I just got a big bonus at work

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux)
10/28/2014 at 16:03 • Filed to: None

and I want to spend 1/4 of it on something stupid. Help me mentally, or spend $500

My craigslist search - pull from here

below might be the craziest I could go

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DISCUSSION (61)

Too many M's > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:07

Rocket boot. Duh.

Kinja'd!!!

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:08

Any of the Saab's on the first page would be cool or the Volvo wagon.

Brian Silvestro > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:08

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4718710288…

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:09

Cadillac + Diesel = Buy it!

Also sounds like this diesel was better than the 5.7 GM had as well. Although this 4.3 was also a gasoline block, lol. Through a quick google search I read that you should let these warm as they were prone to failing when run cold.

Diesel > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:10

Wait, so you fired someone, then got a bonus. Fire everyone, get rich!!!!

505Turbeaux > Diesel
10/28/2014 at 16:10

put in twice the hours! ARGH!!!

505Turbeaux > Brian Silvestro
10/28/2014 at 16:11

ha saw that. I wonder if it is a stick?!?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:11

Post #13 seems informative:

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/cadilla…

40mpg sounds pretty nice too.

505Turbeaux > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/28/2014 at 16:11

I also noted summit racing has spark plugs for it

http://www.summitracing.com/search/brand/c…

Brian Silvestro > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:12

Nope. Autotragic. LOOK WHAT I FOUND DOE

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4704621813…

This would make a good AutoX car:

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4734848183…

505Turbeaux > Brian Silvestro
10/28/2014 at 16:13

oh man those triumphs have been for sale for years. They look alot worse now, I went 3 years ago to take a look!

Dat wabbit doe...hmmmm

JGrabowMSt > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:14

Give me the $500, my wagon is still in the infirmary.

Brian Silvestro > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:15

LOL watching cars die away on the internet is hilarious. I wonder how much this guy wants for this 244, it's pretty nice:

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4730298584…

505Turbeaux > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
10/28/2014 at 16:16

hmm very informative...

505Turbeaux > JGrabowMSt
10/28/2014 at 16:17

ha do I get the magnum body?!? if so I am putting a cummins in it

505Turbeaux > Brian Silvestro
10/28/2014 at 16:18

oh MAN. a GL with a stick (almost)? That is in a place where noone wants to drive anything but american. could be real cheap

JGrabowMSt > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:20

You could have the 5.7 when I finish doing the swap maybe, but I'm keeping the body. Remember, it's getting whatever HEMI I can afford to stuff into it, 392 or a 426 short block.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:20

They made a V6 diesel? Did people not like their V8 one enough?

Brian Silvestro > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:22

Ok I just put way too much time into this, here:

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4719121455…

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4718519553…

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4713058343…

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4711559955…

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4724659377… (RUNNING RX-7 WUT)

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4687104757…

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4725198167…

505Turbeaux > JGrabowMSt
10/28/2014 at 16:22

yes! guess they dont do OBD checks for a sticker!

SomeGuyFromDetroit > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:23

Don't touch that Rabbit. I can tell you from experience it's a mess - and not even a hot one. That much rust means there's gonna be rust under the windshield (which causes drip-down onto the fuse box, which then rusts itself). Plus, you'll be lucky if the fuel system isn't made completely of rust at this point. Cool car, but I've never seen someone buy one in that shape without getting burnt by one of those two problems.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:24

Further reading reveals that it is NOT a gasoline block, but a purpose designed diesel block with 22:1=ish compression!

Spark plugs??!?!? Glow plugs?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:24

Sounds like it is actually not a complete disaster of automobile!

505Turbeaux > SomeGuyFromDetroit
10/28/2014 at 16:24

oh yeah, I have had close to 10 variants. Usually costing in the neighborhood of $25-100. Haha I had a scirocco with the windshield issue. The fuel pump relay caught on fire on the highway

JGrabowMSt > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:25

State Inspection? As long as it doesn't throw an abnormal code or come up with anything weird, I can do whatever I want...

Nibbles > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:27

It looks like we've got an extra ticket for the Orchestral premiere of The Lord of the Rings trilogy in NYC , April 2015. It's about four hundred bucks. VIP seating and all the fun stuff. You could totes buy it from me.

505Turbeaux > JGrabowMSt
10/28/2014 at 16:27

haha you must be an electrical genius. Hack that onboard computer!!!

505Turbeaux > Nibbles
10/28/2014 at 16:28

nope.gif :)

SomeGuyFromDetroit > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:29

The two best options from the first couple pages:
https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4735718744…
TONS of upgrade options for any subaru.

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/4731666059…
That would make a decent starting point for a LeMons car, if you're enough of a masochist to want to do the clutch on it...

The Saabs are tempting, but I just had a buddy give up dealing with his Saab because of how hard it's gotten to find parts. It's easier to find parts for an old International Pickup than a Saab, these days...

SomeGuyFromDetroit > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:31

Yeah everything through Mk2 did that, unfortunately. Sad, 'cuz I wouldn't own a VW after Mk2. Learned my lesson REAL hard on a 2000 Beetle...

505Turbeaux > SomeGuyFromDetroit
10/28/2014 at 16:33

I have access to a forester with half the miles for that money.

I wonder what that guy is looking for for that porsche though, I guess I already have a 26 tiburon V6 6 speed for racing though

I have worked on saabs for a good long time, but yeah parts are getting stupid these days to find. classic 900 or 1st gen 9000 is my speed.

JGrabowMSt > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:33

I'm just going to replace it. I mean, in theory, for a 392 or 426 swap, it would just need a re-tune, because the motors are mostly similar, just different bore/stroke/compression. A good tune for the new readings would keep it working. My plan was to actually use a new ECU. If I get a wrecked Challenger SRT with 392 or the bigger 426 and a 6 speed, I can use the ECU, key and motor for a direct swap. Then I just need a custom driveshaft made up, and trans mount.

I plan to have a wavetrac installed in the rear anyway, so I can feed it stupid amounts of power, but realistically, if I dyno 500 RWHP, I'll be happy. I'm not doing it for the power, though it will certainly be a good enough reason.

I just want a 6spd row my own Magnum.

Nibbles > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:34

sadface.jpg

505Turbeaux > SomeGuyFromDetroit
10/28/2014 at 16:34

lol it is like you are reading my mind. I sold a Turbo S this past year, 04. Great car till 100K

505Turbeaux > JGrabowMSt
10/28/2014 at 16:35

yeah, who doesn't!

505Turbeaux > Nibbles
10/28/2014 at 16:35

but you are still coming out right?

SomeGuyFromDetroit > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:36

Well the engine in the Forester is pretty young. Though, if I'm reading it right it's almost 100k old - if he hasn't had the head gaskets done REALLY recently, they're going to need to be done. The EJ251 in those tends to need new ones every 100k miles or so. The body is really clean, but the carpet needs replacing...

The old Saabs are the best. So analog. So Swedish. What I wouldn't give for a nice 99 Turbo...

505Turbeaux > SomeGuyFromDetroit
10/28/2014 at 16:37

too bad these days it will cost you big money for one, because I feel the same way

SomeGuyFromDetroit > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:39

Mine was...problematic. A batch of the 2000 Beetle Turbos had faulty hydraulics. The clutches would grenade silly early. A buddy of mine worked at the buyback repair bay under VW's HQ here, and was telling me about one where the lady drove it out of the parking lot, about 300 yards down the road, and the clutch exploded again. I went through one every 20k miles. By the time I could afford to trade it, I'd bought 1 Beetle for the price of 2. Over $19k in repairs, and none of them happened in the right time frame or way to lemon law it.

Nibbles > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:41

Yup! Someone flaked out after we purchased the tickets. So now I'm seeing if anyone I like wants to buy it off me, otherwise we'll hold it for a few and put it up on CL/eBay for MAJOR PROFIT

The damned thing sold out in two days. Both showings. At four bills per seat

505Turbeaux > Nibbles
10/28/2014 at 16:45

jesus. Yeah profit on that. Just dont wait too long to put them up! Well see you in April anyhow!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:49

I'm going to have to go with the Cadillac Sedan D'diesel.

505Turbeaux > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
10/28/2014 at 16:54

it is a possibility

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:56

RallyWrench > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 16:59

This is still under $500:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-2002-2…

505Turbeaux > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
10/28/2014 at 16:59

that piece of shit actually makes me want to buy that caddy, even if to hoon for a couple of times

505Turbeaux > RallyWrench
10/28/2014 at 17:01

oh man I had a black "doctors car" 2000, not a tilux.

Drool...but noone is getting 4500 bucks for that...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 17:02

The pure craziness of it makes them appealing.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Diesel
10/28/2014 at 17:14

What were you looking for in a driver again? I can find you one before the race tonight.

Diesel > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
10/28/2014 at 17:16

19 ref, stam and above 12 talent? I don't care about any other stats, I will have to train them for a season anyways.

Coty > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 17:30

If you get that Cadillac you know you're coming to visit.

Coty > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 17:31

Do it.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Diesel
10/28/2014 at 17:33

http://igpmanager.com/play/?url=team… I hired this driver on my other account for a while. Now he can be yours! However, I let him go because of 12 talent. He was impressive, but now my other account is in the Elite tier of its league and I'm training its talent 20 and 17 talent drivers so they can be competitive in the next season. This is the only driver on the market that I can see with 19 ref and stam.

http://igpmanager.com/play/?url=team… Talent 20, Ref 16, Stam 17, Health 4%. Would need lots of training in the physical department to get health to a competitive percentage (around 50% I feel).

http://igpmanager.com/play/?url=team… Talent 14, Ref 14, Stam 14, Health 69%. Only needs physical training for 10 races. And the name was custom changed to Alain Prost!

That's all the best possible ones I see for now.

Diesel > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
10/28/2014 at 17:35

Oooh, I am tempted on the last guy. Someone else has Ayrton Senna in my league. My other current driver is 19,19,12, I could pass that to this one and then make Prost v. Senna. Hmmmm

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Diesel
10/28/2014 at 17:36

http://igpmanager.com/play/?url=team…

This guy is also really good. 19 ref, stam, 15 talent. High health, low weight. Unfortunately, level 7...

Diesel > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
10/28/2014 at 17:45

I complimented and set a request to the high talent guy. My other account is two days away from getting development tools. I can't wait to see how that impacts design.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Diesel
10/28/2014 at 17:49

I think it will deliver a few extra percentage points in the development of aero and mechanical design. I'm guessing 5% extra combined in next and current season performance?

Diesel > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
10/28/2014 at 17:51

Well my other guy has 70 million saved up. So, I will get them both at the same time. Pretty much guaranteed to make it to top tier. Then I'll see how I stack up against the people that really care lol.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Diesel
10/28/2014 at 17:58

The pro tier is really difficult for my other account right now — level 6, almost level 7, and everybody else is at least level 11 or higher. It's a two car league with a full house (16 managers) and 10 of us were live managing last night. 2 races in and my drivers are middle pack performers at the moment. I am just trying to stay out of the relegation zone this season and hopefully see success two seasons from now in that league.

505Turbeaux > Coty
10/28/2014 at 18:22

How close is it? Be nice to make a trip if it is fairly close

Coty > 505Turbeaux
10/28/2014 at 20:29

Hour 45, two if you take the best damn driving road in New Hampshire.