But Dat AE86 Though

"Battery Tender Unnecessary" (carac) 01/31/2014 at 16:29 • Filed to: AE86, SLS AMG, E30 M3

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Finally warm enough to wash cars, an amusing picture opportunity presented itself.

Also got a chance to go to the DMV and transfer title/register the Corolla. VA plates to replace the NC one coming.

There's an exhaust leak and a hole in the muffler so I've got some stainless steel headers and cat-back on the way.

Finally got around to replacing some of the worn out fuel lines on the E30 as well. Curse you ethanol.

Since I don't have kids, you could ask which car I love most...and I'd have a hard time answering.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 16:30

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Your garage? Cause I am jelly. Very very jelly.

RacecaR > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 16:34

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The Mercedes and BMW are crooked. They are crooked and it is bothering my mild case of OCD. Fix it. Fix it now. Park them straight! STRAIGHT I SAY!!!

Battery Tender Unnecessary > YSI-what can brown do for you 01/31/2014 at 16:35

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Yeah, kind of a weird mix. No car snobbery. My wish list contains unicorns and everyday fun stuff. Life's too short to drive uninteresting.

Fookin' Prawns > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 16:38

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Dat garage doe.

AM3R > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 16:39

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I also took advantage of the warm-ish weather in VA and rinsed off my E90 today. I plan on giving it a real wash tomorrow, when it's supposed to be much warmer.

I'm pretty sure you live a little south of Katie's, but any chance you show up tomorrow?

offroadkarter > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 16:43

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You haven't taken your E30 M3 to any car meets in germantown maryland have you? I saw a guy there with an immaculate E30 M3 with VA plates on it, would be funny if it was you

maximillious > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 16:44

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That 86 is outrageous my favorite of the three! If you ever want it hooned I volunteer.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > AM3R 01/31/2014 at 16:45

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Wish I could but I'm heading down to visit my sister. She had knee surgery and wanted some company over the weekend.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > RacecaR 01/31/2014 at 16:45

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Perspective and a wide angle lens. A picture might be worth 1000 words, but sometimes they lie.

PS9 > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 16:46

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And yes, I would like some peanut butter to go with my jelly.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 16:49

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Excellent garage. Now you just need to add another bay and get some AWD Subaru goodness. Of those three I'd most like to have a go with the SLS if for no other reason than the engine note.

I've got an idea! I'll trade you my STI with both sets of wheels & tires for the SLS. I've got winters on the stock rims and summer tires mounted on Volk RE30's. Its an '07 with about 55k on the clock.

Leadbull > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 16:50

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The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > RacecaR 01/31/2014 at 16:55

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Wow, look! Even the wall and the cabinets are crooked too! And the top of the garage door opening sag towards the middle!

AM3R > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 16:57

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No worries man, that's definitely a priority.

AM3R > Leadbull 01/31/2014 at 16:59

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My math teacher had this on her wall!!!!!

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Leadbull 01/31/2014 at 17:00

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My version would have a Renault Alpine A310, C10 Skyline, Delta Integrale Evo, etc.

EL_ULY > Leadbull 01/31/2014 at 17:01

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lol yup

trynthink > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:01

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Living the dream, man, living the dream. Sadly, I don't think I'm the right kind of doctor to have that kind of garage.

lonestranger > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:03

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Off-topic, but I'm curious. Is there some sort of security risk with regards to the public seeing your Virginia plates, but not North Carolina ones?

While I don't really want to be proven wrong, I don't think anyone other than police or ICBC could access any information from my plate :

e36-burger-lord > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:04

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NICE!

designerbation > RacecaR 01/31/2014 at 17:04

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Leadbull > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:05

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I thought yours had an SLS, an E30 M3, an E39 M5, and an AE86, and whatever else you're driving...

Leadbull > AM3R 01/31/2014 at 17:05

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Yeah, my English teacher had one.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > lonestranger 01/31/2014 at 17:07

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The NC plate is not connected to the car anymore and it's was never connect to me, the owner just left it on in lieu of a temp tag.

Carfax lets you look up a car's history/location by plate.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > offroadkarter 01/31/2014 at 17:09

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Nah, the nearest meet I've taken it to was in Richmond, Va. There's a similar one on s14.net from Maryland. Might have been him.

BeaterGT > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:10

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Nice SLS mate! The other two...meh.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Leadbull 01/31/2014 at 17:16

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I've had parents ask me what I do for a living and when I tell them they literally drag their kids over and ask me to repeat it and walk away saying "SEE!?!" It can be weird but hopefully might help motivate them on some level. I know I'll never forget when I got to sit in a Countach when I was a kid and said "someday."

DeliciousBabyArm > AM3R 01/31/2014 at 17:17

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it's still under my old bed at my mom's house. never framed, but was gooey tacked to some peg board. never hung. got jealous of the one i saw in the mall that had xmas lights stuffed through where the headlights and front walkway lights were. still want.

Slimeaux05 > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:20

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I'm sad that E30 M3's have become so expensive. Now I'll never get one. Thanks Obama.

AM3R > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:20

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Yeah it really does. I remember after one of my friends who got a scholarship to Harvard's parents used the money originally to send him to college and bought him an E46 M3 (this was 3 years ago) whenever we went to car meets he said parents would always tell their kids "if you get into Harvard I'll buy you one too" haha.

FriscoFairlane > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:21

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Yeah, too bad we're out of water here in California. Gonna have to bust out the old car duster.

willkinton247 > Fookin' Prawns 01/31/2014 at 17:21

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Amen. A great garage is worthy of my envy.

Seraph99 > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:21

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I know which kid i would love the most!

LastScene86 > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:30

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Glad to see shes got some hot roomates!

Jason955i > PS9 01/31/2014 at 17:34

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MAXIMUMVRM > Leadbull 01/31/2014 at 17:38

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this poster is still on my bedroom floor in my parents house!!! i laid posters and shellacked

Dr_Watson > AM3R 01/31/2014 at 17:42

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I think every middle school teacher in the 90's was required to have it.

Maxaxle > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:43

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OH MY GOD SO MUCH WANT

Jay Lauer > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 17:50

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Damn, what is it that you do for a living?

DipodomysDeserti > AM3R 01/31/2014 at 17:54

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If I was a math teacher I would just have a picture of myself on the wall. I kid...I kid...

Omegapixel > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/31/2014 at 18:05

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Im thinking its more along the lines of Panoramic photo via cellphone.

Qfwfq > Jay Lauer 01/31/2014 at 18:12

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IIRC from a previous article he's an oral and maxillofacial surgeon (OMFS).

An OMFS must complete 4 years of dental school, obtaining a DDS or DMD. He must also complete either a 4 or 6 year residency program. In the latter case, he receives 2 additional years of training in medicine and, upon passing the United States Medical Licensing Exam, obtains an MD. I believe the OP took the latter track, in which case he essentially has 2 doctorates.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national mean annual wage for an OMFS is $216,440. I'm not sure how representative that figure is.

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oe…

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Jay Lauer 01/31/2014 at 18:12

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Comment on Jalopnik and keep my eyes peeled for good deals on cars I love :)

Profession aside, it's more about right time, right place, right price. The AE86 was less than $4k and I picked up the E30 when they were trading hands for $10-15k. The SLS is the only "ridiculous" thing I have. I tend to buy cars that are fun to drive or are extremely charismatic. Life's too short to not jump on a great deal on a car (especially with my family's medical history).

offroadkarter > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 18:14

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It has VA plates on it. Someone else on oppo actually spotted the car in the wild one time, here is the link to that

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

Battery Tender Unnecessary > offroadkarter 01/31/2014 at 18:20

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Ooo, that one is clean as well. Mine's as close to factory as I could make it. Standard BBS basketweaves, fog lamps (that guy turned them into brake ducts), no splitter, etc. At least his deviations are tasteful, which can't be said for a lot of the modified E30 M3s out there.

DzdConfused > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 18:20

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The car... yes. That phrase, "But dat ... though", probably one of current idioms i hate most.

offroadkarter > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 18:20

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This car was mostly stock as far as I can tell. All I noticed was the wheels and the shockingly ear piercingly loud exhaust he had on it.

Doctor-G-and-the-wagen > PS9 01/31/2014 at 18:54

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Sorry, but our peanut butter is also jelly...

Eric > Leadbull 01/31/2014 at 19:11

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I had this on my wall growing up.

Have Jeep, will travel. > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 19:16

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Very nice grouping of cars. I see where each one has its unique elements and all are different.

Tacofan > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 19:50

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I like all of them. The SLS isn't my thing though and I would swap the AE86 for a MK1 MR2 SC. Keep the BMW forever and ever though. Jelly yes, perfect, nah, can always improve on. I just wish my 3 car acually contained 3 cars and not kids crap in one bay.

Formula4speed > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 20:01

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How long ago did you buy the AE86? My cousin in NC just sold his, would be wild if it was the same car!

xxstich666xx > Leadbull 01/31/2014 at 21:08

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Holy shit I remember that one!!!! It had individual LEDs for the taillights right?!?!?

Jay Lauer > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 21:14

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Well as a Craigslist "flipper," I understand completely how subjective car prices can be. Nowhere and no time else could I buy a WRX for $2600; it's just a matter of hunting Craigslist every day.

Lucky for you, it sounds like both the Toyota and BMW could be sold for a profit to you, which really completes the ownership experience. And the SLS is so tail-happy and stupid that's it may be worth, depending on MB quality.

hmphargh > RacecaR 01/31/2014 at 21:17

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Get a lens without so much barrel distortion

mad.anthony > Battery Tender Unnecessary 01/31/2014 at 22:29

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Forget the cars, I'm jealous of the garage itself. I could store so much crap in there.

Ike B > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/31/2014 at 23:10

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No seriously those cars are definitely crooked.

MC_Leon6494 > Leadbull 02/01/2014 at 00:06

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My best friend has this poster hanging in his basement. He's had it for since I've known him (~12 years) and It's such a great poster.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Battery Tender Unnecessary 02/01/2014 at 01:08

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I love the selection! Are you planning on keeping the AE86 stock? I haven't seen an AE86 that was stock, people pretty much make them into track cars.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > YSI-what can brown do for you 02/01/2014 at 01:19

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That's the plan, just going to upgrade some parts that Toyota used to save money (the headers look like they're made of pig-iron). It came with coil-overs (which need an adjustment) and upgraded brakes. OEM Toyota stuff works better than most of the aftermarket and I like the idea of a stock AE86. They are a blast in stock form and even the "Drift King" runs a stock motor in the old Best Motoring videos due to the balance it provides. Going to cut a few of the rust spots out and weld in fresh metal, might paint it down the line either in the original silver or white. The main thing I like is how cheap and easy it is to work on the car. The entire motor could grenade and I could buy a bench built replacement motor for around a grand and replace it myself. Most of the modded AE86's I see are trying WAY too hard, I'd like a tastefully done, stock looking AE86 Hatchback.

Jonathan Allan > Battery Tender Unnecessary 02/01/2014 at 04:50

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I love the E30 M3s....... But...... I want a BMW 1M more........

Jayhawk Jake > Battery Tender Unnecessary 02/01/2014 at 10:43

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I'm jealous.

Of the weather. It's freaking cold outside and we just got ice everywhere. My car is going to be filthy...

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Battery Tender Unnecessary 02/01/2014 at 11:59

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H-hi guys!

Ohpleasefortheloveofgoddon'tbeatmeup.

A3R0 > Battery Tender Unnecessary 02/01/2014 at 12:33

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Your garage covers all the bases! That's awesome. You really did pick 3 of my all time favorite cars. Haha

Mikeado > Battery Tender Unnecessary 02/01/2014 at 12:48

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Nobody's captioned this one yet, so I'll do the honours.

DAT M3.

1skinnyd > offroadkarter 02/01/2014 at 13:46

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Whaaaaaa, car shows/meets in Germantown? I'm kind of tired of going to the usual car/bike shows here in MoCo...are there any regular cars w/coffee's etc around?

OtizzyStarBai > AM3R 02/01/2014 at 13:46

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still have mine up in my man cave. had it since i was a kid but i cannot find the power adapter to make it light up :-(

offroadkarter > 1skinnyd 02/01/2014 at 13:57

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I think theirs a C&C in VA usually, I'm from NJ so I don't know the scene down there

thebigbossyboss > Leadbull 02/01/2014 at 19:14

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I loved that poster. I can't find it anywhere now.

thebigbossyboss > Battery Tender Unnecessary 02/02/2014 at 11:59

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gimmie dis.

thebigbossyboss > Battery Tender Unnecessary 02/02/2014 at 12:01

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I am going for knee surgery soon. You can bring the AE86 to keep me company. Thanks!! hahaha