by "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
Published 08/10/2017 at 18:59
by "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
Published 08/10/2017 at 18:59
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STARS: 8
Muscle car has been sold.
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Seriously, I’m going to miss it. It was my first car. Granted me freedom in high school, or so I expected. Wound up having to share it with my mom because we were in a difficult place financially. It saw 30,000 miles with me. It saw three whole states, three whole license plates.
I got it October 2012. It was registered in my name on September 29, 2013, my 17th birthday. I drove my friends around, I followed them to RC sites or to Mountain Mike’s Pizza after football games (It was our hangout, they even stayed open late just for us). It wore snow chains when I took it to South Lake Tahoe in January of 2014, and thoroughly indented the tires because they were for smaller wheels.
It drove me 320 miles to my university in Oregon. During my time there, I did a total of 4,000 highway miles driving to Seattle and back. It was the ultimate highway cruiser. You could point it in a direction and eat up the miles in comfort. It could get 35 MPG on the highway and that’s even without trying. With hypermiling, you could easily see 40 MPG.
And now it’s here, back in Washington where it originally came from. Conveniently dying at the same dealership the first owner had the timing belt and water pump changed. So far only two opponauts have seen it, PetarVN and AestheticsInMotion. To be honest I was expecting to catch Zoidberg in whatever rustbox he bought that week. But alas, he’ll have to see my next car.
So that’s that. Sorry for the lengthy post, but I am really attached to that car. I’m going to miss it, but I have a feeling that my next car will be even better. (No it’s not the Tercel quit asking).
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
08/10/2017 at 19:04, STARS: 10
muscle car will be missed
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
08/10/2017 at 19:08, STARS: 3
"sony1492" (sony1492)
08/10/2017 at 19:08, STARS: 1
Glad that went quickly.(and I imagine smoothly) Now be prepared to be swamped by me telling you to buy an sc400. And if not an SC than an ls400, really any Lexus with a v8
"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl)
08/10/2017 at 19:09, STARS: 4
"SPAMBot - Horse Doctor" (spambot2002)
08/10/2017 at 19:11, STARS: 1
I’ll pour one out for teh muscle car tonight.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/10/2017 at 19:14, STARS: 1
This makes me sad because I’d be very, very sad if I lost my first car.
Sorry man.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
08/10/2017 at 19:14, STARS: 0
I’m buying my next car from a used car dealer. My father knows the owner, so they’ll treat us well.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
08/10/2017 at 19:15, STARS: 1
30,000 smiles though!
"sony1492" (sony1492)
08/10/2017 at 19:17, STARS: 0
What route are you gonna go? Practical, Fun, whatevers available at the time thats the right price.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/10/2017 at 19:20, STARS: 1
Yeah, it sounds like you had a great time with the car and can look back with fond memories.
For me, my Mercedes is the reason I got into auto repair (which I hate) and became a Master Tech very quickly, and will hopefully make me a shit ton of money if I can buy the shop I’m currently at. It also made me fall in love with cars, and German cars especially. It has taught me more about car control than I could have learned in other cars. I love it to death, and I had originally passed it up because I wanted an e46 (because that’s what everyone had). I am unbelievably fortunate that I didn’t get an e46 and got my Mercedes.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
08/10/2017 at 19:21, STARS: 0
Something that won’t break down every 100,000 miles!
"sony1492" (sony1492)
08/10/2017 at 19:22, STARS: 1
So your choices are, Hyundai/Kia, Toyota, Honda?
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
08/10/2017 at 19:25, STARS: 0
NO HONDA NO NO NO
"sony1492" (sony1492)
08/10/2017 at 19:30, STARS: 1
HyundaiBro rolls off the tongue nearly the same. ITS FATE
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
08/10/2017 at 19:31, STARS: 1
LEXOYOTA
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
08/10/2017 at 19:38, STARS: 1
HyundaiBoi.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/10/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 1
Sounds like a wonderful relationship.
"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
08/10/2017 at 20:45, STARS: 1
Won’t break every 100,000 miles? This thing will survive the forthcoming nuclear winter.
"I have another burner, try to guess it!" (ihaveanotherburner)
08/10/2017 at 21:18, STARS: 0
F
"I have another burner, try to guess it!" (ihaveanotherburner)
08/10/2017 at 21:19, STARS: 0
YES YES YES!
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
08/10/2017 at 22:29, STARS: 1
You are now TheBro
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
08/10/2017 at 23:45, STARS: 0
So, you’re going to accept fate and get a sweet, sweet Kia Soul?
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
08/10/2017 at 23:46, STARS: 0
Literally no.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
08/11/2017 at 00:30, STARS: 0
Irrational hater. They’re actually pretty great since it’s the spiritual successor to the first-gen xB, except better in every single possible way. I like showing people Honda Fits and Kia Souls. Anyone without an irrational love of Honda gets a Soul. They just tick all the boxes while being a box and driving like a car. So practical. The 10/100k warranty is also a huge selling point.
Are you going to at least get a manual of whatever you buy so you can stop being weird in the Oppo circles?
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
08/11/2017 at 00:34, STARS: 0
I’m going to get an automatic, probably a Lexus.