The idea, the planning, the build, the project is the fun part. The reason you have seen so much turnover on IPGparts shop cars over the years is the real fun that we have is the idea, planning and building of a project. That is where the creative, the research, the experience and the goals all come together to figure out your finished product. It has happened time and time again over the years. Finding a new to us car, dreaming of how we are going to us it and building it to that spec. That is the enjoyable part of the IPGparts shop cars. Once they are at that point they lose their luster. They start to lose their storage space because we are always looking for the next thing.
A lot of people probably struggle with this. Always looking for the next thing, the next idea, the next adventure. Being content is a lifelong journey. As I have gotten older I have become more content but there is still a drive to do different, do more. With that being said our 1992 Honda Civic CX shop car is up for sale. There are a a couple of driving reasons for this but ultimately we are streamlining the herd. The consistent thought is I want to be really good with 2 cars instead of half-assed with 6 cars. After much deliberation we have chosen the final 2 that will remain as our IPGparts shop cars. The CX had a great run, it was a very enjoyable journey to build. Everything on it is fresh and ready to use for the next owner.
Moving onto the next set of challenges and goals is part of the pursuit of life. Managing expectations, finances, wants, personal time, family and the like is what it takes to figure your way through life. We have been lucky to do a lot of our extracurricular activities with cars. It is a fortunate road we have built. There are more experiences with cars we want to have. Having less cars to maintain, store, and modify will help us get there.Â