And just like that ...

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
12/05/2018 at 22:05 • Filed to: RallyMetro

She’s gone. I’m gonna miss that little bugger.

I took her to Victory Auto Wreckers after school today. I hadn’t been there in probably 20 years. Anyone who has ever lived in Chicagoland, will remember their classic TV commercial. I bet its on youtube, its pretty funny.

Anyways, the place is re ally close to my work , and it’s a lot nicer than it used to be. The whole yard is paved now, and they have LED light towers all over the place. That was nice, because it got dark at like 4:30 while I was walking the yard. I need to go more often. I took pictures of some interesting stuff, I’ll post those tomorrow.

The people there were super friendly, and got a kick out of the RallyMetro. I think I owe XJDano dinner, because they paid me $40 more than I paid him two years ago!

Bye-bye RallyMetro! You were an incredible machine!

I’m genuinely kinda sad now.

DISCUSSION (38)

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 22:15

Dammit, it could have lived as a lemons car. Atleast post it on a lemons fourm where it is so someone could pick it up.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 22:18

Bye bye to one of my favorite oppo cars

daender > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 22:19

Bummer way to send it off but it was rusted that bad (I don’t know if even a LeMons team would take it) so I see why it had to be this way. Still, it lived a more exciting life than 99% of most Metros!

dogisbadob > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 22:20

cool car!

Did you replace it with that blue Civic? :p

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 22:25

RIP Rally Metro! And here’s a link for the younger/ out of town crowd:

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW
12/05/2018 at 22:31

Thanks for finding that :)

shop-teacher > daender
12/05/2018 at 22:33

I was hoping the end would be more dramatic. Either a suspension arm getting ripped off, or a window in the block. Nope, still ran (badly) and drove.

shop-teacher > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
12/05/2018 at 22:34

Once it goes in the boneyard, it's over.

shop-teacher > dogisbadob
12/05/2018 at 22:35

That thing was shockingly nice! I don't know what the deal was with it.

shop-teacher > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/05/2018 at 22:35

Its been quite an adventure.

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 22:37

Are you allowed to replace it without having to live in the replacement? Because there's a Roadmaster somewhere calling out your name. :)

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter
12/05/2018 at 22:41

It will have to be cheap, and I’ve promised to wait until after the holidays.

Another Roadmaster is definitely possible.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 22:46

Flood car maybe?

OPPOsaurus WRX > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 22:47

R.I .P.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 22:57

A Chicago classic! They must have run the same commercial for 25 years or so.

cbell04 > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 23:11

Come on down here and get yourself a nice clean NC state car. That way you don’t worry about rust just the fact that everything rubber breaks the 1st time it sees a zero degree day!:)

shop-teacher > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
12/05/2018 at 23:19

Could be. We got a crapton of rain last weekend.

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW
12/05/2018 at 23:20

Yep!

shop-teacher > cbell04
12/05/2018 at 23:21

Ha! :)

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 23:31

Actually, is that clear peel going on with the paint? If that’s the case, might have been totaled out from that alone. (Blue paint, especially dark blue? Stupid expensive.)

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > shop-teacher
12/05/2018 at 23:38

You did take the oppo and jalopnik stickers off right?

Stef Schrader > shop-teacher
12/06/2018 at 02:02

Oh no! Why? :(

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > WilliamsSW
12/06/2018 at 03:35

Man a wrecking yard full of 40s and 50s cars. You don’t see than anymore

shop-teacher > Stef Schrader
12/06/2018 at 07:14

The engine started going during the last event of the year. It’s knocking, running on two cylinders, and pushing oil back if the fill cap. It’s too rusty to bother with an engine swap. The mounts for the front lower control arms, it’s a miracle one of the control arms never got ripped off.

I paid $140 for it two years ago, and the junkyard gave me $180 for it. That will go towards its replacement. I'll be rallycrossing something next year, I just don't know what.

fryguy > shop-teacher
12/06/2018 at 07:14

When hooking her up to your truck, I noticed she was taking some Byron clay/mud to her Valhalla

shop-teacher > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/06/2018 at 08:04

You don’t see it at this yard anymore either :)

shop-teacher > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
12/06/2018 at 08:05

I didn't look at it that closely.

shop-teacher > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner
12/06/2018 at 08:06

Nope. What good would that do? They aren't reusable.

shop-teacher > fryguy
12/06/2018 at 08:06

She definitely did! It was fitting :)

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > shop-teacher
12/06/2018 at 08:21

memories bruh

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher
12/06/2018 at 09:05

Better to have loved and lost...

Time to find a new one to love.

dogisbadob > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
12/06/2018 at 10:41

Honda sucks at paint :(

shop-teacher > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
12/06/2018 at 10:52

Agreed :)

shop-teacher > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner
12/06/2018 at 10:55

That what pictures are for.

I seriously considered keeping the hatch and hanging it on the wall ... But I don't have any empty spot big enough to hang it.

Stef Schrader > shop-teacher
12/06/2018 at 15:24

Oof. Glad to know it died a noble death, then.

shop-teacher > Stef Schrader
12/06/2018 at 15:58

Yeah, I was hop ing the end would be a little more dramatic. Either a torn off suspension arm, or a window in the side of the block. The little bugger was too determined for that. I ran five entire runs with the engine wounded. A couple times it coughed and banged, but it just kept going. Still started and moved under it’s own power right up into the junkyard.

Stef Schrader > shop-teacher
12/06/2018 at 21:06

:( Poor good little car.

shop-teacher > Stef Schrader
12/06/2018 at 21:51

Yeah, I got a little choked up when the forklift grabbed it.