by "gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
Published 08/25/2017 at 20:00
by "gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
Published 08/25/2017 at 20:00
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Because I was off winning a thing.
I can’t promise more to follow about that (frankly I’m too lazy to write it all up but we had a blast) but after the 8000km drive, St Jimmy is going to be needing some new parts.
Pretty confident the injection spider deal is fubar, so that’ll be great. New tires (okay it already needed new tires but these ones are now intermittently loosing air overnight) and there’s a bad clunk/vibration I’m pretty sure is a ujoint. It also needs a third oil change this summer that should be a fourth, and there’s something up with the a/c... it works great but won’t kick the compressor on.
I still haven’t added up all the money I have into it but I’m starting to think I won’t be making a profit by flipping it. But whatever. Because of some work stuff I’ll have to more permanently move my address and stuff into Alberta which will mean it’ll soon be my only registered vehicle. Super annoying to have three you can’t drive. But part of the work stuff lead to moving to a different place (in the same time) and I’ve got a garage now and off-street parking so getting the MJ and Niva to inspection-passing condition will be a less crazy undertaking. Although I’m debating going home and hauling my XJ out here and making that one legal first. Cause it’s not legal anywhere right now...
What would Oppo make Alberta-legal first? Actually check that. In a few days I’ll write up a post with all the pros/cons of each.
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
08/25/2017 at 20:37, STARS: 0
Congrats, bud! Bummed we couldn’t be there this time
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
08/25/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 0
I was on the fence about going for a long time. Didn’t really seem like too many repeat offenders this time, and I’ve been all over that corner of the world already. Honestly if it hadn’t been for Team Petty Cash’s Street Comanche, I don’t know if I would’ve gone. It’s not exactly cheap, even sleeping in the car every night.
This thing is friggen sweet and I want it so bad.
Maybe I’ll see you this winter?
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
08/25/2017 at 21:16, STARS: 0
Yeah, definitely planning on doing the east coast one again. That one I can do without having to buy plane tickets
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
08/25/2017 at 21:35, STARS: 0
I haven’t bought plane tickets to any of them yet. Just throwing that out there.
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
08/25/2017 at 22:48, STARS: 0
Yeah, but you don’t live on the complete opposite ocean. Just driving out and back for me would be about 11,500 km, before adding the distance of the rally itself
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
08/26/2017 at 13:29, STARS: 0
Just adds to the fun.
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
08/26/2017 at 14:41, STARS: 0
“Just adds to the expenses and days without pay.”
FTFY
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
08/27/2017 at 01:02, STARS: 0
Mm. Yeah, paid vacation days definitely makes it less difficult.