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As a kid i always remember dad bringing home the Unique Cars magazine once a month.
Looking through all those pages and working out who would have the most expensive/best looking/rare car was a big game.
I used to take the left page and my brother the right and we would go through the magazine from front to back.
We would also play "name the car/model" when we were on holidays or even on the way to/from school and went to some of the local car shows.
I also watched the car racing on the weekends when it was on, seeing the older holdens and fords getting trounced by a porche or a riceline before car racing in Australia became a falcodore-fest.
Later on i was enticed into photoshop and basic car re-design as a time wasting use of my minimal artistic talents.
This led to seeing new cars and re-designs on a daily basis.
It also sparked my interest in car modifications but i didn't see the point on my 20yo corolla.
There was also copious amounts of car racing games from the 4 colour 8-bit games on the Commodore-64 all the way up to Forza 3 which i am still playing.
Recently my interest moved to automotive news and new cars browsing multiple car blogs every morning before work to find out the latest in the world of automotive news.
I have always had a soft spot for the VW group, i don't know why, i guess it's the quality and semi-luxury nature at a reasonable price.
My first VW lands in Brisbane in 8 days time and I finally get to own the car i want and do what i want with it as an enthusiast.
So does anyone else have any stories of how they became an auto enthusaist/into cars?
As a kid i always remember dad bringing home the Unique Cars magazine once a month.
Looking through all those pages and working out who would have the most expensive/best looking/rare car was a big game.
I used to take the left page and my brother the right and we would go through the magazine from front to back.
We would also play "name the car/model" when we were on holidays or even on the way to/from school and went to some of the local car shows.
I also watched the car racing on the weekends when it was on, seeing the older holdens and fords getting trounced by a porche or a riceline before car racing in Australia became a falcodore-fest.
Later on i was enticed into photoshop and basic car re-design as a time wasting use of my minimal artistic talents.
This led to seeing new cars and re-designs on a daily basis.
It also sparked my interest in car modifications but i didn't see the point on my 20yo corolla.
There was also copious amounts of car racing games from the 4 colour 8-bit games on the Commodore-64 all the way up to Forza 3 which i am still playing.
Recently my interest moved to automotive news and new cars browsing multiple car blogs every morning before work to find out the latest in the world of automotive news.
I have always had a soft spot for the VW group, i don't know why, i guess it's the quality and semi-luxury nature at a reasonable price.
My first VW lands in Brisbane in 8 days time and I finally get to own the car i want and do what i want with it as an enthusiast.
So does anyone else have any stories of how they became an auto enthusaist/into cars?
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