My Lily is dead: A eulogy

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
06/21/2014 at 18:45 • Filed to: None

It's been an incredible journey. I spent three years and 30,000 kilometers with this little gem. I drove it as far as Portland, (from Calgary) raced it on frozen lakes and wooed countless women with it.

I had a misfire diagnosed by a mechanic and it turned out much worse than I feared. My 1989 Swift GTi has a stuck valve on cylinder #3 and the head would need to be machined to fix it. The rust has penetrated both rocker panels, (structural) I live 2,200 miles from it now and it wouldn't pass Ontario smog due to the modifications. It's sadly time to let go.

I wanted it to be my forever car. The previous owner raised his kids in it and naive as it might sound, I wanted to do the same. i got 36/54 mpg with it and loved every minute of it. Parts for the rare G13B engine are pricey and I spent $2,700 maintaining it over the years.

I can still remember driving out past city limits in that car at night with Lazerhawk playing through the two paper dash speakers. It wasn't perfect but she was my car and I loved her. She outlasted all my dating relationships too.

I drove it to cruise nights, whipped it around on gravel roads and raced a million stop light drag races in it. (it wasn't fast but it was fun) I put that little car through a lot and it just kept working mile after mile. it was so good to me.

It doesn't make sense to drop another $4,000 into a $3,000 car with nearly 200k on it. It's time to let go but letting go is still hard. I took this picture a few weeks ago during my visit to my parents house because I knew it would be the last time I ever drove it.

I'll be giving the parts away in the hope that other Swifts can live on. I can't bear to think of it being crushed and going to waste.

I'm buying a new car but it won't be the same. Lily, nothing can ever replace you. I'll always remember.

DISCUSSION (100)

jkm7680 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 18:50

Sorry for the loss. Make sure to keep some bits and pieces from it for memories!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > jkm7680
06/21/2014 at 18:53

That's a good idea haha I might make some gaming chairs from the ballin plaid bucket seats

Camry-Into-Canyon > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 18:53

What mods do you have on it? maybe you can salvage some of her. Here is a relatively clean geo metro in london, maybe you could make a frankenGEO. http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/…

jkm7680 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 18:58

Yeah, Haha.

Rip them seats out, I've got a C4 Corvette seat used for gaming purposes. Not from my car though.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 19:12

Remember Hoon her into a pole and take off the vin plates and leave her. That is how every proper car should go.

webmonkees > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 19:15

Cheers.

Here's you some comfort, a 4-door with obviously no muffler announces their presence to the area at least twice a day around here. Sincerely hope they are enjoying it rather than ashamed.. The muffler, that is. :P

truebeliever > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 20:09

To sleep, perchance to dream

Doctor-G-and-the-wagen > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 20:14

Kinja'd!!!

I know how you feel. I remember when I had to give up my Prelude 4WS and it was almost like having to take a pet to get put down. There will be other cars to come and go, some better or worse (but may you never get stuck with a shared Corsica like I did) but everyone has that "special" car that will always be close to their heart.

signintoburnerlol > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 20:15

That's the beauty of it though.

Onto the next one. And forevermore.

ZiptieMcBumper > jkm7680
06/21/2014 at 20:16

To Cletus - hell yes. It makes sense to keep the part of the car you had the most physical contact with. That could turn into a kick-ass DIY project; make a bucket seat love seat! Bonus points for balla plaid!

To jkm - I can literally think of no better candidate for a game chair than a nice C4 Corvette seat. If you have the ability, please post pics. I don't care if they're still on rails. Bonus points for Red or Blue leather.

jkm7680 > ZiptieMcBumper
06/21/2014 at 20:22

Kinja'd!!!

Here she is! Black leather, but Perf'd for extra points. Only $70 also. Still on the factory rails, Haha.

DoctorNine > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 20:34

Death comes to us all. Rest in Peace, fair Lily.

Kinja'd!!!

ZiptieMcBumper > jkm7680
06/21/2014 at 20:39

Awesome! The rails explain the protective beanbag/comforter.

jkm7680 > ZiptieMcBumper
06/21/2014 at 20:45

Haha, Yep. I really need to make it into a swivel chair.

shop-teacher > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 20:54

Charitable parting out is a great idea. Her death shall not come without some good!

matt.mara > truebeliever
06/21/2014 at 20:58

To hoon, perchance to take a turning "exuberantly" while doing 100mph on a rally stage and wrapping that sucker around a tree.

(...with no injuries, of course.)

Charlie Zulu > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 21:02

This is pure jalop. Nicely written. What's the next ride?

Nellie R. Brewington > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 21:05

Start working at home with Google! It's by-far the best job I've had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6474 this - 4 weeks past. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $77 per hour. I work through this link, go to tech tab for work detail

http://www.jobs700.com

Frank Grimes > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 21:06

I love those cars. Hoe bad is the rust? I think if it were mine or given to me for free I would weld in some new rockers and fix the rust and POR15 the crap out of it and try to fix it back up. Or maybe just find another one, but I would love to have one someday.

TrueBull69 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 21:07

Cut it in half, use the front as a bbq grill or desk

jeepsta > jkm7680
06/21/2014 at 21:11

Save the rear view mirror. How many times have you looked in it? It's small and it will always function as a mirror.

justregisteralready > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 21:18

I'll always remember my old '93 Mercury Tracer. Still the best car I ever owned, sentimentally speaking. It would not die. I treated that thing worse than any rental car ever has been treated. Too many memories to count, including:

A sideswipe crash at 85+ mph(speedo only went to 85, it was pegged), which would have totaled it(and maybe killed someone) if I had been 6 inches further to one side, but zip ties and a couple trips to a few junkyards pieced it back together to 'good nuff' state.

Jumping a curb and hitting mailboxes from overshooting a turn took out the entire exhaust system.

Not a single panel was straight after the night that I lost my wallet and decided to take it out on the car, and the time a dog chased me onto the roof of it and I dented the hell out of the roof.

Most of the interior had cigarette burns and barf stains, some graffiti on the back of the front headrests made my future wife question my faithfulness.

all the while it still chugged along, even though I think in 4 years of ownership, it never had a change of oil or anything.

I sold it to my brother in law, who(seriously, no lie) ended up taking it on a high speed police chase, jumping out of the car while it was in motion, leaving it to crash into a pole and two parked cars(then led police on a foot chase, where he got tazed..). Since it was still in my name(ugg.. damn BIL), I was notified by the police of the whole situation, and after a bunch of BS, was given the choice to pick it up from impound. I checked out the car, and IT STILL RAN, and not only that, it had a piece of the utility pole it hit wedged between the front tire and rim, and the tire STILL HELD AIR.

It was the toughest little bastard I've ever owned, and I am still sad I couldn't save it, because I didn't have enough for the ridiculous impound fees. It later got crushed :( I'll always remember my Mean Green.

jalopanon-yow > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 21:42

Call me sentimental but have some vision....a u-pull special for $99 gets an engine back in there, some steel stock gets the rockers solid, and an address change to outside of the "southern" Ontario belt gets you a sticker without all the smog bullshit.

TGRIP > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 21:48

"with nearly 200k on it"; is that miles, or km?

reverberocket is nipping the apex..and gently blowing in it's ear. > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 21:50

I've had this idea for a while:

Get a piece of wood large enough to do this job (probably 8"x 10"x 1" would do). Sand, prime, and paint it the color of your car. Use a rattle can of Duplicolor and try to get it as smooth and shiny as your car once was. Strip the nameplate off your car and mount it on the board somewhere on the top half, and mount the shift knob (hopefully it's a manual) on the bottom. You now have a memorial plaque that you can hang on the wall that can also function as a useful coat hanger-thingy.

justregisteralready > justregisteralready
06/21/2014 at 21:52

Not trying to hijack your post, just your love of a crappy little car reminded me of my love of my crappy little car.

The only pics that exist of mine:

Kinja'd!!!

Would you believe this was from an 85+ mph crash? Got VERY lucky, and again, it was a tough little bastard. See the front pocket of my shirt? Those are all the tickets I got from the cop over the accident...

sdways > jalopanon-yow
06/21/2014 at 21:56

My thoughts exactly. If it means that much to you fix it. Who cares if the car is worthless as far as monetary value.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Frank Grimes
06/21/2014 at 22:00

Cars is in Calgary. I'd give it to you for peanuts if you would fix it. Please let me know if you're serious.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Doctor-G-and-the-wagen
06/21/2014 at 22:01

Thanks man. Shared feels.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > sdways
06/21/2014 at 22:03

I just don't have the resources to fix it now :(

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Charlie Zulu
06/21/2014 at 22:03

1969 Chrysler Newport for $1,700

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > TGRIP
06/21/2014 at 22:04

Km haha i should have specified

uziy16 > jkm7680
06/21/2014 at 22:04

I have a two (for now)...nothing special a 1992 camry and a 1998 civic DX.

It's about 3 dollars worth of material and less than 20 minutes for me to do. The swivel bottom is a salvage from office chairs that the office throws out when the upper gets destroyed. So it's really just a bit more than 3 ft. of 3/4x3/4 of angle iron and a handful of pop-rivets.

The angle iron is riveted to the bottom portion of the rails and the chair has total functions as when it was in the car and as an office chair. up/down, full tilt from the office chair and cushion control, back/head rest, forward and backward sliding of the car chair.(position your center of gravity over the base)

Only thing missing is armrests but you get used to that.

I pull the seats out of personal cars that I know are going to be crushed. I fear if I go looking for a high-end seat in a junkyard I will open a whole new hobby of replacing my office chair every few months

EDIT:woah big pics.

Kinja'd!!!

Roadster Man > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 22:10

At least you didn't wrap it around a tree. Sounds like she was ready to go. Give her a Viking Funeral.

Cyfun > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 22:12

It shouldn't cost $4000 to fix it. I'm actually doing a head gasket job on a G13BB as we speak. Was a piece of cake to get the head off. But then I discovered one of the exhaust valves is burnt. My options are to replace the one valve and seat, which will probably be about $20 in parts, and finish the head gasket job, which is about $50 in parts; or I can throw $450 at 3tech Performance to build me a new head that includes porting and polishing, stainless steel valves and new seats, and my choice of performance or economy cam.

Either way, it's an affordable and easy job, and you should consider doing it yourself rather than throwing away a perfectly good car.

Darigaaz > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 22:18

My friend paid like two large to replace the engine in his Corolla. Not an AE86 mind you...like a 1993. He could have gotten a whole other car for that much.

CalzoneGolem > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 22:19

It wasn't perfect but she was my car and I loved her.

Right in the feels man!

joey-taps > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 22:24

"and wooed countless women with it" did you get many? I had a hatchback and wooed countless women also: total score was 1 and a half.

Xentron Holy Reaper of Worlds > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 22:26

Mount part of it on a wall somewhere.

RIP In peace.

daflehrer1 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 22:49

Brother

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > jalopanon-yow
06/21/2014 at 23:02

I've thought about it but honestly, it needs paint too so I'd be easily 5k into it when it's done. I think later on down the road, I'll buy another one. They're only about 3-4k in good condition.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Cyfun
06/21/2014 at 23:04

I appreciate your knowledge but the problem is that I live far away from this car and don't have time to do the work myself. I recently moved to Ontario and the Swift didn't come with me. Paying a shop to do all that would get pricey in a hurry.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > joey-taps
06/21/2014 at 23:05

Girls actually loved that car haha it was like an automotive puppy

Vertec > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 23:07

I feel for you, man. That is actually a fun little hatch and I'm sorry to see it die. At least it provided some good memories. You'll find a new love but never forget what she did for you.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Vertec
06/21/2014 at 23:08

Very well said.

RobertSSanders > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 23:09

ZiptieMcBumper > uziy16
06/21/2014 at 23:30

Those are awesome! Seems like a project that would be really satisfying to complete!

techinsanity2011 > jkm7680
06/21/2014 at 23:33

Apparently, you have seen and had something like this before.

94GTratracer > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/21/2014 at 23:55

Yup. The engine issues are not insurmountable, but the rocker panel rust isn't worth repairing in North America—you'll be able to find a rust-free shell when you've got some $$. We'll miss you on Teamswift, but if anybody sells one anywhere, you'll know about it. We know you'll be back.

BadDog240Z > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 00:06

I bought a Swift GTi new back in the day. $10,000. It was one of the most fun to drive cars I ever owned. Less than 2000 pounds & 100 screaming HP mated to a 5 speed with a 4.11 final drive. The first week I had it, I went stoplight dragging at the local Blvd cruise night. Off the line up to 50mph, I smoked everything from Z28s to 5.0 Mustangs to an old Buick 455. It was just so light, it got the jump on everything.

I had that car for three years. It got totaled when a 14 year old girl driving her parents' stolen minivan ran into me while being chased by the police. The was demolished but I wasn't even scratched. Sad.

ZFTG > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 00:15

This thing sound like a horrid little shit box. We are all safer now that it is dead.

Fuel_of_Satan > uziy16
06/22/2014 at 00:26

Great forethought, I was planning a trip to my nearest junkyard. To save myself lots of storage space filling up with expensive seats, I'll just rip out the drivers seat from the old Merc. It even comes with an armrest on the right!

Lawyer_Applegate > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 00:31

Sorry, man - that's hard.

uziy16 > Fuel_of_Satan
06/22/2014 at 00:39

also another hiccup with more high-end car seats would be electric motors. While it would be fairly simple to rig up a 12v SLA battery and a small charging unit into the back/bottom of the seat you will still need a cord sometimes...but maybe not...once the seat is in a position you like I doubt it's gonna move around much afterwards.

Fuel_of_Satan > uziy16
06/22/2014 at 00:42

Yeah, I wouldn't want to mess with a modern electric seat either way, they may require control modules and all sorts of weird voltages. Yeap, Mercedes seat it is! Nothing electric, and an armrest.

Jim Babcock > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 00:44

My first two new cars were Geo Metros after back to back Chevettes. I've always loved little cars and my first chevette and last metro were the best. I would four wheel drift the metro through snowy corners (enter just a bit too fast to start plowing, easy the e-brake to slide out the rear and gas it to pull it throughn fun!) while delivering pizzas. I drove pedal to the metal 90% of the of the time, practicing my race entrances and exit on each corner and no one could tell. It made multiple 800- 1200 mile trips and held 90mph for more than an hour (no one would believe me). You had to anticipate being sucked in slightly when passing the front of a semi... great memories! I'm glad you enjoyed your corporate cousin!

Pothole0222 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 00:48

So sorry for your loss.

If you're in the market for a NEW car, check out the Fiesta ST. It is, in my opinion, the spiritual reincarnation of all the lost hot hatches over the years. Trying to convince my wallet that I can afford a 2nd car payment to get one myself.

DMCVegas > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 00:55

Sorry about your car. Though in all honesty, I'd really recommend you reconsider letting go.

If you've got a car you love, you can't just let go. $4,000 for a car with 200,000 on the clock? That's a small price to pay for a car you love. Some people will drop hundreds of thousands, or even millions on cars that they can't or won't ever even drive. But you've hot another shot at more bliss for comparative pocket change. Do it.

Trust me, I've been through plenty of cars and miss my unicorns I parted with. Don't make my mistakes. Please.

Bob Johnson > matt.mara
06/22/2014 at 01:14

That's beautiful man... (wipes single year from eye)

matt.mara > Bob Johnson
06/22/2014 at 01:17

That my words can bring forth emotions in gearheads brings me the kind of pride experienced by parents. When their children finally leave home, specifically.

No, wait. That's joy. Eh, close enough.

Maxie The Mistress > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 02:16

Kinja'd!!!

Just said goodbye to my first love as well, a 1991 Porsche 944 S2. Mysteriously flung from Mulholland Hwy and consequently totaled, yet no flesh wounds on me person, so can't complain.

RustyBRucks > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 02:46

http://www.Jobs700.com

Xelmon > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 04:48

Shit Cletus, you're still around!

Ach, sorry to hear about the venerable one. I have sort-of same conundrum that is staring me in the face, and I will eventually have to address it. Namely the Civic. Rings.

And if that doesn't fix it, engine swap, at which point in time I'm not sure it's worth it.

Feel for ya brah!

Also, you still running that blog? I lost the link for that.

Giles007 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 05:34

"I can still remember driving out past city limits in that car at night with Lazerhawk playing through the two paper dash speakers."

That's funny. Lazerhawk's Redline always reminds me of driving my Ford Probe! Anytime I listen to it I can almost smell the exhaust fumes and burning oil.

CyanogenModFTW > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 05:53

I kept a piston and con rod from my last car... I know the feeling... Sorry

Sunshine Supercars > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 07:42

Aw, man. Lily was beautiful. :(

achiu31 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 08:20

Oooh, the memories! My mom's former DD was a '92 Swift in Tridon (or Trident?) Blue. When we got it, the dealership gave us the option to buy the GM equivalent Metro/Firefly that was already in the lot, but we opted instead to wait a few weeks for a Japanese-built Swift to be shipped to them. I loved this car for the same reasons and learned to drive in it. Unfortunately we replaced the thing after 13 years for a Suzuki Swift+. My parents have had bad experiences with Korean cars (cough..Pontiac LeMans) and swore long ago to never buy them again; so they were kind of shocked when I told them that the car they just bought was a rebadged Daewoo. I still miss the old Swift; it was still running great when we sold it off. I keep thinking some kid has bought it and probably riced the hell out of it.

stacy flint > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 08:21

I myself have taken all the factory keys from my cars and keep them on a keychain (its starting to get heavy...13 keys) I gave all past owners the crappy walmart/home depot copied keys

make tons of good memories in your new car :)

R.I.P. Lily

Stromend > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 08:26

last pay check was $9500 working 12 hours a week online. My neighbour's sister has been averaging 15k for months now and she works about 20 hours a week. I can't believe how easy it was once I tried it out.

This is what I do,,,,,,,,,,

www.bam80.com

DylanM > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 08:46

But look at how clean it is, park it and fix it when your life allows it. Kinda like cryogenically freezing the family pet until science is mad real.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Xelmon
06/22/2014 at 08:51

Hey man good to hear from you! I'm actually no longer writing that blog because I got my dream job at an automotive publication. My stuff can be found here now: http://driving.ca/author/clayton…

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > BadDog240Z
06/22/2014 at 08:56

Glad you enjoyed your time with one. They're really special little cars. I can agree about them getting the jump on everything! I used to race diesel trucks with mine because the bro-tards ran big tires and never adjusted their gearing. Used to piss them off haha

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Pothole0222
06/22/2014 at 08:57

The FiST is a great car, but I vowed long ago to only drive older cars. Next ride is (of all things) a $1,700 1969 Chrysler

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > stacy flint
06/22/2014 at 08:58

I do that too except I keep the duplicates. I might keep the original this time

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > ZFTG
06/22/2014 at 08:58

I hope you're joking...

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > DylanM
06/22/2014 at 08:59

I've really thought about it but I don't have a place to put it. It's a street parked car which means it needs liability insurance just to sit there :(

fhrblig > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 09:55

That sucks, man, I've always liked those little beasts.

Kaufmania: Mark Webber's Stunt Double > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 10:53

tough bro. I morn with you

erikgrad > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 11:30

Poor Lily

Captain_Spadaro > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 12:03

I may be feeling this way at some point. My car has rust that needs to be addressed on the left side rocker panel, the outsides of the wheelwells, and the lower core support.

Kinja'd!!!

Rocker panel rust is above. The core support is what I'm most worried about, because that's structural. This looks like it could be blasted off and bondoed/painted.

Dick > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 12:56

30K kilometers and $2700 dollars in 3 years. Dude, you should've ditched that POS 2 1/2 years ago.

John C. Foster > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 13:02

http://www.jobs700.com

Niname1964 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 13:33

This is what I do,,,,,,,,,,

www.bam80.com

Xelmon > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 14:26

Rock on!

Kinja'd!!!

sprintymcspark > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/22/2014 at 19:03

I feel for you fellow Jalop. My first and favorite car to date that I have owned was a 1985 Chevrolet Sprint, not a turbo or GSI like yours but same basic vehicle. I loved that thing more than my dog. It was a sad day when I had to give 'er up.

Daisy, if you can hear this, I hope to re-create you some day.

JSWBlueS13 > techinsanity2011
06/22/2014 at 19:21

1:14 "Delco stereo with 4 (Never before) speakers." I guess I've never before'd the speakers either lol. I just love it when he says that, I'm not even sure he realized it lol

Dr. Strangegun > uziy16
06/22/2014 at 20:30

Nice. And I've always found that armrests on my legit "office" chairs are more of a PITA than they're worth, because if I'm sitting I'm typing or handling paperwork, and at the end of the sit the armrests make it a pain to park the chair properly out of the way.

So... awesome.

Dr. Strangegun > uziy16
06/22/2014 at 20:32

You know, I'm thinking about this now and it occurs to me that the two most comfortable long-term upright seats I've ever sat in come from Chrysler AP-bodies (shadow, sundance) and my 2'nd gen Sonoma. The Sonoma's out though, possibly... seat's too long. But the Shadow's cushion isn't too long. I also recall reading 'complaints' in reviews that old Fox platform seating was rather short in the cushion.

Dr. Strangegun > 94GTratracer
06/22/2014 at 20:33

"rust-free shell"... like a geo metro or pontiac firefly. Sleeper!

Dr. Strangegun > DoctorNine
06/22/2014 at 20:38

Jesus Christ, what a mess. And somehow absolutely incredible that this is still identifiable as a 1964 Pontiac Parisienne Safari. Seriously. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_S…

94GTratracer > Dr. Strangegun
06/22/2014 at 20:53

Yes, but honestly, the GT/GTi is pretty much a major "sleeper" anyway—nobody can tell the difference.

uziy16 > Dr. Strangegun
06/22/2014 at 21:18

Go for it, it's really not that difficult to do. It's by-far the most comfortable supportive chair I have sat in day in day out. If there was a pick-and-pull near me I would tempt the idea of making a business out of it. Custom office chairs is a niche and every-guy is a car guy at heart.

In case you needed more of an incentive, the mounting rails make an awesome bottle opener spot.

dustin_driver > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/23/2014 at 02:12

The Swift GTi was, oddly, one of my dream cars growing up. They're just the coolest little cars. So fun. So, ahem, swift. Sad to see it go, but glad you had such good times in her. They don't make cars like her anymore.

James Rothwell > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/23/2014 at 03:39

Bagpipes please.

Jon > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/23/2014 at 09:52

Go on something like http://specialstage.com and post it in their For Sale forum. Someone there will buy it, fix it, and rally it, which is as it's meant to be.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/23/2014 at 10:49

Seconds if Grimey doesn't take it. I'm just a couple hours away in Lethbridge.

Zach Keller > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/23/2014 at 13:38

I had a black 89 swift gti.
I owned it for almost 10 years.

More fun to drive than the wrx I owned. Respect to you, sir.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
06/23/2014 at 19:13

He hasn't gotten back to me yet. Still interested?

Sanettika > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/24/2014 at 07:55

So sorry to hear about this. I'm still mostly reeling from the loss of my old Honda del Sol, you don't realize how much your car is a part of your life until it's gone. RIP Lily, it sounds like you were not just loved but adored. Not many cars can say that anymore.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/24/2014 at 10:03

Sorry dude, looking like I could be getting a Saab 900 from Bowden and just bought a house. Would love to be able to save Lily too.