![]() 12/24/2016 at 02:57 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
My girlfriend’s rusty Civic blew a tire on the side of the busiest highway in town which led to us changing the spare tire, buried under a mountain of the previous owners crap in the trunk, on the side of the road as traffic flew by at 70. Fun. Then when we arrived at her house I noticed the engine was knocking a bit so I doubt the old ‘93 is much more for this world. Not that it was anyways, the suspension sags about an inch and a half lower on the passenger side and every bolt head on the car has long since become a mound of rust. Problem is neither of us have the funds right now for a new car which means she has to borrow rides where she can to school/work or I need to find a way to swap an engine into her previous ride, a late 90s beat-to-shit Chevy S10 with a blown-up Iron Duke, automatic transmission, shit door hinges, and various dents and scratches. On top of this we’re getting a house soon which is another level of insane financial bumblefuckery I need to manage. Meanwhile it’s 2am and I’ve just now wrestled the oragami disaster known as “wrapping presents” for my dad and sister.
Bah humbug indeed. Pictured: an S10 I *wish* we had.
![]() 12/24/2016 at 03:14 |
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Would it not be easier/cheaper to put a new engine in the Civic? Vs the S10.
Edit: Especially if it’s a top end knock.
![]() 12/24/2016 at 03:21 |
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Best wishes bruh
Hopefully everything works out how you want
![]() 12/24/2016 at 07:34 |
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You should prob get into a financial spot where buying/repairing a beater isn’t a burden before you get a house.
![]() 12/24/2016 at 12:12 |
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The house is being paid for by a trust fund, I just gotta pony up the deposit
![]() 12/24/2016 at 12:14 |
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Then I still have to replace all of the suspension, which on my 7-year-newer Civic required a plasma cutter and welder and a whole second parts car because mild rust had turned everything into immovable lumps that just snapped. This Civic is about 10x rustier (bumpers falling off, etc)
![]() 12/24/2016 at 12:43 |
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I see. This is the No 2 reason I never wanna live up north.
![]() 12/24/2016 at 12:47 |
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Yeah... my Civic was from Canada. I dunno where this one is from but it’s somehow worse.
![]() 12/24/2016 at 12:54 |
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That’s why you never heard me “threaten (?)“ To move to Canada during the election.
![]() 12/24/2016 at 20:10 |
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Starred for the S10 picture. Unfortunatelyou I don’t have any good advice though.