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the spyder posted:Help me figure out how to finance a Spirit R and store it at your house for a decade.... It would be in good company, I'd be known as the guy with two Spirit R's. I am trying to figure out how to finance one myself right now. I also just had to pass on a $1000 S6 RX-7 roller and a $1750 S7 RX-7 roller due to storage space constraints.
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McTinkerson posted:It would be in good company, I'd be known as the guy with two Spirit R's. I am trying to figure out how to finance one myself right now. How high is your ceiling.... Because lifts are cheap  I would pick those up in a heartbeat. I just got asked about a S6 roller for a 20B build.
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KakerMix posted:You can get an R32 GTR in ok condition for 11 grand or so at auction but the demand is sky (heh) high. That's what happens when you suddenly have the entire United States of America as potential customers to buy your car and everyone wants one. Just go look to see what people in the US are looking to get for their po-dunk GTS Skylines. Yeah I would probably opt to import myself, mostly because at least the ones from Japan aren't going to be rust heaps like they are in Canada. It'd also be fun to grab something like an old ute from Oz or a JDM from the UK but I suspect those are going to be significantly more expensive + the importation process to be more difficult for ~*reasons*~ I'll have to do more digging when I'm closer to the possibility so I don't do a bunch of research, sit on it for a year, then have to redo it
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:Yeah I would probably opt to import myself, mostly because at least the ones from Japan aren't going to be rust heaps like they are in Canada. It'd also be fun to grab something like an old ute from Oz or a JDM from the UK but I suspect those are going to be significantly more expensive + the importation process to be more difficult for ~*reasons*~ You know Japan is surrounded by saltwater, right?
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Mar 15, 2018 21:18
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Larrymer posted:You know Japan is surrounded by saltwater, right? ok they won't be as bad or something
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Mar 15, 2018 21:21
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Larrymer posted:You know Japan is surrounded by saltwater, right? And they salt their roads, but looking at Jeeps, they have significantly less rust than their USDM counterparts
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The Door Frame posted:And they salt their roads, but looking at Jeeps, they have significantly less rust than their USDM counterparts True. However I will never skip an opportunity to make TT look like a dummy.
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Another thing about JDM cars, and I'm not sure if KakerMixs thread ever touched on (apologies, if so), is that Japan is a densly populated country. Every car has door dings and the front and rear bumpers are all scratched and dented. So much so that half of all the JDM FD's that I've seen in Canada have been resprayed at least once in their life prior to leaving Japan.
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Larrymer posted:You know Japan is surrounded by saltwater, right? You'd have to go out of your way to import something from Japan that's all rusty and be caught unaware when you go pick it up at port. The auction/export system, on top of their shaken requirements means that if there is rust on a car, you will know about it before you bid/buy it. Suppose you could somehow buy something like that at a dealer within Japan but since a dealer would service Japan itself then the shaken makes it so that's much less likely. I'm sure it's possible to import a mars-like chassis but not nearly as easy as here in the states. FOR INSTANCE I was going to bid on this Rugger  Mileage is listed as 92000 km. When we sent an inspector out to look at it he saw that it had a timing belt sticker indicating the belt had been changed, this is good. The sticker was from 2006 and said "100454 km", this is bad. Looks like the 5 digit odometer had rolled over once. That discrepancy ended up pulling the Rugger from auction. It might show up later with the addendum "mileage not verified" on it's sheet, or might not. The Door Frame posted:And they salt their roads, but looking at Jeeps, they have significantly less rust than their USDM counterparts From everything I've seen they don't actually salt their roads everywhere, or even in most places. I've read that some prefectures use de-icing compounds. I've got a few friends in the Tokyo area and they don't usually see accumulating snow. I do know that a whole bunch of cars I'm looking at right now will come with stud-less tires (aka winter tires) with the summer ones in the back. I don't live there though so who knows. I just know that it is difficult to buy something rusty and not know about it. McTinkerson posted:Another thing about JDM cars, and I'm not sure if KakerMixs thread ever touched on (apologies, if so), is that Japan is a densly populated country. Every car has door dings and the front and rear bumpers are all scratched and dented. So much so that half of all the JDM FD's that I've seen in Canada have been resprayed at least once in their life prior to leaving Japan. I haven't seen this specifically (but I'm mostly into 4x4s and trucks and things that would probably be mostly outside of urban areas) but I have noticed every goddamn seat in every car is worn on the right bolster, like every Japanese person just lovingly drags their rear end across it 50 times a day. Just lift your bum and drop it in the seat 
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KakerMix posted:From everything I've seen they don't actually salt their roads everywhere, or even in most places. I've read that some prefectures use de-icing compounds. Most people don't realise that Japan is very much on it when it comes to keeping roads clear and intact. Perfect example here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/15/japan-fixes-vast-fukuoka-city-sinkhole-repaired-two-days If that happened in the UK it'd take about 3 weeks before they even started doing poo poo, but completely filled in within 48 hours? That's next level infrastructure. Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 23:32 on Mar 15, 2018 |
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Mar 15, 2018 23:30
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Most people don't realise that Japan is very much on it when it comes to keeping roads clear and intact. Perfect example here: In the US, it'd take months, and go over budget 6 times. There would also be a court case to determine who pays for it.
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Mar 16, 2018 00:09
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Rust is not an issue in Japan, and for that reason I would import from there rather than Canada all day long.
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Mar 16, 2018 00:25
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Rhyno posted:I am done there yes. Good luck on your job hunt! In other AI news, a coworker may have found my kryptonite. He's got a running and driving decent condition Maverick he wants to sell for 2k or so. I may not be able to resist. Liquid Communism fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Mar 16, 2018 |
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Mar 16, 2018 02:31
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Do not resist! Do the opposite of that! Unresist! Edit: I missed a call about a job I applied for last night.
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Rhyno posted:Do not resist! Do the opposite of that! Unresist! But wow, that's a quick turnaround.
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ilkhan posted:Missing the initial call is not a big deal. Unemployment in Indiana is like .01% or something right now. Fort Wayne alone has something close to 2000 new jobs right this goddamned minute. My sister is a manager fo Lassus (gas station chain) and they need like 40 people tomorrow. BAE Systems needs 100+ people, FW Metals needs 300. GM is doing a hiring session in June I think. Costco needs tons of people all of a sudden. We have a rail depot on the edge of town and there's like 75 conductor postings. Local mega liquor store chain built two new stores and can't seem to staff them (that's what I applied for last night). The Police Academy raised the age limit to 40 so I could be a cop if I wanted. Some people suggested since I was technically fired I should file for unemployment but it's harder to get that than it is to get a job right now.
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Ugh. I'm so indecisive and conflicted. Got this --><-- close to selling my Baja as I've been neglecting it the last two years but changed my mind before the buyer sent a deposit. Was selling it below what the used cost of the aftermarket parts is and just felt like I needed to move on but last second got convinced by a good friend to keep it, fix the few things that are bugging me on it, and see if I fall in love with it again after the little niggling things are fixed. I think with a few changes I can learn to love it again  Now to fight off doubt that I made the wrong move and try to get excited about it again.
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Weird rear end electric plan kicked rear end this month. 1005 kWh = $43.02. I had to have the space heater vs portable ac vs central ac battle for a couple of days to break 1000; this bill would have been about $70 higher if I hadn't broken 1k. Where I'm moving has time of day based usage. I'm a nightowl, and the cheapest rates are overnight, but the washer and dryer are in the bathroom (bathroom is attached to the bedroom), so I'd probably have to wash before she went to bed, then start the dryer later (she wakes up at 4am, has to be at work by 5). There's no minimums or credits, it's just straight up "it's this much during X time, this much during Y time, this much during Z time, and a $20 base charge". They have a flat rate plan too, but it's the peak rate 24/7 instead of changing based on time. At least the new place is early 2000s vs early 80s, and a middle floor, so HVAC usage shouldn't be bad. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 07:36 on Mar 16, 2018 |
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Mar 16, 2018 06:22
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Holy poo poo you guys need to read the INCEL thread in GBS https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3849302&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1
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Rhyno posted:Holy poo poo you guys need to read the INCEL thread in GBS I've been waiting for a good moment to read that through. The last incel thread was amazing.
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There's a video on like page 3 and i could barely watch it.
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Rhyno posted:Holy poo poo you guys need to read the INCEL thread in GBS I have been following it for a bit. Hooooooly poo poo just....... Im glad I am not that stupid
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You start reading thinking it'll be funny or pathetic then quickly realise the internet was a mistake and some people deserve no better fate than to be ground up for fertiliser. Live.
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Headlights really didn’t want to come on tonight, pretty sure the parking lights were on though. After flicking the switch a few times the lights came on. Couldn’t replicate the issue once they came on. Should I be chasing a bad relay?
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slothrop posted:Headlights really didn’t want to come on tonight, pretty sure the parking lights were on though. After flicking the switch a few times the lights came on. Couldn’t replicate the issue once they came on. Should I be chasing a bad relay? Yes, sounds the most likely culprit
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cakesmith handyman posted:You start reading thinking it'll be funny or pathetic then quickly realise the internet was a mistake and some people deserve no better fate than to be ground up for fertiliser. Live.
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But then I'd be reading something in GBS.... I'm not sure I can handle that.
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Beverly Cleavage posted:But then I'd be reading something in GBS.... I'm not sure I can handle that. It's mostly quoting from another sad, sad site. I generally stay away as well but this is so hosed up it's hard to look away.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Weird rear end electric plan kicked rear end this month. I'd have stuck the heater and the portable AC out on the balcony. Rhyno posted:Holy poo poo you guys need to read the INCEL thread in GBS No. That just hurts my brain. I was a teenage awkward nerd once, too, but holy poo poo these guys take it to a whole new level and just keep going. It took a while, but even I figured out how to talk to girls (first hint: treat them like actual people, and don't expect to have sex with all of them.) Jesus.
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KEEP READING
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Rhyno posted:Holy poo poo you guys need to read the INCEL thread in GBS These first two pages have made me physically ill. Self deprecating is one thing...but this is something I just can't wrap my thoughts around 
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Keep going, I was able to make it to page 7 before I had enough.
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Rhyno posted:Holy poo poo you guys need to read the INCEL thread in GBS These first two pages have made me physically ill. Self deprecating is one thing...but this is something I just can't wrap my thoughts around
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Mental illness is a hell of a problem
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Mental illness is a hell of a problem There is a guy in that thread arguing that these dudes are not mentally ill. Like seriously.
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Rhyno posted:There is a guy in that thread arguing that these dudes are not mentally ill. Like seriously. You're aware what website you're on, right?
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Rhyno posted:There is a guy in that thread arguing that these dudes are not mentally ill. Like seriously. Some of them probably aren't all that sick, but because they chose to surround themselves with antisocial misogynists with severe persecution complexes, they voluntarily ruined their lives as much as the genuinely insane people Incel stuff is too hard to read sometimes, even some Lou Reads episodes give me the heeby jeebies because of how monstrous these people are
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The Door Frame posted:Some of them probably aren't all that sick, but because they chose to surround themselves with antisocial misogynists with severe persecution complexes, they voluntarily ruined their lives as much as the genuinely insane people You're aware what website you're on, right?
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The r/Relationships thread is a good companion read as well, so you can see that even people who manged to get laid are just as broken!
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Rhyno posted:KEEP READING Nuh uh. That kind of poo poo makes me extremely uncomfortable. I don't know how to handle broken people. I just nope the gently caress out.
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