So I was looking at motorhomes and happened on this, a 1988 Chevy conversion van.
$1400 and it's mine. Bought it for traveling to see the kids in Maryland- no hotel rooms and I can shower at Fort Meade or Annapolis gyms for free..
A/C doesn't work but drives fine so far- needs all the TLC an OLD vehicle, shampoo carpets, minor cosmetic help.
Has an old school CB and TV (I was surprised it picks up one station- I thought the analogs were all off the air!), the captain seats all swivel around, table can be in the back or middle (could make another, it's a simple pipe+ wooden assembly), lots of cupholders and ashtrays...
It's HUGE inside!!!!
I could care less about the exterior but think it would be fun to eventually pimp out the inside.. :lol:
Any guesses on what my gas mileage will be? I bought it then went for an Army exercise in Indiana for 10days, I filled it up for the first time last week and will drive it a bunch to get a feel for that...
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/9489376074_b08a50f435_z.jpg)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/9489375802_4067179f91.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7373/9486577787_086b4731c9.jpg)
Think of all the sex that thing has seen.
Uh, yuck...
Thats the REAL Swagger Wagon!!! My cousin has one as his tow vehicle and cries constantly about it being a gas hog. You'll be lucky to get 10mpg!
Sweet.
It only needs two things.
About 30 square yards of red velour.
Shag carpeting.
:lol:
Congrats! It looks very clean on the outside, especially for the age. When I was a kid we loved it when my grandparents would visit in their 1994 Chevrolet van -- so roomy and plush. My grandfather even built custom beds for it, and they traveled cross-country in it several times.
Pimp!
LOLS LOLS LOLS
Yeah, I think I could use it to tow (eventually I want a popup but hopefully by the time I have money for something like that I'll also have money for a FLEX or something)
I want to get it detailed- just INSIDE. What is the appropriate rate to vacuum/shampoo everything?
AND the back "bed" isn't really long or wide enough for me to sleep on. I'm thinking a hammock would be perfect. :lol: Then I could take my kids, they could all fit on the bed and floor easy...!
(but the middle row captain's chairs lean so far back it's almost flat anyway. Could sleep in those...)
There is a drivein movie less than an hour from here. I wanted to take VAN but they put the audio on the radio and the rightside of VAN's stereo doesn't work, plus it's a crappy old GM deck to begin with...
Oh Jesus, no, no, NO.
Yeah I would definitely shampoo all the fabric inside. :lol:
All it needs is a little "FREE CANDY" written on side, and you're all set!
Quote from: S204STi on August 11, 2013, 04:56:10 PM
Oh Jesus, no, no, NO.
you are waaaaay too late. Already bought, titled, tagged, driven. :lol:
Quote from: Speed_Racer on August 11, 2013, 05:28:26 PM
All it needs is a little "FREE CANDY" written on side, and you're all set!
People THINK that one never gets old......... :facepalm:
Quote from: hotrodalex on August 11, 2013, 05:27:58 PM
Yeah I would definitely shampoo all the fabric inside. :lol:
Ultraviolet dome lights!!!
Quote from: Laconian on August 11, 2013, 06:29:12 PM
Ultraviolet dome lights!!!
Clean and get a tan at the same time!
Well, you have to admit the van does look like rape.
Naww.
Too many windows.
look how bright it was inside with all the shades drawn!!!
-I bought a curtainrod and curtain to hang behind the driver/passenger seats, right below the TV...
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 11, 2013, 07:04:08 PM
look how bright it was inside with all the shades drawn!!!
-I bought a curtainrod and curtain to hang behind the driver/passenger seats, right below the TV...
You could probably dump the TV for extra storage space; but under no circumstances are you ever allowed to get rid of the CB.
Quote from: Soup DeVille on August 11, 2013, 07:07:53 PM
You could probably dump the TV for extra storage space; but under no circumstances are you ever allowed to get rid of the CB.
I wanna connect my old school Turbografx16 game system. I also have DVD players.... :lol:
Quote from: 280Z Turbo on August 11, 2013, 06:52:52 PM
Well, you have to admit the van does look like rape.
Not with all those big windows on the side.
Quote from: Raza on August 11, 2013, 08:43:07 PM
Not with all those big windows on the side.
Pay Per View maybe?
:lol:
Quote from: FlatBlackCaddy on August 11, 2013, 08:44:53 PM
Pay Per View maybe?
Gotta get those coin operated shades they used to use for live peep shows...
Magic fingers bed?
Quote from: Speed_Racer on August 11, 2013, 10:13:43 PM
Magic fingers bed?
Just pull one sparkplug: same effect.
Me and the guys I go on a yearly road trip with were looking for one of those. High quality, man! That's travelling in luxury, right there!
So you sold a Miata for this?
Hard to jam three kids in a Miata though.
Quote from: Northlands on August 12, 2013, 02:41:12 PM
Hard to jam three kids in a Miata though.
Not if you have a good blender.
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 11, 2013, 05:30:57 PM
you are waaaaay too late. Already bought, titled, tagged, driven. :lol:
People THINK that one never gets old......... :facepalm:
Christ on sale... this decision, man... possibly 2nd worst of your life.
Quote from: Northlands on August 12, 2013, 02:41:12 PM
Hard to jam three kids in a Miata though.
That's why he's got a wagon.
You guys get excited over a van, but piss all over a 1974 Do... :devil:
Congrats! Don't forget to tan, grow an Iroquois hairstyle and wear some bling! :thumbsup:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4VdAI3VgxeI/UWrZvT5m2SI/AAAAAAAALgs/Wi40Zw_giv8/s640/mr_t_ba.jpg)
Quote from: S204STi on August 12, 2013, 04:41:56 PM
Christ on sale... this decision, man... possibly 2nd worst of your life.
Now wait a minute guys, let's not jump to conclusions.
Maybe he's gutted it out, and when the back doors open up a ramp pops down and a ariel atom comes flying out.
Yeah, hate to be a wet blanket, but I'm not sure this was a good idea. Conceptually it's neat but man, I see a repair nightmare on the horizon (IMO, it'll be the AT, which takes a beating in a big brick like this). I do hope it works out though. Oh, and 13 mpg ;).
I would bleach that rear bed, or burn it.
I would recommend that you resell it immediately.
I must say that I like this particular body style of van the most out of what GM's produced. Otherwise this is a really weird idea.
Quote from: GoCougs on August 13, 2013, 02:08:10 PM
Yeah, hate to be a wet blanket, but I'm not sure this was a good idea. Conceptually it's neat but man, I see a repair nightmare on the horizon (IMO, it'll be the AT, which takes a beating in a big brick like this). I do hope it works out though. Oh, and 13 mpg ;).
Not to mention that almost every repair on these is a complete bitch due to the layout.
Quote from: Rupert on August 12, 2013, 01:24:27 PM
So you sold a Miata for this?
Sold Miata cuz I couldn't afford it. Got this for family....
oh and to save on hotel rooms. Girlfriend can come visit for sometimes a full week per month and telecommute. She sleeps in my apartment, I sleep in VAN.
And no, absolutely zero sex until I'm married.
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 13, 2013, 06:37:10 PM
oh and to save on hotel rooms. Girlfriend can come visit for sometimes a full week per month and telecommute. She sleeps in my apartment, I sleep in VAN.
And no, absolutely zero sex until I'm married.
Sleeping in a van so your girlfriend can sleep in your apartment seems very drastic.
Jesus dude, you can't just sleep on the couch?
Quote from: J86 on August 13, 2013, 06:45:18 PM
Jesus dude, you can't just sleep on the couch?
Maybe his dick is a sleepwalker, can never be too careful.
Quote from: FlatBlackCaddy on August 13, 2013, 06:58:16 PM
Maybe his dick is a sleepwalker, can never be too careful.
:lol:
Quote from: thecarnut on August 13, 2013, 06:40:40 PM
Sleeping in a van so your girlfriend can sleep in your apartment seems very drastic.
We both want sex drastically. :huh: :lol: Drastic measures must be taken.... !
"just because" I can't get married before April. That's going to be a long time, so we are right now putting all kinds of precautions in place. I know that most people don't understand and that's ok- but this is very important to us.
Quote from: FlatBlackCaddy on August 13, 2013, 06:58:16 PM
Maybe his dick is a sleepwalker, can never be too careful.
:lol:
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 13, 2013, 07:43:42 PM
We both want sex drastically. :huh: :lol: Drastic measures must be taken.... !
"just because" I can't get married before April. That's going to be a long time, so we are right now putting all kinds of precautions in place. I know that most people don't understand and that's ok- but this is very important to us.
So you're going to get married in april?
Didn't get enough the with the last go around, looking to jump back in the fire?
This entire thread... :pullover: :pullover: :pullover: :pullover:
Quote from: FlatBlackCaddy on August 13, 2013, 07:53:59 PM
So you're going to get married in april?
Didn't get enough the with the last go around, looking to jump back in the fire?
Um, no. Not even close.
I got engaged with ex in less than a month of dating, slept with her about a month later, got married 6 months later.
I have now been dating new flame for 2 months, I said "I can't get married before April"... That is the absolute earliest we would be married. If things continue to work out as well as they have (which is 1000009x better than they were with Ex....)
Quote from: MrH on August 13, 2013, 08:25:07 PM
This entire thread... :pullover: :pullover: :pullover: :pullover:
Sigh yup.
I realize I'm off the beaten path. I know that I don't do things like y'all. I know everyone means well, but Sometimes the 'Spin can appear hostile....
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 13, 2013, 08:26:35 PM
Um, no. Not even close.
I got engaged with ex in less than a month of dating, slept with her about a month later, got married 6 months later.
I have now been dating new flame for 2 months, I said "I can't get married before April"... That is the absolute earliest we would be married. If things continue to work out as well as they have (which is 1000009x better than they were with Ex....)
Better is good, hope it keeps up.
Now, if you must sleep in a van, do make sure to park it down by the river.
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 13, 2013, 08:29:37 PM
Sigh yup.
I realize I'm off the beaten path. I know that I don't do things like y'all. I know everyone means well, but Sometimes the 'Spin can appear hostile....
You went outside the chain of command. One should always check in with the Spin hivemind before committing to a path of action. It's part of the forum ToS.
Quote from: Laconian on August 13, 2013, 10:40:53 PM
You went outside the chain of command. One should always check in with the Spin hivemind before committing to a path of action. It's part of the forum ToS.
:lol:
Quote from: Laconian on August 13, 2013, 10:40:53 PM
You went outside the chain of command. One should always check in with the Spin hivemind before committing to a path of action. It's part of the forum ToS.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Thanks. Sometimes I do forget that you guys are all just a bunch of random car freaks on the internet. :lol: I didn't want to say anything right away about my girl and my (strange to many) plans because I could guess some of the reaction, and didn't need the grief.
Speaking of, she's coming to visit Saturday for 8days. I'll be working 4 of those, but it will still nice to be able to have dinners together (I leave at 5am and eat breakfast/lunch at work, get home around 5:30pm) plus hang out on the weekends and a day off. I really really like her- things are incredible!! :-)
Word of advice: if you don't want to be ridiculed for your personal life, share less of it with this forum.
We all mean well, so unless he's super sensitive and cries during a toilet paper commercial, he shouldn't take it too seriously.
:lol:
Ultimately, everyone here generally means well.
Quote from: S204STi on August 14, 2013, 08:21:08 AM
Word of advice: if you don't want to be ridiculed for your personal life, share less of it with this forum.
Well, NO ONE should be straight up ridiculing. Yes, sometimes I've been more selective in what I share. But the van purchase doesn't make much sense without this particular context.
Quote from: S204STi on August 14, 2013, 08:45:24 AM
Ultimately, everyone here generally means well.
TOTALLY agree. But printed words don't convey serious thoughts or emotion well.
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 14, 2013, 03:12:20 PM
Well, NO ONE should be straight up ridiculing. Yes, sometimes I've been more selective in what I share. But the van purchase doesn't make much sense without this particular context.
Not saying I don't agree, but some things I've learned to just keep to myself.
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 11, 2013, 03:54:50 PM
I want to get it detailed- just INSIDE. What is the appropriate rate to vacuum/shampoo everything?
I know a guy who'll do it for $50. But you don't live anywhere near him. :ohyeah:
Quote from: giant_mtb on August 15, 2013, 03:19:38 PM
I know a guy who'll do it for $50. But you don't live anywhere near him. :ohyeah:
he should do a road trip.... :lol:
So a $23 piece of plywood later, I turned the middle captain's chairs around, tilted them all the way back, threw a couple blankets on top of the captain's chairs to elevate the "middle" of the bed to the same height as the back of the folded bench and "head" of the captain's chairs, and I have a queen-size bed!!!
Part of it is soft and part is plywood hard, so I'll throw an air mattress (already own a bunch of those) on top of it...
You can shampoo the seats/bed/carpeting yourself if you've got some stain remover or upholstery shampoo in a spray bottle and a vacuum capable of handling wetness (aka, a ShopVac). Sure, it isn't the same as a steam extractor, but you can always just spray everything down, give it a little scrub with a carpet brush, and suck it up with the vacuum. Same concept, different approach.
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 14, 2013, 03:12:20 PM
Well, NO ONE should be straight up ridiculing. Yes, sometimes I've been more selective in what I share. But the van purchase doesn't make much sense without this particular context.
Why does it have to make sense? You wanted it, you bought it and you're happy with it. Who cares what a bunch of random dudes with no lives on the internetz think about it?
BTW, I saw an Autotrader ad for a 2001 Dodge Ram passenger van with the 3.9 V6 (111,000 miles) going for only $2,500. I almost picked up the phone before coming to my senses! :lol:
Quote from: Madman on August 15, 2013, 07:59:20 PM
Why does it have to make sense? You wanted it, you bought it and you're happy with it. Who cares what a bunch of random dudes with no lives on the internetz think about it?
BTW, I saw an Autotrader ad for a 2001 Dodge Ram passenger van with the 3.9 V6 (111,000 miles) going for only $2,500. I almost picked up the phone before coming to my senses! :lol:
The 3.9L has a hard enough time hauling a regular cab 5 speed Dakota. I can't imagine how taxing the weight of a van would be.
Sleep ing my third night in "mini motor home", trick is to put two air mattresses on top of each other... (even if indoors on level ground)
ur crazy dawwwwwg
I still say you'd find happiness if you could figure out how to rig a hammock in that thing.
Quote from: Soup DeVille on August 19, 2013, 11:13:47 PM
I still say you'd find happiness if you could figure out how to rig a hammock in that thing.
Definitely!! That would be easier than hauling plywood and air mattresses- I DO want to use it as a van, too.!
Wait, I'm confused. Do you live in this now?
Quote from: Raza on August 20, 2013, 08:00:27 AM
Wait, I'm confused. Do you live in this now?
He sleeps in it when his girlfriend is visiting like that isn't not totally goofy as hell.
Quote from: Secret Chimp on August 20, 2013, 09:10:38 AM
He sleeps in it when his girlfriend is visiting like that isn't not totally goofy as hell.
Seriously?
Ye.
Quote from: Raza on August 20, 2013, 08:00:27 AM
Wait, I'm confused. Do you live in this now?
Yes, he lives in his van. Down by the river.
:lol:
Quote from: Madman on August 20, 2013, 11:00:48 AM
Yes, he lives in his van. Down by the river.
:lol:
Actually I'm a right turn and left turn away from the river... :lol:
Quote from: Secret Chimp on August 20, 2013, 09:10:38 AM
He sleeps in it when his girlfriend is visiting like that isn't not totally goofy as hell.
:huh: hey I don't expect anyone else to understand. She offered to sleep in the van but I want her to be comfortable...
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 20, 2013, 11:25:35 AM
Actually I'm a right turn and left turn away from the river... :lol:
:huh: hey I don't expect anyone else to understand. She offered to sleep in the van but I want her to be comfortable...
If you're not trying to get in her pants then why are you being so nice?
I'd throw her a blanket and a walkie talkie so I can tell her what to bring to me for breakfest.
:lol:
Quote from: FlatBlackCaddy on August 20, 2013, 01:24:45 PM
If you're not trying to get in her pants then why are you being so nice?
Am trying but after marriage (April2014)...
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I'd throw her a blanket and a walkie talkie so I can tell her what to bring to me for breakfest.
:lol:
LOL Cellphones work just fine. She's cooking dinners this week.! :rockon:
(She is telecommuting though, so busy most of the day.)
OH BTW
- ------------ ------------ ----------------
Van drives just fine, but after driving 20min it starts running rough (like missing) and service light comes on. Then a couple minutes later it cleared up and drove fine.
-Where should I start with that?!?!... (previous owner says plugs and wires were all changed out.)
(yes it's an OLD VAN that I bought for $1400.... I'm under no illusion that it didn't need work.)
Could be the fuel pump, oxygen sensor, injectors being crappy. You can make the service light blink with a jumper to get codes out of it. (I only learned this 60 seconds ago after googling)
I'd check out her plugs and wires, as for the van I have no clue.
Quote from: Madman on August 20, 2013, 11:00:48 AM
Yes, he lives in his van. Down by the river.
:lol:
:lol:
Quote from: Secret Chimp on August 20, 2013, 01:52:42 PM
Could be the fuel pump, oxygen sensor, injectors being crappy. You can make the service light blink with a jumper to get codes out of it. (I only learned this 60 seconds ago after googling)
It's an 88, is it even injected?
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 20, 2013, 11:25:35 AM
Actually I'm a right turn and left turn away from the river... :lol:
:huh: hey I don't expect anyone else to understand. She offered to sleep in the van but I want her to be comfortable...
So, quick question....you don't have a sofa you could sleep on?
Quote from: Soup DeVille on August 20, 2013, 03:05:21 PM
It's an 88, is it even injected?
It's probably TBI, considering the era. I want to say the last carbureted vehicles on the US market was in the early '90s sometime, but am not 100% sure on that.
It's TBI, google tells me so. What would a "Service" light on a carbureted engine even be triggered by?
Quote from: Raza on August 20, 2013, 03:13:42 PM
So, quick question....you don't have a sofa you could sleep on?
I have a big comfy sofa and two bedrooms. I just don't feel comfortable being under the same roof and wanting her... thought about her staying with friends but that's tons of hassle..
I'll have more time to work on van next week, thanks all for starting pointers...
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 21, 2013, 03:57:58 AM
I have a big comfy sofa and two bedrooms. I just don't feel comfortable being under the same roof and wanting her... thought about her staying with friends but that's tons of hassle..
I'll have more time to work on van next week, thanks all for starting pointers...
Maybe you should just fuck her. You waited for marriage once, I think that's all god can expect of you.
Quote from: Secret Chimp on August 20, 2013, 03:29:33 PM
It's TBI, google tells me so. What would a "Service" light on a carbureted engine even be triggered by?
Later carbed cars had electronic part throttle solenoids, electronic vacuum advance, and shift timing. Also several sensors were tied to the CEL, like trans fluid temperature.
Quote from: 3.0L V6 on August 20, 2013, 03:19:41 PM
It's probably TBI, considering the era. I want to say the last carbureted vehicles on the US market was in the early '90s sometime, but am not 100% sure on that.
I wanna say GM was mostly done with them by 87, but I think there were holdouts until 91 or so.
Quote from: Raza on August 21, 2013, 08:54:11 AM
Maybe you should just fuck her. You waited for marriage once, I think that's all god can expect of you.
This is an entirely different subject.
Quote from: Soup DeVille on August 21, 2013, 10:15:05 AM
This is an entirely different subject.
True enough, but honestly, I don't really give a shit about vans. :huh:
It seems like Will thinks that everything will be perfect with this new woman who lives very far away if only they can avoid accidentally sleeping together, as if there is nothing else that could possibly go wrong.
I hope it works out, though.
This will stop being weird when Alex gets a cap for the El Camino so he can sleep outside of his future girlfriend's house or something.
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 21, 2013, 03:57:58 AM
I have a big comfy sofa and two bedrooms. I just don't feel comfortable being under the same roof and wanting her...
This is some sort of weird Mormon thing, I assume? :nutty:
Wow, religion sure has ways of screwing with people's minds. I'm glad I never fell for any of this Sky Fairy nonsense!
Quote from: Rupert on August 21, 2013, 10:48:17 AM
It seems like Will thinks that everything will be perfect with this new woman who lives very far away if only they can avoid accidentally sleeping together, as if there is nothing else that could possibly go wrong.
I hope it works out, though.
It's not because he thinks everything will be perfect if they put off sexy time. Just that it's not appropriate until marriage.
Quote from: Secret Chimp on August 21, 2013, 01:06:35 PM
This will stop being weird when Alex gets a cap for the El Camino so he can sleep outside of his future girlfriend's house or something.
If I ever seriously mention a bed cap, please shoot me. :barf:
Quote from: Madman on August 21, 2013, 02:07:17 PM
This is some sort of weird Mormon thing, I assume? :nutty:
Wow, religion sure has ways of screwing with people's minds. I'm glad I never fell for any of this Sky Fairy nonsense!
That's okay, you're nutty enough already.
We're married!
-I can only get off with a strap on
Okay...
-I mean using one
Uh
-On you
Uhhhhh...
High carbon footprint courtship.
Quote from: hotrodalex on August 21, 2013, 02:13:33 PM
It's not because he thinks everything will be perfect if they put off sexy time. Just that it's not appropriate until marriage.
I think that is a different thing than what appears to be happening here.
Quote from: Madman on August 21, 2013, 02:07:17 PM
This is some sort of weird Mormon thing, I assume? :nutty:
Wow, religion sure has ways of screwing with people's minds. I'm glad I never fell for any of this Sky Fairy nonsense!
As long as you aren't condescending about it.
:rolleyes:
Quote from: Madman on August 21, 2013, 02:07:17 PM
This is some sort of weird Mormon thing, I assume? :nutty:
Wow, religion sure has ways of screwing with people's minds. I'm glad I never fell for any of this Sky Fairy nonsense!
You may not have fallen for that, but man, the shit you have fallen for.....
Quote from: Rupert on August 21, 2013, 10:48:17 AM
It seems like Will thinks that everything will be perfect with this new woman who lives very far away if only they can avoid accidentally sleeping together, as if there is nothing else that could possibly go wrong.
Uh, no. But that's
A big thing for me. There's plenty of other stuff to sort out, and sorting it out we are...
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I hope it works out, though.
Thanks!
Nothing wrong with waiting, will be a magical wedding night.
So are you taking her to your room or hers after the wedding?
:lol:
Sorry, can't help myself.
:lol:
Actually we'll be getting married out West, I live in South Carolina. I can't pick where I live, she can. Sounds like she is going to sell her townhouse (3bedroom but she bought when the market was low low, and it's a college town with lots of couples getting married so perfect market), so we'll likely be in hotel. ;) We're talking of going honeymooning to Yellowstone too...
THEN finances will be tight for a while, might stay living in the 2bedroom apt which will be CRAMPED with 3 kids joining us for the summer. (or I could get an air conditioner and rig up the van for oldest boy to have "his own bachelor's pad"???)
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 23, 2013, 07:07:44 AM
:lol:
Actually we'll be getting married out West, I live in South Carolina. I can't pick where I live, she can. Sounds like she is going to sell her townhouse (3bedroom but she bought when the market was low low, and it's a college town with lots of couples getting married so perfect market), so we'll likely be in hotel. ;) We're talking of going honeymooning to Yellowstone too...
THEN finances will be tight for a while, might stay living in the 2bedroom apt which will be CRAMPED with 3 kids joining us for the summer. (or I could get an air conditioner and rig up the van for oldest boy to have "his own bachelor's pad"???)
Whoa, you guys are already engaged and have a date set?
A 2-BR apartment for 2 parents and 3 kids? Dude. Put off the expense of the wedding/honeymoon for a while and put that shit towards a house or at least something with more room. Jesus.
Quote from: Raza on August 23, 2013, 07:21:04 AM
Whoa, you guys are already engaged and have a date set?
Remember this is relationship #2 for this guy, things are not exactly happening normally.
Quote from: Raza on August 23, 2013, 07:21:04 AM
Whoa, you guys are already engaged and have a date set?
Not quite locked in. We're looking at April/May, I did buy a ring this week for her but it's still hidden in my car.....
Quote from: giant_mtb on August 23, 2013, 07:36:35 AM
A 2-BR apartment for 2 parents and 3 kids? Dude. Put off the expense of the wedding/honeymoon for a while and put that shit towards a house or at least something with more room. Jesus.
1- I'm paying $1370/month alimony until June 2015.
2- kids are only with me Thanksgiving 2013; springbreak, summer, and Christmas 2014; springbreak 2015 then I will be buying/finding a bigger place. However this could change, if my girl finds a job here after we marry, we could move somewhere bigger sooner.
3- Jesus has been very helpful in the decision making. No need to curse him though...
4- IF there is any honeymoon involved, it will be very low-expense. Like everything else I'm doing right now, I'm living on a budget. See #1 above
5- The ring I bought is not the perfect ring but I paid cash. I'm doing things backwards- I bought a plain white gold band so that someday I can get her a band of diamonds like she wants- to put next to it. She is cool with it, so I'm cool with it. (she doesn't want a solitaire or some gaudy big cluster..)
6- asked her what she wants to do as far as the wedding= Temple is free, then she said she wants to go have dinner with her family and mine. That's it. No need for reception, no big frill, no big production. She said she has considered eloping, (as have I) but at least SOME kind of sharing with the family would be nice.
Maybe I'll surprise her with a (NICE) homemade cake or a cheap decorated one. But nothing fancy.
Quote from: Secret Chimp on August 23, 2013, 09:55:26 AM
Remember this is relationship #2 for this guy, things are not exactly happening normally.
and #1. I asked this girl out in HS but things just drifted away from us.... ;) And yes, my life is anything but "normal". :lol:
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on August 23, 2013, 09:55:35 AM
Not quite locked in. We're looking at April/May, I did buy a ring this week for her but it's still hidden in my car.....
In the car or in the vacation house?
That's legit. At least you're not planning something lavish. Otherwise I'd question your motives/priorities. :lol:
Quote from: Raza on August 23, 2013, 10:26:11 AM
In the car or in the vacation house?
my car... she's not in it without me... Speaking of she has driven VAN to the grocery store a few times this week. :) In that same note of I'm impressed with her- she totally agrees that after we get a 'family vehicle' we should get a small
stickshift convertible or sunroof car.. :lol:
Quote from: giant_mtb on August 23, 2013, 10:29:38 AM
That's legit. At least you're not planning something lavish. Otherwise I'd question your motives/priorities. :lol:
Nah, no moneys! :( Dates this week have been biking, walking, dinner in or Wendy's dollar menu, swimming, and watching Firefly on Netflix.. Been fun!
She's totally practical as far as money goes- she has a decent job and can buys quality nice stuff whenever she wants but is cutting that back because of expenses flying out here and future stuffs... (paid cash herself on the house downpayment, knows how to save for other stuff, etc...)
Quote from: Raza on August 23, 2013, 07:21:04 AM
Whoa, you guys are already engaged and have a date set?
+1, what the fucking fuck?
Oh, this isn't going to turn out well...
Naivete is Will's middle name. I don't mean that as an insult, it just is. You can only tell a grown man to watch out so many times.