Welp, It's Official

"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi) 04/02/2014 at 19:02 • Filed to: None

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My two roommates are officially moving out mid June.

Kinda sucks because I was using their rent money to supplement my unhealthy addiction of buying broken down crap that sits in thousands of pieces in my garage, but they never seemed to pull their own weight in chores (although they had no issues in making the messes) and they had the friends discount because I was trying to be a nice guy; so after a lengthy conversation they decided to find their own place.

Now that's all good and well, but what does this have to do with Oppo you ask. Well, it means that there will now be two less cars and two less motorcycles parked on my property (a.k.a more space for me).

While step one is still to fix / get rid of all the other crap that I seemingly no longer desire to have taking up my garage space; once that is done (and presuming I get the job I want / need to pay me the $ I need to support my reckless habit) I will be adding something to the garage. This something will be a thing that will be purchased in a good running condition and kept in a mostly stock form.

As of this very moment, the three vehicles in the running are (vehicles subject to change moment by moment due in part to my spontaneous insanity):

W114/115 (I know why not W123... because spontaneous insanity)

Baja Bug (just in non-CGI version)

Alfa Spider (gen 2 or 3 esp. Quadrifoglio Verde)

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! o oppo, which direction would you go?

heliochrome85 > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:07

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Mercedes. The hood ornament makes you think you are driving a limo, every time you get behind the wheel.

JR1 > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:17

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Go pre-war or go home!

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:17

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alfa because the best part of a car is the maintenance

CAR_IS_MI > JR1 04/02/2014 at 19:18

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I like the way you think, but which war? whose war? there were lots of wars. I could get a 2015 and go for pre- the war of 2021...

CAR_IS_MI > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 04/02/2014 at 19:19

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lol

JR1 > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:21

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Hahaha good point. I would argue the peak of automotive design occurred prior to WWII so I suggest you get a car pre-war of that. Maybe a Lincoln Zephyr. That way you would be a member of the elite V12 club for cheap.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:23

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it is true I love maintenance I wish something broke everyday oil changes relax me I hear the birds chirp the engine rumble and I am in a new level of Zen

CAR_IS_MI > JR1 04/02/2014 at 19:24

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I saw a MB SSK for sale for 6 grand on CL. I am sure it was real....

CAR_IS_MI > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 04/02/2014 at 19:27

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If you love maintenance, I have a few thousand unlabeled parts to various dis-assembled machines laying around my garage...

Blondude > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:27

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BA-JA! BA-JA! BA-JA!

JR1 > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:29

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Absolutely I hear those cars trade for under 3k on a regular basis so 6k is CP price for sure.

CAR_IS_MI > Blondude 04/02/2014 at 19:29

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What now about JA!BA????

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:30

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:) what are they from!!!!!

CAR_IS_MI > JR1 04/02/2014 at 19:30

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Ill try to talk him down then... Tell him that pre war crap and worth the can you kickin!

CAR_IS_MI > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 04/02/2014 at 19:32

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DSMs various motorcycles, a diesel truck, and 5 cars I no longer own...

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:33

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:) can I make them into one crazy vehicle

Blondude > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:33

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Jaba in a Baja...

O_o

CAR_IS_MI > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 04/02/2014 at 19:47

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I would say yes but I need to make money off of it some how, and I feel like the other way might end up with me owning an insurance company lots of $$$

CAR_IS_MI > Blondude 04/02/2014 at 19:47

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He fits?

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:48

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awww

Blondude > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:49

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I hope not.

CAR_IS_MI > Blondude 04/02/2014 at 19:50

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I think maybe the other way around though. But really I hope not in either direction.

Spoon II > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 19:57

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I'm a huge bug fan, so naturally I have to recommend that. But, a nice W114/115 would be amazing (totally keeping my eyes out for one).

CAR_IS_MI > Spoon II 04/02/2014 at 19:59

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They have been growing on me recently. No clue why. Old age maybe...

desertdog5051 > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 20:35

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All good choices. Go with what you like.

CAR_IS_MI > desertdog5051 04/02/2014 at 20:46

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But I like them all for their own reasons...

stuttgartobsessed > heliochrome85 04/02/2014 at 21:09

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I say go Mercedes, even though I have an Alfa Spider... I've been looking at W123 wagons with Ronal R9's and AMG V8 swaps. I need one. Plus, the W115 looks sooooo good.

desertdog5051 > CAR_IS_MI 04/02/2014 at 21:24

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Because stance on the Merc.