This is why I love my clunkers

"JCAlan" (jcalan) 12/15/2013 at 20:40 • Filed to: None

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I'll just go ahead and park right next to this cluster of carts with my already-dented-side in. No worries!

Wouldn't even have parked in that LOT with one of my nice cars.

All Motor Is Best Motor > JCAlan 12/15/2013 at 20:41

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Just because it's a "beater" doesn't mean you should make it look any more shit, IMO.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > JCAlan 12/15/2013 at 20:46

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I kinda miss the hand me down Cavalier I was driving before it was sold. It's nice having a car you don't have to care about and can drive it like you stole it and still keep it legal. There was one time when two people parked like asshats, so I squeezed into the remaining space between them and crawled out the trunk.

JCAlan > All Motor Is Best Motor 12/15/2013 at 20:52

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Truth.

Trust me, I take pride in all cars. It's spotless inside. When I got it (this summer), I painted the rusted wiper arms, refinished the wheels, had the subframe replaced under recall, replaced the valve cover gasket, the timing cover, the belts, and the oil. I felt it deserved to be rescued, and it looks a ton better than when I got it. It gets washed regularly. But it's a 500 dollar car with a 500 dollar dent, and I don't have to look for a better spot, I can just park next to the carts.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > All Motor Is Best Motor 12/15/2013 at 21:12

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That is the point of a beater... I keep my Summer ride looking clean. All the hours i spend on it is hard work. So in the winter i treat my $400 beater like crap cause i don't need to keep it clean.

Damn michigan roads and salt

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > JCAlan 12/15/2013 at 21:12

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Shit with my beater i would have handbrake slid into them for fun

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 12/15/2013 at 21:28

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Yeah, I'm driving my nice car through this Michigan winter, definitely cringing at the thought of all that salt.

Rainbow > JCAlan 12/15/2013 at 21:55

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When I still had my car, I would push carts out of the way. Very convenient when the best spot is only empty because some jackass left a shopping cart in it. Of course, I wouldn't touch them unless there was zero chance of hitting another car (curb in front and to the side, for example. Or one time the thing was already on its side and wouldn't roll).

All Motor Is Best Motor > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 12/15/2013 at 22:09

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I have to DD my nice car through the entire winter because my beater is a 2001 Carrolla with no TCS, Stability, or ABS. Sadly, my nice car has been subjected to Minnesota winters yearly since 2000.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > All Motor Is Best Motor 12/15/2013 at 22:40

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Yeah, my car has AWD, so it'd be silly to not use it in the winter, haha.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 12/15/2013 at 22:43

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If you'd like to see the toll the winters have taken on my car, look no further.

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Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > All Motor Is Best Motor 12/15/2013 at 22:51

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ugh... My wheels stick out further than the tire too. I live downtown, I parallel park every day. It's impossible to spare them from curb rash.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 12/15/2013 at 22:52

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Maybe we should invest in some curb feelers?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > All Motor Is Best Motor 12/16/2013 at 08:18

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Haha yeah, those should've never gone away.