No, I need to drive this thing and represent it.
And then for some pictures, had to wait a bit to get it because I was determined on a set of aftermarket Rims from Brock that matches the color of the car and the front spoiler. Mine is the one on the left: Another one a bit closer, parked at home: Top view: And then (sorry about the quality) just a quick phone capture of the start of tinkering on wallpapers, which funny enough is the thing that brought me to this forum, thank you so much for the photoshop template for the wallpaper! I Will update later on with interior plans, got a super Nintendo and a Chromecast set up that I will try to integrate into the interior Now, what in the world happened? Buying a car and then even posting to an online forum about the car...
Quick backstory: I am a semi-geek, been working with computer-related stuff for about 14 years, have owned a handful of cars, a means of transportation that moves my body from A to B. Some in a more fun way than others but still, transport. If I want my soul to be moved I jump on one of my motorcycles. As time has passed the motorcycles have expanded and cars were minimized to "get the job done" type of cars. Which manifests in a classic Nissan Leaf 2nd generation. Top stuff, did what it needed to do not even close to exiting.
Then this quirky thing caught my eye on the internet one day, hmm what is that weird thing, looks like the old GTI era, and boy did we have fun with some of those.. countless hours in Golf MKII GTI and the Peugeot 205 GTI back in the days certainly put some smiles on our faces.
So I decided to go to the local Honda dealer and sat inside one. Wait, what? screens from end to end encapsulated in wood? When I relax from working with computer stuff I tend to make furniture or carve things out of wood.. and then this thing is made, what? Did they make one just for me or what?
So I bought one.
And for the first time since I was 18 I got a car that now moves my soul, and not just my body. Sure there are several things with it that could be improved, maybe even a lot of things.. do I care? No, I need to drive this thing and represent it.
And then for some pictures, had to wait a bit to get it because I was determined on a set of aftermarket Rims from Brock that matches the color of the car and the front spoiler. Mine is the one on the left: Another one a bit closer, parked at home: Top view: And then (sorry about the quality) just a quick phone capture of the start of tinkering on wallpapers, which funny enough is the thing that brought me to this forum, thank you so much for the photoshop template for the wallpaper! I Will update later on with interior plans, got a super Nintendo and a Chromecast set up that I will try to integrate into the interior Now, what in the world happened? Buying a car and then even posting to an online forum about the car...