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kastein posted:I figured Arizona because there are no inspection requirements for some areas and no smog, but I suppose Montana's got the awesome permanent-plates-for-shitboxes setup and wikipedia says they don't have any sort of annual inspection, so hell yeah. Montana does not give a flying gently caress about inspecting anything.  And yeah, for under $100 you can get perm. tags for anything 11 years old or older. Land's cheap, too, as long as you're not looking within city limits. VVVV edit: It's not my picture, but I've seen it around town and it's even better in person. The big steel cylinder is labeled oxygen, but I think it may have been converted to hold LPG. There's also the Ghetto Gypsy. I used to live a couple blocks from that one. Magnus Praeda fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Dec 6, 2016 |
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That thing is rad as gently caress and I won't hear any arguments to the contrary. Within city limits is a serious negative. The further from people it is the better.
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Pham Nuwen posted:Edit: the alignment's already underway, I'm just gonna drive on the loving struts until I figure out what to do about it. Don't have an impact wrench but the O'Reilly 2 blocks away rents tools. Bounce each corner a few times with your body weight. Does it bounce more than twice after you stop? If yes, time for struts on that axle. If no, ignore.
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1500quidporsche posted:well either that or it was bondo'd extremely well by the looks of the online pictures. It was 3 hours away and according to the ad it needed a wiring harness. I never actually looked at it in person because I know if it looked too good I'd just get suckered in. I still maintain those are one of the best looking cars ever made but it was very hard to justify buying what would've been a lesser, more rust prone scirocco. A Coupe? That or the HPE does look good but underneath they are a rolling disaster and the rust really will be spectaclar - there is zero way any still around havent been either bogged to the shithouse or completely ground up restored with better metal. I liked my sedan a lot but the time I spent keeping it running was amazing. I was always replacing parts and working on it. When i went to an RX7 it was just a huge culture shock to NOT require two hours on a Saturday in running fixes. 1500quidporsche posted:The Beta was FWD, but the coupes were styled extremely well in my opinion. They also had some pretty good equipment for the time but sadly they rust away pretty drat fast. They had rear MacPherson struts which was the main attraction since the stupid twist beam suspension is my Scirocco's Achilles heel. Sure, 1978 it was next to unheard of for four wheel disc brakes, a five speed and twin cam. Hell in 1988 when I got mine it was still rare as. Buuuuut... it drove like a truck and double declutch was drat near required to go down the gears. Heavy rear end steering, awful NVH, a lot of understeer etc etc etc even for the time. When it was running it was enxt to unstoppable on the road, I'll give it that. It went through flood waters as well as a 4WD, handled dirt and mud with perfection plus as a typical Italian car, you could flog the poo poo out of the engine and it'll ask for more. But Lord, the rust and the electricals........! Yes, the swap for a Beta front subframe / engine into a X1/9 was a common one and a drat good one too. The main thing to copy is how the Lancia Monte Carlo was done, given that was basically at it's heart an upsized X1/9. Also, the Beta 2 litre really responds well to exhaust and intake changes. The stock carby and intake manifold is a joke, which when you see the cylinder head design becomes even more of a joke - the head is one of the best designs I've seen. The bottom end also was incredibly overbuilt - they will take boost without modification so drat well. The issue is that the head gaskets are terrible and the cars themselves are a loving bitch to work on. NOTHING was an easy job
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I found what I think is an HD6950 Radeon card in the "trash". It looks like this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127575 Is it worth anything? Would it do anything if I put it in my computer alongside the 7870 I have? I don't think I have enough power ports, nor do I have those special cables for Crossover or whatever it's called. Also I found a "Creative SB1040 Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI-E ". I might try it out.
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CharlesM posted:I found what I think is an HD6950 Radeon card in the "trash". It looks like this. Test it. If it works, its totally worth at least $50-$75 bucks. If it doesn't, try taking the heatsink off and run it through the oven for 15 minutes at 375 degrees to reflow the solder a bit and test it again.
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First I need to clean it. Jesus it's dirty.
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Well it doesn't look like my girlfriend is getting the position she applied for. Instead, her supervisor created an all new position for her that would give her the same benefits we wanted. She still has to interview as a formality but it looks like I'll have an extra $330 a month to not spend on rent as of Jan 1st. IMMA buy a wagon.
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Rhyno posted:Well it doesn't look like my girlfriend is getting the position she applied for. Wagons4lyfe
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Rhyno posted:IMMA buy a wagon. Buy a Forester.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Buy a Forester. The good foresters in the US cost much more than better cars.
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iwentdoodie posted:The good foresters in the US cost much more than better cars. Such as the Impreza wagons.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Such as the Impreza wagons. Such as...basically anything. I'm not paying 12k or more for a 12 year old Subaru with many known issues that has been owned by stereotypical Subaru owners for at least the last 5. Edit: I'd love an 04 XT, but there's faster cars with more upside and less issues for the same, less, or just a bit more money. Plus the gas mileage is better than my beat to poo poo dakota, which you can't say in the subaru. iwentdoodie fucked around with this message at 02:39 on Dec 7, 2016 |
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iwentdoodie posted:Such as...basically anything. I'm not paying 12k or more for a 12 year old Subaru with many known issues that has been owned by stereotypical Subaru owners for at least the last 5. Or you could get one with a fist sized rust hole in the floor and 250k on the odometer for $6k
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Is rust a concern in Indiana? I imagine any 10+ year Subaru is going to have rust issues in Indiana.
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Foresters are really ugly, even by Subaru standards
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The Door Frame posted:Or you could get one with a fist sized rust hole in the floor and 250k on the odometer for $6k No such thing where I live. So they have 250k and cost 11k, instead of 180k for 12k.
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mariooncrack posted:Is rust a concern in Indiana? I imagine any 10+ year Subaru is going to have rust issues in Indiana. Rust is a huge problem everywhere north of the Mason-Dixon line, and a real issue most places south of it. Basically the southwest and Florida are the only places where rust doesn't make car owners want to kill themselves
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This is the greatest schoolbus.
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It's the Magic Grass Schoolbus.
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iwentdoodie posted:The good foresters in the US cost much more than better cars. Better cars than a Forester.....? Does not compute
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mariooncrack posted:Is rust a concern in Indiana? I imagine any 10+ year Subaru is going to have rust issues in Indiana. Rust is a huge problem here which is why my last car came from Florida.
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^^^ Get a Century and bank on the knowledge that when you're done with it, left ventricle will buy what's left.Metal Geir Skogul posted:It's the Magic Grass Schoolbus. Truly they are as gods.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Better cars than a Forester.....? Does not compute Falcon or Commodore V8, you traitor
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iwentdoodie posted:No such thing where I live. So they have 250k and cost 11k, instead of 180k for 12k. Jesus, and I thought Chicago had an overpriced car market
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edit: and I realized I totally misread edit 2: content. My work has the world's stupidest website blocker and I do a pretty monotonous job so I need stuff to listen to constantly. The well had recently run dry so I bit the bullet and went through Melvin Bragg's In Our Time downloading topics I thought I'd find interesting. I may have gone a bit too far though. 
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Better cars than a Forester.....? Does not compute Uh, what happened to your love of rotaries? The only rotary thing about Foresters is the rod bearings
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kastein posted:Uh, what happened to your love of rotaries? The only rotary thing about Foresters is the rod bearings drat.
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kastein posted:Uh, what happened to your love of rotaries? The only rotary thing about Foresters is the rod bearings Have I shown you my Wankel lately?
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That's a line I'd expect from CSB. 
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I love my rust free $1400 Forester S. They're all over California in your choice of a shitload or a huge shitload of miles. Mine has 212,000 and it just keeps on doing whatever quadrozontal is. Edit: this was a better Subaru than the Forester! 
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I kind of want a bugeyes WRX wagon.
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Simon's cat may be the best youtube channel ever.
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iwentdoodie posted:Simon's cat may be the best youtube channel ever. Pretty sure it resonates with cat owners everywhere. 
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Westworld's ending was dumb, and the whole Maeve/bodyshop guys arc was stupid. Amazing show, but I probably won't watch it again. Terrible, terrible ending.
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https://youtu.be/tZWlZFfAnIM Definitely my favorite Christmas Song, too good not to share.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:Westworld's ending was dumb, and the whole Maeve/bodyshop guys arc was stupid. I just watched episode 1 last night.
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What's a Volvo 240 classic? edit: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-european/curbside-classic-1993-volvo-240-classic-wagon-so-long-old-friend/ Oh I've see two recently and they both were in bad shape. 
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cakesmith handyman posted:I just watched episode 1 last night. Terrible to me. Loved the rest of the show, still supremely glad I watched it. Like 99% of people liked the ending, so go for it.
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What a wonderful feeling to wake up in Ohio, the state with the most restrictive abortion law in the country. Daddy raped you? You have that god-baby, girl. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/06/ohio-senate-passes-heartbeat-bill.html Edit: Aaaaaand Trump is now Time's Man of the Year. This country is so many shades of hosed. Veterans of a hosed-up World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Tb8TQfgiY meatpimp fucked around with this message at 13:45 on Dec 7, 2016 |
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