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by "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
Published 08/11/2017 at 22:29

Tags: Sportcross
STARS: 10

Please don’t click this post if you’re annoyed by my my content.

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Well, you’re still here.

Okay, anyway, I just wanted to share that I’m feeling a certain level of peace after buying something for myself.

My wife and I were once scraping the bottom of the barrel for half a decade, hoarding all we could do we could finally afford a house. We finally got that, and got her a decent car, and soon my wife spent a lot of time telling me that it was okay to splurge on myself. But I kept buying the usual suspects.

I still wouldn’t go the route of treating myself. But other than the longbed, a vehicle I still can’t properly communicate what it means to me, I’ve really never felt 100% on board with any of my vehicles. But let me tell you that rotating though a series of shitboxes, it saved mucho monies which only encouraged the cycle of non-satiation.

This rebadged Altezza has been just... wonderful. Beyond expensive for me, but wonderful. I’ve never felt this way about a car. I think about the thing while I’m at work.

“UGH. This client is [incredibly unpleasant]. I can’t wait to get home and drive my car.”

I love my wife for encouraging me to buy a car made after 1989. I think I’m gonna just perform a little [wanking motion] because I held out for a low mileage specimen that was affordable, for a car I never thought I would be able to own without crossing several state lines.

I work hard and I deserve things. Maybe. Anyway, I feel like I finally understand what it’s like to feel so happy with a rather costly financial decision beyond a house.

I hope to hang on to it for a while. Sure the maintenance has been [gut punch to my wallet], and the premium gas, insurance, and so on has been a brand new concept to me. But fuck it, I’m never DDing a shitbox ever again. It’s all coming up Millhouse from here on out.

Replies (15)

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
08/11/2017 at 23:52, STARS: 2

I gave you a fair bit of crap about never being willing to spend a nickel on yourself. I’m glad you proved me wrong, and I’m happy for you. Keep enjoying it, you deserve it.

"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
08/11/2017 at 23:56, STARS: 1

OMG Zoidberg, STOP FORCING ME TO CLICK ON YOUR POSTS!!!
/s

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
08/11/2017 at 23:57, STARS: 3

I had this talk with a friend lately. He makes a good amount of money as an engineer, but refuses to spend any money on himself or his cars. He constantly owns lots of crappy basket cases and instead of fixing one of them up, just buys another because “It was a deal”. He was one of 12 kids. He never owned a “nice” thing outside of church clothes.

We came to the conclusion that to him, having a lot of something was how the family knew they were “doing well”. If each kid had their own toys, even if they were used, then all was good. Turns out that doesn’t always work in the car world.....He finally did the same thing you did and splurged on a low mileage, VERY well maintained NB miata and loves it to death. It feels good, no?

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
08/11/2017 at 23:58, STARS: 1

I took no offense. The proof was in the pudding. I posted about cars I wanted all the time and never acted.

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
08/12/2017 at 00:01, STARS: 1

That’s good to hear, thanks :)

"jminer" (jminer)
08/12/2017 at 00:17, STARS: 1

I know how you feel. I’ve always done the same with my motorcycles. Bought out old clapped out hondas and resurrected them. It is fun, but a lit of work for a daily. I love to ride and felt guilty spending money on some thing that was essentially a toy. She finally convinced me to buy a new bike this spring and I couldn’t be happier. Now I wrench only when I want to, and not out of necessity.

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
08/12/2017 at 01:05, STARS: 0

I’M GLAD YOU’RE HAPPY WITH YOUR CAR

"MyJeepGetsStuckInTheSnow" (myjeepgetsstuckinthesnow)
08/12/2017 at 01:20, STARS: 0

Congratulations. I am happy for you.

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
08/12/2017 at 01:45, STARS: 0

Congratulations! Those have aged nicely and are pretty cool.

"Monkey B" (monkeyb)
08/12/2017 at 09:16, STARS: 0

are the maintenance costs due to some neglected items? I wouldn’t imagine it being a terribly pricey car to own vs something like a similar vintage German offering.

"PS9" (PS9)
08/12/2017 at 10:00, STARS: 0

I’m never DDing a shitbox ever again.

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"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
08/12/2017 at 12:10, STARS: 0

You are correct. It was due for the 90k mile service interval, which included some bigly items.

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
08/12/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 0

Once you stop DD’ing a shitbox, there may be things you miss about the shitboxes, but I don’t know if I could go back to DD’ing one.

"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
08/13/2017 at 14:30, STARS: 0

The Car Guys said that nearly all cars specced for premium don’t need it - just a marketing ploy. Would yours do just fine on regular?

"6691 zapS" (6691-zaps)
08/13/2017 at 15:34, STARS: 0

Good on Ya’.

Spaz thinking,”Must pry that proper, (7 or 8 foot bed), truck out of his hands!.”

I delivered a certain item 7 foot long. but with narrow driveways and close buildings. I drove a 3500 NV commercial. If I could get something small with a 48 inch by 7 foot bed I would be pretty good on every road except for snow and the hills going up to snow.

Maybe compact longbed retrofitted with a modern engine and transmission? Think I would be stuck with getting an used U-Haul pickup.

I like torque driving up to the Oregon border from California.