The story of my daily driver... out of 5 cars.

"KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress" (kanatasz) 03/15/2016 at 00:08 • Filed to: None

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Fellow Opponauts, it has been a long 3 months since I last posted on this amazing car blog. I have been soooo busy with life it’s impossible to understand.
Where the hell do I even start?
I am going to finish the series on my B5 Audi for sure, so stay tuned for that.

Let’s catch up a bit on my car situation...
I traded my red EK hatch Civic with a manual tranny and a stock Y7 (I swapped front ends from stock to Acura El front end and back to stock, but this time it was off of ZipppyArt’s 99 Si Civic (which I used to have, it all comes around!). I traded that fine piece of machinery (which passed a legitimate safety inspection without issues, and had no rust underneath and an amazing powertrain) for a seemingly great 2004 Subaru Impreza 2.5 TS Wagon automatic. Now the only reason why I wanted to go ahead with this trade was:
1. I thought I would have higher resale value (I was in the business of attempting to flip cars for profit, or trade-up to a higher value car)
2. It was the middle of winter and I missed driving something which could get fully sideways in the snow
3. It was very spacious and perfect for you know... girlfriend and boyfriend things, and also carrying all my tools... and engines.
4. It sounded pretty badass and had almost zero rust with no apparent issues whatsoever.
As un-Jalopy as this trade may have been (due to manual to automatic transmission downgrade), it actually slightly benefited me.
I got the car registered and drove it for a month before deciding to sell it. I put it up for $1800, had a lot of success in catching people’s attention but only two people came through. The car developed a noise that was akin to rod knock, however it was diagnosed as piston slap when I first got the car.. this turned away the first possible buyer and he proceeded to defame me over various local car groups. The next guy, the one who ended up buying it, lowballed the shit out of me and ended up with a $900 2004 subaru with almost no rust, a great drivetrain (with piston slap... or whatever it may actually be), brand new winter tires, a freshly detailed interior, and fresh fluids as well as an up-to-date inspection certificate for emissions and safety standards. This was a deal unheard of back when I first started buying cars! I wish I had gotten such an amazing deal, but sadly my financial situation required me to let go of the car for whatever cash money the guy may have had.
The adventures however, my friends, did not end there! Let me continue in another post...

Here are some pictures of the rides aforementioned.

My EK Civic coupe parts car (shared with ZipppyArt), and my EK hatch with ZipppyArt’s EK Civic coupe.

An EK Civic in Canada’s natural habitat...

Traded the Civic for this clean-ass loud-ass Subaru.

Subarus doing Subaru things... first time I ever got stuck in a Subaru. I decided it was a good idea to play in the snow. Drove out of my buddy’s laneway, into the main (uncrowded) street during a very heavy snowfall and didnt see where the road ended or started and went BAM right into a ditch. Oh well, someone in a Jeep Wrangler pulled me out free of charge while I was trying to get my buddy’s B5 A4 1.8T unstuck from his lane-way.

bob and john > KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress 03/15/2016 at 00:16

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hmm, nukes the post and my comments along with it, and then re-posts with all incriminating evidence gone.

still think your an idiot for faking a document and drinking and driving.

(and no, i aint no angel. But I’m not mixing alcohol and cars)

TheHondaBro > bob and john 03/15/2016 at 00:17

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I noticed that as well.

KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress > bob and john 03/15/2016 at 00:22

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Can’t you fuck off? What business do you have policing what I do with my life?

bob and john > KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress 03/15/2016 at 00:23

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the fact that I live on ontario and I dont want some drunk civic driver killing me.

TheHondaBro > KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress 03/15/2016 at 00:25

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If you’re not ashamed of what you’ve done then why have you removed them from your original post?

KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress > bob and john 03/15/2016 at 00:26

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You can’t get drunk off a beer bottle... Chill the hell out buddy. That’s below the max blood alcohol level. Also I don’t even drive a Civic anymore.
It was anecdotal. I was in no way impaired.
Also sometimes to make ends meet you have to disregard the fact that your daily driver is missing an exhaust and just pass the safety. The damn car was in very good condition I just couldn’t afford to get a new exhaust and no car at the junkyard had an exhaust... It was all fixed afterwards.

KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress > TheHondaBro 03/15/2016 at 00:28

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Because I don’t need more children bitching at me over such anecdotal information. I don’t like drama and it really bothers me that people get their panties in a bunch over little things like these.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress 03/15/2016 at 00:31

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Oh hey there I —

TheHondaBro > KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress 03/15/2016 at 00:34

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It’s one thing having “anecdotal” information, it’s another thing removing them and censoring the comment that pointed them out. You could have politely explained in the first place that your BAC was below the limit or whatever, but you chose the aggressive route. That’s just shameful, man.

KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress > TheHondaBro 03/15/2016 at 00:38

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As I explained before, I really don’t need any more drama. You could have left this alone because it does not in any way shape or form affect your life right now. If you feel the need to bitch at someone over something you can’t even make a conclusion about (due to the lack of backing information), then you can do it somewhere else. I already have a mommy and daddy that tell me right from wrong. I don’t need people on the internet telling me. I’m over 18, I can make my own decisions.

I really dont appreciate you wasting your time trying to police my life, or at least guilt trip me like that. Im sure you can find better uses for your time..

bob and john > KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress 03/15/2016 at 00:48

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how old are you exactly? because in ontario, if your under 21, you arent allowed alcohol in your system behind the wheel.

period. no if, or ands, or buts. or ‘its just one beer’

MonkeePuzzle > KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress 03/15/2016 at 11:27

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I’m probably going to need to see more pictures of the civics :P

pauljones > KanataSZ, Peugeot-lover in distress 03/15/2016 at 17:26

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Mod here - you’re both in violation of our basic rule here: Be excellent to each other.

You’re right, he could have left it alone. He did stir up a low-grade shitstorm. But he wouldn’t have been able to do so if he didn’t have the ammunition necessary to do so first. This may be the internet, but that doesn’t mean that the consequences of saying or posting something stupid will be any different than they are in the real world.

Let me tell you in no uncertain terms: bragging about drinking and driving in any way whatsoever is stupid. Doing so in written form that is inherently discoverable is egregiously, monumentally, stupid. He’s right about that.

At the end of the day, if you say stupid shit, someone will likely call you on it. The internet is no different. Moderate yourself and what you choose to say, and you won’t encounter any problems going forward.