I do what I want.

"Nibby" (nibby68)
05/11/2014 at 09:47 • Filed to: None

DISCUSSION (26)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Nibby
05/11/2014 at 09:49

Kinja'd!!!

yamahog > Nibby
05/11/2014 at 09:55

I see nothing wrong here.

Bytemite > Nibby
05/11/2014 at 09:57

And thats the most "offroading" that SUV has seen yet.

Nibby > Bytemite
05/11/2014 at 09:58

You're the 2nd one to tell me that. No, it's not.

I've taken it on rocks, mud, snow, ice... already :D

Brian Silvestro > Nibby
05/11/2014 at 10:00

FUCK YES

Bytemite > Nibby
05/11/2014 at 10:21

Eh, any passenger car can do that.

AM3R > Nibby
05/11/2014 at 10:31

There have been times that I DREAM that I could've done that.... But I drive a 328i.

SUVs get a lot of hate, but I still love me a good SUV!!

Nibby > Bytemite
05/11/2014 at 10:43

Yeah but no one took that spot... so I did :D

Nibby > AM3R
05/11/2014 at 10:43

You probably could've done that anyways.

cabarne4 > Nibby
05/11/2014 at 12:12

I'm more a fan of snowbank parking (random image I found on Google)

Kinja'd!!!

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Nibby
05/11/2014 at 12:38

you are starting to scare me with that thing! I think the power is getting to you

Eric the RC guy > cabarne4
05/11/2014 at 13:06

I used to do this every opportunity I could get. Now I drive a boring econobox though, so I try to park inconspicuously.

Nibby > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
05/11/2014 at 14:01

>:D

Nibby > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
05/11/2014 at 15:14

Nibby > cabarne4
05/11/2014 at 15:15

I do this when it snows too

cabarne4 > Eric the RC guy
05/11/2014 at 18:47

There's clearly a boring econobox exploiting the unused space in that photo... You just have to be more careful.

Eric the RC guy > cabarne4
05/11/2014 at 19:21

I guess I should clarify that the reason I drive a boring econobox is because adult things have become important to me and I have a fiance and kid, possibly breaking my car because I'm really just a very large six year old kid is no longer something I have time or money for :(

cabarne4 > Eric the RC guy
05/11/2014 at 20:24

Haha understandable. That's why I've budgeted for two vehicles. One "I'm a serious, responsible adult" daily driver, the other my "I'm really just a very large six year old" toy. If the toy gets broken, I can still get to work on weekdays.

Eric the RC guy > cabarne4
05/11/2014 at 21:06

I'm hoping to be there someday, unfortunately the dream of starting my own business is using up my "behave like a child" spare money for the immediate future. I was actually lucky enough to get a second car for the household recently, unfortunately it was an 01 Elantra to go with my 01 Camry (both green/blue-ish, imagine that). I've had some opportunities before, but I won't settle with FWD for a toy, and the only RWD I've ever owned that wasn't a pickup truck I had to sell two weeks after I got it because my DD died and I needed a car that didn't need work to DD.

Someday though... someday the wife will have an econobox and there will be an MX-5 sitting in my driveway with a trunk full of small cones for autocross practice. :'(

cabarne4 > Eric the RC guy
05/11/2014 at 21:16

What's not practical about an MX-5? I've daily-ed one before. As long as the wife has a car that can handle kid-duty, you should be able to drive whatever.

Early ones are so easy to work on, you can fix whatever you break on your lunch break (pro tip, I've actually done that before).

I feel you on the business front. I own 20% of a business in Arkansas haha a good amount of my income goes into it.

Eric the RC guy > cabarne4
05/11/2014 at 21:24

Both of the vehicles I currently own were given to me for free (thanks to my grandparents and parents). Assuming one of these vehicles lasts awhile hopefully an MX-5 is my next vehicle because even though my reasoning behind getting it is "because, racecar" it is a fairly practical vehicle all things considered (which, I believe, is why it is always the answer). It works because it is so popular, I figure both regular and aftermarket parts are fairly reasonably priced, so between regular maintenance and small upgrades I'm not spending too much.

cabarne4 > Eric the RC guy
05/11/2014 at 21:30

NA MX-5's are incredibly cheap to buy / own, if you're not looking for a beauty queen.

I spent $3500 on mine, but got it with all the parts for a rebuild, matching hardtop (with insulated headliner, and rear window defogger). It also had a brand new top with defogged glass rear window, a whole extra interior, two sets of wheels, and K Sport coilovers. Interior and exterior were pretty good (fenders were poorly rolled, but it wasn't too hard to fix).

Most of the MX-5's at my house were bought for between $500 and $2500. We've got about 16 at the house, plus all the parts to rebuild any of them.

Eric the RC guy > cabarne4
05/11/2014 at 21:38

I am not looking for a beauty queen, so I'm hoping that when I have the money I can find one for sub $2k. Unfortunately I'm in a position right now where I have almost zero dollars to spare, so all of my car dreams are on the sidelines. I will own one someday though, it is one of the few things I need to do before I die.

cabarne4 > Eric the RC guy
05/11/2014 at 21:42

Well, MX-5's are incredibly practical. 30ish MPG on the freeway, they can seat 7*, and can handle trips to IKEA quite well!

*it was not very comfortable, however.

Eric the RC guy > cabarne4
05/11/2014 at 21:51

Being 6'2" and way too fat it could seat between 3-4 people at the most, or my entire family and almost no groceries :(

cabarne4 > Eric the RC guy
05/11/2014 at 21:57

http://web.stagram.com/p/545151197705…

We actually drove a circle around the parking lot... I'm somewhere in the passenger seat.

Everyone in there is between 5'8" and 6'1", 130lbs to 180lbs. Top was up, trunk was empty.