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Listen man, we've had our differences, but we really bond over Kelly.
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Timmy Cruise posted:What is with that I wonder? My experience has been similar. I have been ID'd more since I turned 30 than when I was 21-30. For California at least, there's been a huge increase in underage stings in the last few years, which I think has done it.
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30 at the end of July... Not sure if it's a good thing or not. Haven't been asked for ID since I decided shaving was 10 mins more in the morning I could sleep for and started to rock the homeless look. Fits in with the job surprisingly well! I've just spent the last three days doing an intermediate tree falling course and have another day to go. loving awesome noise when a 40m tall, 800mm diameter pine tree comes crashing down and smacks the ground.
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Jun 10, 2014 07:28
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I've put out feelers about local garages and mentioned the problem to all my petrolhead contractor friends, I'm sure I'll get something back. My drive just fits the E46 and the camping trailer, unless it gets wrecked and flattened with heavy equipment there's no space for another car period.
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Jun 10, 2014 07:38
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In another bit of age-related sadness, Rik Mayall has died, only 56 years old  http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27770266 Goodnight, sweet prince of knob gags.
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Friar Zucchini posted:That Suburban of mine is out sick. I think the oil pump was dying - got an idiot light and the oil pressure was bouncing between not much, zero and normal. I figured that this meant I had a leak and the pickup was having trouble getting enough oil... nope. Dumped five quarts into it and then I checked the dipstick, which told Dipshit Zucchini that I had exactly twice as much oil as I was supposed to have. Drove it around a little more and still kept getting that poo poo with the oil gauge. Figured I'd deal with it for the weekend and bring it into the shop on Monda*clicketyclicketyclickety*
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Jun 10, 2014 08:51
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Woo finally finished moving out of my parents house into an art gallery in Northcote (the most hipster of melbourne suburbs) and I have two Volvos, am I a hipster?
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Jun 10, 2014 11:33
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Depends, how large are your glasses, which coffee chains do you frequent?
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Big Daddy Keynes posted:Woo finally finished moving out of my parents house into an art gallery in Northcote (the most hipster of melbourne suburbs) and I have two Volvos, am I a hipster?
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Jun 10, 2014 13:30
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240s are definitely hipster territory these days over in the states
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rscott posted:240s are definitely hipster territory these days over in the states And that hipster status is reflected in the market. Clapped out, crashed, 250k mile, pre-1987 240s are going for $2000 minimum here in Atlanta.
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bandman posted:And that hipster status is reflected in the market. Clapped out, crashed, 250k mile, pre-1987 240s are going for $2000 minimum here in Atlanta. And they never maintain the loving things either, so as soon as they leave them stranded perfectly pristine 240s end up in the junkyard with a parts-only title until they get crushed for China.
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You Am I posted:I wouldn't call Volvo hipster. Maybe Saab or Skoda. rscott posted:240s are definitely hipster territory these days over in the states I own a 740 and an 850, presumably because 240s are too mainstream. I dont go anywhere for coffee due to my housemates being really good at making coffee. Seat Safety Switch posted:And they never maintain the loving things either, so as soon as they leave them stranded perfectly pristine 240s end up in the junkyard with a parts-only title until they get crushed for China. I'm in favour of this because I need parts for my 740 and I make pocket money taking parts from the wreckers for old peeps in the volvo club. big dong wanter fucked around with this message at 15:33 on Jun 10, 2014 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:And they never maintain the loving things either, so as soon as they leave them stranded perfectly pristine 240s end up in the junkyard with a parts-only title until they get crushed for China. "But they're supposed to run forever! gently caress it, I'm getting an old diesel Benz. Those are really supposed to last forever, right? I'm going to run it on fry grease so I can maximize my environmental cred and smugness at the same drat time."
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Jun 10, 2014 15:22
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bandman posted:"But they're supposed to run forever! gently caress it, I'm getting an old diesel Benz. Those are really supposed to last forever, right? I'm going to run it on fry grease so I can maximize my environmental cred and smugness at the same drat time." What actually happens to engines that are run on kitchen grease? I imagine they die sooner than they would if they were fed the proper fuel. Does it really reduce emissions?
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If it's properly filtered (it never is with hipsters because that takes effort) I don't think it's much worse for engines than normal diesel. Also it's not so much that it reduces emissions it's about not burning fossil fuels and using something that would otherwise be thrown out that makes it environmentally friendly.
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Jun 10, 2014 15:40
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I thought the vw golf was the hipster car http://jalopnik.com/further-proof-the-volkswagen-golf-is-a-hipster-car-1099358034
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mariooncrack posted:I thought the vw golf was the hipster car In my experience, VW Golfs are for twentysomething women and city-dwelling white supremacists on welfare.
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Jun 10, 2014 15:55
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KozmoNaut posted:In another bit of age-related sadness, Rik Mayall has died, only 56 years old well that just ruined my morning. I grew up watching the young ones and eventually discovered Bottom and The Dangerous Brothers. I really do love this quote from Adrian Edmondson "And now he's died for real. Without me. Selfish bastard." I think I will have to re-watch as much Rick Mayall TV shows as possible tonight.
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Negromancer posted:I think I will have to re-watch as much Rick Mayall TV shows as possible tonight. I have The Young Ones, Bottom (including the live shows), The New Statesman and his episodes of Blackadder queued up for the weekend. He was absolutely one of my favorite comedians ever (especially when working with Adrian Edmondson).
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Jun 10, 2014 16:37
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I am a hipster and I can confirm that my people love 240s and Golfs, as well as old Civics, anything wood-paneled, and anything so-ugly-it's-awesome. I missed my dealership job. I'm back to dealership work on Monday, but I'm staying in Minneapolis. I will miss the independence and the ability to develop my own online marketing program and the variety of work offered to me at my old dealership, but I will never go back to Grand Forks.
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Jun 10, 2014 17:35
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KozmoNaut posted:I have The Young Ones, Bottom (including the live shows), The New Statesman and his episodes of Blackadder queued up for the weekend. I need to get my hands on the Bottom live shows and the Dangerous Brothers, but they are rather hard to come by in the US. If you have never seen the Dangerous Brothers before, I highly recommend watching it right now on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QwXiHG3rjY The next hour or so of my work day are going to be pretty unproductive now.
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Negromancer posted:If you have never seen the Dangerous Brothers before, I highly recommend watching it right now on youtube. I dunno. Ade Edmondson with hair? That's a bit extreme for me.
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I'm just curious, did wagoneer prices spike in the last few years? How about the aztek? They were both featured on breaking bad
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mariooncrack posted:I'm just curious, did wagoneer prices spike in the last few years? How about the aztek? They were both featured on breaking bad There are a bunch of Azteks locally for about 4k. All dealership prices because nobody actually buys the horrid things.
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Ugh, just remembered that I need to fix my exhaust and get a tech inspection for 2 weeks from now, but I'm going to be at the Outer Banks all of next week. UGH.
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Pulling my hair out here. I can't find a pitman arm for a 1976 Chevy Nova, base six cylinder. The closest I got was RareParts part number RP20872. According to O'Reilly auto, this part fits a shitload of different year Pontiac Firebirds and Chevy Camaros as well as the 1976 Chevy Nova. They also want $220 for it. gently caress that. According to Amazon, it's actually for manual steering only. My Nova is power steering. Are pitman arms kinda universal or what? Perhaps I'm overthinking this.
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Jun 10, 2014 19:57
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What's wrong with the existing one?
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mariooncrack posted:I'm just curious, did wagoneer prices spike in the last few years? How about the aztek? They were both featured on breaking bad Wagoneers were already going for nuts prices. As far as the Aztek goes, it may be the only car ugly enough that even hipsters won't drive one ironically.
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InitialDave posted:What's wrong with the existing one? Failed inspection. Says "Idler arm and pitman arm have excessive play"
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Does the idler arm have replaceable bushing or something? I have no idea what could cause excessive play in the pitman arm, other than maybe the bushings in the idler arm wore out allowing the pitman arm to move a bit.....
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I'd drive an Aztek, I think they look pretty neat. Man, jokes aside I bet I could find one in fatnabulous condition for a couple bucks. I bet the insurance wouldn't even be that bad, and the parts market would be fine because I could just buy like six of them.
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trouser chili posted:Failed inspection. Says "Idler arm and pitman arm have excessive play"
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trouser chili posted:Pulling my hair out here. I can't find a pitman arm for a 1976 Chevy Nova, base six cylinder. The closest I got was RareParts part number RP20872. According to O'Reilly auto, this part fits a shitload of different year Pontiac Firebirds and Chevy Camaros as well as the 1976 Chevy Nova. They also want $220 for it. gently caress that. According to Amazon, it's actually for manual steering only. My Nova is power steering. Are pitman arms kinda universal or what? Perhaps I'm overthinking this. Pitman arms aren't really universal, unfortunately. Get the wrong length and your steering geometry is all hosed up. Also, that arm is apparently made of unobtanium...
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Picked up a Lincoln Weldpak 140hd. It feeds smooth as gently caress and I can't wait to run it.
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Elviscat posted:Where are you stationed? There might be a goon near you with a mega set of tools who can help out, most bases have some kind of vehicle work shop they allow their duders to work at too, if you go for (3). But of course I started it up last night to show the tow truck driver what it sounds like... nothing. Totally goddamn normal. Dude drove it up onto the truck and I parked it when we got to the shop like it ain't no thang. I'm not gonna trust that as far as I can throw it but at least I doubt the engine's toast. If I manage to keep the thing for the rest of the year or so I'll have more money so maybe I can manage to get a diesel in it, maybe air conditioning too. poo poo, maybe even a radio 
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Has anyone else noticed that the 12v outlets on new cars (and aftermarket ones) are way, WAY deeper than before? I have a dual USB charger that doesn't even work in a few cars and the socket I put in the Beetle because the socket is too deep.
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Continuing the theme of age, I'm 25 and the lady at Costco didn't even try to sell me a credit card.
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InitialDave posted:Have you checked yourself? Play at the spline or the balljoint end? No clue. I just picked up the car at my buddies place, he was about to donate it. It drives great, steering is super tight so I never thought to check it out. Boaz MacPhereson posted:Pitman arms aren't really universal, unfortunately. Get the wrong length and your steering geometry is all hosed up. Also, that arm is apparently made of unobtanium... Well gently caress. Funny story though. Buddy of mine was building a Scout and wanted to use a beefier IH truck steering box. Anyway, he got it bolted to the frame and all hooked up only to realize the full size truck boxes spin the other way. Turn the wheel left, Scout goes right. Spin it right, Scout goes left. I tried to get him to leave it that way since it was a trail rig anyway, but he said he couldn't handle it. trouser chili fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Jun 11, 2014 |
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