WWOD (What Would Oppo do?)

"dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford" (dtg11)
10/31/2017 at 15:47 • Filed to: None

I’m strongly considering selling one of my 1/18 models that’s worth around $300. With that money I have 4 options:

A) Save it. I’m in college. Financially I’m ok but have no income since I’ve been unable to get a job. I do have an emergency fund but obviously more padding the better.

B) Pay for my college. I owe my parents some money for college and this would go a decent way towards paying that debt.

C) Put it towards a new phone. My current phone is a 2 year old Motorola Droid Turbo, which is aging rapidly. I’d be looking at getting a new/newer iPhone, partly for the connectivity to other iPhones (plus I like the features, among other things).

D) Buy an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for my TSX. It’d increase the power, the torque, lower the VTEC point, raise the rev limiter, evens out the torque curve, and improves fuel economy. Also there’s no reliability issues from this that I’ve seen, but make this change to a car with 192k miles is concerning. Still I think it’d be fun and really help the weak points of the driving experience.

DISCUSSION (43)

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 15:53

A or B, probably B.

Wacko > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 15:56

you forgot option E

E) Hookers and Blow

RT > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 15:56

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 15:57

The ECU reflash though isn’t as good as Flashpro

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 15:58

The answer is A to put you in a place to satisfy C or B as the need arises.

Lifestyle creep is something you’ll have to learn to deal with after school and it’s best to learn to not behave that way now. Every dollar that comes in doesn’t need to be spent.

A new phone can be a necessity, but if your current phone is working fine and you just want it for the features, then it probably isn’t; when it becomes a necessity, then spend the money.

Paying down that debt is admirable and important, but while you’re in college and that debt isn’t accruing interest and you have no cash flow it’s best to just let it ride until you can make more meaningful dents once you have a job.

Don’t spend money tuning a 192k mile car unless you’re debt-free, employed, and bored.

For Sweden > Wacko
10/31/2017 at 15:59

Tow hooks and blow-off valves are better

shop-teacher > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 16:00

A or B. C is dumb, phones are a terrible thing to spend money on when you don’t need to. D is wildly irresponsible.

Arrivederci > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
10/31/2017 at 16:01

Not the sexy answer, but the right one.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 16:04

As others have stated, don’t blow away the money – keep it, as nothing on your list sounds particularly pending.

Which brings the question – why are you selling your model in the first place? Is it safe to assume that it will only go up in value the longer you hold on to it? If yes, and if keeping it gives you satisfaction from having it in your life – why not hold on to it? You can always sell it later if things change, and maybe it will be worth a little bit more then too?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 16:10

Which model?

Wacko > For Sweden
10/31/2017 at 16:12

to each his own

Wacko > shop-teacher
10/31/2017 at 16:13

thanks dad

OPPOsaurus WRX > Wacko
10/31/2017 at 16:15

I side with shop-teacher

shop-teacher > Wacko
10/31/2017 at 16:17

You know I’m right!

Wacko > shop-teacher
10/31/2017 at 16:22

i’m not saying your wrong, just that sounds like a dad answer.

the kid is on a car blog site, were the answer is more power and miat and lightness.

that being said yes I know you are right

Wacko > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/31/2017 at 16:23

so am I, it’s just a classic dad answer that its wildly irresponsible

shop-teacher > Wacko
10/31/2017 at 16:45

Well, I am a Dad, so ....

Wacko > shop-teacher
10/31/2017 at 16:52

so am I

we got a 9, a soon to be 4, a just turned 2 and we are expecting another one in june

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 16:55

not D ... that reflash will amuse you for a week or two before it feels normal again.

Source: I had an RSX-S with the Hondata reflash, also had a 1st get TSX auto that was more than quick enough for what it was.

Captain of the Enterprise > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 17:02

What is the 1/18 model of?

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/31/2017 at 18:28

Autoart Maybach 62

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
10/31/2017 at 18:30

thanks, this is what I needed to hear, even if it’s not what my heart wants

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
10/31/2017 at 18:34

unsure how much more value it’ll accrue, I like it but I’m not in love, I originally bought it to flip (bought for $120, worth around $300). It wouldn’t hurt anything to hold onto it, but it won’t do me any good for the next 4 years.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Captain of the Enterprise
10/31/2017 at 18:34

Autoart Maybach 62

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/31/2017 at 19:28

A or c. No sense messing with the car with that kind of mileage. And no sense paying back debt right now if you don’t have to. Once you start working, you can deal with the repayment.

shop-teacher > Wacko
10/31/2017 at 19:46

Wow, you’ve been busy!

I have an almost 5 and a 2. We’re officially done. I took the bullets out of the gun last year.

OPPOsaurus WRX > shop-teacher
10/31/2017 at 20:20

i like that way you put that.

Wacko > shop-teacher
10/31/2017 at 20:29

And the past 3 years I have been doing a major renovation to my house from this.

Kinja'd!!!

To this

Kinja'd!!!

shop-teacher > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/31/2017 at 21:57

Thanks. I must confess, I stole it from an old Jeff Foxworthy bit.

“I went and got the little snip. Took the bullets out of the gun. Now I point it at anybody, they don’t care.”

OPPOsaurus WRX > shop-teacher
10/31/2017 at 22:02

we had a new project call the office while i was out when my son was born. I meet this guy for the first time and he asks how everything went. I mention this was number 3 and he recommends I should get snipped. I just found it to be a weird thing to say only 5 minutes after meeting someone.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Wacko
10/31/2017 at 22:03

that is an interesting transformation. Is it a flat roof? Roof Deck?

shop-teacher > Wacko
10/31/2017 at 22:03

You’re making me feel really lazy!

shop-teacher > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/31/2017 at 22:08

Yeah, that is weird. I recommend it to guys who mention wanting to be done with kids, but that is really weird.

Wacko > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/31/2017 at 22:23

The roof is the same, except I redid the shingles last year. And I did the garage’s roof too. Also changed all the old windows to match the new one and finally removed the old doors then did the exterior.

The old house is the top part.

Kinja'd!!!

The two last pictures you can see the house behind my daughter and my jeep. Pic of my daughter was summer 2015 and the jeep with the snow was spring 2016 before I did the exterior in the summer

Wacko > shop-teacher
10/31/2017 at 22:44

I work 40 hours a week, and all this is done on my weekends, nights, and 3 weeks vacation since august 2014, and my daughter was 6 months old. I lost a month in 2015 to a knee surgery and had my son October 2015.

I spent late spring summer of 2016 doing the 2 roofs, changed all the old windows and did all the exterior untill the middle of fall.

Then lost 3 months on February 20th when my intestine decided to rupture. Then went back to work on June 1st and worked on my yard till mid august then I started my new bathroom. Built my shower base out of cement, then came the ceramic shower, floor and a wall.

See my reply to opposaurus for pics,

Here is my shower that we been using for 2 weeks now.

Kinja'd!!!

About 90% is done by me and my wife. She mostly takes care of the kids while i’m doing this. She helps me when I need another set of hands

OPPOsaurus WRX > Wacko
11/01/2017 at 07:40

holy shit, thats one way to add another floor. usually i see people build over, not under

Wacko > OPPOsaurus WRX
11/01/2017 at 08:37

i’m not most people...

and my house had a slight slant to it. And I hated the humidity of the crawl space. So up it went, and new heated slab it is. My slab stays at 22C or 71.5F all year long. it’s a massive slab. 18 inches thick for the footing and 10 inches for the floors

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
11/01/2017 at 08:40

Yeah, I could let it go, too.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Wacko
11/01/2017 at 08:43

where are you located? did you have to dig down for a frost wall at all? Around here everything has to go down at least 4'

Wacko > OPPOsaurus WRX
11/01/2017 at 08:57

monolithic slabs like this don’t have to be dug down. but I do have 3 feet of foam skirt around my footing. I have a french drain a few inches under the foam. I have a a vapor barrier and 2 inches of blue foam all around and under my slab

I live in north western Quebec and not all municipalities accept these, only cause the are ignorant and don’t want to learn about them

Kinja'd!!!

shop-teacher > Wacko
11/01/2017 at 09:16

Impressive. Really really impressive.

Wacko > shop-teacher
11/01/2017 at 09:21

tired, really really tired. will not do again....

shop-teacher > Wacko
11/01/2017 at 09:43

I have no doubt.