so time for some sad, but also good news, its getting to be that time |
so time for some sad, but also good news, its getting to be that time |
Jul 9, 2006 - 12:04 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 15, '05 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
So, in just about a month and a halfs time, im packing every thing up and moving for school. Im moving about 3 and a half hours away from my home. Gonna be right across the river from Detriot. So, since detroit has a pretty good crime rate, my parents were kind of paranoid about me bringing my car down there. They were affraid that if i keep it parked in the parking lot, its gonna get jacked. So, the sad news is, my celi, shez gonna b sittin under a car cover for almost a year Im kinda pissed off, but they think its for the best. So, they want me to find a "beater car". Somethin thats gonna be cheap on insurance, somethin thats not too much of a looker, and somethin thats gonna be easy and cheap to maintain. So i did some looking around at different cars i could get, looked into a few old cressidas, some camrys, some corollas, but couldnt find any thing i liked. So, my friend Tyler, just got his new car imported from Japan. He also bought a 72 Datsun 240Z as a daily driver for b4 it landed, unfortunatly, the Z needed quite a bit of work. So the body shop he deals with, loves old nissans. The owner offered to buy it off him, or maybe a trade. So the guy offered my friend a new paint job for his 180SX and also a 1977 Toyota Corolla SR5. Ty was kinda wondering why he would even want a 77 rolla, so the body shop guy told him, "oh, btw, its got an S14 blacktop SR20DET in it"..lol So even with that insentive, my friend still wasnt sure about it, he also didnt need another car. So, guess what my next car is gonna be? Gotta save up next paycheck b4 i can buy it. Its a complete car, runs, etc, only thing it reallly needs is paint, a bit of rust work (that the body shop is willing to do), and the interior put back together. So i figure, ok..a little less than 2k for the car, about another 350 for the rust work and painting it flat black, then just bring her home and put her back together, just..with a few new fun parts *cough* momo steeringwheel and 1 piece seat *cough*. So, this will mean that soon im no longer gonna be driving my celi, but it also means soon, i will be driving the sickest sleeper in ontario . Ill still come float around the forums every so often, just figured i would give every one a heads up.
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Jul 10, 2006 - 6:29 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 15, '05 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
^^^^ lol. rwd + winter = fun. My first car was a 87 supra, so im used to driving rwd in the winter. as for SR daily driven, not a big deal and not that expensive. My buddy tyler had a daily driven sr20 s13 for a year and a half and a daily driven turboed KA24DE daily driven for 6 months b4 he sold his car. He even has a 180sx with a CA18DET in it right now. Plus whats different between say someone drivin daily with an SR as opposed to some one driving daily a 3s swapped? Plus, my buddy who im buyin the car off with the 180SX owns and runs a shop that deals with alot of old school and highperformance Nissans, so any thing needed for my motor, get him 2 buy it and ship it at cost. To me, all it means is using a higher grade oil and changing the oil every 4000km. And considering this car is gonna be for going to and from work, gettin food and groceries and maybe going out with friends. Its not gonna be like driving my celi now. Also, do you really think i would be interested in a FWD SR swapped 77 rolla? the RWD is one of the main reasons i want this car. RWD is soooo much better and so much fun compaired to FWD.
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