I bought a new car (the "I wanna be like Gugs" thread)...
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That'd be me on a bike. I wonder if that hole leads to China? And by China I mean Wal-mart in Indiana.
So, I was procuring a feast of Mexican proportion yesterday afternoon, which was quite a departure from my now-normal diet of a scant few pieces of fruit for "lunch" most days of the month. I had to take a tube amp in for repair, and My Guy has his shop nearby my woman's place of workitude, so I snagged a great plethora of enchilada and other sauced wonders for her and a few fellow cohorts, because I'm fucking nice like that. Upon exiting the establishment, I noticed a brand new, black, Ford F-150 4WD parked next to my small-but-not-miniscule-by-comparison Mazda. Generally I grouse whenever something large parks next to me in an otherwise empty parking lot, since then my backup forward motion retrieval process is hindered for a massive 3 seconds, but not today. No, for this occasion I was slightly in awe of the beauty before me:
That is quite possibly the only time I've ever thought that a truck was sexy as fuck. I think I got a minor erection even. Tried to convince my wife to trade her car in for one, she said they are too big. First world conspicuous consumption fail! I'd throw in the towel with my own car, but fuck driving an automatic every day. I've minimized beer, fast food is a thing for alternating bank holidays, and smoking is long since gone, but heavy metal, pussy, and manual transmissions are vices that I plan on keeping forever.
So, I was procuring a feast of Mexican proportion yesterday afternoon, which was quite a departure from my now-normal diet of a scant few pieces of fruit for "lunch" most days of the month. I had to take a tube amp in for repair, and My Guy has his shop nearby my woman's place of workitude, so I snagged a great plethora of enchilada and other sauced wonders for her and a few fellow cohorts, because I'm fucking nice like that. Upon exiting the establishment, I noticed a brand new, black, Ford F-150 4WD parked next to my small-but-not-miniscule-by-comparison Mazda. Generally I grouse whenever something large parks next to me in an otherwise empty parking lot, since then my backup forward motion retrieval process is hindered for a massive 3 seconds, but not today. No, for this occasion I was slightly in awe of the beauty before me:
That is quite possibly the only time I've ever thought that a truck was sexy as fuck. I think I got a minor erection even. Tried to convince my wife to trade her car in for one, she said they are too big. First world conspicuous consumption fail! I'd throw in the towel with my own car, but fuck driving an automatic every day. I've minimized beer, fast food is a thing for alternating bank holidays, and smoking is long since gone, but heavy metal, pussy, and manual transmissions are vices that I plan on keeping forever.
If you get a chance, peek inside. They've done a really nice job with the interior; look and feel. While no one is going to mistake for a Lexus, it looks like Bentley compared to the comparable offerings from Chevy and Dodge.
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NAD: getting 16 mpg gets old real fast. But if you're going to do it, forget buying new - get one of those V10 F350s from the mid 2000s. The regular cab model was the best looking truck ever made.
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Remember when Dodge started doing the Power Wagons again in like 2007? I don't know how Ford got all the cool points for the Raptor, that thing is a giant pile of pussified shit next to a Power Wagon.
There's no way I'm ditching 1.5 tons o' fun at every stoplight for a big huge thang. Trucks are fun to HAVE when you are rich enough to only drive them when you need to. Otherwise cars are better in every way.
There's no way I'm ditching 1.5 tons o' fun at every stoplight for a big huge thang. Trucks are fun to HAVE when you are rich enough to only drive them when you need to. Otherwise cars are better in every way.
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rms
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Steering wheel is so small! I drove my friends once, in the snow, and almost died going 3 mph..but your in Texas haha
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Velosters are like a nowadays CRX. Pretty rockin' thang.
Test drove a new Wrangler a few weeks ago. Softer and quieter ride than my Mazdaspeed, haha. Really want to get one but I keep putting it off in hopes that I do the smart thing and pay off my car first. $11k to go, wtf.
Test drove a new Wrangler a few weeks ago. Softer and quieter ride than my Mazdaspeed, haha. Really want to get one but I keep putting it off in hopes that I do the smart thing and pay off my car first. $11k to go, wtf.
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Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
The Dorian!!! 
My son has one of those cozy coupes. It;s sitting about 10 ft from me as I type this shite.
My son has one of those cozy coupes. It;s sitting about 10 ft from me as I type this shite.
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I just dropped $1,900 in repairs/maintenance on my 96 212k mile beater. The last two times I put good dough into it I said "next time I'll purchase a newer" shag n wagon. I just didn't have the heart to lay old betsy to rest. $400 a year in insurance, good mpg, eco theft deterrent (looks like shit), and the fact that it's never left me stranded kept it in the game.
One selenoid in the tranny, distributor cap, 3 belts, full tune up, coolant flush, some other little knick knacks, and I'm asking myself why I didn't get a mini?
Shooting for 2 more years of dutiful service before I move on.
One selenoid in the tranny, distributor cap, 3 belts, full tune up, coolant flush, some other little knick knacks, and I'm asking myself why I didn't get a mini?
Shooting for 2 more years of dutiful service before I move on.
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MFJ
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what up dudes! i finally got rid of that fuckin Saab and now I am driving a brand new Jetta 2.5, tornado red. loving it
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That makes at least two Jettas at RC now, hooray! I would love to love VW cars, but I've never been able to warm up to them, beyond "hey that looks awesome, good for you!" My dad used to offroad his '60s Bug out in Joshua Tree and probably would today if he still had the wee thing, so they are in my hippie blood, at least a little bit. I thought about the GTI at one point, but I haven't been able to buy anything but Japanese my whole life for whatever reason. Would love a Microbus, but I checked the prices recently and LOL'd quite heartily. Collector markets are strange.
35k miles and $11k left to go, other than the exploding stock tires this car has been a champ (so far), having taken me to a number of gigs and halfway across the US once. And yet, I keep trying to talk myself into trading it in for $30,000 worth of American Iron/Debt. Why? Because I'm a dumbass. If I wait just one more year, I can pay this thing off, and then purchase an unnecessarily large contraption to wander further into the desert. Patience you idiot, patience.
35k miles and $11k left to go, other than the exploding stock tires this car has been a champ (so far), having taken me to a number of gigs and halfway across the US once. And yet, I keep trying to talk myself into trading it in for $30,000 worth of American Iron/Debt. Why? Because I'm a dumbass. If I wait just one more year, I can pay this thing off, and then purchase an unnecessarily large contraption to wander further into the desert. Patience you idiot, patience.
