Twistedrx7 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackDaddy43 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I can't decide how I feel about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Please tell me your kidding... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackDaddy43 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Please tell me your kidding... I mean.... It's strange, and kind of ugly..... but if you have the money, why not? right? :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I think about things like that as I am buying 30 gallons of gas at $3.95. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I ask myself, how much money would I have to have before gold plating a car would seem like a good idea? My answer: at no point would that seem like a desirable thing ...... But then I remind myself of something I've told over and over to people who are envious of possessions: More money doesn't bring happiness. Incomes are like concentric circles: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/sg034_0600.gif The more disposable income you have, the larger the circle of things you can buy, but there is always another circle, just outside your income, of things you now want but can't afford. In other words, the more you make, the higher the price of the things just outside your reach which you convince yourself you need to be happy. A starving child just needs a meal to be happy. Fed but homeless people just need a place to sleep in safety to be happy. A yuppie behind on his credit card debt just needs the minimum payment money to be happy. Somehow this works it way up to people needing cooler cars, or faster cars, or more cars to be happy. Ultimately some Saudi prince needs to gold plate one of his many cars in order to be happy. In the concentric circle you're in, it seems to make perfect sense. In the circles larger than your own, it looks absurd....... I think it's a Zen proverb that says If you're not happy here and now, you'll never be happy. I would say that you've got to find happiness in the process, not the result. We spend much of our time preparing to live, when we should just live. Go ahead and chase happiness, which will always out-accelerate you and elude you at the final turn. Me? I just enjoy the drive, the sights, the people, the view. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I ask myself, how much money would I have to have before gold plating a car would seem like a good idea? My answer: at no point would that seem like a desirable thing ...... But then I remind myself of something I've told over and over to people who are envious of possessions: More money doesn't bring happiness. Incomes are like concentric circles: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/sg034_0600.gif The more disposable income you have, the larger the circle of things you can buy, but there is always another circle, just outside your income, of things you now want but can't afford. In other words, the more you make, the higher the price of the things just outside your reach which you convince yourself you need to be happy. A starving child just needs a meal to be happy. Fed but homeless people just need a place to sleep in safety to be happy. A yuppie behind on his credit card debt just needs the minimum payment money to be happy. Somehow this works it way up to people needing cooler cars, or faster cars, or more cars to be happy. Ultimately some Saudi prince needs to gold plate one of his many cars in order to be happy. In the concentric circle you're in, it seems to make perfect sense. In the circles larger than your own, it looks absurd....... I think it's a Zen proverb that says If you're not happy here and now, you'll never be happy. I would say that you've got to find happiness in the process, not the result. We spend much of our time preparing to live, when we should just live. Go ahead and chase happiness, which will always out-accelerate you and elude you at the final turn. Me? I just enjoy the drive, the sights, the people, the view. My head just exploded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 My head just exploded. This is the image more appropriate for you, Mike: http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww30/pangerantugu/Gif/spral.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 http://www.victusspiritus.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/scanners_exploding_head.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 I ask myself, how much money would I have to have before gold plating a car would seem like a good idea? My answer: at no point would that seem like a desirable thing ...... But then I remind myself of something I've told over and over to people who are envious of possessions: More money doesn't bring happiness. Incomes are like concentric circles: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/sg034_0600.gif The more disposable income you have, the larger the circle of things you can buy, but there is always another circle, just outside your income, of things you now want but can't afford. In other words, the more you make, the higher the price of the things just outside your reach which you convince yourself you need to be happy. A starving child just needs a meal to be happy. Fed but homeless people just need a place to sleep in safety to be happy. A yuppie behind on his credit card debt just needs the minimum payment money to be happy. Somehow this works it way up to people needing cooler cars, or faster cars, or more cars to be happy. Ultimately some Saudi prince needs to gold plate one of his many cars in order to be happy. In the concentric circle you're in, it seems to make perfect sense. In the circles larger than your own, it looks absurd....... I think it's a Zen proverb that says If you're not happy here and now, you'll never be happy. I would say that you've got to find happiness in the process, not the result. We spend much of our time preparing to live, when we should just live. Go ahead and chase happiness, which will always out-accelerate you and elude you at the final turn. Me? I just enjoy the drive, the sights, the people, the view. I've had conversations where I've said basically the same thing. I completely agree with you, however, I find doing it (enjoying the ride, not the destination, so to speak) is much harder than saying it. Unless, you literally mean enjoying the drive more than the destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Experiences and the people you surround yourself with > money & stuff. Doc, for example, has cool stuff, but when I've hung out with him I couldn't care less about it, I enjoy his good conversations, friendliness, and hilarious comments about people on CR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Not sure how this turned out to be about money? That gold just reflects so much better than any paint job i have seen. Granted it would need to be done every couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I want more circles. Looked cool but isnt there much cheaper alternatives if the appearance was all you were after. That is nothing but a money factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 http://lcni.uoregon.edu/~mark/Geek_art/Logarithmic_spirals/Logarithmic_wave_2_small.html http://16sanskar.com/uploads/whatisnew/category/85/Animated%20Hypnosis%20Spiral.gifhttp://lcni.uoregon.edu/~mark/Geek_art/Logarithmic_spirals/TM_3_spiral_checkerboard_512_128.gifhttp://www.thedreamweaver.co.uk/images/hypnospiralani.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I think a GT would look like a BAM Murdered the fuck out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 So, this is now a try to hypnotize other CR members? http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/hypnotic_pattern.gif http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/davidope10.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consynx Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Vinyl Wrap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I came here for gold plating... not a fucking seizure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasser-Hanbali Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 its all that A-Rab money, i saw that car while i was over there last winter it way to bright to drive in the day lol. also the young fellow who owns it is probably 18-20 lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Why would Doc want to technibond his car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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