No Garage

Started by Eye of the Tiger, December 07, 2018, 11:51:28 AM

giant_mtb

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on September 13, 2019, 12:26:20 PM
Excellent. It would be good to have a spare car on hand if Dakota breaks/gets stuck.


Eye of the Tiger

I already have ramps, dood.
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Submariner

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on September 13, 2019, 12:26:20 PM
Excellent. It would be good to have a spare car on hand if Dakota breaks/gets stuck.

Weld FeeEsta to the front of DUHKOTA.  That way you have 4x6 winter dominating traction.
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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: Submariner on September 13, 2019, 05:39:43 PM
Weld FeeEsta to the front of DUHKOTA.  That way you have 4x6 winter dominating traction.

I don't have enough welding wire.
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Eye of the Tiger

Ya, shud srsly trade Fiesta for SUV thing, and sell Dakota for a trailer.
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Eye of the Tiger

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Eye of the Tiger

Current wishy-washy plan:
Put Fiesta up for sale.
Rock Doge Dakota.
Buy a Focus wagon for doges/mpg.
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shp4man

Only one word on Dakota repaint.........Camo!

Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: shp4man on September 27, 2019, 01:48:09 PM
Only one word on Dakota repaint.........Camo!

If I get a wagon/other dog car, I will remove the cap and repaint+bedliner. I'm thinking a nice satin beige.
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Eye of the Tiger

Hmm ... Maybe camo... I'll just tape over the lights, then camo everything. Scrape the glass with a razor blade when I'm done. Yess
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Eye of the Tiger

I don't want to sell Fiesta now. It is a great car to drive. I just wish it was a wagon.
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Eye of the Tiger

If I buy custom seat covers, a stage 1 tune, and a heavy duty recirculation/not blow off valve, then I'm keeping Fiesta for a long time. I am almost ready.
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shp4man

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on September 30, 2019, 08:30:29 PM
If I buy custom seat covers, a stage 1 tune, and a heavy duty recirculation/not blow off valve, then I'm keeping Fiesta for a long time. I am almost ready.


What kind of mileage does it actually get? It has an average MPG readout, right?

Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: shp4man on September 30, 2019, 08:37:36 PM

What kind of mileage does it actually get? It has an average MPG readout, right?

Actually, for real, driving from SC to ME and back, it got over 47 MPG. It is a highway monster. It sucks in the city.
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shp4man

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on September 30, 2019, 08:46:49 PM
Actually, for real, driving from SC to ME and back, it got over 47 MPG. It is a highway monster. It sucks in the city.

Impressive. :ohyeah:

Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: shp4man on September 30, 2019, 09:04:06 PM
Impressive. :ohyeah:

It will be more impressive with a little computer tune to give it 160hp and 180 torks.
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shp4man

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on September 30, 2019, 09:20:15 PM
It will be more impressive with a little computer tune to give it 160hp and 180 torks.

3 cylinders, bitch.  ;)

Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: shp4man on September 30, 2019, 09:22:01 PM
3 cylinders, bitch.  ;)

3 are better than 4. It sounds like an angry V6.
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Eye of the Tiger

Okay, I'm doubling down on Fiesta. The $250 payment isn't really that bad. The dogs will just have to survive in the small backseat. Doge Dakota will lose the camper shell, and that money will buy custom seat covers for Fiesta. Maybe later it can get a stage 1 tune.
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Eye of the Tiger

Current wishy-washy plan:

Sell Dakota's camper shell.
Paint Dakota olive drab.
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Eye of the Tiger

I just wasted a whole morning going back and forth from the county tax assessor and DMV. It turns out that, even if I put a car in storage and turn in the license plate, I have to pay road taxes and property taxes on it. So they tried to charge me about $600 in taxes and late fees just to put Fiesta back on the road.

FYA.

SCDMV is not stealing any more of my money. They have already fucked me over too many times.

Fiesta is going up for sale. $11.5K.
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Eye of the Tiger

In the mean time, I will have to find the cheapest piece of shit to replace Fiesta. Something really old and shitty, with jack diddly shit for a tax assessment.

https://augusta.craigslist.org/cto/d/augusta-1997-saturn-sw2-low-miles/6989655002.html
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Eye of the Tiger

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Eye of the Tiger

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Eye of the Tiger

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Eye of the Tiger

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MrH

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on October 17, 2019, 11:32:51 AM
I just wasted a whole morning going back and forth from the county tax assessor and DMV. It turns out that, even if I put a car in storage and turn in the license plate, I have to pay road taxes and property taxes on it. So they tried to charge me about $600 in taxes and late fees just to put Fiesta back on the road.

FYA.

SCDMV is not stealing any more of my money. They have already fucked me over too many times.

Fiesta is going up for sale. $11.5K.

What was the thought process behind taking out a loan and buying the Fiesta, only to rent a storage space and just stash it away in there?
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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: MrH on October 18, 2019, 12:22:36 PM
What was the thought process behind taking out a loan and buying the Fiesta, only to rent a storage space and just stash it away in there?

I had a job. And then I didn't. And then i got a job. And then I got injured and had to stop working. And then I got better. Basically, fuck you world.
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Eye of the Tiger

Fuck this place.
I'm moving back to Maine.
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Submariner

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