It's been a rough year for OPPO

"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus) 12/31/2016 at 19:20 • Filed to: None

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Post the (motorized) ones you lost. Then pour out a quart for the fallen homies.

2003 Allroad. After amassive oil bleed out the air ride system failed. R.I.P.

pip bip - choose Corrour > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 19:23

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still driving the same shitter i started the year with.

XJDano > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 19:27

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I don’t know if there will be any changes in my fleet this year. Unless something catastrophic happens to equinox.

I have 15 quarts of old oil I need to go pour out.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 19:33

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I still see it driving around every now and then.

lone_liberal > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 19:33

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Car-wise this was actually a good year for me. I finally got the POS Camaro back on the road after over a decade of being inert. I hoping that this year will see it become at least somewhat presentable and maybe even play with getting it a bit faster.

jimz > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/31/2016 at 19:37

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You’re driving a toilet?

jasmits > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 19:40

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Came into my life on a trailer and left under its own power, both in 2016 so I’ll call it a success.

pip bip - choose Corrour > jimz 12/31/2016 at 19:42

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LOL! (‘04 Mitsubishi Lancer with 633k km - so close enough to one)

interstate366, now In The Industry > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 19:45

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Same now as a year ago. 3 Preludes, 2 off the road. The 6 months this one was going, though...

Maxima Speed > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 19:51

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2006 Mazda 6 V6 Sport, RIP. Had it for 11 days and was broadsided by a city worker pickup truck. :( what a beautiful, fun car.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Maxima Speed 12/31/2016 at 20:07

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O shit. I thought my 10 months was short

shop-teacher > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 20:31

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After being for sale for nearly three months, I gave myself until today for the Roadmaster to either sell or I would keep it. It sold two days ago, just under the wire. I know it was the right thing to do, but I very much have mixed feelings about letting go of the old beast.

jimz > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/31/2016 at 20:38

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Just teasing. “Shitter” is American slang for toilet.

TheRealBicycleBuck > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 20:43

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February:

December:

As of tonight, it’s still in the shop.

My mom’s journey has been much the same. Diagnosed with cancer in February. In full remission in June. Cancer came back with a vengeance in December. She’s starting her year with more chemotherapy.

Here’s hoping for a better 2017.

pip bip - choose Corrour > jimz 12/31/2016 at 20:44

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i knew what you we insinuating , given the current state of my car it’s actually close to the mark.

promoted by the color red > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 20:45

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RIP to my 0 accident driving record. The van in front came to a stop. I came to a stop. The Hyundai Sonata behind me did not come to a stop and punched my bumper. Minor damage to my car and more damaging to my ego.

Svend > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 20:54

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This was our girl three years ago in March, the day we got her.

and her last clean in March this year, the day before she went to be replaced by Piglet.

You can just make out a slight ding on the rear wing on the horizontal meeting point with the rear bumper, along with slight kerbing on one of the alloy wheels was all that was wrong after three years ownership.

By all accounts she’s still living happily down in the south of England.

Vimto > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 20:59

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In October after various testing I found out I have serious spinal problems and need surgery. I moved back in with my parents (I’m 21, have been living away from home for 3 years) and had to sell my beloved 2009 C70.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Vimto 12/31/2016 at 21:10

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That sux x2. Wut sort of spinal issues? I had a scoliosis rod installed 1 week after highschool graduation.

OPPOsaurus WRX > TheRealBicycleBuck 12/31/2016 at 21:11

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The WRX better come back.... And ur mom, that would be good too

TheRealBicycleBuck > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 21:14

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Yeah, that would be good too.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 22:03

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Might as well pour a quart out for the Allroad, because if you poured it in it’d still end up on the pavement in the morning.

There’s an older lady in town with an Allroad identical to yours. It makes me think of you every time I see it around.

OPPOsaurus WRX > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/31/2016 at 22:04

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Despite the hell I went thru just keeping that running I want it back.

twochevrons > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 22:11

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I sold the car that was the subject of my first Oppo post , and whose review got frontpaged. After a fender-bender late last year, and another case of ridiculous oil leakage, I realised that it was time to move on and let it go. I managed the first part easily enough, picking up a 2015 Golf GTI early this year. The second part, however, took rather longer, and it only went on to a new owner a month or so ago.

I’m sad about it, yes, but at the same time, I’ve had some wonderful cars come into my life this year. The aforementioned GTI , the family-heirloom Triumph , and even (I’m sorry, Opposaurus...) an Audi Allroad . They’ve all enriched my life and infuriated me in equal measure, and I love them all.

Vimto > OPPOsaurus WRX 12/31/2016 at 22:22

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I’ve had severe scoliosis for years. I went to a specialist for the past 5 years for xrays every 6 months and he said it wasn’t progressing so I was okay. The pain has gradually gotten worse over the past 3 years so I finally decided to get an MRI done elsewhere. My scoliosis has caused bulging and herniated discs, pinched nerves, bone spurs and spinal degeneration. I’m only 21 and the discs in my lower back are almost completely worn out and see thru on the MRI.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Vimto 12/31/2016 at 22:32

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That sux. I hope you didn’t wait too long. I can still operate normally for the most part. There are some days, maybe with the weather it sux

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/01/2017 at 00:53

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Lost to a hailstorm and stupid regulations.

shop-teacher > promoted by the color red 01/01/2017 at 01:46

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Doesn’t count, you weren’t at fault. Your record is still in-tact!

jkm7680 > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/01/2017 at 13:24

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Well, late 2015 but still.

Just noticed I’ve had the Jetta for a year now......

jkm7680 > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/01/2017 at 13:24

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Well, late 2015 but still.

Just noticed I’ve had the Jetta for a year now......