Talk me out of this Oppo.....

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce) 03/22/2014 at 20:28 • Filed to: Baja Bug

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1972 Baja Bug in good condition with a REALLY fresh motor. It would cut my down payment on my fiesta ST but if it is as good as he says it is and I can snag it for 4 grand.......I should still get 0% APR. I would also sell my Audi 200 20v........It would hurt, but I think the baja bug is a more realistic project for me right now. The want is massive.......

My plans would be the following

-Martini white w/ red and blue stripes
-More aggressive tires and wheels with "martini" logos
-New seats
-Clean up the interior
-Audio system built around the Blaupunkt "Velocity 2 Go" system which is basically a boombox that can either boost the in car audio or be removed and used as a boombox at the beach or whatever.

Brian Silvestro > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/22/2014 at 20:30

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I hate the paintjob and the wheels are...I don't know, something is weird about them. They don't look anywhere as cool as Raphael's or the other dude on oppo who has one.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Brian Silvestro 03/22/2014 at 20:32

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Which is why my idea is to paint it white w/ martini stripes using plasti-dip and then put martini logos for the wheel centers. It would look 10000000X better.

Brian Silvestro > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/22/2014 at 20:34

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It seems you've already convinced yourself into buying it.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Brian Silvestro 03/22/2014 at 20:36

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I told myself if I buy it I would need to address the paint, so try and talk me out of it beyond that. I don't know a whole lot about baja bugs so I'm hoping someone is going to go "WOAH YOU CANT BUY IT BECAUSE _________ IS BROKEN!" or something.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/22/2014 at 20:49

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Reason not to buy it, Orlove has one.

Big Bubba Ray > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/22/2014 at 20:53

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I won't talk you out of it! My Baja Bug is probably one of the best purchases of my life so far.

In my opinion, the wheels and tires gotta. Get something beefier/meaner and you're gonna have a good time.

Blondude > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/22/2014 at 20:53

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You can't go on Oppo and expect us to tell you NOT to buy it. It's just not in our nature.

Brian Silvestro > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/22/2014 at 21:01

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Hold on, let me see if I can come up with something...

WOAH YOU CAN'T BUY IT BECAUSE PAINT IS BROKEN!

No? Okay.

BJohnson11 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/22/2014 at 21:05

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Well if paint, rims, tires, audio, and interior is what you want to change, you probably have to just double the purchase price to make that happen. So factor that into your budget.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Brian Silvestro 03/22/2014 at 21:13

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I hate it when my paint is broken!

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > BJohnson11 03/22/2014 at 21:15

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My plan was to grab a couple gallons of plasti-dip to keep costs down, but yeah it will take about 2 grand at least to make it into what i want it to be. Hell I could give Das Bierwagen a serious refreshing for a grand alone so hmmmm......I think I'll look up some part costs.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/22/2014 at 21:15

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This is a very real reason.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Big Bubba Ray 03/22/2014 at 21:16

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I don't mind the wheels but the centers need to be changed. However I just realized I don't know what size those tires are.....That might be a problem for mounting something more dune-friendly.

BJohnson11 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/22/2014 at 21:18

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That's where I'd start. Before I bought my truck I sat down and made a little spreadsheet of everything I thought I'd want to buy and how much it would cost. Surprising how quickly costs added up, but at least I knew what I was getting in to. So far, I've stayed pretty close to my estimated budget too.

Also, $2750 in cash will buy a 4 grand car all day and all night.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/22/2014 at 21:34

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buy it think of the hoonage

Big Bubba Ray > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 03/22/2014 at 21:50

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If you just bring it to any tire place and have them take a look, they'll throw something on for you that's the same size. I had that done on my Bug when I bought it and it turned out great.