Permission to say "oh cock" aftermath - turned out better than expected!

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
02/16/2019 at 12:16 • Filed to: None

After the untimely demise of the altima rental car, I was out 500$ for the deductible on its accident (I’m somewhere in that shot above, the lady who hit me is in the ditch). So no biggie, I just took the cash out of “fun money” and called it good...Until Progressive called me yesterday and said the police report was not fully read by their adjuster who says it clearly stated I was not at fault so I get my 500$ deductible back.

So.....yay! I guess my hunt for a 1000$ project/fun car is back on! I’m still looking awfully hard at an old Fiero in my area. Will update Oppo if/when it happens.

DISCUSSION (25)

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2019 at 12:26

Nice! Ecotec swapped Fiero?

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
02/16/2019 at 12:29

SC 3800 swapped Fiero would be better..

Or SBC swapped....

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
02/16/2019 at 12:31

Nah, it’s keeping the iron puke. But I would definitely swap in the circle-track built one that makes like 270hp.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
02/16/2019 at 12:33

I’m not basic enough to swap in a 3800 or SBC...I’d have to keep it weird.

Rotary engined fiero? Porsche engined fiero? 2JZ fiero? Hayabusa fiero? These would be on the table. But nothing simple or already done to death.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2019 at 12:36

Fine, BBC Fiero.

Or maybe Boosted Chrysler 3.0 Fiero!

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
02/16/2019 at 12:37

Easy now, there were enough fire risks with the fiero when it’s stock. Let’s not make that worse with a chrysler engine.

.....Except for the viper V10.

Holy fuck, Viper V10 Fiero.

I love it.

InFierority Complex > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2019 at 12:40

Busso V6? Ther e’s a guy on youtube throwing a H6 from an SVX into the back of a lancia scorpion.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > InFierority Complex
02/16/2019 at 12:48

....I would definitely do that and then put ferrari badges on it just to have a laugh.

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2019 at 13:33

mmmm Super D uty power.

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
02/16/2019 at 13:34

I seem to remember a 3.5 HO swapped Fiero...

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2019 at 13:36

VR6! There have been one or two ... fits the car quite well.

Kiltedpadre > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2019 at 15:38

1.0 eco boost Fiero?

Forrest > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2019 at 15:46

Seems like this is one of the rare Altima accidents that was actually unavoidable.

Most Altima drivers around here just SEND IT without much regard for the consequences .

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Kiltedpadre
02/16/2019 at 16:57

Yes/no.

I will not put in A 1.0 ecoboost. I will put in TWO 1.0 ecoboosts. One in front, one in back. Then I have a 2.0, AWD, 6 cylinder fiero.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Forrest
02/16/2019 at 17:05

That amazes me since the rental altima had a traction control system that wouldn’t allow me to even attempt to spin the tires up to dig out. It even stalled on me “For my safety”. But anyways, it’s gone from my life now and it didn’t cost me a penny to rent or get smashed by a buick. Sort of a win-win really.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2019 at 17:58

Hey, I’m sorry, the what now? That’s a thing? brb, buying a mail truck

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
02/16/2019 at 17:59

Does an SBC even fit there? I mean, sure, someone’s probably done it, but how much would you need to modify the chassis?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
02/16/2019 at 18:17

You’re looking for “Super Duty 4" or SD4 motors if you want your own. They were used in the ARCA series for a while as well as some other racing series. The indy pace car (real one, not the replica series) had a 230ish horsepower version. Buy the right parts and you can build one over 300hp with off the shelf GM racing parts. I’d like a nice streetable 200-250 for mine, please.

Kiltedpadre > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2019 at 18:29

Now you’re talking.

I just keep thinking how much I want to drop a 1.0 ecoboost into a Metropolitan. I’m just able to realize it’s beyond my budget/ability.

Forrest > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/16/2019 at 23:20

Interesting. I live in California, so I don’t spend much time driving in snow. But, on dry pavement, I routinely see Altimas whose drivers are looking at their smartphones while weaving through traffic and jamming their car into impossibly small gaps between other cars. (This is different from most of the other bad drivers around here , who look at their smartphones while rolling forward slowly on the highway until they crash into the stopped car in front of them.)

Perhaps I started noticing it more after I read the final paragraph of article by Jack Baruth:

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/08/no-fixed-abode-criminal-minds-traffic-credit/

Longtime Lurker > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/17/2019 at 03:55

2.0L ecoboost Fiero?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Longtime Lurker
02/17/2019 at 12:08

3.5 ecoboost fiero

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
02/18/2019 at 07:04

I know a 455 “fits”, not sure how much “modification” needed to be done to make it work, but I know you didn’t have to worry about heat.....

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
02/18/2019 at 07:06

Hey Chrysler engines don’t light on fire, they just mark their spots.

Besides, a boosted 3.0 would make more power/torque than a Viper V10 in a far smaller package.

RacinBob > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
02/24/2019 at 23:52

That is too funny