What have I done?

"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori) 11/11/2019 at 15:00 • Filed to: The Hot Mess

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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:05

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Ferd!

facw > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:07

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farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:08

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looks like you froze a cat

Milky > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:08

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400hp + green over tan = sex

benn454 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:10

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 You've performed a walletectomy, is what you've done. 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:11

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This is good Oppo

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:11

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LOL - I assume this is your “ reward” for signing with Company C?

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:12

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Great success!!!

Future Heap Owner > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:16

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A great thing!

For us, that is. Remains to be seen how good it is for you.

someassemblyrequired > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:17

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I believe that’s what experts call a “bad life choice” or “bad financial decision.”

Should be fun, they’re actually decent cars, just do your own work, and get parts from a specialist (FCP Euro, Motorcars) or from the UK to keep costs down .

Most of the issues with those cars are brittle plastics - they’re not terrible to work on and issues tend to be more annoying (like a window falls of the track or a door handle stops working) rather than drivetrain .

If it’s an early car, you probably want to see if it’s potentially got tensioner issues - IIRC the R’s had the upgrade from new, but some of the early V8s (before early 2001) had tensioners that would go brittle, fail and grenade the valves.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:17

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Needs a new livery.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:20

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The right thing. You did the right thing, son.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 11/11/2019 at 15:24

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farscythe - makin da cawfee! > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/11/2019 at 15:26

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good that fluffy lived

CB > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:29

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You are a hero.

Rainbow > Milky 11/11/2019 at 15:40

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Boy have I been doing it wrong.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 11/11/2019 at 15:41

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Truly amazing.

Related: don’t drink & cold.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/miracle-student-survived-his-body-being-frozen-solid-a6823801.html

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/11/2019 at 15:44

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i woke up under a couple inches of snow once

didnt think much of it at the time...but in hindsight im probably pretty lucky to have gotten away with that one

(thank you full length trenchcoat)

Milky > Rainbow 11/11/2019 at 15:46

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LJ909 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 15:46

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You must’ ve have not seen when I bought one of these a few years back and got rid of it in less than a week. But good luck! Take one for the team.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 11/11/2019 at 15:57

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Wow. How long were you out?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/11/2019 at 16:07

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left the pub at last orders...woke about 7 or 8 am i think....dragged my ass to the station to get a taxi like i planned to when i left the pub

so probably about 6 hours give or take depending on how long i wandered about before falling over

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 16:13

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You crazy son of a bitch, you actually did it! I wonder, is there a German word that encompasses both envy and schadenfreude ?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Rainbow 11/11/2019 at 16:27

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There is no wrong hole

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 11/11/2019 at 16:29

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Geez... Yeah, you dodged one there.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/11/2019 at 16:31

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if you’re  gonna be dumb you better be tough?

or just lucky

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 11/11/2019 at 16:32

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Tough + lucky will get you far in life.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 16:39

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Mine the day I brought it home. September something 2017. I still love it.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 16:42

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There’s always something special about Jaguars. Even the Ford ones in my opinion 

MM54 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 18:00

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I believe, what you have done, is A Thing.

Rainbow > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 20:16

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N ostril. Ear. Eye socket. Bullet wound.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > LJ909 11/11/2019 at 21:03

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Do I want to know?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Rainbow 11/11/2019 at 21:30

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LJ909 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 22:14

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Yea you do trust me. It pretty much had typical Jag problems everyone tried to warm me about.  https://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-time-i-bought-a-jaguar-s-type-r-and-got-rid-of-it-i-1682716216

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > LJ909 11/11/2019 at 22:28

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Wow that sucks! Sounds a little like my Land Rover purchase. Ended up with blown head gaskets and still not sure how long the transmission is going to last. That said, your story actually makes me feel a little better.

Sort of suspecting I could get into a world of hurt (The first one of these I looked at wouldn’t start and had a gear 3-4 slip code) I came in with a Jaguar specific OBDII scanner and made sure to check all the ECUs (especially the transmission) for DTCs. I also brought a OBDII gauge cluster so I could keep an eye on the actual engine temperature, not just what the gauge was telling me as I assumed it is software controlled and about as useful as the one in the Landy (when it moves off the middle, your heads are already cracked) .

Is the car perfect? OH DEAR GOD NO! Needs tires, alignment , probably some work to the front end, and a bunch of other stuff I don’t want to think about... but my threshold for pain is pretty high and for what I paid I’m happy with it.

I guess we get to see if it starts tomorrow!

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 22:46

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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/11/2019 at 22:48

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Technically it was my reward for signing on with Company B, but by the time I’d changed my mind and switched to C, plans had been set in motion to go get the car and I decided to go with it. A minor risk, but one I was willing to take.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/11/2019 at 23:36

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Congrats, perfect colour for the S-type!

RacinBob > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/12/2019 at 00:13

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Congratulations on picking company C. May you enjoy the ride!

LJ909 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/12/2019 at 01:15

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Well at least you came more prepared than I did. I wish I would’ ve had the scanner. But since your pain threshold is high, Im here for whatever updates you got. The S Type R is a rare gem that’ s fantasia when it works properly. Try and enjoy that engine and not think about the coming(hope not) bad stuff.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 11/12/2019 at 09:18

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Nice. Looking forward to hearing more about both the job and this new project as they progress.