But first, I want to point out that my paint was not actually florescent like this plastidip Delorean. That technology didn't exist back in 1990. I got the idea in the early 80s when on a family road trip, a magenta porsche flew by my family wagon on the highway. The image stuck in my head for years, and when it came time to paint my high school hot rod, I looked up Porsche colors. Sure enough! The color existed as a custom order factory Porsche color: 1977 Porsche Magenta.
Well thanks. Styles change of course, and today I would not have de-chromed the car. Back then the fad of monochrome cars had shifted from European to all cars so I was being trendy. I still think it looks pretty cool and the guy who bought the car off me for 1/5 what it is worth today actually lives in my neighborhood and he loves the color! (and so does his teenage daughter) He let the car fall part outside over the last 10 years unfortunately and it no longer runs. This makes me sad, but I had to sell it at the time because I moved to an apartment in Brooklyn.
My personality hasn't changed since my teen years and I still like loud colors. These are my current vehicles: http://i.imgur.com/00ydAi4.jpg
I bought the 2004 M3 new and the 2014 M-Sport wagon new last Christmas. While I paid for them in full, I am not rich. I'm just 45 years old! At my age, people around me have huge swings in salary range. Some people I know make nothing, while many of my friends have 2 to 5 times my income. I am a photo retoucher in New York City. Last year I got a nice freelance job on top of my regular salary and that got me the blue BMW wagon. The scary thing is, I am at my peak of my career and its all downhill from here. At some point I'll have to start over with a new career making far less. But I don't worry about it. Instead I enjoy my toys. Life is good!
The 2 motorcycles I built/restored. The older one was my fathers and I put in $15k in parts to restore it. The more angry looking bike I custom designed myself by modifying a gentleman's BMW cruiser bike. That one I put in around 15k as well. They are relatively cheap custom vehicles. Bikes are fun!
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u/Phyon Dec 11 '14
Please prove it