a sad day...

"dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford" (dtg11) 03/22/2018 at 18:45 • Filed to: Sasha the TSX

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Rust has reared its ugly head once again on my beloved car. It must have broken through when I had it washed Monday. I knew this car had rust when I bought it, but I was hoping it’d take longer than this to create holes. At least fenders are cheap and easy to swap out, only about $220-$250 for a used one already painted in “Nighthawk Black Pearl”.

Thankfully, rockers and doors are still in good shape, as is the driver’s side.

shop-teacher > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 03/22/2018 at 18:53

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Such is life. Saturday you’ll see the rust taking hold on my beloved truck’s rockers.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 03/22/2018 at 18:57

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Yeah, pretty hard to avoid rust around here...

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 03/22/2018 at 18:58

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the rear end of me bike is pretty much entirely covered in that rust stuff (i dont think the frame can rust... so this probably means my chain is toast and sharing its rust flakes as far as it can fling them)

it’ll get new parts when salt season is over (it’ll probably get a wash 5 minutes before i take it to the shop coz whats the point of doing it any sooner... it’ll just get dirty again)

so yeah.......nice hole you got there mate.... adds lightness :p

interstate366, now In The Industry > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 03/22/2018 at 19:24

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At least it’s the fender and not the quarter panel. Or is it?

interstate366, now In The Industry > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 03/22/2018 at 19:32

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Also I found this randomly on Craigslist earlier...the Florida plate answers any questions you may have. I was going to write an unnecessary car shopping post about it but Kinja is acting up.

https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/cto/d/04-rhd-jdm-honda-accord-euro/6497433714.html

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 03/22/2018 at 19:38

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Impossible for a long term daily driver that has spent one night in 12 years in a garage.

I rented a house with a generous 2-car garage when I first moved to Villa Park. A couple/three months after I moved in, I cleaned it out so I could fit both my Buick and my truck in. That was a Thursday night. Friday night my girlfriend came to stay for the weekend, as she did every weekend. I let her park her car in there for the weekend ... She never went home again.

See you Saturday, right?

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 03/22/2018 at 19:52

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Haha — I’d say that letting her park in the garage was a good idea then!!!

Yep - I’ll be there Saturday, on my own (wife is working and son will be at the in-laws)- looking forward to it!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/22/2018 at 19:53

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It starts with a P followed by a letter and a number.

Dealer plate.

interstate366, now In The Industry > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 03/22/2018 at 19:58

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Still, that’s how it got into the US. That particular one isn’t even importable to Canada yet.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/22/2018 at 21:04

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would drive vey gladly until the feds catch up and crush it

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/22/2018 at 21:05

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just the fender i think, i haven’t checked behind it but it looks ok to me and doesn’t feel soft

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 03/22/2018 at 21:39

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I naively thought I would park there on weeknights, and she’s park there in the weekends ... yeah, not so much :)

Cool! I’ll have the family with me.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 03/22/2018 at 22:16

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See you Saturday!