If You Could Go Back & Give Yourself Advice......

[Old Moparz]

What would you tell your younger self to do?  

Me? I'd tell myself to.......

1) Call & apply for that job as soon as you get home, not tomorrow.

2) Ask her out, she won't bite. If she does bite, be sure to save her number.

3) That small leak in the transmission line of that car you want so badly? It's not small & it's not the end of it.

4) Withdraw all of your money.

5) Borrow as much money as you can.

6) Sell whatever you own, even your clothes.

7) Now buy that rust free 1971 Cuda Convertible in the classified ad for $3000.

Yes, trust me, buy it with the different colored paint in the door jambs.

9) Now, sell the 1971 Cuda Convertible with the now matching door jamb color & pay cash for that house.

10) Don't answer that email, you're only opening the door of the nut house.

[JB400]

I only have one thing I would change.  If I was able to change that one event, it would domino.  Maybe for the better or for the worse.  Outside of that, my life has been fair.  But, I wouldn't change any of it.

That one event: Don't wink at that girl in 7th grade

[Todd Wilson]

Go to college..................


Todd

[Ram07]

 

Dont trade the 69 bee for that dirt bike..

[Dino]

Go to college..................


Todd

Same here.  Go to college asap.  I waited until I was 36.

[Bobs69]

Don't be afraid to win.  Yes "he" it's supposed to be the fastest kid in school but you are faster.  Don't be scared of the attention you might get from the track team.

This will have a domino effect.  People might expect more from you, but you only need to make yourself happy.

[charger490]

never marry anyone.live with the women for 5 years than get a new one.

[lisiecki1]

That skateboard will take you a lot further in life than that little slut who's going to cheat on you 6 months after she talks you out of riding it anymore.

And go to college.

[charger_fan_4ever]

Slap that teacher in the face that told me manual trades were on their way out go get a degree.

Sittin in an office 8 hours a day bites. Wish i would have went into heavy equipment operation/eletricien/plumbing/machinist.

Care less about what others think. I have mastered this know but should have when i was a kid.

Take all the money i could get my hands on and buy apple stock.

[Cooter]

1. Don't play the hero and try to disarm that d*ck with the gun when your 30.
2. Don't take that guy up on the offer to join the "club" when you are 24.
3. Don't feel so bad for being the different one, the rest are just insecure idiots in HS.
4. Never let 'em get you down. People throw rocks at things that shine.
5. Believe half of what you see, and none of what you heard.
6. Don't sell that '69 Super Bee.
7. Stop partying with your buddies and trying to burn candle at both ends, they will be the biggest pieces of sh*t you've even seen after HS.
8. Invent something called The Internet and Something called SOcial media, at 22 Y/O.
9. always remember at any age people are idiots. Take them with a grain of salt.
10. Hold onto people that treat you as an equal. They are your "true" friends.
11. NEVER get hooked up with Wayne when you are 36 Y/O.
12. ALways remain true tou yourself.
13. Stay away from a girl named "Tammy"  when you are 25 Y/O..
14. Don't hold a grudge against your brother for over 20 years. Be the bigger man.

[kab69440]

Leave that piece of Shiite in Kentucky in the crusher line.

[bull]

Top ten:
1. Forget how funny that damaged green Superbird looks and buy it from the wrecking yard (at least get the nose and/or wing).
2. Do not sell the 68 Charger R/T for $500.
3. Get a Bachelor's degree in anything as soon as you finish high school.
4. Buy the 1970 convertible Challenger you passed on.
5. Do less screwing around and more serious planning so you can afford to do the screwing around when you're older.
6. Choose a less strenuous and dirty line of work.
7. Don't ever go into debt, except for buying a house.
8. Invest every dime you can into Apple, Microsoft or Mopar muscle cars as soon as you can.
9. Refuse to ever live in a big city in a blue state.
10. Stay away from tobacco products.

Supplementary: 11. Join up for a 4-year stint in the Air Force. Compared to other branches of the military the cost-to-benefits ratio is favorable from what I've seen.

At the time though I probably wouldn't even have listened to myself.

[Old Moparz]

At the time though I probably wouldn't even have listened to myself.

Ain't that the truth. 

[resq302]

1.   DON'T buy that 1982 Datsun 280ZX Turbo 5 spd.  It might look cool and fast, but it will almost kill you!
2.  Don't convince yourself that having the first Hum J-7 Jeep body kit on the East Coast will be cool.  Yes, it looked cool but wow, what a pain fabrication and modification it was to do!
3.  Have more fun in high school.  Life is too short to be worried about getting in "trouble"
4. Don't be a pushover and take $h!t from anyone!  Stand up for yourself.

[68coronetGLwannabe]

Wear a condom.

[polywideblock]

Wear a condom.

also don't pick up that 3' length of 8" air-die steel by yourself it's going to screw your back

[Mike DC]

[Vainglory, Esq.]

I don't want to play this game. It almost hurts to think of the missed opportunities.

I will add one thing, though, that's relevant to this site. Never buy a Charger out of Mattoon, Illinois.

[hatersaurusrex]

8. Invent something called The Internet and Something called SOcial media, at 22 Y/O.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't think a site called 'CooterBook' would be too popular.   Well at least not for Social Media anyway.

[Tilar]

1. Even though you're tired of school, go on to college to be a doctor like you intended to in the first place, it pays more than a mechanic. 
2. Treat that angel you married out of high school like the angel she is, and not like she's one of the boys. 
3. Don't spend every dime you make partying. 
4. Don't marry that one.   
5. You need to patent and make all those ideas you think might sell because they will be made by someone else and they will make money on them. 
6. Don't marry that one either.   
7. Don't trade that sweet 72 SE Brougham for a that Lebaron convertible just because wife #3 wants it, I told you once not to marry her. 
8. Don't sell that Duster you hardly drive so cheap. He really doesn't want it, he only wants to flip it. 

[chargerboy69]

Go to college..................


Todd

Same here.  Go to college asap.  I waited until I was 36.

Here too.  I started when I was 18, partied for three years and never finished. Started back up when I was also 36.

I would also skip wives 1 and 2 and go straight to number three. 

[NHCharger]

1. Don't waste your time in a hard rock cover band.
2. Don't listen to Dad when he says-don't buy that rusty 440-6, 4sd. Superbird for $2.5, buy a new car instead.
3. On your first date at 16, and you find out your dates nickname is "swallow", she probably has a reputation.
4. Four years of college or the Air Force. Pick one and do it.
5. When the IRS calls and says you transposed some TIN numbers, don't reply to f*cking bad.
6. Don't fall in love with Mopars, Mustangs are a lot cheaper (like your first date).

[cdr]

1.dont go looking for the missing ducks

[General_01]

Go to college..................


Todd

[BrianShaughnessy]

Don't worry about what friends are doing after HS,   worry about yourself.  Enlist or go to school asap...  don't wait.   Pick something and do it.

Tell the HAL guy no thanks,  I don't want to relocate that far away from my family. 

Listen to your inner voice saying there's something really wrong with her and you can't fix her either.

Tell the guy well thanks it was nice that I found my old car but you really want too much for it.  I'll pass.

[Daytona R/T SE]

High School graduation night.

June 1981.

Dump that psychotic bitch.

[Rolling_Thunder]

honestly?   

- Loose weight earlier

- skip College and start a career

[bull]

12. Move far away from the in-laws immediately after getting married.

[PlainfieldCharger]

Don't sell my 69 Charger(florida car)  ;)cause the girl I'm engaged too says it attracts too much attention(was 21). Ended up getting rid of her too....

[Dino]

It's funny to see how many of you lost a car because the girl/wife wanted it so.  When I had my 68 my then girlfriend hated the car and gave me an ultimatum:  her or the car.  I wonder how she's doing...

[oldgold69]

It's funny to see how many of you lost a car because the girl/wife wanted it so.  When I had my 68 my then girlfriend hated the car and gave me an ultimatum:  her or the car.  I wonder how she's doing...

thats what i told my wife dont tell me when i can go hunting or too sell my charger

[Old Moparz]

I know some of the things people have posted were very serious decisions at one point in time, but hey, they are pretty damn funny, too.   

8. Invent something called The Internet and Something called SOcial media, at 22 Y/O.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't think a site called 'CooterBook' would be too popular.   Well at least not for Social Media anyway.

"CooterBook" 

[PlainfieldCharger]

It's funny to see how many of you lost a car because the girl/wife wanted it so.  When I had my 68 my then girlfriend hated the car and gave me an ultimatum:  her or the car.  I wonder how she's doing...
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Have a good woman know...loves my charger!!

[Dino]

It's funny to see how many of you lost a car because the girl/wife wanted it so.  When I had my 68 my then girlfriend hated the car and gave me an ultimatum:  her or the car.  I wonder how she's doing...
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Have a good woman know...loves my charger!!

Same here.  The 69 I have now is actually a gift from my wife. 

[Ghoste]

Don't eat yellow snow (in fact, pay attention to much of what Frank Zappa has to say)
Do eat your vegetables
Upon discovering that women aren't men, don't waste the rest of your life repeating the experiment
Don't tell your father what kind of "off" he should perform
Never ever jerk off in public!  Especially on a bus in a foreign country with no passport and a pocket full of cocaine.  (I never actually did this one but its probably still good advice for just in case)

[Dino]

Never ever jerk off in public!  Especially on a bus in a foreign country with no passport and a pocket full of cocaine.  (I never actually did this one but its probably still good advice for just in case)

You owe me a mouthfull of coffee, screen wipes and possibly a new keyboard.   

[PlainfieldCharger]

Don't eat yellow snow (in fact, pay attention to much of what Frank Zappa has to say)
Do eat your vegetables
Upon discovering that women aren't men, don't waste the rest of your life repeating the experiment
Don't tell your father what kind of "off" he should perform
Never ever jerk off in public!  Especially on a bus in a foreign country with no passport and a pocket full of cocaine.  (I never actually did this one but its probably still good advice for just in case)

I wish I could have hung out with you when I was a young man.

[69CoronetRT]

Cut up the credit cards.
Spend even more time with your grandparents, aunts and uncles.
Don't tell you best friend it's OK to date your recently ex girlfriend. It screws up friendship...for too long.
Find the $75 you need to make the last payment on a vintage Strat.
Never waste your time saying to a friend, "I want the first right to buy it back."
When two drunk co-oeds look at you with doe eyes and ask you to walk them back to their dorm room, WALK THEM BACK!

[PocketThunder]

Cut up the credit cards.
Spend even more time with your grandparents, aunts and uncles.
Don't tell you best friend it's OK to date your recently ex girlfriend. It screws up friendship...for too long.
Find the $75 you need to make the last payment on a vintage Strat.
Never waste your time saying to a friend, "I want the first right to buy it back."
When two drunk co-oeds look at you with doe eyes and ask you to walk them back to their dorm room, WALK THEM BACK!

"Cut up the credit cards."  Learned that one the hard way.

"When two drunk co-oeds look at you with doe eyes and ask you to walk them back to their dorm room, WALK THEM BACK!"  If i had a nickle for everytime i played the "nice" guy back then.... oh would i be rich.. but, there was this one time....  she was a strawberry blonde... 

[greenpigs]

Buy a used Jeep Wrangler and just keep fixing it when needed, instead of a new ride every 3 years the last 15 years or so.
See if she really does like you
Buy that 68 Charger for $300
Throw that punch and give or take an ass whooping(High School)

[Old Moparz]

Don't eat yellow snow (in fact, pay attention to much of what Frank Zappa has to say)
Do eat your vegetables
Upon discovering that women aren't men, don't waste the rest of your life repeating the experiment
Don't tell your father what kind of "off" he should perform
Never ever jerk off in public!  Especially on a bus in a foreign country with no passport and a pocket full of cocaine.  (I never actually did this one but its probably still good advice for just in case)

Ghoste, you ever read Zappa's autobiography? 

It's a great book & some of it will have you in tears. Like the one story he called, "How I Almost Blew Off My Balls" where he tells about how he dumped out a ton of gunpowder from a bunch of old fireworks. He said he sat on the dirt floor of a garage & made a pile in front of him. He expected to see a mushroom cloud when he lit it, but instead, it blew him across the room & left a crater in the floor. I bet he'd go back & tell himself not to sit in front of it when you light it.   

[Cooter]

8. Invent something called The Internet and Something called SOcial media, at 22 Y/O.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't think a site called 'CooterBook' would be too popular.   Well at least not for Social Media anyway.

You'd be surprized. One you might consider is not trying so hard to live up to your screen name. 

[Ghoste]

I have read it Bob.  How someone could combine so much humor with wisdom amazes me.

[Patronus]

When an older, attractive woman comes out from the back room of a professional billiard hall, sends over the waitress to find out if "you're in the business?" Answer "yes, yes I am."

Also, re-inlist and continue to lead the way.

[twodko]

Play more sports while young and make routine physical fitness a part of daily life.

[Steve P.]

I would change one thing. I would go back and tell myself that I am NOT invincible and that my BACK depends on how I treat it. And somehow convince myself that I am lifting way too much..

[Wicked72]

THOUGHT I had alot of regrets but just had my 10 year hs reunion........ .
I did awsome. however ya theres a few things I would have changed.
Get those damn patents
Start that damn business
No the old ppl were right slow down your not superman.... I hurt..lots
Should have went to college after hs if i didnt start that business or get the patents...
Should never have sold my first charger but then again...it was hurtin
Never should have sold that javelin for what I did.... young and dumb and still might be
Stop my self from spending all the money I made when I first started working instead of pissing it away on friends and girls...
then again I am happy with my life thus far, wish my job wasnt so dangerous and far from home.. but other then that I am grateful for everything. and without those woops and regrets I never would have appreciated what life have giving and I have made for my self and wouldnt have had a clue how to get here. 

[ck1]

in 1990 January Martian Luther King day opening at Snoqualmie Summit, don't try to break your fastest time of 73mp on a pair of 223cm atomic red sleds DH ski's, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO STICK THAT LANDING OF 196ft LONG WITHOUT TOTALY BLOWING OUT YOUR ACL, TEARING YOUR LATERAL MUNISCUS, AND MICRO FACTURING YOUR TIB FIB AND FEMER BONES!