What advice would you give your younger self?

[abdywgn]

there was a news story about 3rd graders that said what they liked at that moment in life. as 8th graders, some agreed and others had changed what they were interested in. got me thinking, IF you could give your younger self advice, what would it be? I would tell myself, when you sell one brand of car, get rid of everything that belongs to it otherwise another will follow you home. don't hoard parts thinking "someday I'll need them". be like a river and let parts flow and pick out what you need for that project. if you get out of model building, slot cars, die-cast cars/trucks, Tonka's etc....sell it off to finance the next adventure. just my two cents worth. any other ideas?

 

[ProjectBazza]

I’ve considered this a few times in the past, and without a doubt, two things:

1. Don’t waste a single minute.
2. Regret nothing.

 

[68gtxman]

1. Don’t marry that first girl.
2. Start your own business as soon as possible.
3. Buy anything and everything that has a hemi in it and store it well.

 

[Aaron65]

Go into a little more debt when you buy your first house and make sure it has enough land for a sizable barn.

 

[Dicer]

Never miss an episode of Captain Kangaroo.

 

[diymirage]

Never miss an episode of Captain Kangaroo.

And dont throw out that deck of 51

 

[Mtrhead]

Don't listen to a soul follow your heart everyone is different and everyone has different Avenues open your horizon and sometimes the abnormal can lead to something you have always been looking for..lose your friends that hold you back and never commend you for your attributes

 

[318willrun]

I would tell my 18 year old self.... "What do you mean you can't afford that car..?? You can't afford not to!!"

Yep, some of those 4,000 dollar cars are now 40,000 dollar cars

 

[One Bullet Barney]

Not a thing. The mistakes I've made are just life lessons. I mentor young people. Scary isn't it.
First face to face, I just listen, and let them get it out. Then I ask their age . So your 15as an example. You think you have life figured out? How much smarter are you now then you were say 7.
Almost always. I'm a lot smarter now.
so then you realize, and just remember 10 years from now when you look back. "It's not how smart you are , it's how dumb you were".
My Grandfather told me that at the age of 16 when he got me out of trouble.
I took that advice with me thru life. Some it's helped some you can never reach.

 

[fishmens67]

I would have spent more time with my dad during my adult years, it seems like yesterday we were either working in the shop, riding motorcycles or hunting/ fishing, that was over 40 years ago.
Raising kids and life gave me very little time for one on one time with him.
Spend more time with your folks before their gone, I talk to mom every day and visit her once a week.

 

[Oldiron440]

1: don’t marry any woman I think I
should. I can really pick em!

2: buy the shop, I did and don’t sell it
for another twenty years. I sold it
to soon.

3: keep racing, the best relationships. I have ever made as an adult have been through racing and automotive interests.

 

[rbkt65]

BUILD A BIGGER BARN WITH 2 STORIES AND KEEP THEM ALL. 100 x 100 SHOULD DO.

 

[halfafish]

Notes to a young me:

Don't go into debt except for a house and maybe a car.

Do not spend time with negative people. Fill your life with folks that make you a better person

Don't settle for things. Hold out for the right stuff.

Try harder to figure out what you want to do with yourself to reduce the number of dead ends you wander down.

 

[Jeff Seighman]

Don't be a Dumb ***!

 

[4fortyDemon]

Too many things like most of us. One, don't sell the Superbee
And 2 ask the tall shy gorgeous girl out in high-school. 42 years later here we are!

 

[abdywgn]

Thanks all! yea, I would have asked my parents for a $1,000 loan to buy the 68 Nickey L-88 Camaro instead of offering the guy the $900 and seeing it sold the next week.

 

[Pound]

Buy EVERY 1967 to 1972 Chevy c-10 you can for $500!

 

[RustyRatRod]

Start drinkin earlier.

 

[Oldiron440]

Start drinkin earlier.

Yeah 7:30am, hell why stop?

 

[RustyRatRod]

Yeah 7:30am, hell why stop?

I was thinkin more like 1978.

 

[Bodyperson]

Keep your pecker in your pants.

 

[70SwingerGuy]

Dont be such a party freak and be more responsible. Stay away from autobody as a trade, and get into something that pays better and is healthier for you. Buy a house as soon as you can, invest and plan for your retirement. And a few things that cant be printed here

 

[Oldiron440]

I was thinkin more like 1978.

You thinking of being done by 1982?

 

[SSG_Karg]

Invest every single dollar you make in Microsoft. And be nice to everyone- you don’t know where and when you’ll cross paths with them again.

 

[Dart Frog]

I could have told myself a lot of things but the question is would I listened .. the answer is probably not. My younger life was a crazy time covering the 70s and '80s I made a ton of mistakes but I knew how to work hard and play hard! most teenagers nowadays would think I was making this s*** up. But I don't have to it's just the way it was.