I am 32 years old. Not some kid, it's not the age, but the mileage. The Grand National has always been my dream car- since I was a kid in junior high. I have always wanted one. Now I have one, granted it is rougher than I expected it to be, but I still love it. To say that I don't deserve it is an insult, if you knew how much I had to sacrifice to finally be able to say I own a Grand Nation, you would not make such statements. Luckily I have a wonderful wife who understands how much the car means to me and pulled some strings to free up the money so we could buy it. While she is not into cars herself, she sees how passionate I am and supports me whole heartedly.
I have the stock wheels and tires, I also have a set of GTA wheels and tires. I am not into gold grillz and ghetto fabulous style- but I do respect the tastes and creativity of others, even though I may not agree with them. There was a guy on the board a while back that had a T-type going by the name of HybridT. I dig the hell out of his car, the GNX flares, lowered stance and 20" wheels. Alot of work and time went into creating that car.
I have no desire to sell my car, the point I was making is that the modifications I am doing are not permanent, if I want to roll stock all it takes is a few minutes and a floor jack and the car would be back to stock appearing. Had my car been a low mileage, garage kept perfect specimen- I would never even dream of changing it. But the truth is my car was treated like someone's step-child in its early years and it would cost more than it is worth to completely restore it to showroom condition.
What is your opinion of the guys that tub the cars, run narrowed rearends, stage II engines and put in cages and run upwards of 1000 horsepower? Those are permanent changes of the car, but it is still pretty sweet to see them pull sub 10 second passes-right? The fact is, they are cars- cool cars, but cars none the less. They should be enjoyed by the owners. If you don't like the style, fine. Please respect the tastes and desires of others to keep the sport and Turbo Buick community enjoyable.
If you have a showroom condition, low mileage garage queen- congratulations. For some of us, that just isn't in the cards.